rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Merci monsieur Morin. RIP. 'And yet, where Danger is, there grows also That which saves.' F. Hölderlin 000
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Peter Thiel moves out of U.S. citing harsh concerns with current ideology, still too democratic for him. 010
Reposted by ruxkottke.org @kottke.org · 17/03/2026“The US is hurtling towards autocracy at a faster rate than Hungary and Turkey”. The Varieties of Democracy Institute: “Our data on the USA goes back to 1789. What we’re seeing now is the most severe magnitude of democratic backsliding ever…” [theguardian.com]theguardian.com‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog | Martin GelinSweden’s V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy. And autocracy is creeping across Europe too, says writer Martin Gelin 0273
Reposted by ruxA MAZE. @amazefest.bsky.social · 09/03/2026This award by the @koerber-ip.bsky.social is looking for extraordinay XR projects which use new media to explore history, hitorical narration or commemorative culture. #amaze2026 #playfulmedia #immersive #xr 195
Reposted by ruxMiguel Sicart @miguelsicart.bsky.social · 04/02/2026As you may know, we are running a conference on games, play, and climate futures in May at the ITU Copenhagen: playingfutures.today Some news: the deadline for abstracts has been extended to February 20th. Now you have no excuses left not to submit!playingfutures.todayPlaying FuturesPlaying Futures is a conference about the role of games and play during and after the impending climate and energy catastrophes. The goal of the conference is to serve as a meeting point for the commu... 23317
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Nothing to see here.. nope not like Gestapo share.google/Ll6tQWPB9814...share.googleNew ICE policy allows officers to enter homes without a judge’s warrant. Here’s what experts say | CNN PoliticsWith an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement memo that allows officers to enter homes without a judicial warrant, the Trump administration is seeking to usurp guardrails that are enshrined in the Four... 000
Reposted by ruxJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 10/01/2026On Wednesday, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from 66 international bodies, including the Freedom Online Coalition. With this move, the US has formally stepped away from a core part of its leadership of the global Internet norms it once helped build, writes Konstantinos Komaitis.techpolicy.pressTrump Ends America’s Leadership on Internet Freedom | TechPolicy.PressBy walking away, the US is dismantling the mechanism that once turned Western values into a lifeline for those behind a firewall, writes Konstantinos Komaitis. 65435
Reposted by ruxKathryn Yu #OpenToWork @kathrynyu.com · 03/01/2026Narrascope 2026 open call: The Experience Bridging the Physical and Digital Worlds through Narrative Seeking projects in the realms of augmented/mixed reality, interactive installations, haunts, escape rooms, live performances that leverage tech, and more. narrascope.org/experience/ narrascope.orgNarraScope 2026 | The ExperienceNarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative. 03423
Reposted by ruxCelia Hodent 🔜 #GameUXsummit @celiahodent.com · 21/12/2025If you’re tempted to buy a ModRetro please take a moment to learn about the company behind it. Anduril is specialized in armed drones and military surveillance systems. We #gamedevs make games to brighten people’s lives. Let’s not give money to arms dealers. www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12...timeextension.comSite News: Why We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving ForwardThe 'Anduril Chromatic' is the final straw 612870
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Commander Keen is 35 today! share.google/MrljUEaJnju9...share.googleid Software released its first game 35 years ago today, John Carmack’s breakthrough side-scroller engine — Commander Keen title brought smooth scrolling to PCsApogee shareware model would set the stage for early 90s PC gaming with Wolfenstein 3D, and Doom to benefit. 000
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 19/11/2025It's nuts that we've even considered these examples when there's already been proof of AI encouraging teens to commit suicide. 110
Reposted by ruxAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 05/11/2025😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎 627561156681
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 27/10/2025RIP Jack DeJonhette 'a colorist on the drums'. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...nytimes.comJack DeJohnette, Revered Jazz Drummer, Dies at 83 000
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Thinking about all my friends in the US. I'm with you: NO KINGS, NO CLOWNS. 030
Reposted by ruxSurya Mattu @suryamattu.com · 25/09/2025NEW: Jeffery Epstein's emails, obtained by Bloomberg news, shine a freshlight on how the disgraced financier's elite network supported him as investigators closed in. 🎁 LINK: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...bloomberg.comJeffrey Epstein Leaned on His Elite Network for Help as Investigators Closed InA cache of 18,000 messages shows the elite support the disgraced financier got in his “hour of terror.” 68145
Reposted by ruxStanfordVR @stanfordvr.bsky.social · 18/09/2025People become attached to places they spend time in. 3D maps allow visits in VR. Santoso & colleagues show that visiting distant locations makes even politically conservative participants care about real climate change news in that city, compared to static images. vhil.stanford.edu/publications... 064
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Isn't it ironic? “Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years?” “Counting or not counting gang violence?” - Charlie Kirk's last words 030
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 08/09/2025This is not an error, not a mistake, it's actively destroying a country and it's population: EPA Approves Four New Pesticides That Qualify as #PFAS civileats.com/2025/09/08/e...civileats.comEPA Approves Four New Pesticides That Qualify as PFASDespite MAHA promises to reduce chemical exposures, experts warn the Trump administration is approving a wave of ‘frightening’ pesticides. 000
Reposted by ruxJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 08/09/2025"Rightwing populists all over Europe want to destroy the ability of the UK and the EU to regulate large tech platforms — a move that might threaten their disinformation campaigns with genuine political debate." - @ranaforoohar.bsky.socialft.comProtecting Big Tech, not free speechTrump and Farage are using censorship as a cloak for disinformation 19353
Reposted by ruxDrop Site @dropsitenews.com · 29/08/2025🔴 Breaking: Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital warns of catastrophic power failure, urgently needs new generator The hospital for nearly 1 million people in central Gaza says its generators are collapsing, leaving operating rooms, ICUs, and newborn incubators at risk. 26747
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 28/08/2025'drones against mosquitoes' is such a great name for an electroacoustic droney band | share.google/syvmtkMv8p5D...share.googlePolish city becomes first to deploy drones against mosquitoes 000
Reposted by ruxCacheflowe @cacheflowe.bsky.social · 27/08/2025I have friends who are/were in 18f & USDS. “The one person” is burning every single institution down to claim it all. It’s tragic, and unfortunately nobody knows the depths unless they’re on Bluesky and subjects themselves to the daily horrors. 051
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 22/08/2025These are not the absurdities that matter about RFK Jr. share.google/bzqqBcy84j6Q...share.googleRFK Jr. says he finds it ‘convenient’ to wear jeans to the gym 000
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 17/08/2025What side are you in? Who do we need to protect? Humans OR AI? 000
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 17/08/2025Stories like this keep surfacing: AI bots endangering behavior needs to be regulated and criminalized share.google/wCGDLmoyeZBu...share.googleCognitively impaired man went to meet Facebook chatbot. He never returned homeIncident illustrates potential dangers posed by vulnerable people accessing artificial intelligence 000
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 17/08/2025Mark Zuckerberg's vision for humanity is terrifying www.sfgate.com/tech/article...sfgate.comMark Zuckerberg's vision for humanity is terrifyingIt's time for a reckoning. 000
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Cracked at: 'Mr. President POO-tihn.' Pls search: #kakistocracy. 000
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Cruel. Remember: it's only for the 'others' until they come knocking at your door. www.cnn.com/2025/08/16/u...cnn.comHow pediatricians are quietly preparing immigrant families for the unthinkable: leaving their children behind | CNNOn a warm June day in Nashville, Briana cradled her one-year-old son in the pediatrician’s waiting room. She was there for his routine checkup, expecting to talk about vaccines and growth charts. 000
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 16/08/2025JFK Jr.’s Favorite Timex aka let's turn fascists into fashion icons while they destroy a society, remove every health and environment safeguards and regulations share.google/O1EWWsZq6yzc...share.googleJFK Jr.’s Favorite Timex Just Got a Modern Makeover in a Smaller PackageTimex teams with Dimepiece to relaunch the ’90s Intrepid in a sleek 36mm case with genderless design, purple accents, and instant sell-out status. 000
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 13/08/2025The delirious (and misleading!) visions of the ultra rich always go to space and they make it seem so immediate (Humans in spaceships exploring the solar system in 10 years?!). NEVER do they envision a future on the most hospitable planet: EARTH. 000
Reposted by ruxRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 09/08/2025People in Los Angeles have been protesting 24 hours for 2 weeks straight and no news outlet is covering it! 8/8/25 7332135910378
Reposted by ruxSteve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Well, authoritarian governments more or less work in consistent ways. A great introductory approach to fascism: theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umbe... A useful intro to what authoritarian regimes look like and how they work: academic.oup.com/edited-volum... ...theanarchistlibrary.orgUr-FascismUmberto Eco Ur-Fascism June 22, 1995 516014
Reposted by ruxAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 31/07/2025It's really weird to demand accountability from a NYC mayoral candidate for a deadly NYC shooting rather than the current NYC mayor, an ex-cop who campaigned on a "tough on crime" platform and promptly got indicted for crimes 720298677412
Reposted by ruxBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 07/08/2025From this month's edition of The Onion. 671275516082
Reposted by ruxJack Bailey @jack-bailey.co.uk · 07/08/2025Didn’t want to believe this was true. It’s true. 384138273395
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 07/08/2025This is not about fraud. This is about breaking families, fear and control. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comSome immigrants seeking green cards may be placed in removal proceedings, USCIS saysImmigration authorities may begin removal proceedings for immigrants who lack legal status and apply for green cards through spouses, according to USCIS guidance. 000
rux @ruxruxrux.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Finally someone found a proper usage for Tesla's Cybertrucks, nevermind the corruption: US military is buying Tesla Cybertrucks to use as targets for missiles electrek.co/2025/08/06/u...electrek.coUS military is buying Tesla Cybertrucks to use as targets for missilesElon Musk is getting his wish; Tesla Cybertrucks are going to be used by the US military, but perhaps not... 021