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Matt Siegel @mattsiegel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

please help bex, a Black nonbinary cancer patient, with immediate needs of shelter, meds, and food. link in thread

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Matt Siegel @mattsiegel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

please help my friend bell she's having a rough time and immediately needs food, meds, and other everyday essentials any amount helps. reposts help #TransCrowdFund

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enrich12 @enrich12.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Racists are alive and well in America. 😡

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enrich12 @enrich12.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What. The. Fuck. 😡

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Talia Dashow @taliad.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Hanging at the Puzzle Spy International booth at MAGWest in San Jose. If you like Music, Art, and Games, and you’re nearby, come say hi today or tomorrow!

Woman with blue hair in a red dress behind a table with a computer showing the demo for the game Puzzle Spy International

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Talia Dashow @taliad.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It seems that my university wrote “credits attempted” instead of “credits completed” on everyone’s transcripts and now the BBS won’t assign associates numbers to anyone from National University until it’s fixed. Why is this so complicated?

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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Congrats on 19k! ✨ I'm Mike, I make art for games and books (mostly middle grade) and stuff. 😁

A boy in a black and purple sci-fi-looking suit - his name is Jett Vesta - wields an energy sword, an orc woman - Kirra Grash - in a different futuristic outfit holds a laser pistol, and a short fizzy alien panics as he sees something off-screen... presumably something with a lot of tentacles from the shadows on the ground. All of this is on an alien moon in pinks, purples and oranges, with other moons and a planet hanging in the sky.
The cover text reads "Jett Vesta, Solar Patroller: Mission on Narblik-9 by Ottavio Matsumoto"

In a dark nighttime hallway with huge arched windows, a girl and a werewolf (also a girl) are sneaking around. Both are wearing school uniforms, although the werewolf's has ripped a bit from her transformation. She has just knocked over a small table and broken a vase and the girl is shushing her. Through one of the large windows, we see more school buildings and a full moon.
The book cover title is "Boarding School Werewolf" by Jo Barnett. At the top of the cover, it says "School can be a transformative experience."

A middle grade book cover, the title of which is "DeepWoods Academy for the Magically Inept. Book 1: Trouble Brewing." The art on the cover shows a panicked apprentice witch (she's human, with pink hair, glasses, and light academia clothing) makes a mess of her cauldron while being calmy advised by an older, wiser witch (who is a bear.)

Sherrif Saguaro, an old-timey western sheriff who also happens to be a walking cactus. He's wearing a dusty leather coat and boots with spurs and a red bandana, and while he wears no hat, his cactus head is the shape of a 10-gallon hat. He's dashing through a dusty old western frontier town about to throw a lasso. In the background is his trusty horse, who also happens to be a cactus.

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Matt Siegel @mattsiegel.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

zoomie baby emu likes to be watched XD (seems smart! and speaks clearly) www.youtube.com/shorts/ernpm...

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Have you ever seen a baby emu have the zoomies? Well now you have 🥰😂

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Lady with an opinion @ladymitopinion.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I have a party to go to today where this will be appreciated

Glass baking dish filled with green jello shots to look like the reflecting pool fiasco

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Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Just a friendly reminder that Puzzle Spy international is on sale for 15% off for the Steam Summer Sale. (And while it's not on sale right now, you can also get the game's nice little sountrack for only $2.50 😁) #puzzleGame #thinkyGame #indieGame #indieGames #SteamSummerSale #SummerSale #VN

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Talia Dashow @taliad.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Tonight is the last class of grad school! Made it through two years of classes and tests and reading. Next step - being a psychotherapist! At least an associate. Need 3000 hours of supervised work to get licensed.

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Toothybj @toothybj.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Dog Date

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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

We had a fantastic time last night at the BART Prom, an 80s-themed dance held in the parking lot of a municipal rail station. There was a DJ and a 80s band. Mostly just took photos of ourselves but the all-ages crowd came pretty dressed up for it. (with @taliad.bsky.social and @bart.gov) #BARTprom

A nicely-dressed couple posing in front of a lit-up dance floor with other people around in the background.

The two of us pulling on a giant BART card in from of a banner that reads “BART PROM.” Were dressed in nice clothes - Talia in a blank and white polka-dot dress and me in a grey and black patterned jacket and teal bow tie which matches Talia’s hair.

Three people on the dance floor: A man in a bowler hat, nice white shirt and suspenders, a woman in a black lace dress, and another woman with teal hair in a white and black polka dot dress. The space is a fenced off and decorated part of a parking lot under train tracks.

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Talia Dashow @taliad.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I’m in this video! Bart prom was so much fun!

