This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm. The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him. Happy Black History Month.

any actually liberatory political movement is going to have ample room for, and need for, people who don't "fight" — because more than half the work is always gonna be some variation of tending the wounded, literally or metaphorically what they have zero room for is scolds, fools, and snitches

Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step. 1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish. 2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.

GRRM should introduce a new viewpoint character who is retconned as a background figure in a series of flashbacks to major scenes from all the previous books. At the end of each chapter, they turn to the camera and say "wow, this really was a Game of Thrones!" (/Clash of Kings, etc)

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ADHD is inherently neurotypical.

As a trans woman, the closest I will come to experiencing childbirth is the ordeal that I just went through to affix this adult-sized charm to my child's junior-size crocs

Again we are stating flat out years in advance we will not vote for this American Psycho. Won't do it. Full stop. You put him up, you're gonna lose. It would be best if y'all stopped standing for this ghoul, whether he's monologuing about Huey Lewis and the News or genocide denial. Fuck this guy.

Finally playing Unpacking and I am pumping my fist in the air and cheering while the protagonist's life unfolds. I did not expect to be this moved.

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Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation. I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.

It's January 1st, have some of my old Silmarillion chapter illustrations! Valaquenta: "Account of the Valar and Maiar in according to the lore of the Eldar” (1/6)

My End of Year video is on the "Golden Age of Indie RPGs," from roughly 2010 to 2025. I start with Apocalypse World's release, work through the Google+ Era, and follow design lineages and historical events that have impacted the hobby up through 2025.

Either you understand that there is an organized campaign to push trans people out of public life with the explicit end goal of "morally mandating us out of existence" that is backed by some of the wealthiest individuals to have ever lived, or you're simply not equipped to grasp what's happening.

The number of cross stitch designers using GenAI is absolutely disgusting. Stop using AI for ANYTHING. We don't need it in your model photos. We don't need to see it as your inspiration. We don't want it in your patterns. We don't need to see your slop images to troll. (1/2) #crossstitch #StitchSky

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

Let's hear it for ADHD representation in Tolkien!

but wait, there's more!

every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites

Got my dilator kit today and unrolling it makes me feel like a professional thief selecting the right lockpick for the job

Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.

"the anti-mutant people have a point" but that applies to real-world minority groups too. we all have within us the capacity for violence. some (nuclear engineers, boxers, sharpshooters) more than others. but "the capacity for great violence exists" is not itself a reason to imprison us.

Pastel Ghosts craftybtchdesigns.etsy.com #crossstitch #xstitch #crossstitching #embroidery #handmade #crossstitcher #xstitching #xstitcher #fanart #art #crossstitchlove #stitching #cute #gothic #halloween

Therapist: you're noticeably masking right now. What happens if you stop? Me (Bane voice): it would be extremely painful

no video essay this time, but after digging this out to take this photo, I thought "maybe I should try again to find out who designed this". 🧵

my woke take is that entirely too many people feel entitled to the benefits of a social contract while not feeling bound by the responsibilities of said contract

thank god, FINALLY

My evil mistress said that her fated antagonists keep getting distracted by brothels so I asked how many she has and she said every time she loses one she just destroys another village so I said it sounds like she's feeding heroes of prophecy into the sex work economy and her seer started crying

Mamdani promises to deploy *hundreds* if lawyers to fight for trans rights, create a new office of LGBTQ affairs, and allocate millions of dollars to fund housing and healthcare for trans kids and adults This is what fighting back looks like--elevating activists to materually support trans people.

stop by home depot for all your halloween shopping needs

I've never played a single Pokemon or Zelda game

Starting a new Wentzler. This one's going to be a castle. Just a plain little castle, no dragon. #CrossStitch

It's so annoying to me that "the left" so often ends up in places where the people in charge clearly hate us. The bluesky people are embarassed of being the place where trans people and leftists ended up. The dems, the party of the left, clearly hate being the party of gays, browns, and hippies.

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Finished my first Wentzler! Many more to come, I hope. 🐉 #crossstitch

Thus, Republicans are still called "conservative" even when they embrace completely radical ideas and implement radical change in violation of the Constitution. And Democrats are still called "liberal" even when they enshrine "authorities" and rigid speech/thought codes or conspire with Republicans.

My mom isn't on Bluesky so I can safely post that this is a perfect birthday present for her

Awful and dangerous to hear the Mayor echo the transphobic bigotry coming from the Trump administration. It's completely at odds with the values of our city and another reason why his single, disgraced term in office cannot end soon enough.

a key reason they see an opening for such a blatant speech crackdown is that they already did one to Palestinian and anti-genocide activists and it got enthusiastic bipartisan approval

I got served a video ad targeted at lesbians who are missing out on sex because they don't shower enough and really I think I would prefer that the algorithm just call me a slur instead

Re-upping for the weekend crowd. I am exceptionally proud of this one, a sweeping story about ingenuity and failure, great ideas and stupid ones, with a cast that includes inventors, scoundrels, art collectors, actors, ad men, and legendary comic book artist Dave Cockrum.

“So what if he disagreed with you, he didn’t deserve to die” But he thought I did. This isn’t disagreement. It’s someone who was not only opposed to my existence but was called a good and faithful servant by the church for doing it. I don’t have to mourn that. And asking me to is violence too.

Also this is popping off (compared to my usual numbers) so I gotta say trans rights trans rights trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ this is about my beautiful trans wife and how wonderful it is when I see her belong but dont tell her I said that

VENUS a mini comic about girls night uniting us all 1/2

Moving all my stuff into a new place. This comic is one of the only things I have done that I actually feel proud of, It's such an odd feeling. But I love it. And I love you, so I thought I would share it with you. 1/2

This probably won't find anywhere near the audience it found on Twitter. It was kind of the perfect moment for it, nearly 6 years ago, and it really lucked out to find its place. But I'll be happy if it finds even one more friend. Remember to be kind to who you were, and who you are becoming.

A huge personal gripe is when rulebook links on BoardGameArena (which are submitted and upvoted by users) are just links to the BGG file download page instead of the publisher's site. I deleted my BGG account years ago and I don't want to have to log in to use a core feature of a different site.

New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download! California (by county/area) Chicago Colorado DC Metro Area (DMV) Massachusetts North Carolina Triangle Area NYC Philly Pittsburgh Portland, OR St. Louis Metro Area Washington State Please share! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

I spend three campaign arcs attuned to this blade, three whole arcs I tell ya! And one day he tells me he's not really a broadsword, never has been. I say that's great, congratulations, but what am I gonna do with the XP I spent on the two-handed weapon feat? I get no respec, absolutely no respec!