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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 29/09/2026

Kids are watching their computers with headphones = learning. Imagine being this dumb.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 28/09/2026

Opening and immediately closing my "op-eds" folder on Drive. Not my circus anymore, not my monkeys.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 28/09/2026

It's just Republicans fucking clean energy over & over again while people in the industry keep insisting "actually Republicans really like us!" It's such beta behavior it makes *me* want to bully them, and I'm on their side!

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 28/09/2026

One simple explanation for this infuriating trend is that most of the business owners who fund SEIA and other industry groups are Republicans, and they consistently refuse to acknowledge the reality of the politics in their own party.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 28/09/2026

Yeah I'm willing to risk it.

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tante @tante.cc · 28/09/2026

Silicon Valley brain: They literally don't understand that political action exists. Everything has to be an engineering problem or it's unsolvable. Weird broken men tante.cc/2026/09/24/the-test

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 22/09/2026

But maybe immediate harm reduction is all there is right now. Maybe this is a me problem.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 22/09/2026

Are there though? I feel like I can count those examples on one hand. It feels to me like the most impactful roles aren't doing much beyond mitigating immediate harm. Not to knock immediate harm prevention, but it's hard to feel satisfied without some movement on the systemic problems.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 22/09/2026

I imagine myself in any role I've ever run into during my career and I can't think of a durable positive impact I could have in any of them. That tells me I should be looking elsewhere to have an impact.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 22/09/2026

I know we've talked about this but I've done some more soul searching on this topic recently. For me, there are two angles: one is my mental health. Most of the people I worked for were awful humans, and I won't be gaslit and manipulated anymore. 2nd is that there just isn't anything useful to do.

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politiburb @politiburb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Example infinity of why staying on Twitter is like dripping battery acid directly onto your frontal lobe every single day forever. This man is a fucking Senator.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 21/09/2026

congratulations to everyone on reinventing Worse Cable

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 21/09/2026

what kind of blackmail do you think RFK Jr. has on... oh right.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 20/09/2026

The 250-foot tall gold statue of Trump will have laser eyes to shoot down drones and thus essential to national security.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 20/09/2026

If I ever find myself teaching a class, my inclination is to say that I'm not checking for AI, I'm checking for lazy writing and poor reasoning. AI guarantees it but you're getting knocked for it even if you fucked it up on your own.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 20/09/2026

I have to agree that those people have always struck me as grossly missing the point. If you can't recognize bad writing and faulty logic on your own, you shouldn't be evaluating people's writing.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 19/09/2026

Been working on prep for the #StarWars RPG I run for my niece and nephew. Found my notes for the achievement awards I had them vote on at the end of season one.

Group nominations for achievements
R2 Problem Solver - for consistently figuring out the right way forward, even if nobody listened
Obi-Wan’s Dice - for the best dice rolls. Turns out there is such a thing as luck
Roleplayer Extraordinare - for bringing your character to life
No More Imperial Entanglements - for all those times when there were stormtroopers when there didn’t need to be stormtroopers, yeah thanks for that
Secret Sith - for always keeping up that dark side energy
Rebel with a Cause - who’s most committed to the Rebellion
Best One Liner - ‘cause Star Wars is all about the quotes
Best Jedi Mind Trick - best use of persuasion (with the Force or without)
Most Likely to get Eaten by a Rancor - maybe just bad luck, or maybe bad decisions, who’s to say?
Rebel Spec Ops MVP - who’s contributed most to the group’s success
Kylo Killed the Past - most interesting backstory

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 18/09/2026

Pretty sure I still have an unopened box of Presidential M&Ms from the Kennedy Center. What d'ya reckon I can get for them on ebay

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 16/09/2026

It's been a while but BoF 2 and 3 were the best as I recall.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 16/09/2026

Breath of Fire? Seems like at least one of them had a decent story.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 16/09/2026

Sheeran is a coward. Kraft is a villain.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 15/09/2026

My birth dad's father-in-law is 100 years old suffering from severe dementia and even he has more than one facial expression.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 15/09/2026

Another typical day in the American gerontocracy.

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Aaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The type of person who gets mad at Republicans, stays mad, and actually acts mad in public is selected against at nearly every level of hiring and recruitment in the party. Massive class bias in addition to a bias toward business as usual.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 10/09/2026

I've also got the Art of the Expanse which I highly recommend.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 10/09/2026

I collect nerd-adjacent coffee table books. Most recent pickup:

Closeup of the cover of the Art of Star Wars Andor

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

if it took you 5 seconds of contemplation to think of an alternative you should take at least another 5-10 to at least consider the possibility that it at least crossed the minds of 1 or 2 of the people who dedicate their lives and research careers to dealing with the problems we post about on here

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Anna Stesia @onlychyld.blacksky.app · 03/09/2026

correct.

Maga was a lie told by losers for losers, and we should treat it as such, rather than with fancy names like authoritarianism, therefore chasing away those who need to hear about its deceptions while flattering those who profit from it. Kennedy is a pervert; Miller is a putz; Bessent is a snob; Hegseth is a douchebag; Trump is a criminal. Small words for small men.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 01/09/2026

I am headed home to Savannah, after four and a half months away. Can't wait to take a shower and sleep in my own bed again.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 01/09/2026

I don't see myself getting a PS6 or really doing any (modern) console gaming going forward unless Sony reverses course on a lot of shit.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“His father said he couldn’t play soccer as he had for years because of the weight of the tracker. Classmates bullied him and made cruel remarks. He begged federal immigration officers to remove the bracelet, his father said, but they refused.” Driving promising young US residents to suicide

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 01/09/2026

Jfc these guys are stupid.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 31/08/2026

As soon as anyone gets a good look it'll be clear that it's made of paper mache just like everything else Trump has ever built.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 30/08/2026

It wasn't *just* the torture scene I think. Previous GTA protags I remember being more standard antihero tropes, at least a touch sympathetic. All three of the PCs in 5 were reprehensible. The whole experience left a bad taste in my mouth in a way that previous entries hadn't.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 30/08/2026

I quit when I got to the aforementioned scene. Never picked it back up.

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 30/08/2026

This should be obvious to anyone who's actually played the games, but if you "identify with" a GTA protagonist you are a psychopath. GTA 5 featured an unskippable torture minigame where you torture someone by smashing their knees with a wrench and hooking them up to a car battery.

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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Also this oral history of the making of cutscenes is a fantastic read. Complete with unexpected appearance by @astrokatie.com and a side discussion of whether there’s capitalism in space?? Everything an oral history should be down to the fantastic kicker.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This, I think, is specifically about literary literacy, like about books, but I think it very much extends to all media, and it extends here too. I remember talking about the parenting themes of Avatar: The Way of Water and having several replies like “oh huh I didn’t catch that.”

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 27/08/2026

Made a new playlist that I'm loving. Music is getting me through the last days of this thing. tidal.com/playlist/478...

tidal.com

It's time for home in 2026

Playlist - It's time for home in 2026 - 15 items

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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

What horseshit. She embraced gay people at the height of the AIDS crisis, embraced trans people at the height of the war against them, supported Black communities and artists, and wrote the most pro-worker's rights feminist pop song of all time. Neutral my ass

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 26/08/2026

This woman is feeling alienated and attacked, and can’t identify with people who make her feel bad, so she’s going to alter her understanding of the facts of the world to protect her sense of identity and belonging. I think a lot of people do some version of that all the time!

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Michael Rader @theoryof.games · 25/08/2026

RIP to a legend. One of the all time great Americans.

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