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Kate Baker

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TTRPG writer and giant nerd.

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Mary Armentrout Dance Theater: grappling with/haunted by what america+utopia might = | The MilkBar

I think it’s great to see that a local (Richmond, CA) dance performance is having one night that is masks required! milkbar.org/mary-armentr...

It also looks like a cool show.

06.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
SDPL Clara Breed Civil Liberties Lecture

Maggie Tokuda-Hall in conversation with Mike Sakasegawa of the Keep the Channel Open Podcast. 

Tuesday March 10th, central library 6-8pm

Also a pic of my face from 10 years ago, I look great.

SDPL Clara Breed Civil Liberties Lecture Maggie Tokuda-Hall in conversation with Mike Sakasegawa of the Keep the Channel Open Podcast. Tuesday March 10th, central library 6-8pm Also a pic of my face from 10 years ago, I look great.

Who do I know in San Diego? I will be there next week at the SDPL and I am afraid that I do not have enough people there.

I will be talking about the Japanese American Incarceration, book bans, and what our current climate of censorship yields for us while simultaneous state sanctioned raids occur.

04.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 10

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.

26.02.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 8145 πŸ” 3651 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 0

This is incredibly cute.

22.02.2026 05:22 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Part of why I am insistent that public libraries must be expanded is because they can offer us a foundation for unleashing creativity and for nurturing imagination. This is an affirmative project at a time when we desperately need to be FOR things and not just against them.

21.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 1049 πŸ” 299 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
Alysa Liu wins the Olympic gold medal for the United States
Alysa Liu wins the Olympic gold medal for the United States YouTube video by Olympics

some thoughts on Alysa’s gold medal skate a day later

- this is maybe my absolute favorite skating performance ever? I know enough to understand it’s not the most challenging technical skate but the sheer infectious joy is unmatched

- I’ve watched this maybe 15 times

- I mean holy shit look at it

21.02.2026 03:35 πŸ‘ 2245 πŸ” 235 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 50

I just requested it from the library based entirely on this meme.

14.02.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pay Chesley Oxendine using PayPal.Me Go to paypal.me/COxendine and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

Trying to raise $250 for medications. I'm on week one of what will be four and I am nigh totally nonfunctional. This is not sustainable for a month of effectively being unable to work.

paypal.me/coxendine

11.02.2026 01:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Please honor James’ memory by getting screened for colorectal cancer. Make the call today if you are 45 or have a family history. Rates are surging among young people. Catching it early is the best way to survive it.

www.cancer.org/cancer/types...

11.02.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 897 πŸ” 311 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 29

Sorry, I don't mean resources for how to go and protest. I mean readings about how public health and activism have interacted. Think the history of act up, in a way that is digestible for 20-year-olds who are thinking about it for the first time.

09.02.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Bring back earnestness and sincerity.

09.02.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 392 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

I am so tired of the Nextdoor posts about how no one uses that library. I went to that library three times last week. It was bustling every time.

09.02.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You ever stop and think about CASABLANCA? You ever stop and think about "Welcome back to the fight, this time, I know our side will win?" You ever think about a bar full of people defiantly singing La Marseillaise, played by a soundstage full of Jewish refugees? You ever think about CASABLANCA??????

09.02.2026 05:44 πŸ‘ 2596 πŸ” 366 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 127

The information available ($24k for 10k words) makes YB&B 1st print THE BEST freelance writing payout I've ever heard of in TTRPGs. Even the base $3k for 10k words without bonus or royalties is higher than the top rate I've ever received and, in context of TTRPGs, a rate I'd call excellent.

07.02.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I have a hold on it at the library already! I can’t wait to read it.

03.02.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
and now that i can say this with mY full chest, ice and that entire administration.

and now that i can say this with mY full chest, ice and that entire administration.

Absolutely losing my mind over Ava, THE ROCK'S DAUGHTER, quitting WWE despite them offering her a raise to keep working a pretty cushy kayfabe general manager gig and then the day after her contract ends she posts this

01.02.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 9729 πŸ” 2438 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 150

it's my birthday today, which means you are legally required to catch up on my long-running wizard webcomic, which is ending in less than 30 pages! it's free, what do you have to lose www.widdershinscomic.com

30.01.2026 10:57 πŸ‘ 135 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 1

What a remarkable woman. We are all much poorer for her passing.

22.12.2025 00:53 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
#1 John Hodgman and
Maximum Fun
Judge John Hodgman


#2
Headgum
Not Another D&D Podcast

#3
WORLDS BEYOND NUMBER
Worlds Beyond Number

#4
TIGHTS AND FIGHTS
Maximum Fun
Tights and Fights

#5
SAWBONES
Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

#1 John Hodgman and Maximum Fun Judge John Hodgman #2 Headgum Not Another D&D Podcast #3 WORLDS BEYOND NUMBER Worlds Beyond Number #4 TIGHTS AND FIGHTS Maximum Fun Tights and Fights #5 SAWBONES Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

This is my Pocket Casts Playback for the year!

10.12.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot from Libby showing the cover of Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young: Alex is missing, but is he really gone? The book has been borrowed.

A screenshot from Libby showing the cover of Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young: Alex is missing, but is he really gone? The book has been borrowed.

I love when I request that the library acquire something and then they get it! I’m looking forward to reading Hello Sunshine by @keezyyoung.bsky.social

08.12.2025 05:33 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely a murder basement!

07.12.2025 18:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Tombs of Atuan is also amazing!

07.12.2025 18:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I read all of Earthsea for the first time this year, and Tehanu in particular is such a masterpiece.

07.12.2025 15:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think the best book I read this year was Tehanu by Ursula K. LeGuin, and I think the book that meant the most to me was Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir.

07.12.2025 03:14 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

These folks to honest-to-gods JOURNALISM. If you give them a follow they get more funding, and you get access to more good stories.

06.12.2025 06:05 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What books are coming out in 2026 that you are excited about?

Some that I am looking forward to are Daggerbound by T Kingfisher (sequel to Swordheart), The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig (sequel to The Knight and the Moth), and Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar.

03.12.2025 22:18 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Fellowship

Hey all,

The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.

Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.

You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

03.12.2025 21:26 πŸ‘ 5469 πŸ” 2741 πŸ’¬ 190 πŸ“Œ 116

It looks so good!

04.12.2025 02:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, I’ll definitely check out Black Tabs! I haven’t read the Dresden Files yet, but I’ve been planning to get to it.

04.12.2025 02:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What books are coming out in 2026 that you are excited about?

Some that I am looking forward to are Daggerbound by T Kingfisher (sequel to Swordheart), The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig (sequel to The Knight and the Moth), and Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar.

03.12.2025 22:18 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0