just saw someone call a youtuber that just rehashes already known information an investigative journalist and immediately lost focus for a good few minutes

pretty easy to go into the App Store and report Twitter for pornography targeting minors, and I suggest everyone do it!

Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

Honestly think that if you pulled twitter from the App Store and shut it down it would fuck up the entire right wing ecosystem at that point. Like the entire media apparatus would fall apart.

New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant “This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...

The closure is not even directly because of the murder yesterday btw. It's because, while that was going on, ICE was also body-slamming teachers in high schools bsky.app/profile/pete...

Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters

as far as video game events go, agdq is uniquely chill and welcoming. it's been a refreshing experience! I asked gdq's director of operations about plans for expansion -- and how gdq intends to do so without losing what makes the event so special

if you do not want to watch the video, go to settings > content and media and uncheck the "autoplay videos and gifs" box right now

Americans will be like "I hate turn-based games" and then watch American football

私にとっての美しさ

Ubisoft closes Halifax studio weeks after workers vote to unionize

barely sleeping and at weird hours thanks to jetlag. feeling nauseous.

jetlag is kicking my ass in new and fascinating ways

OK this is kind of the best description ever for Fatal Frame II. Whoever decided this was gonna be on the Steam page is so real for this.

I decided to read the full patent and this is substantially funnier than I expected - they want to generate the AI "helper" from footage of other people playing the game, including, they specifically note, footage scraped from social media and youtube bc everyone on socials/youtube is an expert

THIS COULD BE YOUR GUY AND YOU CAN ZOOM IN AND BE LIKE WOAH #artpost #myart #pets #comissions

In an era where support for trans rights and LGBTQ+ in general was more tepid and understated, because people were afraid to upset bigots, GDQ decided they were going to be loudly, unapologetically inclusive. The result is one of the greatest communities in video games.

hey so like are any of these incredibly skilled writers i know and adore ever going to get hired or are we all just going to be screaming into the void forever as the field slowly dies and the same $5-20 is passed around between indie startups asking for a friend

cycle (cw blood, kinda)

First post in the new year is about one of the biggest videogame bummers of the last: www.pcgamer.com/games/action...

time for my scheduled week of "the food tastes weird again" and "my stomach hurts" whenever i come back from the EU

Gently, some of y’all have got to recover from being called “weird” in high school and start blocking people instead of trying to convince them you’re not. Be weird and distance yourself from the people who are too embarrassed to be weird themselves.

the best part of traveling is a bunch of adults watching youtube videos on their phones on the external speakers because every person in this country is as smart and self-aware as an ipad kid now

objectively extremely funny

If anyone tells you a two hour layover for an international flight is long enough they've lied to you (I lied to myself)

somehow there's always some kind of situation whenever I leave Europe that ends up delaying my flight and causing travel to hit almost 24 hours total. which like, fine, but also... I'm so tired.. and I'm getting old...

you have to do something more. You have to get involved with actual community, not fandom, and find some jobs that need doing/need help. You have to do material things that will help people who are being actively harmed and no amount of mental health breaks will make it easier so better start now

"joy is an act of resistance" is not praxis and while im a firm believer that art is good for the soul even during hard times, you have got to be fucking real for a second and realize that drawing pictures is not gonna help someone who is being bombed by the US government

Being a freelancer is expensive! Some unique opportunities opened up for me and I need your help to make them happen.

matthew did a thread on why, when you call your representatives & senators, you can make life easier for yourself your message does NOT have to be elaborate or detailed or polished

I'm seeing a lot of posts to call your reps but little on actually how. 5calls.org is a great site where you can put in your zip code and get numbers for your house representative and two senators. You also can get a script if you're like me and stumble over your thoughts.

"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"

As you read the news today, watch who phrases the news as an "illegal invasion and regime change" versus "bringing democracy". It'll tell you everything you need to know about the news source you're reading, and frankly should decide whether you ever read them seriously again.

Time to dust this one off again

1. try not to post things that will get you arrested 2. try not to post things that will make your friends want to off themselves

An administration driven by greed, cruelty, and frankly a sort of empty-hearted boredom. The death of innocents so they can beat their chests and line their already fat wallets. Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.

this is worth reading. a longtime NYT insider confirms that the paper's abrupt turn into seething anti-trans bigotry came directly from the top: AG Sulzberg and his 2 deputies, Joe Kahn and Carolyn Ryan transnews.network/p/a-directiv...

If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free. consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov

the harsh reality I've learned is that no one is layoff-proof It doesn't matter how many late nights, how many tears, how much of yourself you give. take care of yourself.

あけおめ

2025 was full of highs and lows. ended freelancing in journalism and crit for the most part, but found stable employment. traveled more than I have in years. helped launch a trailer at TGA 2025. had top surgery!! made lots of new friends, reconnected with others. on to 2026 and whatever that brings.

drank half a radler at a pub for new years and woke up with a slight hangover lol happy new year!!

Today is the last day that you can repost this image

today's OOTD

anyways, vacation is going great!! not a single moment of gaming to be had which is so freeing.

the way people have treated me pre and post top surgery is actually really jarring. white polyam queer men are absolutely treating me a lot better as opposed to flat out ignoring me or treating me with disdain. I 200% knew the treatment of me would change but wow lol it's so transparent.