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I enjoy some video games.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.
January 15, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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in, like, two months asmongold is gonna get invited to the white house, but he won't go because he refuses to ever leave his horrible gamer cave
well, the vice president has officially retweeted Asmongold
January 15, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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If I’m being totally honest these studios were the only productive thing Meta gave money to in like the last decade.
former meta employees tell me that a fourth studio, camouflaj, was also hit hard by recent layoffs. unlike the other three, it remains open, but in-development game projects have been canceled, and studio heads have been let go. ex-employees characterized it as being "effectively" shut down
January 15, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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in a refreshing change of pace, both bandcamp and games workshop announced this week that they've banned AI to varying extents. these stances are crucial during a time when AI is being rammed down our throats at every turn, and some people are starting to accept it
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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U.S. billionaires got an astounding $1.5 TRILLION richer in the first year of Trump's second term.

Remember — this is happening as they get even more tax cuts in exchange for the social safety net being cut for everyone else.

"New Golden Age" for who?
January 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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January 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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Using a combination of glitches in Super Mario World, Yoshi can be taken into the final battle, where he can eat Peach upon Bowser's defeat. With Peach gone, the ending will not play, and Mario and Yoshi will simply stare at each other forever.
January 14, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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i just think our launch video is really cool. you should watch it, if you haven't seen it yet. and also, there are only 12 days left in our pre-launch sale! 15% off your subscription for LIFE!!! mothership.blog 4 eva
January 14, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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I miss the days of NewGrounds. By now, we'd have a dozen Flash games that let you punch a cartoon Tony Dokoupil in the dick
Been reading this over and over and can't for the life of me understand what he's even trying to say. This is a lot of words to say... nothing.
January 14, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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there’s been tons of discourse about how young people raised on video are becoming increasingly illiterate, so you’ve gotta cheer on people like kai for trying. sucks that he got mocked for it instead
Me playing Pentiment:
January 14, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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the layoffs will continue until...well, they'll just continue, forever
January 14, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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It’s me. I gave all my money to the wine mom gangs
Trump, during an "economic" speech today in Detroit, can't help but fixate on "wine mom gangs," saying they're "doing these fake riots." They go practice. They go to areas, they take hotel rooms, and they all practice together. It’s a whole scam. We’re finding out who’s funding all this stuff."
January 14, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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i know this is about ice, but also, when this is all over this would be an extremely cool replacement flag
We've lead charmed weather lives so far in January.
Temperatures are +5F to +10F across MN so far this month. 🌡️
We're about to be reminded what persistent cold and occasional snow feels like. ❄️
MSP could bottom out -10 to -20 next Tue.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Arctic cold and snow return to Minnesota
A pattern change brings much colder temperatures with occasional snow Thursday into the upcoming weekend.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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January 14, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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January 13, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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Brb, redecorating the whole house with mouse controls.

#AnimalCrossingNewHorizons#NintendoSwitch2 Edition drops Jan 15. Learn more: ninten.do/6010tAYjr
January 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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it is absolutely wild to me that australian politicians were so up for banning access to social media for kids, but remain on the platform owned by a nazi and thats generating child and on-consensual porn at will
Australian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why won’t they leave the platform?
Anthony Albanese has said the AI chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is ‘abhorrent’ but has an account posting on the site
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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when ICE asks you questions about your neighbors, you've never met your neighbors in your life. you've never even seen them from afar. neighbors? what neighbors?
ICE is targeting Hmong families in St. Paul as they go door to door looking for people to kidnap. they’re asking “do you have any Asian neighbors”
January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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Great read
A few months ago, ICE hired me

I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable

And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"

My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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Experimental post: Do Me a Solid (Color)
A collection of facts about instances of characters from Mario games becoming a solid color for various reasons, featuring e.g. the 21 Invalid Salmon Brothers and Backwards Blue Wario.
January 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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"especially if AI appears unlikely to live up to its hype" is such a great sentence, it's like they can't say the words "what if AI doesn't do what it's meant to"
@edzitron.com
Another excellent article from the Times, “the only problem with AI is there might not be enough money in the world to make it good”
January 13, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Our very own @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social is gonna talk about anime and socialism with @eonforassembly.bsky.social and @xiandivyne.bsky.social!

Tickets available here: secure.actblue.com/donate/anime...
January 13, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Goodbye Scott Adams, you were already a bad person and the internet made you worse but you built a McMansion with a big dumb Dilbert head in it, confidently documented your horrible middle aged guy abs, and had a TV show that was somehow way funnier than anything you’d ever written.
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Man those 3D printed whistles work. Big ups for 3D printers.
Video of federal agents getting run out of Lyn Lake this afternoon. Agents drop a gas can at the end and someone kicks it back at them.
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 AM