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I wish I could have gotten across that I want to support and protect trans people. But I don't specifically. Kind of in the abstract, I guess, if I squint and make them part of everybody.

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 7h

The Kamala Harris book is so excruciating

“I wish I could have gotten the message across that there isn’t a distinction between “they/them” and “you.” The pronoun that matters is “we.”

November 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM

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dr. hazel 🐇

@hazelmonforton.com

Is the capitalism that creates a society that acts in a coordinated effort to ensure a better outcome for all in the room with us right now?

Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 16h

“Capitalism forces you to wake up at 7am against your body’s natural rhythms” no that’s Taylorism and if you don’t like living in a society that coordinates effort to ensure a better outcome for all then I don’t think you’ll love the alternatives

November 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM

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MonsterKing

@cerromerussell.blacksky.app

Niggas looking to outsmart, humble or "win" in a relationship gon always end up mad and alone. It just don't work like that

November 22, 2025 at 3:41 AM

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Last Name Penman

@percivalpenman.bsky.social

Never understood how someone is supposed to want you if your goal is to humble or demean them.

MonsterKing @cerromerussell.blacksky.app · 3d

Niggas looking to outsmart, humble or "win" in a relationship gon always end up mad and alone. It just don't work like that

November 24, 2025 at 6:25 AM

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ProPublica

@propublica.org

“The fact that a governmental body can redact more than 1,000 pages of documents that are directly related to a major business’s activities in Texas is certainly problematic,” an attorney specializing in public records said.

With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org

Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.

Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s i...

www.propublica.org

November 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM

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Dave Byrnes

@djbyrnes1.bsky.social

Yesterday my partner and I counted all the ads along Chicago's Brown Line for "Friend," a company selling an AI chatbot pendant, and tallied how many of those ads were defaced.

Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.

Sign for a "Friend" ad defaced with graffiti reading "AI doesn't care if you live or die."

Sign for a "Friend" ad defaced with graffiti reading "talk to humans"

Sign for a "Friend" ad defaced with graffiti reading "Fuck this!"

Sign for a "Friend" ad defaced with graffiti reading "you don't have to accept this future."

November 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM

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MediumRareGamer

@mediumraregamer.bsky.social

The fact that in a shorter amount of time than we often see between a game’s initial announcement and it’s actual release…we got ALL THREE ORIGINAL MASS EFFECT GAMES (roughly 4 1/2 years)…will forever leave me gobsmacked

November 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM

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The Athletic

@theathletic.com

Shedeur Sanders is the first Browns QB to win his first career regular season start since 1999.

Cleveland's past QBs were 0-17 before today.

November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM

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Paige

@grrgina.bsky.social

Football is making me CRANKY

November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM

bi, annually.

@theillennial.bsky.social

The guy who got bullied by Trump the first time…you thought he’d stand up to Trump in term 2?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 2

BASH: You voted to approve Marco Rubio's nomination to be secretary of state. Did you make the right choice?

CHRIS MURPHY: Nope. It was a mistake. It was a mistake. I think a lot of us thought Marco Rubio was going to stand up to Trump on an issue like this.

November 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM

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merriam 🇰🇳

@merriam.blacksky.app

Naivety (best case scenario) like this needs to be voted out. We do not have time for people this stupid in governance

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 2

BASH: You voted to approve Marco Rubio's nomination to be secretary of state. Did you make the right choice?

CHRIS MURPHY: Nope. It was a mistake. It was a mistake. I think a lot of us thought Marco Rubio was going to stand up to Trump on an issue like this.

November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM

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Princess Chocolate Barbie

@nightskinbarbie.bsky.social

I am gonna take a quick nap && then hit the ground running 🏃🏾‍♀️ 💨 All I can do is the best I can with what I got

November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM

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strap_tap

@strap-tap.bsky.social

longer version of A'ja x Beyoncé

A'ja was GIDDY

#WNBA

November 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM

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Pop Crave

@popcrave.com

Beyoncé looks gorgeous at the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.

November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM

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julia

@naomishambles.bsky.social

BEYONCÉ DOING A HOT LAP WITH LEWIS HAMILTON

I REPEAT BEYONCÉ DOING A HOT LAP WITH LEWIS HAMILTON

Beyoncé getting into the car at the Las Vegas GP

November 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM

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Joon Lee

@joon.bsky.social

Sports gambling is not just corrupting our trust in sports, but America.

Thank you to @amanpourcopbs.bsky.social, @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social and @camanpour.bsky.social for the platform.

Our full conversation: youtu.be/uiomTi50pS8?...

November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM

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bryan!

@bryguy.bsky.social

This might be the single funniest thing that has happened during this incredibly cursed year

November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM

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Micah

@rincewind.run

evergreen

Tweet from @PPathole

Tech enthusiasts: my entire house is smart

Tech workers: the only piece of technology in my house is a printer and I keep a gun next to it so I can shoot it if it makes a noise I don’t recognize

November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM

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Ashley Schofield is looking for work!🐉

@ashlikeadragon.bsky.social

hey, i'm looking for work! full-time or freelance 💜

journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides

words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY

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'Few games capture the spirit of indie game development quite like VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action. What initially started out as a short game for a Cyberpunk Game Jam back in 2014, soon became a standout indie hit. VA-11 Hall-A delivers a heartfelt story of happiness in the depths of disaster, draped in a unique cyberpunk aesthetic and set to a distinctive synthwave soundtrack to match. It’s a truly remarkable visual novel, and the perfect choice for our Design Works range.

Produced in collaboration with Sukeban Games and Ysbryd, VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works explores the corrupt metropolis of Glitch City, its culture, and the people who frequent the game’s beloved hole in the wall, VA-11 Hall-A. Written by talented journalist and author Ashley Schofield (Polygon, EDGE, Unwinnable and VGC), you’ll hear how this world came to be and the cyberpunk touchstones that inspired it — all the while lending insight into the history of Venezuela, where the team is located, and the unique challenges of developing a game there. VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works will be a celebration of this beautiful indie masterpiece, and the people that made it all possible.

Alongside contemporary interviews with writer/programmer Fernando Damas and artist/designer Christopher Ortiz conducted exclusively for VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works, the book also features a collection of highlights from the ‘Daily VA-11 Hall-A’ blog posts directly from Sukeban.moe. You can also expect deep dives into the development of the game’s prototype and prologue; the bartending mechanics that put you in the shoes of disaster bisexual bartender Jill Stingray, and interviews exploring its iconic synthwave soundtrack/jukebox with composer Michael Kelly.

VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works features detailed insight into the game’s early concepts and development, an exploration of Glitch City itself, and a deep dive into the programming, art and soundtrack — an unmissable read for any fan.'

A magazine cover of Unwinnable Monthly #191, with the feature being my essay 'I Don't Want To Be This Kind of Animal Anymore' and art by Shafer Brown.

An excerpt reads:

In the dark times, should the stars also go out?

'Revachol is still. Silent. Decades of unrest, corruption and capital gain have reduced it to a shell of a city. And yet, under these sullen skies, a miracle is happening. The limbed and headed machine of pain and undignified suffering is firing up again.'

My review of Hollow Knight: Silksong for Video Games Chronicle.

'Hollow Knight: Silksong review: A game that intends to make you suffer, even to its own detriment.

Team Cherry’s sequel has a clear mission statement, but doesn’t seem to consider the consequences.

3/5 stars.'

My review of Demonschool for Rock Paper Shotgun, included in RPS' Bestest Bests category.

'Demonschool review
Saturday morning carcasses.'

November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM

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Alex Mack 10

@chillarybanks.com

This is exhausting.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 2d

Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.

www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...