Shalune (Usually)
@shalune.bsky.social
Melancholy goofball. Makes games, art, food, mistakes. Aspiring hopepunk. Hopes whoever's reading this is doing alright. (He/They)
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N.I.C.E.F.: Neural-Interface Controlled Exo-Frame
Main romance: Taegen/Selene
-sapphic (demisexual/lesbian)
-disability rep
-agegap drama
-beauty+beast/Frankenstein's monster vibes
-'Touch her and die' alien protector
All Buy Options: linktr.ee/pjc_cahill
#booksky 📢📚
Main romance: Taegen/Selene
-sapphic (demisexual/lesbian)
-disability rep
-agegap drama
-beauty+beast/Frankenstein's monster vibes
-'Touch her and die' alien protector
All Buy Options: linktr.ee/pjc_cahill
#booksky 📢📚
February 17, 2026 at 6:22 PM
N.I.C.E.F.: Neural-Interface Controlled Exo-Frame
Main romance: Taegen/Selene
-sapphic (demisexual/lesbian)
-disability rep
-agegap drama
-beauty+beast/Frankenstein's monster vibes
-'Touch her and die' alien protector
All Buy Options: linktr.ee/pjc_cahill
#booksky 📢📚
Main romance: Taegen/Selene
-sapphic (demisexual/lesbian)
-disability rep
-agegap drama
-beauty+beast/Frankenstein's monster vibes
-'Touch her and die' alien protector
All Buy Options: linktr.ee/pjc_cahill
#booksky 📢📚
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In 2023, an Oregon program began providing 120 homeless youth with $1,000 every month.
Two years later, 94% of participants reported they were housed.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Two years later, 94% of participants reported they were housed.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Oregon tried giving homeless youth $1,000 a month with no strings attached. Here’s what happened
The program helped 94% of participants secure housing while building financial literacy skills that could break the cycle of homelessness.
www.oregonlive.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
In 2023, an Oregon program began providing 120 homeless youth with $1,000 every month.
Two years later, 94% of participants reported they were housed.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Two years later, 94% of participants reported they were housed.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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And here in a nutshell we have the entire zeitgeist of the modern misinfo economy- people will not read whats literally in front of their face if they can just have a fiction they like better.
We live in a world of people whove decided vibes are better than reality so reality can be dispensed with
We live in a world of people whove decided vibes are better than reality so reality can be dispensed with
Laughing at this because it literally says at the bottom that it’s not from the Black Panthers, it’s from the New American movement, one of the ancestors of the DSA. It’s not wrong, but I think some people think the Black Panthers are just anything they agree with.
the Black Panthers were right
February 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM
And here in a nutshell we have the entire zeitgeist of the modern misinfo economy- people will not read whats literally in front of their face if they can just have a fiction they like better.
We live in a world of people whove decided vibes are better than reality so reality can be dispensed with
We live in a world of people whove decided vibes are better than reality so reality can be dispensed with
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February 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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I get not liking Suda 51/Grasshopper’s games but it’s hard to play Romeo Is A Dead Man and not feel a little embarrassed by the lack of ambition and creativity in a lot of games just visually.
February 16, 2026 at 3:41 AM
I get not liking Suda 51/Grasshopper’s games but it’s hard to play Romeo Is A Dead Man and not feel a little embarrassed by the lack of ambition and creativity in a lot of games just visually.
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There is something extremely satisfying about setting up and pulling off a heist in Relooted.
Hate that I screwed up that table jump, though.
Hate that I screwed up that table jump, though.
February 16, 2026 at 2:02 AM
There is something extremely satisfying about setting up and pulling off a heist in Relooted.
Hate that I screwed up that table jump, though.
Hate that I screwed up that table jump, though.
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correct! every post about fixing a broken games industry that involves [specific games industry tweaks] and not [destroying a speculation-mad executive class and using their bones for compost] is just wasting everyone's time
if you asked me to diagnose the western game industry's current problem it would start with "landlords have absorbed basically all disposable income"
February 16, 2026 at 12:11 AM
correct! every post about fixing a broken games industry that involves [specific games industry tweaks] and not [destroying a speculation-mad executive class and using their bones for compost] is just wasting everyone's time
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Yay! We're gonna be fossil fuel and arms dealers to the world! 🙄
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
Ottawa plans to double defence exports, create 125,000 jobs in next decade
Federal government plans to boost Canada’s economy through increased defence spending
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Yay! We're gonna be fossil fuel and arms dealers to the world! 🙄
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
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The Democrats are not gonna reverse any of this. None of them are promising you they will. Barack Obama RAN on closing Guantanamo Bay (which is an illegal facility just like “Alligator Alcatraz”) and when he got in office the Dems told y’all to STFU and how dare you.
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The Democrats are not gonna reverse any of this. None of them are promising you they will. Barack Obama RAN on closing Guantanamo Bay (which is an illegal facility just like “Alligator Alcatraz”) and when he got in office the Dems told y’all to STFU and how dare you.
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Just as a sanity check I tested Chat GPT image generation and see how the current model deals with art direction. Still absolute garbage.
A) there is a 5 img generation limit without paying money. Which is the reason, the web is full of just first diceroll image slop. /1
A) there is a 5 img generation limit without paying money. Which is the reason, the web is full of just first diceroll image slop. /1
February 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Just as a sanity check I tested Chat GPT image generation and see how the current model deals with art direction. Still absolute garbage.
A) there is a 5 img generation limit without paying money. Which is the reason, the web is full of just first diceroll image slop. /1
A) there is a 5 img generation limit without paying money. Which is the reason, the web is full of just first diceroll image slop. /1
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it's 2026. PC Gamer is doing journalism while actual news outlets post more transphobia. a sandwich costs $16 or five easy payments of $5 with SandoLoan
Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel
Discord is "experimenting" with an age authentication vendor whose major investors include Thiel's Founders Fund.
www.pcgamer.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
it's 2026. PC Gamer is doing journalism while actual news outlets post more transphobia. a sandwich costs $16 or five easy payments of $5 with SandoLoan
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If Stephen Miller switches parties to become a Democrat, wins the dem primary, and is the candidate vs. Trump in the next election, I will not vote for Stephen Miller.
He is awful, his policies are awful, and it doesn't matter if he'd be "better" than Trump.
This is a post about Gavin Newsom.
He is awful, his policies are awful, and it doesn't matter if he'd be "better" than Trump.
This is a post about Gavin Newsom.
February 14, 2026 at 4:31 AM
If Stephen Miller switches parties to become a Democrat, wins the dem primary, and is the candidate vs. Trump in the next election, I will not vote for Stephen Miller.
He is awful, his policies are awful, and it doesn't matter if he'd be "better" than Trump.
This is a post about Gavin Newsom.
He is awful, his policies are awful, and it doesn't matter if he'd be "better" than Trump.
This is a post about Gavin Newsom.
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A strong case for the likelihood that the Trump regime is committing genocide domestically.
But confronting this would also require Americans - including establishment Democrats - to acknowledge that both Biden and Trump administrations have enabled the #GazaGenocide.
But confronting this would also require Americans - including establishment Democrats - to acknowledge that both Biden and Trump administrations have enabled the #GazaGenocide.
As a human rights lawyer, I cannot ignore this potential conclusion.
Genocide is defined in binding international law. When evidence suggests conduct falls within its scope, we have a duty to examine it, not dismiss it reflexively.
Genocide is defined in binding international law. When evidence suggests conduct falls within its scope, we have a duty to examine it, not dismiss it reflexively.
Is The Trump Regime Committing Genocide?
From a human rights legal perspective, the facts we know reveal a frightening conclusion we cannot afford to ignore
www.qasimrashid.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:06 PM
A strong case for the likelihood that the Trump regime is committing genocide domestically.
But confronting this would also require Americans - including establishment Democrats - to acknowledge that both Biden and Trump administrations have enabled the #GazaGenocide.
But confronting this would also require Americans - including establishment Democrats - to acknowledge that both Biden and Trump administrations have enabled the #GazaGenocide.
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ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
February 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.
This is it.
For anyone that doesn't get why fascist movements hate trans people in particular.
This is it.
For anyone that doesn't get why fascist movements hate trans people in particular.
This is it.
There's a transmasculine version of this. If someone assigned female can become a man, it means there's nothing so special or powerful about men.
Each of us has the biological truth of equality between the sexes within us, as demonstrated by the ability of some to pass from one to the other.
Each of us has the biological truth of equality between the sexes within us, as demonstrated by the ability of some to pass from one to the other.
February 13, 2026 at 9:14 PM
This is it.
For anyone that doesn't get why fascist movements hate trans people in particular.
This is it.
For anyone that doesn't get why fascist movements hate trans people in particular.
This is it.
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It's official KOG is greenlit! Can't wait for you all to see what the team has been cooking up! #KnightsofGuinevere #KOG #Glitch #glitchproductions
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
It's official KOG is greenlit! Can't wait for you all to see what the team has been cooking up! #KnightsofGuinevere #KOG #Glitch #glitchproductions
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There seems to be a lot of discussion about Gavin Newsom today.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
Why Transgender People Are Not Feeling Gavin Newsom
We have seen this song and dance before.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
There seems to be a lot of discussion about Gavin Newsom today.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
I wanted to re-share this piece that I wrote, because I have a lot of center-to-left Dems that follow me that want to understand.
There are very good reasons transgender people do not like Gavin Newsom.
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I’m live on Twitch, babes 💗
We’re celebrating Galentine’s with a little collab between @datewithuspodcast.bsky.social and @nosmallgames.bsky.social on stream today with Monster Prom 4: Monster Con!
twitch.tv/aspecificegg
We’re celebrating Galentine’s with a little collab between @datewithuspodcast.bsky.social and @nosmallgames.bsky.social on stream today with Monster Prom 4: Monster Con!
twitch.tv/aspecificegg
February 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I’m live on Twitch, babes 💗
We’re celebrating Galentine’s with a little collab between @datewithuspodcast.bsky.social and @nosmallgames.bsky.social on stream today with Monster Prom 4: Monster Con!
twitch.tv/aspecificegg
We’re celebrating Galentine’s with a little collab between @datewithuspodcast.bsky.social and @nosmallgames.bsky.social on stream today with Monster Prom 4: Monster Con!
twitch.tv/aspecificegg
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When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism.
A few suggestions...
A few suggestions...
February 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism.
A few suggestions...
A few suggestions...
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MAJOR ANNOUNCE :
fuck AI assets, who needs that!
When ShipShaper fully releases it will come with fbx export and a license to use it in your #indiegame , mods, or 3D prints. No limits.
Try out the DEMO today tho and Wishlist #shipShaper
store.steampowered.com/app/4339280/...
fuck AI assets, who needs that!
When ShipShaper fully releases it will come with fbx export and a license to use it in your #indiegame , mods, or 3D prints. No limits.
Try out the DEMO today tho and Wishlist #shipShaper
store.steampowered.com/app/4339280/...
February 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
MAJOR ANNOUNCE :
fuck AI assets, who needs that!
When ShipShaper fully releases it will come with fbx export and a license to use it in your #indiegame , mods, or 3D prints. No limits.
Try out the DEMO today tho and Wishlist #shipShaper
store.steampowered.com/app/4339280/...
fuck AI assets, who needs that!
When ShipShaper fully releases it will come with fbx export and a license to use it in your #indiegame , mods, or 3D prints. No limits.
Try out the DEMO today tho and Wishlist #shipShaper
store.steampowered.com/app/4339280/...
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Over 1,000 Ubisoft workers around the world have walked off the job.
In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike.
The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.
In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike.
The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.
Ubisoft workers are on strike: 'We are treated like children'
The strike comes after the publisher revealed plans to cut up to 200 jobs and ordered remote workers back into the office
www.polygon.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Over 1,000 Ubisoft workers around the world have walked off the job.
In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike.
The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.
In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike.
The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.
I think we need to start calling it what it is. The majority of "investment" is just gambling. They don't care about making games, or their success, or the industry's. They want the rush of betting on a hot tip with people's livelihoods as collateral.
I feel like the fact that these companies seemingly plan for either instant success with infinite money or immediately fold, apart from all the bigger things wrong with that model, also contributes to why people are really hesitant to invest time and especially money in a new GAS game.
February 12, 2026 at 7:09 AM
I think we need to start calling it what it is. The majority of "investment" is just gambling. They don't care about making games, or their success, or the industry's. They want the rush of betting on a hot tip with people's livelihoods as collateral.
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10 years ago they told us AI and self-driving cars were going to wipe out up to half of all jobs. They didn’t.
But while everyone was talking about whether they would, companies rolled out algorithmic management and used digital tech as a pretext to reclassify workers as contractors.
But while everyone was talking about whether they would, companies rolled out algorithmic management and used digital tech as a pretext to reclassify workers as contractors.
I'm not even saying that's the most *likely* possibility, but it's just very clear that the likelihood of that outcome as increased and even if there's, like, a 1 in 10 change that "AI replaces most to all white collar jobs in 10 years" that's an *enormous* risk to the social order!
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
10 years ago they told us AI and self-driving cars were going to wipe out up to half of all jobs. They didn’t.
But while everyone was talking about whether they would, companies rolled out algorithmic management and used digital tech as a pretext to reclassify workers as contractors.
But while everyone was talking about whether they would, companies rolled out algorithmic management and used digital tech as a pretext to reclassify workers as contractors.