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STREETS OF JADE play tests are now done! One step closer to the publication of the Green Bone Saga RPG 🔥 If you took part in play testing, please submit your feedback form this week.
Sharp blades. Sharp suits. A sacred stone granting mythic martial prowess. @fondalee.bsky.social, @evilhat.bsky.social, and I offer you a clean blade.

Wǔxiá action meets gangster warfare in STREETS OF JADE: the Green Bone Saga RPG. Swear fealty to the clan & join the playtest! evilh.at/soj-playtest
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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We love science fiction conventions! Especially indie fan-run conventions. But... they basically haven't changed since the 1970s.

How could cons change for the 21st century? We talked to a host of con veterans about panels, venues, volunteers, etc.

ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/the-future-o...
October 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Your job today is to tell the government that DHS and ICE don't need to be collecting DNA from immigrants, even for things like "but we want to know their chromosomes :("

www.regulations.gov/document/USC...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I did not win, but I had pretty dragons
The reward for a long, messy day of testing AV equipment, tossing old logo stuff, and counting extension cords for #Sirens26 is 3.5 Wingspan players figuring out how to play Wyrmspan. We think we've mostly got it!
September 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Anyone wondering how Sirens assembles its programming schedule? Our expert, invited faculty form the backbone of our schedule -- see yesterday's announcement! -- but we also hold space for Sirens attendees to apply to teach as well. Here's how that works!
September 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Invited speakers--our faculty--are the cornerstone of Sirens's educational program. In 2026, we're expanding their role: more speakers, with more presentations, which means more opportunities for you to learn from experts in a variety of fields🤓

Let's meet our first round of 2026 faculty:
September 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Sirens has been around since 2009, though we've taken a few years off to read, rest, and reimagine what Sirens could be. It might be different from what you remember--or from other events that you might know. As you make a decision about whether to attend, you might find some info helpful 🤓
September 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Hey, everyone! #Sirens26 is just six months away and we've got news. But before we get to that later this week, let's find out if we're your sort of people! 📚👽🐉👻

#reading #books #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #conference #convention
September 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Strong turnout in Cary NC yesterday, proud to be a part of the crowd. Proud of kiddo deciding to join me and create his own signage #nokings #vetsagainsttrump
June 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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The most consequential Speaker in state history.
June 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Happy Pride, everyone! 🌈 We're celebrating that love is love and gender comes in many forms as we celebrate all things: with magnificent #SFFH books by trans, nonbinary, and ciswomen authors. If you need another queer af book (or 30) on that giant TBR pile--and who, we ask, does not--follow along!
June 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Aquarium, architecture, and the Upsidedown in 50's vibes. A fun quick trip to NYC with @steelalea.bsky.social and my nephew ❤️
May 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month starts today--and we are here for it! We're showcasing a book a day, every day, all month long, by #AANHPI female, nonbinary, and trans authors who write #sci-fi, #fantasy, #horror and other delightfully weird works. Come read with us!
May 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Two recounts confirmed that North Carolina voters elected me to keep my seat in 2024. Now, over 65,000 legal votes are at risk of being thrown out - but I've spent my career fighting for the right to vote, and I won't give up. Join me at Riggsforourcourts.com
Justice Allison Riggs | North Carolina Supreme Court
Justice Allison Riggs was appointed to serve on the North Carolina Supreme Court in September of 2023 and is running for a full term in 2024.
Riggsforourcourts.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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BREAKING: HE DID IT! HE DID IT! SENATOR @booker.senate.gov HAS BROKEN THE RECORD FOR LONGEST SENATE FLOOR SPEECH - BEATING RACIST STROM THURMOND'S 1957 SPEECH - 24 HOURS 18 MINUTES. "I'M NOT HERE BECAUSE OF HIS SPEECH, I'M HERE DESPITE HIS SPEECH!" THANK YOU, SENATOR!
April 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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🔥Sen. Tammy Duckworth came with fire:

“Cadet Bone Spurs couldn’t define sacrifice if you handed him a dictionary open to the word.”

Trump’s SecDef Hegseth leaked classified info, put Troops at risk, and it was called a “glitch.”

It wasn’t a glitch. It was a damn disgrace.
Tammy Duckworth Torches Hegseth: Leaking War Plans Isn’t a Glitch—It’s a National Disgrace
YouTube video by VoteVets
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April 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Senator Cory Booker is 8 hours into a filibuster right now. Currently 11,500 people watching. Consider tuning in to lend strength.
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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April 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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March 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Happy Pi Day
March 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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The Trump administration's unlawful ban on trans servicemembers has never been about facts or reason.
It's always been about discrimination and punishing courageous members of our military purely because of who they are: www.advocate.com/news/doj-und...
March 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Absolutely delighted this morning to hear @ninamazing.bsky.social on @ouropinions.bsky.social
Charles Yu's award-winning novel Interior Chinatown rocked our world. Now he's adapted it into a wonderfully weird TV show, and he tells us how.

Plus the amazing @ninamazing.bsky.social explains how children's books can teach real space science.

www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/20...
March 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Just a lil graph showing how close we are to bringing y'all an incredible card game! We just need a few strong days!

If you want:
- An intense co-op game
- Great Afrofuturistic art
- A chance to befriend dragons

Keep spreading the word!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/115...

#cardgame #kickstarter
February 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Lambda Legal is doing a Virtual Info Session on Passports for Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender-Nonconforming People in the afternoon of Wednesday, February 26th, 12-1 PST.

support.lambdalegal.org/site/SSurvey...
Survey - Virtual Info Session on Passports - Lambda Legal
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February 24, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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This is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument.

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Stonewall National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights a...
www.nps.gov
February 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM