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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 3h

Ceramic daruma sculpture by Akemi Maegawa

Alastor Stuart @alasdairstuart.bsky.social · 3h

Literally dozens. Most recently zero budget German biking/trauma/alien horror movie The Trail.

It is almost impossible to make art as part of a group that’s universally shitty. There’s pretty much always something interesting or fun, even if it doesn’t quite work.

The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 18h

☝️Is there a sci-fi movie that you defend tooth and nail, but you feel a little alone in loving it?

When you're sad because you spent three hours defending a movie and clearly you're the only person in the world who likes it.

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 17h

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 3h

A reminder that if you buy anything from our Free Palestine collection, 50% of profits will be donated to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund: theflytrapmedia-shop.fourthwall.com/products/sao...

Saoirse don Phalaistín Shirt

The official shop of The Flytrap Media. Buy merch, and support your favorite feminist media collection!

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Lewis Davies @buttonprompt.com · 4h

Hey, I'm working on a pitch/essay research at the moment:

Anybody playing Hades 2 with time in early access - could you tell me things you experienced in early access that can't be experienced now its complete?

They can be boss fights, character moments, or personal victories/losses.

Thanks 😊

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 4h

people on here apparently need to learn a lesson most of us learn in elementary school, which is that it’s fucking rude to correct people on zero stakes things and doing so leads rightfully to social ostracism

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Alastor Stuart @alasdairstuart.bsky.social · 3h

Hey @margueritekenner.bsky.social ?

Non-Violent Game Of The Day @nvgotd.bsky.social · 1d

MAKEROOM

Cosy sandbox building game where you furnish and decorate rooms, gardens, boats, camper vans and more. There's over 1,100 items to place, and you can extensively customise all of them

[ PC / 2025 / @kenney.nl @wholesomegames.com ]

store.steampowered.com/app/2212670/...

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Adam Holcombe @adamholcombe.bountyink.com · 15h

In just one week, Bounty Inc. will be released to the world, and you can preorder it right now so you have it in time!

Do you like the found family/ensemble of Guardians of the Galaxy? The universe of Mass Effect? The absurd humor of One Piece? This is soup of all that and more!

Links below 👇

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Samantha Mackenzie Greer @sammgreer.bsky.social · 4h

Look. I totally get the despair and frustration. But every couple of weeks someone else is asking "where's press coverage for indie games?" and like, have you been under a rock? It's been torn to pieces my dudes! The devastation of games media has been widely talked about!

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Alastor Stuart @alasdairstuart.bsky.social · 4h

Damn right:)

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Alastor Stuart @alasdairstuart.bsky.social · 4h

A means to record this shit so it’s on record somewhere. I try and use mine as oxygen for myself and others. But those goals aren’t mutually exclusive.

Like I say, it’s a difficult line. No neat conclusion either. Just me thinking out loud.

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Alastor Stuart @alasdairstuart.bsky.social · 4h

From a personal point of view it comes down to the difference between ‘the fuck is this shit?!’ And ‘this is fucked but here’s how it’s being dealt with.’ That’s a really rough line to stay on the right side of and I’ve been thinking a lot about a friend who uses their social media as

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Alastor Stuart @alasdairstuart.bsky.social · 4h

This week especially the challenge of social media feels like threading the needle between community, catharsis, informing and comforting. There is so much horrific shit out there and everyone’s doing their best. But goddamn does seeing the same clickbait article reacted to 45 times grate.

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Alastor Stuart @alasdairstuart.bsky.social · 4h

Me too! Looks like nothing else I’ve seen this year and the ending had the exact rage I didn’t think they’d be brave enough to go for

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Jamie D @uk-resistant.bsky.social · 3d

This game by @bering.bsky.social is having trouble finding it's audience (I reckon it will closer to Xmas) and I think it looks really well made?

Can we help an indie out and get it infront of the right people?
Which streamers and indie game fans might like this?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hhB...

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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 4h

I’ve read the first three and they are so good - a pirate to Princess with a great found family.

K.B. Wagers @kbwagers.com · 4h

It's royalty day! 💚 Thanks to everyone who keeps buying my books, especially Hail & Co since it means I get a little check twice a year.

Now's a great time for a StarWars-esque story with political intrigue and found family where the bad guys get wrecked in the end. www.amazon.com/Behind-Thron...

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Michelle 🦇🎃 @nexusgoblin.bsky.social · 15h

An important part of me watching horror films is where I pause the movie when it frustrates me to go ask my partner what he would do in hypothetical situations just to make sure he's not going to fuck up and get us all killed

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Alastor Stuart @alasdairstuart.bsky.social · 4h

VICTORY AND CAKE FOR ALL!:)

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 22h

Oh — new reporting on Pope Leo from El Paso Matters, citing footage they have of yesterday's meeting.

Sounds like the pope was even *more* forceful in urging U.S. bishops to speak out about immigration than first reported.

I mean, that's…not subtle. elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

“I was struck at the beginning (of the video), it talks about the feeling of powerlessness, which I think is so much. I think it’s so important that we as a church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what’s going on in so many cities in the United States right now. At least the church cannot be silent,” the pope told the El Pasoans, according to a video of the meeting provided to El Paso Matters by Hope Border Institute.

Seitz responded: “You’ve spoken very strongly. We’re trying to do the same in our country and yet not get into the political fray the best that we can.”

Pope Leo told Seitz that he’d like to see the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops become more vocal on immigration issues.

“I mean, even within the conference, there are challenges. That’s one place they should be … I wish they were stronger in their own voice,” Leo said, adding that Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the conference, should speak out more on immigration.

“There’s been some good movement in that sense, but I certainly intend to continue to encourage” U.S. bishops to address immigration, Leo said.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 4h

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 259:
Failure is nothing to be ashamed of. It means you tried something. No-one succeeds without failures: it’s a necessary part of the process.

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Alastor Stuart @alasdairstuart.bsky.social · 4h

You’re having that week too, huh? Sorry buddy. Regroup, rebuild. We got this.

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👻 The Phantasmic Paul Jessup 👻 @pauljessup.com · 2d

HEY IT'S MY BOOK BIRTHDAY

YESSSS

Cancer Eats the Heart is out in the world! Disabled, dying, and chronically ill turn to vampirism as a cure, only to be hunted by twisted vampire hunters for their bones

pauljessup.com/books/cancer...

Cancer Eats the Heart

For Nix, waging her own private war with multiple sclerosis, a haunted house and a cryptic drifter aren’t the strangest things she’s ever encountered. No, what unnerves Nix is the adole…

pauljessup.com

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Professor Xtra Spooky 👻 🎃 @depresseddeveloper.bsky.social · 4h

Played a few generally panned games (Outer Worlds, Tiny Tinas) I noticed the biggest difference from previous similar titles is openly gay characters.

When the review brigading stopped the chuds didn’t just quit. They look for minor flaws and use that to make their negative reviews.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 1d

Do not buy my books from Amazon or Down and Out Books directly. I will not get paid. I should get paid, as per my contract, but in an email from D&O I’ve been told ‘no further payments will be issued.’
It absolutely blows it is ending this way, but man, pay your authors what they are owed.

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