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musician+producer. just hangin' out, man.
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it's daniel @dkmode.bsky.social · Oct 24
hi! i'm daniel. i produce videogames at KO_OP. here's some other stuff i like and may or may not post about:

- music and playing instruments
- labour organizing (hit me up if you want to unionize your studio)
- comic books
- weightlifting
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khorrorshow.bsky.social
I turned three cans of Monster and a sleepless weekend into a tiny videogame for the Global Game Jam. It's about escaping a room full of procedurally generated masked weirdos, something I'm sure we all can relate too. Play it now on your Windows personal computer:
khorrorshow.itch.io/i-dont-know-...
I Don't Know Anyone At This Party by Ivan Khoroshev
First-person deduction game about escaping a very unpleasant party. Submission to the 2026 Global Game Jam.
khorrorshow.itch.io
February 2, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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hannibalbrigade.biz
Kamala Harris's National Security Advisor Phil Gordon angrily replies to criticism from Israeli journalist Amit Segal that Biden didn't do enough for Israel.

He states that Biden went out of his way to violate US law in support of Israel.
Tweet from Phil Gordon: Hard to overstate the damage to US-Israel relations done by the sense of entitlement and ingratitude reflected in comments like these and Netanyahu's own recent statements. Baseless misdirection to suggest that Israeli soldiers' deaths in Gaza were caused by some phantom US "embargo" (when in fact Biden resisted enormous pressure to condition aid, as required by U.S. law, even as Israel rebuffed calls to facilitate more humanitarian assistance and reduce civilian casualties), and insulting to suggest that U.S. concern for people of Gaza was driven by "Michigan," as if no other possible basis for concern comes to mind. If goal of Netanyahu and his partisans is to accelerate the sharp decline in U.S. public support for Israel, and to further undermine the bipartisan character of that support, this seems like good way to go about it.
February 1, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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dominictarason.com
This is bullshit. This is everything wrong with the industry right now.

Look me in the goddamn eye and tell me 'Biblically accurate lesbian makeout Devil May Car' is a game without an audience.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoSn...
January 30, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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kimkelly.bsky.social
insisting on calling every mass day of protest or one-day boycott a "general strike" is not the move. it's good to see people rallying around the cause, it matters, but if you want to be part of a large-scale labor action that shuts down the gears of capital, start by unionizing your workplace!!!
January 30, 2026 at 6:39 PM
dkmode.bsky.social
come work with us! an extremely rare well-paid qa position. i used to be the qa lead at the studio so i'm open to answer any questions about this role!
ko-op.com KO_OP: 🪐 Young Suns Available on Xbox Game Preview! @ko-op.com · 3d
We’re hiring a QA Analyst! $90,069 CAD/year, remote 6-month contract, 4-day work weeks with flexible hours! 🫶

Apply now: www.workwithindies.com/careers/ko-o... ✨
Text reads: KO_OP is Hiring! Our studio mascot, a dark blue genderless humanoid named ini, is at the bottom right corner, holding their face and smiling with hearts floating around their head. Text reads: Responsibilities - Working closely with our QA lead, design, tech, and production to understand project goals and build test plans collaboratively. - Writing and iterating on test cases for a game actively in development, with a live player base. - Paired testing with other members of the QA department, with a focus on networked multiplayer testing. Requirements - Due to our small team and a significant number of our employees being international, we require potential applicants to be able to speak English. - Applicants in Canada will be given priority, however applicants outside of Canada are welcome to submit their application should we be unable to fill the role locally. Preferred experience - Experience with JIRA, Slack, Notion and Unity. - Experience with network testing and working on Live Service titles. - Having worked on released titles for Steam and Xbox. - Experience with Xbox Cert for XBPC, Series XS and Xbox One. Fonctions - Collaborer étroitement avec notre responsable de l’assurance qualité ainsi que l’équipe de conception, l’équipe technique et l’équipe de production pour comprendre les objectifs du projet et élaborer les plans de mise à l’essai. - Rédiger et exécuter des scénarios d’essai pour un jeu en cours de développement avec une base active de joueurs. - Réaliser des essais en collaboration avec d’autres membres du service de l’assurance qualité, notamment des essais de jeux multijoueurs en réseau. Exigences du poste - Connaissance de l’anglais (nous formons une petite équipe dont bon nombre des membres se trouvent à l’étranger). - Nous accorderons la priorité aux candidatures canadiennes. Cependant, les personnes qui résident ailleurs sont également invitées à soumettre la leur, au cas où nous n’arriverions pas à pourvoir le poste localement. Atouts - Connaissance de Jira, de Slack, de Notion et d’Unity. - Expérience avec les essais en réseau et le développement de jeux-services. - Expérience de travail sur des jeux publiés sur Steam et Xbox. - Obtention passée de la certification Xbox pour PC, Xbox Série X|S et Xbox One. Rémunération - 90 069 $ CA/année (1 732 $/semaine) - Télétravail uniquement (travail hybride ou au bureau à Montréal, si désiré) - Semaine de quatre jours et horaire flexible Il s'agit d'un poste contractuel de six mois. Lien dans la bio pour plus d'informations.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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parismarx.com
baffling that the media isn’t making more of an issue out of how carney is gutting key federal agencies/depts and what that’s going to mean for gov capacity when we’re supposed to be more independent and capable.

