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sabot.blog @sabot.blog · 25/09/2026

This week's update is finally up. It was late because, ironically, I've been sick all week.

Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I wanted to get as many of the food recalls and disease outbreaks in one place as I could. It's hard to keep track, so I'll try to keep this list updated weekly.

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My second new article over at Sabot is live and it's a doozy.

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The new White House arcade site is incredibly racist and I hate that it exists.

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HuffPost Union @huffpostunion.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A statement from the HuffPost Union @wgaeast.bsky.social on today's layoffs.

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I've started a new site for my non-video game, angry old leftist writing. I'm still not sure if it'll just be a site or maybe a newsletter, but we'll figure it out as we go. My first article on sabot.blog asks a simple question.

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Ravenous @weareravenous.com · 24/08/2026

To mark one year since our layoff, we’re looking to score 300 new paid subscribers in 30 days — join us, and help the raven soar. buff.ly/AarIF1r

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https://www.weareravenous.com/feed-the-bird-subscription-drive-2026

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"We can't normalize this — there's nothing normal about rounding up people and sending them away for no reason, as far as I can see. It doesn't serve anything about this country or help." Excellent piece over at Ravenous today.

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I don't know where I'll be writing next yet, but stay tuned here while I figure that out.

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

It’s all the same story. It’s all the same fight. And it is existential.

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

There is nothing the parasite class won't try to exploit. Your joy is a resource to them.

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Rogue @rogue.site · 25/07/2026

Reposting this with the much better headline for the weekend. www.rogue.site/editorials/l...

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Helen of Troy hatched from an egg, you chode

Everything is politics

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Three facts it felt important to write about today: The Odyssey is a myth, not history; Eartha Kitt was the best Catwoman; and existence is political.

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I'm tired and I'm angry and I'm sick of being forced to be complacent and complicit.

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I really hate having to write these articles all the time.

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Rogue @rogue.site · 03/07/2026

You'll pay more, get less, and own nothing. Just to save a faceless corporation a few bucks. www.rogue.site/news/death-o...

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The death of physical media only benefits corporations

Sony delivers the latest nail in physical media's coffin.

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I have never been able to write about my fascination with Shark Week before. It just didn't line up with my job at any point, but now that no one can tell me what to do, I wrote 1,500 words about it. Shark Week is absolute trash and I'll watch it forever.

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Making art is so much more than creativity- and productivity-multipliers and reducing it to that misses the point entirely.

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Danda @dandastur.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Ya era caro, pero encima hay una edición de GTA VI para ricos y otra para pobres. Llegado este punto en el que Rockstar no sólo ha explotado a los trabajadores que han creado el juego sino que pretende explotar a los jugadores, boicotear GTA VI ya no es una cuestión de empatía, sino de autodefensa.

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I still don't think games should cost $80. I really don't think games should cost $100. And I really, really don't think companies should bust unions.

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Rogue @rogue.site · 19/06/2026

Jeff found six more great demos from Next Fest to round out the week. www.rogue.site/editorials/j...

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Jeff's end-of-week Next Fest roundup

Six more great demos from this summer's Next Fest

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

As reality keeps steamrolling the warnings from cyberpunk media, these articles just keep getting longer and angrier.

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Rogue @rogue.site · 12/06/2026

Jeff took a look at a few more cool demos that came out in the lead up to Steam Next Fest. www.rogue.site/editorials/a...

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Another Jeff pre-Next Fest demo roundup

Six more demos for your pre-Next Fest weekend

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I wanted to be excited, but this feels like a (cowardly) miss.

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Rogue @rogue.site · 06/06/2026

"Shouldn’t we get to a point where we’re all just fired and hired by the same guy?” www.rogue.site/news/paramou...

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Paramount Games Studio? What could go wrong?

Why are there other media companies?

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Rogue @rogue.site · 05/06/2026

Next Fest feels like its starting earlier and earlier every year. www.rogue.site/editorials/j...

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Jeff's pre-pre-Next Fest demo roundup

Early bird demos for this summer's Next Fest

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Thomas Mackinnon @freeze.ltd · 05/06/2026

fun fact on why this happens: valve designates a "press preview" start time for next fest (in this case june 4th) where journos can see demos early, but they won't let us hide them from the public. so to be applicable for it you have to release your demo publicly weeks early. it's really annoying!

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Rogue @rogue.site · 02/06/2026

A YouTuber investigated a missing Lego collection held on consignment, and the story escalated with arrests and accusations of a Mormon mafia www.rogue.site/editorials/b...

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The Bricks and Minifigs controversy is messy proof we all live in Scam World

A $200,000 Lego collection has gone missing, and it kickstarted a controversy including arrests, police pressure, and accusations of a Mormon mafia.

