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Pantsless Tables has Blue T-Shirts and Pronouns! @pantslesstables.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Pantsless Tables Presents 'That's What She Aid,' a mutual aid charity event benefitting @asouzagm.bsky.social! For the month of September, all our scheduled (and surprise) games will fundraise for his gofundme, ending in a 12-hour stream and raid train! Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/keep-us-ho...

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Esther @dungeonminister.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

I know what it is to put a lot of work into an awards ceremony and receive pushback about it and I know your position isn't easy, but I would ask you to reconsider the tone of this response and consider the deeper dimensions of why Steve's video is relatable to people.

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Esther @dungeonminister.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Moreover, this is already encouraging a trend of several white people having a dismissive or defensive reaction to a very well-reasoned good faith critique by a person of color. If you want to be for the community, this ain't how you respond when someone brings up something like this.

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Esther @dungeonminister.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

I completely understand how terrible it is to be harassed in the wake of opposing Zionism and this isn't meant to dismiss the very real impact of that, but this response is wildly defensive and really disappointing.

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Esther @dungeonminister.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

As one of my partners said to me re: the CRIT awards this year, ‘Damn, this category really is wall to wall white dudes, huh?’ That’s a big problem, and the fact that there’s limited transparency around how the CRITs work only contributes to the issue.

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🧚‍♀️Gwen // Alecto 📈 @glitchypixie.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The thing that annoys me about the Crit Awards being a popularity contest is that everyone nominated DESERVES recognition, but because there's no real analysis, critique, or intention beyond winning votes, the actual art, work, and services are not ACTUALLY being talked about in a meaningful way

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Pantsless Tables has Blue T-Shirts and Pronouns! @pantslesstables.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Stuff has been bothering me for a while, and the list kept getting longer so here's baby's first video essay featuring the CRiT awards. This includes my thoughts on the recent paid promotions, resharing of AI art and the lack of transparency from the team. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dfs...

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Paid Promos, AI Art, and Zero Transparency: AKA The CRIT Awards Problem

YouTube video by Pantsless Tables

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Pantsless Tables has Blue T-Shirts and Pronouns! @pantslesstables.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

We raised $1451 for PFLAG as part of Pantsless PRIDE 2025! Thank you to everyone who donated, to all our sponsors and cross promo collabs and ad buys, but most importantly thank you so much to my team. You're all incredible and I wouldn't be here without you. I love you all so much.

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Haus of Dreams @hausofdreams.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

So much incredible talent in this starter pack including folks who have visited and joined us here to collab and create at the Haus of Dreams!

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itch.io @itch.io · 09/12/2024

I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The list of contributors is very uhhh telling

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Thank you Chirag appreciate it!

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illicit peanuts @illicitpeanuts.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

NEW GAME ALERT! Nesting rituals is a small duet game where you play two birds building a nest! Let us know what you think! illicitpeanuts.itch.io/nesting-ritu...

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Nesting Rituals by Illicit Peanuts

A short duet game about two birds building a nest.

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ᴰʳ Khalil Thirlaway @drtalksalot.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Doctors, teachers, journalists, athletes, chefs... 🇮🇱 Israel targets anyone doing good for the people of 🇵🇸 Palestine, especially if their work is visible to the world. The 🇬🇧 UK, 🇺🇸 US, 🇩🇪 Germany and other Western govts are complicit in this genocide via money, weapons and political protection. STOP.

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

It's finally tonight! I got absorbed by job search and forgot to post this but here's a free game to celebrate 1k. This is the game I wrote in my friends dms lmao hope y'all have fun! #ttrpg #sarpg illicitpeanuts.itch.io/nesting-ritu...

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Nesting Rituals by Illicit Peanuts

A short duet game about two birds building a nest.

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

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Nesting Rituals by Illicit Peanuts

A short duet game about two birds building a nest.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 01/12/2024

This game can use your support, if you're a publisher, too! I get that this game might be too risky a subject to publish, but I believe many of you do understand & appreciate the value of a Palestinian-made game. There's an anonymous donation option, if needed for your job. www.launchgood.com/1948

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Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about the 1948 Nakba, based on a true story | LaunchGood

A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Hello can I be added to this list please!

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Christopher Helton @dorkland.itch.io · 26/11/2024

Friday is Creators Day at Itch.io and creators will get 100% of the money from sales on that day, so please support your favorite small press and indie publishers by buying things on Friday that you might have been thinking about buying.

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Side note to this: if you block someone you follow without unfollowing them, you're still registered as following, and show up as such for anyone who follows you and is looking at the page of the person you blocked. (Which may be the case for some of those 50+, but I mention so everyone knows)

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Same tbh every time I think about it I just realise how much I love my buddies and players and get really emo about it

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Made a note of your name like three days ago then forgot then tried to remember for ages and now added! Thanks for the reminder I was dying

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Lots of new people have been added since I last shared this if you followed me through this starter pack click on follow all again!

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Amitha Jagannath Knight @amitha.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I've started a starter pack of South Asian Kidlit Creators (authors and/or illustrators)! Please spread the word and DM or comment on this post to be added or removed. go.bsky.app/E2AUDvR

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RahRah🫀 @rahrah.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Hey here's a free two pager game I made if you get sad around holidays. You can get even more sad now.

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Oooh 1k followers! Thanks y'all! I'll drop a game tonight to celebrate!

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Games in dms hit different

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I named myself after my very first oc Ari he was nothing like me tho lmao

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I don't listen to music much I prefer silence as much as possible even if I'm alone or doing chores I do like to listen to podcasts or books tho I don't even have a Spotify account or any playlists lmao

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I have bachelor's in both engineering and library sciences and i wanna be a librarian someday hopefully

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Adding this to my resume Updated resume - Ari Frowned upon game designer Next level game designer

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Ik it's frowned upon tm to type entire games directly into the layout sites/softwares but how do we feel about typing games into friends' discord dms

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Tab Creations @tabcreations.com · 22/11/2024

We had more requests from awesome #ttrpg designers than we could possibly fit into our first starter pack, so we're putting together a second! This list is still growing! Comment if you're interested in being added! Likes and shares appreciated! go.bsky.app/GYoBnaY #ttrpgCommunity #ttrpgs #dnd

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I have a master's in engineering and haven't used it in seven years 😂

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Selleha @selleha.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Doodled my new figurine. I love her so much.

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Correction it's 971 games and I've won 526 lmao

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I play wingspan almost everyday on bga it relaxes me to see birds lmao I've played 1000+ games of the single game by now

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I am starting to realise I am so not interesting enough for this lmaoooo

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I have so many nightmares lmao most of them have me interacting with little kids who when I wake up I remember were also me or being locked up and trapped in places

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I really love wearing bangles, and also flowers in my hair. They make me feel super happy

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Ive never had pets but I've grown plants in various places I've lived all of them are so dear to me

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Ari @aristarshower.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Memory loss runs in the family and I am terrified of losing myself someday haha

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