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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 34m

Matthew Shepard died on October 12th in 1998, 28 years ago. His ashes were interred at Washington National Cathedral 20 years later, in 2018, because before Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson offered the Cathedral's crypt, his family had no place for him that would be safe from desecration.

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Matthew Macomber @chumesog.bsky.social · 33m

Hope this is the only one you miss!

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I have no idea either. Which number is this now?

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 5h

A few days after at-home ketamine, my brain does a lot better. I'm tired of the online discourse around ketamine being dominated by chuds tying to dunk on Elon Musk, so I've decided to talk more about my experience. In this post, I'm answering a whole bunch of great reader questions.

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Ketamine: Answering Reader Questions | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland

Readers have sent in some really, really good questions about ketamine. And my thinking is that if someone has gone through the time, and th

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 5h

and I stand with the hectoring, pedantic weirdos. they are the thin blue line that's keeping this place unprofitable and therefore okay to look at during work hours

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 5h

twitter is a nicer and friendlier place than bluesky: false bluesky has some of the most aggressively hectoring, pedantic weirdos on the entire internet: true

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12h

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

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Matthew Macomber @chumesog.bsky.social · 5h

I consider it a sauce for sure!

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 6h

I had hopes that the audience would fully reject F2P back when F2P was where AI is now, and that didn't work out, so my hopes are low here but I'd love to be proven a grumpy old man.

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Mike Minotti @tolkoto.com · 7h

I think a lot about how the Ultima series helped to invent/popularize RPGs, first-person games, immersive sims,and MMORPGs, and yet basically has 0 modern relevancy.

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Elizabeth Minkel @elizabethminkel.bsky.social · 8h

I was already excited to do a swap with @aftermath.site (they republished our recent feature on Pokémon fangames by @pokachee.bsky.social), and especially excited that we landed on this brilliant piece, which digs into a topic I find fascinating despite not knowing much about Fortnite itself!

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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 8h

This is something that often gets lost in translation if you’re mired in internet circlejerk communities. HRT is not magic. It’s amazing, but it’s not magic. If you want to be read as your gender you gotta work at it, and part of that work is trusting in yourself and the process

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 9h

My empathy to the developers, also sad to hear Epic is apparently too low on cash to make good videogames anymore. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Epic Games Delays Disney Project, Asks Developers to Use More AI

The company told the team behind the upcoming shooter that it will now be an ‘AI first’ production

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 10h

the birther shit got so incredibly out of hand, but we've really memory holed it. I did a pair of episodes a while back on the time a group of oathkeepers tried to take a court clerk hostage to get an arrest warrant for Barack Obama.

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Arrested Democracy, Pt .1 - Weird Little Guys | iHeart

<p>In 2010, conspiracy theorists around the country were convinced that Barack Obama was not the rightful president. Some of them filed lawsuits. Some of them tried to have the President indicted. And...

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 10h

I mean to be fair, HE has definitely forgotten that, but it's really central to who he is and what he wants out of being involved in politics. he's a mean, ignorant, vindictive, petty racist who is happy to make things up, stoke conspiracy theories that make no sense, incite mob violence...

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 10h

I think a lot of people have forgotten that Donald Trump entered the political conversation as a big voice in the Obama birther conspiracy

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 10h

Generative AI is not new to Epic Games, which has been pushing the technology hard in recent years, but this initiative is the first time a major gaming company will attempt to build an "AI-first" game.

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 10h

NEW: Epic Games has delayed its upcoming (not yet announced) Star Wars + Marvel shooter as it pivots to complete AI game development. "No more hand-written code," a director told staff. All art "generated with full AI workflows." Full scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Epic Games Delays Disney Project, Asks Developers to Use More AI

The company told the team behind the upcoming shooter that it will now be an ‘AI first’ production

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TAHK0 @tahk0.bsky.social · 10h

I hope all epic games employees a big savings fund and a back up job

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TAHK0 @tahk0.bsky.social · 10h

it’s morally correct to hate on fortnite

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Fine. I’ll update with a word count when I start writing again. @legalminimum.bsky.social · 11h

I know that human trafficking is a thing that lots of people On Here like to scoff at, in large part because conservative legislators use it as a pretense for all sorts of invasive practices, but it does actually happen.

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Fine. I’ll update with a word count when I start writing again. @legalminimum.bsky.social · 11h

I'm a big fan of @404media.co (paying subscriber for years) but I don't love this practice where a thing that has existed for years is suddenly now nefarious. Example: apps and services like the one profiled here have been around for years, to help ID photos of hotel rooms used in human trafficking.

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AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo

Raven, previously called GeoSpy, lets cops figure out what specific Airbnb or Zillow property a photo was taken in.

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TAHK0 @tahk0.bsky.social · 13h

I actually think less of your opinion on games, or really art in general, if you’re into these AI mods kinda missing the point of it all

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 13h

I very much want to see that warrant application & know which judge signed off on it, because nothing about this sounds remotely kosher.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 13h

Why would a physical search of Omar’s home in 2026 be relevant to or necessary for an investigation into whether her dad filled out a form incorrectly decades ago?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h

wrote on saturday that trump was not going to let democrats avoid the question of impeachment and here we are with an offense that would have had a president impeached, removed and *at least* exiled if it had happened at any point prior to now.

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 11h

I would also urge people to lean into a culture of rebellious care right now. Our empathy and our refusal to abandon each other are at the heart of what they seek to destroy, and these things fuel all meaningful opposition—as MK and I discussed in our book, Let This Radicalize You.

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 14h

There are a lot of decent people doing good work right now, and hope is breaking through. As a result, our enemies are thrashing about and lashing out in extremely dangerous ways. We must be alert and aware and resist overwhelm and panic. Where can you contribute?

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 14h

Some of the escalations we're seeing, including the attack on Ilhan Omar's home (I will not pretend this act was "investigatory"), are desperate acts. But we must remember that desperate people can be very dangerous. A domestic abuse victim, for example, is in the most danger when trying to leave.

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Arkham Horror @arkhamhorror.bsky.social · 12h

In anticipation of @fantasyflightgames.bsky.social's upcoming scenario pack Traces to Nowhere, we continue author @timpratt.org new serial, Alike Indignity. Read or listen to chapter two, “An Out of Body Experience,” below. www.arkhamhorror.com/news/alike-i...

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Alike Indignity – Chapter Two | ArkhamHorror.com | The Official Arkham Horror Website News

Alike Indignity is a six-part series that mixes family rivalry with dangerous magics. Tied to Fantasy Flight Games’ upcoming scenario pack Traces to Nowhere for Arkham Horror: The Card Game, you can r...

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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 12/10/2026

guys that cloudflare chart is about automated content crawling not social media bots, Yandex is an indexing site, when one of its DCs go down they do less crawling of the web. please learn to read.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 16h

Aaaah, thanks @polygon.com for the top spot here for Australia Did It! It would absolutely help if folks wishlisted the game, so I appreciate this a ton. www.polygon.com/wishlister-o...

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6 Exciting Upcoming Steam Games to Wishlist Now

It doesn't get more eclectic than this

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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 18h

🎉 HUGE CAREER ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉 Today, I'm launching Vertical Slice, a new independent trade outlet committed to producing quality video game journalism that inspires, informs, and interrogates. That means daily news, incisive interviews, vital investigative work, and more. www.verticalslice.news

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

basically no one on here has an information environment that would pass basic hygiene standards comparable to like a restaurant

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/10/2026

before this is over i will not be surprised if trump cuts down every cherry tree he can find just to spite DC

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Nick (derogatory) 🎃 @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Do I think Trump is a Nazi? No. His animal brain doesn’t permit him to claim anything so specific. But his governing instincts are clearly fascist and his electoral success has culled actual Nazis out from society’s wretched little crevices and into the open.

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Nick (derogatory) 🎃 @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

In my mind the defining feature of Trump II is that is ✨actually✨ a kakistocracy. RFK Jr and Russ Vought have very little in common politically, but they do share one essential quality: they are absolutely the worst person alive for the jobs they have.

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maro254.bsky.social @maro254.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A sticker I got at #NYCC from @pondhq.bsky.social:

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Matthew Macomber @chumesog.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Capitalization is a choice for you once again!

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Mei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.

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