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Mother of 2 beautiful girls. Passionate about equality & letting others love who they love. Dog mom, animal lover.
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nhannahjones.bsky.social Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · Oct 13
For those who don’t intimately understand how news works and why Bari Weiss’s unearned elevation to head of CBS News matters, I’d recommend watching this in entirety. Also, will forever point out irony of how an admitted DEI hire thinks her hire was meritorious while Black people’s aren’t.
katelynburns.com Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · Oct 13
Holy shit go off John Oliver youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...
October 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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October 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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This is horrible news
pamspaulding.bsky.social Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · Oct 10
🚨🚨🚨 Crooked fascist Rs are trying to kill any chance of party change — by any means necessary.

Ds are still in disbelief, still thinking we can, by vote alone, eliminate the danger.

🧾 Former Republican election official buys Dominion Voting — a target of 2020 conspiracy theories
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October 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain.

Not this time. Not anymore.
FROM NOW UNTIL FEBRUARY 13TH IGN CREATORS GUILD IS GOING TO... DO OUR JOB! OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, IGN MANAGEMENT HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH LAYING OFF OUR COWORKERS OVER AND OVER. MEANWHILE, MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE LEFT THE COMPANY IN NO SMALL PART DUE TO BUYOUTS, OVERWORK, AND FEELING UNSUPPORTED, EACH TIME, THE COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO BACKFILL MANY ESSENTIAL ROLES, CLAIMING WE'RE ON A HIRING FREEZE, IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET, OR THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO LESS WORK THIS TIME. AS A RESULT, IGNCG MEMBERS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TAKE ON MORE OF THEIR FORMER COLLEAGUES' WORKLOADS. MANY OF US NOW WORK LONGER HOURS THAN WE USED TO. A LOT OF US RARELY TAKE LUNCH BREAKS. SOME OF US DO NOT TAKE ADEQUATE TIME OFF DUE TO THERE BEING NO ONE TO PICK UP THE SLACK. OTHERS OF US ARE STUCK DOING WORK WE WERE NEVER HIRED TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE. UP TO THIS POINT, WE'VE ALL ACCEPTED THIS AS NORMAL, BECAUSE WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT IGN AND THE WORK WE DO. BUT WITH SO MANY OF US STRUGGLING MORE AND MORE AS EACH NEW WAVE OF OUR COWORKERS ARE DEPRIVED OF A LIVELIHOOD, THIS CYCLE CAN'T CONTINUE. MANAGEMENT IS UNWILLING TO STOP IT, SO IT FALLS TO US. WITH THE LAYOFFS OF EIGHT OF OUR COWORKERS, IGNCG HAS NEGOTIATED A SIX-MONTH RECALL LIST. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT, FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, IF IGN WANTS TO FILL ANY OF THOSE ELIMINATED ROLES AGAIN, THEY MUST REHIRE OUR LAID-OFF COLLEAGUES. WE WANT THEM TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR JOBS BACK IF THEY WANT THEM, AND IF NOT, WE WANT THOSE ROLES BACKFILLED TO EASE THE BURDEN ON THE REST OF US. SO STARTING TODAY, LENCE MEMBERS ARE COMMITTING TO DO OUR JOBS. NO MORE, NO LESS. WELL SHOW UP TO WORK ON TIME AND LEAVE ON TIME. WE'RE TAKING ALL OF OUR LUNCH TIME, EVERY DAY. IF WE WORK LATE, WE WILL FIRMLY ASK FOR OUR RIGHTFULLY EARNED COMP TIME. AND IF IGN WANTS OUR LAID-OFF COWORKERS' WORK TO GET DONE, THEY'LL HAVE TO REHIRE THEM TO DO IT INSTEAD OF FOISTING IT UPON US. HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT IGNCG IN ALL THIS? SHARE THIS POST, AND TELL IGN MANAGEMENT THAT Y…
August 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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ignunion.bsky.social IGN Union @ignunion.bsky.social · Aug 4
Today, IGN laid off eight extremely valuable members of our union and workforce via directive from our parent company, Ziff Davis. This, after two incredibly successful live events IGN Live and SDCC, and yet another corporate acquisition.

