My current game of the year is South of Midnight, and frankly, I don't see anything unseating it
November 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
My current game of the year is South of Midnight, and frankly, I don't see anything unseating it
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There should be more games inspired by avant-garde stage design.
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
There should be more games inspired by avant-garde stage design.
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this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
Matt Stoller: “..Trump & Mamdani defeated establishment in their own way, representing hunger of voters on the right & left who want something different. If those sides cd come together.. that would be a sea change in how we organize our political economy”.
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
Monopoly Round-Up: Why the Establishment Freaked Out Over a Mamdani-Trump Press Conference
Meta wins its antitrust case, there are now two fire truck antitrust claims, the stock market got wobbly, and Larry Summers was exiled from the establishment, at least for now.
www.thebignewsletter.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
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New Show Plus - BLOODTHIRST COUNCIL is now live on YouTube! Watch Haley, Sarah and Leo rank community submitted Halloween costumes using what can only be described as a complete mastery of the tier list format. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX82...
October 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
New Show Plus - BLOODTHIRST COUNCIL is now live on YouTube! Watch Haley, Sarah and Leo rank community submitted Halloween costumes using what can only be described as a complete mastery of the tier list format. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX82...
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Ben Gvir personally oversaw the torture of Greta Thunberg, as reported by Aftonbladet.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”
– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar
www.aftonbladet.se
October 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Ben Gvir personally oversaw the torture of Greta Thunberg, as reported by Aftonbladet.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
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Hi! It's bandcamp friday! You should go buy my music! Or stream it somewhere belowwwwwwwwwwww!
treegirl.bandcamp.com/track/to-you...
tidal.com/browse/album...
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open.spotify.com/album/1zWp7S...
treegirl.bandcamp.com/track/to-you...
tidal.com/browse/album...
music.apple.com/us/album/to-...
open.spotify.com/album/1zWp7S...
September 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Hi! It's bandcamp friday! You should go buy my music! Or stream it somewhere belowwwwwwwwwwww!
treegirl.bandcamp.com/track/to-you...
tidal.com/browse/album...
music.apple.com/us/album/to-...
open.spotify.com/album/1zWp7S...
treegirl.bandcamp.com/track/to-you...
tidal.com/browse/album...
music.apple.com/us/album/to-...
open.spotify.com/album/1zWp7S...
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visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help.
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
July 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help.
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
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nobuo uematsu is possibly the most famous and well acclaimed video game composer of all time. indisputably he's in the top 3. and i'm gonnna say it: he's probably still underrated
July 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
nobuo uematsu is possibly the most famous and well acclaimed video game composer of all time. indisputably he's in the top 3. and i'm gonnna say it: he's probably still underrated
I can’t imagine carrying a child for nine months… I think my arms would get tired
July 12, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I can’t imagine carrying a child for nine months… I think my arms would get tired
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the republican party is a modern day Slave Power and the only way forward for this country is to sweep it into the ash heap of history
July 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
the republican party is a modern day Slave Power and the only way forward for this country is to sweep it into the ash heap of history
the games industry breaks my heart. i love this medium but i don’t think i will ever be able to have a career in it. it’s not worth the financial turmoil.
July 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
the games industry breaks my heart. i love this medium but i don’t think i will ever be able to have a career in it. it’s not worth the financial turmoil.
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language like this is so insulting, imo. is it a compulsory thing for CEOs to need to brag while laying people off?
July 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
language like this is so insulting, imo. is it a compulsory thing for CEOs to need to brag while laying people off?
I started a Substack! With “Splash Screen”, I’ll be examining games and new media with a thoughtful lens. No schedule, just vibes. It’s also free!
splashscreen.substack.com
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Splash Screen | Sam Kennedy | Substack
Thoughtful writing on games and new media. Authored by Sam Kennedy. Click to read Splash Screen, by Sam Kennedy, a Substack publication. Launched a day ago.
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June 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I started a Substack! With “Splash Screen”, I’ll be examining games and new media with a thoughtful lens. No schedule, just vibes. It’s also free!
splashscreen.substack.com
splashscreen.substack.com
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it’s the sexiest, most powerful thing you can do, actually
if someone you love following and reading writes something you love - interview, feature, whatever - throw it on reddit <3
June 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
it’s the sexiest, most powerful thing you can do, actually
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Feels like ranked choice was absolutely decisive in this race—not because of the vote count, but because of how it changed the incentives from zero-sum to cooperapetitive. It allowed a fractured left field to align organically through co-endorsements instead of falling into a circular firing squad.
June 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Feels like ranked choice was absolutely decisive in this race—not because of the vote count, but because of how it changed the incentives from zero-sum to cooperapetitive. It allowed a fractured left field to align organically through co-endorsements instead of falling into a circular firing squad.
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illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
June 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
Games I’ve beaten this year: a thread 🧵
#1: Super Mario Party Jamboree
#1: Super Mario Party Jamboree
June 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Games I’ve beaten this year: a thread 🧵
#1: Super Mario Party Jamboree
#1: Super Mario Party Jamboree
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The NYT decided to kick trans people in the teeth the day after Skrmetti. They wrote a hit piece blaming trans people for their own oppression and attacked the people who have fought hardest to stop this effort to eradicate us.
They turned to Brianna Wu to further their narrative.
They turned to Brianna Wu to further their narrative.
June 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The NYT decided to kick trans people in the teeth the day after Skrmetti. They wrote a hit piece blaming trans people for their own oppression and attacked the people who have fought hardest to stop this effort to eradicate us.
They turned to Brianna Wu to further their narrative.
They turned to Brianna Wu to further their narrative.
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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June 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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i just find this so bizarre. searching through texts and doing the reading for myself is how i actually think through ideas! trying to put together a sentence is how i figure out what i actually want to say!
Everyone Is Using A.I. for Everything. Is That Bad?
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
i just find this so bizarre. searching through texts and doing the reading for myself is how i actually think through ideas! trying to put together a sentence is how i figure out what i actually want to say!
I refuse to stop using the em-dash just because The Singularity™️ happens to use it too. I did it first.
June 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I refuse to stop using the em-dash just because The Singularity™️ happens to use it too. I did it first.
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Big fan. But, I don't think this is on me. Or us. In fact, a lot of us said this was coming and we were told to relax & the institutions would save us but a guy who wasn't legally allowed to run is the President and I don't think that has to do with us. Don't blame your constituents.
I’m praying for Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband’s family, and for Sen. John Hoffman and his wife’s recovery this morning.
I’m praying for everyone in Minnesota. Praying for our country. This is on all of us.
I’m praying for everyone in Minnesota. Praying for our country. This is on all of us.
June 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Big fan. But, I don't think this is on me. Or us. In fact, a lot of us said this was coming and we were told to relax & the institutions would save us but a guy who wasn't legally allowed to run is the President and I don't think that has to do with us. Don't blame your constituents.
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June 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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