i.m. zumphry
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the big stars in your eyes won’t deliver any light
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Hi everyone, a little less is needed this month since you all helped me out last week. Still need $677 to pay rent on the first!
Please help by sharing or donating, if you're able to.
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Please help by sharing or donating, if you're able to.
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Indie/games aren’t dead. The white men with funding are done mixing with us rabble and are taking their toys away, thinking they can replace us with AI. I’m not sure pretending this isn’t the case is helping anyone get funding either. It truly, like US pol rn, looks like burning it all out of spite.
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Indie/games aren’t dead. The white men with funding are done mixing with us rabble and are taking their toys away, thinking they can replace us with AI. I’m not sure pretending this isn’t the case is helping anyone get funding either. It truly, like US pol rn, looks like burning it all out of spite.
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to say it plainly: everyone was all about indie when only white men with access to Steam and other resources that allow you to focus on your art project were doing it in the 2010s. Now that others have broken in, funding has magically dried up and the industry is “dead”, according to the same guys.
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
to say it plainly: everyone was all about indie when only white men with access to Steam and other resources that allow you to focus on your art project were doing it in the 2010s. Now that others have broken in, funding has magically dried up and the industry is “dead”, according to the same guys.
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Bluesky has finally, quietly posted a position for a one-year remote contract Policy Lead, Trust & Safety position.
Trans people who qualify, apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...
We need someone competent in this role if this place is going to survive.
Trans people who qualify, apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...
We need someone competent in this role if this place is going to survive.
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Bluesky has finally, quietly posted a position for a one-year remote contract Policy Lead, Trust & Safety position.
Trans people who qualify, apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...
We need someone competent in this role if this place is going to survive.
Trans people who qualify, apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...
We need someone competent in this role if this place is going to survive.
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My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
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Women only want one thing, and it’s a little worm
November 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Women only want one thing, and it’s a little worm
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they're going after holocaust survivors
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
they're going after holocaust survivors
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@fallenlights.net was kind enough to share this with me, and thus, I spread the wealth.
November 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
@fallenlights.net was kind enough to share this with me, and thus, I spread the wealth.
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Chilling piece on employment effects of AI on early careers. Includes this line, which will probably become the norm for many firms: "Managers at Shopify must now justify hiring a human by first explaining why AI can’t do the job."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
‘There’s Just No Reason to Deal With Young Employees’
AI is taking entry-level jobs. What happens when Gen-Z-ers can’t start their careers?
nymag.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Chilling piece on employment effects of AI on early careers. Includes this line, which will probably become the norm for many firms: "Managers at Shopify must now justify hiring a human by first explaining why AI can’t do the job."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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Computer, enhance
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Computer, enhance
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when I was a teenager, I heard this strange periodic sound. Even, repeating waves of pressure, but with formulaic variations. It still haunts me to this day
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
when I was a teenager, I heard this strange periodic sound. Even, repeating waves of pressure, but with formulaic variations. It still haunts me to this day
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For latecomers, last 6 years I kept a roof over my head and my belly full running a vape/CBD shop in Texas. If you read the news at all, you know I’m fucked, you know it’s coming fast and hard, and they’re only getting started. Please share or donate, help me get out before disaster strikes in full
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
For latecomers, last 6 years I kept a roof over my head and my belly full running a vape/CBD shop in Texas. If you read the news at all, you know I’m fucked, you know it’s coming fast and hard, and they’re only getting started. Please share or donate, help me get out before disaster strikes in full
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Boost!
Currently around 79% of the goal!
Still getting close to the end! Keep the boosting going and donate when possible, every single bit always helps! Thank you all so much! 💙💙💙
#mutualaid #emergency #blacksky #fundraiser #crowdfund #crowdfunding #helpsky #blackmutualaid #ko-fi #blackmutualaid
Currently around 79% of the goal!
Still getting close to the end! Keep the boosting going and donate when possible, every single bit always helps! Thank you all so much! 💙💙💙
#mutualaid #emergency #blacksky #fundraiser #crowdfund #crowdfunding #helpsky #blackmutualaid #ko-fi #blackmutualaid
November 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Boost!
Currently around 79% of the goal!
Still getting close to the end! Keep the boosting going and donate when possible, every single bit always helps! Thank you all so much! 💙💙💙
#mutualaid #emergency #blacksky #fundraiser #crowdfund #crowdfunding #helpsky #blackmutualaid #ko-fi #blackmutualaid
Currently around 79% of the goal!
Still getting close to the end! Keep the boosting going and donate when possible, every single bit always helps! Thank you all so much! 💙💙💙
#mutualaid #emergency #blacksky #fundraiser #crowdfund #crowdfunding #helpsky #blackmutualaid #ko-fi #blackmutualaid
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Valve has made $35k from Waves of Steel. I have made -$207 from it. They get 30% of every indie dev's magnum opus, and all it costs them is a small amount of disk space and bandwidth.
They don't get 30% from everyone. Big companies negotiate a much more favorable rate. Indies subsidize big games!
They don't get 30% from everyone. Big companies negotiate a much more favorable rate. Indies subsidize big games!
A reminder that for every billion dollars made on PC gaming, Newell pockets $300m.
He keeps out of the public eye better than some billionaires, but he is still a libertarian billionaire, and billionaires should not exist.
He keeps out of the public eye better than some billionaires, but he is still a libertarian billionaire, and billionaires should not exist.
Gabe Newell Just Bought a New $500 Million Yacht With a Basketball Court and '15 Gaming Stations'
insider-gaming.com/gabe-newell-...
insider-gaming.com/gabe-newell-...
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Valve has made $35k from Waves of Steel. I have made -$207 from it. They get 30% of every indie dev's magnum opus, and all it costs them is a small amount of disk space and bandwidth.
They don't get 30% from everyone. Big companies negotiate a much more favorable rate. Indies subsidize big games!
They don't get 30% from everyone. Big companies negotiate a much more favorable rate. Indies subsidize big games!
you all hear about music?
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
you all hear about music?
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Burger Becky’s gofundme for cancer treatment is now for a funeral service.
To my knowledge we’ve not yet lost her, but she has announced that her doctors have informed her there is nothing more that can be done
To my knowledge we’ve not yet lost her, but she has announced that her doctors have informed her there is nothing more that can be done
I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
gofund.me
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Burger Becky’s gofundme for cancer treatment is now for a funeral service.
To my knowledge we’ve not yet lost her, but she has announced that her doctors have informed her there is nothing more that can be done
To my knowledge we’ve not yet lost her, but she has announced that her doctors have informed her there is nothing more that can be done
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like i am not going to devote a fraction of my brain to being upset for longer than a minute, but this says about all you need to know about the legitimacy of TGA's awards at least as it applies to music
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
like i am not going to devote a fraction of my brain to being upset for longer than a minute, but this says about all you need to know about the legitimacy of TGA's awards at least as it applies to music
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Reminder for some of yall since I was away a bit: juniper is an old friend from many accounts and many years and many social media sites ago. She is very real, as are her babies, bills , and struggles. Please help or share.
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At $180/ $1,134! We need food and heat please help so we can get help asap and warm our home and get groceries!
‼️SINGLE DISABLED MOM‼️ URGENT‼️ we need help w/ heat and groceries!Our propane is low & we have little food in the house.
Propane-$644
Groceries-$490
Any help is appreciated!
PayPal: www.paypal.me/Coffinelf
Cashapp: cash.app/$coffinkewpie
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/coffinfairy
Propane-$644
Groceries-$490
Any help is appreciated!
PayPal: www.paypal.me/Coffinelf
Cashapp: cash.app/$coffinkewpie
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/coffinfairy
November 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Reminder for some of yall since I was away a bit: juniper is an old friend from many accounts and many years and many social media sites ago. She is very real, as are her babies, bills , and struggles. Please help or share.
🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤
🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤
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I noticed this is getting engagement so folks must be talking about Olivia Nuzzi again
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I noticed this is getting engagement so folks must be talking about Olivia Nuzzi again
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batman is the worlds finest, the greatest example of our species. not only does he eat pussy he does it better than human on the planet
It was so weird when DC comics tried to be like "Batman doesn't eat pussy"
He is in love with CAT-woman
He is in love with CAT-woman
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
batman is the worlds finest, the greatest example of our species. not only does he eat pussy he does it better than human on the planet
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lord knows i try not to be a bitter person, but after spending my career writing about surveillance i truly can’t help feeling contempt for everyone gaslighting me saying stuff like this would never happen
license plate data merged with credit header data, marriage records, vehicle ownership, and voter registrations, in one app for ICE agents. oh and it sends push notifications when someone they're seeking is nearby.
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country
Material viewed by 404 Media shows data giant Thomson Reuters enriches license plate data with marriage, voter, and ownership records. The tool can predict where a car may be in the future.
www.404media.co
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
lord knows i try not to be a bitter person, but after spending my career writing about surveillance i truly can’t help feeling contempt for everyone gaslighting me saying stuff like this would never happen
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Feels like it should be bigger news that a journalist known for being loud about her investigations into banks/payment processors appears to be getting financially stonewalled by the entire industry unaminously right now.
The full count as of today:
YouTube suspended
Twitch banned 3x
Patreon suspended (temporary)
Patreon 3x audio flags (one false posi)
Ko-fi suspended (indefinite?)
Buy Me a Coffee suspended
Vice reporting censored
Pornhub censored 3x times
Fansly censored 1x
YouTube suspended
Twitch banned 3x
Patreon suspended (temporary)
Patreon 3x audio flags (one false posi)
Ko-fi suspended (indefinite?)
Buy Me a Coffee suspended
Vice reporting censored
Pornhub censored 3x times
Fansly censored 1x
Is it really a conspiracy to say Ana is being explicitly flagged by finance bros when she's now been banned (or censored) from Twitch, Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee, Ko-Fi, and *PornHub*??
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Feels like it should be bigger news that a journalist known for being loud about her investigations into banks/payment processors appears to be getting financially stonewalled by the entire industry unaminously right now.
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“she flamed out and faded away” is such funny framing for a woman publishing an excerpt of her book in vanity fair, where she also works. I wish I could flame out and fade away so successfully
Vanity Fair's West Coast Editor Olivia Nuzzi was a star political correspondent until scandal led her into exile—and to a California up in flames.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“she flamed out and faded away” is such funny framing for a woman publishing an excerpt of her book in vanity fair, where she also works. I wish I could flame out and fade away so successfully
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nightly bump!
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I wanna thank everyone for helping me during my move, I'm all settled in and safe. But I also am starting a new round of donations to keep a friend, who is currently homeless, secure their place in a hotel. Donations and boosting would be strongly appreciated!
I wanna thank everyone for helping me during my move, I'm all settled in and safe. But I also am starting a new round of donations to keep a friend, who is currently homeless, secure their place in a hotel. Donations and boosting would be strongly appreciated!
Buy Arrietty a Coffee
Become a supporter of Arrietty today!
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November 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
nightly bump!