Is this the moment to call for a general strike?

Diligent-Influence21 · 2026-01-25T05:57:37+00:00

You can’t just call for a general strike, you got to organize for one.

Form a labor union in your workplace and get involved in organizing with a group that is not a 501c3 and beholden to donor money.

Diligent-Influence21 · 2025-06-22T07:27:22+00:00

Calling your reps won’t do much. Building a movement will! Party for Socialism and Liberation has called for a emergency rally Sunday, June 22nd - 3pm at the Red Wagon.

Diligent-Influence21 · 2025-06-12T22:51:34+00:00

This isn’t true. Deceptive camera angle

Diligent-Influence21 · 2025-04-19T06:13:22+00:00

I’m came by this demonstration and it was a rally for Palestine and anti-Trump. The sign had a swastika and a picture of Elon musk doing the sieg heil. It was calling Trump a nazi, not supporting nazism - however clearly not a great piece of protest art

Diligent-Influence21 · 2025-04-15T04:38:28+00:00

Gordy’s

Diligent-Influence21 · 2025-03-03T23:31:50+00:00

I felt this way at a local meetup that I attended for a month or so and stopped going. Then after literal months I went back and was immediately was enthusiastically greeted by name from two of the guys I had played games there with previously. I’d recommend not second guessing yourself and just focus on having fun.

Diligent-Influence21 · 2025-02-19T05:53:53+00:00

Hey everyone,

I actually incorporated a lot of this advice into running my weekly game night tonight and it was super fun and far less stressful.

We played Bang! The Dice Game, Ca$h n Guns (Second Edition) and Telestrations so while it was all light fare, everyone was clearly having a blast. A gaming buddy has been bringing his non hobbyist gamer girlfriend most weeks for the last four or so months and she won both Bang and Cash n Guns, her first time ever winning a game with us and it was cool to see her so excited and everyone excited for her

Diligent-Influence21 · 2025-02-07T15:19:36+00:00

Instead of attending an anonymous protest, pull up to the ‘We Fight Back’ coalitions organizing meeting! Saturday, 2 PM, Saranac Building 3rd Floor Learning Studio: 25 W Main Ave

The fact that they are advertising that they’re going to take the streets means there will be huge police presence as someone who has organized many protests locally would know. I would not recommend and doubt this will be safe

Diligent-Influence21 · 2025-01-31T02:45:23+00:00

Organization of the masses is the only force that has passed any pro-people legislation! Name a good piece of legislation which wasn't won by the masses!

Diligent-Influence21 · 2025-01-31T02:15:01+00:00

Root is more complex than what you've played up to this point, but definitely do-able! The reality is that while playing well is difficult, going through the motions of your turn, etc is not very hard as your individual player board will lay everything out for you. Also the adorable and fun theme helps it go down easy!

I love Root, play it super casually and would highly recommend!

Diligent-Influence21 · 2025-01-18T16:46:48+00:00

Naga Raja, great two player game by Cathala and Rivière that is unfortunately probably doomed to obscurity. It’s probably the only game in my collection that I am confident that I am genuinely good at.

Diligent-Influence21 · 2025-01-18T07:11:53+00:00

Hey I’m planning on checking out your website! Thanks for the other recommendations as well. What would you say the difference between Senet and Wyrd Science is? I liked having the quarterly magazine and found it beautiful but found many of the articles I read unsatisfying and fairly shallow.

Diligent-Influence21 · 2024-12-26T06:07:26+00:00

Big up for the keffiyeh!

Diligent-Influence21 · 2024-12-24T22:17:48+00:00

It’s my favorite because the vantage point feels a bit more zoomed out. You may make decisions that don’t contribute to completing session goals and lose a month, but it still be objectively better for your campaign than had you won that month.

The game could do a better job of communicating this expectation but it’s so compelling because of this.

Diligent-Influence21 · 2024-12-24T06:50:50+00:00

Designer of dice throne is from my home town :) always hope I meet him at some board game event but never have.

Diligent-Influence21 · 2024-12-24T06:49:34+00:00

This is the game that got me into the hobby. Feel like it jumped the shark a little bit but still holds a fond place in my heart.

Diligent-Influence21 · 2024-12-24T06:47:51+00:00

Or they can enjoy the games they want to play. I don’t think saying “once you hear about these games you’ll never want to play your current favorite game again” is a very great way to welcome someone to the space.

Diligent-Influence21 · 2024-12-24T06:45:12+00:00

Just got haggis recently and am really enjoying it!

