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Katiechu ⚡

@pikachulita.bsky.social
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🇵🇸🇸🇩🇨🇩🇭🇹 She/Her. Bi/Pan. Womanist. Socialist. Twitch, Epic, & Logitech G Partner. For Liberation. Biz 📧: CatchPikachulita@gmail.com

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Katiechu ⚡ @pikachulita.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
How's everyone doing over here?
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Katiechu ⚡ @pikachulita.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Cyclospora PSA, courtesy of @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social: - Rinsing/washing isn't guaranteed to kill it - Freezing does not guarantee, but frozen goods have not been linked to any outbreaks - Backyard produce is safe (outbreaks linked to large, commercial scale produce) - Can impact organic produce
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/07/2026
Reminder: Memphis is still “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Task force members have reportedly killed at least two people in four days.
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Memphis is “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Here’s why you may not know that.
Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges.
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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
"You just sent 1600 people into one of the worst job markets in history for the industry, and you’re talking about an install base of a billion, are you fucking high?" aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...
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You Don't Have To Hand It To Microsoft For A Well-Planned Bloodbath
People are being laid off in a horrendous job market. You do not have to praise the muddled prose of the rich and insulated.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
BREAKING: Xbox will cut 3,200 jobs as part of a major reorganization, and divest from five studios: - Compulsion and Double Fine will go indie - Ninja Theory and Undead Labs will be sold - Arkane to enter consultation process Here's the full story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Microsoft’s Xbox to Cut 3,200 Jobs, Divest Five Studios in Major Overhaul
Compulsion and Double Fine studios will become independent; Undead Labs and Ninja Theory will be sold. Xbox will also look to sell or spin out Arkane Studios.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I want to re-emphasize one part of this Xbox story: Half of the 3,200 cuts are happening today and half are happening in the next 12 months. In other words, even people who survived today's layoffs will have to spend the coming year wondering if they're going to be next.
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Compulsion Games @compulsiongames.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
An important update from Compulsion Games.
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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 06/07/2026
Once again, Double Fine Productions will be an independent studio.

We're thankful to Xbox for seven great years together, and for working with us to reach an outcome which preserves our history and culture, and returns ownership of our games to us.

To everyone who reached out to us these past few weeks: Thank you for all your kind words, we've been deeply touched by your messages. We will share more soon on what comes next.

Your continued support is greatly appreciated,

Tim & Double Fine
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Katiechu ⚡ @pikachulita.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Memphis Summer Soulstice 2026 ☀️
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Brandy @3dogz.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
It’s HOT! Don’t forget to unplug your local Data center to stay cool.
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KinoFabino 🇵🇸 @kinofabino.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Reposting because of the sony news
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Katiechu ⚡ @pikachulita.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
At what point do we say no? When is enough enough? When is the breaking point finally going to be collectively reached?
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in open rebellion. @down2marsgirl.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This being posted just a few days ago has me wheezing uncontrollably. Folks must be cutting up in the news 😭😭😭😭😭 www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/deci...
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The Link Between Heat and Violence
Heat does not just cloud your thinking. It also lowers impulse control, and the result is more violent crime.
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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 01/07/2026
Good Evening, “video games” was a 45 year sociological study conducted by hardware development industries. We are now complete with our study. Thank you for your time.
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Steve Vegvari @svegvari.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
PlayStation in 2026
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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I think the *real* question is how does this hobby of ours reach and inspire a new generation of people when PCs keep going up in price and the accessibility of a console is now out of reach? The class imbalance in gaming is egregious and its getting worse.
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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
As the director of a historical video game preservation institution, and someone who has dedicated his entire adult life to this cause, this is accurate. We have attempted to work with the industry's trade organization to find a legal path forward, but they refuse to offer a meaningful alternative.
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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.
A red poster with a white logo (a polygonal heart lifted by 2 hands) and the title "United Videogame Workers – Hardship Fund", followed by this copy:

"UVW-CWA stands for every game worker: for those still employed and fighting for union contracts and those who have been callously treated as disposable by executives who've never shipped a title. 

We are proud to announce our launch of a hardship fund for game workers across the US and Canada who have been subjected to layoffs. If you are a game worker in need of support, please apply."