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Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Surprise! We just released the Puzzle Spy International Original Soundtrack, featuring all of the game's music by Alex doty. You can purchase it on Steam at store.steampowered.com/app/4654500/.... It's also available in a Bundle where yo can get both the OST and the game. #GameMusic #OST #gameOST

The album cover to the Puzzle Spy International Original Soundtrack. Agent Espilon sits against a green background. She's holding a record (that's a large disc that plays music when you put it on an antique device called a "record player," also shown here.) There are a few record albums - flat square sleeves that held the "records" - including on that's clearly the Puzzle Spy International Original Soundtrack. Epsilon's eyes are closed and she's smiling as though appreciating the music (and who could blame her?)
In addition to the aforementioned album title, there's also text that reads "Music by Alex Doty."

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noleafcloverlp @noleafcloverlp.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Had a great time with Puzzle Spy International recently @agentepsilon.bsky.social Great art, amazing atmosphere, fun characters and story, plus tricky puzzles! Definitely worth checking out if you haven't already! youtu.be/Kwjh5NrS-tM?...

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Puzzle Spy International - Puzzle Game - 1

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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Last week @taliad.bsky.social and I took a short vacation - our first in many years - down to San Diego for her Commencement ceremony for her Masters… plus a little R&R time for just us! Whew, that was fun and really needed! 😅😎

Talia and Mike - 50s couple in glasses and colorful shirts and/or hair - taking a selfie on or near a sunny beach.

Talia - with teal hair and in graduation robes and a mortar cap and a silver cord denoting that she graduated with honors - standing in front of a fan that says National University Masters program.

A sunny beach with a handful of palm trees in Oceanside, California. Pacific Ocean stretches out to the horizon.

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Mael Duin 🧩 @maelduinplays.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Puzzle Spy International #review 🔸 EXPECTATIONS before demo: a compendium of puzzle minigames. 🔸 EXPECTATIONS after demo: a words/crosswords game. 🔸 REALITY: a playing-with-words/cryptic puzzles game.

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Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Like solving crimes AND tracking down international criminals? Puzzle Spy International and Confidential Killings are now available together as a bundle! Save 10% if you get both of them on Steam in the 'Spies & Sleuths' collection: store.steampowered.com/bundle/73881...

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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Folks in the Bay Area, did you know about the BART Prom? Like, BA is holding an actual prom with 80s tunes, unlimited punch, photos, BA-themed corsages & boutonnieres, all in the Rockridge station parking lot. I'm totally going to be there, it sounds like fun! www.railgoods.com/bart-prom-ti...

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BART Prom Ticket

Variety of BART and Capitol Corridor clothing and gifts. T-shirts, hats, socks, kids items, and more.

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Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Hi, we're the "main ingredients" of indie game studio Travel-Friendly Cake! When you play our game or see our posts, this is who it is. (Specifically @mdashow.bsky.social and @taliad.bsky.social 😄🫂🕵️‍♀️)

A photo of Mike & Talia: Mike has brown hair, a greying moustache curled up on the ends, interestingly-shaped angular glasses frames, and a short-sleeve button-up shirt with some mid-century deco on it. Talia has long curly teal hair, a bright pink shirt, and cats-eye glasses that match her hair. Both are smiling. Behind them is a bookshelf with a standee of Agent Epsilon and a ton of books.

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Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Puzzle Spy International will once again be participating in the Spy Video Game Rendezvous. Check out the festival next month for all your covert counter-espionage gaming needs! #indieGame #indieGames #spyGame #SVGR #puzzleGame #thinkyGame

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/04/2026

#ICYMI: We released a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.

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Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate

ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...

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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Here's the April edition of Thinky Third Thursday, the monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught our eye: thinkythirdthursday.com/april-2026

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Thinky Third Thursday - April 2026

Monthly game recommendations from the puzzle experts at Draknek & Friends

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Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Here are some reviews for Puzzle Spy International. The Launch Sale is still going on for 2 more days so grab it for 15% off while you can! #puzzleGame #thinkyGame #indieGame #indieGames #sale #launchSale

A poster showing Agent Epsilon cheering, some environments from the game, and a yellow background. The text reads: "Reviews for Puzzle Spy International:

Puzzle Spy International deserves to be played by way more people... You travel around the world, chatting with an excellent mix of characters... with the option of some flirting, and then solving a tricksy puzzle. And boy, they’re really good puzzles!
- John Walker, Kotaku

Right away, I was drawn into the story. I like Agent Epsilon, as she's sassy and intelligent (a perfect female main character, I think.)
- The Introverted Gamer

It's a perfect short-but-sweet puzzle game with an amazing hint system that ensures you never get frustrated! Everything about this game is delightful. The artwork is super cute, the writing is incredibly charming... the music is great, and of course the puzzles! If you're a fan of Puzzled Pint, The Game, the MIT Mystery Hunt, Shinteki, etc. you'll absolutely looooove this game.
- Smijin

Part of the puzzle is figuring out how to solve it... This is the type of game that you sit with for a while before you reach that satisfying "aha!" moment (or better yet, solve the puzzles together with some friends!) You can tell these puzzles are crafted with care. Along each step of the way, it would blow my mind how the pieces would come together to reveal not just one, but so many layers of puzzles.
- AHedgeHug

The puzzles have the right amount of difficulty and a new mechanic added to the mix: Hints that don't punish you. It's also not the same puzzle over and over: Each puzzle is a new experience, keeping you engaged and looking for what the next puzzle will bring.
- notyourboddhisatva

Scratches an itch which needs to be scratched again. The game is short, yes, but the puzzles are genius. Give me more of this please!
- ROofdier"

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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

A fun interview with me and @taliad.bsky.social about us and working on @agentepsilon.bsky.social

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Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Puzzle Spy International is out now! I'll let the release trailer do the heavy lifting here, but if you're into fun wordplay puzzles and rules discovery and spies and flirting and mid-century modern art and cool spy music, check it out: It's on Steam ats.team/a/3406690 youtu.be/eLXt8glg07g?...

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Puzzle Spy International - Release Trailer

YouTube video by Michael Dashow

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I started digging into this tonight and I'm having a blast. I really enjoy the puzzle variety. It reminds me of puzzle collection books I used to have growing up. Not my normal detecting fare, but absolutely worth checking out for anyone who thinks they might enjoy this lighthearted puzzle romp!

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Talia Dashow @taliad.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

So excited to show this trailer!

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Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

New release date announcement trailer coming tomorrow...! #indieGame #indieGames #puzzleGame #thinkyGame #VNdev

A screenshot from the upcoming Puzzle Spy International trailer, showing a cropped part of a puzzle with various old-fashioned baggage tags all around. The two baggage tags in the center for DED (Dehradun, India via Receding Airlines) and UCE (Eunice, Louisiana, via BudJet Air lines) together spell out the word "Deduce."

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 30/01/2026

If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.

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ALOK @alokvmenon.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

"we" and "us" are my preferred pronouns

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Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Another time-lapse inking video, this one of the geology museum in Rome, known affectionately as the Museo di Neo Geo. This was all done in Procreate. #gameArt #indieGame #indieGames #indieGameDev #illustration

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 30/01/2026

4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government

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Middlerage @middlerage.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

💯 bsky.app/profile/midd...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores. TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti. Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret. Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

The embroidery piece in the header image of this fantastic article is just stunning, but the one further down from Sarah Gonsalves with Renee Good's last words and her murderer's response literally took my breath away.

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berserk @worstplace.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

All the traits that you have been taught to value and look for in special individuals - courage, intelligence, strength - are actually collective traits. There is no genius or hero coming to save us from our problems. We solve them together or not at all. Socialism or barbarism.

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Timeline cleans with snowflake-sized baby lagoon jellyfish. . 🎥 jelliesfarm www.instagram.com/jelliesfarm?...

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ALOK @alokvmenon.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

on the vocabulary of the soul: there are deeper, more true things, than what we can see.

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Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

WOW! Puzzle Spy International has been nominated for a Thinky Award for Most Anticipated Game! I'm beyond stunned... Thank you so much @thinkygames.com for the honor! 😊 #indieGame #indieGames #puzzleGame #thinkyGame #indieDev

A banner for the 2rd annual Thinky Awards nominees for the Most Anticipated Game. There's a thumbnail for each of the nominees, which include Puzzle Spy International, along with Compress Space, Locator, Nonolith, Order of the Sinking Star, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, Rita, The Button Effect, The Incident at Galley House, and Trifolium: The Adventures of Gary Pretzelneck

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act. I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. It’s unfolding very rapidly. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-p…

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Kat Beyer @katbeyer.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Six minute explainer for lay folk about why the current consolidation of corporations in the US sucks If you’re a wonk you know this stuff, but if, like me, you want to explain it to someone else this will help

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 12/09/2025

Parents, we want to hear from you about how your children are reacting to news events that involve violence and the conversations you’re having with them. Please fill out our form and contribute to our reporting: bit.ly/48jbRTs

PBS News graphic with a question in bold: "How are you talking to your kids about events of political violence?" Invitation below asking to share experiences by filling out a form.

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ΛTLΛS 🔜 MFF, WOE @atlasbun.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I need you to call your reps and tell them to oppose the HHS appropriations bill. They are trying to sneak a nationwide total trans healthcare ban in it regardless of age.

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House HHS Appropriations Bill Would Devastate Trans Adult Healthcare Nationwide

The bill would bar federal funding for any "social, psychological, behavioral, or medical intervention" to treat gender dysphoria.

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Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

We shared a status update on our Steam page, talking about demoing at MAGwest and more importantly, about the work that we're doing to add more interesting story and puzzles to the end of the game. Check it out at store.steampowered.com/news/app/340... #indieGame #indeGameDev #gameDev #puzzleGame

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Puzzle Spy International - September Update - Steam News

We talk about demoing the game at MAGwest and the changes we're making to the end of the game to make it more satisfying (along with adding more puzzles.)

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