Jen Badamo (she/they)
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Program Manager @ Riot Games. TO & VG Judge @ Pokémon. Riot StarStuff42
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Intro time! I’m a Workplace Program Manager at Riot Games (I’m mostly on our transportation and mugshot programs but I also do special projects!). In my free time I judge VGC tournaments for the Pokémon Company Int. They’ve flown me all over the world for Pokémon events!
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Norin 🦈 🔜 Twitchcon
14 days ago
Some ghost pokemon today 👻
#pokemon
#art
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Josh Sternberg
24 days ago
This is, I think, the best push alert and makes me wonder why this directness isn’t the norm.
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Acyn
27 days ago
AOC: All in the name of Charlie Kirk, Trump and the FCC are now cynically threatening to shut down ABC and any outlets who give air time to the administration's political critics. This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very first amendment rights that define us as a country.
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Acyn
27 days ago
AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.
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Adam Bonin
28 days ago
My mom called me last night about the Kimmel firing, saying "This is how Hitler got started!" I quickly responded, "By firing the late night tv hosts?" Turns out, mom was right.
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Erin Reed
28 days ago
Every time I feel like I know a lot about the rise of fascism in Germany, I learn something new.
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RK9 Labs
about 2 months ago
Registration links for
#PlayPokemon
Belo Horizonte & Milwaukee Regionals are now available! Belo Horizonte
rk9.gg/event/pokemo...
Milwaukee
rk9.gg/event/pokemo...
Double check that you are registering for the correct game. Tournament details are color coded for each game!
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Play! Pokémon
about 2 months ago
The 2025 Pokémon Championship Series has come to a close! We can't express our gratitude enough for the staff and crew that helped make
#PokemonWorlds
possible for our competitors, fans, family, and friends. We can't wait to see what everyone accomplishes together next season. Until next time! ❤️
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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm
2 months ago
I'll say it again, as this is ramping up: if you gave access to the archives of goverment data and information, it is your moral responsibility to make sure that untouched versions get preserved, now. There are people worh archival expertise who can help you, if you don't have it yourself. Start now
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Erin Biba
3 months ago
OH HEY ITS THE EUGENICS OF DISABLED PEOPLE WE ALL TOLD YOU WAS COMING
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GamingGen
3 months ago
Merchants! The Las Vegas Pokémon Regional Merchant Application is now open! We are very excited to hear from every merchant interested in making this event even better! Event Dates: November 14-16, 2025 Deadline to apply: August 5, 2025
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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David Bier
3 months ago
Citizens being assaulted, arrested, and sent to jails. Military-style sweeps of Hispanic neighborhoods. This is what Congress just gave President Trump $150 billion to do to Americans in every state.
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Bill Corbett
3 months ago
ICE killed a farm worker who was just doing their job. Murdered.
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United Farm Workers
3 months ago
Our staff is on the ground supporting families. Many workers-including US citizens, were held by federal authorities at the farm for 8 hours or more. US citizen workers report only being released after they were forced to delete photos and videos of the raid from their phones. 4/
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United Farm Workers
3 months ago
The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for. UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families. Our full statement below. ⬇️ 1/
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Posting this on BlueSky just in case folks didn’t see it. Please consider helping my friend Christina.
gofund.me/efcd7b2c
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Donate to Help Christina Avoid Eviction After Job Setbacks, organized by Christina Korsak
Hi, my name is Christina Korsak, and many of you know me as Chia in … Christina Korsak needs your support for Help Christina Avoid Eviction After Job Setbacks
https://gofund.me/efcd7b2c
3 months ago
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Caræsten 🇵🇸
3 months ago
the American gestapo, now with more money and power than ever, is coming to your town to terrorize your community. what are you going to do about it?
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Elise Wang
4 months ago
He proposes releasing some ICE prisoners to labor on farms where the employers will “own them” and be responsible for them. Historians have spent decades meticulously proving the straight line between slavery and modern capitalism’s concept of the laborer—or we could just let them say it.
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Andrea Pitzer
4 months ago
Worth putting it on the record here, though you probably already know it: “Alligator Alcatraz” is a concentration camp.
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Ned Resnikoff
4 months ago
I’m as tired of saying it as you are of hearing it, but this is unambiguously Nazi shit
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Teen Vogue
4 months ago
Between 1983 and 1992, the Blood Sisters hosted 12 blood drives, demonstrating sustained commitment for nearly a decade. Read the full story here ⤵️
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How a Group of Lesbians Provided Lifesaving Care During the AIDS Crisis
Amid abandonment and fear surrounding the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, a group of lesbians became a lifeline for AIDS patients.
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/san-diego-blood-sisters-lifesaving-care-during-the-aids-crisis
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Robert Reich
4 months ago
The 35 richest Republican members of Congress have a net worth of $2.5 billion. They stand to gain from the GOP budget's tax cuts that disproportionately help the rich. Meanwhile, they're cutting Medicaid and food assistance for millions of their constituents.
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Captain Mark Kelly
4 months ago
Trump and Republicans are about to jack up energy costs on families across the country if they pass their big bill, which will also devastate the clean energy industry that has created thousands of jobs in Arizona. That only helps China and hurts American families and workers.