Below the text is a link to the initiative (as in the post) and the UVW-CWA logo.
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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I see people have now realized that Sony is also a company that does not care about them and is just trying to increase its money
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Zachary Diaz @zacharydiaz.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
fyi most new features to platforms are just engagement tricks where some advertiser (or realistically VC) is subsidizing your attention and enshittification WILL follow
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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Bioshock Infinite. Textually and metatexually.
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Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
It's emotionally taxing to see an industry you love and have spent twenty years dedicating a career to implode.
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Katiechu ⚡ @pikachulita.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This has gotta be the worst couple of weeks for game news like EVER. What the fuck?
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Tom O @vgtomo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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devil may cam @greeneggzandcam.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Windows widget that says "very hot weather"
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Raj Patel @rajio.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I'm in touch with more gamedevs than probably most people at every level from fresh baby to grizzled vet. Of course many of them have been on the receiving end of layoffs in the past few years at least once. The shocking part is how few I know who have landed new full time employment in games.
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Del @del.art · 25/06/2026
Anyone laid off, apply to our game studio. Doesn't matter if you don't see a matching role, apply anyway via the "General Dev Application" If you applied before, apply again. You got nothing to lose. www.absurdventures.com/careers
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Absurd Ventures Careers
We are hiring. Check out our current open positions at Absurd Ventures. Look for more to be added soon.
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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Layoffs are bad for the industry, and anyone celebrating them is an unmitigated piece of shit.
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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
JESUS BLEEDING CHRIST
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Aya @melangell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Poor people are allowed to want more than bare biological existence. They are allowed to want joy, beauty, and “little treats.” A life where you are only permitted to eat, sleep, work, and panic is not a life. Don't be suspicious of those asking for that on here; be suspicious of your resentment.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 25/06/2026
US Geological Survey says high casualties 'probable' after powerful quakes hit South American country.
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Venezuela struck by back-to-back earthquakes, many casualties feared
US Geological Survey says high casualties 'probable' after powerful quakes hit South American country.
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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I feel like a lot of the world's problems could simply be solved by going "imagine if you were another person. okay, now, would you like it if someone did that to you? no? okay. don't do that to another person. you didn't need to do it, so don't."
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Kayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
All children deserve to eat for free at school. ALL OF THEM. I don’t care if their parent is a millionaire. Free lunch.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 25/06/2026
Two powerful earthquakes, magnitude 7.1 and 7.5, struck west of the Venezuela capital Caracas, causing widespread devastation. Interim President Delcy Rodriguez declared a state of emergency. Experts warn the death toll could be in the thousands.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
23-year-old Daniel Cressy just became the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene therapy www.fox8live.com/2026/06/23/n...
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Written by Uju ✍🏽 @writtenbyuju.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 25/06/2026
If US politics are confusing to you: the Republican party is a christofascist corporate placebo of a political party using violence, fraud, & corruption to prop up billionaires & enact Armageddon. The Democratic party is currently panicking that democracy keeps electing the wrong popular Democrats.
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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Stop the presses: I wrote about a video game gizmodo.com/truck-kun-is...
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Strange Scaffold's Oopsie-Daisy Drive-By Anime Game Has Me Rethinking My Isekai Ick
'Truck-kun Is Supporting Me From Another World?!' puts you behind the wheel of a kei truck with the power to isekai anything it wraps around its bumper—and it's as fun as it sounds.
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 24/06/2026
Crews have begun dismantling the Everglades concentration camp after a call with state officials Monday told them to start taking down, the tents, fences, trailers and other structures.
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Vendors told to start dismantling ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
Crews began dismantling a state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades on Monday, signaling its closure even as state and federal officials continued to say little about the shutdo...
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Katiechu ⚡ @pikachulita.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Hi. Turning 32 this Friday. On PTO for the next week. Please clap.
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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
My sympathies to those of us who do not give a single shit about anything Rockstar does
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 25/06/2026
I have my beeves with Bluesky from time to time but every time I check LinkedIn it makes me yearn for biblical plagues
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Meat Invalid @thehumblemonk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Go to therapy
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Rogue @rogue.site · 24/06/2026
Cosmetics, vehicles, story content, and entire shops will only be available in the $100 version. Also, Rockstar is still accused of crunch and union-busting. www.rogue.site/news/gta-6-u...
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Parts of GTA 6 will be locked behind the Ultimate Edition
Cosmetics, vehicles, shops, and more will be locked behind the Ultimate Edition paywall
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Jordan Minor @jordanwminor.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
So for this Juneteenth, I went back and updated my feature on the need to incorporate more Blackness into your gaming perspective, more relevant now than when I wrote it years ago. Check it out on @pcmag.com www.pcmag.com/opinions/cel...
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Celebrate Juneteenth by Supporting These Brilliant Black Game Developers
From developers to esports stars to visionaries, Black excellence exists at every gaming level, so you have no excuse not to show support.
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