food inspection, health canada, statscan, global affairs — all being cut, and more
fishsauce.bsky.social August C. Bourré @fishsauce.bsky.social · 4d
Super glad Mark Carney laid off 1,400 food inspectors today.
stholeary.bsky.social Sean @stholeary.bsky.social · 4d
There's a massive food recall (including Cheerios, how I found out) yet the only news article I can find about it is on People dot com. What is going on?
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
dkmode.bsky.social
did you know that this is about the percentage of support among your coworkers you want to aim for to go to a union certification vote? makes u think......
January 29, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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diplomatofnight.com
Anyone who paid attention knew that there was no doubt about the official number from the GHM being an undercount due to its historically conservative approach and due to inability to keep pace with the actual death rate. IDF now admits, like it did in 2021 and 2014, that it has an accurate record.
January 29, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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gamedeveloper.bsky.social
'We are shutting it down:' Ubisoft unions call for international strike
'We are shutting it down:' Ubisoft unions call for international strike
Five unions in France have proposed a mass walkout in February in response to widespread cost-cutting and a return-to-office mandate.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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jdespland.bsky.social
Worth noting that years later, the team that worked on Beast Breaker is now getting revshare from day 1 of this re-release, because it was negotiated by Vodeo Workers United! 🥲

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dkmode.bsky.social it's daniel @dkmode.bsky.social · 6d
a really cool debut from the first unionized game studio in north america. tragic that Vodeo shut down early and never got to make more stuff, but nice to see this get a wider release; well worth checking out!
kezrek.bsky.social Kezrek Laczin @kezrek.bsky.social · 6d
Beast Breaker meant the world to us~ and now Vodeo Games' first release is coming to Steam!

Enjoy our brick-breaking adventure to take down tyrants with your diverse family (both related & found). Relevant today, relevant always.

Check out our announcement & wishlist Beast Breaker on Steam ❤️
January 27, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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ko-op.com
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a closeup of a cartoony character face with a bunch of pips cutting through
January 27, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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spaceellien.bsky.social
Coyle #YoungSuns
character with short hair wearing a frog embroidered beanie and tactical gear is sitting on a floor-- casting a shadow. Also has a frog on her lap.
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
dkmode.bsky.social
a really cool debut from the first unionized game studio in north america. tragic that Vodeo shut down early and never got to make more stuff, but nice to see this get a wider release; well worth checking out!
kezrek.bsky.social Kezrek Laczin @kezrek.bsky.social · 6d
Beast Breaker meant the world to us~ and now Vodeo Games' first release is coming to Steam!

Enjoy our brick-breaking adventure to take down tyrants with your diverse family (both related & found). Relevant today, relevant always.

Check out our announcement & wishlist Beast Breaker on Steam ❤️
ashervo.bsky.social Asher Vollmer @ashervo.bsky.social · 6d
Hi friends! I'm happy to announce that our little mouse-bouncing adventure Beast Breaker will finally be playable on Steam!

Everyone thank our friends at @kandofactory.bsky.social for making this possible.

Lots of details about all the new stuff here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWfQ...
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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haymarketbooks.org
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition.

We’ve also added a list of additional recommended reading:
Free Ebooks: Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice an...
www.haymarketbooks.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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jacobgeller.com
I have felt increasingly out of step with mainstream Judaism over the past several years, but I cannot imagine how you could work at a Holocaust Museum and envision your role in this way. I just cannot imagine.
joelhs.bsky.social Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 7d
The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
Tweet from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum: "Anne Frank was targeted and murdered solely because she was Jewish. Leaders making false equivalencies to her experience for political purposes is never acceptable. Despite tensions in Minneapolis, exploiting the Holocaust is deeply offensive, especially as antisemitism surges."
January 27, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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bdsmovement.bsky.social
Resisting the might-makes-right order, in solidarity with the peoples of Palestine, Venezuela, Cuba and Greenland.

Boycott, divest from, or exclude from contracts these complicit US companies.
January 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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nbedera.bsky.social
If you’re outside of Minnesota and you’re wondering how to help, this guide is excellent.

And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota
Last edited January 22, 2026 I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That sa…
naomikritzer.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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parismarx.com
Mark Carney’s off making big speeches to distract from how he’s gutting the public service and by extension the capacity of the federal government.
January 23, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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minnmax.com
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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ko-op.com
Calling all Archivists - we now have an official wiki for Young Suns youngsuns.wiki.gg

Join us on our discord if you'd like to volunteer and maintain the wiki (link in bio)!

Shoutout to @wiki.gg for being excellent
Young Suns Wiki
Welcome to the Young Suns Wiki, a collaborative wiki resource that is open for anyone to edit!
youngsuns.wiki.gg
January 21, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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theserfstv.bsky.social
Mark Carneys' Davos speech is getting a lot more coverage than him silently joining Trump's Palestine colonization board

www.ctvnews.ca/world/israel...
Carney to accept Trump’s offer to join ‘Board of Peace’ in rebuild of Gaza
Mark Carney will accept an invitation from Donald Trump to join the U.S. president’s 'Board of Peace,' a U.S.-led effort in planning the future reconstruction of Gaza, CTV News has learned.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 21, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social
A global wave of resistance to the US empire must begin with ending Israel’s genocide bdsmovement.net/news/global-...
A global wave of resistance to the US empire must begin with ending Israel’s genocide
Building a global wave of resistance to US imperial designs is now an existential need for humanity, to save us all from the abyss of utter lawlessness, immense suffering, and possibly a nuclear war
bdsmovement.net
January 20, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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zhugeex.com
It kind of gives the game away when you open by saying it's great the US sold out the Kurds again and that you love the atrocity propaganda trying to convince everyone that war with Iran is good, but the Greenland stuff is too far.

Nothing unites the West more than doing imperialism to others.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d
Trump posts what appears to be a private text message sent to him by Macron
Image of a text sent from Macron to Trump
January 20, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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umaw.bsky.social
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.

The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.

Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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chrisbratt.bsky.social
IWGB has set up a fundraiser for the workers here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!
Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...
actionnetwork.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM