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Richard Coates
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He/him. Roleplayer and miniature gamer. Cis male. Seattle Storm & Nottingham Wildcats fan. Remainer.

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lolennui.bsky.social
By Abigail Adams
Al Teddy Bear Could Allegedly Give Kids BDSM Sex Advice and Tell Them Where to Find Knives. Sales Were Just Suspended "We found one troubling example. How many others are still out there?" said one of the co-authors of the report exposing the toy's dangerous capabilities By Abigail Adams Published on November 20, 2025 05:10PM EST
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
So either Labour need to ask candidates to step aside for the Greens to take on Reform....

Or actually bring in a fair democratic process where everyone's votes count equally.

It's time for Proportional Representation.

www.thenational.scot/news/2558507...
'Just getting started': Zack Polanski reacts as Greens SECOND in new poll
ZACK Polanski has welcomed a new poll putting his party in second place at Westminster.
www.thenational.scot
October 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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danacea.bsky.social
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electionmaps.uk Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 28d
Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
richarddcoates.bsky.social
I just backed Shadow Scar TTRPG Core Rulebook on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/792...
Shadow Scar TTRPG Core Rulebook
Experience the art of stealth in a roleplaying game of yokai slaying and ninja intrigue across a multiverse of worlds.
www.kickstarter.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
richarddcoates.bsky.social
I just backed Pendragon: Classic Edition on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

This was the second RPG I ever played, and to say that it led to high expectations would be an understatement.
Pendragon: Classic Edition
Bringing the iconic Pendragon 1st Edition collection back to life!
www.kickstarter.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
richarddcoates.bsky.social
This amazing print arrived from EzySummersCosplay of her Misty cosplay from Cyberpunk 2077!
A4 print of EzySummersCosplay's Misty cosplay (from Cyberpunk 2077), sitting ontop of the packaging it arrived in, with a Panam/Aldecaldos sticker and a Thank You note at the bottom. The print shows Ezy cosplaying as Misty sitting with a spread of Tarot cards infront of her. "The Chariot" Ezy and a heart are written in the top left corner.
October 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
richarddcoates.bsky.social
Enough is enough. Lets get toxic chemicals out of period products!: action.eko.org/a/toxic-peri...
Get toxic chemicals out of period products!
An explosive new study by PAN UK and Wen (Women's Environmental Network) has just found toxic glyphosate in period products at *40 times* higher than the legal limit for drinking water.Glyphosate is l
action.eko.org
October 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Reminder - carbon offsetting is a con. We have to BOTH stop burning fossil fuels and look after nature

#ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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cassetteboy.bsky.social
New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.

This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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implausibleblog.bsky.social
Krishnan Guru Murthy, "Isn't it a bit insulting to say to an Indian doctor who is working 60-70 hours a week that in order to get settled status he's got to volunteer?"

Rachel Reeves, "We want people to contribute if they come to our country"

Labour have gone utterly bonkers
September 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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gwenfar.bsky.social
Labour: fascism is fine, but gotta stop those Greens.

join.greenparty.org.uk
September 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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gawuffy.co.uk
Every time I come across this photo it completely stops me in my tracks. Crude oil supertanker Esso Hibernia under construction at Swan Hunter shipyard, Wallsend, during 1970. The scale and spectacle of this thing is incomprehensible. (📸 Harriet Berney)
Black and white photo looking down a street of terraced brick houses. Several cars line each side of the street, with many people gathered at the far end. Beyond this the bow of a large oil tanker can be seen, towering above the end of the street and the rows of houses.
September 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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cherylmorgan.bsky.social
This petition gained a million signatures yesterday. If we can keep up that growth it will terrify people at the Labour conference.
#PapersPlease
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.
petition.parliament.uk
September 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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danacea.bsky.social
Immediately signed
September 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
richarddcoates.bsky.social
Had a great #CyberpunkRed #CombatZone event today in York. A four game tournament (won 2, lost 2), an additional casual game afterwards before it was time to catch the train home.

