Rand Brittain
@randbrittain.bsky.social
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I worked in professional childcare for years. Kids are amazing but the most incredible child I ever met had parents who were just honest with them— about everything. Measured, but always honest.
There is a power in authenticity that American culture refuses to value.
There is a power in authenticity that American culture refuses to value.
I talk to my kids a lot about the world—why the mess, how it used to be, and how to best honour Mother Earth with everything we do. I've gotten really good at explaining concepts like capitalism to kids because of this lol.
I wonder if it would be helpful to other parents to make videos for kids?
I wonder if it would be helpful to other parents to make videos for kids?
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I worked in professional childcare for years. Kids are amazing but the most incredible child I ever met had parents who were just honest with them— about everything. Measured, but always honest.
There is a power in authenticity that American culture refuses to value.
There is a power in authenticity that American culture refuses to value.
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notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
October 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
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Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.
September 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.
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The world has changed so much since I wrote this, but at the end of the day it's still an essay I had a breakdown writing, an essay that took days because I couldn't stop crying long enough to write
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I’ll Laugh As You Bury Me: New Zealand, America and Cultural Hegemony
All science fiction has its basis in the real world. This is the real world I base mine in. It has jokes and cups of tea and big smiles. Sometimes I’m in awe of the power of fiction to unite us. I …
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August 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The world has changed so much since I wrote this, but at the end of the day it's still an essay I had a breakdown writing, an essay that took days because I couldn't stop crying long enough to write
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Here's a question: how can you distinguish the difference between a piece of art that deliberately fails to satisfy the audience in order to provoke a reaction from the audience, and one that just fails act satisfying the audience?
August 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Here's a question: how can you distinguish the difference between a piece of art that deliberately fails to satisfy the audience in order to provoke a reaction from the audience, and one that just fails act satisfying the audience?
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In my experience there are three kinds of fantasy magic novels:
July 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In my experience there are three kinds of fantasy magic novels:
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“banning pornography” is bad on its own but it is imperative that everyone understand that these people consider the very existence of queer people to be pornographic
they consider the most chaste depiction of a queer relationship, or an openly trans person, to be porn and they want it banned
they consider the most chaste depiction of a queer relationship, or an openly trans person, to be porn and they want it banned
You don’t have to like, approve of, or engage with porn and nsfw work to see how right wing extremists are using fear and stigma around smut to ban queer people from public life, define “good” sex as only between married people for procreation, and otherwise further force white supremacy on everyone
July 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“banning pornography” is bad on its own but it is imperative that everyone understand that these people consider the very existence of queer people to be pornographic
they consider the most chaste depiction of a queer relationship, or an openly trans person, to be porn and they want it banned
they consider the most chaste depiction of a queer relationship, or an openly trans person, to be porn and they want it banned
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I already said this in my newsletter, but I honestly can't say it enough--I recently read The Nightbird's Feather by Jenna Katerin Moran and it was fucking awesome and you should read it
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The Night-Bird's Feather ebook by Jenna Katerin Moran - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The Night-Bird's Feather" by Jenna Katerin Moran available from Rakuten Kobo. Death’s daughter steals a girl’s self-hate to decorate her garden. An accidental bond of fate forms between them—acr...
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July 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I already said this in my newsletter, but I honestly can't say it enough--I recently read The Nightbird's Feather by Jenna Katerin Moran and it was fucking awesome and you should read it
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Can you hit repost? Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat.
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
July 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Can you hit repost? Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat.
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
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Roll20, which owns DriveThruRPG, told Rebel Scum's designer (@9thlevelgames.bsky.social) that allowing their "hateful content" and political speech on its platform constituted a "slippery slope."
DriveThruRPG delisted a tabletop game about revolutions over “hateful” politics
Rebel Scum's censorship reveals the limits of Roll20's apolitical guidelines.
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June 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Roll20, which owns DriveThruRPG, told Rebel Scum's designer (@9thlevelgames.bsky.social) that allowing their "hateful content" and political speech on its platform constituted a "slippery slope."
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This would go some way to explaining the $3,600 a month on candles
odd that dril hasn't posted since the pope died
April 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This would go some way to explaining the $3,600 a month on candles
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it's hard to find a motivation for DOGE other than 'hatred of the good.' these are bad people fundamentally envious or un-understanding of the idea that you might work or give for others, and attempting to punish it.
NEW: i spoke with several young AmeriCorps volunteers around the country who were abruptly pulled off projects building homes, readying forests for wildfire season, and working at food banks Tuesday afternoon. they are now on their way home thanks to DOGE cuts —
DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief Jobs
The youth volunteers who were working on projects ranging from rebuilding homes destroyed in storms to distributing supplies for hurricane recovery were suddenly pulled from service. Why? DOGE cuts.
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April 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
it's hard to find a motivation for DOGE other than 'hatred of the good.' these are bad people fundamentally envious or un-understanding of the idea that you might work or give for others, and attempting to punish it.
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The ttrpg industry has the "Is $20-$30 USD too much for a PDF?" and "Do designers need to raise their prices with COL?" conversation every 12-18 months and it's been going on since like 1995 so here are the answers from across the ages:
1. No.
2. Yes.
1. No.
2. Yes.
March 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The ttrpg industry has the "Is $20-$30 USD too much for a PDF?" and "Do designers need to raise their prices with COL?" conversation every 12-18 months and it's been going on since like 1995 so here are the answers from across the ages:
1. No.
2. Yes.
1. No.
2. Yes.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE AND AMAZING OPPORTUNITY😭😭😭😭
Vivian Wilson is Teen Vogue’s special issue cover star. The 20-year-old estranged daughter of Elon Musk discusses her modeling and TV aspirations, unusual extended family, and what she describes as the “cartoonishly evil” Trump admin. Read the full interview here: www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...
March 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE AND AMAZING OPPORTUNITY😭😭😭😭
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This was posted by wrestler Kevin Knight on his twitter on May 17.
And listen man. Listen. This is a great example of cultural interplay.
I might have to recreate this joint.
And listen man. Listen. This is a great example of cultural interplay.
I might have to recreate this joint.
May 20, 2024 at 9:10 PM
This was posted by wrestler Kevin Knight on his twitter on May 17.
And listen man. Listen. This is a great example of cultural interplay.
I might have to recreate this joint.
And listen man. Listen. This is a great example of cultural interplay.
I might have to recreate this joint.
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For the new kids:
Rule 1: Where there is value, there is crime.
Rule 2: A fine is a price.
Rule 3: Nothing ever stops until a Rich White Guy goes to jail.
Rule 4: There are no Moriartys
Rule 5: Everyone can be conned.
Rule 1: Where there is value, there is crime.
Rule 2: A fine is a price.
Rule 3: Nothing ever stops until a Rich White Guy goes to jail.
Rule 4: There are no Moriartys
Rule 5: Everyone can be conned.
March 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
For the new kids:
Rule 1: Where there is value, there is crime.
Rule 2: A fine is a price.
Rule 3: Nothing ever stops until a Rich White Guy goes to jail.
Rule 4: There are no Moriartys
Rule 5: Everyone can be conned.
Rule 1: Where there is value, there is crime.
Rule 2: A fine is a price.
Rule 3: Nothing ever stops until a Rich White Guy goes to jail.
Rule 4: There are no Moriartys
Rule 5: Everyone can be conned.
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We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
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March 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Hi, we are an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible 👋🏻 With us, you select the independent bookshop you want to support (we have 3,000+ partners across the globe), and we share profits from your purchase with them.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
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Customers who want the RPG industry to continue to thrive and grow outside of a handful of bigger publishers able to weather the storm of hugely increased prices on print products are going to have to become comfortable paying realistic prices for digital products. $5 PDFs aren't going to cut it.
March 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Customers who want the RPG industry to continue to thrive and grow outside of a handful of bigger publishers able to weather the storm of hugely increased prices on print products are going to have to become comfortable paying realistic prices for digital products. $5 PDFs aren't going to cut it.
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again, I think a major problem with America is that a critical mass of voters and elites have convinced themselves they can't die even if they stab themselves—that it is impossible to elect a government that actually makes their lives worse so its all just a game
March 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
again, I think a major problem with America is that a critical mass of voters and elites have convinced themselves they can't die even if they stab themselves—that it is impossible to elect a government that actually makes their lives worse so its all just a game
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Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
February 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
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Some people are struggling now that Pathfinder has removed alignment; We have provided a solution.
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February 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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February 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Ford was a writer’s writer.
This is one of my favorite poems of all time, written by the wonderful & greatly missed John M. Ford.
I’ve been thinking about it a lot recently. So I thought I would share it.
I’ve been thinking about it a lot recently. So I thought I would share it.
February 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Ford was a writer’s writer.