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Corey Wiley on Twitter writes: "You don’t get it. Foundational immigration law is morally just and has been established over millennia. Disrespecting these rules and ideals is very offensive to folks who highly value civilized society"

Not true.

I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵

Hot pink chairs and benches stacked up in a protest with protesters hiding behind them as law enforcement fires upon the barricades with rubber bullets and tear gas

RIOS rios.imagines RIOS rios.imagines Images of the bright pink Civic furniture line that we designed for@grandpark_la "The Park for Everyone," being used by LA protesters stopped us in our tracks. These pieces were designed to move, adapt, welcome, connect - and now protect. We stand in solidarity with our city during moments of civic expression in support of unjust treatment, and we are reminded of why we design: for our community, diversity, and a sense of belonging. Photo by: David Ryder-AFP/Getty Images

Everyone saw Grand Park's hot pink benches being stacked into a barricade on Sunday. What an exceptional statement from RIOS, the benches' designers instagram.com/rios.imagines

"These pieces were designed to move, adapt, welcome, connect — and now protect"

First solo play through of Daybreak. It’s a work of art and design genius. Love it!

We’ve been playing a lot of Love Letter lately and thinking about the micro games we’ve published over the years
If you’ve got a clever, small-box design you think we should see, we’d love to take a look Send a quick pitch video and sell sheet to: creative@alderac.com
🎲✂️ #BoardGameDesign #DingDing

We cancelled our plans to visit Seattle this summer back in February, when the cutting of USAID put my job at risk and it was clear that cuts to ranger staff would put park visitors at risk. Not spending my money in US. Off to Tuscany instead

A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical...

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,

"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"

Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

The Cost of Cardboard: How Tariffs Will Impact Board Game Publishers and Designers A special report from Cardboard Edison, April 2025

What will high U.S. tariffs on China mean for the tabletop industry? What are publishers doing in response? And what will it all mean for board game designers? We reached out to U.S. publishers, and we've compiled their responses into a new industry report: cardboardedison.com/tariffs

Match wrap | Sheffield Wednesday 0 Oxford United 1 Between the Sheffield United and QPR games I was in Spain at a conference. Having done this for many years, despite everyone assuring you that the pace of change is accelerating to the point where …

Match wrap | Sheffield Wednesday 0 Oxford United 1

'Sam Long is the club; his injuries, our play-off defeat, stylish football team under Appleton, promotion under Des. Rowett's ruthless focus on results met the narrative that we're all so invested in.'

oxblogger.co.uk/2025/04/13/m...

#oufc

'Kemi Badenoch sided with a regime led by a man facing allegations of war crimes, against two of her parliamentary colleagues.'

@mrjamesob.bsky.social responds to the Tory leader defending Israel's deportation of two Labour MPs, as Israel changes its account of the paramedic killings.

Wait… there was a man Empire Strikes Back conversion kit for it?! 😮

" On April 5th, a 54% tariff goes into effect on a wide range of goods imported from China. For those of us who create boardgames, this is not just a policy change. It's a seismic shift. At Steve Jackson Games, we are actively assessing what this means for our products, our pricing, and our future plans. We do know that we can't absorb this kind of cost increase without raising prices. We've done our best over the past few years to shield players and retailers from the full brunt of rising freight costs and other increases, but this new tax changes the equation entirely. Here are the numbers: A product we might have manufactured in China for $3.00 last year could now cost $4.62 before we even ship it across the ocean. Add freight, warehousing, fulfillment, and distribution margins, and that once-$25 game quickly becomes a $40 product. That's not a luxury upcharge; it's survival math. Some people ask, "Why not manufacture in the U.S.?" I wish we could. But the infrastructure to support full-scale boardgame production – specialty dice making, die-cutting, custom plastic and wood components – doesn't meaningfully exist here yet. I've gotten quotes. I've talked to factories. Even when the willingness is there, the equipment, labor, and timelines simply aren't."

Steve Jackson Games posted this to their blog and the post is getting so many hits their site is effectively crashed but the point is worth repeating

Played this for the first time a couple of weeks ago, love it, bought it. Can’t wait to get it to the table…

Warning over privacy of encrypted messages as Russia targets Signal Messenger | Computer Weekly Russia-backed hacking groups have developed techniques to compromise encrypted messaging services, including Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram, placing journalists, politicians, and activists of interest ...

From last month...
www.computerweekly.com/news/3666194...

Every political tribe in Britain hates Elon Musk, and increasingly so.

Data via @yougov.co.uk.

“The first turn will be in a clockwise direction, the second turn will go counterclockwise, with the final turn going back clockwise”

Two years ago, I grew tired of comments about me driving a "Nazi" car, so I sold my VW Jetta and bought a Tesla.

UK Prime Minister Starmer hugs Zelensky as he welcomes him to 10 Downing Street.

This is how you welcome the leader of the free world.

They are arguing, endlessly, that illegally inciting acts of terror online is ‘free speech’ while silencing dissent, targeting journalists & telling an invaded ally what he is & is not allowed to say during a live television broadcast are all fine.

Home alone last night & not invited to a 4 player game of Brass, I finally got round to downloading @playbalatro.com

Goodbye life. Goodbye FIFA

It’s so good ANd AdDictIvE! 🃏

NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs

Of the 4000 researchers at NIH, only 20% are tenured. They’re going to fire all the rest as their contracts come up for renewal, absolutely decimating research at the NIH. This is catastrophic, not just for Americans, but for the whole world.

www.science.org/content/arti...

US aid cuts force UNICEF to reduce Lebanon nutrition programmes, official says U.S. aid cuts have forced the U.N. children's agency UNICEF to suspend or scale back many programmes in Lebanon, with more than half of children under the age of two experiencing severe food poverty in the country's east, a UNICEF official said on Friday.

US aid cuts have forced the UN children's agency UNICEF to suspend or scale back many programs in Lebanon, with more than half of children under the age of two experiencing severe food poverty in the country's east, a UNICEF official said reut.rs/4h1nuiW

No. 1000s will directly die as a result, millions of people kept in poverty or placed in serious harm. Poverty = conflict, migration, climate change. 1000s of jobs lost in UK at FCDO, charities & program mgt companies. Loss of soft power, world standing & UK economic growth. Disaster

WTF #Oxford?!
The Angel and Greyhound pub on St Clements has been renamed - with a font that’s come off a crap PowerPoint presentation - to ORANGES AND LEMONS?!!!

TtR (USA and Europe) has hundreds of plays, remains an easy family favourite for “pick up and play”. Next Station London & Parks had a lot of love last year.

Played Nusfjord for 1st time last week and loved it, want to play again asap. Also have Let’s go to Japan & TtR Legacy on the stack waiting…

Please can everyone listen to Geek Gods: Sir Ian Livingstone at 4pm and midnight please? Tell everyone about it too.
Radio 4 Extra : BBC Sounds thereafter.

OK this is just someone's joke so won't post it as a proper fess but it slightly amused me this morning

Tomb Raider is one of my most beloved series. It sparked my passion for archaeology and ancient civilizations.
Although TR4 was my fav, I decided to draw classic Lara Croft with a T-rex because it's such an iconic combination! 🏺🦖

Done in Procreate.

@tombraider.com #procreateart #tombraider

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I’m increasingly negative about UKGE, as it’s becoming a victim of its own & the hobby’s success: too many stands & visitors packed into the space. Limited hotel options on site + high demand = costly

The Glory Years has been a labour of love for my friend Oxblogger. It’s niche, but it’s received rave reviews. Available now in the club shop or via Amazon UK. Top soccer book of the year so far 💯

A hexagon, inside which is a circle and a meeple, mimicing the accessibility stick figure in a circle. The word Abletop creates a table out of the top of the letter T. Text reads - Abletop: Exploring Tabletop Board Game Accessibility. Image on the right shows a game of Frosthaven in progress.

We've got a cool announcement to make!

Myself and Cari Watterton have been working on a project together the past few months.

Introducing Abletop - A six part series of videos discussing boardgame and tabletop Accessibility.

Hour long episodes releasing weekly - Every Wednesday at 5pm UK.