Great missions and format by Cy, wonderful to meet up with friends new and old in a cool venue, Up A Level.
Game One of today’s Cyberpunk Red Combat Zone event, Arasaka Strike Team vs Danger Gals Investigators.
September 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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fenrisgames.com
you know what? fuck professionalism. Red Box Games here telling you they don't want your business.
right wing miniatures manufacturer in the US on a racist, bigoted rant in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death. Public post on his Facebook page. fuck you Tre Manor, you fucking nazi.
September 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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chaosium.bsky.social
#seeninthewild – our community ambassador Don Ford is at Glorantha Games in Birmingham 🇬🇧 this weekend. It takes place at @waylandsforge, which certainly lives up to its reputation as Birmingham’s premier game shop, with an impressive selection of Chaosium releases.
September 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
richarddcoates.bsky.social
I'm so excited for Single Player Mode for Cyberpunk Red! I've struggled to get a satisfactory solo roleplaying experience beyond video games for a few years now, and this feels like it could be a life changing book!

Single Player Mode Sneak Preview #1 rtalsoriangames.com/2025/09/06/s...
Single Player Mode Sneak Preview #1
Morning, choombas! We’re not far from the release of Single Player Mode, our solo play guide and Gamemaster Emulator for Cyberpunk RED. To celebrate, today we’re taking you on a tour through the bo…
rtalsoriangames.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:38 AM
richarddcoates.bsky.social
I just backed Women of WW2: Resistance (Hand Sculpted & Cast) on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bad...
Women of WW2: Resistance (Hand Sculpted & Cast)
Top Quality 28mm Pewter Miniatures for WW2 Historical & Pulp Gaming & Painting
www.kickstarter.com
September 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
richarddcoates.bsky.social
Have you heard the iPhone alarm/ringtone Unfold?

I would totally watch that TV series!

#Unfold
September 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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johngoodman.bsky.social
realistic Star Trek
A comic on the bridge from Star Trek the Next Generation. Picard: COMMANDER DATA, PLEASE IDENTIFY THAT ROMULAN VESSEL. Data: THAT'S A GREAT IDEA CAPTAIN! IDENTIFYING A VESSEL IS A GREAT PLACE TO START - IN ANY TACTICAL OR STRATEGIC OUTER SPACE SITUATION. THIS VESSEL APPEARS TO BE A 23rd CENTURY KLINGON BIRD OF PREY! 🚀🦅✨ Picard: ARE YOU SURE? LIKE I SAID WE'RE... PRETTY SURE IT'S ROMULAN. Data: ... Data: OF COURSE! SO SORRY ABOUT THAT, YOU'RE RIGHT! ON CLOSER EXAMINATION IT'S A ROMULAN VESSEL! CAN I RECOMMEND SOME SOONG™ BRAND PRODUCTS THAT CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT? Picard cradles his face in his hand in a gesture of frustration. Data: DID I MENTION THE PLIGHT OF OPRESSED WHITES IN SOUTH AFRICA?
August 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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amybrown.xyz
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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naldodrinan.bsky.social
It's my birthday! 🥳
So if you're feeling inclined, check out our game or share it with someone. We've got a free preview PDF even!
breakrpg.com/collections/...
Products
Get the award winning fantasy TTRPG about teamwork & exploration
breakrpg.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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shawntomkin.bsky.social
I am seeing gen-AI creeping into solo ttrpg communities more and more, which is baffling and frustrating. Being creative, collaborating instead of merely consuming, is the point. Why are you outsourcing that to a water-guzzling plagiarism machine? Just play the damn game. Be creative. Be joyful.
thebadspot.bsky.social Matt Risby 🔜 Dragonmeet @thebadspot.bsky.social · Aug 12
I was going to post new Sundered Isles this Friday but I got distracted by something else and made a video on that instead and that something else is some fucking awful AI nonsense I’m having thrust upon me.
a man holding a cup of coffee with the words it 's horrible written on his face
Alt: a man holding a cup of coffee with the words it 's horrible written on his face
media.tenor.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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pendraken.bsky.social
This week we’ve got some of our new Sci-Fi ranges for your Monday Motivation, absolutely fantastic work on show here by Connor Shearwood.
#mondaymotivation #10mm #pendraken
August 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM