Gil Hova

Gil Hova

@gil.hova.net

He/him. JC/NYC. • Tabletop games - now making games as Informal Ferret Games • Robot fight facilitator at NHRL • Fan of weird/noisy music • Ferret nut • Still not a negotiable Final Fantasy currency

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NY Times Pitchbot
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social

Whether it's Donald Trump maintaining a personal police force that kills and imprisons without cause or it's Barack Obama making a joke about the Cheesecake Factory, both presidents have trashed the very principles that make this country what it is.

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Jeff Stormer
@jeffstormer.gobirds.online

Floating this out there (gingerly phrased in a way to avoid bot spammers): I would like to work with someone who specializes in graphic design on creating some new, easily editable social templates i can use to promo Party Of One episodes and announcements. If thats you, reach out.

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Andrea Grimes
@andreagrimes.com

don't worry the NYT had 320 entire words on it

Andy Craig@andycraig.bsky.social

I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

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Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas.bsky.social

i am inviting anyone from a legacy media organization to explain to me why the house judiciary dems report on trump’s epstein’s ties and multiple allegations of rape isn’t worthy of extensively reporting on. i’m serious. i want to understand.

Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

Isn't it strange how legacy media is framing this as a legitimate "debate" when any sort of rigorous interrogation tears it down like a badly-built sand castle? theconversation.com/are-transgen...

theconversation.comAre transgender sports bans really about protecting women? Survey data tells a different storyIn a recent national survey, Americans with the most negative views of women were the biggest proponents of transgender sports bans.
Gil Hova@gil.hova.net

Conservative "activism" in a nutshell. Push a bigoted extremist agenda in a spurious performance of justice and charity that cannot withstand the tiniest grain of scrutiny.

Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

To be clear, the article I'm linking to is the "interrogation", not the "legacy media". You don't have to go far to find the latter

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Amabel Holland
@amabel.bsky.social

Jingles for board games were of course a function of tv advertising aimed at kids, but the thing people sometimes don't realize is the degree to which game design itself - and the trend of 3D plastic toy games - was dictated by the needs of TV advertising & shelf space.

Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

And by "first track" I mean first track after the long intro, what some may refer to as the "second track"

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Felipe Pepe
@felipepepe.bsky.social

A RED STAR SHINES OVER BRAZIL! Lula is reelected! Brazilians managed to mobilize and beat Bolsonaro, Trump, Meta, Google, Netanyahu, media oligarchs, corrupt judges, fascism, imperialism, apathy and hatred! May this victory bring hope to all our comrades fighting across the world! We can beat them

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Patrick Wyman
@patrickwyman.bsky.social

Lula winning is great for the planet, great for Brazil, and great for people who aren't revanchist assholes everywhere in the world, but let's not forget that it's also going to make some of the worst people on Earth extremely sad and mad. We should enjoy that, as a little treat.

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Stellbound: Stellraiser II
@antlervel.vet

Incredible vignette while walking Miga: bent-over old guy in newsboy cap unlocks his giant $70k Genesis SUV while smoking a cigar. His cell phone rings. The custom ringtone? The Godfather theme. He squints at the phone, puts it to his ear, and shouts “WHAT PART OF ‘FUCK EM’ DID YOU NOT UNDERSTAND”

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The Daily Tism
@thedailytism.com

A motorist has once again failed to pick up the ghost of AuDHD woman on the anniversary of her death, sources have revealed, as she completely forgot she was meant to turn up at all until two days later.

thedailytism.comAuDHD ghost late for haunting died ten years and two days ago this very nightA motorist has once again failed to pick up the ghost of AuDHD woman on the anniversary of her death, sources have revealed, as she completely forgot she was meant to turn up at all until two days…
Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

Sometimes I feel bad about this, and then... bsky.app/profile/jake...

Gil Hova@gil.hova.net

I hate that this is my main blocker to donations. But there's just too much spam. Even worse: someone named "Sylvia" entered my number instead of hers, so I'm now getting spam texts for her too.

Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

I can't help but think that for a good percentage of the Dem party, the goal is to raise as much money as possible. Not to get elected, unless that opens the door to the possibility of raising even more money.

Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

I hate that this is my main blocker to donations. But there's just too much spam. Even worse: someone named "Sylvia" entered my number instead of hers, so I'm now getting spam texts for her too.

