Mike Zwick
@fezzwick.bsky.social
Lucky husband of Hafsa, father to 7 great kids and owner of a Good Dog. Pretty avid gamer as well
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Mike Zwick
@fezzwick.bsky.social
· Apr 9
AFAIK, I've played about 50 RPG systems: Dungeons & Dragons 1st-5.5 editions, Gamma World 1st and 2nd Editions, Mothership, Alien, Mutant Year Zero, Hyperborea, Call of Catthulhu, Shadow of the Demon Lord, Shadow of the Weird Wizard, Star Wars d20, Star Wars Saga, Star Wars (FFG),
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I was raped at a frat party. It’s a shockingly common experience and preventative interventions in college are way too late.
In the aftermath of the Cornell rape case, @espiers.bsky.social reflects on her own experiences with sexual assault, and how our current models of consent-based sex education may not be enough.
My Rape, the Cornell Case—and Why We Need Better Approaches to Teaching How Consent Works
I tried to process the experience of being raped by disassociating. We have to show our kids a better way
www.thenation.com
October 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I was raped at a frat party. It’s a shockingly common experience and preventative interventions in college are way too late.
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jess is right! it’s worse than ever for women in this field, and it was still pretty bad at our peak. im one of the lucky freelancers who has regular work (probably work more than i did at polygon!), and it’s still not a livable amount of pay. it’s pushing important and skilled women out.
And it’s gotten worse! Ask any woman in this industry and they’ll tell you that. Over the past few years, it has gotten so much worse. I see all these talented writers you all tokenized five years ago who have now been pushed out because you stopped caring. Stopped performing. And I’m just so angry.
October 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
jess is right! it’s worse than ever for women in this field, and it was still pretty bad at our peak. im one of the lucky freelancers who has regular work (probably work more than i did at polygon!), and it’s still not a livable amount of pay. it’s pushing important and skilled women out.
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On the Randomworlds discord q-and-a channel talking Kiss My Axe.
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October 1, 2026 at 12:48 AM
On the Randomworlds discord q-and-a channel talking Kiss My Axe.
www.tinyurl.com/randomworlds...
www.tinyurl.com/randomworlds...
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Andy Bernard: I went to Cornell
Alt: Andy Bernard: I went to Cornell
static.klipy.com
September 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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That's a $96,318 fine for being raped.
"Meanwhile, Jane Doe dropped out of Cornell and was denied her request to get her tuition refunded so that she could transfer to a different college. She hence faced more severe consequences than most of the men who she alleges gang-raped her."
www.thecut.com/article/what...
www.thecut.com/article/what...
What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
www.thecut.com
September 30, 2026 at 1:19 AM
That's a $96,318 fine for being raped.
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Just needs alt-text:
September 30, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Just needs alt-text:
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He's a Reverse Weeble
September 30, 2026 at 2:31 PM
He's a Reverse Weeble
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Procedural hardball is disruptive, but makes perfect sense from a radical perspective. The whole question is whether there’s a good basis for radicalization. Given [gestures everywhere] the answer’s clearly yes. www.offmessage.net/p/the-new-ra...
The New Radicals
Democrats need to be the uncompromising ones now.
www.offmessage.net
September 30, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Procedural hardball is disruptive, but makes perfect sense from a radical perspective. The whole question is whether there’s a good basis for radicalization. Given [gestures everywhere] the answer’s clearly yes. www.offmessage.net/p/the-new-ra...
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Not enough is said about how Trump views United States dollars as HIS own money
Trump: "Because of tariffs, we are taking in hundreds of billions of dollars of profits. It's one of the reasons I can offer, if Republicans win the House and Senate, $5,000 to every adult. We can do it and the Democrats can't, because the Democrats don't have any income."
September 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Not enough is said about how Trump views United States dollars as HIS own money
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Animal Facing Extinction In 2003 Fucks Its Way Back https://theonion.com/animal-facing-extinction-in-2003-fucks-its-way-back-1819574957/
September 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Animal Facing Extinction In 2003 Fucks Its Way Back https://theonion.com/animal-facing-extinction-in-2003-fucks-its-way-back-1819574957/
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Medicare for All would raise all kinds of challenges that many of the idea’s less-informed supporters fail to take seriously, if they have even contemplated them at all. But El-Sayed isn’t one of those people. @citizencohn.bsky.social:
Rogers Tries to Make El-Sayed’s Health Care Plan Scary
But how many of the Michigan Republican’s claims hold up?
