Mike Ferdinando
@mikeferdinando.bsky.social
I'm an GenX IT manager in higher education, whose passion is tabletop role-playing games. I'm also a leftist and antifascist. I'll mostly be posting about gaming and politics. Twitter refugee.
I'm also on Mastodon: MikeFerdinando@dice.camp.
I'm also on Mastodon: MikeFerdinando@dice.camp.
Schumer is continually surprised that the actual Republicans in power do not act in any way like the Republicans do in the West Wing re-runs that forever play in his head.
Schumer should resign in disgrace and let someone with a fucking backbone step up.
Schumer should resign in disgrace and let someone with a fucking backbone step up.
Schumer: “I was in the SCIF on 3 different occasions … I asked them: Are you pursuing regime change? Are you intent on taking military action in Venezuela?"
“And they are assured me they are not pursuing those things”
“And they are assured me they are not pursuing those things”
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Schumer is continually surprised that the actual Republicans in power do not act in any way like the Republicans do in the West Wing re-runs that forever play in his head.
Schumer should resign in disgrace and let someone with a fucking backbone step up.
Schumer should resign in disgrace and let someone with a fucking backbone step up.
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weird how much power mitch mcconnell had when he had no power
If you type "Democrats aren't in power so they can't do anything" in my mentions I will block you into the fucking sun
January 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
weird how much power mitch mcconnell had when he had no power
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we have gone through to a mirror universe where instead of the government not caring about twitter because it isn’t real life, it doesn’t care about real life because it isn’t twitter
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
we have gone through to a mirror universe where instead of the government not caring about twitter because it isn’t real life, it doesn’t care about real life because it isn’t twitter
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Good thing he locked down that FIFA peace prize when he did 🫠
January 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Good thing he locked down that FIFA peace prize when he did 🫠
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NO WAR. FULL STOP.
Trump has already launched an unconstitutional war for oil. We’re organizing now.
Join us TODAY for a protest sign–making party at campaign HQ as we prepare for the larger Emergency Day of Action downtown opposing war on Venezuela.
🕝 2:30–3:30 PM
📍 7016 N Clark St, Rogers Park
Trump has already launched an unconstitutional war for oil. We’re organizing now.
Join us TODAY for a protest sign–making party at campaign HQ as we prepare for the larger Emergency Day of Action downtown opposing war on Venezuela.
🕝 2:30–3:30 PM
📍 7016 N Clark St, Rogers Park
January 3, 2026 at 8:04 PM
NO WAR. FULL STOP.
Trump has already launched an unconstitutional war for oil. We’re organizing now.
Join us TODAY for a protest sign–making party at campaign HQ as we prepare for the larger Emergency Day of Action downtown opposing war on Venezuela.
🕝 2:30–3:30 PM
📍 7016 N Clark St, Rogers Park
Trump has already launched an unconstitutional war for oil. We’re organizing now.
Join us TODAY for a protest sign–making party at campaign HQ as we prepare for the larger Emergency Day of Action downtown opposing war on Venezuela.
🕝 2:30–3:30 PM
📍 7016 N Clark St, Rogers Park
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Impeach, convict, remove.
January 3, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Impeach, convict, remove.
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the trump asprin thing is so funny to me because he basically gave himself hemophilia. like oh if you can't get it from inbreeding in the european monarchy because you are new money, storebought is also available
January 1, 2026 at 8:31 PM
the trump asprin thing is so funny to me because he basically gave himself hemophilia. like oh if you can't get it from inbreeding in the european monarchy because you are new money, storebought is also available
Name a non-LotR character who could resist the One Ring.
January 1, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Name a non-LotR character who could resist the One Ring.
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This Brazilian woman hates AI
December 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This Brazilian woman hates AI
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"Mamdani won't be able to enact—"
If he enacts even 1% of what he campaigned on, he will be better than any Democrat.
If he enacts even 1% of what he campaigned on, he will be better than any Democrat.
January 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
"Mamdani won't be able to enact—"
If he enacts even 1% of what he campaigned on, he will be better than any Democrat.
If he enacts even 1% of what he campaigned on, he will be better than any Democrat.
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We’re about 150 votes in the lead. Less than 3 hours left.
I think we got this. Any further votes are just a bigger fuck you to the AI slop merchant.
I think we got this. Any further votes are just a bigger fuck you to the AI slop merchant.
We were in first place in this film award voting.
A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours.
Now it's personal.
Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS.
Reshare? VOTE!
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours.
Now it's personal.
Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS.
Reshare? VOTE!
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
Audience Choice Awards | Short of the Year
Vote for your favorite short films in the Short of the Year Audience Choice Awards. Watch, vote, and support independent filmmakers.
www.shortoftheyear.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We’re about 150 votes in the lead. Less than 3 hours left.
I think we got this. Any further votes are just a bigger fuck you to the AI slop merchant.
I think we got this. Any further votes are just a bigger fuck you to the AI slop merchant.
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This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
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Whenever we're out of this shit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should be built into an absolutely nightmare bureaucratic goliath. Increase the original funding by a million times and hire thousands of staffers trying to fuck shit up for business.
December 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Whenever we're out of this shit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should be built into an absolutely nightmare bureaucratic goliath. Increase the original funding by a million times and hire thousands of staffers trying to fuck shit up for business.
