Alright, I'm coming out of my shell and would like to invite my internet friends into my personal life & ask for a little help. I'm using the survival of my business to bait myself out of my fear of being seen & ask that you follow us on Instagram. 🙇‍♀️ www.instagram.com/deadbeatbbq?...

"Remembering old days and Oakland roots with @nepenthes.bsky.social" As soon as I started my Q&A series back up I knew I had to catch up with Adina about her roots in East Bay fighting games, finding community in sports and art, and naming the A-Bison Custom Combo. www.patreon.com/posts/rememb...

Being independent/owning a business feels like working 3 jobs while still feeling unemployed. 🥲

COMBO BREAKER is almost upon us and I still have too many arcade controllers in my house. I'm not guaranteed to still be employed by the year's end so I'm downsizing my fleet to continue padding my emergency savings. Make me an offer! Pick up at CB only, PFA. RTs appreciated!

I may be a very biased Daoist, but humans need to stop looking to the left or right, and find the balance instead. There are many things we agree with, but our focus has been pushed towards division. Together the people can conquer, divided the people will fall.

"Fighting ICE and freeing the homies: The #FREELUD Q&A with Aeriqui" The most inspirational story in fighting games this year didn't happen on stage. I caught up with @aeriqui.bsky.social about the organizing work behind #FREELUD, and the work ahead for asylum. www.patreon.com/posts/fighti...

"Why you do what you do, and how you do it" A personal blog about my martial arts and fighting game practice, how the motivation to learn a skill changes how you practice that skill, and what I'm cooking (literally) these days. www.patreon.com/posts/why-yo...

‼️ Applications close tomorrow‼️ gamedevsofcolorexpo.org/apply

Zionism makes Jews less safe! Like with all extreme ethnonationalisms, the individual is suborned, the people's fears are used against them, etc. And I'm not even in the in-group Netanyahu cares about. He's not an international protector of Jews, he's a politician who's in it for himself & his state

To stoke the lie that Jews control the US government in a time of rising antisemitism is horrible, but Netanyahu doesn't mind making us less safe. When Jews here are scared, maybe more of them will move/donate to Israel; when Jews in Israel are scared, he can prey on their fear to keep power longer

I'm getting chicks this week. I can only dream to be this cool.

you shouldn’t learn about bands from shady TikTok manipulation, you should learn about bands by hanging out with a girl you like but are also extremely afraid of

Weekly schedule! Very exciting week with the GGS 2.0 patch dropping and joining the twitch front page premiere of BFBL: Fake Baseball! Please note that BFBL starts at 3pm ET/noon PT (I'm on the second half of the broadcast) on twitch.tv/bryonato !

CALIBURST IS BACK 4/4 @ GAMECENTER - 1PM Venue open - 2PM Xrd Bracket - 5PM Xrd Beginners - 6PM Sailor Moon S, MBAACC, Suika Game - $10 venue -💉SEPT 2025 COVID VACCINE REQUIRED - Sign up for 🍕 start.gg/caliburstirl #rev2forev2

American tech oligarchs spend billions fighting socialism, yet their unhinged greed is the single best advertisement for it. By hoarding wealth and breaking society to enrich themselves, they actively fuel the very ideology they claim to despise

Hey, guys. It turns out the situation is pretty bad for this month. Any help is deeply appreciated. ko-fi.com/mwisk #helpsky #mutualaid #emergencyfunds #emergencyfund

They find things that we love and enjoy and have learned how to use it to exploit us. Video games aren't the only industry they've done this with. Follow the money and you'll realize that the real war is about the control and enslavement of our energy.

Videogames are no longer games. They are "ecosystems" designed to keep you engaged as long as possible to develop a feeling of investment which will slowly break down your resistance to making additional purchases. Capitalism ruins literally everything.

I wonder how many time capsules have been lost to mass expansion and concrete jungles.

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see? here's the thing. A lot of people are like, the earth is fucked, it's beyond salvation, it's hit the tipping point, but time and time again we see that if we just fucking fixed the problem, it rebounds so incredibly fast. Imagine what could be done if people actually cared

i grow tired of engaging with things. i am weary of the takes. i only desire to eat chicken wing now.

Skip that gacha or blind box pull & help make a few kids' days!!! Remember that joy & whimsy from the days where we got a shiny pencil or cool erasers?? You can directly make that experience even more amazing (& replace the Roblox dopamine) with a cool present that they can show their friends irl!

