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yorkshiremao.bsky.social
@yorkshiremao.bsky.social
Cat lover.
So very autistic.
Played RPGs since the 90s.
Dear idiots: I am not a tankie, mao is cat related and jesus fuck, are people just lead infused or something?
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truth coming out of her cup noodles to shame mankind
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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I love this idea. My dad died when I was three and I had to figure out simple things like how to tie a tie and even shave on my own. Please retweet this because I know there are a lot of kids out there who could use some help with day to day life.
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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How gloriously ’90s can a battle scene get? Bright carapaced Tyranids swarming forward while Dire Avengers, Guardians, and that heroic Exarch carve a path toward the Hive Tyrant. Even the jungle terrain screams studio classic!

#Warhammer40K #Eldar #Tyranids #Oldhammer #GamesWorkshop
November 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Has anyone ever made a list of trans video game protags? If not, suggest them below, let’s get a list happening. What’s the earliest one?
i can’t believe I’d never heard The Devil Inside (2000). Written and directed by the writer of Alone In The Dark, you play as reality TV action hero Dave, who can transform into a sexy witch named Deva by activating pentagrams found throughout the levels? How is this real? How is it so obscure?
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Got a ton of messages freon the gaming BF this morning about his new V5 chronicle sesh last night and it's so lovely that he just had to tell about how well it went.
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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I'm old.

If you're not, listen to this.

Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.

Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.

It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Oh. I do like me some space game pics
Star Citizen rocks and I won't hear otherwise.
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Huh, I'd forgotten the rpgsite consumer guide was a thing.

An entertaining thing.
November 28, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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According to local Syrian media, the IDF which occupies all of Palestine, much of southern Lebanon, and huge swathes of southwestern Syria, attempted to arrest a Syrian civilian tonight in Beit Jinn but was met with resistance from the locals, and in turn the IDF killed two people via airstrike.
Deleted last post because the battle in Beit Jinn is apparently still ongoing
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Post something random or you’ll have an awful December.
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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My book Where We Stand, Where We fall is now up for pre-order. It's about the politics of Doctor Who, the themes the show keeps returning to over sixty years.

I mentioned this last week, but now there's a proper post about it, with a 30% discount code from the publisher: lmmyles.com/2025/11/26/b...
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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was waiting for the wave of “ooo those weird asians” bs. spoiler: it wasn’t the bamboo, it was the building cladding, the same as it was at grenfell
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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I can't remember if I ever posted this here before so here's me doing it again I guess!
November 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Very interesting thread of in-court reporting on Palestine Action hearing, by the estimable @lizziedearden.bsky.social.

Even if government wins, it is facing what is called rather "anxious scrutiny" from the bench.

Suspect government lawyers are not delighted by how hard the judges are pressing.
The way Palestine Action ban was approved by MPs has been raised in the High Court, with Dame Victoria Sharp noting 2 unrelated groups were on the same order

She says MPs may have been "reluctant" to vote against it but the home sec lawyer says the court should be "cautious" giving that any weight
Many MPs demanding explanation on why two other groups are on same banning order

Labour MP Kim Johnson says: "Lumping Palestine Action together with other two obscure groups to ensure it is proscribed is a disgraceful manipulation of parliamentary procedure"
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Last night was a lovely meal with the OH.

Tonight the game was cancelled, so staying in with her.

Tomorrow, we're meeting workmates for a night out.

Quite the birthday week!
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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📜 Collective Petition of the Wallachian Boyars and the Christian community, expressing their satisfaction with the administration of Governor Mati (Voivode of #Wallachia) and requesting the extension of his term of office, 1634. #17thCentury
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
So I the Thursday night group what #rpg they wanted to play after Christmas and... surprisingly the answer was DUST Adventures.

They want to bust some Nazis.

I'll do the usual shortlist, but this could be an interesting season.
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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I'm not shocked. Of course they did. This will be one reason why the UK government has been falling over itself not to use the g-word.
November 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Hong Kong authorities have launched a citywide inspection of housing estates undergoing repairs, after suspected substandard materials were identified as a possible cause in the deadly Tai Po fire. In full: buff.ly/xS1X4JJ
Hong Kong launches citywide inspections into housing estate repairs as Tai Po fire death toll hits 55
Hong Kong authorities have launched a citywide inspection of housing estates undergoing repairs, after suspected substandard materials were identified as a possible cause in the deadly Tai Po fire.…
hongkongfp.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Spent the last month mapping the blogosphere by its links. The graph is finally ready

Communities clump into a big hex and the whole thing looks like a star map

What are blogs anyway but stars in the sky?

elmc.at/mapping-the-...

To check out the graph directly follow this link:

graph.elmc.at
Mapping the Blogosphere
An interactive graph of TTRPG blogs, showing who links to whom, how communities change over time, plus stats and how it all works.
elmc.at
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Completely, and in my experience when removed from the immediate sugar rush of a right wing propaganda operation screaming in their ear all day, people tend to revert to at least an economically leftish median.

And that's why these papers still run despite making no money.
I get a surprisingly large number of responses saying “This is because the public are stupid” but for real, if that was the key issue, then it wouldn’t be necessary to constantly shitehouse people with the most misleading and inflammatory messages they can get away with. There would be no need.
It is IMO not possible to operate any kind of meaningful democracy when your national press is a joke and a travesty, but your mileage on that may vary. I think it’s incontestable that it is impossible to govern well and effectively, while being in hock to these pantomime clowns.
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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This banger from the academia / writing / research meme stash definitely has wider applicability but I do really like using it for coaching, mentoring, and workshop activities when we talk about the importance of saying 'no' to things as researchers. #academicchatter #academicsky #PhDchat
November 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM