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Iskandar 'Izul' Zulkarnain
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Assistant professor, global digital media, Southeast Asian digital media cultures, Indonesian video games and animation cultures, co-founder of CNY's Global DH Working Group (he/him)
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Iskandar 'Izul' Zulkarnain @zhoel13.bsky.social · Aug 15
My attempt to collect scholarship of SEA video game studies:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
CFC Playable Southeast Asia
Call for Contribution: Playable Southeast Asia: Gaming Cultures, Politics, and Aesthetics in a Multiethnic Region edited volume (will be proposed for publication at Duke UP) Editors: Peichi Chung, By...
docs.google.com
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dougieg633.bsky.social
👀👇

Did you know... December 18th is recognized by the UN as...

" International Migrants Day — established by the UN General Assembly to draw attention to the rights, dignity, and contribution of migrants to the development of societies around the world."
December 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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creativeresistance.bsky.social
The New School was founded by Columbia University professors who wanted a university run by the faculty with minimal administration. For over 100 years it has been a unique institution with progressive values and incredible students and faculty from Ai Weiwei to Hannah Arendt. We are devastated.
newschoolaaup.bsky.social The New School AAUP @newschoolaaup.bsky.social · 8d
Last week, the New School issued voluntary separation & early retirement offers to 40% of the full-time faculty & the majority of non-union staff. These cuts to the bone are an ideological attempt to decimate historic spaces of critical inquiry & social justice. Share our statement tr.ee/qQBIDCpIuj
OFFICIAL Statement from AAUP-TNS on Cuts to Faculty and Staff 12-9-25
The New School - Austerity Cuts to the Bone A Statement from the Leadership Council of AAUP-TNS On December 3, 2025, New School President Joel Towers and Provost Richard Kessler issued voluntary sep...
tr.ee
December 14, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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divyampersaud.com
Continuing to break this record of lowest support. If you click “weekly” then at least there’s that.
divyampersaud.com Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · Nov 18
Yesterday was the worst for the Giving Circle—SIX families and a camp—since August. For us to disappear in this 'slow' genocide is nothing other than genocidal...our attention matters.

- Emergency healthcare
- Food (still famine)
- Shelter (facing deadly winter)

chuffed.org/project/hope...
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
chuffed.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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ryanboyd.bsky.social
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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divyampersaud.com
We're matching £450/$600 ⚠️ Six families & a displacement camp of fifteen more rely on this link and urgently need:

- Four women & a toddler's emergency healthcare
- Food (still famine)
- Shelter for two families
- Winter items
- Newborn supplies

chuffed.org/project/hope...
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
chuffed.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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riveroceansea.bsky.social
Black trans
Begging
For help
Starving to death
December 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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riveroceansea.bsky.social
I is
Need
259$
Or I be
In the
Streets
Tomorrow
December 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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karengregory.bsky.social
A lecturer from Napier University was beaten up and told to "go home": www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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chantalalive.blacksky.app
Hey I'll boost you & if I can donate something small I will.
crystalmariepa5.bsky.social 🟧Mis Andrist🟧Queen of Hell 🟧🇺🇸🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @crystalmariepa5.bsky.social · 20d
#MutualAid
I'm a disabled vet living in my car with 2 cats & I desperately need help with gas & food. I'm working with the VA on being rehoused. Please repost or if you can, donate. My reserve has been used up & I will need help for the month

www.paypal.me/ChristopherW...

venmo.com/u/Crystal-Wi...
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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jeeyon.bsky.social
YESSSSS the public domain jam is my favorite game jam of the year, and there's some great stuff entering public domain in 2026!
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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justinbrake.bsky.social
This is the 2nd time a major government report from Deloitte has been found to contain errors likely generated by AI.

First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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parismarx.com
“for the good of humanity” 🫠

these guys need to be shunned from society
hypervisible.blacksky.app Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · Nov 20
“The Sam Altman-founded company behind the ‘Orb,’ a volleyball-sized metal sphere that scans irises to prove people's humanity, had a message for employees: work weekends and ignore anything outside your job — for the good of humanity.”
Sam Altman's eye-scanning Orb startup told workers not to care about anything outside work
Tools for Humanity CEO Alex Blania said that "if you should care about something else, and if you want something else, you should just not be here."
www.businessinsider.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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lexmcmenamin.com
bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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fightingpride93.bsky.social
I still need 146 sign-ups to make rent and cover bills this month.

You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.

16% off if you sign up annually!

Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.
fightingpride93.bsky.social Jane @fightingpride93.bsky.social · Jul 24
I'm a black trans woman fighting poverty and homelessness.

To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.

Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.

http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
Hot dog with caramelised onions and cheese Pasta with sliced hot dogs in a tomato sauce oreo chocolate pie biscoff slice with marbling
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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miriamposner.com
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
veenadubal.bsky.social Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · Nov 14
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!

We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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divyampersaud.com
Final 4 hours: please share! In the previous ceasefire, a few folks started bringing food & supplies to their devastated neighbors in Jabalia due to the ongoing blockade. YOU have enabled this amazing work ever since—and it doesn’t stop!

Give/find their link here. 322/1000
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
chuffed.org
November 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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divyampersaud.com
Mutual aid:
From @bsonblast.bsky.social - linktr.ee/bsonblast
Hope & Haven Refugees - linktr.ee/hopeandhaven...

Action:
Boycott The UAE - boycottuae.org
Workshops 4 Sudan - www.sudansolidarity.com/workshops4su...
Other resources: www.weavingourworlds.ca/beyond-sloga...

#KeepEyesOnSudan
October 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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divyampersaud.com
19 hours left - share for Link please ❤️‍🩹 Because we’ve missed our daily goals all week, we "make up for it" today. Yeah right. No one is giving anymore.

Six families going without:
- Food
- Shelter / tents
- Winter items
- Newborn supplies AND A C-SECTION

Last check 50/2901
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
chuffed.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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chadstanton.blacksky.app
“From the 1950s to the 1970s, federal contractors building the system deliberately mapped routes that rammed through and dismantled Black neighborhoods — payback, some say, for gains made during the Civil Rights Movement.”
Why Do Highways Run Through Black Neighborhoods?
The documentary “Interstate” exposes how highway routes are by design.
wordinblack.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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noirsienna.vtubers.social
#MutualAid #AidSky #BlueAir

Hello, just updating again.

It's been confirmed that millions of us will not be receiving SNAP this month.

I am someone who heavily relies on it, and need a lot of help to get groceries next month.

So please, any help is appreciated <3
October 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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fallonturing.bsky.social
Really need more eyes, shares, and money please
fallonturing.bsky.social Fallon [comms closed, shop open] @fallonturing.bsky.social · Oct 2
I'm opening up EMERGENCY COMMS! Please commission me for custom hats, scarves, gloves/mittens, or socks! I will take 3-4 of these. Note that I still probably won't be able to ship anything until after I return home in late October.

#BSNM #CommissionsOpen #OpenCommissions #Knitting #Knitsky #comms
CrippledCommie's Commissions
Commissions Open! Click to see CrippledCommie's commission menu.
ko-fi.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
zhoel13.bsky.social
My Book Review is Up

My review of Omar Sayfo's Arab Animation: Images of Identity is now up in the Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Safyo's book is one of the few books that seriously examine animation production and cultures in the Arab countries. I highly recommend it for those…
My Book Review is Up
My review of Omar Sayfo's Arab Animation: Images of Identity is now up in the Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Safyo's book is one of the few books that seriously examine animation production and cultures in the Arab countries. I highly recommend it for those interested in learning about non-western animation. Thanks to Patrick Sullivan and Aimee Mollaghan for letting me review the book for the journal.
www.digitalperipheries.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM