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microgames: https://chipswoon.itch.io/
everything else: https://kgt.dev

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I made a synthy spaceship game in a week called WORL: chipswoon.itch.io/worl

This week's theme was MOVEMENT so I drew a lot of inspiration from classics like Skyroads and Star Fox, and rhythm games like Runner2.
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QUT will take over famous literary magazine Meanjin, after the journal was closed by Melbourne Uni Publishing last year.

This is a win for all who campaigned to save the masthead, but hardly makes up for the damage done last year www.smh.com.au/culture/book...
Axed literary magazine Meanjin finds a new home after its axing
Melbourne University Press closed the much-loved literary magazine last year, saying it was losing too much money.
www.smh.com.au
February 11, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”

There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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If you have 10 minutes. Watch this. youtu.be/a6hPo1JfG9s?...
Alan Moore’s philosophy on writing
YouTube video by BBC Maestro
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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The statement from Aftab Malik, Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia.

With alt text
February 9, 2026 at 10:45 PM
NSN ass looking moustaches frothing at the chance to throw some punches
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Extraordinary footage. Police pulling off people engaged in peaceful prayer.
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Best sign yet at the Melbourne protest against the visit of the war criminal Isaac Herzog, president of Israel:
February 9, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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In the worst news, the great, the amazing, the wonderful @kudelka.bsky.social has died.

A great friend, and an amazing man.

This is shattering.
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
I made a synthy spaceship game in a week called WORL: chipswoon.itch.io/worl

This week's theme was MOVEMENT so I drew a lot of inspiration from classics like Skyroads and Star Fox, and rhythm games like Runner2.
February 9, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.
'Under the new legislation, public use of the controversial phrases "globalise the intifada" and "from the river to the sea" to cause menace, harassment or offence will be banned, with a maximum penalty of two years in prison.'

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
New Queensland hate speech laws to ban slogans and symbols
The laws to be introduced in parliament this week will ban the phrases "globalise the intifada" and "from the river to the sea", as well as offensive symbols.
www.abc.net.au
February 8, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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'Under the new legislation, public use of the controversial phrases "globalise the intifada" and "from the river to the sea" to cause menace, harassment or offence will be banned, with a maximum penalty of two years in prison.'

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
New Queensland hate speech laws to ban slogans and symbols
The laws to be introduced in parliament this week will ban the phrases "globalise the intifada" and "from the river to the sea", as well as offensive symbols.
www.abc.net.au
February 8, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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it’s bandcamp friday! you can buy my album here to help support me :) $20aud album purchase = 6666 spotify plays 😱😱😱 montaigne.bandcamp.com/album/its-ha...
it's hard to be a fish, by Montaigne
10 track album
montaigne.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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Getting ready to review the mushroom book and fell in an absolute mineshaft thinking about how life has been cheapened in the last decade and a bit through the thoroughgoing transformation of death into content — we have lived through the normalisation of snuff.
February 6, 2026 at 5:31 AM
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Podcast Time!

In this special ep, we chat to Julian from Massive Monster about @cultofthelamb.bsky.social #woolhaven & celebrate Aussie games!

You catch audio from @gateworlds.bsky.social, @walistudios.au, @spellsided.com, @busalonium.bsky.social & more!

Listen Here:
joy.org.au/checkpoint/2...
February 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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a man has been charged with committing a terrorist act over the attempt to bomb the Perth Invasion Day rally
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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Take this as a cute moment to post the interactive album we made for the release (it's playable in the browser!)

fuzzyghost.itch.io/dialogue
MCCPxFG Dialogue by Fuzzy Ghost
Play through a chill and surreal musical playground.
fuzzyghost.itch.io
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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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...
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
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An exhaustive anarchist overview and guide to various apps and tech that utilize peer-to-peer and encryption.

“Anarchists were going for walks to chat long before encrypted texting existed, and they should still do so now, whenever possible."

BUT…

itsgoingdown.org/wp-content/u...
February 3, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I love games
February 2, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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my God, it’s beautiful
they say the world will die in fire and ice, print ad, zx spectrum (1984) archive.org/details/zxco...
February 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
omg it’s so sad everyone in Perth appears to be allergic to indicating rip
February 2, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Amongst the horrors, I'm still making a game-a-week to learn how to use Godot and this week is a cake decorating minigame inspired by strawberry picking with my frens chipswoon.itch.io/xtreme-cake
Xtreme Cake by kgt
Strawb! That! Cake!
chipswoon.itch.io
January 31, 2026 at 7:52 AM