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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 18h
NEW: Chicago-area cops took part in an undercover probe by ICE agents into Minneapolis mutual aid networks last spring, records obtained by WIRED show, including unspecified electronic surveillance, audio recordings, ALPR data by @awinston.bsky.social
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Chicago-Area Cops Helped HSI Spy on Minnesota Anti-ICE Activists
Despite Illinois’ sanctuary laws, local police in and around Chicago helped ICE investigative agents track activists engaged in First Amendment–protected activities.
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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If you were ever targeted by the Gamergate horde from 2024 onward, I'd love to talk to you briefly for a short section in my book! Reply, DM me, or email me at alyssamerc@gmail.com. Signal boost!!
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Kotaku @kotaku.com · 09/10/2026
Back in May, Double Fine employees petitioned for a union. Two weeks later, that petition was withdrawn. What happened? kotaku.com/inside-the-failed-fight-…
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Inside The Failed Fight To Unionize Double Fine
Double Fine employees petitioned for a union in May. It created a rift in the studio that still hasn't healed
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Disembodied Head Lynch @goatburgler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"A tale of power and abuse shot from the angle of Toto. Instead of being mesmerized by the floating visage of the Wizard of Oz, Toto saw the shuffling feet at the bottom of the curtain which, once tugged away, revealed levers and gears operated by an ordinary man desperate to project his power."
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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KeepSkeletonsFighting (hehehe) @stopskeletons.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Now on SSFF Patreon, Punching Weight covers the first Steam Controller! Total crap? Or just misunderstood? I cover the rich history of Valve's first major move into the hardware space and test it with my steam library. Watch it early on Patreon! www.patreon.com/StopSkeleton...
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New Video!! The 2015 Steam Controller Valve's First Hardware Flop | Punching Weight | Stop Skeletons From Fighting
New Video!! The 2015 Steam Controller Valve's First Hardware Flop | Punching Weight by Stop Skeletons From Fighting on Patreon. Join Stop Skeletons From Fighting's community for exclusive content and ...
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Vwtifuljoe @vwtifuljoe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mat's viewpoint is one of a director at a highly regarded market research company backed up by years of experience. This person's viewpoint on the otherhand, is of one who is a little turd.
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SpectreBull @spectrebull.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's time we dive into all of the lies and deceit of Jeffrey Tarzia, aka "Smash JT"... youtu.be/BKMdyndE7sw
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The Lies, Hate, & Bigotry Behind Smash JT
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Vwtifuljoe @vwtifuljoe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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KeepSkeletonsFighting (hehehe) @stopskeletons.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
It’s time to go back to prom Mighty No 9 Ten Years Later. So much has happened with that game, its characters, its creator Keiji Inafune, his company Comcept, and the company he left, Capcom Watch with your pets! RT’s appreciated! youtu.be/UlhB7RQZdOU
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Vwtifuljoe @vwtifuljoe.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Rebakah has the patience and grace of a saint. I certainly would not have withheld thos person's name
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Diana Moskovitz @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The right got a big win when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld states banning trans girls from women's sports. What's next? Over at @defector.com, I dig into their plan for essentially winding down competitive women's sports and Title IX — think of it as make women's sports girly again. Gift link:
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Is The Right's Next Project Make Women's Sports Girly Again? | Defector
Within a few weeks of the country’s highest court giving states permission to ban trans girls from nearly all school sports, the influential right wing think tank The Heritage Foundation made clear it...
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Vwtifuljoe @vwtifuljoe.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Beyond just how shitty this is from a multitude of angles, any person or company that does this, recording every interaction and conversation, is creating a massive security issue. They will get breached, and they absolutely will pay the ransoms
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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
So I decided to write about how a particularly heinous incident that happened earlier this year and the ongoing Valko mess has caused me to end my relationship with Love and Deepspace www.gamespot.com/articles/im-...
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I'm Breaking Up With Love And Deepspace
I'll miss Sylus's ruby-red eyes and sultry smolder, but it's time to end things.
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David L. Craddock - Author/Filmmaker @davidlcraddock.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This excellent piece by @shovda.bsky.social recounts her journey to the @gamesdonequick.com stage and beyond. Read it exclusively @shacknews.com. www.shacknews.com/article/1499...