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Say "fuck you" to AI slop with a vote for iHunt in the next 92 minutes!
We’re about 150 votes in the lead. Less than 3 hours left.
I think we got this. Any further votes are just a bigger fuck you to the AI slop merchant.
I think we got this. Any further votes are just a bigger fuck you to the AI slop merchant.
We were in first place in this film award voting.
A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours.
Now it's personal.
Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS.
Reshare? VOTE!
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours.
Now it's personal.
Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS.
Reshare? VOTE!
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
December 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Say "fuck you" to AI slop with a vote for iHunt in the next 92 minutes!
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Mötley 2 Live Crüe
Mötley 2 Live Crüe
Ruin two bands by combining them:
INXTC
INXTC
December 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Mötley 2 Live Crüe
Mötley 2 Live Crüe
Make a Bond movie casual.
Diamonds Are For Playing Baseball
Diamonds Are For Playing Baseball
Make a Bond movie casual
AluminumEye
AluminumEye
Make a Bond movie casual.
The Spy Who Liked Me
The Spy Who Liked Me
December 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Make a Bond movie casual.
Diamonds Are For Playing Baseball
Diamonds Are For Playing Baseball
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Had to have this talk with someone who honestly meant well so just a gentle reminder. Even if it's free it still supports the TERF queen. It still keeps the franchise relevant when we need to let it die to stop her from harming people.
Do Not Download/Use/Read/Steal/Play Any HP media. Let it die.
Do Not Download/Use/Read/Steal/Play Any HP media. Let it die.
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Had to have this talk with someone who honestly meant well so just a gentle reminder. Even if it's free it still supports the TERF queen. It still keeps the franchise relevant when we need to let it die to stop her from harming people.
Do Not Download/Use/Read/Steal/Play Any HP media. Let it die.
Do Not Download/Use/Read/Steal/Play Any HP media. Let it die.
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Nationalize Amazon at this point feels like a moderate position
Post Office should take over Amazon Web Services
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Nationalize Amazon at this point feels like a moderate position
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Conservatives are everything they accuse us of.
It’s sick that there is a conservative career path where you can make 6 figures for being too dumb to write a paper or lose in sports. The ultimate participation trophy
December 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Conservatives are everything they accuse us of.
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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Sigh. Once again, if you are warning us about fascism while posting on Substack you’re asking us to do work YOU 👏 ARE 👏 NOT 👏 WILLING 👏 TO 👏 DO.
December 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Sigh. Once again, if you are warning us about fascism while posting on Substack you’re asking us to do work YOU 👏 ARE 👏 NOT 👏 WILLING 👏 TO 👏 DO.
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10 #TTRPG s I want to play/run in 2026:
1. Eat the Reich
2. iHunt
3. Good Society
4. Swords of the Serpentine
5. Apocalypse World 3e
6. Starscape
7. Outgunned
8. Flying Circus
9. Space 1999: The RPG
10. Against Time and Death
1. Eat the Reich
2. iHunt
3. Good Society
4. Swords of the Serpentine
5. Apocalypse World 3e
6. Starscape
7. Outgunned
8. Flying Circus
9. Space 1999: The RPG
10. Against Time and Death
10 Things I want to play/run in 2026:
1. White Mountain Rescue
2. Cosmic Dark
3. Beach Blanket Body Bag
4. The Girls of the Genziana Hotel
5. The One Ring
6. The Between: Court of Wolves
7. Starforged
8. Perils & Princesses: Sweet Revenge
9. Things in Trophy Gold
10. Something in the FitD family.
1. White Mountain Rescue
2. Cosmic Dark
3. Beach Blanket Body Bag
4. The Girls of the Genziana Hotel
5. The One Ring
6. The Between: Court of Wolves
7. Starforged
8. Perils & Princesses: Sweet Revenge
9. Things in Trophy Gold
10. Something in the FitD family.
10 Things I want to play/run in 2026:
▫️ Crack the Sun (Draw Steel)
▫️ Sherwood
▫️ the Between (2026 edition)
▫️ Ritual Deck
▫️ the Fall of Blackbottom (Draw Steel)
▫️ Moonlight on Roseville Beach
▫️ Wraithound
▫️ White Mountain Rescue
▫️ City of Winter
▫️ The Lands Remaining
▫️ Crack the Sun (Draw Steel)
▫️ Sherwood
▫️ the Between (2026 edition)
▫️ Ritual Deck
▫️ the Fall of Blackbottom (Draw Steel)
▫️ Moonlight on Roseville Beach
▫️ Wraithound
▫️ White Mountain Rescue
▫️ City of Winter
▫️ The Lands Remaining
December 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
10 #TTRPG s I want to play/run in 2026:
1. Eat the Reich
2. iHunt
3. Good Society
4. Swords of the Serpentine
5. Apocalypse World 3e
6. Starscape
7. Outgunned
8. Flying Circus
9. Space 1999: The RPG
10. Against Time and Death
1. Eat the Reich
2. iHunt
3. Good Society
4. Swords of the Serpentine
5. Apocalypse World 3e
6. Starscape
7. Outgunned
8. Flying Circus
9. Space 1999: The RPG
10. Against Time and Death
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