This planet is run by some evil fucking people

Pinning the communication failure on Biden and his age is pure cope, a way to avoid having to grapple with the utter wreckage of our information environment more broadly. The fact is, the system is set up to make it effectively impossible to convey positive news about Dems to voters. Period.

Debuting at Fighters Fest 3 in Ottobrunn this weekend as a world-first preview... PRETTY GUARDIAN DOKI DOKI GAETANO! (Yes, it's a new costume, no, I have no regrets.) #indiedev #FGC #FGCPulse

ICE does not need more training. They’re doing exactly what they’re trained to do. Democrats cannot vote for a single cent to ICE.

Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026

I wrote about Minneapolis. nymag.com/intelligence...

Voted for ICE funding

"Winning the fights you can win, and 'positional hierarchy' in fighting games" This one is about a couple different ways to economize your mental energy in fighting games. www.patreon.com/posts/winnin...

月火水木金 #sailormoon

DOJO SESSIONS TONIGHT! 7:30pm PST (10:30pm EST) Virtua Fighter 5 REVO: World Stage We will be sparring in my weekly League Room Battle hosted by me, Chanchai. Pass Code: 4565 Stream: twitch.tv/chanchai_vf/ #PlayMoreVF

The Salty runbacks will happen in the next tournament!

Congrats to @amdamegas.bsky.social for winning League 37! This is their second league win! Runner up: @nathanmpaul.bsky.social League 38, "RAIN OF SALT," starts in less than 2 weeks! Sign up here: challonge.com/tournaments/...

kinoko from Ultra Fight Da! Kyanta 2 ウルトラファイトだ！キャン太２よりkinoko

🎉 New year new Famous Animals and Insects of Science 3.0 series! 🎉 You can follow the campaign now in my 🔗 and I'll be posting each design here leading up to launch. ✨ Starting off small (and very cute) with Bumble Bees Play! 🐝 www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... Waggle dance anyone?

Balance, like other design aspects, requires vision. Many teams try to use statistics and math to guide balance, and this is also a mistake. Balance isn't factual. It's emotional. Without a leader that understands the game, the players, the psychology of it all, its blind darts.

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

If you're the type of person who does New Years Resolutions. Forget the exercise. Do this instead!

🕹️ Digital Visions 💿 Tokyo, 2026AD. Two and a half decades after portal sorcery goes awry and unleashes all sorts of horrors into its streets. Now, the RMS Titanic is falling out of the sky. Just another day and case for the Attacked Mystification Police. 📺: Silent Möbius: Case Titanic, PC98, 1990

Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918

LRT: Tune in next week to the Hard Drive Awards! Not only are they raising funds for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, but you might also see a special announcement from us! (Provided the money bag with a dollar sign on it reaches the editors on time..) 12/12 7PM ET, www.twitch.tv/harddrivemag

Discovery on Steam, especially for fighting games, is kind of in shambles. I'm gonna do my part and use the tools we do have to break through some of the noise. Give my Curator page a follow if you want to get notified about niche and indie fighters on Steam store.steampowered.com/curator/4224...

BREAKING: 30 more Starbucks locations are joining the strike. Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike. Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.

game newton did its yearly arcade soulcalibur event https://youtu.be/g8rPtfRHg68

Random person who plays indie games, you are the most important cog in an indie game's success. Most gamers don't know or care that indies exist.... unless a friend tells them. Our games succeed because you tell other people you liked our game. Word of mouth is the best marketing there is.

There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election. Go. Check. Your. Ballot. komonews.com/news/local/s...

Every week, Seattle neighbors gather to make "whistle kits" — small tools to alert the community when ICE is nearby. The idea: Turn silence into solidarity. Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero reports here: soseaem.org/3WDrSNl #SeattleNews #ICE

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

Heatwave's last major update, will be available on NOVEMBER 12!!! It will also be releasing on steam then as well. Most notably, it will contain a ~100k word visual novel story mode, and 4 new "secret" characters, along with balance changes, and bug fixes. ❤️ store.steampowered.com/app/2980420/...

