Ash Wednesday
@ashwednesday.bsky.social
Pittsburgh PA indie game dev and pixel artist
Co-creator of fighting game Pocket Rumble (Steam/Switch) | Working solo on a shmup called Wing Sabre, working with friends on some other things hopefully
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They/Them or She/Her
Co-creator of fighting game Pocket Rumble (Steam/Switch) | Working solo on a shmup called Wing Sabre, working with friends on some other things hopefully
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They/Them or She/Her
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At face value it has seemed bizarre to me the way people currently use TikTok/short-form-video as a primary medium for news and information that rarely seems suited to the format compared to just text, but it starts to make sense in the context of declining literacy
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
At face value it has seemed bizarre to me the way people currently use TikTok/short-form-video as a primary medium for news and information that rarely seems suited to the format compared to just text, but it starts to make sense in the context of declining literacy
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Thank you Dina Douglass for unearthing this photo, young and in love. 🥀🥀
"I took this photo of Rozz Williams and Ron Athey during the Christian Death in-store appearance at Vinyl Fetish in Hollywood. The date was April 10, 1982, to promote the release of Only Theatre of Pain."
"I took this photo of Rozz Williams and Ron Athey during the Christian Death in-store appearance at Vinyl Fetish in Hollywood. The date was April 10, 1982, to promote the release of Only Theatre of Pain."
November 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Thank you Dina Douglass for unearthing this photo, young and in love. 🥀🥀
"I took this photo of Rozz Williams and Ron Athey during the Christian Death in-store appearance at Vinyl Fetish in Hollywood. The date was April 10, 1982, to promote the release of Only Theatre of Pain."
"I took this photo of Rozz Williams and Ron Athey during the Christian Death in-store appearance at Vinyl Fetish in Hollywood. The date was April 10, 1982, to promote the release of Only Theatre of Pain."
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if you really wanna be aware of me, be aware that i'm still jobless, rationing what little hrt i have onhand and that i need to be able to eat nutritious food and not die
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November 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
if you really wanna be aware of me, be aware that i'm still jobless, rationing what little hrt i have onhand and that i need to be able to eat nutritious food and not die
ko-fi.com/plasmasword
ko-fi.com/plasmasword
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I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
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I already think the Game Boy is one of the most important and impressive pieces of hardware in gaming history, but this game made me respect it more. The handheld wasn't even 2 years old when SaGa 2 dropped. You -shouldnt- be able to be playing something this good ON THE GO -IN 1990/1991-
Finished The Final Fantasy Legend II aka SaGa 2
Jaw dropping, phenomenal, 10/10, I could never in my wildest dreams believe a game could be this good AND be on the Game Boy AND come like 7yr before Pokemon. I am floored by how good this was. Better than any NES Final Fantasy and it's not even close
Jaw dropping, phenomenal, 10/10, I could never in my wildest dreams believe a game could be this good AND be on the Game Boy AND come like 7yr before Pokemon. I am floored by how good this was. Better than any NES Final Fantasy and it's not even close
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I already think the Game Boy is one of the most important and impressive pieces of hardware in gaming history, but this game made me respect it more. The handheld wasn't even 2 years old when SaGa 2 dropped. You -shouldnt- be able to be playing something this good ON THE GO -IN 1990/1991-
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The Unlikely ‘Father’ of Let’s Plays 🎮🎥
Japanese national treasure Shinya Arino has been the host of GameCenter CX for more than 20 years.
@lewisgordon.bsky.social meets with the comedian, host and game industry’s original ‘Let’s Player’ to discuss what makes the show so beloved to this day.
Japanese national treasure Shinya Arino has been the host of GameCenter CX for more than 20 years.
@lewisgordon.bsky.social meets with the comedian, host and game industry’s original ‘Let’s Player’ to discuss what makes the show so beloved to this day.
November 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Unlikely ‘Father’ of Let’s Plays 🎮🎥
Japanese national treasure Shinya Arino has been the host of GameCenter CX for more than 20 years.
@lewisgordon.bsky.social meets with the comedian, host and game industry’s original ‘Let’s Player’ to discuss what makes the show so beloved to this day.
Japanese national treasure Shinya Arino has been the host of GameCenter CX for more than 20 years.
@lewisgordon.bsky.social meets with the comedian, host and game industry’s original ‘Let’s Player’ to discuss what makes the show so beloved to this day.
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Inspired by Chasm: The Rift, Turok and MDK.
VAL'TY is our tiny retro FPS where an alien mom and her daughter must locate and destroy a machine created to "domesticate" their species.
Art by me and @lunaayarts.bsky.social
Music from @elektrobear.bsky.social 80 songs pack
#retroFPS #fps
VAL'TY is our tiny retro FPS where an alien mom and her daughter must locate and destroy a machine created to "domesticate" their species.
Art by me and @lunaayarts.bsky.social
Music from @elektrobear.bsky.social 80 songs pack
#retroFPS #fps
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Inspired by Chasm: The Rift, Turok and MDK.
VAL'TY is our tiny retro FPS where an alien mom and her daughter must locate and destroy a machine created to "domesticate" their species.
Art by me and @lunaayarts.bsky.social
Music from @elektrobear.bsky.social 80 songs pack
#retroFPS #fps
VAL'TY is our tiny retro FPS where an alien mom and her daughter must locate and destroy a machine created to "domesticate" their species.
