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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 8h

Just finished up one of my bucket list interviews and man, it’s so cool when industry legends are also extremely kind and open

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 14h

Decided to open one (1) collector booster yesterday to celebrate my birthday and the universe did not let me down

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Dan Pearce @gamedesigndan.bsky.social · 15h

Being frank, the more time passes from Geller's past being outed the more disgusted I am by the amount of people who shook their heads at the Cornell rapists just being made to write essays, only for those people to... immediately look for a way to excuse a rapist they like for writing good essays

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

and i’ll literally never again feel as cool as I did getting high as hell while dressed like a fairy princess

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i’m just ken @shepardcdr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

the need to publicly process shit through posting is going to kill us all

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

can’t believe I’m gommaging today 😔

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“What do you want past abusers to do? Just die or do nothing forever?” Okay no, but cool hyperbole. I DO think that if you’ve done something like that and actually want to repent, a certain level of disclosure is necessary—especially when you position yourself as a feminist and work with women.

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Who?? This is the first I’d heard of something with someone they worked with!

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Saw that and really debated if saying what I wanted to say was worth IG getting mad at me

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Wesley DracuLeBlanc @wesleyleblanc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Refunding everyone and halting sales of another project will no doubt be a massive financial hit to LiC (an indie company!!), which makes it all the more admirable that they're doing this.

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Rape culture is so prevalent that there are dudes in the comments of Lost in Cult’s IG post about severing ties with Geller stating that his OWN ADMISSION OF GUILT does not make it true. Sexual assault is SO “extremely serious” that even a man confessing he did it is not enough to establish guilt.

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Danielle Lalonders @dlalonders.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

i love how popular Dressmaker is. really shows how we need to go back to making games catered to girls!!!! (and the gays)

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

guess what everyone @thesamethyst.bsky.social is coming over to my house for a sleepover tonight and we’re going to stay up SO late and watch SO many spooky movies

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I still haven’t heard it outside of five second intervals via reels. I’m convinced it doesn’t actually exist.

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Absolutely fuck this guy and you owe the public nothingggg. I am so so sorry that happened, Ken 🤍🤍🤍

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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Anyway. @butwhytho.net is woman-run and not just by me being EIC. Outside of comics, all of our sections are run by women and if you've freelancer or written for us, you've seen that. If you wanna support us here you go:

butwhytho.net

Support Us - But Why Tho?

We believe in the power of independent media. By not answering to any VC stakeholders, we shape an editorial voice that champions passion, different

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

girl it’s been a hard as fuck week and no one should have to carry all this. I’m so sorry 🤍🤍 as an aside and if it helps at all rn, I’m so thankful for you and your presence in this space. you are a force and inspire me and so many others. please be sure to take care of yourself

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Maddy Myers 🏳️‍🌈 @midimyers.com · 01/10/2026

if you aren't already supporting @mothership.blog, you should be. support women and queer people in video game criticism and journalism. we deserve to exist in these spaces but, at least in the case of mothership, we can only exist and pay our writers and introduce you to new writers if YOU help us.

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

what a BAD week. about to go be reckless at a TCG shop just to feel something man idk 🚬

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

wait this is brilliant and you could name it super SMASH bros

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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I think the lack of focus on the LSU rape case really highlights how often, even when Black women (and other non-white women) speak out, they're swept aside for a "better" story that gets more headlines. It's actually astounding how much it's been ignored, given the current conversations.

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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 01/10/2026

Jacob Geller is no longer a part of MinnMax. He won't be on content moving forward and we won't be publicly airing this week's episode of The MinnMax Show. We're in shock and deeply hurt. Thank you for your patience during this sensitive time.

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🤍🤍🤍 sending so much love to you all.

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Danielle Lalonders @dlalonders.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

they’ll put a Fortnite collab in your ass if you not paying attention

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Exactly. I am tired of seeing the “I always knew”/“their work was actually bad” takes whenever allegations emerge. Sometimes—often, actually!—bad people find their way into good spaces and make good things. And you’re not better than the folks who were taken advantage of for “always knowing”

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I am so so sorry, Ashley 🖤 we need to hang out more at the next event we‘re at. for funsies and also so I can literally fist fight these guys.

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lex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz · 30/09/2026

kinda feel like it should be a bigger news story that ceo of xbox is talking openly about how her chief strategist (and snow crash fanfic writer), matthew ball, has been grooming select journalists to control the media narrative around xbox

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

YES it’s so nice to look around and be surrounded by people who don’t associate bangs with a woman having some sort of crisis because my god that stereotype is annoying af here

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Emmurder Killwell えま @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

me: wow i'm pretty fucking devastated to be a woman in games right now the porn bots that keep following my account and can't read the room: do you have $20

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It was supposed to be my autumn must play. Crying in the club (barn) rn

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JessEviltelli @mamavitelli.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The people yearn for Grave Seasons

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

AND looks cool af when she plays hockey!!!

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’ve said it before, but the fact that Nicole god damn Carpenter doesn’t have a staff position somewhere is damning evidence that games media is in sorry shape. Nicole is unbelievably kind, brilliant, insightful, and one of the best writers in this space. Her being pushed out is unhinged, actually!

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Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

jess is right! it’s worse than ever for women in this field, and it was still pretty bad at our peak. im one of the lucky freelancers who has regular work (probably work more than i did at polygon!), and it’s still not a livable amount of pay. it’s pushing important and skilled women out.

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Mothership is wonderful, highly recommend!!

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Wow, truthfully I wrote this and thought, “oof I’m posting through it on main and will find probably find this embarrassing/delete this tomorrow morning.” But somehow this made sense and even resonated with folks. Love you all 🤍

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Anyways, 10mg edible and fire emblem time. love all of you who are pure of heart! the rest can all rot! okay byeeee ✨

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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

*loud continuous screaming*

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Love you so so so much. I feel the same and am so thankful for you 🤍🤍🤍

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I literally remember “joking” with @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social at some event earlier this year that it was so nice of them to let one of the three women at a big event be not white. Very rare for any overlap.

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

God I hate that. Also 1000%. There was a point a few years ago where it felt like we were getting somewhere. I remember talking with a woman who had been in the industry like 20 years and she giddily said, “we have lines to use the bathroom now!” But in the years since, it’s regressed! It’s awful.

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Samantha Nye // ציפּיע 🌿 @thesamethyst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I am just so tired of women experiencing so much violence in this industry and then just being expected to keep working like nothing is happening

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The “I always knew” posts are pretty gross. I don’t think these weirdos understand how skilled abusers are at finding new communities to slip in to and remain undetected.

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Idk, this week has been fucking brutal for me. I feel on fire and all this anger is pouring out in a million different directions. Women deserve better. We deserve a space at the table and to feel safe at it. We deserve the same opportunities these pieces of shit regularly get. We deserve it all.

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