MUTATE NOW MUTATE NOW Plasmodics: mutant freaks in the weird future is live on Kickstarter right now! In the remnants of the world, play in the smithereens. Get weird in the body and in the mind with this post-apocalyptic TTRPG. kickstarter.com/projects/goodl…

Ta-Nehisi Coates on the DNC’s refusal (so far) to give a single Palestinian American voice any airtime: vanityfair.com/news/story/dnc…

In Western societies, those who have cheered on or legitimised genocide are presented as “moderates”. Opponents of genocide as portrayed as “extremists”. Brilliant piece by Arwa Mahdawi on the world turned on its head. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

RTFM, the RPG book club podcast, is back from hiatus! We also do interviews now, and our first is with kill ghost. We talk about game design, developing new skills, and MUTANTS. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aaron…

Is it time already? Almost! The fundraising campaign for A Chaotic Cataloging: A Seasons of Hieron Fanzine launches on📚September 12th, 2024📚 We are also proud to announce that all proceeds will be going to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund. #hieronzine #friendsatthetable

Aysenur Eygi seemed like an exceptional person. May she rest in peace.

We’re LIVE! A Chaotic Cataloging: A Seasons of Hieron Fanzine is now available for preorders! All profits made from the zine will be donated to PCRF🇵🇸 The fundraising campaign will last from now until Saturday, October 12th! crowdfundr.com/HieronZine #hieronzine #friendsatthetable

AND we still have commissions by our wonderful contributors available! Including: - custom game/Hieron inspired playbook by ben. also on cohost - headshots/meme redraws/full chara illus. by than (c0mms open)🔮 - custom fic by Stella-Jude - chibis/portrait by Azzy Don't miss out!

Ben K Rosenbloom. “Archival Monographing”, 2024. In A Chaotic Cataloging: A Seasons of Hieron Fanzine. Find Ben ben. also on cohost on twitter and @ benk on cohost! Preorder YOUR zine at crowdfundr.com/HieronZine #friendsatthetable #hieronzine

commission me and support a good cause!!

My friend Meredith Shiner is the best, and you should read everything she writes, but especially this. newrepublic.com/article/186577…

Radish Knights continues! With your help, we can fully fund and print this funky tactics rpg. In the meantime, reply below and I'll issue you a knightly weapon straight out of the coffers of the Orders.

I read Spine of Eternity - it's a cool new pbta game with a neat metafictional angle! benkrosenbloom.blogspot.com/2024/11/review…

I'm part of a Secret Santa as per the Explorers Design 2024 gift guide. I pulled Root Devil and wrote a small review of the Barkeep Jam entry... GATORBARGE! Come gamble in the maw of giant alligator. Test your luck until the jaws snap shut. Check it out: mindstormpress.com/gambling-on-th…

The arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil—a green card holder whose wife is eight months pregnant—is a blatant assault on the First Amendment and a sign of advancing authoritarianism under Trump. He must be released now.

I can only react to this image as I am: a Jew. To make Jewish words and phrases interchangeable with ICE detention is to make Judaism the face of fascism. This has happened in Israel and will happen here if we allow it

"I spent some time thinking how I whitewashed a violent demagogue—and decided it's time to whitewash another violent demagogue."

Sen. Susan Collins says Congress may only revisit Trump’s $1 trillion cuts to Medicaid if there's "evidence" of Americans getting sicker — even as 61,000 Mainers face losing coverage and rural hospitals risk closure. Read more below.mainebeacon.com/collins-if-ame…

Gov. Janet Mills is losing support inside her own party, Ethan Strimling writes. Democrats’ approval of her has fallen over 20 points since June, as folks are unhappy with ICE raids in Maine and her resistance to tougher gun laws after Lewiston.mainebeacon.com/strimling-why-…