Natalie Ash (she/her)
@thenatalieash.bsky.social
Fuck you, make me.
she/her, audhd, trans, gay, polyam and available.
tabletop rpg writer and all-around awesome person. 😏
she/her, audhd, trans, gay, polyam and available.
tabletop rpg writer and all-around awesome person. 😏
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Ember and Ash
byemberandash.itch.io
Exchanging goods via currency exchange is so last century.
I've made some things. If you've made some things, let's trade those things.
Ideally digitally, 'cause my shelves are crazy full. Feel free to send a dm if you want any of these pdfs:
byemberandash.itch.io
I've made some things. If you've made some things, let's trade those things.
Ideally digitally, 'cause my shelves are crazy full. Feel free to send a dm if you want any of these pdfs:
byemberandash.itch.io
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He's disabled. They're going to murder him because he's disabled.
A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
Transplant recipient arrested by federal agents in Rochester needs medicine, state representative says
State Rep. Kim Hicks told MPR News she drove to the Whipple Federal Building near Ft. Snelling Thursday night to give the man his medication but authorities wouldn't take it without a doctor's note. S...
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM
He's disabled. They're going to murder him because he's disabled.
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Pinterest CEO fired employees for sharing a way to search a public database for who had been laid off as he "doubles down" on AI
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February 7, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Pinterest CEO fired employees for sharing a way to search a public database for who had been laid off as he "doubles down" on AI
www.google.com/amp/s/www.cn...
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ICE isn’t out of Minnesota. Enforcement hasn’t stopped; in many places it’s intensified. What changed wasn’t the raids, it was the coverage. As pressure grew, cameras shifted and Democrats redirected the conversation. But ICE activity in Minnesota is still very real & ongoing. #FuckICE #AbolishICE
February 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
ICE isn’t out of Minnesota. Enforcement hasn’t stopped; in many places it’s intensified. What changed wasn’t the raids, it was the coverage. As pressure grew, cameras shifted and Democrats redirected the conversation. But ICE activity in Minnesota is still very real & ongoing. #FuckICE #AbolishICE
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
I guess I'm late to the Cosmic Princess Kaguya topic. I watched it and enjoyed it. I can understand why some people would have some unfulfilled desires about the story, but I'm pretty okay with that.
February 6, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I guess I'm late to the Cosmic Princess Kaguya topic. I watched it and enjoyed it. I can understand why some people would have some unfulfilled desires about the story, but I'm pretty okay with that.
Considering the quality of the first edition of Good Society, I imagine this should be an awesome update!
A new edition of Good Society is set to grace the ton!
With revised rules and additional sumptuous art, this new edition will be useful, usable and scandalously good looking.
Check it out and help support this unique game of regency romance, scandal and drama!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
With revised rules and additional sumptuous art, this new edition will be useful, usable and scandalously good looking.
Check it out and help support this unique game of regency romance, scandal and drama!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
Coming soon: Good Society: A Jane Austen RPG – 2nd Edition
Navigate the pitfalls of romance, reputation, manners, and marriage in the sumptuous new edition of this award-winning regency rpg.
www.kickstarter.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Considering the quality of the first edition of Good Society, I imagine this should be an awesome update!
Who are the cool dice makers in the US, ‘cause with all… this… ordering dice from Australia or the UK is not really an option 😞
February 5, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Who are the cool dice makers in the US, ‘cause with all… this… ordering dice from Australia or the UK is not really an option 😞
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“Incredibly, Walmart took 62 years to reach $500 billion in market value, yet it added the next $500 billion in roughly two years.”
This article is terrible, but I’ll say the quiet part out loud, it was wage theft and tax breaks.
This article is terrible, but I’ll say the quiet part out loud, it was wage theft and tax breaks.
Walmart added most of its $1 trillion market value in the last 2 years
The retailer joins Nvidia, Apple and other tech names in the exclusive club.
www.openingbelldailynews.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:23 AM
“Incredibly, Walmart took 62 years to reach $500 billion in market value, yet it added the next $500 billion in roughly two years.”
This article is terrible, but I’ll say the quiet part out loud, it was wage theft and tax breaks.
This article is terrible, but I’ll say the quiet part out loud, it was wage theft and tax breaks.
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For those keeping score at home:
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
For those keeping score at home:
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A few of you seem to follow this ogre guy so i would uh, un-do that. yikes.
apologies for lack of alt text but i am yoo tired to type all this again
@ogre.red thinks terms if service are bullshit and licensing for poetry is unimportant because "who would steal a poem"
my advice would be to avoid doing business with this person
@ogre.red thinks terms if service are bullshit and licensing for poetry is unimportant because "who would steal a poem"
my advice would be to avoid doing business with this person
February 5, 2026 at 6:27 AM
A few of you seem to follow this ogre guy so i would uh, un-do that. yikes.