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Medicare for All would raise all kinds of challenges that many of the idea’s less-informed supporters fail to take seriously, if they have even contemplated them at all. But El-Sayed isn’t one of those people. @citizencohn.bsky.social:
He should be locked up in a jail celly-welly.
Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency
September 28, 2026 at 8:12 PM
He should be locked up in a jail celly-welly.
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it’s so funny that people were like “OMG a 2PM Oval Office announcement, is Trump going to end the war in Iran or invade Cuba?!?!”
and it turns out, no, he’s just going to rant about how good the economy is + how elections are rigged and then fall asleep
and it turns out, no, he’s just going to rant about how good the economy is + how elections are rigged and then fall asleep
September 28, 2026 at 7:05 PM
it’s so funny that people were like “OMG a 2PM Oval Office announcement, is Trump going to end the war in Iran or invade Cuba?!?!”
and it turns out, no, he’s just going to rant about how good the economy is + how elections are rigged and then fall asleep
and it turns out, no, he’s just going to rant about how good the economy is + how elections are rigged and then fall asleep
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Homer when they're lowering Frank Grimy Grimes into his grave
Trump appears to be completely passed out asleep during his 2pm Oval Office announcement
September 28, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Homer when they're lowering Frank Grimy Grimes into his grave
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Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today.
A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field.
Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission.
The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field.
Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission.
The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport
Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.
www.wisn.com
September 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today.
A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field.
Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission.
The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field.
Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission.
The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
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NEW: After we published an investigation into Brown Brothers Media, a company that buys struggling news sites and turns them into AI-powered content mills, we got a tip that completely gobsmacked me: one of the brothers has extensive connections to Ghislaine Maxwell
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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You Know Those Three Brothers Who Buy Struggling News Sites and Turn Them Into AI-Powered Content Farms? It Turns Out One of Them Has Extensive Connections to Ghislaine Maxwell
Ideapod, a cornerstone brand of Brown Brothers Media's AI empire, has deep ties to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.
futurism.com
September 28, 2026 at 1:19 PM
NEW: After we published an investigation into Brown Brothers Media, a company that buys struggling news sites and turns them into AI-powered content mills, we got a tip that completely gobsmacked me: one of the brothers has extensive connections to Ghislaine Maxwell
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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You Can Be Anything You Want, Says Fictional Character https://theonion.com/you-can-be-anything-you-want-says-fictional-character-1819566934/
September 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
You Can Be Anything You Want, Says Fictional Character https://theonion.com/you-can-be-anything-you-want-says-fictional-character-1819566934/
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This is phenomenal, especially since Tim
Robinson is from Detroit (and even had a show called the Detroiters).
Robinson is from Detroit (and even had a show called the Detroiters).
Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.
September 28, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This is phenomenal, especially since Tim
Robinson is from Detroit (and even had a show called the Detroiters).
Robinson is from Detroit (and even had a show called the Detroiters).
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On October 13th at 5pm, @ljmuhistory.bsky.social are having a little launch event for the 2nd editions of Cold City & Hot War. If you're in the area & fancy coming along, you can register here (primarily so that our security people will let you in the door!)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cold-cityh...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cold-cityh...
Cold City/Hot War Launch Event
It's a launch event. For the Cold City and Hot War second edition TTRPGs.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 28, 2026 at 2:54 PM
On October 13th at 5pm, @ljmuhistory.bsky.social are having a little launch event for the 2nd editions of Cold City & Hot War. If you're in the area & fancy coming along, you can register here (primarily so that our security people will let you in the door!)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cold-cityh...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cold-cityh...
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ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
From the archives:
From the archives:
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
www.propublica.org
September 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
From the archives:
From the archives:
Apparently not much diversity in the group
He’s been using this photo for at least a decade now and if this is the best one he’s been able to get … Jesus
“Muscular Christianity” means that when when you’re glazing the serial predator president who deports refugee children, executes fishermen, and builds idols to himself, you TYPE REALLY HARD.
September 26, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Apparently not much diversity in the group