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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 1h

Live now to discuss my new Guardian piece, Ubisoft Civil War game, and more news before I boot up Hades II and go after that scrawy bastard Chronos again!

COME HANG OR ELSE

twitch.tv/alyssamerc

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 1h

My interview with Alyssa Walles of the @igda.org Foundation is live at @theguardian.com right now!

What a lovely chat about a crucial service: helping people around the world break into the video game industry.

www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...

The non-profit helping people from all over the world to become successful game developers

The IGDA Foundation broadened its reach by attending the world’s biggest video games event this summer – but faces challenges funding its work helping underrepresented developers

www.theguardian.com

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 3h

I hate that this is even a question. Looks like it’s bespoke, but it is very weird messaging.

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 3h

Is this AI I haven’t finished my coffee yet

Game Developers Conference @officialgdc.bsky.social · 21h

A New Era Awaits!

bit.ly/3KKYUIq

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 20h

NEW: Planned Parenthood's Manhattan clinic will stop seeing patients as of November 1 as affiliate prepares to sell the building amid budget shortfalls. Sale announced in March
Patients told to schedule at Bronx, Brooklyn, or Queens (LIC) clinics or virtual
www.plannedparenthood.org/health-cente...

screenshot:
The Manhattan Health Center will no longer see patients as of November 1, 2025. Book in-person services at our Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens health centers or a virtual visit through our Virtual Health Center.

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 14h

Got to Chronos tonight with a stupid fucking build—attack had a solid chance of doling out a huge BONK on enemies’ heads, was just lacing everyone but didn’t have great movement so died to the bastard

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 14h

Tysm

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acabylon 👻 BOO! 👻 @acabylonbee.bsky.social · 14h

in a stunning repudiation of the administration the yankees have been ELIMINATED by a canadian team

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 15h

I still firmly believe that a person who has donated thousands of dollars to rescues, is best friends with the owner of an animal sanctuary, had rescue pits, and has advocated for adoption is NOT an abuser, but the internet is fucking stupid

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 17h

At $640 and still have a few days before we run a 5k in Prospect Park for Palestinian refugee children!

Please share here, boost wherever (even on the hell site), send to friends and family, and donate if you can! I'd love to hit our goal before Sunday!
getinvolved.unrwausa.org/fundraiser/6...

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 16h

I DELETED THE OTHER POST BC PEOPLE ARE BEING UNWELL IN MY DMs!

I love dogs and have spent a chunk of my life rescuing them, along with cats, birds, possum, and more.

I don’t fuck with abuse or mistreatment.

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 17h

At $640 and still have a few days before we run a 5k in Prospect Park for Palestinian refugee children!

Please share here, boost wherever (even on the hell site), send to friends and family, and donate if you can! I'd love to hit our goal before Sunday!
getinvolved.unrwausa.org/fundraiser/6...

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 22h

New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 21h

Bully breed rescuer here! If you ever want advice on adoption or acclimation, hit me up

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 22h

YUP

alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 22h

We gotta talk dogs next time I see you

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 22h

The pit my parents adopted was incredibly reactive. At first I thought prong collars were the move because of popular training methods at the time, but once I did more research I swapped her to a gentle leader.

Unfortunately my parents undid a lot of the training, structure is so huge with rescues.

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 22h

He’s live discussing it now!

alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 22h

I’ve been a volunteer in animal rescue for ~15 years, bully breeds are my specialty. No way I’d be okay with this if it was one.

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 22h

It’s not a shock collar! AirTag with vibration motor, she’s a fully off-leash dog.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22h

Breaking news: Nearly a quarter of FBI agents across the country are currently reassigned to immigration enforcement.

The large number of reassignments reflect a vast reshaping of the agency and could put other priorities at risk.

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently reassigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

wapo.st

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Comic Book Club @comicbookclub.bsky.social · 23h

Jim Lee's impassioned words about why DC will never use AI have already won New York Comic Con.

Jim Lee On Why DC Will Never Use AI: “AI Doesn’t Dream, Feel, Or Make Art, It Aggregates It”

The President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics spoke out at today's Retailer Day at New York Comic Con.

comicbookclublive.com

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 1d

if you work for a publication that does this and have any idea how much $$$ your outlet makes from affiliate sale commissions on prime day, DM or signal me: jason.404

also interested if you are a journalist who is asked to do these deal roundups as part of your job

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 1d

Got to write about two of my favorite things for @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social:
1) Union contract negotiations
2) Women's sports

www.jezebel.com/the-wnba-con...

The WNBA Contract Negotiations Are as Intense as the Finals

But Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier is proving herself a labor rights legend.

www.jezebel.com

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 1d

What are some advocacy/representation groups that cropped up in gaming and media in the 2010s and after? Think Black Girl Gamers, She Plays Games, what have you.

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