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GamingGen
4 months ago
Hello Professors! The Staff Application for The Milwaukee Pokémon Regional Championship is now open! Event Dates: Oct 10-12, 2025 Deadline to apply: July 11, 2025 Please share with any Professors you know who might be interested!
#PlayPokemon
docs.google.com/forms/d/1Zh9...
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GamingGen
4 months ago
Hey Trainers! We are proud to announce we are the official Organizers for the 2025/26 North American Regional Pokémon Championships!! Check out the dates already announced this week and stay on the look out for more to come. See y’all next season!
championships.pokemon.com/en-us/events
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Felicia Davin
4 months ago
raise your hand if you're not in NYC but you're following the mayoral election out of a desperate need to believe that good things are possible
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Victory Road
4 months ago
🚨 2026 SEASON 🚨 The new season comes with news!
#PokemonVGC
▶️ VG locals start on 1 September ▶️ Extra Swiss round in Day 2 + top cut capped at 16 ▶️ CP payouts adjusted for Top 16-64 ▶️ Global & Grand Challenge CP separate by region ▶️ IC & first Regional dates All info here ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Play! Pokémon
4 months ago
Get ready for a new season of MEGA proportions! Information regarding the 2026 Championship Series is now live 🔥 Learn more ➡️
pkmn.news/2026SeasonCh...
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Joshua J. Friedman
4 months ago
AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
4 months ago
As a result of today's decision, the Trevor Project board of directors is matching every dollar donated with $3 until June 22. So a $25 contribution becomes $100! GO DONATE. Help save the lives of trans kids.
www.thetrevorproject.org
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Support Homepage
The Trevor Project is a non-profit suicide prevention organization that provides 24/7 crisis support services, research, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ young people.
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
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Erin Reed
4 months ago
Alright everyone, one last push. If you or anyone you know is: - LGBTQ+ - 13-24 years old - In the US Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health. It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :)
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Made my donation today! You should too!!
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4 months ago
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Chris Cantwell
4 months ago
The Trevor Project is a godsend, and this is evil. There is no other word for it. It's evil.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
4 months ago
ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.
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Play! Pokémon
4 months ago
And with that,
#PokemonNAIC
has officially come to a close! Let's take a moment to thank each and every one of our staff that helped make this event happen. Next stop, Worlds! ❤️
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Wilson Cruz
4 months ago
Just so we’re clear, DC is VERY capable of putting on quite the PARADE when it REALLY WANTS to… See!? World PRIDE in DC just LAST WEEK! 🥰🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇸
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Captain Mark Kelly
4 months ago
Senator Richard Blumenthal is right. From the greatest generation to today, there’s no shortage of heroes worthy of a military parade. But Donald Trump turned today’s parade into a celebration of himself.
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rahaeli
4 months ago
When you hear the whining about "police injured on duty" in LA today: the people actually listening to the scanners said LASD fired rubber bullets at LAPD so LAPD tear-gassed LASD. The protestors are gonna get blamed for it, but it was entirely self-inflicted.
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Asawin Suebsaeng
4 months ago
As we reported previously, one reason trump has said he can get away with this is because the police on the ground are on “my side” :/
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Xander Lenc
4 months ago
Truly wild photos coming in from Los Angeles right now.
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William Shakespeare
4 months ago
For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings: How some have been depos’d, some slain in war, Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed, Some poisoned by their wives, some sleeping kill’d,
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Asawin Suebsaeng
4 months ago
it is Illegal to not enjoy this.
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Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
Trump got the expensive military parade he wanted on his birthday, courtesy of Lockheed Martin, Palantir, and American taxpayers.
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NO FUCKING KINGS. That’s all.
4 months ago
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The Fig Economy
4 months ago
Man I don’t want to get conspiratorial but a thought I can’t shake is that just like we can’t trust that people presenting themselves as law enforcement *are* law enforcement, can we trust that a violent person who’s said to have been impersonating law enforcement *isn’t* law enforcement?
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Hillary Monahan
4 months ago
The assassin posed as law enforcement. As we can no longer tell the difference between civilians and law enforcement thanks to the ICE, I would expect the reforms to start regarding officers having to stop hiding their faces and clearly identify themselves. That won't happen but one can dream.
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Mark Copelovitch
4 months ago
We should've made a bigger national crisis of someone breaking into Nancy Pelosi's home & trying to kill her husband. But then, we should've made a bigger national crisis about hundreds of someones breaking into the Capitol & trying to steal an election. But then, we should've done lots of things.
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Governor Tim Walz
4 months ago
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My son.
@tman.bsky.social
in VG Top Cut at NAIC!!! Let’s goooooo
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Erin Reed
4 months ago
Absolutely horrifying news out of Minnesota. Political violence and assassination attempts against elected officials has no place in our society.
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Sources say two Minnesota lawmakers have been shot
Sources have told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' Tom Hauser that two Minnesota Lawmakers have been shot.
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Governor Tim Walz
4 months ago
Out of an abundance of caution my Department of Public Safety is recommending that people do not attend any political rallies today in Minnesota until the suspect is apprehended.
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