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Freddie Jackson, the RnB legend known for multiple hits, including “You Are My Lady,” has died. He was 70

Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 1h

Darkseid created the Absolute universe to strip Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman of their support systems, then looked at Jo Mullein and said, “ehhhhhh, you can be a closeted bisexual and then a cheater. Whole buncha Lantern stuff’s happening in space right now, just wait for it to hit you”

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Rhiannon 🇵🇸 @rhithewitch.bsky.social · 2h

Looking at the immediate future, I have two articles looking for a home! One is an interview with an actor in a Big Recent Game One is a write up of how Sonic Live in Concert celebrates Sonic as a subculture and that's why it's doing so great

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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 2h

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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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 2h

That celebratory video they put out over the weekend is cringe, and they know this, because they didn’t allow comments on YouTube. Everyone who paved the way for this happen sucks and shouldn’t get to keep their jobs

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 3h

Library folks, now is a really good time to bulk up your superhero comics collection and do some targeted outreach. This is going to hurt local comics shops, and we don't want to encourage that... but we also have the ability to lessen the pain for readers. Explore partnerships. #libcomix 📚

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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 3h

Fuck the Skywalker Saga, give Star Wars its own Creed or Field of Dreams

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 15h

People who save internets please save this internet

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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 13h

do the people working for Ken Paxton...like him?

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A Tea Walks Home Alone at Night @teaberryblue.net · 15h

Come work with me!!! BOOM! is hiring a full-time comic editor to the team! This role doesn’t report to me so I won’t be heavily involved in the hiring process, but our whole team is amazing and you’ll get to work with all of us! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

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Editor, BOOM! Studios Open to Remote (Open to Remote) at Penguin Random House — New York, NY | LinkedIn Jobs

Apply for Editor, BOOM! Studios Open to Remote (Open to Remote) at Penguin Random House in New York, NY. Full-time Mid-Senior level role. See responsibilities, qualifications, and similar jobs on Link...

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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 14h

Playing Dead as Disco using music from your own library means if you listen to video game music or anime OPs, the game's combat might end up out sync and then gradually recover, depending on the song. A fun, if weird disconnect in the infinite combat room that should make for some fun youtube vids

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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 17h

THE BOARD: THANK GOODNESS/JESSE FADEN WAS HERE WHAT HAPPENED WITH/THE HISS/CANNOT HAPPEN AGAIN *seven years later* FOR FUCK’S/SAKE

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mcc @dryad.technology · 04/10/2026

Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job. Think about that in context of

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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 19h

Waxed poetic about that Lanterns show and how its lowest-rated episode had the most to say about a bullshit aspirational platitude.

Black excellence is a term coined, lamentably, during the Barack Obama presidency. It’s meant to celebrate the Herculean efforts Black people make to succeed despite systemic and social barriers like racism, bigotry, and all manner of invisible tripwires that make success harder. Become a billionaire like Beyoncé and Jay-Z? Black excellence. Become president? Black excellence. Become a Lantern? Honey, you just might be a Black Hal Jordan in the making. But every time I hear the phrase, my teeth itch. To me, “Black excellence” lives in the same area code as white people calling a Black man “King” as a compliment—well-intentioned, maybe, but pandering as hell.

My issue isn’t the term itself but the mindset behind it. The idea that Black people must be excellent to be worthy of celebration, status, or privilege. That mediocrity is unacceptable. That you must be exceptional on whatever sliding scale the moment demands, doing twice the work for half the validation. Black excellence is almost never self‑defined—it’s projected onto you, shaped by other people’s expectations rather than your own. It's a prison where your only solace is toxic gratitude for platitudes over self-affirmation. Having John reject that fool’s errand plight as the main hero of a primetime DC Studios series means more to me than any roadmap superhero timeline.

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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 19h

Control ended abruptly, but I think I enjoyed it for the atmosphere and general “I do not want to be here!!” vibes. Wish the gunplay felt better, but what can ya do. Was fun being Not Jean Grey for a spell

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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 20h

Oh. That’s the Ashtray Maze. … The fuck?, he said while making a mental note to find that song later

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21h

Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.

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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’

Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.

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Princeton. @princey5ive.blacksky.app · 22h

the pursuit of Black capitalism to a ghoulish nth degree should *not* be aspirational or celebrated to the lengths that it is.

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Snow Burrow @bostonjerry.bsky.social · 22h

The idea that the US is the most innovative/advanced country on earth is so funny. Our most up-to-date train technology is from 75 years ago. Our cars use an engine design from the 1800s. Most major city sewer systems have 100+ year old pipes. The government runs on 25 year old software.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h

TODAY is the last day to register to vote in several states. I urge you to double check your state's deadline, verify that you are registered, and make changes to your registration if needed. Then contact three friends or family members and have them do the same. whenweallvote.org

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Jacob Oller @jacoboller.bsky.social · 23h

For those wondering where all the colors went in modern movies, they're actually all in the Mononoke The Movie trilogy. Wrote about some of the most exciting filmmaking Netflix has ever platformed: www.avclub.com/mononoke-the...

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The trippy Mononoke trilogy is some of the most adventurous filmmaking Netflix has ever platformed

A feminist, period-piece crime anime unfolds over three overwhelmingly psychedelic parts in Netflix's Mononoke The Movie.

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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 23h

Add “a reboot telling Master Chief’s origin” to this

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Simon Byron @byronicman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We are hiring! Come join us as our Games Scout and help grow our portfolio of brilliant indie games. The right person with a love of the right games is more important than specific scouting experience. Full job description and details in the folder here: lnkd.in/egHyP7Xs. (UK only please)

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Shinobi602 @shinobi602.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

More layoffs hit Supermassive Games, as over 70 developers have been let go ➡️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I will probably just throw it up on my blog but if you are an editor type interested in a personal essay tied to Pan’s Labyrinth for the re-release this weekend let me know!

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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026

Despite everything going on, this has never been a real concern for me since folks generally seem to love working with him and he’s been around long enough that audiences would notice if he were getting intentionally shut out

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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026

No one: Kelly Macdonald in Lanterns: 🥺

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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026

As we speak, someone is looking at their bank account wondering if they’ve got the money to pay Phil LaMaar on Cameo to say Aaron Pierre’s oath

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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Nobody could forsee data breaches and ip theft and revenge porn, says CEO personally responsible for facilitating data breaches and ip theft and revenge porn

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Kotaku @kotaku.com · 05/10/2026

Replaying Kingdom Hearts leading up to KHIV's launch next year? Do you want something to hold you accountable in your playthrough? Well, so do we. Introducing Guiding Key, a year-long book club-style series playi... kotaku.com/kingdom-hearts-collectio…

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Let’s Play Through Kingdom Hearts Together (No, Seriously) - Kotaku

Kingdom Hearts IV is around a year away, so what if we all played through the series again?

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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you're a Ninja Theory worker impacted by the closure, I'd be interested to hear how you feel the studio was managed under Microsoft. Please do reach out confidentially if you want to share your views. Email: chris.kerr@verticalslice.news Signal: kerrblimey.43

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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

NEW: Hellblade dev Ninja Theory has seemingly begun laying off employees after Xbox tried and failed to divest the UK studio. Last month, Microsoft said two separate agreements for the studio collapsed, meaning a closure was likely. It also, however, claimed it would "explore other paths forward."

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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026

Fan artists and cosplayers preparing to work themselves to death to make the hell outta John Stewart content

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ALT: Kpop Demon Hunters Mira

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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026

There's something...retro ("") about Street Fighter's end run marketing being "look how loyal we are to the 90s games" and "yeah, we know you guys just wanna see Chun-Li and her thighs, the actor we got is game to play along if you are"

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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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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026

I'm not 100% sure Lanterns landed the plane as well as it thinks it did, but the show was solid. If they do another one, they should find a "case" that keeps a good rhythm the whole season and have villains that don't feel half-developed.

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The religious right is steadily expanding its definition of what is sexual — and restricting what it deems acceptable in public spaces. Tech companies, in want of less oversight, are taking the hint. The deplatforming that started with sex workers / kink / trans has come for gay bars.

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 05/10/2026

Just a reminder that the publisher laid off the entire dev team the moment this was released. There is a solid moral argument for not buying it, and that sucks.

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Sameer Ashar @sameer-ashar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is my nephew, please forward to your networks, esp any University of Maryland students.

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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026

This is every 3rd bathroom at the Federal Bureau of Control

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Danette Chavez @danettechavez.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Friendly reminder that PBS Passport rules

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Dylan Roth @dylanroth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Last year on the podcast, I wrote an original space sci-fi movie that I described as “Battlestar Galactica meets Pirates of the Caribbean.” Now I’ve expanded that world as an episodic TV show, and it feels like the sort of thing I was made to write. If you dig my takes on sci-fi, give this a look.

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