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art is an act of resistance
+ music, gaming, food, photography
+ lenapehoking “nyc”
https://linktr.ee/gabeperez
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Dedicated GoFundMe's directly from our affected residents of Altadena/Pasadena
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we are, once again, in the midst of climate disaster and on the precipice of mass viral outbreaks
the need for mutual aid + community care is only going to increase from here on out
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the need for mutual aid + community care is only going to increase from here on out
fire relief GFM: linktr.ee/eatonfire?ut...
played mostly older games this year but will recommend Despelote and Hollow Knight: Silksong as two new faves
December 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
played mostly older games this year but will recommend Despelote and Hollow Knight: Silksong as two new faves
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A condition took away the use of my hands. Silksong helped me rehab them
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December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A condition took away the use of my hands. Silksong helped me rehab them
aftermath.site/silksong-hollo...
aftermath.site/silksong-hollo...
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Many get sick while traveling.
One major reason is they don’t realize mass transit is high risk because airline CEOs lied about viral spread early in the pandemic and lobbied the CDC to lower precautions.
To make the most of your holiday, take precautions like wearing a mask when you travel!
One major reason is they don’t realize mass transit is high risk because airline CEOs lied about viral spread early in the pandemic and lobbied the CDC to lower precautions.
To make the most of your holiday, take precautions like wearing a mask when you travel!
December 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Many get sick while traveling.
One major reason is they don’t realize mass transit is high risk because airline CEOs lied about viral spread early in the pandemic and lobbied the CDC to lower precautions.
To make the most of your holiday, take precautions like wearing a mask when you travel!
One major reason is they don’t realize mass transit is high risk because airline CEOs lied about viral spread early in the pandemic and lobbied the CDC to lower precautions.
To make the most of your holiday, take precautions like wearing a mask when you travel!
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Mandatory crunch time to complete a demo is not what we sign up for as video game workers, yet it's a reality we're all too familiar with as studio execs exploit our passion for the games that we create and love.
And it won't stop unless we organize.
And it won't stop unless we organize.
NEW: For the last seven weeks, Naughty Dog has enacted mandatory overtime for staff to finish an internal demo of their next game, Intergalactic. The game won't be out until 2027, leaving some staff wondering: If they're crunching now, what will next year be like? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Naughty Dog Studio Orders Employee Overtime for ‘Intergalactic’
The Sony-owned gamemakers have been racing to hit a December deadline
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Mandatory crunch time to complete a demo is not what we sign up for as video game workers, yet it's a reality we're all too familiar with as studio execs exploit our passion for the games that we create and love.
And it won't stop unless we organize.
And it won't stop unless we organize.
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Update: id Software producer Andrew Willis tells Game Developer that the union has "protected a pretty beloved IP from the volatility that the games industry has been through in the last few years."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
id Software workers unionize in response to mass Xbox layoffs
Doom developers at id Software have successfully voted to unionize in a bid for better working conditions, benefits, and agency of the studio's use of AI.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Update: id Software producer Andrew Willis tells Game Developer that the union has "protected a pretty beloved IP from the volatility that the games industry has been through in the last few years."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
He added that this volatility may have been avoided if the industry were more "developer-led."
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we decided against putting this directly in the game mostly because we'd rather focus on be the thing the game is rather than the thing it isn't (ie putting this up front focuses too much on the ways we didn't make the game, you know?)
but sadly this is starting to feel a bit evergreen.
but sadly this is starting to feel a bit evergreen.
maybe we could use another splash screen.
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
we decided against putting this directly in the game mostly because we'd rather focus on be the thing the game is rather than the thing it isn't (ie putting this up front focuses too much on the ways we didn't make the game, you know?)
but sadly this is starting to feel a bit evergreen.
but sadly this is starting to feel a bit evergreen.
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Latest from me at The Guardian!
Chatting with @videogameworkers.bsky.social at their protest outside The Game Awards. ✊
Chatting with @videogameworkers.bsky.social at their protest outside The Game Awards. ✊
Before the Game Awards in LA last week, a US video game workers union turned up to protest. "Anyone who works in the games industry can identify that our art form is being sold for parts to make a few people a lot of money." @alyssamerc.bsky.social reports
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
‘Our industry has been strip-mined’: video game workers protest at The Game Awards
Outside the lavish event, workers called out the ‘greed’ in the industry that has left games ‘being sold for parts to make a few people a lot of money’
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Latest from me at The Guardian!
Chatting with @videogameworkers.bsky.social at their protest outside The Game Awards. ✊
Chatting with @videogameworkers.bsky.social at their protest outside The Game Awards. ✊
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Former workers at Rockstar Games say they were fired for trying to unionize.
Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Grand Theft Auto: Game creator sacked us for trying to unionise
Former staff at the Grand Theft Auto creator are seeking an employment tribunal over alleged "union-busting".
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Former workers at Rockstar Games say they were fired for trying to unionize.
Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Over 30 employees at the company behind Grand Theft Auto were fired in what the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain calls a "ruthless act of union-busting."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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We gather here at PEACOCK SQUARE, 2-4 PM PT TODAY to celebrate the life of a once vibrant game industry, killed far too soon by greedy bosses. Wear your mourning fit, and join us for a candlelight vigil in front of The Game Awards, because THE INDUSTRY IS DEAD!
actionnetwork.org/events/the-i...
actionnetwork.org/events/the-i...
December 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We gather here at PEACOCK SQUARE, 2-4 PM PT TODAY to celebrate the life of a once vibrant game industry, killed far too soon by greedy bosses. Wear your mourning fit, and join us for a candlelight vigil in front of The Game Awards, because THE INDUSTRY IS DEAD!
actionnetwork.org/events/the-i...
actionnetwork.org/events/the-i...
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"Grand Theft, not wage theft": Rockstar protest in NYC draws tech workers, members of multiple unions
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December 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Grand Theft, not wage theft": Rockstar protest in NYC draws tech workers, members of multiple unions
aftermath.site/grand-theft-...
aftermath.site/grand-theft-...
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after 3 years, i was laid off by rolling stone. im appreciative of my time there, but i know this is opening a better path🙌🏿
putting everything into my newsletter for now, plz subscribe: andrejgee.substack.com
+ a gofundme for anyone who'd like to help: www.gofundme.com/f/offering-s...
putting everything into my newsletter for now, plz subscribe: andrejgee.substack.com
+ a gofundme for anyone who'd like to help: www.gofundme.com/f/offering-s...
Donate to offering support after rolling stone layoff, organized by Andre Gee
Last week, after three years at Rolling Stone, I was unexpectedly laid off. Appa… Andre Gee needs your support for offering support after rolling stone layoff
www.gofundme.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
after 3 years, i was laid off by rolling stone. im appreciative of my time there, but i know this is opening a better path🙌🏿
putting everything into my newsletter for now, plz subscribe: andrejgee.substack.com
+ a gofundme for anyone who'd like to help: www.gofundme.com/f/offering-s...
putting everything into my newsletter for now, plz subscribe: andrejgee.substack.com
+ a gofundme for anyone who'd like to help: www.gofundme.com/f/offering-s...
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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol isn't listening to his workers.
So we went directly to his luxury California office.
#NoContractNoCoffee
So we went directly to his luxury California office.
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol isn't listening to his workers.
So we went directly to his luxury California office.
#NoContractNoCoffee
So we went directly to his luxury California office.
#NoContractNoCoffee
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Constance is one of the most beautiful games of all time, both literally and figuratively. Its exquisite hand-drawn art style and delicate portrayal of burnout paint a masterful picture. Its crafty metroidvania backdrop serves as the perfect catalyst to elevate this indelible journey.
My review:
My review:
Constance Review – Constant Greatness - Pixelbytegaming
Ernest Hemingway once said, “I learned never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the ...
pixelbytegaming.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Constance is one of the most beautiful games of all time, both literally and figuratively. Its exquisite hand-drawn art style and delicate portrayal of burnout paint a masterful picture. Its crafty metroidvania backdrop serves as the perfect catalyst to elevate this indelible journey.
My review:
My review:
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In the running for "Overreaction of the Year Award," CEO Brian Niccol has barricaded his office to avoid striking baristas getting anywhere near him.
No matter. We'll be waiting right out front when you're ready to talk, Brian!
No matter. We'll be waiting right out front when you're ready to talk, Brian!
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
In the running for "Overreaction of the Year Award," CEO Brian Niccol has barricaded his office to avoid striking baristas getting anywhere near him.
No matter. We'll be waiting right out front when you're ready to talk, Brian!
No matter. We'll be waiting right out front when you're ready to talk, Brian!
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U.S. grocery prices have hit a record high — the monthly cost for a family of four is now $1,030.
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
U.S. grocery prices have hit a record high — the monthly cost for a family of four is now $1,030.
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For @msmagazine.com, I wrote about the WNBA and the issue of pay equity. By the time the WNBA was only two seasons in (1999-2000) the average NBA salary was 58 times higher than the average WNBA salary. Twenty-six years later, the gap has jumped to 116 times higher.
Calling Foul: Breaking Down WNBA Pay and Why It Matters
Breaking Down WNBA Pay for Women Athletes and Why It Matters: a case study in systemic undervaluing of women’s work
msmagazine.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
For @msmagazine.com, I wrote about the WNBA and the issue of pay equity. By the time the WNBA was only two seasons in (1999-2000) the average NBA salary was 58 times higher than the average WNBA salary. Twenty-six years later, the gap has jumped to 116 times higher.
oh i'm sat
Christopher Larkin delves into his "Hollow Knight: Silksong" soundtrack, his favorite video game music, and more.
Christopher Larkin Doesn’t Score Video Games, He Creates Worlds
Christopher Larkin on his "Hollow Knight: Silksong" soundtrack, favorite video game music, and more.
daily.bandcamp.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
oh i'm sat
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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🏳️⚧️ Our friends in LA just carried out a kit building day for HRT harm reduction supplies 🏳️⚧️
As some of you may know, we did not initially have California in mind as one of the recipient states of the HRT Harm Reduction Toolkits. However...
As some of you may know, we did not initially have California in mind as one of the recipient states of the HRT Harm Reduction Toolkits. However...
October 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🏳️⚧️ Our friends in LA just carried out a kit building day for HRT harm reduction supplies 🏳️⚧️
As some of you may know, we did not initially have California in mind as one of the recipient states of the HRT Harm Reduction Toolkits. However...
As some of you may know, we did not initially have California in mind as one of the recipient states of the HRT Harm Reduction Toolkits. However...
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What I've learned playing highly anticipated sequels of beloved and very successful indie games that released last month is:
Women can sprint
Women can sprint
October 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
What I've learned playing highly anticipated sequels of beloved and very successful indie games that released last month is:
Women can sprint
Women can sprint
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ok so the cost of living in america and western europe is too high and employers don't want to pay it. but they also want to raise prices of all consumer goods untiil nobody can afford them. what happens next may shock you
October 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ok so the cost of living in america and western europe is too high and employers don't want to pay it. but they also want to raise prices of all consumer goods untiil nobody can afford them. what happens next may shock you
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Napheesa Collier's full statement at the beginning of her exit interview.
She directly quotes conversations with Cathy Englebert that legitimately call into question how the WNBA is being led. (Part 1/2) #WNBASky
She directly quotes conversations with Cathy Englebert that legitimately call into question how the WNBA is being led. (Part 1/2) #WNBASky
September 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Napheesa Collier's full statement at the beginning of her exit interview.
She directly quotes conversations with Cathy Englebert that legitimately call into question how the WNBA is being led. (Part 1/2) #WNBASky
She directly quotes conversations with Cathy Englebert that legitimately call into question how the WNBA is being led. (Part 1/2) #WNBASky