Molly Knight@mollyknight.bsky.social

I was going to donate to Amy Acton today but decided not to because after giving to Al-Sayed I get 3-5 texts daily asking me to give him more money. I block but they still come in from different numbers. It is as if the GOP came up with the idea to punish small Dem donors with spam. 😔

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Annabel Lee Journey 🏳️‍⚧️🎲👗
@annlee14.bsky.social

We live in a world where good news is genuinely surprising! But, my god, was this outcome desperately needed - and welcome! www.courthousenews.com/supreme-cour...

courthousenews.comSupreme Court won’t let Trump restrict gender-affirming care for transgender inmatesAdvocates for the inmates said the Trump administration overrode medical providers’ clinical judgment to cut off gender-affirming care for around 1,000 people.

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RJ White, Alas!, Was a butterless man!
@rjwhite.bsky.social

Herman Melville in the movie theater watching STAR TREK IV, arms crossed, verbally scoffing at the visual depiction of the whales, then leaving in a huff when the ship decloaks and prevents the whalers from killing the whales near the end.

Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

Between this and Smirk & Dagger's board game Hell of a Deal, it's an amazing time to be a fan of tabletop games about playing casino games to escape eternal torment

Haunted Table@hauntedtable.games

Welcome to the Pyramid Casino. THE HOUSE EDGE is funding now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hau...

kickstarter.comThe House Edge, Paranormal Jailbreak TTRPGBeat the odds and break containment as superpowered mercenaries fighting through the depths of an 80s casino full of myths & managers.

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Dana Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror
@danacorn.bsky.social

Also, be sure you correctly sort out which is which. TERFs love to say stuff like “we are the daughters of the witches you couldn’t burn” and never stop to notice they’re the ones calling for a whole category of women to be burned for gender witchcraft.

John Collins@logicallyjc.bsky.social

Don’t be afraid of witches. Be afraid of the ones who burned them.

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alix e. harrow
@alixeharrow.bsky.social

it took four hours and emails across three agencies to determine if a simple, polite email invitation was legitimate, in case you're wondering whether AI has improved efficiency in my field

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Joseph Fink 🧟‍♀️🎃🧛🏻‍♀️👻
@planetoffinks.bsky.social

Replying to @planetoffinks.bsky.social

This is also why the media is trying to frame it as bad for El-Sayed in headlines, and that CBS lady is tweeting about microexpressions revealing the truth or whatever. They had this story ready to go and when Tommy fucked it, they just went ahead and did the story they had prepared anyway

Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

I've made a few improvements behind the scenes in the past couple of weeks. Each show now has a title made up of a bunch of song titles mashed together, and the genres each show is tagged with match that particular show.

Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

Great example of not accepting bad-faith framing and taking out dishonesty at the knees. By the end of the exchange, it's clear Tommy doesn't give a shit about the Constitution. He tried to use it as a bludgeon, but El-Sayed pulled it out of his hands and used it against him.

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

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Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

Tommy's going to go back to his friends and family with a sob story about how the Muslim was mean to him, and everyone in the room hated him. Then he'll think up another intellectually-dishonest way to "own the libs". (There are far worse things he could do, too.)

Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

We have to make it socially embarrassing to be a Tommy in public life. Appealing to their intelligence or humanity gets us nowhere. We have to make these people pay in pride and perceived self-worth. We have to keep humiliating the Tommys.

Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

Great example of not accepting bad-faith framing and taking out dishonesty at the knees. By the end of the exchange, it's clear Tommy doesn't give a shit about the Constitution. He tried to use it as a bludgeon, but El-Sayed pulled it out of his hands and used it against him.

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

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Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

Remember, Tommy thinks that because he's white and El-Sayed isn't, he is above the Constitution and El-Sayed is below it. Tommy thinks he can thrust the Constitution on El-Sayed without the same applying to him.

Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

Tommy will never accept laws that apply to everyone equally. What's the point of a law that you're not above, and can't use to punish someone "inferior" to you?

Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

Great example of not accepting bad-faith framing and taking out dishonesty at the knees. By the end of the exchange, it's clear Tommy doesn't give a shit about the Constitution. He tried to use it as a bludgeon, but El-Sayed pulled it out of his hands and used it against him.

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

Gil Hova
@gil.hova.net

The best part is, El-Sayed never tried to "save" Tommy or convince him. He knows it's impossible; Tommy believes that he is right a priori. El-Sayed is speaking to the room and the viewers of this video. He won't convince Tommy, but there's plenty more people who this will appeal to.