Heatwave was the very first game featured on Niche Fighter Monday. This chunky pixel airdasher seems tailor made for my tastes. And it helped kickstart my community. I feel connected to it in some fundamental way. Make sure you play Heatwave

Crazy to release crossplay and not even notify players it needs to be turned on. (Also push up your delay to 3-4 instead of 1-2)

Ever wondered what all the standard grab animations look like in ExploJudo? Wonder no more! (Of course the video does not include the secret moves, you'll have to find them yourself!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMVb...

Quebecois Miku

The trick 'r treaters are getting something special this year.

Week 1 is not even over and lab monsters are already finding true back throws setups with Nanami🌟 (clip shared in the Discord server)

"Judo on a minefield?!" "Dive kick for grappler mains" "A grappler's wet dream" - players at EVO on Exploding Judo Federation

FFWD ►► #GlitchArt

EXPLODING JUDO FEDERATION IS NOW OUT ON STEAM! TECH THE GRAB OR DIE TRYING!!! 11 characters, 4 bosses, arcade endings, costumes, lore archive AND LOTSA EXPLOSIONS! Please SPREAD THE LOVE! #gamedev #indiedev #FGC store.steampowered.com/app/3806150/...

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

#VFTIPS #VirtuaFighter HOW IT WORKS: Most characters have a 12-frame high jab (P) and low jab (2P). If two attacks collide on the same frame, the one that does more damage wins. So at +2, you can use a 14f attack. At +5, a 17f attack, and so on. The +7 can be deadly. (2/2)

#VFTIPS Please RT! Backdash can avoid pokes like P/6P/2P even from disadvantage, but you will be Counter Hit if they hit you. Plus, every character has a move (often 3K) that enables a huge combo if it hits a backdash. Use wisely, moving can be dangerous! (2/2) #VirtuaFighter

#VFTIPS Please RT! VF has four universal dashes: 66/44/33/11. Most can cancel into each other and into Evades (sidesteps). You can attack while dashing, but can only guard during 66 and 33. This tends to bring the players into close range over time. (1/2) #VirtuaFighter

#VFTIPS Please RT! THROW ESCAPES: Each time you guard, press and hold G then P. You now have a Throw Escape ready. In VF, you don't react to throws, you just need P+G held while guarding. This technique is called Lazy Throw Escape (LTE for short). (1/2) #VirtuaFighter

#VFTIPS Please RT! Throw inputs end in forward or back, or are neutral. 6P+G escapes forward, 4P+G escapes back, P+G escapes neutral. No visual tells; it's a 1-of-3 guess. If you don't want to guess escapes, crouch or attack to avoid throws. (2/2) #VirtuaFighter

Pain. Wish him the best recovery. 😑

#VFTIPS Please RT! 二択 (Nitaku - "two choice") +6 to +9 gives a strong mixup. Pressing any strike might be met with a Counter Hit into a 30% combo or more. But if they choose throw, there is no movement option to avoid it... except, strike! ANY strike! (1/2) #VirtuaFighter

#VFTIPS Please RT! Going for a rewarding mid/throw mix in +6 to +9 situations is key to improving your offense. But your opponent can still defend with guard and throw escape! Plus, strikes beat throws by definition! Watch for the defensive launcher! (2/2) #VirtuaFighter

QUESTIONS FROM THE VIRTUA FIGHTER LA GATHERING (LAG) 2025: Who is the strongest in #VF5REVO ? Homestay Akira Shun, Kage, Pai @chinj.bsky.social Kage, Pai @tetsukoyamada.bsky.social Maybe Shun #LAG2025

Thank you for checking out and sharing/retweeting #VFTIPS! Please show them to anyone curious about how #VirtuaFighter works! It is my sincere hope to help the FGC at large understand VF's unique qualities. If you ever have followup questions on them, fire away!