Abolition Game - Current Project
@silver-guillotine.itch.io
I have a small idea what I'm doing. I'm working on a prison abolition game that engages people deeply in the policy choices that have created mass incarceration in the U.S. Emphasis on choices because there are other ways. https://silver-guillotine.itch.io
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Progress is progress. I've got an itch page up for the game (silver-guillotine.itch.io/abolition-game) and some great background art commissioned from Smeet (vgen.co/SmeetPXL). I also have a new devlog there about what is abolition to me (silver-guillotine.itch.io/abolition-ga...)
Hello to all my new followers! I'm Sean (he/him), speak English and Spanish, and I'm learning #indiegamedev in my free time to try to change minds and create a better world through #prisonabolition.
I will mix game updates with news, my blog posts, and examples of successful reform. Advice welcome.
I will mix game updates with news, my blog posts, and examples of successful reform. Advice welcome.
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We bought into the "post scarcity" narrative because digital tech feels so magic and ethereal but we need to get back to an understanding of the material costs and effects of those systems. They are not very post-scarce in reality.
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We bought into the "post scarcity" narrative because digital tech feels so magic and ethereal but we need to get back to an understanding of the material costs and effects of those systems. They are not very post-scarce in reality.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for one day.
Enclose the commons and he will have to come back to Conglomerated Fishing, Inc. every day to buy fish, which is actually better for everyone.
Enclose the commons and he will have to come back to Conglomerated Fishing, Inc. every day to buy fish, which is actually better for everyone.
November 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Give a man a fish and he will eat for one day.
Enclose the commons and he will have to come back to Conglomerated Fishing, Inc. every day to buy fish, which is actually better for everyone.
Enclose the commons and he will have to come back to Conglomerated Fishing, Inc. every day to buy fish, which is actually better for everyone.
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
This is the only thing AI should be used for
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This is the only thing AI should be used for
One simple trick to buying a house that private equity doesn't want you to know about:
me and my buddies are gleaning
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
One simple trick to buying a house that private equity doesn't want you to know about:
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Private equity firm Sycamore Partners bought Walgreens.
Now Walgreens has stopped giving most workers paid vacation on Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays.
Private equity takeovers are a disaster for workers, and customers.
Now Walgreens has stopped giving most workers paid vacation on Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays.
Private equity takeovers are a disaster for workers, and customers.
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Private equity firm Sycamore Partners bought Walgreens.
Now Walgreens has stopped giving most workers paid vacation on Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays.
Private equity takeovers are a disaster for workers, and customers.
Now Walgreens has stopped giving most workers paid vacation on Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays.
Private equity takeovers are a disaster for workers, and customers.
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NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration.
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration.
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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Here's FIRE bragging about how the court adopted their arguments on how bullies have a constitutional right to bully trans children.
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Here's FIRE bragging about how the court adopted their arguments on how bullies have a constitutional right to bully trans children.
Sarah Kendzior saying on Substack that she was given no reason for her BlueSky ban until she asked multiple times.
Most people don't want social media with Nazis and hate speech and it's sad that Bsky mods can't see the difference between quoting a song lyric and a direct and credible threat
Most people don't want social media with Nazis and hate speech and it's sad that Bsky mods can't see the difference between quoting a song lyric and a direct and credible threat
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Sarah Kendzior saying on Substack that she was given no reason for her BlueSky ban until she asked multiple times.
Most people don't want social media with Nazis and hate speech and it's sad that Bsky mods can't see the difference between quoting a song lyric and a direct and credible threat
Most people don't want social media with Nazis and hate speech and it's sad that Bsky mods can't see the difference between quoting a song lyric and a direct and credible threat
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Is this good? It doesn't seem good.
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
Walgreens Cuts Pay for Hourly Store Workers After $10 Billion Buyout
Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Is this good? It doesn't seem good.
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
For more takes like this, read Lenin's The State and Revolution
My political hot take is that US voters should be able to recall elected representatives via petition - at any time.
No more hiding behind election terms.
No more hiding behind election terms.
November 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
For more takes like this, read Lenin's The State and Revolution
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1. This is stolen land. We have no moral right to exclude anyone.
2. "Illegal immigration" is a product of 20th century racism; your forebears came "legally" because there was no such thing as "illegal immigration" then.
3. Open borders are good. Borders are racist and colonial violence.
2. "Illegal immigration" is a product of 20th century racism; your forebears came "legally" because there was no such thing as "illegal immigration" then.
3. Open borders are good. Borders are racist and colonial violence.
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
1. This is stolen land. We have no moral right to exclude anyone.
2. "Illegal immigration" is a product of 20th century racism; your forebears came "legally" because there was no such thing as "illegal immigration" then.
3. Open borders are good. Borders are racist and colonial violence.
2. "Illegal immigration" is a product of 20th century racism; your forebears came "legally" because there was no such thing as "illegal immigration" then.
3. Open borders are good. Borders are racist and colonial violence.
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While this isn't surprising, it's worth noting that this administration is elevating the most violent state actors in the most violent state institution in a country swimming in state violence.
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
While this isn't surprising, it's worth noting that this administration is elevating the most violent state actors in the most violent state institution in a country swimming in state violence.
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We’ve reached the ‘show me your papers’ stage of American authoritarianism
We’ve reached the ‘show me your papers’ stage of American authoritarianism
“It’s just really, really bleak, and I don't think people outside of Chicago understand the scope of it,” CODEPINK co-director Danaka Katovich says. “What I saw is Border Patrol agents barreling out o...
therealnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
We’ve reached the ‘show me your papers’ stage of American authoritarianism
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Gotta say, it was very rad to go to NYC and see one of my comics in this exhibit: www.nypl.org/events/exhib... "Pasitos grandes" is one of the most important things I've written, and it was amazing to see my work alongside really phenomenal pieces, really important creators 💖🇵🇷
¡Wepa! Puerto Ricans in the World of Comics | ¡Wepa! Puertorriqueños en el mundo de los cómics
Highlights from the Manuel Martínez Nazario Collection explore aspects of Puerto Rican life and culture through space and time.
www.nypl.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Gotta say, it was very rad to go to NYC and see one of my comics in this exhibit: www.nypl.org/events/exhib... "Pasitos grandes" is one of the most important things I've written, and it was amazing to see my work alongside really phenomenal pieces, really important creators 💖🇵🇷
New quiz idea to teach international law: War Crimes or Crimes Against Humanity?
The U.S. has executed more than 66 alleged drug smugglers—and their identities are more complicated than the “narco-terrorist" label put on them.
One strike killed a local crime boss, while another killed a 41-year-old fisherman from a Venezuelan peninsula plagued by poverty trib.al/VN49FO2
One strike killed a local crime boss, while another killed a 41-year-old fisherman from a Venezuelan peninsula plagued by poverty trib.al/VN49FO2
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New quiz idea to teach international law: War Crimes or Crimes Against Humanity?
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Going thru my phone, I found this reminder of the importance of sending books to people in prison. This was from a man who had been in solitary confinement for several years & received PRISON BY ANY OTHER NAME, my book with @mayaschenwar.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Going thru my phone, I found this reminder of the importance of sending books to people in prison. This was from a man who had been in solitary confinement for several years & received PRISON BY ANY OTHER NAME, my book with @mayaschenwar.bsky.social
Detention conditions for youth across the US are awful and cannot be reformed.
The most promising solution is to expand diversion programs and keep youth in the community.
The most promising solution is to expand diversion programs and keep youth in the community.
Screams and bangs echoed inside Ohio’s largest youth residential treatment center. Some children rushed outside to grab rocks. A teacher ushered her students into the cafeteria for safety.
Another teacher texted her mother, pleading with her to call 911: “Call them. Call mom please.”
Another teacher texted her mother, pleading with her to call 911: “Call them. Call mom please.”
How an Ohio Youth Treatment Center Tried to End Escalating Violence
A year after taking over Mohican Young Star Academy, new owners and leadership face questions from workers, police and neighbors about its direction.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Detention conditions for youth across the US are awful and cannot be reformed.
The most promising solution is to expand diversion programs and keep youth in the community.
The most promising solution is to expand diversion programs and keep youth in the community.
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“Since 2018, labor columnist Kim Kelly brought the labor beat to teenage readers through her “No Class” column, covering everything from wildcat strikes to general strikes, the Gilded Age labor organizer Mother Jones to contemporary Amazon warehouse conditions.” 💔 thisislaborwise.com/teen-vogues-...
Teen Vogue's Closure and the Quiet Defunding of Worker Consciousness
Teen Vogue’s shutdown marks more than a media loss. This is a warning about how profit-driven consolidation quietly dismantles worker awareness and voice.
thisislaborwise.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“Since 2018, labor columnist Kim Kelly brought the labor beat to teenage readers through her “No Class” column, covering everything from wildcat strikes to general strikes, the Gilded Age labor organizer Mother Jones to contemporary Amazon warehouse conditions.” 💔 thisislaborwise.com/teen-vogues-...
Spoiler: end private investor ownership of utilities. As a natural monopoly they must owned and controlled by the people they serve
Soaring electricity rates fueled Democratic victories — now comes the hard part
Soaring electricity rates fueled Democratic victories — now comes the hard part
Democrats promised to lower utility bills. What will it take to follow through?
buff.ly
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Spoiler: end private investor ownership of utilities. As a natural monopoly they must owned and controlled by the people they serve
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BREAKING: A federal jury in Brooklyn awarded our clients — 674 immigrants unlawfully jailed by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office — $112 million. Could not be more proud to work at @latinojustice.bsky.social and to partner with the talent of Winston & Strawn.
Jury Awards $112 Million to 674 Immigrants Unlawfully Held by Suffolk County for ICE Handover | LatinoJusticePRLDEF
FOR IMMEDIATE
www.latinojustice.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
BREAKING: A federal jury in Brooklyn awarded our clients — 674 immigrants unlawfully jailed by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office — $112 million. Could not be more proud to work at @latinojustice.bsky.social and to partner with the talent of Winston & Strawn.
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When deception’s more profitable than honesty, users lose.
Internal documents suggest that Meta earns $3.5B(!) every 6 mo. from scam ads, revealing a deeper systemic problem: the economic incentive to tolerate “higher legal risk” content still outweighs any penalty. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Internal documents suggest that Meta earns $3.5B(!) every 6 mo. from scam ads, revealing a deeper systemic problem: the economic incentive to tolerate “higher legal risk” content still outweighs any penalty. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
When deception’s more profitable than honesty, users lose.
Internal documents suggest that Meta earns $3.5B(!) every 6 mo. from scam ads, revealing a deeper systemic problem: the economic incentive to tolerate “higher legal risk” content still outweighs any penalty. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Internal documents suggest that Meta earns $3.5B(!) every 6 mo. from scam ads, revealing a deeper systemic problem: the economic incentive to tolerate “higher legal risk” content still outweighs any penalty. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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“What are we gonna do?”
“The same thing we always do. We’re going to say that crime is up 834%”
“The same thing we always do. We’re going to say that crime is up 834%”
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
“What are we gonna do?”
“The same thing we always do. We’re going to say that crime is up 834%”
“The same thing we always do. We’re going to say that crime is up 834%”
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.
Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.