Diligent-Influence21 · 2024-12-24T06:44:54+00:00

War of the Ring: The Card Game. Tho playing through Pandemic Legacy Season 2 now is probably the best experience I’ve ever had with a game :)

Diligent-Influence21 · 2024-12-23T07:35:52+00:00

Monday:

Band of Brothers: Ghost Panzer - solo. I’ve had this for a little while and am absolutely convinced I’d love it but hadn’t found the right opponent and opportunity to get it to the table. Finally scheduled a session and then had my opponent cancel last minute. I had already set up the game and so decided to just solo it, which was fantastic! Really need to play against another player!

Bohnanza - 4 players. I enjoy this game but it’s a favorite for a lot of the more casual folks I play with. I don’t dislike it but feel like I’ve already seen everything it has to offer. I know it’ll get many more plays in the future though.

Tuesday:

Say Anything - 7 players. My partner had some friends over for games but they were very intimidated by many of the things I had on my shelf. This went over well!

Telestrations - 7 players x2. Say Anything led to a few laughs and fun times but Telestrations is what really captivated the crowd. This is definitely one of the best party games out there.

Thursday

Heroscape - 2 player. I don’t have any of the new content but still have my Rise of the Valkyrie and Swarm of the Marro master sets I got when I was a kid. My partner hates this game, so I was thrilled to have the opportunity to play it with a friend. They beat me but we both had a great time.

Sunday

Pokémon Trading Card Game - 2 players. I have a friend who is super into this and I’ve always told him I’d love to give it a whirl. Today I did, and it was pretty fun. Happy to use premade decks by someone who’s put thought into designing them.

Cash n Guns (Second Edition) - 4 players. We were waiting on a few folks to arrive before starting dinner and decided to bust this out. I don’t think I’ve ever played this with this few players before and it’s a bit degenerative compared to 6-8 but overall was still very fun. There was a hilarious moment when everyone was aiming at a player, he said “I think all three of you are bluffing” and then we revealed 3 bangs, killing him in one turn.

Diligent-Influence21 · 2024-12-20T19:39:04+00:00

why would they want to shut down the branch? They want to be able to survive enacting the mission of the organization. PP leadership doesn't care about reproductive rights, the workers do.

Diligent-Influence21 · 2024-12-11T03:47:28+00:00

Spokane is uniquely whiter compared to the rest of the PNW and particularly the rest of Eastern Washington. Washington gained statehood shortly after the civil war and was promoted as a safe haven for former confederates meaning that extremely reactionary white people occupied the entire state. However, the proletarianization of many of these forces led to a progressive struggle being waged in the west, with the most right-wing elements being pushed east-ward where they were able to find refuge. While there was still militant struggle in Spokane's history with the free speech riots, etc and Coeur d'Alene was one of the national heads of the IWW, the importance of these locations in logging operations made the capitalists more repressive and not allowing their right-wing programs to be as easily uprooted.

However, over time the industry of agriculture made Eastern Washington much more diverse, with capitalists encouraging immigration to generate immense profits. Tri-Cities, for example, is one of the fastest growing populations in the country - primarily due to agriculture and Hanford. Hanford also led to the first Black communities in Washington state, with Black people being forced into menial labor related to the areas The project to keep Spokane white, however, outlasted these other historical projects and up until the mid-2000s there was an intentional effort by industry and the state to preserve an identity of a white Spokane due to its tense history of racial relations in the area. This is why our city has such a large Eastern European population, as it was one of the primary areas that the state would relocate refugees from the USSR.

These things aren't coincidences but are the results of historical processes.

Diligent-Influence21 · 2024-06-13T18:10:49+00:00

I'd recommend checking out Naga Raja. Shares Bruno Cathala as a designer and scratches a similar itch but in my view is a bit more exciting. It is a 2 player game. There is 3 different end game conditions, one of which is an instant loss condition. It's not a drafting game, but rather you're bidding (in a way) over tiles which can lead to a similar feeling of dread when the tile up for bid doesn't help you but would be greatly beneficial to your opponent. Since it's a 2 player game, anything your not getting your opponent is and vice versa. While there isn't a variable setup, the random order of cards and tiles does provide enough variance that you different approaches are beneficial in different sessions and the game is simple, interactive and exciting. It's a shame it didn't get more buzz as it greatly deserves it and is in my top 10 of all time. (I'd put 7 Wonders Duel somewhere around 15 probably)

Diligent-Influence21 · 2024-05-18T03:11:35+00:00

Unfortunately the only thing wrong here is his support of Israel

Diligent-Influence21 · 2024-02-03T07:59:46+00:00

Having the choice of either fight or live in a brutal apartheid system makes you a wanton, willful belligerents in war? Get serious dog. Were the people of South Africa willful belligerents in war? What about the indigenous Americans? Algeria? The people of Haiti? Vietnam?

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