charlesatan
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The worlds of pinball and trans news have collided and I am pretty disgruntled about that.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
How a trans woman's removal from a restroom tore the world of competitive pinball apart
Pinball is one of the most welcoming sports for trans players. But after a confrontation at an arcade last fall, pinball’s governing group is struggling to rebuild trust.
www.nbcnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The worlds of pinball and trans news have collided and I am pretty disgruntled about that.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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A manual for ICE's immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked today.
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 31, 2026 at 3:37 AM
A manual for ICE's immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked today.
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
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"microtransactions in games started by cabal of pedophile elites for the purpose of indoctrinating kids into an economy"
Ok. Well, we all knew it was evil somehow but I really didn't expect Epstein to be responsible for why video games are bad now. That's just not what I would've thought.
Ok. Well, we all knew it was evil somehow but I really didn't expect Epstein to be responsible for why video games are bad now. That's just not what I would've thought.
February 1, 2026 at 12:48 AM
"microtransactions in games started by cabal of pedophile elites for the purpose of indoctrinating kids into an economy"
Ok. Well, we all knew it was evil somehow but I really didn't expect Epstein to be responsible for why video games are bad now. That's just not what I would've thought.
Ok. Well, we all knew it was evil somehow but I really didn't expect Epstein to be responsible for why video games are bad now. That's just not what I would've thought.
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Read this Celia Marsh story and ooff
www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/wounds
www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/wounds
Wounds
For February, The Sunday Morning Transport brings you four stories to thrill, chill, and delight you, by Celia Marsh, David Bowles, Carrie Vaughn, and PH Lee.
www.sundaymorningtransport.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Read this Celia Marsh story and ooff
www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/wounds
www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/wounds
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So excited and grateful to see both A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES (Erewhon) and A CATALOG OF STORMS (Fairwood Press) on the Locus Magazine Recommended Reading List, along with so many, many outstanding works! Thank you @locusmag.bsky.social ! locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
2025 Recommended Reading List
Welcome to the Locus Recommended Reading List… We saw some fabulous books come out last year and are so pleased to let you know about them! Our recommendations are compiled annually by the Locus re…
locusmag.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:47 PM
So excited and grateful to see both A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES (Erewhon) and A CATALOG OF STORMS (Fairwood Press) on the Locus Magazine Recommended Reading List, along with so many, many outstanding works! Thank you @locusmag.bsky.social ! locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
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Fairytales, why we love them and why we keep messing with them: @angelaslatter and GennaRose Nethercott discuss why they play in #fairytale space...
www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/slatter-and-nethercott
www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/slatter-and-nethercott
February 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Fairytales, why we love them and why we keep messing with them: @angelaslatter and GennaRose Nethercott discuss why they play in #fairytale space...
www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/slatter-and-nethercott
www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/slatter-and-nethercott
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The Tunisia guy mentions he helped with a magazine on the history of gaming in Iraq - you can download it here:
iqgc.net
Once again, paying per hour to play consoles comes up. I can't shout enough how this was the default for basically the entre global south but gets ignored when retelling history
iqgc.net
Once again, paying per hour to play consoles comes up. I can't shout enough how this was the default for basically the entre global south but gets ignored when retelling history
February 1, 2026 at 7:40 AM
The Tunisia guy mentions he helped with a magazine on the history of gaming in Iraq - you can download it here:
iqgc.net
Once again, paying per hour to play consoles comes up. I can't shout enough how this was the default for basically the entre global south but gets ignored when retelling history
iqgc.net
Once again, paying per hour to play consoles comes up. I can't shout enough how this was the default for basically the entre global south but gets ignored when retelling history
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UnknDoomer from old-games.ru has been doing a series of interviews with game collectors around the world. This week he spoke with guys from Taiwan & Tunisia.
While it's stiff, it's an interesting look at the struggles of being a dev/collector in poorer parts of the world:
medium.com/@unkndoomer/...
While it's stiff, it's an interesting look at the struggles of being a dev/collector in poorer parts of the world:
medium.com/@unkndoomer/...
Not gold that glitters, or interviews with collectors from different countries. Part 5. Tunisia.
Today we present to you the fifth episode — Tunisia (with concurrent coverage of the Middle East) and its resident, hiding under the call…
medium.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:29 AM
UnknDoomer from old-games.ru has been doing a series of interviews with game collectors around the world. This week he spoke with guys from Taiwan & Tunisia.
While it's stiff, it's an interesting look at the struggles of being a dev/collector in poorer parts of the world:
medium.com/@unkndoomer/...
While it's stiff, it's an interesting look at the struggles of being a dev/collector in poorer parts of the world:
medium.com/@unkndoomer/...
@kateelliottsff.bsky.social good night
February 1, 2026 at 7:23 AM
@kateelliottsff.bsky.social good night
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This will interest like 3 mutuals, but there's an English fan-patch for Legend of Mortal: github.com/joshfreitas1...
It's the sorta-parody-sorta-serious Wuxia RPG where you play as an ugly & unlucky dude. Heard it's surprisingly good, and it got 30k reviews:
store.steampowered.com/app/1859910/...
