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@vianegativa

I’m on the run to wherever you are. 52. Surly CIS gay male. TTRPG Gaymer. TCG Gaymer. Trapped somewhere between the shadows of being an adult and deciding who I want to be when I grow up. Chicago IL - Sober - Gay - Poly- Wannabe writer - Wannabe poet

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Marvel Comics Loves Monsterfuckers— In the following essay I will elaborate on how Marvel Comics is making Ultimate Sabertooth your new Zaddy Monsterfucker Icon…

04.03.2026 03:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So they’re going to cripple healthcare for the poor in Minnesota to make an example of the state. The warning is “don’t resist.”

26.02.2026 02:22 👍 3177 🔁 983 💬 210 📌 47

I am ferociously uninspired at the moment regarding M:tG, running RPGs, socialization, or relationships.

I need some way to revitalize creatively.

26.02.2026 02:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Face reveal. Wrong answers only.

24.02.2026 01:51 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 2
A shark at a desk with a picture of a starfish on the laptop for reference, as they doodle a starfish on a piece of paper.

A shark at a desk with a picture of a starfish on the laptop for reference, as they doodle a starfish on a piece of paper.

Inspiration :) #sharks #art

09.01.2026 04:26 👍 115 🔁 43 💬 1 📌 0
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Elizabeth Warren: "This one is to me not even open or arguable. How would the US government keep money that the Supreme Court said it did not legally collect from American businesses, that it did not legally take away from American families that ultimately paid this?"

24.02.2026 02:26 👍 16436 🔁 4653 💬 510 📌 157
cartoon drawing of someone trying to clean their glasses on their shirt. she holds it to the light. still dirty. frowning. “no”

“may your enemies’ glasses be always smudged, and their shirts the wrong type of fabric ♥️”

cartoon drawing of someone trying to clean their glasses on their shirt. she holds it to the light. still dirty. frowning. “no” “may your enemies’ glasses be always smudged, and their shirts the wrong type of fabric ♥️”

a mundane curse #comic

24.02.2026 00:43 👍 4319 🔁 1327 💬 13 📌 68
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Rem has to eat his sketti... or else

21.02.2026 16:57 👍 7174 🔁 2200 💬 31 📌 6
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Me too, buddy. Me too…

18.02.2026 22:24 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Continue?
one and a white
instant
Choose up to four target creature cards in your graveyard that were put there from the battlefield this turn. return them to the battlefield.
"you've gotta give it your all because anything less won't get the job done."

Continue? one and a white instant Choose up to four target creature cards in your graveyard that were put there from the battlefield this turn. return them to the battlefield. "you've gotta give it your all because anything less won't get the job done."

This both made me smile and is kind of a ridiculous protection against wrath effects and like, general combat? i love it.

18.02.2026 20:43 👍 195 🔁 9 💬 30 📌 2
Endless Foot Assault
2 and a white
enchantment
squad 1w (when you cast it, pay 1w any number of times to make that many token copies of it)
whenever you attack, for each opponent create a 1/1 black ninja token that's tapped and attacking that player.

Endless Foot Assault 2 and a white enchantment squad 1w (when you cast it, pay 1w any number of times to make that many token copies of it) whenever you attack, for each opponent create a 1/1 black ninja token that's tapped and attacking that player.

holy crap. this is such a cool card for so many different kinds of decks that i love to play. like, do i make space in tuvasa for this? do i put it in a tokens deck?

18.02.2026 20:47 👍 69 🔁 4 💬 17 📌 2

Everyone should proceed on the assumption that Donald J. Trump is proven to be a child rapist in the Epstein files.

If that assumption were incorrect, Trump would have released all the files by now to prove his innocence.

18.02.2026 20:17 👍 4112 🔁 1287 💬 172 📌 68
TTRPG zines live panel. Friday, feb 20, twitch.tv/gnome_anne. 3pm PST, 6pm EST, 11pm GMT

TTRPG zines live panel. Friday, feb 20, twitch.tv/gnome_anne. 3pm PST, 6pm EST, 11pm GMT

💚 TTRPG LIVE PANEL on ZINES! 💚

Everyone's talking about zines, but what are they *really*? how do they affect game design? how do you make one?

Join us THIS FRIDAY at 3pm PT for a live panel at twitch.tv/gnome_anne

submit questions for the panelists www.patreon.com/posts/call-f...

18.02.2026 20:27 👍 20 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0
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Oh yes, got this finished commission of Resplendent from @kroovv.bsky.social
Absolutely stunning 😍
#oc #ocsky

18.02.2026 20:20 👍 766 🔁 181 💬 11 📌 0
BREAKING: Epstein files update IMPLICATES TRUMP
BREAKING: Epstein files update IMPLICATES TRUMP YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

Everyone, practice your "shocked" face.