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Sometimes you're not telling hard truths, you're just parroting the lies you've been sold.

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Rogue @rogue.site · 25/05/2026

When global corporations gamble with unreasonable amounts of money, it's always the workers who suffer. www.rogue.site/editorials/t...

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This was never going to go well for Bungie

Workers will pay the price for a $4 billion gamble

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Come for the angry old man rant, stay for the videos of billionaires getting relentlessly booed.

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This was supposed to be my week to break things, but instead I decided to figure out what The Discourse™ was up to. And it was dumb.

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Eka | Dosa Divas @ekanaut.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

We made a pretty good coming of age story game but most players won’t even give it a chance because it’s got too much color. We’re not all that different in love, relationships, and generational issues. I promise you can relate to these characters. store.steampowered.com/app/1617220/...

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Thirsty Suitors on Steam

Thirsty Suitors is a surreal story-driven game which throws turn-based RPG battles, skating and over-the-top cooking mechanics together in a spicy fusion! This isn't a dating sim - it's a breakup simu...

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 12/05/2026

All this over... Mixtape? aftermath.site/mixtape-review...

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Jess Morrissette @decafjedi.com · 13/05/2026

I miss the days of weird little desktop software toys, so I made this video about The Simpsons Screen Saver collection from 1994. My favorite is "Homer Eats," where Homer walks around your desktop eating icons. Watch here: youtu.be/yhq2Bym5kTY (If you enjoy it, a like or a share goes a long way!)

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The Simpsons After Dark Screen Saver Collection Was Peak '90s

YouTube video by decafjedi

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Rogue @rogue.site · 12/05/2026

What if you could keep playing the games you bought even after the publisher decides they don't care anymore? www.rogue.site/news/ca-ab-1...

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California's AB 1921 would mean you actually own the games you buy

Stop Killing Games versus the Entertainment Software Association

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Yes, AI voice acting is bad, but the real lesson here is that Ellen McLain should be protected at all costs.

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

oh hell yeah - this was the perfect thing to read before calling it a day, I love how much this gets Wax Heads. goddamn, it feels so nice to make something that people are clicking with

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Jeffrey Parkin @ripefly.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

As an aging fan of music and vinyl, I felt equal parts bullied, seen, and comforted by @waxheadsgame.bsky.social and I loved every second of it.

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Seeing this made me laugh harder than I have in weeks.

GODSMACK RELEASE NEW ALBUM 'LIVE AT MOHEGAN SUN' — OUT TODAY HERE

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Rogue @rogue.site · 01/05/2026

Crossposting a wonderful piece from @crapstacular.bsky.social at Rascal about the challenges and delights of a bespoke board game. www.rogue.site/editorials/i...

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Inscryption’s bespoke, two-player board game is a fusion of aesthetics and adaptation

Leshy Deluxe

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Rogue @rogue.site · 29/04/2026

Sony's new DRM policy probably prevents _some_ piracy, but at what cost? www.rogue.site/news/you-don...

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You don't own your PlayStation games anymore

You're buying a license, not a game

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 27/04/2026

We're launching a bundled subscription with three other independent outlets, @neverpo.st, @aftermath.site, and @rogue.site, to give you 50% off access to all four websites for 30 days. The Independent Media Collective Bundle is now live: trustfnd.com/collaboratio...

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Trustfnd | Independent Media Collective

Four creators collaborating.

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Rogue @rogue.site · 27/04/2026

Since we launched, we've been working to build a media collective with @rascal.news, @aftermath.site, and @neverpo.st. Today, we're launching a subscription bundle that will allow you to sub to all four of us at once for 50% off our basic prices! www.rogue.site/news/introdu...

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Introducing the Independent Media Collective subscription bundle

Support independent journalism with our new subscription bundle!

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Riley MacLeod @rcmacleod.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Been wishing you could read @rascal.news, @rogue.site, @neverpo.st and @aftermath.site for one price and just one click? We've launched an indie media bundle that gets you one month of all our sites for 50% off!

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Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

it felt trivial at times to be writing about video games at rikers, which is so notoriously dangerous for incarcerated people. still, play and, specifically, video games are a meaningful piece of the lives of the ~12 young men i met and played with at rikers. read: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/a...

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A Virtual Escape for Rikers Inmates

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Jenna Stoeber @thejenna.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

so happy that the hardwork, talent, and unique perspectives of Polygon's former employees were scraped to make $20 million for Vox Media 🥰🥰🥰 brands are a curse that turn human energy, love, and loyalty into capital for the worst people alive 🥰🤑🗡️🗡️🗡️

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