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Say My Name: What it takes to make it to the Games Done Quick stage
A speedrunner recounts what it took for her to reach the GDQ stage, both in the game and beyond it.
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Ben / Unionized / Writer of Stuff @beewubs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
No union employees at Blizzard were impacted by today’s bloodbath—and I sincerely doubt that was because the powers that be think that we’re all vital. Odds are, they wanted easy cuts. Status Quo makes you not easy. The best time to unionize was a year ago. The second best time to unionize is now.
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Vwtifuljoe @vwtifuljoe.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Ruger hauer's 'tears in the rain' monologue from Blade Runner
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Kotaku @kotaku.com · 21/06/2026
I Am Looking For My Father In Blue Prince’s Spiral Of Stars - Kotaku kotaku.com/i-am-looking-for-my-fath…
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I Am Looking For My Father In Blue Prince’s Spiral Of Stars - Kotaku
There are two true boxes in this room
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David "Didi" Satzinger @didisatzinger.eurosky.social · 19/06/2026
Reminder that the industry got rid of a third of its workes over the past two years. Join a union. This is your money they took from you.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A friendly reminder that Double Fine's Psychodyssey is one of the finest pieces of media ever created, and a must-watch for anyone who cares about video games, yet somehow it's also completely free www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Double Fine PsychOdyssey - YouTube
2 Player Productions and Double Fine Productions present Double Fine PsychOdyssey, an unprecedented documentary experience seven years in the making. Ten yea...
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 16/06/2026
Feds already know they came to your door, but your community and movement lawyers don’t know to support you unless you tell them. They want us to stay quiet, scared and isolated. Be loud, brave, and together
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 15/06/2026
You don't have to answer the door for the Feds. Do not voluntarily talk to the Feds. If they have a warrant signed by an actual judge, then they can do precisely what the warrant says. But DO NOT TALK TO THE FEDS. Do not answer the door. If you're arrested, your only words are "I want a lawyer."
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
it actually brings me great pleasure to know that billionaires are so afraid of journalists that they’re trying to build whole new systems for justice to diminish our power. despite corporate consolidation, we continue to do something they can’t fully buy and it drives them mad. stay mad, assholes.
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A Peter Thiel-Backed Tribunal Is Putting Journalists on Trial. I’m Its First Target
The billionaire has reteamed with the legal strategist who helped him bring down Gawker to start an AI-powered appeals court for the rich and aggrieved.
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KeepSkeletonsFighting (hehehe) @stopskeletons.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
NEW VIDEO! The Game Boy Advance e-Reader has had quite the decade so far, I got so much to tell you! ► 8 home brew games reviewed ► 2 developer interviews ► Tons of other discoveries from the community Really proud of this one, hope you like it ☠ youtu.be/0U9fVOmbmjc ☠
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The Physical Media Comeback No One Expected | Punching Weight | SSFF
YouTube video by Stop Skeletons From Fighting
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KeepSkeletonsFighting (hehehe) @stopskeletons.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
New video is up now for P@reon supporters! An extended cut with longer interviews plus watch it before the YouTube cut goes up! This is another project that ballooned because I happened to catch this home brew scene just as it was taking off!
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KeepSkeletonsFighting (hehehe) @stopskeletons.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Link: www.patreon.com/posts/new-vi...
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NEW VIDEO The GBA e-Reader Returns - Extended Cut | Stop Skeletons From Fighting
NEW VIDEO The GBA e-Reader Returns - Extended Cut by Stop Skeletons From Fighting on Patreon. Join Stop Skeletons From Fighting's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Remember when Walgreens admitted they lied about their shrink rates after their lies upended the Bay Area politically to the point where they regressed all their criminal reform progress
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Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 19/05/2026
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury episode 1 if it had the Hathaway needle drop
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Defector @defector.com · 18/05/2026
Five years after Peyton Ham’s killing, lawsuit against state trooper who shot him lives on: defector.com/five-years-a...
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Five Years After Peyton Ham's Killing, Lawsuit Against State Trooper Who Shot Him Lives On | Defector
After federal law enforcement officers shot and killed two people in Minnesota earlier this year, Maryland Governor Wes Moore got busy talking and typing. Moore went on Fox News to blast the DHS…
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Ross Floate @rossfloate.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken
sinceyouarrived.world
taken.
A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you.
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sean @snkhn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Defector Publishes What Corporate Media Won't defector.com/products
screenshot of a subscription appeal from defector.com:

