Daniel Zuidijk
@dzuidijk.bsky.social
Covering misinformation, disinformation and the business of online influence more generally for Bloomberg News. Writes about the games industry when time allows.
New Magic The Gathering player. Get in touch with tips and/or invites
New Magic The Gathering player. Get in touch with tips and/or invites
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I’ve already posted a version of this on Threads but in 2026 I want to write more about tabletop RPGs, collectible card games and gaming more generally.
Do get in touch if you are doing something cool in the space and/or just want to chat another games more generally.
DM for email, Signal etc.
Do get in touch if you are doing something cool in the space and/or just want to chat another games more generally.
DM for email, Signal etc.
I’ve already posted a version of this on Threads but in 2026 I want to write more about tabletop RPGs, collectible card games and gaming more generally.
Do get in touch if you are doing something cool in the space and/or just want to chat another games more generally.
DM for email, Signal etc.
Do get in touch if you are doing something cool in the space and/or just want to chat another games more generally.
DM for email, Signal etc.
December 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I’ve already posted a version of this on Threads but in 2026 I want to write more about tabletop RPGs, collectible card games and gaming more generally.
Do get in touch if you are doing something cool in the space and/or just want to chat another games more generally.
DM for email, Signal etc.
Do get in touch if you are doing something cool in the space and/or just want to chat another games more generally.
DM for email, Signal etc.
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Exclusive: A year after Tenet Media was busted for funneling Russian money to MAGA pundits like Benny Johnson and Tim Pool, a Trump administration effort involving State and the FBI has welcomed Tenet's founders back into the US. @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-che...
Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet
Tenet Media’s Lauren Chen is back—even though the illegal-influence and money-laundering investigation remains open.
www.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Exclusive: A year after Tenet Media was busted for funneling Russian money to MAGA pundits like Benny Johnson and Tim Pool, a Trump administration effort involving State and the FBI has welcomed Tenet's founders back into the US. @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-che...
Marjorie Taylor Greene is leaving Washington DC as both a changed woman and exactly the same person she was when she was first elected.
Great read from the New York Times 👇
Great read from the New York Times 👇
‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene is leaving Washington DC as both a changed woman and exactly the same person she was when she was first elected.
Great read from the New York Times 👇
Great read from the New York Times 👇
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2025 was brutal for games media, but I'm seeing some glimmers of hope as worker-owned sites like @aftermath.site, @rascal.news, and @giantbomb.bsky.social have carved out vital spaces in the games community.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
December 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
2025 was brutal for games media, but I'm seeing some glimmers of hope as worker-owned sites like @aftermath.site, @rascal.news, and @giantbomb.bsky.social have carved out vital spaces in the games community.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
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‘It’s going into very good hands’: CD Projekt is selling GOG to its co-founder, Michał Kiciński.
vgc.news/news/its-goi...
vgc.news/news/its-goi...
‘It’s going into very good hands’: CD Projekt is selling GOG | VGC
Co-founder Michał Kiciński says GOG will uphold its values of “freedom, independence, and a genuine sense of ownership”…
vgc.news
December 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
‘It’s going into very good hands’: CD Projekt is selling GOG to its co-founder, Michał Kiciński.
vgc.news/news/its-goi...
vgc.news/news/its-goi...
In a second call with Trump in as many days, Putin said that he would revise his negotiating position on Ukraine in response to an alleged drone attack on one of his residences
Trump, Putin Held ‘Positive Call’ on Ukraine, White House Says
A call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, coming after fresh US talks with Ukraine, raised new questions over the prospects for a peace deal as the Kremlin signaled new complications.
www.bloomberg.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In a second call with Trump in as many days, Putin said that he would revise his negotiating position on Ukraine in response to an alleged drone attack on one of his residences
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Just write what you know. If you just write "what you know", you've got three words, and no matter how many times you repeat it, it's still going to be a crappy story.
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Just write what you know. If you just write "what you know", you've got three words, and no matter how many times you repeat it, it's still going to be a crappy story.
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1. Unless you are specifically trying to make a competitive deck, doing something less efficient but fun is better than making a swiss watch that will destroy everyone else in the group.
2. Mana acceleration is somewhat mandatory, but as with part one, you don't need the perfect set.
2. Mana acceleration is somewhat mandatory, but as with part one, you don't need the perfect set.
December 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
1. Unless you are specifically trying to make a competitive deck, doing something less efficient but fun is better than making a swiss watch that will destroy everyone else in the group.
2. Mana acceleration is somewhat mandatory, but as with part one, you don't need the perfect set.
2. Mana acceleration is somewhat mandatory, but as with part one, you don't need the perfect set.
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In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
Magic The Gathering people, I’m going to spend today building my very first commander deck after mindlessly collecting cards because they “looked cool”.
Yes, I’m the worst but also do you bs r any tips/tricks/tutorial recommendations that you would care to share?
Yes, I’m the worst but also do you bs r any tips/tricks/tutorial recommendations that you would care to share?
