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I like to share things and learn things. Hence Nifty Links.

Mostly on [Mastodon](https://federated.press/@NiftyLinks), bridging back and forth between here and there.
...Jackal/canid flavored instead of spirits or reptilian (like they are in DnD). As discussed by youtuber S1tka here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw8n...

(Heads up: S1tka's title cards tend toward titillation.)

Similarly discussed here: thegeek.games/2025/06/24/j...

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The RPG That Rewired Japan
YouTube video by St1ka
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I'm undoubtedably biased as a lover of video games, RPGs and SF&F literature, but it seems natural for there to be, I don't, dialetical interplay at the bounders of each of those withina given society, plus even more interesting stuff happening cross-culturally, like the Japanese kobolds being..3/4
November 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Like, it necessarily has crossover into the LitRPG side, right? And there should be markers that suggest which channel or era the back and forth between English language and Japanese language genres cross-pollinate.

And maybe certain channels like shonen readers who play (or develop) JRPGs? 2/4
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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During Soviet control of east Germany, the regime used a network of citizen informants and spies—Staatssicherheit, or “Stasi” for short. Hundreds of thousands of East Germans willingly participated, informing on their neighbors, coworkers—even family members.
Imagine if they’d had the internet.
November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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It starts with this LinkedIn post. Jim Brown is president of a contractor consultancy and a former longtime ICE official. He says he is looking for former law enforcement/military for an upcoming project www.404media.co/contractor-p...
November 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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I see a lot of people talking about the Catholic churches part, which they should be, but a DOJ attorney in New York says the Trump administration is specifically planning holiday raids on mosques and liberal synagogues "in the wake of" Mamdani's win
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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The revelation is in a bipartisan letter shared with 404 Media. It is addressed to the owners of the country's major airlines urging them to stop this warrantless access www.404media.co/irs-accessed...
November 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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CTE by proxy
November 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM