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Movement Call: National Day of Action to Stop ICE Warehouse Detention · Indivisible The Trump administration is converting warehouses across the country into mass detention facilities — and communities are already fighting back. Join Indivisible, Detention Watch Network, Disappeared ...

I would like to uplift and remind all of us that people across the country are organizing against detention and are fighting the warehouse concentration camps. You can get connected to the work by joining a mass call on 4/14 - www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

I gotta say, I'm intrigued. The way this game rolls the entire table's dice at once seem like a very compelling way to address simultaneity in a turn-based game.

Say hello to our next #TTRPG!

Biophage is the newest game from Studio Hex, a biopunk horror TTRPG where two players take the role of a Host and a Parasite, fighting for control over their shared body.

If you are interested, give its #Kickstarter a follow!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/stu...

We've still got three days and change for late backers to help bring another stretch goal to life! Please back and/or share to get us another awesome article for this year's zine.

Hello! Today is THE LAST DAY to file a claim in Bartz v. Anthropic.

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Alarming Study Finds That Most People Just Do What ChatGPT Tells Them, Even If It's Totally Wrong Human users are astonishingly willing to take AI chatbots by their word, even when the information they provide us is entirely made up.

Recently have heard a lot of people pushing for AI adoption in projects say "AI is okay we just have to review it carefully" and then they don't. This is completely believable. futurism.com/artificial-i...

New video game engages Ojibwe language learners beyond the classroom Reclaim! Azhe-giiwewining, a new Ojibwe‑language point‑and‑click adventure game, engages learners of all ages through story, culture and informal language use. Developed by Grassroots Indigenous Multi...

WHOO WHOO WHOOO!!! Check us ouuuuut!
New video game engages Ojibwe language learners beyond the classroom www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Federal Reserve Board - Proposal Details The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

The government is asking for public comments on whether banks should be able to deny you from buying legal goods at their own whim (i.e. how they're cracking down on art)

Tell them you don't want to be told how to spend your money

www.federalreserve.gov/apps/proposa...

If you are a worker at Epic Games looking to form a union to fight against these layoffs, reach out to us.

Game devs: If you are working on a game (either a computer game or a tabletop game) with indigenous themes and have plans to attend the San Diego Comic-Con, reach out to me ASAP. If this isn't you but someone you know, send this message along. #Indigenous #IndigiGames #IndieDev

But then, on Nov. 12, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops overwhelmingly passed a total ban on trans care throughout all of its healthcare network. This was, and remains, the most extensive and draconian trans healthcare ban in the U.S., and one that has gotten far too little attention for how much damage it's done. The bishops' ban includes not just hospitals but many clinics and doctor's practices as well. It bans hormones and surgeries, for adults as well as trans youth. While individual Catholics have a wide range of beliefs, the church hierarchy itself is incredibly reactionary, abusive and a longtime enemy of trans people's very existence. While the church had never been friendly to trans healthcare, the ban eliminated grey areas that more pro-trans Catholics and others working in their networks had previously used to provide healthcare anyway. This also didn't just impact a few charity hospitals. The church's network is massive, and in recent decades has grown constantly, including by taking over existing, previously secular practices. This means that even trans people who currently get their care elsewhere may fall under the ban as the church's healthcare holdings continue to aggressively expand. In some states, a third to nearly half of all healthcare beds are run by it, even in places like Oregon and Washington that — on paper — have protections for trans healthcare access. It includes not just hospitals but also a multitude of clinics and doctors' practices, including plenty that aren't obviously religious.

When she went back for her first appointment in January, after the ban, suddenly everything had changed. “They were very careful to avoid stating the exact reason. The way they phrased it was 'I thought we could, now it turns out we couldn't,'” she said. “They'd had trans patients before. I got the feeling they were willing to help.” The practice wasn't advertised as a Catholic Church-run one. During her initial appointment, she saw no signs of it, and “the staff clearly knew how to interact with a trans person.” But even if she'd wanted to find another clinic, for a working class trans person in her area that's nearly impossible, because “where I live, there's exactly one network that's not Catholic and that one network is not covered by a lot of insurances because they're more expensive.” This is a problem around the country. A 2025 article from healthcare access advocacy org Community Catalyst on the “growing crisis” of the Catholic Church's healthcare networks notes their record of “acquiring more and more independent hospitals.” “Despite their non-profit status and because of their Catholic directives, they're leaving devastating impacts on access, affordability and basic rights in their wake,” the piece noted. As of that year, Community Catalyst found, Catholic systems comprised four in ten of the largest health networks in the entire country. Their “directives limit access to critical health care, often going against evidence-based medical standards and clinical guidelines,” especially when it comes to reproductive health and gender-affirming care.

