Posting up again for the late morning crowd, every bit helps if you can!

She's right, too!

Illinoisans overwhelmingly want to impose strict rules on data centers Sixty-eight percent polled said they'd support legislation to “regulate data centers to minimize their impact on our utility bills, climate, and water." Twenty-one percent opposed such a bill.

Illinois too -

chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

LOVE that!!

I have no clue where Claude lives and have no interest in finding out.

Ad Card for Nala J. Wu's talk on TTRPG Rising Tide's RT Talks. It Reads, "Join our host, Mat of Role Play Chat, talks with art director and award-winning illustrator Nala J. Wu about the logistics of art direction as well as how to market yourself as an artist"

Are You Ready For Your #TTRPG Art Director's Guide?

Join us live, 4/22 at 7 PM ET, where our host, Mat of Role Play Chat, talks with art director and award-winning illustrator @naladraws.com about the logistics of art direction.

Watch and join the Q&A for Free!

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Also OMFG SEASON ONE ENDINGGGGGGGG

Finally watching Bridgerton and I'm absolutely appalled that the ads are 70% alcohol, 10% ai use, and the rest are fucking WEIRD. I don't understand what they're even advertising.

MUTUAL AID MONDAY - FRIDAY OFFICE HOURS 12 PM - 7 PM SATURDAY - SUNDAY 10 AM - 1 PM TUESDAY APRIL 21 GAME NIGHT IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL KAPOW HQ 6:00 - 8:00 PM • LIVESTREAM CATCH UP WITH KAT TWITCH OR YOUTUBE 7:00 - 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY APRIL 22 CRAFT NIGHT BRING YOUR OWN CRAFT! KAPOW HQ BRING UNUSED SOCKS IF YOU CAN! 6:00 - 8:00 PM THURSDAY APRIL 23 PARK CLEAN-UP MATERIALS PROVIDED! TOUHY PATRICK PARK 12:00 - 1:00 PM ART BUILD HELP US MAKE NEW DECOR FOR OUR OFFICE KAPOW HQ 6:00 - 8:00 PM FRIDAY APRIL 24 MOVIE NIGHT IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL KAPOW HQ BRING DONATION OF WATER BOTTLES IF YOU CAN! 7:00 - 9:00 PM SATURDAY APRIL 25 MUTUAL AID DAY MENDING PARTY KAPOW HQ BRING CLOTHING YOU NEED MENDED OR SUPPLIES TO HELP MEND! 11:00 - 1:00 PM SUNDAY APRIL 26 EDGEWATER ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION BEACH CLEAN-UP KATHY OSTERMAN DUNES 10:30 - 12:30 PM * LIVESTREAM CATCH UP WITH KAT TWITCH OR YOUTUBE 7:00 - 9:00 PM

Mending workshops, game nights, livestreams, and beach cleanups — oh my!

Here’s what’s happening with KAPOW this week. RSVP and learn more here: www.mobilize.us/kapow/

Sign reads: Drinks are not complimentary—they’re actually quite rude!

#awesomesigns

My brain needs to stop coming up with character ideas...

Or maybe continue because these are pretty good..

TheOperaGeek - Twitch Professional Opera Singer • Geek Extraordinaire • Aria-Slinging Mercenary • Voiceover Artist • Actual Bard • Co-Creator of the #CollegeOfTheOpera • D&D • TTRPG

In about 45 minutes, join me as I ease back into streaming! First stream since I had the surgery, so I'm planning on a shorter stream and going through the ancient age of a new run at Tecumseh in #CivilizationVII!

See you soon!

twitch.tv/theoperageek

A promotional image for the Paragons Starter Kit Kickstarter, depicting a woman in modern witchy attire casting a spell and a mockup of the box set with text that reads "Narrative Superhero RPG crowdfunding now!"

We know that not everyone can afford extra fun purchases right now, but you can support the Kickstarter just by sharing this post!

It's a handy resource to help you learn to play Paragons - our narrative superhero RPG inspired by cartoons and animation.
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gonzo in a snazzy fit

hello, it’s Gonzo

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Could really use the help here folks. My next gig isn't for a while, SNAP denied my application and I need to keep my phone on.

So any little bit can help me out.

A full-time job should mean you can live well. Food, a roof over your head, bills paid, and JOY too.

Not just surviving.

A brown and grey tabby cat is curled up on a patchwork chair, peeking her eyes up at the camera from behind her tail.

May your day successfully include a cat shape which looks at you like this.

In these dark, sad, enraging times, we must turn to poetry, to music, to arts in all its manifestations. We must write and cook and dance all while imagining what is possible in radical hope. We must love as we fight, strategize, and organize. The world necessitates beauty and struggle. #resist

A black-and-white cat lying on a bed, looking relaxed

Uni is melting

I don't recall any previous transformative technologies that had to be sold to the public so hard. No one in 1999 was going, "Guys. Cell phone? It's coming, whether we like it or not. I think it's important, FOR WOMEN ESPECIALLY, to learn about cell phone. So that we're not left behind!!"

Medical students in Gaza restore one of the oldest libraries after it was bombed by the Israeli occupation.

I've made it through most of my first official planner this year and have less than 50 days left until the book is done. I'm proud of the consistency and how I've been able to channel my restless artistic heart into designing each page.

This thing is almost round with washi tape and stickers.

Here we go again! What should be next in the video line up? Art for a game that doesn't exist Designing Merch for fake products Game design: Café Cat-tastrophes! New in Town Art Tour (+bonus!)

Head on over to vote on the next vlogs! youtube.com/post/Ugkxz5o...

Duality TTRPG A genre-crossing system designed for one shots and long form campaigns, Duality is a 2d6 tabletop role-playing system

People enjoying my characters/performances is a high on top of the normal high of playing a fun game! Session 2 of Delta shift was wild!

Please go back Duality! This game is so fun and wild. Duality and it's dual genre system is pretty unique and I am loving it!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mim...

Have you ever thought "I'd love to play a tabletop RPG with Josh"?

I've added a few additional slots of the $225 tier where you can play a session of Paragons with me! You pick the players, we schedule a session, and I'll run the game.

Let's roll some dice together!

“You gotta learn AI or get left behind!” is a bit galling given that the entire purpose of AI seems to be to steal our work and fuck our brains and shit up the planet, which is to say, its GOAL is to leave us all behind. That, in order to make its owners rich.

People say 'the work speaks for itself'. Maybe that's true for some things, but it is never true in organizing. You absolutely need to share the work, often and always. There are new people coming of age daily and also most organizing is not visible to most people.

Promotional graphic of Whole New World hitting 90% funding

Thank you to everyone who supported, backed and shared Whole New World! Thanks to you, we hit 90% of our goal!!

Our stretch goals include additional art for our Arc 1 game and having the amazing @oneshotrpg.bsky.social as our worldbuilding guest 🎉

Art by @4threset.bsky.social

It would not be good at all but for just a moment, maybe....