Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I knew I was in Paris at the same time as the pope, but I didn't really care about that guy. Finding out I was there at the same time as Allison Bechdel only after I left does actually sting a bit. 011
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I woke up at 5:30 and was faced with a decision: A. Another couple hours of sleep B. Taking a bus to see the sunrise over the Eiffel Tower beneath a setting full moon Easy choice imo 020
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I am also in Paris and it is in fact so awesome 110
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Sometimes a French person will say they don't speak much English but will speak it perfectly, and sometimes they say they don't speak much English and won't even try to say anything. A nuanced people! 000
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The only aspect of Burnham that I like (and probably the only thing I have in common with him) is his obsession with finding excuses to go back to Manchester. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...manchestereveningnews.co.ukDonald Trump to visit Manchester in 2027 after accepting Andy Burnham invitationThe PM Andy Burnham has made the announcement in what will be the biggest security operation ever in Manchester 000
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I really dislike how the BBC are reporting on this story. They fall into the trap of presenting AI adoption as an inevitability and make no effort to cover the myriad of negative side effects that we've seen. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSchools 'crying out' for guidance from government on AI, report warnsAuthor Sir Anthony Seldon says AI needs to be addressed with the same urgency as a war or epidemic. 120
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesxantchaslegacy.bsky.social @xantchaslegacy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026 028474
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Either: - Watching my dad and my brother play Ocarina of Time on the N64 OR - Playing Wind Waker on the Gamecube Either way, it was Zelda that did it 100
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesStarbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 17/09/2026ed sheeran 🤝 starbucks and their union-busters 19781247
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It's quite funny for Gerard Way to spend the whole tour singing about using a dagger for a treasonous deed, then when it comes time to execute the Grand Immortal Dictator he uses a broadsword 100
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesStarbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 12/09/2026We have power in numbers, and we'll continue to fight for a better Starbucks. Support us by BOYCOTTING STARBUCKS until the company finalizes fair union contracts with workers! boycottstarbucks.netboycottstarbucks.netBOYCOTT STARBUCKSStarbucks is the biggest violator of U.S. labor law in modern history. Join the movement - Boycott Starbucks! 161047690
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesIWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · 13/09/2026We want to offer our total solidarity with @unitetheunion.bsky.social members at Alexander Dennis who have been striking this month for better pay. 0248
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This is the power of Trade Unionism (workers rights is in the bed) 020
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesChris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Some international union solidarity on display for the fired Rockstar devs too @gameworkers.co.uk 252491
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I'm attending Workers Planet in Brighton today, a conference about bringing together trade unionism and the fight for climate justice. 160
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Not the main takeaway from this but worth saying: If you're trans you should be in a union. 162
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This is the fight of our lives. If you can, please support us in this and donate to the fundraiser. We'd also really appreciate people sharing the fundraiser! 093
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesAustin Kelmore @austinkelmore.com · 08/09/2026It's been almost a year since 31 workers in the IWGB Game Workers Union at Rockstar were fired in what I believe is a clear union busting attempt by Rockstar execs. If you're near Glasgow on Thursday, come support the workers as their tribunal case is getting started. I'll be there! 06438
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 06/09/2026It'd be cool if they invented a version of visiting home that didn't make me start looking at the cost of a mortgage on a flat in central Liverpool 010
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I'm finally getting round to watching Series 2 of Wednesday. It's mostly bloated Netflix slop BUT the choice to include more Luis Guzman is inspired. Man's having so much fun!! 010
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesNathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026rockstar has boasted that all of GTA VI's NPCs are handmade and that human beings put thought into every random room and location—a breath of fresh air in an AI-obsessed industry. but we can't just ignore its long history of mistreating the humans responsible 41055327
Reposted by Spring McparlinJones♥ Chaotic Brush ♥🔞 @brushofchaos.bsky.social · 21/08/2026This is a PR stunt to get you to watch the new Harry Potter series. Fraud. 191661722
