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Elise Valla

@lansu.bsky.social
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Freelance Senior Game Designer. Formerly Thought Pennies, Blizzard, Standing Stone Games, Turbine. Icon by @knockoffgoblin. Opinions are mine and mine alone.

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Nana Moon { game dev } - WISHLIST BATHORY @moonana.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Less than 2 DAYS left to get $20,000 worth of commercial use royalty free music for only $10, 50% off at: itch.io/s/197592/161... Like, share or comment so others can see before the sale ends and help us reach our goal to pay for Anglerman's surgery! #gamedev🎮 #ttrpg #vtuber
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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
3 minutes of Tim Curry holding back laughter while filming scenes for Red Alert 3
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The One JP Monge @loko08.jpmonge.com · 31/07/2026
1/3 of the game industry has been laid off. We are offering a helping hand. Grab 100+ games in the Game Industry Hardship Fund on itch.io and help support impacted devs. 🔗 itch.io/b/3802/game-... #gamedev #indiegames #costarica #gameindustry #videogames
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Emily (spooky) @emilyrose.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 10/07/2026
Meta now lets anyone use your Instagram photos in AI images without your consent. SAG-AFTRA recommends that #SagAftraMembers (and all Instagram users) opt-OUT of Meta’s new AI image generation tool, Muse Image. Take action to protect your likeness.
If you want to avoid AI generations of your Instagram posts without switching your account to private, you’ll have to dig into the app’s settings. Open the Instagram app, tap your profile, and then tap the three lines in the top-right corner of the screen. Then, scroll down to the Sharing and reuse tab. Here is where you should see a section labeled Allow people to use your content on Instagram and with AI features on Meta, with a toggle for Posts and one for Reels.
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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
If you are one of the many valuable workers callously laid off for corporate interests today, please consider applying to our hardship fund.
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 06/07/2026
They crunch us and bleed us dry and leave the broken bones for scraps, and they make money every step along the way
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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Never forget that you, that we all, deserve better. They are counting on you forgetting this.
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 10/06/2026
1/3 of the game industry has lost their job in the last two years. Ubisoft closed two more studios today. Everyone is out of work. To that end I'm starting a new bundle to benefit a layoffs hardship fund. Game devs: please consider submitting your PAID games to the bundle, which will launch in July.
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Game industry hardship fund
A game jam from 2026-06-10 to 2026-06-24 hosted by Necrosoft Games. PREMISE: The game industry has a problem. Too many people are out of work (reports say 33% of the industry lost their jobs in the la...
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Blushie (on hiatus) II🔞🏳️‍🌈🐺🌱🔪 @blushnik.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Block this shit if you haven't already
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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This week, the Supreme Court finally killed off the Voting Rights Act of 1965. I've spent the past decade studying the VRA and the attacks on it, so I thought I would offer some historical perspective, and where I think we're headed. This will be a long thread; buckle up.
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Jim @jimstafford.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Fucking horrendous. Is this worth your cartoon avatar? Your crap logo? Stop. Using. AI.
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
🙅‍♀️👑🔨📣
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/03/2026
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 16/03/2026
Subnautica devs v. Krafton ruling is ABSOLUTELY stunning. Start at the top of page 32 and read until the end of that section on page 37. Krafton CEO was warned by their legal personnel to not follow ChatGPT into what is likely Some Of The Dumbest Legal Shit Ever, CEO believed the plagiarism bot.
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Matt Orion @orionmatt.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Georgia was skating to MORTAL KOMBAT at the Olympics exhibition gala
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GB @gbdialga.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Oh my god, so many people are canceling Nitro that it's having issues processing it, cook 'em hard bois.
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 05/02/2026
Hello! I'm looking to speak to anyone who works, or has worked in a diversity position at a major studio or publisher (or whatever it's been called at that company, inclusive growth, DEI, whatever!). Conversations can be 100% anon, of course, via DM here or email lukeATaftermathDOTsite. Thanks!
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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I’m sorry, I don’t care who this pisses off: yes, obviously this murder is on Trump and his ICE goons, but it is also on the feckless, cowardly authorities in the Minnesota government who didn’t do anything to arrest ICE agents the first time they murdered someone. This is the cost of inaction.
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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Announcement: STEAM DEMO OUT NOW! The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them. How badly do you wish to live forever? 👁️🩸 👇👇👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/... Please wishlist and share - thank you! #indiedev
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Dikkii 🔱 @dikkii.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Tweet by Jatin @jatinkmalik 

The reason why RAM has become four times more expensive is that a huge amount of RAM that has not yet been produced was purchased with non-existent money to be installed in GPUs that also have not yet been produced, in order to place them in data centers that have not yet been built, powered by infrastructure that may never appear, to satisfy demand that does not actually exist and to obtain profit that is mathematically impossible
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occasionally subtle @occasionallysubtle.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🔥 happy year of the horse 🔥
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 10/01/2026
I think it's a bad sign that every major news media outlet has spent days asking whether or not murder is bad and how much child porn is an okay amount
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Patrick Perini @pcperini.com · 10/01/2026
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI. Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil. The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
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foaming pipe snake @guntoucher.bsky.social · 08/09/2024
cropped screenshot from Yakuza 2 (2006) for PS2 of kiryu and haruka at kazama's grave. a text box prompt reads: "recall the events of last year?" with options to select "yes" or "no" which is currently highlighted
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J.M. (But also Nemo) - writing comms open @alamhigo.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Today is the last day that you can repost this image
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Christ on a bike, this is brilliant. And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
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Elyon113 @elyon113.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Vince Zampella, video game developer behind ‘Call of Duty' franchise, killed in crash www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/v...
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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
this is a good battle to pick. the CEO mentioned using "AI" and got so much shit for it immediately that he's rattled and backpedaling. easy win there
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anoxicart 🍤 @anoxicart.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.
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Jonathan Magnolia Gilligan @jmgilligan.org · 13/12/2025
And if birthright citizenship is revoked, a birth certificate will not suffice as proof either. The goal is for citizenship to be relegated to the arbitrary discretion of the president, with no way to challenge that discretion.
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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
closing out 2025
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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
We gather here at PEACOCK SQUARE, 2-4 PM PT TODAY to celebrate the life of a once vibrant game industry, killed far too soon by greedy bosses. Wear your mourning fit, and join us for a candlelight vigil in front of The Game Awards, because THE INDUSTRY IS DEAD! actionnetwork.org/events/the-i...
Workers struggle to carry an oversized trophy as sinister ghostly hands swirl around them trying to claim it.

THE GAME INDUSTRY IS DEAD: A VIGIL @ THE PEACOCK THEATER, DEC. 11th 2025, 2-4 PM

WE NEED ANSWERS FOR ALL THE LAYOFFS WHILE VIDEO GAME COMPANIES TURN MASSIVE PROFIT
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 02/12/2025
Just saw Ice detaining people at the Laguna Hills Community Center in Laguna Hills - spread the word in the Orange County community.
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drew 🔜 GeekGirl Con @imodrew.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
This is what happened to me. Employers across the board need to be aware of how harassment campaigns work and do better to protect their employees from them. These people should not have a platform to profit off of harassment.
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Shayna MoooOOOooon (she/they) @themoonis.gay · 05/10/2025
Not having work-life balance can literally kill you or disable you. The grind absolutely is not worth it.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
The CDC tried to remove remote work as an accommodation for disabled people. Working from home is a game changer when you’re chronically ill. It allows people to remain in the workforce who otherwise wouldn’t be able to. Big thanks to the unions who fought this, the CDC caved from the pressure
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 15/09/2025
Nobody, and I emphasize, nobody should go to the US. If you're games industry, I promise you that there are better events everywhere else.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2025
This is how they ensure political opponents can't escape when they start rounding them up. If you're in a position to leave, you should do so now before they close the door. theintercept.com/2025/09/13/m...
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New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio “Thought Police” Power to Revoke U.S. Passports
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him revoke passports from U.S. citizens.
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St1ka @st1ka.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
If you're an indie developer, you should hang this screenshot on your wall and use it as inspiration to never give up
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J. Isaac Gadient (they/them) @jisaacgadient.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
To celebrate Labor Day, #GameDevs—consider joining our union! uvw-cwa.org
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UVW-CWA
United Videogame Workers, a game industry-wide union for North America!
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Ryan McDiarmid @ryanmcdiarmid.com · 26/08/2025
I know this is a ridiculous ask but if anyone has any leads on contract or in-house work as a writer, narrative designer, game designer, or generalist starting after November, please let me know.
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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
It is mind blowing to hear Democratic politicians talking about the president sending the military into American cities as a “distraction.” Actually you are all now one degree away from being violently removed from power. The fact that this may not happen does not erase the fact that it may happen.
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Slothy @slothy.com · 02/08/2025
We just added two design roles and a UI/UX role here at Gravity Well. Give it a peek if you're looking/curious.
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
"Deranged president increasingly threatening American citizens with deportation and denaturalization" sounds like a front page story to me
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