Rowan Zeoli
@rowanzeoli.bsky.social
Co-Founder @rascal.news | Former Tabletop Writer @Polygon | Multi Award-Losing Journalist | she/her
Email for press inquiries or story tips: Rowan@rascal.news | DM for Signal
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Rowan Zeoli
@rowanzeoli.bsky.social
· Jul 3
The Organize Directory
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The most important thing is not to lose hope. Things are going to get dark, but we can always keep the light alive for each other.
Feel what you need to feel. Cry. Scream. Talk to the people you love. Then keep going.
The most important thing is not to lose hope. Things are going to get dark, but we can always keep the light alive for each other.
Feel what you need to feel. Cry. Scream. Talk to the people you love. Then keep going.
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And probably my first labour story, one that's centered on the astounding efforts of the Kickstarter union (I come from a place where unions are perceived very, very differently, so I learned so much doing this piece) www.rascal.news/kickstarter-...
Kickstarter United workers will strike beginning October 2
Demands include enshrining the four-day, 32-hour work week in their contract.
www.rascal.news
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
And probably my first labour story, one that's centered on the astounding efforts of the Kickstarter union (I come from a place where unions are perceived very, very differently, so I learned so much doing this piece) www.rascal.news/kickstarter-...
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I relished the opportunity to write about a doom-metal infused video game that's also adapted from a stellar TTRPG www.rascal.news/mork-borg-he...
MÖRK BORG: Heresy Supreme’s alpha demo plays like a gnarly doom metal roguelike
Expect sludgy, punishing fights.
www.rascal.news
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I relished the opportunity to write about a doom-metal infused video game that's also adapted from a stellar TTRPG www.rascal.news/mork-borg-he...
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A report on the myriad problems faced by itch.io as a very modest storefront for games www.rascal.news/game-designe...
Game designers are experiencing persistent payout issues from itch.io
The indie platform’s payout delays are a symptom of a bigger issue.
www.rascal.news
November 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A report on the myriad problems faced by itch.io as a very modest storefront for games www.rascal.news/game-designe...
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I've always wanted to write a piece on Jubensha, so here it is www.rascal.news/jubensha-is-...
Jubensha is going international
On capturing its cultural intricacies for a western audience.
www.rascal.news
November 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I've always wanted to write a piece on Jubensha, so here it is www.rascal.news/jubensha-is-...
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Firstly, this piece on You Will Die in This Place, a game that seems so compelling because of how it's told through multiple perspectives
www.rascal.news/you-will-die...
www.rascal.news/you-will-die...
You Will Die In This Place is an autobiographical RPG told through multiple, fictional perspectives
You will be drawn to this game.
www.rascal.news
November 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Firstly, this piece on You Will Die in This Place, a game that seems so compelling because of how it's told through multiple perspectives
www.rascal.news/you-will-die...
www.rascal.news/you-will-die...
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I've just hit my third month at @rascal.news and am grateful and humbled to be part of this amazing crew. I've learned a lot here as the resident greenhorn, and I would love to share some pieces I've written for the site.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I've just hit my third month at @rascal.news and am grateful and humbled to be part of this amazing crew. I've learned a lot here as the resident greenhorn, and I would love to share some pieces I've written for the site.
This feels correct
@rowanzeoli.bsky.social has swears! They've used 141 profanities in their last 1,459 posts.
🥇 "fucking" (56 times)
🥈 "shit" (25 times)
🥉 "hell" (18 times)
🥇 "fucking" (56 times)
🥈 "shit" (25 times)
🥉 "hell" (18 times)
November 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This feels correct
You know what, @profanity.accountant I wanna know
November 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
You know what, @profanity.accountant I wanna know
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I know a lot of footage and commentary is swirling about today but it’s important to convey that the people who gathered outside that ICE garage in lower Manhattan were *so* ten toes down focused.
This person who gets maced and just calmly flips the bird & keeps going is *quintessential.*
This person who gets maced and just calmly flips the bird & keeps going is *quintessential.*
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I know a lot of footage and commentary is swirling about today but it’s important to convey that the people who gathered outside that ICE garage in lower Manhattan were *so* ten toes down focused.