Please take a moment to read and share our full statement:
Today, IGN Entertainment announced that it would be laying off eight members of the IGN Creators Guild. This is 12% of our bargaining unit, and comes just days after our sister union, the Ziff Davis Creators Guild, underwent similar layoffs impacting 15% of their members. It also comes just months after our multibillion-dollar parent company, Ziff Davis, instituted a company-wide buyout that shrunk our unit numbers, with the express intent of avoiding future layoffs. And it comes just a little over one year after three of our members were laid off almost immediately after our union went public. The company has told us that the reason for this layoff stems from a Ziff Davis-mandate to cut costs despite several quarters in a row of year-over-year revenue increases, to which IGN Entertainment responded by coming for our members' jobs. This is perplexing to us, as we are told again and again that IGN Entertainment has had a tremendously successful year thus far thanks to their hard work. In just the last few months, our members have been absolutely essential to major events and livestreams, including San Diego ComicCon, Summer of Gaming, and IGN Live. Every single person impacted today was involved in and critical to the success of those events. Meanwhile, IGN Entertainment continues to spend money on costly acquisitions, only to turn around and gut those companies in the same way it is cutting away at IGN itself. For instance, last year, it acquired Gamer Network, and almost immediately laid off a number of staff critical to making those sites successful. The company has not responded to the union's questions about whether its budget for future acquisitions is being reconsidered as a cost-saving measure alongside these other apparently necessary personnel cuts. At a time when it is more necessary than ever to support its creators, IGN Entertainment is choosing to eliminate the individuals who ensure IGN remains competitive as generative AI threatens our reach. We have been told that expert opinion pieces, original interviews, and work that leverages our staff's deep knowledge of gaming, tech, and entertainment are all essential to combating AI summarization and regurgitation of our work. Management has responded by cutting several individuals who do that exact work, as well as others whose job it is to ensure that these written and video pieces are published in a speedy manner — another component of combating AI we're told is critical. This continued cycle of repeated, aggressive cuts to our staff and being asked to do more with less, only for management to continue to spend on new business it isn't interested in sustaining cannot continue. We will enforce our interim agreement that guarantees better severance and other protections to laid off members, as well as demand additional support for those impacted. We will continue to bargain over our first contract with the aim of enshrining even better protections against further layoffs, working conditions continuously degraded by understaffing, and the encroachment of generative AI. And we won't stop fighting to ensure IGN remains the best destination for trustworthy, original, exciting, and creative work covering video games, entertainment, and tech. While IGN Entertainment management may not value us, we value one another and the incredible work we can do together. Behind the articles, videos, social posts, playlists, and maps of IGN are human beings, not just numbers on a spreadsheet to be pushed around when some number at the top isn't big enough. Without us, there is no IGN.
August 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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ignunion.bsky.social IGN Union @ignunion.bsky.social · Jul 18
An update: management has chosen not to recognize our Product, Engineering, and Humble Bundle colleagues as part of IGNCG, instead insisting on a time-consuming NLRB hearing, which took place last week.

Help us spread the word: we will not be divided. We are IGN, and we will always stand together.
ignunion.bsky.social IGN Union @ignunion.bsky.social · May 29
It’s been-

One week since we asked IGN Entertainment to recognize our friends on the product, engineering, and Humble Bundle teams as part of the IGN Creators Guild.

The sooner that happens, the sooner we can start working with management to build towards a stronger future for us all!
July 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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The Constitution belongs to all of us.

We’re proud to launch this new initiative to make the rule of law accessible for all.

Because our nation is at its best when Americans are informed, engaged, and empowered.

🔗 Learn more: www.weholdtruths.org
We Hold These Truths logo: We still hold these truths, even though they are under attack. It will take all of us to protect and defend people, their rights, and our future. Join us: weholdtruths.org Join Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs in support of: Personal Freedoms The personal freedoms accorded throughout the Constitution and its many amendments are an essential protection against government tyranny and reflect the inherent rights of every person in the United States. Equality Equality is a precondition of freedom. We all are free only when all of us, not just some of us, are free from discrimination, exclusion, and threat. Without equality for all, freedom for all is a broken promise. Democracy and Elections In a democracy, voters elect their leaders, and elected candidates make the law. Our democratic republic functions best when Americans accept, honor, and respect election results. To achieve this outcome, elections must be conducted in a fair manner. Separation of Powers A fundamental structural feature of the Constitution, and its chief safeguard of our liberty, is avoiding the concentration of power by separating and placing limits upon the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government among three branches that check, balance, and respect each other’s power. The Rule of Law To preserve liberty, fairness, and the stability of our democratic society, the exercise of power by the government and other actors must be limited by law.
July 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jul 4
The war on women by the GOP continues apace.
July 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jul 4
There’s something SERIOUSLY WRONG with a political system like this.
July 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Explaining it to people like we're 5. I appreciate this
cwebbonline.com Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jul 2
Explain the Big Ugly budget bill to me like I’m five…

Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it.
Share it with family and friends.
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July 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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ignunion.bsky.social IGN Union @ignunion.bsky.social · May 29
It’s been-

One week since we asked IGN Entertainment to recognize our friends on the product, engineering, and Humble Bundle teams as part of the IGN Creators Guild.

The sooner that happens, the sooner we can start working with management to build towards a stronger future for us all!
Recognize IGN Creators Guild (2.0) Now!
May 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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April 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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It's all making sense now
jannetteb.bsky.social J'Net @jannetteb.bsky.social · Apr 3
Thought I should let you know that I consolidated your 11 posts into one doc and people are really sharing it. It's too long for the +alt though, so am sending those folks directly to your site.
April 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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angrystaffer.bsky.social Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · Apr 2
I was thinking that none of those numbers made sense, but holy fuck this is insane
April 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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NEVER FORGET!
March 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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March 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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March 2, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists. Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd U.S. President QuoteHD.com (1882-1945)
March 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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This is a perfect way to prepare for whatever the State of the Union brings on Tuesday night — an event with Timothy Snyder about the threats of authoritarianism and what we can do to resist it! If you've read his book, you know this will be good. I signed up, join me! social.redwine.blue/s/jv1qhzUG
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March 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Holy sh*t!
meidastouch.com MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Feb 25
$19,000,000,000,000.00
February 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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kathy328.bsky.social kat from the ‘ville @kathy328.bsky.social · Feb 21
I saw this and thought we might all need a dose of encouragement. We are mentally exhausted. We feel anxious and helpless but we are smarter and stronger than they are! Take time to regroup and refresh. Then it’s time to resist stronger than ever!
February 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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davidcorn.bsky.social David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · Feb 17
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.
February 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM