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Wilhelm Scream Queen

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james f. wright | writes video games and comic books | knitter | favorite carb: rice | a garden and a porch "let us see what new madness this realm drops at my doorstep." - robert jackson bennett, 'a drop of corruption'

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 2h
There are so many people, so many, that love film and want to dedicate their whole lives to making films, in front of the camera, behind it, in editing suites and casting rooms and makeup trailers. And that these locusts can come in and just devour the industry, take it from us all, is devastating.
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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 15h
I've been mulling over this for a while, but if you're a game journo who has worked under Valnet and want to confidentially share your views on how the company is managing its publications and treating workers, I am all ears. Signal: kerrblimey.43 Email: chris.kerr@verticalslice.news DMs open
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
BEGGING people to look up terms before using them for library social media. “BBW” doesn’t mean Banned Books Week
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Wilhelm Scream Queen @chuckspear.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026
Been rewatching The Wire lately and it's wild to hear them refer to September 11th as "nine-one-one" and not "nine-eleven." It makes sense because the term was still in flux when this was being produced, but it's jarring 20+ years later.
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Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
The thing about Peter Lorre wasn't that the animators were mean to him. If anything, they loved him for sticking up for striking workers at Warner Bros, even shutting down a film production to support the union. WB blacklisted him for that, but animators knew Peter was THAT dude & made him immortal.
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Wilhelm Scream Queen @chuckspear.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026
Happy belated 10-year anniversary to one of the best passive-aggressive office break room messages I've ever seen.
A printed on white paper is taped to a metal office break room fridge. The typed text reads: 

Thursday 9/22/16

TO WHOEVER [sic] STOLE MY YOGURT PARFAIT - HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT

FYI - I SPIT IN IT

And then below this someone has handwritten:

IT WAS SOOO GOOD! THANKS FOR THE SPIT, IT ADDED SOME NICE TEXTURE.
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Claire Hummel @shoomlah.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
hands down one of my favourite subcategories of posts
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saw babylon. not good.
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-Egyptian scout circa 1150 BC after the invasion of the Sea Peoples
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of course you have blood all over you. and pronouns
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easy website
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^^^ me when I'm trying to calm down my horse named "Website"hubbert

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Medieval herbalists when their supplies are
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the silly . & . @mysillycomics . 6h
GINGER ROOT IN FORTNITE ?!
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tarzan's last thought as he plummets
to the jungle floor

jean @jeanmr . 3h
i miss vine

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Luis Paez-Pumar @lpp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Queen Hayley
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Aiden Straw(berry)hun 🍓 @astraww.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
nothing has ever been something more laser targeted on making me fucking S O B: the devs of dressmaker made the game because one of the partners has EDS and can no longer sew like she used to www.engadget.com/2264203/enga...
engadget.com
Engadget Indie Pitch: Dressmaker - Engadget
"Make the dresses you've always dreamed of."
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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 05/10/2026
GDoCExpo was four days. The work is year-round. No-fee showcases. Paid speakers. No-strings grants and scholarships. Spaces to build a career. We're at $17K of our $25K goal to break even & keep it going! If the Expo meant something to you, help us close the gap. 🙌🏾 gamedevsofcolor.org/donate
Game Devs of Color Expo NYC meetup
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Nilah "Nine Jobs" Magruder @nilahmagruder.com · 05/10/2026
She's yelling about graphic novels again. I wrote a blog post about how to track work hours and do the math to build better work schedules. This speaks to graphic novelists specifically but it's good info for any freelancer!
nilahmagruder.com
Graphic Novel Math
How comic artists can track work hours to manage time and build better graphic novel production schedules.
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 05/10/2026
no....no!!!!!
lowly worm is now driving the trolley problem trolley :(
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Wilhelm Scream Queen @chuckspear.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026
The music video for Herbie Hancock's "Rockit." I didn't know what the uncanny valley was then, but I do now.
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Herbie Hancock - Rockit (Official Video)
YouTube video by HerbieHancockVEVO
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Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com · 03/10/2026
Okay. So here's what I know - I lost my day job. - I hated my day job. - I liked having a lot of money and health insurance. - But a lot of money never made me happier, I just owned more stuff. - I do still need health insurance. - I'm really fucking good at lettering comic books.
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PUNKI (PERPETUALLY POST DEBUT) @pun-ki.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You should be asking why Rockstar gets to do this and doesn't run into any issues with payment processors, while the rest of anyone drawing or writing "explicit content" on any platform have so much trouble getting paid
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ceej @ceej.online · 04/10/2026
“how do we win back trump voters in 2026” we don’t. we create an environment where admitting to voting for trump is so socially embarrassing as to render them completely inert. you don’t “win back” trump voters. you demoralize them into staying home. you make it a dunce cap
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Wilhelm Scream Queen @chuckspear.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026
Now Is the Winter of Our Disc Content: The Future of Physical Media
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Jonah Blank @jonahblank.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We're all numb to the massive corruption of Trump and his cronies. But this adds a whole new angle: Jared & Witkoff are using the power of the US government to engineer a terrible policy outcome (Ukraine's surrender to Putin's invasion) AND profit financially from it.
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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Or cardboard boxes www.propublica.org/article/ulin...
propublica.org
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Black text on a white page that says the following:

We know this moment is particularly difficult for survivors. I want to be very clear: you deserve to be safe and our administration supports you at every turn.

NYC Family Justice Centers are available in every borough and provide free, confidential support for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, including sexual violence. 

Call NYC’s 24-Hour Hope Hotline at 1-800-621-HOPE (4673) or 311 for more information. You can also chat with an advocate at on.nyc.gov/hotlinechat.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Black text on a white that says the following:

The allegations in the Cornell sexual assault case are deeply disturbing and gut-wrenching. Cornell University has failed this survivor.

I fully support Governor Hochul's decision to name Attorney General James as special prosecutor in this case and look forward to the complete and extensive investigation that is to come. 

Accountability and justice cannot simply be values, they must also be delivered.
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ATTENTION COMIC NERDS!
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Mindy Weisberger @laminda.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump take salsa 🍅
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Announcing the merger with Titanic footage is an incredible bit
David Ellison • @ellisonskyd... 2h
What once was the peak, is now just the beginning.
Paramount and Warner Bros. shaped over a century of culture. By combining them, we aren't rewriting history — we're equipping these iconic studios with a more powerful engine. Together, we are Skydance: a creative-first ho Show
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Listening to Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit wave away the sexual assault charges against DeShaun Watson — even saying “winning is the best deodorant” — was pretty jarring, especially this week.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
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Eka | Dosa Divas @ekanaut.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The more I watch Lanterns and learn about the writing room, the more I'm impressed this got made. When you see characters portrayed in a specific way, it's obvious they're written by someone that has a specific lived experience.
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And, for the coup de grace, two bills protecting fire survivors from predatory insurance companies, which he vetoed, deliberately, to punish fire survivors for rejecting his "reform" bill that was actually a huge payout to SCE for starting fires. calmatters.org/economy/2026...
calmatters.org
Newsom vetoes insurance-claim bills: Is it ‘petty’ politics?
California governor rejects legislation sponsored by LA fire victims, who had spoken out against his wildfire-liability effort.
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-indy ✨ (he/him) @indigo-k.com · 02/10/2026
NONE of this says 'Democrat' to me.
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gita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
our story is live aftermath.site/jacob-geller...
aftermath.site
Video Essayist And YouTuber Jacob Geller Removed From MinnMax Following Sexual Assault Allegations
Jacob Geller has not commented on the allegations or his removal from the games podcasts.
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Henry Stockdale @henrystockdale.com · 01/10/2026
I hate this so much www.theverge.com/tech/1003134...
theverge.com
Android Central, a good blog, has been gutted.
Staffers don’t know whether the site will shut down — but managing editor Derrek Lee confirms to The Verge that all remaining staff were laid off today. EIC Shruti Shekar confirms she’s been laid off,...
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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Evergreen
Me: I don't get it. I thought I was doing a lot better than I was a few years ago. I'm like 10 times more on top of things than I used to be. How does everything feel terrible now? 

The Tiny Me in OSHA-approved Hi-Vis Gear Who lives in my brain and pulls all the levers: Boss, it's the fascism. You're completely gunked up with cortisol due to the fact that your entire daily life is now underscored with a haunting awareness of the rapid erosion of your rights, dignity, and any and all social safety nets, and you're also bearing witness to the most vulnerable people immediately being persecuted. This creates a natural stress response that basically means you're going to continue having memory and organizational problems, as well as emotional imbalances.

Me: BUT I HAVE A BULLET JOURNAL AND I MEDITATE NOW.

Tiny OSHA Me: BOSS, THE FASCISM.
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Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026
Hey y’all! Coming into October, i know folks are wrapping up things for end of the year AND for nycc So also adding quick convo or edit for your pitch so that you are ready for talking to editors next weekend! 25 bucks and can be a discord call or emails your choice!
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026
Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp...
A casual Star Wars alien fella at the cantina, in a sun faded, reddish photo. Someone will be mad at me for not knowing who this is. Phil, a balding Caucasian man, poses a model of the garthok, an antagonist from the Coneheads movie.Phil, a balding caucasian man, points at some CG on a CRT computer monitor, as a younger man looks on. The screen shows a model of a dinosaur attacking a jeep, while there's an actual physical model of that event in the foreground for reference.an isolated shot of a star wars vehicle. Sorry, I don't know star wars lol
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Borderless Studios - Clock Out at 2 @bt-games-mac.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Clock Out at 2 is a part of the #OutOfTheBoxGames selection. Watch our exclusive gameplay trailer in the showcase link below. Can you Clock Out at 2? buff.ly/jGrv8gP #ClockOutAt2 #blackskygamers
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Tiffany Babb 🔜 NYCC @explodingarrow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I am SO THRILLED to announce the AMAZING lineup of writers that will be featured in The Comics Courier Issue 5. This issue is gonna be 🔥 www.kickstarter.com/projects/tif...
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Anna 🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Are you a cis man feeling disgusted at the news? Good. Use that. Talk to your fellow men about what you're going to do to make our industry and our world safer. And then actually do it. You may lose friends or opportunities, but a better and safer industry and world starts with you.
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Marty @martincrownover.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The perfect way to put it. They found a way to worm a subscription between you and your normal work.
A screenshot of a post on Threads by Joe Hill. The post reads: "Here’s a thought about the purveyors of AI. They aren’t selling assistance—they’re selling dependency. You give up on acquiring one skill after another, give up on the knotty, meaningful struggle to acquire those skills and AI takes over. It isn’t freeing up time so you can make more of yourself. It’s encouraging cognitive surrender so you can be less."
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Steenz! @oheysteenz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I had a conversation w a Lyft driver a few weeks ago that I still think about. I hope this musician, eager to share her art, finds her way to teaching. While the conversation started rocky, Im glad she got an opportunity to talk about her ambitions. Piano teachers are way more valuable than A.I.
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 29/09/2026
awoke this morning with a Vision
that diagram showing  the SUV blind spot in the front but it's lowly worm driving his little applemobile
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CTIJ Montréal / GWU Montreal @gwu-montreal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today marks the public launch of the Ubisoft Workers of Montreal (UWM) campaign, with a first action: a petition to preserve hybrid work. Every Ubisoft Montreal employee is invited to sign the petition and every supporter encouraged to reach out to their network to encourage them to sign!
Poster from Ubisoft Workers of Montréal on a pole, with a link to a petition, and text reading "we made our mark from a distance - preserve hybrid work"
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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Maybe one reason we all end up having to pivot to something else is because it's exhausting constantly asking if we're good enough to be the one crab that can get to the top of the barrel at everyone else's expense.
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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Another terrible thing about this industry contracting is every time someone talented also reports getting laid off, you start hyperventilating because it means more competition from other really good writers in this space. We're all fighting over the tiniest crumbs and it fucking sucks.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Other states besides Texas with voter registration deadlines over the next 7 days: Arkansas, Arizona, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Indiana , Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, South Carolina.
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hey, remember how us radical trans extremists were warning that you have to go on the attack against transphobic Dems immediately because otherwise other politicians will take the lack of consequences as permission and the bigotry will spread? Yeah...
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ashley bardhan @ashleybardhan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
is there a better word than devastated? (shattered? fly-swatted?) anyway i've been laid off. i joined gamesradar+ as a freelancer in 2023, and the site had my lifelong admiration by the time i became a senior writer in 2024. i'll miss it lmk if u need a creepy🧟‍♀️ gurl: ashleybardhan(at)gmail(dot)com
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Everest Pipkin @everest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scrubjay is still early, messy in some places (and not chasing seamless UI regardless) but I hope you'll enjoy playing with this very personal web gathering tool. everestpipkin.itch.io/scrubjay
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Scrubjay by Everest Pipkin
A drag-and-drop bookmarking, game-making, and wandering tool.
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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: In January, I was sent a threatening and absurd email by Bobby Kotick's lawyers It was unsettling I've wanted to tell readers about it, but didn't want to step on Mikhail's toes. Now that his report is out, here's my experience of standing up for my work www.gamefile.news/p/bobby-koti...
gamefile.news
Bobby Kotick’s lawyers sent me a bad email (and later apologized)
Part of a broader strategy by the former Activision CEO to shape press coverage
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