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birdiebird.bsky.social
get their ass king
livinglenin.bsky.social V. I. Lenin @livinglenin.bsky.social · 5h
Yes, we know perfectly well that nothing on earth can shake you out of your vulgar liberal complacency.
February 13, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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uwch.bsky.social
If this is what “open and constructive dialogue” looks like, it may be time to listen more closely.

When 1,200 workers strike, they’re not unclear, they’re communicating.

#Ubisoft #GameWorkers
February 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
jdespland.bsky.social
pessimism of the intellect + optimism of the will
zhugeex.com Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 3d
It's easy to be pessimistic if you look around at everything going on.

But if you channel those feelings into collective action that produces observable outcomes, whether it be through mutual aid, workplace unions, or local politics, you will be forever optimistic about what can be done.
uspol.skyfleet.blue USpolitics 🇺🇸 @uspol.skyfleet.blue · 3d
Optimism in US at record low: Gallup
February 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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diveamydive.bsky.social
It’s not about whether you personally like or dislike remote work - it’s about executives trying to strip options, jobs & rights away from *everybody*.

Working remotely is not just a better setup for many disciplines: it allows teams to include different people w/ different strengths & experiences.
An excerpt from the quoted article, which reads: “The RTO mandate has been especially unpopular, as many Ubisoft employees work remotely and live hours away from the nearest HQ. For these workers, the RTO mandate is an impossible task, and some employees see it as Ubisoft forcing them to resign without having to pay severance.”
February 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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stjv.fr
Unions in France and Québec are different, but we fight for the same goal: giving back power to those hard at work creating Ubisoft games. Ubisoft Montréal is the biggest video games studio in the world ; you are at the heart of Québec’s video games industry.
February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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stjv.fr
🇬🇧🌀 For our dear colleagues at Ubisoft Montréal,

You may have heard about what’s going on in France right now: this week, we’re on strike from Feb 10th to 12th

stjv.fr Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo @stjv.fr · 16d
🇬🇧✊🌀 Ubisoft : enough is enough! Faced with the arbitrary decision of the CEO who doesn’t even dare talking to employees anymore, unions are calling for a strike on February 10th, 11th and 12th.
Ubisoft is no more, long live Ubisoft! On January 21, 2026, Yves Guillemot announced the end of remote work, closure of several studios, cancellation of projects, and a new 200€ million “cost-cutting” plan. We were informed of this at the same time as the press — as none of these changes had been discussed during the mandatory consultations with the works councils a few days earlier! On January 26, 2026, management announced the implementation of a voluntary departure plan that will affect 200 people at Ubisoft’s headquarters. We are promised autonomy for « Creative Houses », but what about autonomy for employees? We have been negotiating for over a year on remote work policy, sometimes under difficult conditions. An agreement has been in place since September in some studios. Trampled underfoot! We are told about responsibilities, but those who wield this word so easily do not take any responsibility for the consequences of their catastrophic management. We are not fooled: rather than taking financial responsibility for layoffs, they prefer to push us out by making our working conditions unbearable. It’s outrageous. It is because we love Ubisoft that this situation revolts us. Ubisoft’s unions are calling for a massive international strike by all Ubisoft employees on the 10th, 11th and 12th of February 2026. NO to their anti-remote-work obsession to “cost-cutting” plans on employees’ backs to top-down decisions to coercive control on our working conditions YES to our leaders truly taking their responsibilities to management’s duty of sincerity in the face of its failings It is time for our management to understand that they cannot do whatever they want, whether with public money or the work of hundreds of people! Without us, Ubisoft would never have conquered and transformed video games as it has. WE ARE UBISOFT.
February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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uwch.bsky.social
Thank you to BGS Montreal, @videogameworkers.bsky.social, and #GWU for standing with us at #Ubisoft Montreal.

Reconnecting with colleagues and sharing our story reminded us why this matters.

We’ll keep going until fair treatment is secured.

#solidarity
February 12, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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jannouna.bsky.social
this is willful, blatant bigotry. you can't even claim this is in the interest of countering scams, because they're equating being in Gaza with being a spam bot
anothersmd.bsky.social RL Stine Action @anothersmd.bsky.social · 2d
palestinian journalist posting on twitter that his bluesky account was immediately taken down purely because he was in gaza. all palestinian accounts are assumed to be spam.
Tamer Nahed 𓂆🇵🇸 @Tamer_Alnoaizy BlueSky is one of the worst platforms I have ever dealt with. Within seconds of creating a second account, after my first one was shut down just two days after it was created, my account was closed again. This happened despite the fact that I hadn’t posted anything or followed anyone. I was only in the process of adding a profile photo, yet I received an email claiming that my account was “spam” and that it was “causing harm.” What kind of logic is this? The painful truth is that the account was shut down the moment it became clear it was created from inside Gaza. It seems we are no longer allowed to write or speak about what is happening to us here. They are not afraid of content itself, but of our voices and the reality we carry with us. Millions are spent to silence these voices and to erase the truth. I am exhausted by this platform and by how our photos and videos, which document real suffering, are treated as “violations of community standards,” as if pain itself has become a crime. What is happening is not simple moderation or policy enforcement. It is an attempt to erase our existence and bury the truth. And honestly, this is shameful and unbearably painful. [the original poster has included two screenshots showing the email from bluesky admin informing him that his account has been taken down for being 'spammy, inauthentic or disruptive to users'. it's the standard boilerplate you get when they take moderation action.] 2:45 PM · Feb 10, 2026 https://twitter.com/Tamer_Alnoaizy/status/2021234178461704409
February 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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pixelpoutine.bsky.social
Went to Ubisoft today to hand out flyers and pamphlets. Ubi folks were friendly, receptive and many stopped to talk to us. Almost like they’ve been frustrated by recent developments…
February 11, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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uwch.bsky.social
What’s that?! Solidarity from our friends in Montreal?