Art by me and @lunaayarts.bsky.social
Music from @elektrobear.bsky.social 80 songs pack
#retroFPS #fps
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⭐🌟 searching by starlight 🌟⭐
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
⭐🌟 searching by starlight 🌟⭐
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【𝐎, 𝐰𝐨𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐖𝐲𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬...】
"A voice that bellows with sorrow and shame...
How sweetly you sing whilst I wax, and I wane--
A desolate, lonely moon."
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#ocart
"A voice that bellows with sorrow and shame...
How sweetly you sing whilst I wax, and I wane--
A desolate, lonely moon."
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#ocart
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
【𝐎, 𝐰𝐨𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐖𝐲𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬...】
"A voice that bellows with sorrow and shame...
How sweetly you sing whilst I wax, and I wane--
A desolate, lonely moon."
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#ocart
"A voice that bellows with sorrow and shame...
How sweetly you sing whilst I wax, and I wane--
A desolate, lonely moon."
⏾⋆.˚
#ocart
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Sif - watercolour and acryla gouache
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Sif - watercolour and acryla gouache
Pressuring my employer to adopt this as an official jingle
*sung to the tune of the "Whose Line is it Anyway?" hoedown song*
♬. I like to go to Aldi,
I go there every day!
I always go to Aldi,
I go there 'cause I'm gay!
Cause when it comes to groceries,
And when it comes to stores,
If you're homosexual,
It's all you can afford! ♬
♬. I like to go to Aldi,
I go there every day!
I always go to Aldi,
I go there 'cause I'm gay!
Cause when it comes to groceries,
And when it comes to stores,
If you're homosexual,
It's all you can afford! ♬
November 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Pressuring my employer to adopt this as an official jingle
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Please continue making calls to Visa and Mastercard, because they are working alongside conservative legislators to crack down on free speech and expression!
A dual pronged offense requires a dual pronged defense!
A dual pronged offense requires a dual pronged defense!
#SaveSpeech
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Please continue making calls to Visa and Mastercard, because they are working alongside conservative legislators to crack down on free speech and expression!
A dual pronged offense requires a dual pronged defense!
A dual pronged offense requires a dual pronged defense!
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A mural of Siouxsie Sioux reportedly from Bogotá
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A mural of Siouxsie Sioux reportedly from Bogotá
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this is why representation in games matters
November 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
this is why representation in games matters
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I stand helpless before my child's imminent death! My child needs surgery, his only hope, and time is running out at an alarming rate! I implore you, in the name of motherhood and life itself, help me see my child survive. Save my child. 🙏🏻
tinyurl.com/moha0me00
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tinyurl.com/moha0me00
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November 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I stand helpless before my child's imminent death! My child needs surgery, his only hope, and time is running out at an alarming rate! I implore you, in the name of motherhood and life itself, help me see my child survive. Save my child. 🙏🏻
tinyurl.com/moha0me00
🙏🏻
tinyurl.com/moha0me00
🙏🏻
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tetsuya mizuguchi truly, earnestly believes, with his whole heart and whole mind, that generic vocal trance from 2003 has the power to awaken humanity's shared consciousness and guide us to universal peace. The strength of his conviction is so powerful that it might actually cause this to be true
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
tetsuya mizuguchi truly, earnestly believes, with his whole heart and whole mind, that generic vocal trance from 2003 has the power to awaken humanity's shared consciousness and guide us to universal peace. The strength of his conviction is so powerful that it might actually cause this to be true
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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The top story on NYT right now is "Trump re-opens government"
Chat, is it good when you’re being ruled by an increasingly senile monster, so depraved he’s described by his pal, Jeffrey “Child Molester” Epstein, as “evil beyond belief”?
Why again did the NYT sit on all of this?
Why again did the NYT sit on all of this?
Wow.
Jeffrey Epstein writing about Trump in 2018:
"He feels alone and is nuts!!! I told everyone from day one. Evil beyond belief. Mad, and most thought I was speaking metaphorically. It's obvious he could crack. Stormy Daniels? Lies after lies after lies."
Jeffrey Epstein writing about Trump in 2018:
"He feels alone and is nuts!!! I told everyone from day one. Evil beyond belief. Mad, and most thought I was speaking metaphorically. It's obvious he could crack. Stormy Daniels? Lies after lies after lies."
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The top story on NYT right now is "Trump re-opens government"
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No one has pushed me further into "Epstein didn't kill himself" theory than Donald Trump
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 AM
No one has pushed me further into "Epstein didn't kill himself" theory than Donald Trump
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i think parents who don't hate their kids are potentially an under-considered demographic for the anti-AI movement. chatbots telling kids to burn down their house, telling kids to commit suicide and hide signs of distress from parents, giving and exacerbating kids' eating disorders, etc... seems bad
sts researchers: :spend decades tracing the way well-intentioned design choices constrained by culture, capital, and the material environment can have negative outcomes in aggregate:
ai companies: lets put a chatbot in a doll that tells kids to set fires
futurism.com/artificial-i...
ai companies: lets put a chatbot in a doll that tells kids to set fires
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
futurism.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
i think parents who don't hate their kids are potentially an under-considered demographic for the anti-AI movement. chatbots telling kids to burn down their house, telling kids to commit suicide and hide signs of distress from parents, giving and exacerbating kids' eating disorders, etc... seems bad
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New art reference sneak peek!
Jess (they/them) is back at it again again Monday! 💛⚙
Jess (they/them) is back at it again again Monday! 💛⚙
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
New art reference sneak peek!
Jess (they/them) is back at it again again Monday! 💛⚙
Jess (they/them) is back at it again again Monday! 💛⚙