Earlier this year, Defector published a profile of skater, actor, and photographer Jason Lee. It is stylishly written, recounts his improbable career trajectory, and gives you a real sense of what makes him tick. And then, about halfway through, Lee melts down in response to a gentle question about his relationship with Scientology.

This profile was originally slated to run in a national magazine, but that magazine’s editors killed the story after Lee’s publicist invoked lawyers. So although Lee is the nominal subject, the piece doubles as a profile of contemporary PR tactics and the browbeaten media ecosystem in which they are deployed.

Being willing to ask Jason Lee about Scientology is not quite publishing the Pentagon Papers, but the lack of proportionality between the innocuous question and over-the-top response tells you how busted that corner of media is. These are the late stages of what Patrick Redford called the triumph of marketing over journalism; it is one reason the authorized celebrity documentary has become a defining form of this moment.

Defector can publish work like this profile for two main reasons. First, unlike National Glossy Magazine Co., we don’t need to preserve access to future potential profile subjects who share representation with Lee. And second, our subscribers enable us to pay for lawyers of our own to fend off nuisance suits threatened in response to our reporting.

Strike a blow for journalism with a Defector subscription. You can try a month for just $1.
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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
If you're a PA resident or visitor of the Laurel Highlands, please consider writing a letter to urge the state Department of Environmental Protection to take action: actionnetwork.org/letters/blue...
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Blue Hole Creek is Destroyed - Tell DEP to Take Action Now!
Blue Hole Creek is still polluted - PA DEP has done nothing substantial A whole year after MWA learned about lead pollution in Blue Hole Creek in Forbes State Forest, this once-pristine stream remain...
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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
So sad to see that a beloved local swimming and fishing spot may be forever contaminated due to the negligence of a nearby shooting range owned by the Pittsburgh Pirates' Bob Nutting. This is also a prime water source for backpackers on the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail. triblive.com/sports/laure...
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Blue Hole Creek still polluted, but no further action from PA DEP (ACTION ITEM) - Mountain Watershed Association
A whole year after MWA learned about lead pollution in Blue Hole Creek in Forbes State Forest, this once-pristine stream remains contaminated with lead and heavy metals. Yet the PA…
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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 14/04/2026
Check out our story, about an influencer allegedly on a mission to target women in video games (and video games journalism), and inadvertently making thousands of his private conversations public in the process, here:
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'Stop Saying No To Me': AI Brainrot Hits New York's Federal Courts
A defamation suit involving a YouTuber allegedly on a Gamergate-inflected quest offers a glimpse into the LLM abyss.
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Vwtifuljoe @vwtifuljoe.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Exactly what the cybersecurity industry needs, yet *another* bullshit vulnerability scanner that lacks any sort of ability to respond to said vulnerabilities, let alone present the data in any meaningful way that is remotely actionable or understandable
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 25/03/2026
Games Done Quick's long, difficult journey to a better gaming future aftermath.site/games-done-qui...
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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
We grown, so let's talk about fantasy erotica and how @alexisflower.bsky.social is the fucking goat. aftermath.site/i-roved-out-...
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I Roved Out In Search Of Truth And Love Is An Erotic Fantasy Saga That Has More Than Just Spice
Not safe for work, obviously.
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Miles | Anime by the Numbers @milesofficial.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Incredibly insightful take on the Crunchyroll layoffs, a must-read for anyone interested in the overseas anime business jeromemazandarani.substack.com/p/crunchyrol...
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CRUNCHYROLL MAKES A NEW ROUND OF LAYOFFS
Another week, and another round of redundancies at Crunchyroll. This time across HR, product, and e-commerce. What's it all about?
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Kris 🎃 HORRORchild @direkris.itch.io · 16/03/2026
Thanks in no small part to the @aftermath.site boost, You Are Elon Musk has been played almost 8,000 times! Why not become one of them? It's free and takes only a few minutes of your time
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Bram Stroker's Jackula @32mbit.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
All gaming is portable gaming if you got some gumption about you, whippersnapper
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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
The app!
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Kotaku @kotaku.com · 11/02/2026
Relooted Is A Big Black Middle Finger To History Controlled By White People:
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Relooted Review: A Thrilling Heist Game Turns Crime Into Justice
Hear me out, what if it doesn’t belong in a museum?
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Defector @defector.com · 29/01/2026
Dan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
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Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his…
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patrick @redford.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Dan was a friend and a legend, and it’s been extremely touching to read everyone’s remembrances of him; Dan forever. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
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Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...
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🌱 MK/RET @retquits.art · 24/01/2026
so don't get too comfortable. #art
A digital painting of an ice cube, followed by several hands closed over each other with water pouring from them. Bold text on the art reads: "ICE MELTS".
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Stella Ducks @stelladucks.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 23/01/2026
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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Late Night Anti-Fascists @latenightafa.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
It's STFU Friday. Refresh the script 👇
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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch! www.ashparrish.com
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Ash Parrish
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