You know who isn't getting radicalized? Guys who do ships in a bottle. Embrace model-building and avoid the pitfalls of right-wing extremism

Someone actually did a study a while back that showed the most effective way to get women out of TERF groups wasn’t people trying to change their minds, it was them getting literally any benign hobby, like learning other languages or taking up needlework

I also think placing police under democratic civilian control in America is an important cause (inthesetimes.com/article/abol...) so this is an issue that irks me. It's one of many where I think the basic issue is one of creating an informed public... but I don't know how to do that.

The only message not voting sends to a politician is that your opinion can be safely ignored because you will never hold them accountable. That's it. You can tell yourself not voting is good for your personal brand or your moral well being, but never pretend it makes a difference in the real world.

One final collaboration with @morla.bsky.social for Eris Morn 💚 aiat.

Happy Pride Month. If you know a young person (age 13-26) in the US who is getting their access to queer library books restricted because of local small-minded folks, please refer them to the Books Unbanned program. More people should know about it. #pride booksunbanned.com/card

Happy Pride! Check out this interview I did with my friends at the Magic Story Podcast about Gruulfriends—and a bit about my new job too :) #wotcstaff youtu.be/Ye8pwqe7AoA?...

I’ve spent 11 years archiving and categorizing Destiny lore. So I wrote a blog post about how I feel, and to say thank you to all the people who’ve helped build a world I love. errata.ishtar-collective.net/irrational-h...

Junho

Looks like TIGANA is on sale as an ebook in the US right now, for $3. Remember the name.

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Ossoff: "While you pay more for everything, Donald Trump wants your tax dollars for what many are calling the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom."

You used to be able to google the time of the sunset, and Google would give you the exact time right on top every single time. Thankfully, with artificial intelligence, you can now ask Google what time the sun will set and it will conveniently tell you "I don't know."

The Catholic Catechism and the Baptist Confession of Faith state explicitly that God is neither male nor female, has no body or physical form. To think of God as biologically male diminishes the very nature of God. Everyone from Billy Graham to the Pope to the Anglican Church agrees on this.

"God transcends the human distinction between the sexes. He is neither man nor woman: he is God." - The Catechism of the Catholic Church

Stephen Miller’s pathological hatred of immigrants has made stupidity and cruelty official policy across every department of the federal government. “Only American citizens and green card holders can be airport janitors” is ridiculous. This man legally worked there for almost 30 years!

Others have said it so weighing in to agree: I think it's an interesting fact for, I dunno, comparative study of varieties of conservatism, that there's plenty of good conservative artists out there but none for the currently ascendant populist variety. It in particular seems distinctively anti-art.

This has become an increasingly large problem, & it is entirely the fault of incompetent politicians who refuse to support ICE abolition & stop police from harming protestors & marginalized communities. Protect your constituents from state violence, or watch them replace you with someone who will.

A thread of recommendations for those looking to read some of the best and more overarching books in Destiny. And a reminder that you can explore much more at www.ishtar-collective.net

I've been thinking about this question of where the good conservative art is lately, so in an attempt to give a fair shake to the most reactionary modern writer I could think of who's supposed to be actually good, I've been reading Yukio Mishima

If you’re dooming after seeing state goons talk about an organized network of hockey moms like WW2 vets talked about the Pacific that’s just a skill issue

I love this game so much, and at 70% off (~$5) I’d recommend it to basically anyone. Worth it for the soundtrack alone.

FINALLY. Never thought I'd get to say this, but: WISHLIST US ON STEAM. store.steampowered.com/app/3892320/...

Netflix is pulling KIPO on June 26th which is some real bullshit but also a good reminder to watch it now if you haven't.

Since Google revealed its plans for an AI search overhaul, visits to our "No AI" search page have tripled…and they’re still rising! Want to make it your default on Chrome or Firefox? Grab our No-AI extensions and banish AI-assisted answers, chat, and AI images. (1/3)

doing game dev sometimes feels like a constant succession of “step 2: draw the rest of the owl”

NORCO's 67% off until June 10th as part of Raw Fury's "June Sale". Macventure-inspired psychedelic road trip around Greater New Orleans, plays great on Steam Deck. If you enjoyed it, consider leaving a review. It really helps us out during these sales.

Me: *uses AI to write my breakup text* Everyone else in the Adeptus Mechanicus:

let's be clear, let's be very clear, let's be incredibly clear about something: Marcia Lucas is why you love Star Wars. She's why Star Wars worked. She's why it has heart. She's responsible for the in-media-res beginning, she's responsible for basically everything charming and unique about >

I grew up in southern Louisiana and I don't think any narrative choice in games has ever made me feel the way NORCO using the word "parain" without pausing to explain it did

Two of our games are on sale in the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase: Tactical Breach Wizards is 40% off! store.steampowered.com/app/1043810/... Gunpoint is 75% off! store.steampowered.com/app/206190/G...

⏰ Reminder! The Signature Cataclysm Bundle will leave the shop on June 2! blizz.ly/43GdlDL

TR-49 included!

As an out bi writer, I have dual thoughts on this (lmao). 1. It’s gutting how hard it’s become to sell a queer manuscript, ask me how I know. 2. I have a queer m/f romance coming out next year and I’m already dreading the “is this sapphic author self-censoring for money?” discourse.

Promise Mascot Agency is on sale on PlayStation for a tasty 30% off! ✨ Hanging out with Pinky☆ for £13.99? Sounds like a good deal to me. 💅

There's a concept called "the liar's dividend", and it refers to idea that once the public acknowledges that anything can be faked, that it is easier for bad people to avoid responsibility simply claiming that real information is fake. It's on my mind constantly lately. For obvious reasons...

*Grabs Bluesky's communal microphone* What if I told you that the writer and designer of Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers has over the last decade been writing steamy M4M romance ebooks under a pseudonym

🔍The Big Hollow: 1982 is officially OUT NOW!🔍 Think like a killer - follow FBI procedure to solve a grounded serial killer mystery. 🕵️🔪 Inspired by The Silence of the Lambs & The Golden Idol games, great for armchair detectives & true crime fans alike. Links below 👇👇

give your boys barbies and your girls toy chainsaws

Rockstar management fired 30+ people to try to prevent this and still failed.

"I just don't think unionizing the games industry will work" Okay so why is it working then 👀

Every release the narrative team hosts The Endies, a little ceremony where we celebrate our work and each other. Usually we give a custom like trophy for each ND, but this time we did something special, and everyone got their own Ghost I love us, I love this team, I love what we made together. 💠💙

marathon is article one in my argument that a good satire is one that is close enough to the ugly thing that it just has you marinate *in* the ugly thing, with the fully knowledge that it *is* ugly and evil, and then asks you how you're holding up, bud

Wish me luck 🕯️

ADOLESCENCE OF UTENA from Kunihiko Ikuhara (REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA, SAILOR MOON) hits theatres nationwide June 21 & 22. Tickets on sale now! 🌹 brnw.ch/21x2DC5

now you all listen here kotaku.com/the-most-und...

happy fucking pride to lesbians everywhere

Freelancing is hard enough already, and inflation sucks. Defector is raising our base freelance rates by 20 percent. Great time to pitch us. Email me or [email protected]

A trio of BioWare veterans have formed Edmonton-based Studio Reset, and their first game is a neon-noir mystery set in Canada. 🍁 Had a great chat with them about their X-Files inspirations, managing the scope of both their games and the studio, representing Canada in this debut project and more!