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Substack is a Nazi platform. I won't share links and I'm certainly not giving them money.
See why below!
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Leaving substack
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#substack #wapo
See why below!
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Leaving substack
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#substack #wapo
- Grim that media barons are buying up mainstream media and making them fascism-enabling propaganda engines
- ULTAGRIM that so many of the big-name journalists escaping that fire are voluntarily leaping directly into a completely separate newsletter website trap set by the same fascists
- ULTAGRIM that so many of the big-name journalists escaping that fire are voluntarily leaping directly into a completely separate newsletter website trap set by the same fascists
Substack’s “Nazi problem” won’t go away after push notification apology
Substack may be legitimizing neo-Nazis as “thought leaders,” researcher warns.
arstechnica.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Substack is a Nazi platform. I won't share links and I'm certainly not giving them money.
See why below!
bsky.app/profile/tayl...
bsky.app/profile/anam...
bsky.app/profile/mari...
bsky.app/profile/angr...
Leaving substack
bsky.app/profile/dj-a...
#substack #wapo
See why below!
bsky.app/profile/tayl...
bsky.app/profile/anam...
bsky.app/profile/mari...
bsky.app/profile/angr...
Leaving substack
bsky.app/profile/dj-a...
#substack #wapo
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If you saw a basketball team throw games this blatantly, you would call for them to lose their charter to the league.
February 5, 2026 at 3:39 AM
If you saw a basketball team throw games this blatantly, you would call for them to lose their charter to the league.
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They chose to protect
1) their political opponents 2) who committed treason 3) and conspired with pedophiles. They chose it on purpose! It makes me mad as shit!
1) their political opponents 2) who committed treason 3) and conspired with pedophiles. They chose it on purpose! It makes me mad as shit!
The thing that shocks me most is that all of this incriminating stuff was sitting at the DOJ for 4 years and Biden & Garland were not cynical or ruthless enough to use it against Trump & Musk in the run up to 2024.
If only they were the evil ‘weaponizers of government’ that MAGA claimed they were!
If only they were the evil ‘weaponizers of government’ that MAGA claimed they were!
February 5, 2026 at 3:30 AM
They chose to protect
1) their political opponents 2) who committed treason 3) and conspired with pedophiles. They chose it on purpose! It makes me mad as shit!
1) their political opponents 2) who committed treason 3) and conspired with pedophiles. They chose it on purpose! It makes me mad as shit!
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Best deal in art subscriptions for TTRPGs
if you are working on something for Zine Month & need a little spot art for your zine i have SO MUCH
available here:https://www.patreon.com/cw/ABestiaryandCompleteWorldAtlas
or: comradery.co/amandalee
available here:https://www.patreon.com/cw/ABestiaryandCompleteWorldAtlas
or: comradery.co/amandalee
Amanda Lee Franck
Amanda Lee Franck - A Bestiary and Complete World Atlas
comradery.co
February 5, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Best deal in art subscriptions for TTRPGs
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On rednote I found out Chinese people
Have been throwing cars into this ice bowl to see them slip around like a skate park
Have been throwing cars into this ice bowl to see them slip around like a skate park
January 25, 2026 at 7:43 PM
On rednote I found out Chinese people
Have been throwing cars into this ice bowl to see them slip around like a skate park
Have been throwing cars into this ice bowl to see them slip around like a skate park
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There's no salary listed, it doesn't offer health insurance, it's a six-month contract, and at 30 hours/wk, it requires enough time that holding another job would be difficult, but it seems to be remote and there are very few jobs in the TTRPG industry, so maybe the trade-offs are worth it for you.
Pelgrane Press is hiring a Customer and Platform Relationship Manager. This role focuses on community care, platform coordination, and keeping players and partners connected. If you love TTRPGs and people, this one is worth a look.
bit.ly/3ZRuIQ8
#TTRPGJobs #GameIndustry #hiring #hiringnow
bit.ly/3ZRuIQ8
#TTRPGJobs #GameIndustry #hiring #hiringnow
February 4, 2026 at 11:25 PM
There's no salary listed, it doesn't offer health insurance, it's a six-month contract, and at 30 hours/wk, it requires enough time that holding another job would be difficult, but it seems to be remote and there are very few jobs in the TTRPG industry, so maybe the trade-offs are worth it for you.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt is on CNN talking about “repealing section 230” so as a reminder: repealing 230 will destroy freedom of expression as we know it. It means more censorship, suppression & mass surveillance. This is bad, don’t let a B-list actor convince you otherwise. Call your representatives!