Hi All! I normally don't post work related things, but my school is in need for student prizes for the remainder of the year and need some help! Please share or donate, w/e you can do to help! a.co/0cnIufoP

Word from Lud: Thank you FGC Fam! 🙏🙏🙏 I wouldn't be out without your tremendous support! Keep up the good fight! See you soon! 🏠 #FreeLud (reposted from The Hiero Group on twitter)

These stories need to be heard. Fuck ICE with my whole entire chest.

lud being release on $4k bond was covered as an update by larry miller at @wusa9.com.web.brid.gy !! @aeriqui.bsky.social what #FreeLud truly means and how the organizers are working to accomplish that goal 🙏 source: www.wusa9.com/article/news...

Sharpie did a fucking incredible job organizing on this site for #FREELUD. @sharpiepls.com ❤️

UPDATE: Beloved fighting game community member Ludovic has been granted bond after being detained by ICE aftermath.site/ice-ludovic-mb...

EVERYBODY SAY “THANK YOU” TO @aeriqui.bsky.social RIGHT THE FUCK NOW AND TELL HIM TO EXHALE DEEPLY AND DRINK SOME WATER One of the leading organizers of #FREELUD and the actual architect behind most of the updates I’ve posted. A fucking hero as far as I’m concerned.

my friend gets to go home to his mother and sister in maryland because we all rallied for justice. i hope other communities follow our lead and don't let illegal and/or morally wrong actions happen in their community. as long as you can fight, you should be fighting. resist as long as you can.

i hope everyone monitoring #FreeLud understands that @aeriqui.bsky.social is just a normal person who stepped up because his friend and community needed him. that's truly all it takes. you don't need to be ordained to make a difference. you just to be available and willing to help.

i'm not currently organizing fgc events anymore. i traded that in for organizing in general, and i am very happy i did. without the time i've spent learning how to organize politically and locally, i would not have been able to help rally media attention for my friend and community member.

#FreeLud Update THE JUDGE RULED THAT LUD CAN BE RELEASE ON BOND! 🥰 I was in the courtroom and the judge said that it was obvious Lud had community support. We were like 20 people deep. The fight to bring Lud home continues, but this is a good celebration point 😇 source: me and official discord

Was just told by @sharpiepls.com that the GFM is also helping with the travel needed to get Lud home! The community is something so great, but omg fuck ICE for jerking human beings around state to state & then just spitting them out. Imagine the unfortunate without this support & organization. 😞

Ludovic is going to come home to thousands of people posting about how he is free and I think that's beautiful #FREELUD

When we fight we win y'all 💪

THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE LIKE LUD IN ICE DETENTION. You do not have to stop finding small ways to resist when he is home.

I'm fairly rusty to the internet and modern etiquette. What is the stance on censoring Discord usernames? I feel like people deserve flowers, but also really respect and understand privacy.

This is the power of organization and community. Way to go, FGC. I'm so full of joy, hopefulness, love, pride, & optimism. Rest up and let this win ripple out. Stay tuned for more updates, we have a bigger battle coming in May for Lud's removal hearing. In the meantime, look at your impact:

BREAKING: WE DID IT!!! LUDOVIC IS COMING HOME!!! The judge, clearly moved by 20 people turning up in person alongside 20 online, ruled entirely in Lud’s favor with low bond. Update to come when he is home. The team is optimistic about his hearing in May. #FREELUD

On the subject of purists within the various fandoms: no sheer amount of the self righteousness belief that “we are not with them” is going to protect you… it is >not< going to protect you. Artist Adamtots puts it nicely on perspective:

Neighborhood gardener here to encourage everyone to start learning how to grow your own food. Fertilizer prices will end up hurting farmers AGAIN, so grocery prices on produce are likely to go up just like gas. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

the official organizers and lud's family spoke with @therealnews.com on a podcast organizers are asking this story be boosted to increase awareness and visibility for lud's bond hearing tomorrow source: therealnews.com/ice-snatches...

this story was also covered by @advocate.com amplify it and let's #FreeLud source: www.advocate.com/news/people/...

#FreeLud Update !! lud has his bond hearing on friday 🙏 source: official discord

I like using social media to learn about cool stuff and say funny things to my friends, but if I stay on here too long all the terrible news going on will kill my spirit. It's like playing catch with a ball that, at any time, can change from a simple baseball to weapons grade uranium.