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@gracemachine.bsky.social
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Killing Our Gods: Essays on Religion, Christianity, and Video Games - ebook by graceinthemachine
criticism and rambling on digital media and its divine discontents.
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Hi! you can buy the ebook for Killing Our Gods on itch RIGHT NOW. It's a collection of essays on Christianity, religion, and video games! @dialacina.com wrote a introduction for it! It's good!
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I loved this game (and talking about it) so much... Why did Suda ever start making action games 😭
Episode 42: Flower, Sun and Rain www.abnormalmapping.com/the-safe-roo...
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I loved this game (and talking about it) so much... Why did Suda ever start making action games 😭
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We had a blast talking about "Flower, Sun and Rain"--mulling over the impeccable vibes of Lospass Island, the elements it borrows from Lynch and Twin Peaks, but most importantly: Having the pleasure of revealing how you unlock the run button to Grace.
Episode 42: Flower, Sun and Rain www.abnormalmapping.com/the-safe-roo...
February 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
We had a blast talking about "Flower, Sun and Rain"--mulling over the impeccable vibes of Lospass Island, the elements it borrows from Lynch and Twin Peaks, but most importantly: Having the pleasure of revealing how you unlock the run button to Grace.
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Episode 42: Flower, Sun and Rain www.abnormalmapping.com/the-safe-roo...
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Episode 42: Flower, Sun and Rain www.abnormalmapping.com/the-safe-roo...
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U.S. secretly deporting Palestinians to West Bank in coordination with Israel
Palestinians arrested by ICE are being flown, bound and shackled, on a private jet belonging to an Israeli-American tycoon close to Trump, a joint investigation reveals.
www.972mag.com/us-secretly-...
Palestinians arrested by ICE are being flown, bound and shackled, on a private jet belonging to an Israeli-American tycoon close to Trump, a joint investigation reveals.
www.972mag.com/us-secretly-...
U.S. secretly deporting Palestinians to West Bank in coordination with Israel
Palestinians arrested by ICE are being flown, bound and shackled, on private jet belonging to Israeli-American tycoon close to Trump, investigation reveals.
www.972mag.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
U.S. secretly deporting Palestinians to West Bank in coordination with Israel
Palestinians arrested by ICE are being flown, bound and shackled, on a private jet belonging to an Israeli-American tycoon close to Trump, a joint investigation reveals.
www.972mag.com/us-secretly-...
Palestinians arrested by ICE are being flown, bound and shackled, on a private jet belonging to an Israeli-American tycoon close to Trump, a joint investigation reveals.
www.972mag.com/us-secretly-...
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🚨DUE TODAY🚨 We’ve received 30/800 in our goal to pay rent, and we need all the help we can get to avoid late fees and threats of legal action! Please repost to help two disabled trans people!! #MutualAid #TransCrowdfund
February 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM
🚨DUE TODAY🚨 We’ve received 30/800 in our goal to pay rent, and we need all the help we can get to avoid late fees and threats of legal action! Please repost to help two disabled trans people!! #MutualAid #TransCrowdfund
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It's time.
Bonus Episode: Return to Silent Hill www.abnormalmapping.com/the-safe-roo...
Bonus Episode: Return to Silent Hill — Abnormal Mapping
Grace and Rose have returned to Silent Hill, this time summoned by Christophe Gans’ adaptation of Silent Hill 2. What awaits them on the other side of the fog?
www.abnormalmapping.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:35 PM
It's time.
Had truly the best time talking about this absurd movie. I was frankly deeply fucking charmed by how silly this guy is... Too much to enjoy here for me to be actually mad at it.
Bonus Episode: Return to Silent Hill www.abnormalmapping.com/the-safe-roo...
Bonus Episode: Return to Silent Hill — Abnormal Mapping
Grace and Rose have returned to Silent Hill, this time summoned by Christophe Gans’ adaptation of Silent Hill 2. What awaits them on the other side of the fog?
www.abnormalmapping.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Had truly the best time talking about this absurd movie. I was frankly deeply fucking charmed by how silly this guy is... Too much to enjoy here for me to be actually mad at it.
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‼️URGENT‼️ Salem and I need help paying rent by the 5th — we are still $800 short! Please boost to help two disabled trans people! Every $1 and repost goes a long way!! #MutualAid
February 2, 2026 at 6:02 PM
‼️URGENT‼️ Salem and I need help paying rent by the 5th — we are still $800 short! Please boost to help two disabled trans people! Every $1 and repost goes a long way!! #MutualAid
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Gonna boost this again! Janet could still use the help if you have it to spare.
Janet is a dear friend and an absolute sweetie who is just trying to make a good life for herself. Help if you can, pass along if you can't.
Donate to Help a queer person who was assaulted in Chicago, organized by Alex Halik
My name is Janet. On December 29th, I was attacked by a man inside a conve… Alex Halik needs your support for Help a queer person who was assaulted in Chicago
www.gofundme.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Gonna boost this again! Janet could still use the help if you have it to spare.
Loved this one... So fun to imagine Ms. 45 herself obliterating all the men who have ever been mean to me.
February 2, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Loved this one... So fun to imagine Ms. 45 herself obliterating all the men who have ever been mean to me.