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesChris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The fired Rockstar workers are asking supporters not to boycott GTA 6, but instead, to directly support the union's legal costs as it approaches next month's employment tribunal. 2218111125
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesonion person @junlper.beer · 17/08/2026the current transpanic can literally only properly be described as fabricated mass hysteria at this point 1005353676
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 10/08/2026My unemployed friends love to ask if I'm free for coffee on Tuesday 100
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesWorld of Warcraft Gamemakers Guild - CWA @wowgg-cwa.bsky.social · 07/08/2026“This cadence of layoffs at Microsoft cannot continue. Every day we dedicate our passion and our skills to building games that players love. We deserve a stable foundation in return!” -- Gabi Overberg, UI Artist and WoWGG-CWA organizer #whatwefightfor 16906191
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesbeetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The breakup 82103251899
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I really hope British mayors just spend the next few years stealing ideas from Mamdani tbh www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/news/mayor-b...greatermanchester-ca.gov.ukHomeEach baby bundle includes newborn essentials 120
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 06/08/2026In an effort to reduce mindless scrolling, I'm trying to read more substacks. Does anyone have recommendations on people to follow there? I'd be interested in reading things around gender, far left/anarchist politics, the games industry, etc. 130
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 05/08/2026An underrated side effect of joining a photographer's collective is that you get some fantastic pictures of yourself. Photo credit to Gemma Hentsch #DisabledPhotographer 010
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Obviously, the current Polanski backlash is just a cynical move from Reform crying for the teacher pretending that he hit them BUT I do think he could benefit from logging off for a bit 100
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I really regretted not going out to watch the England V France match but I am SO SO glad that I did not go out for the final. What do you mean the first goal was 100+ minutes in??? 100
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesChris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I'd encourage you to watch this speech from former employee, Isaac Hudd. Also, given this is yet *another* Edinburgh-based studio at the heart of *another* controversy affecting game workers in the UK, you'll spot some familiar faces from Rockstar who turned up to show their solidarity on the day. 117037
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesChris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Spring McParlin-Jones, Chair of the IWGB Game Workers Branch, said: “This extravagant playtest event is a waste of money, and a kick in the teeth for the fired workers who are seeing fans brought in to do jobs that would otherwise have been theirs." 1767
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesGames Transformed @gamestransformed.bsky.social · 09/07/2026📣 Games Transformed Festival is returning to East London on October 30th, October 31st 🎃 and November 1st 2026. Three days of radical games, playtests, panels, talks, workshops, a dedicated children and families’ programme and much more. Sign up for early ticket release: forms.gle/vpA1yRkZcExw... 01312
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 04/07/2026If I spend too much time outside of Liverpool, I start to imagine that my love for the city might just be nostalgia. Then, I'll spend half an hour here and remember that it's paradise on earth. 0140
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I'm flying to Lyon for the weekend. I left a couple hours earlier than I normally would in case the heatwave disrupted trains. Unfortunately, the trains ran perfectly and I had no issues with security, so now I'm now stuck in Luton airport for the next 3 hours 0160
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 20/06/2026If you're part of the IWGB Game Workers' union: I think you're pretty cool 😎 151
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 19/06/2026On one hand, fuck the fossil fuel industry. On the other hand, kindof a banger of a sunset. On the third hand: still, fuck the fossil fuel industry. 3893
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Congratulations to former comrade Burnham. I hope betraying every value you've ever claimed to have was worth it. 010
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesWes Craven’s New Adventures of Old Christine @thecharleswebb.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Whew. Many hundreds of words in before we get a hint of who the victims of the disorder were. Just true journalistic malpractice to avoid talking about race as a motivating factor in the race riots. 0196
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 10/06/2026The universe brought Kingdom Hearts back to me then takes away Doctor Who. Balance is maintained. 010
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 10/06/2026My opinion of Russel T. Davies has been all over the place this month Default: 🙄 Talking about having terf friends: 😠 Tip Toe starts out fantastically: 🥰 I go back to Queer as Folk and it hasn't aged great: 😬 Tip Toe sticks the landing: 🤩 Doctor Who is dead in a ditch and it's his fault: 🤬 120
Spring McparlinJones @mcparlinjones.bsky.social · 09/06/2026The gentrification of the word scran bothers me tbh 110
Reposted by Spring McparlinJonesjulie muncy @julie.radiantarray.io · 05/06/2026give tetsuya nomura the stage you cowards 0227
