Every Jan I write a must-read list from the prev year. 2025 includes books that explore how we behave in the face of cruelty, how love and empathy are the most powerful part of being human, and the importance of speaking out when it matters. www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-bes... 1/3

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today. This could be you.

The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said. That is called murder when they do that. Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)

A 2019 essay by @jacobgeller.com that could have been written today and an equally timely afterword. Go watch it on @nebula.tv or YouTube, or even better: get the book!

@kelslewin.bsky.social, I'm going on a journey. Thx for the recommendation!

Just finished the game "... and Roger" and the waterworks are a go. I repeat, waterworks are a go! Thanks for the recommendation @minnmax.com crew!

#GVerse Maggie Smith and Joan Plowright roasting Judi Dench for getting all the roles is genuinely the best thing you’ll see today.

Since people have been people we try to understand the natural world around us, and thus every civilization has a solstice related festivity celebrating light, the promise of renewal, and cycles born anew. I immensely enjoy being a part of this most human endeavor. Happy holidays!!! #holidays

@samfromwendover.bsky.social You did an incredible job at providing context on the One Piece of News from Every Place in the World video! Excellent work!

@jetlagthegame.bsky.social Ben's interactions in the UK in the latest episode are incredible. Thanks for the awesome ongoing hide and seek season on @nebula.tv !

Happy days-are-getting-brighter reminder day!

Seriously? No credit? And you're a Harpers editor?

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

Nothing more than perceived wealth that doesn’t exist for the purposes of taxes, but magically does for the purposes of leverage. Meanwhile, the rest of us pay real taxes on low wages and can’t leverage shit. The game is rigged. Tax the rich.

For those who come after

My holiday's tree this year with home-made ornaments. Can you find Vivi, Sabin, Edgar, Aerith, Tifa, Cloud, Terra, Mog, Kain, and Lightning? With special appearances by Link and Johnny Silverhand! @finalfantasypod.bsky.social @square-enix-games.com @pewpewbang.bsky.social

You should buy Yes, your Grace: store.steampowered.com/app/1115690/... And Little Rocket Lab: store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...

@finalfantasypod.bsky.social In the FF7: cosmo canyon ep, you wonder if Aerith saying the elders taught her a lot is a mistranslation. We know she can commune with the planet so I interpret it as her listening to the wisdom of those who rejoined the planet.

Want to see what games had outstanding soundtracks this year? This is for you!

@extracredits.bsky.social I'm enjoying the design club Pokémon playthrough on @nebula.tv ! I'm on the same boat as @geoffreyz.bsky.social, I've only played Pokémon Go so this is a great intro to the franchise! Thanks @geoffreyz.bsky.social and @whatwilliplay.bsky.social !

So many memories! Check out #MyXboxStory at @TrueAchievement www.trueachievements.com/my-xbox-stor...

@finalfantasypod.bsky.social Re: FFVI Ghosts of Doma ep. Gau's story is one that always gets to me. Makes me think of toxic family relationships where it is clearly not to Gau's benefit to try to mend a relationship where he was abandoned, and yet doesn't wish his father's death. Tears every time.

Would love recommendations for TTRPGs, modules, hacks etc. that explore femininity, misogyny, and gender roles through the lens of horror. Think ‘Bluebeard’s Bride’ as a great example of the kind of thing I’m after. Also open to recs from other media (books, films, etc.) I’m researching 🤓

Xbox Crocs droping on November 25th. houseofheat.co/crocs/xbox-c...

re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"

I just want to express what a joy it is to listen to the @finalfantasypod.bsky.social brothers go through every game. Next up in my podcast queue: Chrono Trigger!

Zork I, II, and III are now open source. Microsoft has released the classic Infocom text adventures under the MIT license! opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...

while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.

The first independent poll of this election has me tied for first place!

I am having so much fun with #HyruleWarriors Age of imprisonment. I couldn't get into the Age of Calamity game, but this one is really hitting the mark for me. Love that this is another #TLOZ game that is actually centered in the character of #Zelda and makes her a badass. #nsw2 #switch #hwaoi

Demi @electrolemon.bsky.social is a comical genius. Go watch his special at @dropout.tv right now!

Surprise, we're getting pretty close to the final version of REALIS! ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

"In his house at R’lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming" #chthulu

“There is only one god, and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today.’” — Syrio Forel #ASOIAF #GOT

“I come seeking help… Please, grant me the power to fulfill my duty…" - Zelda's prayer to Hylia #zelda #tloz

"Huddle together... Let's keep our spirits strong... Brothers... sisters... We still have our voices! Our strength is shared... Our bond is unbroken..." - Sherma #Silksong

"Dear one, multiple or zero gods: Thank you. We’re grateful. Let’s eat." - Future Foundation prayer before a meal #futurefoundation #marvelcomics

“Bless the Maker and His water. Bless the coming and going of Him. May His passage cleanse the world. May He keep the world for His people." - Prayer to Shai-Hulud #dune

Lost Odyssey is $8.24 on XBL buff.ly/3CsyJ5j

Have a very happy New @jacobgeller.com video day to all those who celebrate. #nebula.tv

The simple joy of making eggs, bacon, waffles, and coffee for breakfast. I am incredibly fortunate to be able to enjoy these things. 🍳🥓🧇☕️

Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.

@yunalescka.bsky.social Loved that you collaborated with @finalfantasypod.bsky.social ! It's awesome seeing fans come together to celebrate what they like.

@worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social Just started a Final Fantasy pixel remastered run and the party coming along with me for the ride look awfully familiar. #finalfantasy #umora #nsw

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

@gastronauts.bsky.social, keep those season(ing)s coming! Such an amazing take on cooking shows!

#Severance weekend #doodle. Traced over a promotional picture from the show and added halftone and lumen logo to the composition.