While it's gotten far too little attention, the trans healthcare ban imposed by the Catholic hierarchy late last year is the most extensive and draconian in the U.S.

In many areas, its networks — which are rapidly expanding, taking over previously secular practices — are the only option...

Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines Let us know if you see more.

"this is like a bookstore ripping the covers off the books it puts on display and changing their titles"

www.theverge.com/tech/896490/...

Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It. 40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.

I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing.

Thank you cardcatalogforlife.substack.com -- this is a very very very helpful public service:

cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

Do you design or publish board games? Do you want to protect the planet?

Earlier this month, the Green Games Guide team updated the website and the Guide to include more info to help you make more eco-friendly games. Please check it out and share!

greengamesguide.com

Bystander video is driving the biggest stories in America. The next era of journalism will be built on verifying it. - Poynter From the Minneapolis shootings to the Guthrie kidnapping, visual investigation skills are now mandatory. Here's how to do it.

As bystander and surveillance videos continue to drive major news stories, visual investigation skills are mandatory.

Here are 5 tips to verify video authenticity online, debunk AI-generated content and become a better visual investigator: www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...

Drintera Worldbuilding 2026: Native American Fantasy Help our Indigenous-led team build a fantasy continent inspired by precolonial North America, in zine form!

We're in the last few days to crowdfund a color PDF zine by Native American writers and allies, bringing inspiration from their cultures to fantasy #TTRPGs. Over 700% funded - pledge now to help up hit stretch goals!

Funding on the OG platform, @kickstarter.com

www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...

This dreadful book banning bill, H.R. 7661, has made it out of committee and into the House. It's time to call your reps.

London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%

They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨

London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.

Putting together lessons from several RPGs.

I would like to have a RPG where your character is built committing to Traditions, Ceremonies and Responsibilities. Not linear combat classes.

Confucian character design.

Exclusive | Trump Administration Set to Receive $10 Billion Fee for Brokering TikTok Deal Investors in the social-media platform’s U.S. business agreed to give the government several multibillion-dollar payments, sources said.

It was revealed last week that Trump got a $10 billion bribe for helping steal TikTok and give it to his right wing billionaire friends under the pretense of national security and it barely enjoyed a two hour news cycle

FCC chair threatens broadcasters over Iran war coverage FCC Chair Brendan Carr said news broadcasters coverage of Iran war could impact their license renewal.

The Trump administration can't bully media companies into not reporting about this unpopular and illegal war on Iran.

The First Amendment is clear: The government can't decide how journalists report.

Mini-Dungeon Magazine #1 — Tabletop RPG Magazine Mini-Dungeon Magazine is a tabletop RPG magazine of one-shot adventures, creative tools, and experimental content.

Just a few more backers to hit our expansion stretch goal for the Minj-Dungeon Magazine #TTRPG #zine Kickstarter... Let's get over that hump! I especially hope this shows the publisher there's love for indie RPGs like Shadowdark and Mork Borg as well as PF and 5e. www.kickstarter.com/projects/adv...

A screenshot from itch.io dashboard showing views over the past two weeks. It jumps from around 30 per day on average to 80+ per day in the last two days.

I cannot stress enough how important it is that you recommend indie TTRPGs you like online. Someone on Reddit asked for a game rec, only like 3 out of 20 people said my game, but it made for a massive wave of visits to the Itch page. Word of mouth is real.

www.reddit.com/r/rpg/commen...

Hard Wired Island: Second Gig A full-length sourcebook for the Hard Wired Island tabletop RPG.

The Hard Wired Island expansion campaign is over half done and 150% funded! If you like cyberpunk (or you'd like any of my previous games for a discount) check it out!

If you're a bit confused on how to submit, follow this link
www.federalreserve.gov/apps/proposa...
And click "Submit Comment" on the right.

Unfortunately I forgot to save my own comment as an example. Just be courteous and explain how Reputation Risk policies harm you and/or other people around you

reminder: for covid, you won't show pos for 36-48hrs after exposure.

if your flight's friday morning, testing = inaccurate anytime before saturday night (unless you're feeling sick sooner)

also why it's responsible to stay at home for a few days after events so tests+no symptoms can be verified.

In my home games, I especially like to tailor adventures for players taking one element and running with it beyond the adventure's scope. While obviously adventures can't support that overtly, scaffolding for how improvising extending the adventure is always really handy at my table.