Pamela Jo Bondi *lied* to Congress when she testified that "there is no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYMs...

18.02.2026 20:28 👍 1654 🔁 514 💬 115 📌 20
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The man who taught nonviolence to Martin Luther King Jr. Al Letson revisits a story about civil rights activist Bayard Rustin that he produced 16 years ago for Black History Month.

The man who taught nonviolence to Martin Luther King Jr. may be someone you've never heard of.

For Black History Month, @alletson.bsky.social revisits the story of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin on this week's More To The Story:

18.02.2026 20:30 👍 173 🔁 57 💬 0 📌 3
Screenshot of an X post by Matt Gaetz stating that any teacher who leads an anti-ICE walkout should be instantly fired and possibly deported. Below it is a reply suggesting the same should apply to any congressman who has sex with 17-year-old girls.

Screenshot of an X post by Matt Gaetz stating that any teacher who leads an anti-ICE walkout should be instantly fired and possibly deported. Below it is a reply suggesting the same should apply to any congressman who has sex with 17-year-old girls.

This is the guy Trump first wanted for the job so he could help bury the Epstein files.

18.02.2026 20:30 👍 3806 🔁 646 💬 74 📌 10
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During her sworn Congressional testimony, Pam Bondi declared that there was “no evidence Donald Trump committed any crimes.” But we’ve had enough time now with the Epstein files, and there are enough intrepid investigative reporters, to prove this was false. My write-up in the replies.

18.02.2026 18:26 👍 713 🔁 123 💬 26 📌 4

There is just something about SRS games and those that inspired them or are derived from them (Alshard FF, Arianrhod, Octopath Traveler TRPG, Monotone Museum, etc etc) that make my brain excited. The character sheets are nice. I like a 2d6 roll to resolve actions. They’re cool!

18.02.2026 20:35 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Made a quick video of the backdrops I made for one of the groups in Uruguay's Carnaval. Apart from the creation of it I also ran/VJ them live. Tomorrow I have two more groups live and will soon show those too!

#art #illustration #vj #animation

18.02.2026 17:00 👍 485 🔁 92 💬 29 📌 1

Finally got back access to this account. Thank the bloody cosmos!

18.02.2026 20:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
18.02.2026 14:57 👍 92 🔁 17 💬 0 📌 0
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America is on the brink of a full-scale war with Iran — but no one is willing to say exactly why, including the occupant of the Oval Office. But there are clues.

Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-the-hell-is-trump-threatening

18.02.2026 16:13 👍 962 🔁 418 💬 160 📌 34

I’m looking for TTRPG system suggestions for my Grimdark mash-up of The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers, Defiance, and the Abandons.

Please give me some ideas that y’all find engaging!

23.12.2025 21:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We've lost the plot of where western fantasy came from.

Almost every piece of fantasy writing that inspired D&D was explicitly written as anti-war and most were anti-industrialization.

Misinterpreting Japanese culture is one thing but misinterpreting your own is peak loser behavior.

20.12.2025 23:20 👍 85 🔁 19 💬 1 📌 0

I've spoken at length about the bad-faith taking of Ghibli, but also I built my love of fiction on the same pieces that are constantly misread and misused from European writers.

Not even the villains in fairytales were faceless.
JRR Tolkien HATED war and violence.

I don't know if they've ever READ

20.12.2025 23:20 👍 47 🔁 11 💬 3 📌 0

Tokyo Godfathers is now available to watch on the Criterion Channel ❤️

15.12.2025 22:03 👍 2052 🔁 957 💬 12 📌 52
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Let's Talk About "Ghibli-inspired" TTRPGs Capturing the True Essence of Studio Ghibli in TTRPGs Also check out the free micro-RPG I was inspired to share from my slush pile by this post. Studio Ghibli is a household name synonymous with enchanting, dreamlike worlds, often celebrated for their whimsical charm and the tender portrayal

It's the time again. Tapping on the sign for my unfortunately evergreen post about Ghibli "inspired" #TTRPG projects.

thoughtpunks.com/let...

#Ghibli #TTRPGs #Adaptation #Appropriation

20.12.2025 21:56 👍 13 🔁 9 💬 2 📌 0
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If Donald Trump is OK with Pam Bondi making him look *this* guilty, the Epstein Files must have lots of outrageously
damning evidence about him.

20.12.2025 22:08 👍 5219 🔁 1504 💬 230 📌 53
Sign at the Weiners Circle: "F  k T  mp we can redact too."

Sign at the Weiners Circle: "F k T mp we can redact too."

Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.

20.12.2025 21:40 👍 20039 🔁 4166 💬 122 📌 176