Shivam Bhatt
@shivambhatt.bsky.social
Reader, Writer, Hindu Pandit, magic the gathering enthusiast. Super passionate about games, gods, and good stories. he/him.Indo-American
email- shbhatt at gmail
podcasts- Casual Magic, Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic, and Chronicles of Dragonlance
email- shbhatt at gmail
podcasts- Casual Magic, Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic, and Chronicles of Dragonlance
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Shivam Bhatt
@shivambhatt.bsky.social
· Jan 1
Hi! My name's Shivam and I'm a progressive hindu priest, an activist for LGBT and minority rights, a dad, and a huge fan of magic the gathering and games in general. I talk about board, card, and video games, gods, gardens, and baking! I also host a few podcasts linked below. Thanks for visiting!
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@nameshiv.bsky.social by the way do you have the link to your new story handy?
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
@nameshiv.bsky.social by the way do you have the link to your new story handy?
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Go volunteer for a progressive launching a “hopeless” campaign against an extremely entrenched incumbent currently squatting in a safe Blue seat. The worst thing that happens, is that you drag the incumbent to the Left. Best case? Zohran Mamdani, who was polling at 6% in January.
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Go volunteer for a progressive launching a “hopeless” campaign against an extremely entrenched incumbent currently squatting in a safe Blue seat. The worst thing that happens, is that you drag the incumbent to the Left. Best case? Zohran Mamdani, who was polling at 6% in January.
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All of this suddenly makes so much more sense to me
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
All of this suddenly makes so much more sense to me
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
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welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
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I couldn’t have asked for better timing on this! l @lollardfish.bsky.social @kimannjosouth.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I couldn’t have asked for better timing on this! l @lollardfish.bsky.social @kimannjosouth.bsky.social
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They never fail to disappoint.
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They never fail to disappoint.
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they were called "MMOs" once and you found success through lots of single-player content, deep systems appealing to both singletons and groups, support for guild drama, and customer service that wasn't akin to getting a root canal, none of which seems to have made the transition to "live service"
How on earth do you find lasting, meaningful success with a live-service game? Developers answer the "billion dollar question". https://bit.ly/47xnpSv
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
they were called "MMOs" once and you found success through lots of single-player content, deep systems appealing to both singletons and groups, support for guild drama, and customer service that wasn't akin to getting a root canal, none of which seems to have made the transition to "live service"
playing some firebending commander? spread that fire around!
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
playing some firebending commander? spread that fire around!
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
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New B&R article just dropped. Lots of stuff to talk about on the tabletop and digital fronts, as well as some notes from @thequietfish.bsky.social on updates to design heuristics.
Link to the full article below!
#WOTCstaff
Link to the full article below!
#WOTCstaff
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
New B&R article just dropped. Lots of stuff to talk about on the tabletop and digital fronts, as well as some notes from @thequietfish.bsky.social on updates to design heuristics.
Link to the full article below!
#WOTCstaff
Link to the full article below!
#WOTCstaff
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"Challenging but comfortable" - A player in Hungary has explained how he broke the Guinness World Record for longest video game marathon by playing Dance Dance Revolution for 144 hours straight.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/challen...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/challen...
‘Challenging but comfortable’: Hungarian breaks game marathon world record by playing DDR for 144 hours | VGC
Szabolcs Csépe’s 6-day marathon is the longest ever, according to Guinness World Records…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"Challenging but comfortable" - A player in Hungary has explained how he broke the Guinness World Record for longest video game marathon by playing Dance Dance Revolution for 144 hours straight.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/challen...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/challen...
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This card should be called Daigo
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This card should be called Daigo
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One thing that's clear about Zohran Mamdani's time as mayor, that many Millennial POC will especially understand, is how he'll be held to an entirely different standard. His successes will be written off or dismissed and his mistakes will be blown up by critics and the press. It's going to get ugly.
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
One thing that's clear about Zohran Mamdani's time as mayor, that many Millennial POC will especially understand, is how he'll be held to an entirely different standard. His successes will be written off or dismissed and his mistakes will be blown up by critics and the press. It's going to get ugly.
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It never occurred to me that you could make an entire animated series that looks like a late-gen PS1 cutscene, but it rules??
It's Bunlith: The Witch Upstairs
📅 EPISODE 1 NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON KICKSTARTER!
Watch Now!! 📺
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bun...
📅 EPISODE 1 NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON KICKSTARTER!
Watch Now!! 📺
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bun...
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It never occurred to me that you could make an entire animated series that looks like a late-gen PS1 cutscene, but it rules??
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Surprised, but thrilled actually. Marriage equality is safe for now.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Surprised, but thrilled actually. Marriage equality is safe for now.
11/10 #scryfallrandom is an incredibly shivam coded card that I know i own that I have never ever seen before
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
11/10 #scryfallrandom is an incredibly shivam coded card that I know i own that I have never ever seen before
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This is literally where I am.
I can understand the ACA decision, but the core goal of this shutdown was to try and assert some manner of "the executive branch will follow the goddamn law"
We didn't get that, at all.
I can understand the ACA decision, but the core goal of this shutdown was to try and assert some manner of "the executive branch will follow the goddamn law"
We didn't get that, at all.
Still upset about no power of the purse language. You truly do hate to see it. The Trump admin undertook the most expansive set of illegal budgetary actions of any president in history, and broadcast as loudly as possible they’d keep doing it, and nothing. Budgetary lawlessness.
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is literally where I am.
I can understand the ACA decision, but the core goal of this shutdown was to try and assert some manner of "the executive branch will follow the goddamn law"
We didn't get that, at all.
I can understand the ACA decision, but the core goal of this shutdown was to try and assert some manner of "the executive branch will follow the goddamn law"
We didn't get that, at all.
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If you’ve historically been a “vote blue no matter who” type, it’d be cool if you could use this moment to understand why vilifying leftists who actually do think it matters is basically a psyop you accidentally fell for. This is why people warn you about guys like Newsom.
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
If you’ve historically been a “vote blue no matter who” type, it’d be cool if you could use this moment to understand why vilifying leftists who actually do think it matters is basically a psyop you accidentally fell for. This is why people warn you about guys like Newsom.
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I am JUST old enough to have caught a taste of the Before Times as a young adult, and yeah, I have pretty much universally found that under-30 LGBTs *literally do not believe you* when you tell them how significant the turnaround has been, and HOLY HELL does it leave me frustrated at times.
*deep breath*
Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 years ago is a welcome sign of progress. Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 years ago is a welcome sign of progress. Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 y
Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 years ago is a welcome sign of progress. Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 years ago is a welcome sign of progress. Young people’s ignorance of how homophobic American society was 30 y
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I am JUST old enough to have caught a taste of the Before Times as a young adult, and yeah, I have pretty much universally found that under-30 LGBTs *literally do not believe you* when you tell them how significant the turnaround has been, and HOLY HELL does it leave me frustrated at times.
Just finished recording a podcast with @tappytoeclaws.bsky.social, @princesmweekes.bsky.social , and @amytheamazonian.bsky.social and god i love them so much.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Just finished recording a podcast with @tappytoeclaws.bsky.social, @princesmweekes.bsky.social , and @amytheamazonian.bsky.social and god i love them so much.