December 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Magic The Gathering people, I’m going to spend today building my very first commander deck after mindlessly collecting cards because they “looked cool”.
Yes, I’m the worst but also do you bs r any tips/tricks/tutorial recommendations that you would care to share?
Yes, I’m the worst but also do you bs r any tips/tricks/tutorial recommendations that you would care to share?
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TikTok videos show young girls in sexualised clothing or in suggestive positions with links in the comments to child pornography selling groups on Telegram.
Thousands of AI videos sexualising young girls found on TikTok, report
TikTok videos show young girls in sexualised clothing or in suggestive positions with links in the comments to child pornography selling groups on Telegram.
l.euronews.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:40 AM
TikTok videos show young girls in sexualised clothing or in suggestive positions with links in the comments to child pornography selling groups on Telegram.
YouTube videos featuring outright fake and inflammatory accusations about Keir Starmer and the Labour Party have been viewed more than 1.2 billion times according to a study featured in the Guardian
YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025
Exclusive: More than 150 anonymous channels using cheap AI tools to spread false stories about Keir Starmer, study finds
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
YouTube videos featuring outright fake and inflammatory accusations about Keir Starmer and the Labour Party have been viewed more than 1.2 billion times according to a study featured in the Guardian
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Delighted this piece is now live on @theverge.com: I've spent months investigating how a supposed war against the "censorship-industrial complex" has been used by the US right to wage war against misinformation research – and free speech itself – across the world. Please do give it a read.
The disinformation wars are here
How Joe Biden’s administration caved to the right in the battle for truth.
www.theverge.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Delighted this piece is now live on @theverge.com: I've spent months investigating how a supposed war against the "censorship-industrial complex" has been used by the US right to wage war against misinformation research – and free speech itself – across the world. Please do give it a read.
Tencent is one of the most interesting companies in gaming at the moment. Zheping Huang and I have looked at how the the Chinese company is taking an increasingly hands on approach to the global industry
Tencent Goes Hands-On to Reshape $10 Billion Global Games Empire
This year, Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s gaming business scored record sales, defying an industry slowdown with international hits like zombie horror Dying Light: The Beast.
www.bloomberg.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Tencent is one of the most interesting companies in gaming at the moment. Zheping Huang and I have looked at how the the Chinese company is taking an increasingly hands on approach to the global industry
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Putin ordered novichok poisonings in show of ‘Russian power’, inquiry finds
Putin ordered novichok poisonings in show of ‘Russian power’, inquiry finds
Putin ordered novichok poisonings in show of ‘Russian power’, inquiry finds
www.independent.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Putin ordered novichok poisonings in show of ‘Russian power’, inquiry finds
The US lobbied several countries in the EU in an effort to block any plans to use frozen Russian assets to back a massive loan to Ukraine
US Urged Europeans to Oppose EU Plan for Loan to Support Ukraine
The US lobbied several countries in the European Union in an effort to block EU plans to use frozen Russian central bank assets to back a massive loan to Ukraine, according to European diplomats famil...
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The US lobbied several countries in the EU in an effort to block any plans to use frozen Russian assets to back a massive loan to Ukraine
Netflix enters into exclusive negotiations with Warner Bros. for its film and TV studios and HBO Max streaming service
Warner Bros. Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has entered exclusive negotiations to sell its film and TV studios and HBO Max streaming service to Netflix Inc., according to people familiar with the discussions.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Netflix enters into exclusive negotiations with Warner Bros. for its film and TV studios and HBO Max streaming service
This is the most important story we've published all year 👇
Arrested by Phone: A Graphic Novel
No texting. No visitors. No escape. She was caught in India’s new digital nightmare.
www.bloomberg.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
This is the most important story we've published all year 👇
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Disney has a massive hit on its hands with Zootopia 2, which has secured an enormous $556 million global opening at the box office. bit.ly/4pKtcuf
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Disney has a massive hit on its hands with Zootopia 2, which has secured an enormous $556 million global opening at the box office. bit.ly/4pKtcuf
Republicans might have emerged victorious in yesterday’s special election, but the margin of victory shows voters swinging away from the party in a district that Trump overwhelming won just a year ago
GOP’s Narrow Win in Tennessee Vote Highlights Midterm Risk
Republicans averted an upset in a Tennessee-based US House race Tuesday, a relief to President Donald Trump and his congressional allies.
www.bloomberg.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Republicans might have emerged victorious in yesterday’s special election, but the margin of victory shows voters swinging away from the party in a district that Trump overwhelming won just a year ago
As the digital-currency market has sunk in recent weeks, projects that the Trump family has promoted are down far, far more
Down 90% or More, Trump-Family Assets Are Outpacing Crypto Crash
The crash Tuesday in the crypto miner American Bitcoin Corp. was instantaneous. At 9:31 a.m. on Wall Street, just one minute after trading started, its shares were down 33%. Five minutes later, losses...
www.bloomberg.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
As the digital-currency market has sunk in recent weeks, projects that the Trump family has promoted are down far, far more