Layla Pigott (they/she)
@laylapigott.bsky.social
NYC-based trans, pansexual writer, film editor, and game dev of Lookout Drive Games.
Wishllist Bitter Silver on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1906930/Bitter_Silver/
Wishllist Bitter Silver on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1906930/Bitter_Silver/
Wild that people still get upset when an adaptation of (insert big popular media) is announced.
As an artist making my own stuff & having worked on adaptations, turning 30 & no longer tying my happiness/identity to art I didn't control & just enjoyed genuinely did wonders for my mental health.
As an artist making my own stuff & having worked on adaptations, turning 30 & no longer tying my happiness/identity to art I didn't control & just enjoyed genuinely did wonders for my mental health.
February 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Wild that people still get upset when an adaptation of (insert big popular media) is announced.
As an artist making my own stuff & having worked on adaptations, turning 30 & no longer tying my happiness/identity to art I didn't control & just enjoyed genuinely did wonders for my mental health.
As an artist making my own stuff & having worked on adaptations, turning 30 & no longer tying my happiness/identity to art I didn't control & just enjoyed genuinely did wonders for my mental health.
86 years ago and he is as sharp as a tack and acts circles around almost everyone else on this planet and any other.
Had the pleasure of seeing him and Sir Patrick Stewart perform Waiting for Godot on Broadway. He's a living legend and a champion for human rights. Love this man.
Had the pleasure of seeing him and Sir Patrick Stewart perform Waiting for Godot on Broadway. He's a living legend and a champion for human rights. Love this man.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
86 years ago and he is as sharp as a tack and acts circles around almost everyone else on this planet and any other.
Had the pleasure of seeing him and Sir Patrick Stewart perform Waiting for Godot on Broadway. He's a living legend and a champion for human rights. Love this man.
Had the pleasure of seeing him and Sir Patrick Stewart perform Waiting for Godot on Broadway. He's a living legend and a champion for human rights. Love this man.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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After a lengthy appeals process and productive discussion with the Blue Sky safety team I will no loinger be sending George Thorogood lyrics to beautiful women on here via DM. Thank you all
February 4, 2026 at 5:02 PM
After a lengthy appeals process and productive discussion with the Blue Sky safety team I will no loinger be sending George Thorogood lyrics to beautiful women on here via DM. Thank you all
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I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
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so crazy to me that a woman asked trump if he has any words for epstein's victims and he said "you as a young woman should smile more." it will go nowhere bc republicans refuse to hold trump accountable, but it's still pretty crazy.
February 4, 2026 at 6:45 AM
so crazy to me that a woman asked trump if he has any words for epstein's victims and he said "you as a young woman should smile more." it will go nowhere bc republicans refuse to hold trump accountable, but it's still pretty crazy.
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I worry that they can empirically prove it over and over again and it won't matter because the belief that trans women are athletically advantaged over cis women is based in hatred (for both trans and cis women) and not in empirical observation. The belief is motivated by patriarchy, not science.
What's that you say!
It was all just fear pushing by bad faith groups and that trans women pose no threat to cisgender women.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
It was all just fear pushing by bad faith groups and that trans women pose no threat to cisgender women.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds
Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 10:18 AM
I worry that they can empirically prove it over and over again and it won't matter because the belief that trans women are athletically advantaged over cis women is based in hatred (for both trans and cis women) and not in empirical observation. The belief is motivated by patriarchy, not science.
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Imagine seeing this and still thinking we need incrementalism. Social media has totally cooked people's brains. We got intelligent people who aren't willing to see the forest for the trees because they don't want to admit they were wrong to a bunch of people they'll never meet in real life.
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Imagine seeing this and still thinking we need incrementalism. Social media has totally cooked people's brains. We got intelligent people who aren't willing to see the forest for the trees because they don't want to admit they were wrong to a bunch of people they'll never meet in real life.
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I know the people who run this. It is a tiny organisation but has taken some massive stands. Was the first Pride in the UK to ban politicians and is always the first out with strong statements supporting trans people.
I know things are tight but please help support them if you can.
I know things are tight but please help support them if you can.
February 3, 2026 at 9:46 AM
I know the people who run this. It is a tiny organisation but has taken some massive stands. Was the first Pride in the UK to ban politicians and is always the first out with strong statements supporting trans people.
I know things are tight but please help support them if you can.
I know things are tight but please help support them if you can.
One of my favorite games of all time. If you haven't played it and love adventure games, rectify that immediately.
Thank you @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social and the whole team at Wadjet Eye for making it.
Thank you @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social and the whole team at Wadjet Eye for making it.
Oh nice. Unavowed has garned enough positive reviews to have shifted back into "Overwhelmingly positive" status!
February 2, 2026 at 11:01 PM
One of my favorite games of all time. If you haven't played it and love adventure games, rectify that immediately.
Thank you @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social and the whole team at Wadjet Eye for making it.
Thank you @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social and the whole team at Wadjet Eye for making it.
Neil Gaiman returning to social media with a horrendously self-serving statement that calls the allegations against him a "smear campaign," linking to an obscure journalist that defends him, and ends by promoting his next book wasn't on my 2026 bingo card but holy fuck.
February 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Neil Gaiman returning to social media with a horrendously self-serving statement that calls the allegations against him a "smear campaign," linking to an obscure journalist that defends him, and ends by promoting his next book wasn't on my 2026 bingo card but holy fuck.
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leftists sharing ai memes are doing everything wrong
February 1, 2026 at 10:47 PM
leftists sharing ai memes are doing everything wrong
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Working with Groups in a Community Setting
2. Thinking About Games
3. Sight & Sound: Filmmaking
4. Documentary Production (much love to Marco Williams, my fav professor & an incredible filmmaker)
5. The Science of Happiness
1. Working with Groups in a Community Setting
2. Thinking About Games
3. Sight & Sound: Filmmaking
4. Documentary Production (much love to Marco Williams, my fav professor & an incredible filmmaker)
5. The Science of Happiness
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Stars and Galaxies (which turned out to be Black Holes and Math)
2. Reporting in War Zones
3. Environmental Policy as Cultural Violence
4. Abnormal Psychology
5. Symbolic Logic + Philosophy
1. Stars and Galaxies (which turned out to be Black Holes and Math)
2. Reporting in War Zones
3. Environmental Policy as Cultural Violence
4. Abnormal Psychology
5. Symbolic Logic + Philosophy
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Music Theory and Aural Skills
2. Children's Literature
3. Introduction to Astronomy
4. 17th Century Colonial Narratives
5. Writing Process and Practice
1. Music Theory and Aural Skills
2. Children's Literature
3. Introduction to Astronomy
4. 17th Century Colonial Narratives
5. Writing Process and Practice
February 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Working with Groups in a Community Setting
2. Thinking About Games
3. Sight & Sound: Filmmaking
4. Documentary Production (much love to Marco Williams, my fav professor & an incredible filmmaker)
5. The Science of Happiness
1. Working with Groups in a Community Setting
2. Thinking About Games
3. Sight & Sound: Filmmaking
4. Documentary Production (much love to Marco Williams, my fav professor & an incredible filmmaker)
5. The Science of Happiness
The smartest and kindest people I know are poor or working class, make things, work real jobs and enjoy the arts.
The dumbest and worst are the rich and want to destroy the arts with their fellow billionaires/millionaires with investment schemes and gen AI.
This is yet another example.
The dumbest and worst are the rich and want to destroy the arts with their fellow billionaires/millionaires with investment schemes and gen AI.
This is yet another example.
I regret to inform everyone that the smartest money people out there are, overwhelmingly, dumb as a rock
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
Google's new AI 'world model' has seemingly spooked videogame investors, but it's hard to know what it will actually lead to
Can auto-generated "worlds" really be exciting?
www.pcgamer.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The smartest and kindest people I know are poor or working class, make things, work real jobs and enjoy the arts.
The dumbest and worst are the rich and want to destroy the arts with their fellow billionaires/millionaires with investment schemes and gen AI.
This is yet another example.
The dumbest and worst are the rich and want to destroy the arts with their fellow billionaires/millionaires with investment schemes and gen AI.
This is yet another example.
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This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
February 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
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"What kind of mother thinks like this?!" ABIDE KickStarter is off the ground. This game cannot be made without your support. Help here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
January 31, 2026 at 9:50 AM
"What kind of mother thinks like this?!" ABIDE KickStarter is off the ground. This game cannot be made without your support. Help here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
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RE that RT.. it’s wild how steam reviews are still so damn important to getting visibility. If you play and like indie games, the most generous and helpful thing you can do is spend an hour popping positive reviews onto anything you like with <500 or so reviews.
January 31, 2026 at 10:11 AM
RE that RT.. it’s wild how steam reviews are still so damn important to getting visibility. If you play and like indie games, the most generous and helpful thing you can do is spend an hour popping positive reviews onto anything you like with <500 or so reviews.
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An old friend was harassed by ICE and asked to prove her citizenship, luckily she was carrying her passport. This stuff is happening every day in Minneapolis. She’s a self-employed hair stylist and has lost business with folks scared to leave their homes. Donations welcome. gofund.me/d8b49045d
January 30, 2026 at 6:35 PM
An old friend was harassed by ICE and asked to prove her citizenship, luckily she was carrying her passport. This stuff is happening every day in Minneapolis. She’s a self-employed hair stylist and has lost business with folks scared to leave their homes. Donations welcome. gofund.me/d8b49045d
Devastating. Loved her in so much from Home Alone to Schitt's Creek to The Last of Us to The Studio. She also was just a genuinely kind person. Rest in Peace to her and my condolences to her family.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/c...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/c...
Catherine O’Hara, Two-Time Emmy Winner and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71
O’Hara died Friday after a brief illness.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Devastating. Loved her in so much from Home Alone to Schitt's Creek to The Last of Us to The Studio. She also was just a genuinely kind person. Rest in Peace to her and my condolences to her family.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/c...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/c...
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The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
Genuinely question for my fellow indie game devs out there, are you ever like:
"I know in my mind I'm shooting for a 10/10 game but if the rest of the world sees it at least as a 7.5, I'll be satisfied."
It helps me keep going and set realistic expectations for how my audience sees my work.
"I know in my mind I'm shooting for a 10/10 game but if the rest of the world sees it at least as a 7.5, I'll be satisfied."
It helps me keep going and set realistic expectations for how my audience sees my work.
a man stands in front of a city with birds flying in the sky
Alt: Jet from Cowboy Bebop walks in front of a city with birds flying in the sky
media.tenor.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Genuinely question for my fellow indie game devs out there, are you ever like:
"I know in my mind I'm shooting for a 10/10 game but if the rest of the world sees it at least as a 7.5, I'll be satisfied."
It helps me keep going and set realistic expectations for how my audience sees my work.
"I know in my mind I'm shooting for a 10/10 game but if the rest of the world sees it at least as a 7.5, I'll be satisfied."
It helps me keep going and set realistic expectations for how my audience sees my work.
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Hi, please give what you can
We're officially fundraising for laid-off Vox workers. Please share and donate if you can!
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Donate to Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers, organized by Victoria Song
On Friday, January 16, 2026, the Vox Media Union received news from management about … Victoria Song needs your support for Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers
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January 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Hi, please give what you can
Decided 2026 will be the year that every story I write going forward will have a trans lead character.
Someone asked me: why?
Because I can 😘
Someone asked me: why?
Because I can 😘
a picture of an angel with the words transgender media
Alt: a picture of an angel from Overwatch with the words transgender media
media.tenor.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Decided 2026 will be the year that every story I write going forward will have a trans lead character.
Someone asked me: why?
Because I can 😘
Someone asked me: why?
Because I can 😘
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We're officially fundraising for laid-off Vox workers. Please share and donate if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...
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Donate to Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers, organized by Victoria Song
On Friday, January 16, 2026, the Vox Media Union received news from management about … Victoria Song needs your support for Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers
www.gofundme.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:04 PM
We're officially fundraising for laid-off Vox workers. Please share and donate if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...
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here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop.
Again, this is terrorism.
Again, this is terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 PM
here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop.
Again, this is terrorism.
Again, this is terrorism.