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Kevin Simmons
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Designer/producer/business guy at Asymmetric (we make the Loathing series of games). I also write puzzles, take photos, and climb rocks.
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jmangan.bsky.social
We've filed 'The Montana Plan' with the Montana SOS. This is your Constitutional Initiative to make Citizens United irrelevant by simply removing a corporation's power to spend in elections.
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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basicbooksgroup.bsky.social
We are so excited to announce that "THE PRICE OF DEMOCRACY: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History," by @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social, is now available! 

Learn why battles over taxation have always been battles over democracy itself: bit.ly/4nK7J3N 
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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climatebrad.hillheat.com
sound smart about tariffs: buy this book
vanessawilliamson.bsky.social Vanessa Williamson @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social · 15d
Here's the relevant backstory (from my new book, out Monday!).

Buy a copy and you, too, can make extremely niche tax jokes!

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanes...
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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flantz.bsky.social
The biggest day in esports has arrived. Q-UP is out. store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...
Save 10% on Q-UP on Steam
Sick of long queues, unfair matchups, and arbitrary reflex tests? Try Q-UP, the coin flipping eSport. It's one part clicker, one part multiplayer strategy game, one part demented capitalism simulator,...
store.steampowered.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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pzlr.org
We've got a Halloween Whodunit up on Raddle. Several guests at our Halloween have witnessed a murder. They've given testimony in the form of Raddles. Can you solve them and figure out who done it? raddle.quest
Screenshot of the archive page on Raddle, showing the list of Raddles in the Halloween Whodunit series
October 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
puzzletheory.bsky.social
There's a third Mystery Theme for the Raddles this week. This one's trickier than the first two.

raddle.quest
RADDLE
The daily word transformation game
raddle.quest
October 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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brett-taylor.bsky.social
Scroll down to the Major Events Timeline, and nothing will prepare you for what you'll see. I cannot believe it is real. www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-wh...
The White House Building
Every president since John Adams has occupied the White House, and the history of this building extends far beyond the construction of its walls. From the Ground Floor Corridor rooms, transformed from...
www.whitehouse.gov
October 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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draknek.bsky.social
Reminder: Spooky Express is OUT NOW!

🚂🧟🧛
Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.

Steam: s.team/a/3352310
itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express
iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id673842...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
October 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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waxy.org
The Collector: made in two days for Ludum Dare, a clever browser game where you try to collect orbs while fighting off enemies https://split82.itch.io/the-co...
The Collector
Play in your browser
split82.itch.io
October 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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lmesseri.bsky.social
The president of MIT has declined to sign "the compact". Full letter, as shared with the MIT community:
Dear Madam Secretary, I write in response to your letter of October 1, inviting MIT to review a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” I acknowledge the vital importance of these matters. I appreciated the chance to meet with you earlier this year to discuss the priorities we share for American higher education. As we discussed, the Institute’s mission of service to the nation directs us to advance knowledge, educate students and bring knowledge to bear on the world’s great challenges. We do that in line with a clear set of values, with excellence above all. Some practical examples: • MIT prides itself on rewarding merit. Students, faculty and staff succeed here based on the strength of their talent, ideas and hard work. For instance, the Institute was the first to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement after the pandemic. And MIT has never had legacy preferences in admissions. • MIT opens its doors to the most talented students regardless of their family’s finances. Admissions are need-blind. Incoming undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000 a year pay no tuition. Nearly 88% of our last graduating class left MIT with no debt for their education. We make a wealth of free courses and low-cost certificates available to any American with an internet connection. Of the undergraduate degrees we award, 94% are in STEM fields. And in service to the nation, we cap enrollment of international undergraduates at roughly 10%. • We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don’t like – and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree. These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they’re right, and we live by them because they support our mission – work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law. The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone. In our view, America’s leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education. As you know, MIT’s record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America’s research universities and the U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people. We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation. Sincerely, Sally Kornbluth cc Ms. May Mailman Mr. Vincent Haley
October 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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October 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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flantz.bsky.social
We made a new game. It’s called Q-UP. It’s a coin flipping eSport. There’s a free demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...
Q-UP on Steam
Sick of long queues, unfair matchups, and arbitrary reflex tests? Try Q-UP, the coin flipping eSport. It's one part clicker, one part multiplayer strategy game, one part demented capitalism simulator,...
store.steampowered.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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duncanrobson.com
For sale:
Steam screenshot. Baby Steps, Neva and Sworn at discounted prices.
September 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
puzzletheory.bsky.social
This week's Raddle puzzles have a mystery theme -- it's solvable just from Day 1's clues if you want an extra challenge!
RADDLE
The daily word transformation game
raddle.quest
September 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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mc.frontalot.com
Just two weeks till my all-ages San Francisco concert with mc chris & Swell Rell! Last gig of the year, for me! Bottom of the Hill, Sept 20. bottomofthehill.com/20250920.html
bottomofthehill: MC Chris with Swell Rell ~ MC Frontalot --- 9/20/2025
bottomofthehill.com
September 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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pjvphotography.bsky.social
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"

Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
A pika sits on a mossy rock. Tighter crop of the same pika, focusing on its head. An even tighter crop, focusing more on the pika's eye. An extremely tight crop of the pika's eye, emphasizing their reflection of an early morning mountain scene.
August 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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beaujackal.bsky.social
The parlor puzzle in Blue Prince
Bumper sticker reading “my other car is another car that has a sticker that says my other car is this car”
May 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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johnxuandou.bsky.social
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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durtmchurtt.bsky.social
The person who invented the video game joystick has disappeared, they down right up and left.
July 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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climatebrad.hillheat.com
The only group that came even remotely close to getting the growth of solar right back in 2009 was not the IEA or J. P. Morgan Chase or Dow Jones or BlackRock. It was Greenpeace. And even they were way too pessimistic.
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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mrlovenstein.bsky.social
you're gonna wanna see this
July 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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coincidence.games
Kaizen: A Factory Story is now available on Steam!

Build assembly lines to make toys, electronics, appliances, and more in 1980s Japan. Impress your bosses with your innovative solutions.

store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/...

Look out for weekly bonus puzzles coming your way soon!
Save 10% on Kaizen: A Factory Story on Steam
Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcord...
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July 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
puzzletheory.bsky.social
Blue Prince is incredible. So many layers to it, so rewarding of close observation. Highly recommended!

I have lingering Qs (why isn't Room 46 marked as a "Dead End" in the Directory?!) but I am probably at the end of the authored content and last night I got the final cheevo.

Goodbye, Mt. Holly!
A screenshot from Blue Prince of the Trophy Room where all your in-game trophies/achievements are displayed. A trophy depicting an arm holding up a second smaller standard-looking trophy is in the foreground and a text overlay reads, "You have been awarded the Trophy of Trophies for mastering the Estate and completing the Trophy Case."
July 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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mrgan.com
A 2070s neo-neo-neo-noir where a doomed couple find a briefcase full of money, but they can’t find anyone to exchange it for Virtual Insulin. Also one of them is a JavaScript framework.
July 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM