I'm 2/3rds of the way through Richard Linklater's Before trilogy. I have connected to these movies in a way that I have not with any other movie (save maybe I Saw the TV Glow) and I fear I may not survive Before Midnight.

Work in the UK games industry? Join our union here: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

"All these workers have ever tried to do is discuss their pay and conditions to improve them, so they can make a game loved by millions."

EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum". PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...

Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now

There were very few goths at the Horrors show - a recession indicator imo

"It’s not communism, it's Christmas"

I'm engaging in a bold new plan to learn French quickly (watching Emily in Paris and Google translating any words i don't know)

Every time I've played a boardgame has involved a moment where someone reads something from the rulebook and someone else says "THAT makes sense!"

I have finished the last of my French cakes, I am officially past the post-trip period :(

Our statement in solidarity with our fellow workers' ongoing protest against @rockstargames.com's gross union busting!

A statement from the Game Workers of the IWGB this Transgender Day of Remembrance. Please join us in marking this important day by remembering those we have lost due to trans violence and hate. Further resources: empower-up.com/topic/gender... lgbthero.org.uk/tdor-vigils-2025

Some assorted ramblings about Transgender Day of Remembrance CW: A bit of a bummer

Can't you see?

ok they deleted and reposted it for some reason but, reminder: this is a survey of GDC attendees only which self-selects for highly paid, senior devs and management which is to say: this is most likely what a result skewed _against_ unionization looks like right now

BlueSky is better for my mental health than Twitter because it's boring so i log off faster

My favourite pictures that i took on the Paris trip. Photography is an interest of mine that only seems to flare up when my mental health is doing particularly badly. Being in such a beautiful city inspired me to take it seriously for the first time in a while.

On my way back to Blighty from Paris. I've always been prone to melancholy, but even I've never had the post-holiday blues hit me this hard and this fast before. I met some fantastic people and had enjoyed conversations that I'll be thinking about for years.

I think... I like the French

I've just had to pay to use the bathroom for the first time in my life. All the positive feelings I had developed about Paris GONE in a second. @emmanuelmacron.bsky.social was that really worth one Euro?

This really captures a feeling I've had for a while that most of the time political groups use memes it ends up giving Pokemon Go to the polls.

This afternoon, IWGB Game Workers joined together with unions from all over Europe, including @stjv.fr and @csvi-cgt.bsky.social to protest against Rockstar's union busting in Paris - on est là!

This is defo the coolest picture of me to ever be taken

Thinking about Brianna Ghey while reading this article on screen time and bullying. Labour are using her name to push for a crackdown on phone use among teens. But this research indicates increased screen time does *not* correlate with increased bullying for trans kids - unlike their cis peers.

220 employees at Rockstar North have signed a letter condemning the dismissal of 31 workers amid union busting accusations www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...

Over 200 Rockstar staff have written to management in support of unfairly fired union members. We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...

I am so far unimpressed by the supposedly "world class" Parisian cuisine 😒

🫨 is becoming one of my go to emojis, I love that little guy!

Looking at all the other middle class liberals seeing Stewart Lee feels like staring into the abyss and having it stare back

“Say sorry, be nice is a Rockstar slogan, it has been for many, many years. At least in this instance, it doesn’t seem like the company is interested in living by it.” Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!

"No one should be punished for being part of a union or for speaking honestly about their work."

Support the video game workers who were unfairly fired by Rockstar for unionizing: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

We've got 31 game devs who are keen to get to work, @rockstargames.com.

The IWGB will be outside Take Two's London office tomorrow morning protesting their baseless firing of 30+ game workers. If you are able to join then please do!

Dan Houser (co-founder and former Head Writer and VP of Creativity at Rockstar) acknowledges the critical role workers have had in the success of Rockstar’s titles, yet Rockstar is engaging in one of the most ruthless acts of union-busting in UK video game history. www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

Rockstar: not only making history in terms of profits, but in enacting the most brazen act of union busting the games industry has ever seen.

This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity. We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.

🔥Evento histórico! 🔥 Vem aí a criação do Sindicato dos Trabalhadores na Indústria de Jogos e Desenvolvimento de Games do Estado De São Paulo. O sindicato representa a resposta coletiva a anos de precarização, exploração e abusos que têm marcado o setor no estado [...]

I can never give up on radio when Radio 6 will just casually play Dust Bowl by Ethel Cain at lunch time

Importing Finnish HRT to look like her

I think if Keir Starmer listened to This Nation's Saving Grace then his bones would disintegrate half way through Bombast

"still punk as fuck", I whisper as I capitulate to the hard right even after winning a historical landslide

An excellent article from the BBC on the situation at Build A Rocket Boy. IWGB Game Workers stand shoulder to shoulder with Ben, Isaac, and Marg, who have demonstrated enormous courage in speaking out against corporate mismanagement. This is what solidarity looks like. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Zionist counter protesters playing Another Bites The Dust is in the running for one of the most ghoulish things I've seen in my life

We stand in solidarity with employees and ex-employees at Build a Rocket Boy as they file legal claims through our union and publish an open letter, condemning the way in which they’ve been mistreated and discarded by the studio’s millionaire executives. www.gameworkers.co.uk/barb-open-le...

Grok please show me "Pictures of Sluggo"

🙌The first recognised union for game devs in the UK! 🙌 Workers at ZAUM now have a say on their pay and conditions at work with the support of the @iwgbunion.bsky.social Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

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