February 4, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is on CNN talking about “repealing section 230” so as a reminder: repealing 230 will destroy freedom of expression as we know it. It means more censorship, suppression & mass surveillance. This is bad, don’t let a B-list actor convince you otherwise. Call your representatives!
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Alex Pretti wasn't killed by rhetoric, he was killed by two masked CBP agents shooting him 10 times in the back after they had disarmed and pepper sprayed him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
Homan: "I said back in March of this year [sic] that if the hateful rhetoric didn't stop I was afraid there would be bloodshed. And there has been."
February 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Alex Pretti wasn't killed by rhetoric, he was killed by two masked CBP agents shooting him 10 times in the back after they had disarmed and pepper sprayed him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
Rhetoric didn't kill Renee Good either, a thug from ICE did that with a gun as she tried to avoid hurting him.
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These are the people that would write the speech rules for the entire internet if Section 230 is gutted
A new Arizona bill gives cops the power to arrest parents who let their children watch a drag show.
A violation of HB2589 could result in a felony charge with up to three years in prison.
A violation of HB2589 could result in a felony charge with up to three years in prison.
Arizona GOP Lawmaker Pushes Felony Ban On Kids At Drag Shows
New Arizona bill would criminalize exposing minors to drag shows.
hoodline.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:09 PM
These are the people that would write the speech rules for the entire internet if Section 230 is gutted
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HMMMM..did someone show him his REAL poll numbers
February 5, 2026 at 1:34 AM
HMMMM..did someone show him his REAL poll numbers
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Here's the actual article: goodauthority.org/news/was-the...
One option is more likely GIVEN THE INFO THEY HAVE but there's no way to know WITHOUT ALL THE INFO THEY NEED.
clickbait is honestly one of the worst contributors to misinfo in my opinion, especially b/c paywalls exist on stuff
One option is more likely GIVEN THE INFO THEY HAVE but there's no way to know WITHOUT ALL THE INFO THEY NEED.
clickbait is honestly one of the worst contributors to misinfo in my opinion, especially b/c paywalls exist on stuff
Was there censorship on TikTok after the U.S. takeover?
A TikTok outage more likely explains recent anomalies – there’s no evidence of larger platform changes so far.
goodauthority.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Here's the actual article: goodauthority.org/news/was-the...
One option is more likely GIVEN THE INFO THEY HAVE but there's no way to know WITHOUT ALL THE INFO THEY NEED.
clickbait is honestly one of the worst contributors to misinfo in my opinion, especially b/c paywalls exist on stuff
One option is more likely GIVEN THE INFO THEY HAVE but there's no way to know WITHOUT ALL THE INFO THEY NEED.
clickbait is honestly one of the worst contributors to misinfo in my opinion, especially b/c paywalls exist on stuff
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If you go past the title which is a vast oversimplification of the article & read this AND the article they are writing about, the message is actually:
There is no way to know for sure one way or the other bc tiktok doesn't allow out the information they need to make a definite analysis
There is no way to know for sure one way or the other bc tiktok doesn't allow out the information they need to make a definite analysis
Posts have been going viral on social media accusing TikTok's new owners of suppressing content, but eight academics examined the issue and found no evidence to support the claims. n.pr/3MhKyjQ
Researchers say no evidence of TikTok censorship, but they remain wary
Posts have been going viral on social media accusing TikTok's new owners of suppressing content, but eight academics examined the issue and found no evidence to support the claims.
n.pr
February 5, 2026 at 1:49 AM
If you go past the title which is a vast oversimplification of the article & read this AND the article they are writing about, the message is actually:
There is no way to know for sure one way or the other bc tiktok doesn't allow out the information they need to make a definite analysis
There is no way to know for sure one way or the other bc tiktok doesn't allow out the information they need to make a definite analysis
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Truly hilarious headline from the Bezos-owned Washington Post yesterday.
Never, ever let the guys who control half the wealth in America and just got billions of dollars in tax breaks tell you we shouldn't tax the rich.
Never, ever let the guys who control half the wealth in America and just got billions of dollars in tax breaks tell you we shouldn't tax the rich.
February 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Truly hilarious headline from the Bezos-owned Washington Post yesterday.
Never, ever let the guys who control half the wealth in America and just got billions of dollars in tax breaks tell you we shouldn't tax the rich.
Never, ever let the guys who control half the wealth in America and just got billions of dollars in tax breaks tell you we shouldn't tax the rich.
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