Joel Koepp
@joelcfc25.bsky.social
Minnesota dad of 2. Fishing, history, housing/zoning, GIS and maps, board games, European football, cooking.
at my age it's an act of self-care to never watch AOTC again, because the dialog in the Anakin/Padme fireplace scene could induce a cringe so powerful i'd herniate a disc
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
at my age it's an act of self-care to never watch AOTC again, because the dialog in the Anakin/Padme fireplace scene could induce a cringe so powerful i'd herniate a disc
there's been so much bad-faith opposition to what are mostly modest reforms, particularly on minimum lot size requirements. that and all the scaremongering about "loss of local control"...when all the local control is what's gotten us into this supply bind.
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
there's been so much bad-faith opposition to what are mostly modest reforms, particularly on minimum lot size requirements. that and all the scaremongering about "loss of local control"...when all the local control is what's gotten us into this supply bind.
Hieronymus Bosch painting, but make it real life in 2025
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Hieronymus Bosch painting, but make it real life in 2025
that in turn links to an FAQ i've maintained since the official one went offline. hit me up any time for help with the HIS/VQ VASSAL modules, which i also maintain.
get in there and give this game a shot--it's the least daunting 44 page rulebook you'll find. you can do it!
get in there and give this game a shot--it's the least daunting 44 page rulebook you'll find. you can do it!
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
that in turn links to an FAQ i've maintained since the official one went offline. hit me up any time for help with the HIS/VQ VASSAL modules, which i also maintain.
get in there and give this game a shot--it's the least daunting 44 page rulebook you'll find. you can do it!
get in there and give this game a shot--it's the least daunting 44 page rulebook you'll find. you can do it!
got a question about a card effect and don't feel like trawling through 20 years of BGG/Consimworld posts to find an answer? my card manifest web app has you covered: rozzwell.com/hismanifest/
Here I Stand Card Manifest (500th Anniversary Edition)
rozzwell.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
got a question about a card effect and don't feel like trawling through 20 years of BGG/Consimworld posts to find an answer? my card manifest web app has you covered: rozzwell.com/hismanifest/
the 2024 reprint already sold out, but there's a thriving online play community mostly using VASSAL. to find players, there's a Discord group typified by more casual, newbie-friendly play (discord.gg/RjK2AVr) and a WhatsApp group more competitive in nature (tinyurl.com/HISVQ)
Join the Vassal PBEM Discord Server!
Check out the Vassal PBEM community on Discord - hang out with 2725 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
the 2024 reprint already sold out, but there's a thriving online play community mostly using VASSAL. to find players, there's a Discord group typified by more casual, newbie-friendly play (discord.gg/RjK2AVr) and a WhatsApp group more competitive in nature (tinyurl.com/HISVQ)
fun chat--lots of enthusiasm for a big, meaty game that's still going strong almost 20 years after its debut! you're bound to get some listeners wondering how to dive in and get started--to that end, some ideas:
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
fun chat--lots of enthusiasm for a big, meaty game that's still going strong almost 20 years after its debut! you're bound to get some listeners wondering how to dive in and get started--to that end, some ideas:
it's beyond preposterous for DOJ to frame ICE/CBP guys kitted out in military gear as the poor victims of "violent conduct"...do give me a break, my eyes can only roll so far
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
it's beyond preposterous for DOJ to frame ICE/CBP guys kitted out in military gear as the poor victims of "violent conduct"...do give me a break, my eyes can only roll so far
one thing it might mean is that there are a lot of reactionary centrist pundits and has-been political strategists who based their advice to Democrats on too-sweeping 2024 conclusions and forward-looking assumptions that aren't going to be as enduring as they figured
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
one thing it might mean is that there are a lot of reactionary centrist pundits and has-been political strategists who based their advice to Democrats on too-sweeping 2024 conclusions and forward-looking assumptions that aren't going to be as enduring as they figured
and process for Stephen Miller and co that will make the Nuremberg trials look like a tupperware party
October 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
and process for Stephen Miller and co that will make the Nuremberg trials look like a tupperware party
you basically have to have an advanced degree in monitoring their trolling and AI slop to have understood this in the moment, it's probably healthy if you didn't
October 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
you basically have to have an advanced degree in monitoring their trolling and AI slop to have understood this in the moment, it's probably healthy if you didn't
deeply unserious muppet, and yet this probably won't end up being in the top 5 stupidest things uttered this week because every day is a complete gong show
October 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
deeply unserious muppet, and yet this probably won't end up being in the top 5 stupidest things uttered this week because every day is a complete gong show
Spirit Halloween Post
October 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Spirit Halloween Post
it's hard to overstate what a shambles the Fall of Minneapolis is from inception to execution. its creator is a right-winger who washed out of local TV and is married to notorious MN MAGA chud Bob Kroll. the FP elevating and amplifying this pathetic hackery has had a long tail effect.
October 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
it's hard to overstate what a shambles the Fall of Minneapolis is from inception to execution. its creator is a right-winger who washed out of local TV and is married to notorious MN MAGA chud Bob Kroll. the FP elevating and amplifying this pathetic hackery has had a long tail effect.
isn't 31 USC 5112 (n)(2)(E) the better fit here?
October 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
isn't 31 USC 5112 (n)(2)(E) the better fit here?
unfollowed him back in the Xitter days when exhaustingly terrible takes started to become his main deal. interest in having a Silver-Barro hybrid in my feed: nil
September 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
unfollowed him back in the Xitter days when exhaustingly terrible takes started to become his main deal. interest in having a Silver-Barro hybrid in my feed: nil
Sulzberger and most of the op-ed crew other than Jamelle:
BELLEND
BELLEND
September 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Sulzberger and most of the op-ed crew other than Jamelle:
BELLEND
BELLEND
has the appearance of standard homestead status--there is a separate DB field to show relative homestead and it's blank for their PID
September 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
has the appearance of standard homestead status--there is a separate DB field to show relative homestead and it's blank for their PID
a failed-upward homunculus who hasn't been right about a single thing in his adult life
(to be fair this doesn't uniquely describe ol' Kevin)
(to be fair this doesn't uniquely describe ol' Kevin)
September 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
a failed-upward homunculus who hasn't been right about a single thing in his adult life
(to be fair this doesn't uniquely describe ol' Kevin)
(to be fair this doesn't uniquely describe ol' Kevin)