Izzie
@izzie.bsky.social
Product designer // Art & Technology // weirdly working on an MA in Fashion.
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it’s funny seeing canadian media present zohran as a “democratic socialist” like it’s some shocking thing and not just the left flank of the ndp
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
it’s funny seeing canadian media present zohran as a “democratic socialist” like it’s some shocking thing and not just the left flank of the ndp
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if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
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Getting to show you all this cover and announce that VILLAIN is officially coming out in May of next year is such a joy and a relief i don't even know how to express it.
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...
October 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Getting to show you all this cover and announce that VILLAIN is officially coming out in May of next year is such a joy and a relief i don't even know how to express it.
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...
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great piece from the always-great @pastpunditry.bsky.social and a welcome antidote to vacuous commentators whose historical memories seem to go back no further than the first iron man movie
Opinion | The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
great piece from the always-great @pastpunditry.bsky.social and a welcome antidote to vacuous commentators whose historical memories seem to go back no further than the first iron man movie
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I made a very silly video game last year, that I still love. I was supposed to be showing it at QGCon this weekend but the body had other plans, so I am putting it up online. I might take it down after the weekend, but while it's up go play this dumb thing.
(nsfw)
maxwellander.itch.io/flaccid
(nsfw)
maxwellander.itch.io/flaccid
Flaccid by hugeboar
a weird physics games about gender
maxwellander.itch.io
September 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I made a very silly video game last year, that I still love. I was supposed to be showing it at QGCon this weekend but the body had other plans, so I am putting it up online. I might take it down after the weekend, but while it's up go play this dumb thing.
(nsfw)
maxwellander.itch.io/flaccid
(nsfw)
maxwellander.itch.io/flaccid
Trying to explain to medical professionals why I know about ECG and EEG pad placements because I did research on brain and muscle activated e-textiles is always a very silly experience.
September 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Trying to explain to medical professionals why I know about ECG and EEG pad placements because I did research on brain and muscle activated e-textiles is always a very silly experience.
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Ambrosia Sky's creative team pulls back the layers of their ambitious first-person game
The weird, heartbreaking FPS powered by science, not combat
Ambrosia Sky's creative team pulls back the layers of their ambitious first-person game
www.polygon.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Ambrosia Sky's creative team pulls back the layers of their ambitious first-person game
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feels wild to say, but, it's been one year since #cybeRRRevolution originally launched! get it today if you haven't!!
brujeriaatwerk.itch.io/cyberrrevolu...
brujeriaatwerk.itch.io/cyberrrevolu...
cybeRRRevolution by brujeriaatwerk
Fulfill your destiny, attain glory
brujeriaatwerk.itch.io
August 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
feels wild to say, but, it's been one year since #cybeRRRevolution originally launched! get it today if you haven't!!
brujeriaatwerk.itch.io/cyberrrevolu...
brujeriaatwerk.itch.io/cyberrrevolu...
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there are undoubtedly positive aspects to social media, but there are also a lot of drawbacks. for a time the benefits might have outweighed the drawbacks, but imo the cons surpassed the pros ages ago and that gulf only grows with every passing year. it‘s long past time we got it under control.
August 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
there are undoubtedly positive aspects to social media, but there are also a lot of drawbacks. for a time the benefits might have outweighed the drawbacks, but imo the cons surpassed the pros ages ago and that gulf only grows with every passing year. it‘s long past time we got it under control.
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If you care about games, take a moment to read through this and take action. NSFW games might not be for you - they're not for me - but we cannot allow a small group of censorious extremists to decide that people can not make games about sex, about sexuality, and about the role of sex in our world.
I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
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Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
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July 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
If you care about games, take a moment to read through this and take action. NSFW games might not be for you - they're not for me - but we cannot allow a small group of censorious extremists to decide that people can not make games about sex, about sexuality, and about the role of sex in our world.
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Leaked documents confirm that Microsoft is providing millions of dollars worth of cloud computing and AI surveillance tools to coordinate airstrikes which have killed over 50,000 Palestinians so far.
Microsoft employees demand an end to ties with the Israeli military.
Eko.org/microsoft
Microsoft employees demand an end to ties with the Israeli military.
Eko.org/microsoft
July 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Leaked documents confirm that Microsoft is providing millions of dollars worth of cloud computing and AI surveillance tools to coordinate airstrikes which have killed over 50,000 Palestinians so far.
Microsoft employees demand an end to ties with the Israeli military.
Eko.org/microsoft
Microsoft employees demand an end to ties with the Israeli military.
Eko.org/microsoft
So happy to see folks acknowledging the reality of travel to the states ATM! Thank you @vividfoundry.bsky.social 🧡
I deeply appreciate @megannicolett.bsky.social's article that highlights what's at stake for my studio to give up going to GDC; But the mental exhaustion with US's deteriorating relations with Canada + risk of inhumane deportations is antithetical to me doing business.
www.wired.com/story/canadi...
www.wired.com/story/canadi...
Canadian Devs Are Backing Out of Attending GDC
Amid deteriorating relations between the US and Canada, many Canadian video game developers are opting not to travel to San Francisco for next week’s Game Developers Conference.
www.wired.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
So happy to see folks acknowledging the reality of travel to the states ATM! Thank you @vividfoundry.bsky.social 🧡
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CybeRRRevolution is in this bundle!
Please consider getting it. We are still dealing with destruction and displacement out here.
Please consider getting it. We are still dealing with destruction and displacement out here.
The California Fire Relief Bundle is live!! Benefitting survivors of the SoCal wildfires through the Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE). Featuring 400+ games: Tunic! Tangle Tower! Catlateral Damage! Hidden Folks! Cook, Serve, Delicious! And more! $10 minimum!! itch.io/b/2863/calif...
February 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
CybeRRRevolution is in this bundle!
Please consider getting it. We are still dealing with destruction and displacement out here.
Please consider getting it. We are still dealing with destruction and displacement out here.
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Alrighty, here we go! My #ZineMonth project, OddFolk, is released and funding on Itch! I've been working on this game for over a year and I"m really quite fond of it.
OddFolk is a modular TTRPG of compounding consequences that exclusively uses D4s.
maxwellander.itch.io/oddfolk
OddFolk is a modular TTRPG of compounding consequences that exclusively uses D4s.
maxwellander.itch.io/oddfolk
OddFolk by hugeboar
A modular game of compounding consequences.
maxwellander.itch.io
February 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Alrighty, here we go! My #ZineMonth project, OddFolk, is released and funding on Itch! I've been working on this game for over a year and I"m really quite fond of it.
OddFolk is a modular TTRPG of compounding consequences that exclusively uses D4s.
maxwellander.itch.io/oddfolk
OddFolk is a modular TTRPG of compounding consequences that exclusively uses D4s.
maxwellander.itch.io/oddfolk
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My latest.
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The assault on DEI? It’s aimed at resegregation.
The GOP leaders attacking inclusion programs want to go back to an era when White men ran everything
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My latest.
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
I said this to a peer in my MA program recently and I could see her mind exploding...
So many students (and people) don't understand that reading and summarizing and drawing connections is how you develop knowledge. You have to do the thinking part.
If you offload the thinking to AI you are asking it to take your job.
If you offload the thinking to AI you are asking it to take your job.
Writing a literature review is thinking. It is reading, choosing, summarizing, cross pollinating ideas and building the foundations for your own research. Every part of that process is necessary to do on your own--offloading any of that onto LLMs is a sign of a crappy academic.
February 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I said this to a peer in my MA program recently and I could see her mind exploding...
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This video report is foreboding & a great teaching tool.
At the same time so much to say about how often this and other outlets did not do this kind of reporting more and sooner. “Hear from people who missed the first signs” (and you should) as the framing w/ no institutional reflexivity.
