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marinda (she/her) 🐸 @marinda.org · 2h

Palestine should be free. Trans people should be protected. No one should go into debt to afford housing, healthcare, or an education. It is urgent that we prioritize addressing climate change. Billionaires should not exist. Our government is fascist.

None of these views are extreme.

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Magen Cubed @magencubed.bsky.social · 19h

Please support my dear friend Adham and his family 💜 Donate and share to help them start their lives over 🙏

Adv Adham Madi 🍉🇵🇸 @mr-adham.bsky.social · 1d

A final appeal...

Rafah crossing will open soon. We only dream of safety and of leaving this endless suffering behind.

Your help could be our last chance to live, not just survive. Please, don't let this be the end..

Donate now as much as you can and Share please. ❤️🫂👇🏼
tinyurl.com/HelpAdhamsFa...

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 3h

Trump and his cronies have been attacking our dedicated public servants from Day 1 — and now they're weaponizing Trump's shutdown to illegally fire more federal workers. We won't stand for it.

Tune in as my colleagues and I discuss how we're fighting back:

Van Hollen, colleagues rally against Trump's illegal attacks on federal workers

YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen

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Hatok @hatok.bsky.social · 14h

they don't make goons like this anymore

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Nadia Oxford @nadiaoxford.bsky.social · 5h

A long time ago on Blood God I coined the term "Nakamura Dog Park." I think FF character designer Tetsuya Nakamura sometimes needs to be allowed to design some Nakamura-level shit, much like a dog needs to run around in circles and bark to find a reason to keep living.

This is a Nakamura dog park.

Nova Crystallis @novacrystallis.com · 7h

Characters include:
• Warrior of Light (FFI)
• Kain Highwind (FFIV)
• Krile Mayer Baldesion (FFV)
• Terra Branford (FFVI)

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 6h

Israeli ceasefire means it will massacre the emaciated maimed shell of a body they left you in for entering your own home, then claim Israeli terrorists were feeling unsafe near your house while they were destroying what was left of your life and family.

www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Five Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza despite ceasefire

Israeli army confirmed it opened fire, saying a group had approached its soldiers before being targeted.

www.aljazeera.com

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 7h

CGWORLD (Magazine & Festival) illustrations by Inio Asano (Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction).

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KZ @kzxcellent.live · 17h

Following the massive Pokemon leaks I recall people constantly going "Things would be healthier if gaming was less secretive" and given the response I've seen from this and years of following Film Industry Twitter I can say that is 1000% incorrect.

The more info people have the worse it gets.

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👁️Leovincible🩻 @leovincible.bsky.social · 1d

Inktober 13. Drink

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👁️Leovincible🩻 @leovincible.bsky.social · 21h

Solitude.
It didn’t want me to add anymore.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 16h

"More Than 200 Bodies Dug Out of the Gaza Rubble Since Ceasefire Went Into Effect"

More Than 200 Bodies Dug Out of the Gaza Rubble Since Ceasefire Went Into Effect - News From Antiwar.com

Rescue workers in Gaza have recovered more than 200 bodies of Palestinians killed by the IDF from the rubble and from areas they were previously unable to access since the ceasefire went into effect o...

news.antiwar.com

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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 1d

Wrote about the temptation to put Gaza on the back burner now that the ceasefire is solidifying—and why we can't let that happen. Gaza still needs you, and me, and everyone to fight until real Palestinian liberation is won. www.discourseblog.com/p/gaza-still...

Gaza Still Needs You

This fight is not over.

www.discourseblog.com

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 1d

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

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Michael @lordmetallix.bsky.social · 16h

Remember when people got pissy at Nintendo for barring Kotaku for their piece on how to pirate Metroid Dreaf

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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · Jun 26

It's wild that you can trace literally all of this back to Final Fantasy fans who have been driven insane because Final Fantasy games aren't turn-based anymore but refuse to play literally one of the million turn-based games Square (and others) publish because they aren't called Final Fantasy.

Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · Jun 26

I am deeply fascinated with this obsession to use Clair Obscur to prop up whatever narratives we want to reinforce. It feels like no one is interested in engaging with what the actual game is about, but everyone wants to talk about how it's saving gaming in some nebulous way.

AUTOMATON WEST @automatonwest.bsky.social · Jun 26

Square Enix’s non-committal nod to shareholders is not them promising a big comeback of turn-based RPGs, nor praise of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Recent statements got lost in translation
automaton-media.com/en/news/squa...

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Michael @lordmetallix.bsky.social · 17h

Not sure, but I doubt it. But I accepted Dexit right away. Like when they hit 1000 I knew there’s no way GF can include every Pokémon in a game.

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Michael @lordmetallix.bsky.social · 17h

The way people talk about Pokémon these days is like Dexit never left

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James GHOULizio @theswweet.blackskycomra.de · 17h

I won't say or allude to anything, but man if literally anything changed in the middle of development people are gonna be even less normal than usual and my heart breaks for the devs.

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Michael @lordmetallix.bsky.social · 17h

There was one game on there that I know for a fact that people will be extremely stupid about

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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 1d

MSNBC: "'Look in the mirror and see what we have become': Oct. 7 survivor reflects on the war in Gaza."

The devastation in Gaza can't be overstated. The civilians rely on our donations to survive.

Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️

tinyurl.com/Tasneemo

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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 18h

NYT: "What Happened to Campus Activism Against the War in Gaza?"

What indeed? Those speaking out for Gaza continue to be silenced, while the civilians need us and our donations as much as ever.

Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏

tinyurl.com/Tasneemo

A flyer showing Tasneem's youngest daughter, Alma.

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piper @roodypatooti.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 20h

All women, children, and men over 50 were released under previous ceasefire agreements. It's important to make a record of all the pro-Israel propagandists spreading this lie and getting millions of views. Academics need to publish studies on how Zionist propaganda fell apart in the 21st century.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 20h

These are the same kind of weasels who would’ve called George Washington & America’s revolutionaries “terrorists.” They spend their days sucking up to King Trump & demonizing peaceful protest just as some in America sought to appease King George III.

Looking forward to No Kings Day.

Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering

Organizers largely blew off the rhetoric, but some Democrats online criticized the tone.

www.politico.com

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

God this is going to sound obnoxious but I'm doing it anyway: one of the most radical and genuinely bolshy things you can do right now is just fucking check stuff. Take a moment, find some sources, talk to some humans, corroborate stuff using independent pathways.

It is going out of fashion fast

Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 1d

In which John Oliver methodically unpacks how thin it is to claim you’re all about “the truth” when you’re only running essays don’t get properly fact-checked — and don’t hold up to even basic reporting scrutiny www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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