Listen to this 13 year old who went to her city's council meeting. She had some things she needed to get off her chest

“For all the writers out there: When you all look at that blank page, think of who you love, think of anybody who you see in pain that you identify with and wish they felt better, and let that love motivate you like it did on this.”

Really lovely responses to this week’s show! We’re not going to beat the “y’all are just kinda cranky” allegations this time but [gestures broadly] what exactly is there to be psyched about?? (Actually Lotus is psyched about indie game MOONROT dialedindie.net/p/moonrot-re...)

Well, actually.

I’ve gotten mild pushback on my blog due to my skepticism over AIs supposed complexity but I just keep being proven correct

Persona is the same verification service that X requires you to use to report impersonation accounts. Sex workers are some of the biggest targets for impersonation and scam accounts. So we have to hand our biometric and legal data over to Musk and Thiel in order to protect our IP. This so so unsafe.

We know _actually_ runs Silicon Valley, they went to visit this one island. Maybe you've heard of it? Dont try to hate-pin this mess on another group, let alone my rainbow homies

Counterpoint I can’t believe I have to make: you should understand the thing you’re making and the people buying the thing you’re making. Birthrate truther and AI freak isn’t top of that desired resume idk what to tell you.

Again, I cannot emphasize enough: do not go to the US even if you're privileged enough to have never been scared or worried of a border crossing in you're life. Do not go ESPECIALLY for something as optional & outrageously expensive as GDC. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Georgia was skating to MORTAL KOMBAT at the Olympics exhibition gala

New week, new problems, new PANALYSTS! This week @mollylewis.wtf is joined by @unarmedoracle.bsky.social, @wheeler.bsky.social, @coachnelly.bsky.social, and Beej! youtu.be/3_At9uuz49M

📢 INDIE GAME FOGHORN Go check out the next game from my friends at Hilltop Studios (creators of Lil' Guardsman)

@davidebybc.bsky.social This company must be prosecuted. They have the blood of children on their hands.

It was such a joy to talk with Brian about my love of Pokémon! Thank you so much for having me

They were never going to hand over Xbox to a black woman and I think that’s what pisses me off the most.

Of all corporations of some repute in games, I think Microsoft has always sounded most brutal in terms of internal politics to me. If Sarah Bond is out after climbing all the way up to "most likely the next in line", I think you can assume the whole situation is FUBAR.

No news dropped on a Friday is ever good If it was good, it'd be announced mid-week, so I'm guess this was a big surprise for all. Also, they're bringing in someone from the AI Slop division to run games? OH GOOD

say less.

Dug into this absolutely wild thing happening to Finji. The deeper I read into their increasingly baffling conversations with TikTok "support" the more I felt like I was on something. www.ign.com/articles/tun...

anyway it's been a second so can i get a hearty Fuck ICE Abolish ICE Prosecute ICE Guarantee the fucking safety and safe return of anyone ICE has unlawfully detained and a big fuckin May all of ICE rot in hell chat?

Here's what TikTok has been doing to our work & art without our consent.

"Unlike the 'meritocracy' they are trying to build in which white men are restored to their proper dominance, the Olympics are pretty close to a true meritocracy. Conservatives can’t whine that Simone Biles or Chloe Kim must have gotten their spots by pushing aside a more 'qualified' white athlete."

my favorite Mardi Gras memory came near the end of Fat Tuesday, at a dance party near the Slab. I turned around and saw a man holding a framed portrait of David Lynch. He rested his cheek against the glass and danced with it for like an hour

ICE killed a US citizen in Texas. The public was not told a federal agent fired the fatal shot until much later.

[Lindisfarne] Me: (chanting) teeth, teeth- Other fossil hunters: teeth, TEETH British Geological Society: [pounding its clipboard] TEETH, TEETH, TEETH!

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed E.O. 9066, authorizing the forced relocation & incarceration of more than 125,000 Japanese Americans, solely because of their heritage.

Recent Sony game studio acquisitions - 2021: Nixxes - 2021: Firesprite (layoffs in 2024) - 2021: Bluepoint (closed in 2026) - 2022: Valkyrie Entertainment - 2022: Haven Studios - 2022: Bungie (layoffs in 2024; new game soon) - 2022: Neon Koi (closed in 2024) - 2023: Firewalk (closed in 2024)

I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point. I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it

Ho-lee Shit. This is phenomenally good news. Department of Education rolls back— for now— its attempts to destroy Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility initiatives. Keep an eye on them, of course, and watch for the hidden knife, always, but for now: Fantastic news.

ICE is still endangering people in the Twin Cities: "Multiple agents in both cars ... When they ID patrollers, we honked and whistled them away. Then they drove off in separate directions and made several illegal driving moves to evade commuters from following them."

Due to recent discussions: when I worked at a library, I was trained on how to politely but directly respond to unwanted sexual comments. Unfortunately commonly-marketed fantasies about librarians mean it happens a lot. Rehearse these. Be comfortable saying them forcefully, but politely.

2026 basically

🍰 YOU'RE INVITED to my BIRTHDAY PARTY! WHEN: February 22nd @ 9am PT/1pm ET WHERE: twitch.tv/katiepetersp... 🎈 Balloon popping with prizes like games, gift cards, & more! 🎮 Vidya games! 💙 Plus we are giving away a Stream Deck + (thanks to @elgato.com) to celebrate me leveling up!

The bloodbath continues, with “content” on the recently rebranded “Video & Casino [sic] Games” site about to be non-written by AI. Rather fittingly, an uncanny valley Keanu stares blankly back at us. Hope ClickOut FucksOff the internet fast.

A couple of people asked, so-- this is from the credits to The Killing Stone, the game I've been working on at Question for the past couple of years, launching in Early Access in less than 6 hours. Please wishlist it! store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...

Today @lataco.bsky.social launched a fundraiser to help me start their investigative news desk. We're hoping to raise $25k to help pay for lab tests, analyze ICE data that the Daily Memo's been compiling + work with more freelancers. Been dreaming of this for years! givebutter.com/la-taco-inve...

And it was a Shatner episode. Tsk tsk.

So far we have raised $111,152.69 for the WFM's Immigrant Rapid Response Fund, and we are going into our finale game: KING OF THE CASTLE! It has GREAT Twitch integration and we play it in a really fun way. COME HANG AND DONATE twitch.tv/friendsatthetable

v proud to say our team at All Will Rise has officially signed up to @nogamesforgenocide.com -- in solidarity with BDS we will NOT be publishing our game on Xbox unless and until Microsoft end their complicity in Israel's genocide. You can read more about it and pledge here nogamesforgenocide.com

We are just about to finish up Wildermyth's Eluna and the Moth storyline, AND we are approaching $35,000 raised for the WFM's Immigrant Rapid Response Fund! Join us! www.twitch.tv/friendsatthe... Donate! tiltify.com/@friendsatth...

This week in art that goes hard

lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard

Discord distances itself from age verification firm after ties to Palantir's Peter Thiel surface https://kotaku.com/discord-palantir-peter-thiel-persona-age-verification-2000668951

Oh my GOD King County Public Health is just wilding out for Valentines Day (and a lovely one).

I love art

Ask and you shall receive

Aerial_Knight's DropShot! - Game Made by a Black-Owned Studio & Creator - Launching in 4 days - Without using Ai - Skydiving, Dragon Hunting, Racing FPS

Me at 20: I’ll have it all figured out by the time I’m 40. Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store

Holy moly: Seattle’s millionaire tax, passed last year, is expected to bring in $115 million in its 1st year, way more than the $50 million anticipated. The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t... (Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)