At the same time so much to say about how often this and other outlets did not do this kind of reporting more and sooner. “Hear from people who missed the first signs” (and you should) as the framing w/ no institutional reflexivity.
Opinion | How Tyranny Begins (Gift Article)
Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This video report is foreboding & a great teaching tool.
At the same time so much to say about how often this and other outlets did not do this kind of reporting more and sooner. “Hear from people who missed the first signs” (and you should) as the framing w/ no institutional reflexivity.
At the same time so much to say about how often this and other outlets did not do this kind of reporting more and sooner. “Hear from people who missed the first signs” (and you should) as the framing w/ no institutional reflexivity.
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The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire
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At LitHub today @kimkelly.bsky.social has a great piece on the Do’s and Don’t’s of Mutual Aid as well as some reading recs:
We Only Have Ourselves: The How-Tos and DOs and DON’Ts of Mutual Aid
For all of humanity’s many, many flaws, one of our most redeeming characteristics as a species is an almost-universal desire to connect with one another. When terrible things happen and communities…
lithub.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
At LitHub today @kimkelly.bsky.social has a great piece on the Do’s and Don’t’s of Mutual Aid as well as some reading recs:
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Okay, here’s the deal: RIGHT NOW is the time for concrete, direct action.
If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.
If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.
The Trans Literature Preservation Project: A Practical Guide to Resisting Censorship
Project 2025 wants to criminalize trans literature. Here’s a game plan for keeping our stories alive.
thetransfemininereview.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Okay, here’s the deal: RIGHT NOW is the time for concrete, direct action.
If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.
If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.
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Zine Month creators! if your project needs an editor, layout artist, or writer I'm available for work and would love to chat!
I specialize in solo games, horror, historical, the weird and experimental, but can work with any project.
check out my work and get in touch!
themonstrous.me
I specialize in solo games, horror, historical, the weird and experimental, but can work with any project.
check out my work and get in touch!
themonstrous.me
seb pines
a folio of the work of seb pines.
themonstrous.me
January 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Zine Month creators! if your project needs an editor, layout artist, or writer I'm available for work and would love to chat!
I specialize in solo games, horror, historical, the weird and experimental, but can work with any project.
check out my work and get in touch!
themonstrous.me
I specialize in solo games, horror, historical, the weird and experimental, but can work with any project.
check out my work and get in touch!
themonstrous.me
Sitting in a tech business all hands after the inauguration yesterday is a surreal experience. The cognitive dissonance of the human-centric marketing spiel alongside the overt fascism that technology has supported both in the US and globally is a sight to see.
January 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Sitting in a tech business all hands after the inauguration yesterday is a surreal experience. The cognitive dissonance of the human-centric marketing spiel alongside the overt fascism that technology has supported both in the US and globally is a sight to see.
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Mainly need dev support, mod support (prev. trust and safety or moderation experience preferred), and financial contributions (would love grants or other non-dilutive funding opportunities)
December 13, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Mainly need dev support, mod support (prev. trust and safety or moderation experience preferred), and financial contributions (would love grants or other non-dilutive funding opportunities)
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> Billionaires broke social media. The real power is with the people.
If you value the work we're doing, you can support it directly here.
If you value the work we're doing, you can support it directly here.
Contribute to Blacksky - Open Collective
These are all the ways you can help make our community sustainable.
opencollective.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:27 PM
> Billionaires broke social media. The real power is with the people.
If you value the work we're doing, you can support it directly here.
If you value the work we're doing, you can support it directly here.
Children learn early!
GUESS WHAT I ALREADY WROTE IT AND YOU CAN PREORDER IT HERE! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Fight-...
Fight to Win!
The revelatory history of the American labor movement, from independent journalist and Teen Vogue labor columnist Kim Kelly, now adapted for young ...
www.simonandschuster.com
December 13, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Children learn early!