This person who gets maced and just calmly flips the bird & keeps going is *quintessential.*
This person who gets maced and just calmly flips the bird & keeps going is *quintessential.*
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NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
hellgatenyc.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
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“I considered myself a strong person, a resilient person, but I’ve never gone through something like this... Leave your family out of nowhere, the uncertainty of what’s going to happen to you."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
Sidewalk Arrests Seize New Yorkers in ICE’s Latest Surge
Activists and legal advocates are tracking seemingly random detentions of immigrants on the streets in what they say is a campaign of ethnic profiling.
www.thecity.nyc
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“I considered myself a strong person, a resilient person, but I’ve never gone through something like this... Leave your family out of nowhere, the uncertainty of what’s going to happen to you."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
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Around two dozen car/vans have sped out of the garage, with NYPD officers clearing the path. One guys tries to stop them, NYPD officers come chasing.
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Around two dozen car/vans have sped out of the garage, with NYPD officers clearing the path. One guys tries to stop them, NYPD officers come chasing.
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ICE tried to stage another raid in Canal Street, and were prevented by New Yorkers showing up to protect their neighbors.
We can stop them. You can stop them. Don't let them tell you that anything is inevitable.
We can stop them. You can stop them. Don't let them tell you that anything is inevitable.
Lots of shoving from NYPD to create an empty area for ICE to RETREAT after their planned raid got exposed
LRAD now ordering dispersal outside parking garage to force dispersal.
LRAD now ordering dispersal outside parking garage to force dispersal.
November 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
ICE tried to stage another raid in Canal Street, and were prevented by New Yorkers showing up to protect their neighbors.
We can stop them. You can stop them. Don't let them tell you that anything is inevitable.
We can stop them. You can stop them. Don't let them tell you that anything is inevitable.
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Confirmed: Earlier this morning a photog overheard agents inside the parking garage say “dismissed,” believed to be calling off their planned mass raid.
A source tells me they had planned for *hundreds* of agents to flood Canal St. They got flooded instead.
A source tells me they had planned for *hundreds* of agents to flood Canal St. They got flooded instead.
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Confirmed: Earlier this morning a photog overheard agents inside the parking garage say “dismissed,” believed to be calling off their planned mass raid.
A source tells me they had planned for *hundreds* of agents to flood Canal St. They got flooded instead.
A source tells me they had planned for *hundreds* of agents to flood Canal St. They got flooded instead.
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New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
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ICE still FROZEN at Centre St & Howard in lower Manhattan right now as calls continue circulating for people to join.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
ICE still FROZEN at Centre St & Howard in lower Manhattan right now as calls continue circulating for people to join.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
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ICE is STILL stuck inside the parking garage in lower Manhattan, and they seem pretty grumpy about it.
November 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
ICE is STILL stuck inside the parking garage in lower Manhattan, and they seem pretty grumpy about it.
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Feds have retreated into the parking garage, NYPD now warning of arrests.
November 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Feds have retreated into the parking garage, NYPD now warning of arrests.
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"all of you are immigrants," one man yells at the agents, he was in SoHo doing some shopping when he heard ICE was here.
November 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"all of you are immigrants," one man yells at the agents, he was in SoHo doing some shopping when he heard ICE was here.
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Moments ago, feds shove protesters out of the way as more NYPD officers arrive on scene. reporting for @thecity.nyc
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Moments ago, feds shove protesters out of the way as more NYPD officers arrive on scene. reporting for @thecity.nyc
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NYPD officers arriving now.
November 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
NYPD officers arriving now.
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"I hope you get the worst fucking hemorrhoids and can never sit down," one protester says heckling the masked feds staring down from the parking garage above.
November 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"I hope you get the worst fucking hemorrhoids and can never sit down," one protester says heckling the masked feds staring down from the parking garage above.
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Happening now near Canal Street, federal agents had been staging inside a fed owned parking garage, now being confronted by a group of protesters. masked agents are looking on from above.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Happening now near Canal Street, federal agents had been staging inside a fed owned parking garage, now being confronted by a group of protesters. masked agents are looking on from above.
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Crowd still gathering, several more NYPD arrests, protesters chant "you don't work for ICE you work for us"
November 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Crowd still gathering, several more NYPD arrests, protesters chant "you don't work for ICE you work for us"
One of the most important books I've read in so long
Re-reading Becky Chambers’ *A Psalm for the Wild-Built* for class & moved again by:
“You keep asking why your work is not enough, & I don’t know how to answer that, because it is enough to exist in the world & marvel at it. You don’t need to justify that, or earn it. You are allowed to just live”
“You keep asking why your work is not enough, & I don’t know how to answer that, because it is enough to exist in the world & marvel at it. You don’t need to justify that, or earn it. You are allowed to just live”
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
One of the most important books I've read in so long