the video game industry is a mess

Honestly, AI slop PRs are becoming increasingly draining and demoralizing for #Godot maintainers. If you want to help, more funding so we can pay more maintainers to deal with the slop (on top of everything we do already) is the only viable solution I can think of: fund.godotengine.org

born to make art, forced to do marketing

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This weekend I made a small jam game about symmetric flower arrangements! With soothing, ethereal sound by @echoxwhisper.bsky.social! patrickgh3.itch.io/flower-symme...

Things are terrible but my first ever published short story is out in a fantasy anthology this weekend! My story is The Witch and The Werewolf Knot on Wood, Fire on Stone (Harvey Duckman Presents) Cover art: Nick Jenkinson www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

load bearing tweet for a settler colonial society

years and years of avoiding plain language and the active voice do make the choice to use it more impactful, I suppose

You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.

Reminder that if you're arrested in Illinois for protesting ICE, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected]. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.

People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.

they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.

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“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.” Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻

URGENT!! We are on our last day to raise funds to stay housed this month. We need to sell 5 more blind boxes or digital art bundles. Just FIVE! Thank you so much for your ongoing support!! tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

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Running out of meds. Help me survive the gauntlet of Murican healthcare.

The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool. The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code. They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.

opening a teeny tiny door inside an enchanted grandfather clock to retrieve my whimsy

Appendicitis turned into complications with a month long hospital stay. Lost a lot of time, a lot of income, struggling to stay afloat. Help if you can. #ttrpg #mutualaid ko-fi.com/ofgodsandgam...

One of my few portfolio links that still fucking work! 💔 vimeo.com/540439056

Tbh I'm pretty screwed financially right now so if you wanted to buy or tell people about our stuff it would be very appreciated!

One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.

Hey y’all Sydette really needs a boost. Can you help her out right now? She is one of the smartest, kindest people I know and she has put a lot in with very little reward.

evergreen

The line is not that Marjorie Taylor Greene has seen the error of her ways and realized that she, in all her idealism, was snookered by bad actors and conspiratorial pedophiles. It is that she enabled them until it became so obvious that she either had to turn on her masters or share their guilt.

Not to get all Sun Tzu on it, but when the enemy is weak and divided amongst itself, you do not relieve the enemy by allowing their partisans into your camp. You drive them closer together, force them into tighter company, and intensify their conflict.

Alice Wong helped me accept my disabilities. She taught me there’s no social justice without disability justice. She encouraged me to start The Disabled Ginger and was a friend & mentor. She won’t be forgotten. Don’t let the bastards grind you down: www.disabledginger.com/p/thank-you-...

Lost a radical bundle backer on Heart of Glass, but that's good news for you as that frees up one of the limited bundles! We're only 5 away from 100 backers! Fully funded and going to make a super awesome adventure. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

The entire American economy still depends on modern slavery and forced labor

LET'S GOOOOO to space lots of mysteries upcoming :D

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Need a hand covering ~200 in medical. And that evil out of pocket med looms. It's hard getting caught up with the endless copays. :( Gift tips: ko-fi.com/revcasey https://paypal.me/tpipc (credit/debit option): https://bit.ly/payrev Get games: www.drivethrurpg.com... #MutualAid #TTRPG

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"this AI will help creatives solve their main problems" oh so it'll pay us a living wage? give us 20 cents a word?

"The only issue I am facing as a professional art director in games is that I just want them to leave me and my art teams alone so we can make cool art. There is no problem to be solved here" I think about this quote A LOT

Apocalypse World has had a bigger impact on my life than any other roleplaying game. It's just a phenomenal game, designed by phenomenal people. You should pick up a copy of the new edition!

purple skies #pixelart

Eviction paperwork was filed today but as far as we can tell they won’t start throwing our stuff on the curb until at least the 24th. A late fee was applied so now we owe more $750/$1700 I would have posted this earlier but I had a medical emergency last night. Commissions are still open!!!

The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.

Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:

Delayed air travel is probably the only element of the government shutdown that actually inconvenienced dems in Congress, unsurprising that they folded basically immediately

started from the bottom, now we here (a new bottom)

Calling the Democrats “cowards” suggests that they're scared to do what's right when they show no fervent interest in being an opposition. They're largely colluders, not cowards. Many want their base to think they're cowards to maintain investment in the idea that they can be pushed to do better.

"Government funding through Jan. 2026" — destroying the healthcare system for 2 months of gov funding "backpay for federal employees" — existing law signed by Trump in '19 already guarantees this "Furlough prevention" — I don't know what the fuck this means