Mike Selinker
@mikeselinker.bsky.social
I make games and puzzles and things.
Here's a cool thing if you make games in Washington. Lots to be decided there, I'm thinking. @tga.bsky.social
Calling all WA tabletop creators, retailers, and hobbyists!
The Tabletop Game Alliance of WA is hosting the Future of Games—a day dedicated to professional growth and collaboration in our local industry.
Olympia, WA March 14th
Help us shape the future of games in Washington!
The Tabletop Game Alliance of WA is hosting the Future of Games—a day dedicated to professional growth and collaboration in our local industry.
Olympia, WA March 14th
Help us shape the future of games in Washington!
January 15, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Here's a cool thing if you make games in Washington. Lots to be decided there, I'm thinking. @tga.bsky.social
"We are getting absolutely wracked in Minneapolis. Can we go somewhere where we have a chance?"
"Drawing up plans to invade Maine in the winter now, chief."
"Drawing up plans to invade Maine in the winter now, chief."
After ICE agents shot people in Minneapolis tonight, a crowd faced them down and eventually chased them away, despite federal mercenaries and police shooting a tremendous amount of tear gas.
ICE agents abandoned vehicles in the area, containing IDs, paperwork, license plates, and operational plans.
ICE agents abandoned vehicles in the area, containing IDs, paperwork, license plates, and operational plans.
January 15, 2026 at 5:59 AM
"We are getting absolutely wracked in Minneapolis. Can we go somewhere where we have a chance?"
"Drawing up plans to invade Maine in the winter now, chief."
"Drawing up plans to invade Maine in the winter now, chief."
There are people in America who voted for this. But they are not the people in the places ICE is going. And so, ICE will never be greeted with anything but virulent hostility. They will never know peace.
10/10, no notes.
10/10, no notes.
Video of federal agents getting run out of Lyn Lake this afternoon. Agents drop a gas can at the end and someone kicks it back at them.
January 13, 2026 at 3:08 AM
There are people in America who voted for this. But they are not the people in the places ICE is going. And so, ICE will never be greeted with anything but virulent hostility. They will never know peace.
10/10, no notes.
10/10, no notes.
Hello perfidy, my old friend.
January 13, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Hello perfidy, my old friend.
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You can now get the whole series of #The12DaysofCryptics in one pack. Head to our store and order your cryptic extravaganza today! Get it today at shop.lonesharkgames.com/products/the...!
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
You can now get the whole series of #The12DaysofCryptics in one pack. Head to our store and order your cryptic extravaganza today! Get it today at shop.lonesharkgames.com/products/the...!
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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It's Epiphany Eve, known in the calendar as the last day of The #12DaysOfCryptics! Get the whole puzzle series in your email by signing up today at shop.lonesharkgames.com/collections/...!
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
It's Epiphany Eve, known in the calendar as the last day of The #12DaysOfCryptics! Get the whole puzzle series in your email by signing up today at shop.lonesharkgames.com/collections/...!
Magic: The Gathering goes full Fraggle.
January 5, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Magic: The Gathering goes full Fraggle.
If elected, I will be sworn in on a dog-eared copy of the 1st edition D&D Players Handbook.
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 7:02 AM
If elected, I will be sworn in on a dog-eared copy of the 1st edition D&D Players Handbook.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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It's Boxing Day! Time to unwrap The #12DaysofCryptics, if you haven't gotten it yet. Sing up today and Yule get all the puzzles Yule need this season! Get it at shop.lonesharkgames.com/collections/...!
December 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It's Boxing Day! Time to unwrap The #12DaysofCryptics, if you haven't gotten it yet. Sing up today and Yule get all the puzzles Yule need this season! Get it at shop.lonesharkgames.com/collections/...!
They always said there’s a war on Christmas.
December 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
They always said there’s a war on Christmas.
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The #12DaysofCryptics has begun! If you haven't signed up yet, put down the eggnog and go here today. Santa Shark promises that you won't miss a single puzzle! Sign up at shop.lonesharkgames.com/collections/...!
December 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The #12DaysofCryptics has begun! If you haven't signed up yet, put down the eggnog and go here today. Santa Shark promises that you won't miss a single puzzle! Sign up at shop.lonesharkgames.com/collections/...!
