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(he/him) tabletop gamer, game designer, neopagan, superhero fan, anti-fascist, geek, poly, and gay šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ stevekenson.com


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To paraphrase another great conservative: ā€œBut if they are to die, then let them die ā€¦ and decrease the surplus population.ā€ If youā€™re poor and not able-bodied enough to fuel the engine of capitalism, conservatives would rather you just die and stop using up ā€œtheirā€ resources.

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I'm uncomfortable considering the Lincoln Project anything more than allies of this unusual moment in history, but still ... watch this.

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NY Times Pitchbot: Whether itā€™s Republicans espousing racism and embracing Christian Nationalism or Democrats suggesting that institutional racism and sexism may exist in America, both sides say things that make centrists uncomfortable.

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Updated: I read the NYT Front Page so you didn't have to.

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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"Wait ... you're getting advance payments?"

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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I just watched an Instagram reel from an OnlyFans creator half my age who makes more than twice my yearly income per month and Iā€™m gonna need a moment, Monday. āœ‹šŸ»

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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Remember the only ā€œriggedā€ elections for the far-right are the ones they lose, because otherwise it would mean they and their policies are just unpopular with the majority and THAT couldnā€™t be trueā€¦

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If this projection proves out, it is because of a lot of candidates and parties in France willing to lose rather than allowing the far-right the possibility of a win.

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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Oh, absolutely. I believe Trump is as familiar with Project 2025 as he is with any written material that mentions his name, which is to say he has skimmed print-outs with praiseworthy things about him highlighted and that's all, but the nearly every bio mentions his administration.

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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The name "Trump" appears on 194 of the 922 pages of Project 2025's "Mandate for Leadership" ā€” often multiple times on each page. Trump may claim he doesn't know Project 2025, but they sure know, and are counting on, him.

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Patrick S. Tomlinson's avatar Patrick S. Tomlinson @stealthygeek.bsky.social
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If you're worried about brevity in your writing, don't. It took Project 2025 nine hundred pages to say fourteen words.

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For the people who donā€™t have time, hereā€™s your Readers Digest version. Youā€™re welcome.

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My guess is that Trump knows very little about P25 *and* it will be the blueprint for his administration. Heā€™s famously bored by policy. Heā€™ll appoint these people because theyā€™re loyal. Theyā€™ll then go to work on the plan while he grifts, golfs, and gives two-hour speeches at rallies.

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Ian A. A. Watson's avatar Ian A. A. Watson @vonaether.bsky.social
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#Aberrant's 1st Edition, using the Storyteller system, turns 25 this month, and Aberrant's d20 edition turns 20 today!

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Owen K.C. Stephens's avatar Owen K.C. Stephens @owenkcstephens.bsky.social
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Now, I donā€™t question for a moment that Trump hasnā€™t READ #Project2025 (unless thereā€™s a cartoon sharpie version we havenā€™t seen yet) but I equally donā€™t doubt that heā€™s the useful idiot its framers intend to use to execute it with his blessing.

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So, to be clear: Trump knows nothing at all about #Project2025 but has definite opinions about its contents, and knows nothing at all about the people behind it (in spite of most of them having worked for him) but wishes them luck with anything they do.

Suuuure, Jan. šŸ˜

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Don Moynihan's avatar Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social
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Why I Don't Vote (OK, I Do Vote, but I Would Like to Discourage You, NY Times Reader, For Doing So For Some Reason)
Via @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us

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Remembering today how Justice League Unlimited not only managed to give us a back-door Seven Soldiers of Victory episode with "Patriot Act" but also made it one of the best episodes of superhero television ever.

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Remember that July 4th when NPR tweeted out the entirety of the Declaration of Independence, 120 characters at a time, and right-wing trolls were SO MAD at the "leftist propaganda" the channel was posting all day long? Good times.

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Happy July 4th (and a belated Canada Day) from these two adorable (and invulnerable) goofballs from Avengers Academy.

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I assume the Heritage Foundation went with ā€œSecond Revolutionary Warā€ in spite of being the monarchists because ā€œSecond Civil Warā€ was too on-the-nose and didnā€™t poll well.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis's avatar Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.bsky.social
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IDK kind of feels like we should be paying more attention to a prominent conservative think tank saying we're in the midst of a second american revolution that will remain bloodless as long as long as the left lets it be, then whether or not Biden should step down.

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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What is your most used or useful Condition in D&D 5e? Both if itā€™s two different answers. #TTRPG #DnD5e

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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The fact that they believe the President cannot possibly perform the job within the bounds of the rule of law should tell you everything you need to know about present-day Republicans.

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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"My lord, is that ... legal?" "I shall make it an official act. SCOTUS has made them legal."

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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Convicted felon constantly complaining about "politically motivated" prosecutions calls for military tribunals to jail all of his political opponents.

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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The Post's editorial department and I clearly have differing definitions of the words "blistering" and "attack" for what amounted to a mild scolding.

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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ā€œThe American people will decideā€ is exactly the outcome the Republican Party has been working to prevent for at least 40 years.

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I wasnā€™t hoping Biden was going to announce he was launching a drone strike on Trump or arresting the Roberts Six, but did hope for an attempt to rally America against fascism rather than calm, measured ā€œwell, itā€™s up to American to judgeā€ like he doesnā€™t have a role to play.

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ā€œBiden Suggests SCOTUS Ruling Makes Trump Unstoppably Awesomeā€ Good job New York Times

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I can summarize it as "What Donald Trump did was bad. What the SCOTUS did was bad. Now it's up to you to vote to make it better."

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The President's remarks were less than I hoped for but also just what I expected, which is kind of the problem.

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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Feels a lil' awkward celebrating Independence Day right after the recognition of the President as an absolute king.

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Max Kennerly's avatar Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social
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The GOP SCOTUS ruling on Presidential immunity, summed up.

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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The American rejection of monarchy lasted 248 years, almost exactly.

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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Nothing makes for a more productive day than a four hour delivery window right in the middle of it.

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: "There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect." ā€” Frank Wilhoit

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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It's unfortunate (if understandable) that appreciation post trends praising someone need to be tagged "they're alive!" so as not worry folks: It should be more of a common practice to praise and appreciate people at least as much when they're alive as when they have passed.

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John Dellaporta's avatar John Dellaporta @johndellaporta.bsky.social
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A few years ago, Jon Lovett floated a theory that media treats Democrats like protagonists - to be challenged, accounted, and forced to be behave in growth-oriented ways - while the GOP are treated like antagonists - immutable, expected to disrupt, thematic obstacles. Thinking about that a lot.

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Django Wexler's avatar Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social
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Every morning I check the news and it's like -SCOTUS Eliminates Three More Basic Rights, Only Six Remain -President Mispronounces a Word, Will Now Lose Election to Senile Hitler -New AI Company Uses Artist Blood to Let Billionaires and Racists Live Forever, Gets $45 Billion Valuation

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Steve Kenson's avatar Steve Kenson @stevekenson.bsky.social
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"May the odd be never in your favor."

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