On vous aime et on vous apprécie énormément. ❤️

#Solidarity #Montreal #JeuVideo
An image of a poster asking people to support the Ubisoft Halifax workers along with a poster inviting game developers to "Prends Les Commandes" or "Take the Controls"
February 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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videogameworkers.bsky.social
Union-Made Game Jam is now open for sign-ups! Next week, UVW members and friends are making some bite-sized, union-themed games to show at our GDC booth! We hope you’ll join us! #UnionMadeJam

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Union-Made Game Jam
A game jam from 2026-02-16 to 2026-03-02 hosted by UVW-CWA. Union-Made Game Jam 2026 Hosted by United Videogame Workers-CWA · #UnionMadeJam Union-Made Game Jam is a week long game making event for mem...
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February 11, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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uwch.bsky.social
One thing you learn quickly when you unionize:it’s never just you and your coworkers.

It’s workers supporting workers, across studios and borders.

#solidarity
February 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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annacwebs.bsky.social
I just wrote letters as part of this campaign and it was very easy and straightforward! If you're mad about the closure of Ubisoft Halifax and the greater treatment of Ubisoft workers and want to help, I'd encourage you to do the same!
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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uwch.bsky.social
Not everyone knows where to start when it comes to organizing.

We’ve put together a resources page for #GameWorkers

Sharing in case it helps.
ubisoftworkerscanada.com/organizing-e...
ubisoftworkerscanada.com/organizing-f...
#GWU #GameDev
February 10, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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junjidevito.bsky.social
A speech excerpt from Mao Zedong: I have said that all the reputedly powerful reactionaries are merely paper tigers. The reason is that they are divorced from the people. Look! Was not Hitler a paper tiger? Was Hitler not overthrown? I also said that the tsar of Russia, the emperor of China and Japanese imperialism were all paper tigers. As we know, they were all overthrown. U.S. imperialism has not yet been overthrown and it has the atom bomb. I believe it also will be overthrown. It, too, is a paper tiger. -- Speech at the Moscow Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (November 18, 1957).
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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gersande.com
It's happening @jdespland.bsky.social it's happening!!!!!!
djinnandtonic.bsky.social Djinn & Tonic 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇬🇱 @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · 5d
"Are Québécois Latinos?" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked after 10,321 pages of heated debate,
amunicipalfox.bsky.social Municipal Fox @amunicipalfox.bsky.social · 5d
The Québécois are gonna drone strike you man
February 9, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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jowolff.bsky.social
State of the world in philosophical jargon: "All these people droning on about epistemic injustice. We're going to make them sorry they spoke."
July 6, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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bloomfilters.plus
phil neel discusses in hellworld the idea that capitalism doesn't just involve a 'spatial fix' but a 'temporal fix'. in a sense: capitalist society 'makes space for' for 'anti-capitalist Frontiers' b/c capital can then subsume (eat) these frontiers to replenish itself
February 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
jdespland.bsky.social
started watching this show yesterday, it's good!
bloomfilters.plus 👁️🍄🪸 @bloomfilters.plus · 5d
i feel like i make this post on a weekly schedule at this point but mussolini really is the son of the century in that various kinds of normative to eclectic fascist politics are the overton window everywhere now
February 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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stjv.fr
🇬🇧✊🌀 Ubisoft: unions called for a strike on February 10th, 11th and 12th. Here is the list of all the pickets around France ⤵️
On a dark background, a red tear goes across the image from left to right. To the left of the image: STRIKE - Ubisoft - February 10, 11, 12 To the right of the image: Rayman in a dynamic pose, throwing a good old fist At the bottom, the STJV's logotype
February 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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unburntwitch.com
hey remember when I got shit on for years for trying to warn people that GamerGate was just Nazis and not just about harassing women and not just about some “consumer revolt”
aftermath.site Aftermath @aftermath.site · 10d
The Epstein files reveal what powerful people see in video games: profit, coercion, and control

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February 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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unburntwitch.com
Sorry for being pissy about this but it literally does not have to be this hard all you have to do is listen to people who shit is actually happening to because all of this was documented and happened relatively publicly.
February 3, 2026 at 9:52 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 · 17d
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 · 17d
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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gamedeveloper.bsky.social
82 percent of US-based game developers support unionization
82 percent of US-based game developers support unionization
Data from the newly-published 2026 State of the Industry survey offers some insights into the sentiment surrounding unionization across the U.S. video game industry.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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gdocexpo.com
According to the 2026 #GDC State of the Game Industry report, most game workers support unionization, & many are navigating layoffs, crunch, & uncertainty.

Community care, shared knowledge, & collective power matter!

Game Devs of Color Expo is proud to be part of improving the ecosystem💙💚 #gamedev
Developers at a gdocexpo watch party watching an expo talk.
January 31, 2026 at 3:53 AM