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die in your arms tonight, it must have been something you said
December 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die in your arms tonight, it must have been something you said
As my journalism professors at Northwestern repeatedly told me, "Don't make yourself the story."
Apparently, they didn't teach that class at Columbia when Bari Weiss was there.
Apparently, they didn't teach that class at Columbia when Bari Weiss was there.
Bari Weiss just sent this Christmas Eve email to the CBS News staff about "building trust," which includes her tripling down on spiking the CECOT piece "to make sure it's comprehensive and fair."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
December 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
As my journalism professors at Northwestern repeatedly told me, "Don't make yourself the story."
Apparently, they didn't teach that class at Columbia when Bari Weiss was there.
Apparently, they didn't teach that class at Columbia when Bari Weiss was there.
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It's Christmas Eve, and it's also The #12DaysofCryptics Eve! Starting tomorrow, we'll begin sending out our daily emails with holiday-themed puzzles. If you want some puzzly Christmas cheer, sign up today at shop.lonesharkgames.com/collections/....
December 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
It's Christmas Eve, and it's also The #12DaysofCryptics Eve! Starting tomorrow, we'll begin sending out our daily emails with holiday-themed puzzles. If you want some puzzly Christmas cheer, sign up today at shop.lonesharkgames.com/collections/....
It's Christmas Eve! Time to share my Millennial Christmas playlist again. These are all the best Christmas songs written and recorded in the 21st century. Enjoy with eggnog!
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Millennial Christmas
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December 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It's Christmas Eve! Time to share my Millennial Christmas playlist again. These are all the best Christmas songs written and recorded in the 21st century. Enjoy with eggnog!
open.spotify.com/playlist/1WT...
open.spotify.com/playlist/1WT...
A subtle reminder that The 12 Days of Cryptics holiday puzzle series starts tomorrow. If you like puzzles and want to play, sign up ASAP!
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The 12 Days of Cryptics (Digital Edition)
The 12 Days of Cryptics is a holiday cryptic crossword event that runs from December 25, 2025, to January 5, 2026 (a.k.a. “the Twelve Days of Christmas”). Each day, you’ll receive a brand new variety ...
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December 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
A subtle reminder that The 12 Days of Cryptics holiday puzzle series starts tomorrow. If you like puzzles and want to play, sign up ASAP!
shop.lonesharkgames.com/products/the...
shop.lonesharkgames.com/products/the...
This has to be grounds for the Wharton School of Business revoking his degree.
Trump: "We're bringing down drug prices at a level that has never been thought of -- think of it, by 1,000% ... 1,400% in some cases"
December 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM
This has to be grounds for the Wharton School of Business revoking his degree.
If I included this as a plastic piece in a tabletop wargame, BoardGameGeek would tell me I wasn't trying hard enough.
Trump Class battleship illustration, as released by the White House.
December 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If I included this as a plastic piece in a tabletop wargame, BoardGameGeek would tell me I wasn't trying hard enough.
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Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
I think the comma in this headline is doing real work standing in for "And Also Please."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
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Opinion | Mitt Romney: Tax the Rich, Like Me
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December 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I think the comma in this headline is doing real work standing in for "And Also Please."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
Phenomenal retrospective about the White Heffalump gift exchange we ran in public in 2013. So many memories. puzzculture.com/2025/12/18/t...
The Greatest Gift Exchange There Never Was…
If you’re a puzzle and game enthusiast, there are many dates and events to look forward to each year. There’s Free RPG Day, National Tabletop Day, the American Crossword Puzzle Tourname…
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December 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Phenomenal retrospective about the White Heffalump gift exchange we ran in public in 2013. So many memories. puzzculture.com/2025/12/18/t...
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One week to go before we debut our holiday puzzle bonanza, The #12DaysofCryptics. If you sign up today, you can get a bonus pack of 12 more cryptics! If you like puzzles and Christmas, this is the puzzle series for you.
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
One week to go before we debut our holiday puzzle bonanza, The #12DaysofCryptics. If you sign up today, you can get a bonus pack of 12 more cryptics! If you like puzzles and Christmas, this is the puzzle series for you.
Fucking baller response from Vanity Fair photographer Christopher Anderson to Stephen Miller.
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
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Holy. Shit.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Fucking baller response from Vanity Fair photographer Christopher Anderson to Stephen Miller.