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I am not digging at anyone in particular truly but one of the ironies of the worker owned journalism movement is that it is born from instability that starts when bipoc journalists are laid off and then white editors are like “damn time to get off this sinking ship and start a bold indie venture”
January 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I am not digging at anyone in particular truly but one of the ironies of the worker owned journalism movement is that it is born from instability that starts when bipoc journalists are laid off and then white editors are like “damn time to get off this sinking ship and start a bold indie venture”
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At 285!! We’re hoping to reach a soft goal of $1000 in the next few days to make sure we can pay for rent and the first TMS payment! Any help would be greatly appreciated! #MutualAid
hi its salem! im starting TMS to hopefully help heal my debilitating OCD so that i can function & work again. also trying to survive: accs are neg, and we need help with a family emergency, gas, & food. can we reach an immediate $300 & boost the gfm? www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-af...
January 28, 2026 at 5:47 PM
At 285!! We’re hoping to reach a soft goal of $1000 in the next few days to make sure we can pay for rent and the first TMS payment! Any help would be greatly appreciated! #MutualAid
Curiosity is an essential for any good bit of criticism. And what makes a great pan so satisfying to read is a clear curiosity matched with a ruthless investigatory instinct. When someone understands a work inside and out and despises it anyway, that‘s when hate can become a thing of beauty.
January 28, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Curiosity is an essential for any good bit of criticism. And what makes a great pan so satisfying to read is a clear curiosity matched with a ruthless investigatory instinct. When someone understands a work inside and out and despises it anyway, that‘s when hate can become a thing of beauty.
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'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
'We are shutting it down:' Ubisoft unions call for international strike
Janet is a dear friend and an absolute sweetie who is just trying to make a good life for herself. Help if you can, pass along if you can't.
Donate to Help a queer person who was assaulted in Chicago, organized by Alex Halik
My name is Janet. On December 29th, I was attacked by a man inside a conve… Alex Halik needs your support for Help a queer person who was assaulted in Chicago
www.gofundme.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Janet is a dear friend and an absolute sweetie who is just trying to make a good life for herself. Help if you can, pass along if you can't.
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Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
Ash Parrish
www.ashparrish.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
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Salem and I could really use some help covering a -$44 overdraft that just went through. The fees for these spiral bad if we don’t get it taken care of quickly. Any amount helps!!
January 15, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Salem and I could really use some help covering a -$44 overdraft that just went through. The fees for these spiral bad if we don’t get it taken care of quickly. Any amount helps!!
Tried to go both broad and dense on Pathologic 3. Making the pitch for why people in general should care about these games at all AND why the nitty gritty details of them matter so much.
In its wedding of mechanical complexity and narrative justification, Pathologic 3 undoes oft-touted binaries of story and play. www.avclub.com/pathologic-3...
Pathologic 3 weaves gameplay and narrative as tightly as blood and bone
In its wedding of mechanical complexity and narrative justification, Pathologic 3 undoes oft-touted binaries of story and play.
www.avclub.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Tried to go both broad and dense on Pathologic 3. Making the pitch for why people in general should care about these games at all AND why the nitty gritty details of them matter so much.
Having the experience that whenever haters talk about why they don’t like Silent Hill f I like it more…
January 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Having the experience that whenever haters talk about why they don’t like Silent Hill f I like it more…
This is, perhaps, too complex a thought for this platform.
Nevertheless, I would hope that we can recognize that transmisogyny is a bigotry anyone of any identity category can wield. The suggestion that some are more prone to it is an evasion of the pervasiveness of the problem.
Nevertheless, I would hope that we can recognize that transmisogyny is a bigotry anyone of any identity category can wield. The suggestion that some are more prone to it is an evasion of the pervasiveness of the problem.
January 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
This is, perhaps, too complex a thought for this platform.
Nevertheless, I would hope that we can recognize that transmisogyny is a bigotry anyone of any identity category can wield. The suggestion that some are more prone to it is an evasion of the pervasiveness of the problem.
Nevertheless, I would hope that we can recognize that transmisogyny is a bigotry anyone of any identity category can wield. The suggestion that some are more prone to it is an evasion of the pervasiveness of the problem.
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It is time to close out the year with a bang as @benverschoor.bsky.social and I talk about Marty Supreme
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Mise en Screen: Episode 25: Marty Supreme
Marty Supreme is a 2025 sports comedy-drama film directed, written, produced, and edited by Josh Safdie, with Ronald Bronstein co-writer, co-producer- and co-editor. In this film we follow Marty Mause...
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January 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
It is time to close out the year with a bang as @benverschoor.bsky.social and I talk about Marty Supreme
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miseenscreen.libsyn.com/episode-25-m...
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I've covered how disabled folks get left behind in climate disasters again and again. It breaks my heart every time. If you can spare something, please help Megan and Robert, a couple who lost their home more than five years ago in Oregon's Almeda Fire and haven't had stable housing since. 💔
Donate to Autistic and disabled wildfire victims need help, organized by Robert Bilodeau
Hi, I’m Robert. I’m autistic and disabled, and my wife Megan and I lo… Robert Bilodeau needs your support for Autistic and disabled wildfire victims need help
www.gofundme.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I've covered how disabled folks get left behind in climate disasters again and again. It breaks my heart every time. If you can spare something, please help Megan and Robert, a couple who lost their home more than five years ago in Oregon's Almeda Fire and haven't had stable housing since. 💔