It's the sorta-parody-sorta-serious Wuxia RPG where you play as an ugly & unlucky dude. Heard it's surprisingly good, and it got 30k reviews:
store.steampowered.com/app/1859910/...
Legend of Mortal on Steam
The game world is set in a turbulent state and the mighty Tang-Man declines. The threats from the old enemies keep coming one after another.As a nobody, will you choose either to leave yourself out of...
store.steampowered.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:57 AM
This will interest like 3 mutuals, but there's an English fan-patch for Legend of Mortal: github.com/joshfreitas1...
It's the sorta-parody-sorta-serious Wuxia RPG where you play as an ugly & unlucky dude. Heard it's surprisingly good, and it got 30k reviews:
store.steampowered.com/app/1859910/...
It's the sorta-parody-sorta-serious Wuxia RPG where you play as an ugly & unlucky dude. Heard it's surprisingly good, and it got 30k reviews:
store.steampowered.com/app/1859910/...
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When I say my story is timely and topical when it comes to AI, I don’t mean for it to be *this* timely.
February 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
When I say my story is timely and topical when it comes to AI, I don’t mean for it to be *this* timely.
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I know people don't think about fantasy novels as social works but they are
Look at how they have changed
Look at who hates these changes
Look at who refuses to see fantasy novels for more than childish escape
Look at how they have changed
Look at who hates these changes
Look at who refuses to see fantasy novels for more than childish escape
January 31, 2026 at 11:55 PM
I know people don't think about fantasy novels as social works but they are
Look at how they have changed
Look at who hates these changes
Look at who refuses to see fantasy novels for more than childish escape
Look at how they have changed
Look at who hates these changes
Look at who refuses to see fantasy novels for more than childish escape
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Affirm my gender by no longer interrupting me in meetings
January 31, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Affirm my gender by no longer interrupting me in meetings
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gonna be honest here and say the first problem is connecting a random action generation machine to your data and bank accounts
gonna be honest here and say the first problem is connecting a random action generation machine to your data and bank accounts
January 31, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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gonna be honest here and say the first problem is connecting a random action generation machine to your data and bank accounts
gonna be honest here and say the first problem is connecting a random action generation machine to your data and bank accounts
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Epstein files were foretold in a prophecy
January 31, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Epstein files were foretold in a prophecy
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So, let's get this straight. Christopher "Moot" Poole created 4chan as a gathering place for hentai and CSAM enthusiasts, started /pol/ the day he met with Jeffrey Epstein, then /pol/ memed Trump to the presidency and birthed Qanon, a conspiracy theory in which Trump is a good person who hates CSAM.
January 31, 2026 at 5:29 AM
So, let's get this straight. Christopher "Moot" Poole created 4chan as a gathering place for hentai and CSAM enthusiasts, started /pol/ the day he met with Jeffrey Epstein, then /pol/ memed Trump to the presidency and birthed Qanon, a conspiracy theory in which Trump is a good person who hates CSAM.
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Getting ready to nominate things for this year's awards? Here is a big ole roundup of eligible works for your reference.
Community Awards Eligibility Roundup - 2025
Look What Y’all Did
stone-soup.ghost.io
January 31, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Getting ready to nominate things for this year's awards? Here is a big ole roundup of eligible works for your reference.
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We should celebrate our little victories against entropy - rpgmaker.net went back online this week!
January 31, 2026 at 8:52 AM
We should celebrate our little victories against entropy - rpgmaker.net went back online this week!
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Well BuzzFeed, let me help: if you sing “Duke of Earl” and if the “Duke, duke, duke, duke of earl,” part keeps time with the lane paint strips whizzing past your car, you’re going 55 mph. If you’re under the age of 40 this probably means nothing from you, sorry. It works tho.
January 31, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Well BuzzFeed, let me help: if you sing “Duke of Earl” and if the “Duke, duke, duke, duke of earl,” part keeps time with the lane paint strips whizzing past your car, you’re going 55 mph. If you’re under the age of 40 this probably means nothing from you, sorry. It works tho.
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SPAMMING HOPE RESKEETS AT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HELL YES
January 31, 2026 at 2:02 AM
SPAMMING HOPE RESKEETS AT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HELL YES
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“I like all people - don’t care if you’re white, green, purple or—“
Is 99% said by bigots trying to escape accountability for the bigoted things they’re saying
Is 99% said by bigots trying to escape accountability for the bigoted things they’re saying
January 31, 2026 at 2:06 AM
“I like all people - don’t care if you’re white, green, purple or—“
Is 99% said by bigots trying to escape accountability for the bigoted things they’re saying
Is 99% said by bigots trying to escape accountability for the bigoted things they’re saying
@therisingtithes.bsky.social Girls Remix is out!
January 31, 2026 at 2:43 AM
@therisingtithes.bsky.social Girls Remix is out!
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EM going after that guy was the moment for me. Not only a trash person but a dangerous and cruel one.
Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible
January 31, 2026 at 12:17 AM
EM going after that guy was the moment for me. Not only a trash person but a dangerous and cruel one.
@allisontype.bsky.social good luck w/ the weekend
January 31, 2026 at 12:11 AM
@allisontype.bsky.social good luck w/ the weekend