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Goosebuds Podcast @goosebuds.bsky.social · Jun 30

GRANDPA'S MAGICAL TOYS!
Chad's joined by @briamgilbert.bsky.social (and a secret surprise guest) to discuss this WeeSing VHS musical of sentient toy nightmares.

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6ZMY...
iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
VIDEO: www.patreon.com/posts/grandp...

A cover for Goosebuds episode 201: Grandpa's Magical Toys with guest Brian David Gilbert.

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brian david gilbert @briamgilbert.bsky.social · Jun 25

HAHAHAHAHAA YEAH BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

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brian david gilbert @briamgilbert.bsky.social · Jun 16

#Sponsored I'm the host of the very first official Pokémon game show! They approved me! Against all odds! It's gonna be so much fun! Come through!
pkmn.news/gameshow #PokemonGameShow

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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · May 20

Fourteen Thousand.

The long campaign to dehumanize Palestinians is, fundamentally, about this. To provide cover for the annihilation of a people and their culture, from the youngest to the oldest, to shrugs from the most powerful nations in the world.

Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · May 20

“I want to save as many as these 14,000 babies as we can in the next 48 hours,” he told the BBC.

UN warns 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours without aid – Israel-Gaza war live

UN’s humanitarian chief says aid lorries, which contain baby food and nutrition, are technically in Gaza but have not reached civilians

www.theguardian.com

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Simone de Rochefort @doomquasar.bsky.social · May 19

anyway here's the email I sent to jim bankoff last week. i'm still heartbroken. I have been insanely, destructively angry for weeks, and I think I will be for a long time.

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Giant Bomb @giantbomb.bsky.social · May 10

Giant Bomb lives! Fandom has sold the site to us and it is now fully independent and employee-owned. We'll see you all on Tuesday for the Giant Bombcast.

For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join

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niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · May 1

polygon and giant bomb dead in the same week is just unfathomable

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Susana Polo 🔜 NYCC @susanapolo.bsky.social · May 1

Woke up in a lovely bed and breakfast today on a lovely vacation to find out a place I've loved to work for just over a decade has been dismembered in minutes.

Just wanted to join the chorus to say that I've been let go from Vox Media on May Day, along with a great team doing great stuff.

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · May 1

I am among the MANY folks who got laid off today. Don't have anything good or thoughtful to say on it atm. gutted, sad, feel completely fucked. Fuck vox media management forever. they did this shit on may day. vox media union forever.

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Pat @pizzasuplex.bsky.social · May 1

After today, I am not employed! Not sure what the hell I'm going to do next but follow me on twitch and instagram (pizza_suplex_vevo) and stuff.

twitch.tv/pizza_suplex

pizza_suplex - Twitch

Adult man playing video games on line. Streams on Sunday, 8am PT. Also some other times.

twitch.tv

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Toussaint Egan @thesaintoftous.bsky.social · May 1

By now you've probably heard the news: Polygon has been sold to Valnet and I, along with most of my wonderful colleagues, have been laid off.

That said, I'm now open to new opportunities! If you've enjoyed my work and would like to work together in any capacity, please feel to hit me up via my DMs!

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media.tenor.com

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brian david gilbert @briamgilbert.bsky.social · May 1

Julia will never say this so I’ll say it for her: when I worked for Polygon, she was responsible for not just the biggest Polygon article, but the NUMBER 1 MOST CLICKED ARTICLE ON ALL OF VOX MEDIA. She was single-handedly paying all of our salaries. Hire Julia.

julia @hardykiwi.bsky.social · May 1

crawling back to bsky to pasta this from my twitter:

just like my coworkers, i've been laid off from polygon after it got sold (and now gutted i guess)

obvs if you need a guides writer who loves organization, spreadsheets, and comes with all her own equipment, let me know!

also hire my coworkers

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Petrana 冰冰 Radulovic (she/her) @petrana.bsky.social · May 1

Anyway, I need to go around saving some of my clips and also I would like an ego boost because I frankly feel shitty SO if you have a favorite story of mine, please thread it here so the process of going through and picking some to download isn't so overwhelming/lonely ahaha

Petrana 冰冰 Radulovic (she/her) @petrana.bsky.social · May 1

I know this says something about the state of games media, but Polygon had a superb entertainment desk too!! We were tiny but mighty and we did some stories that I am super proud of and it's been an honor to work alongside them and apparently i cant tag them all bc im running out of characters but

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Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social · May 1

I'm getting more sad about getting laid off. My work means so much to me. I'm a really good reporter. I've been getting scoops every single week lately, while also doing in-depth, award-winning reporting. I have good ideas!

New email: [email protected]

www.polygon.com/23776996/bar...

The untold history of Barbie Fashion Designer, the first mass-market ‘game for girls’

How Digital Domain and Mattel Media built Barbie’s wardrobe

www.polygon.com

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brian david gilbert @briamgilbert.bsky.social · May 1

Just woke up to this news, need to be a little more awake to fully process it, but the people I worked with at Polygon are some of the most kind, insightful, and passionate people I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing. Support them wherever they end up. Also, fuck whoever made this decision.

Polygon Sold To Valnet And Hit With Mass Layoffs

One of the biggest gaming sites around was just blown up

kotaku.com

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insert credit @insertcredit.com · Apr 28

Ep. 387 - Ethical Banana Diamonds, with Brian David Gilbert

@briamgilbert.bsky.social of YouTube and Dropout joins our panel to cover Switch 2 preorders, Donkey Kong dating your friends, and the legendary Nier butthole.

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Ethical Banana Diamonds, with Brian David Gilbert

Brian David Gilbert of Dropout.tv, Unraveled, and his own excellent youtube channel joins our panel to cover Switch 2 preorders, Donkey Kong dating your friends, and the legendary Nier butthole.

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brian david gilbert @briamgilbert.bsky.social · Apr 25

(also for real the game is good and i want it to succeed for good reasons too)

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The Wayne Gretzky of Vasectomies @onemanbikergang.bsky.social · Apr 25

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brian david gilbert @briamgilbert.bsky.social · Apr 25

“brian that’s just a francophile” no, that’s a different thing, i need cringe compilations but for americans saying “putain” instead of “baka”

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brian david gilbert @briamgilbert.bsky.social · Apr 25

praying that clair obscur is successful for all the wrong reasons: i need a new type of weeb but for france

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Billy Domineau 🇵🇸 @billydomineau.bsky.social · Apr 22

Ugh I’m getting so many of these

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brian david gilbert @briamgilbert.bsky.social · Apr 20

yeah Karen and I have already discussed this

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brian david gilbert @briamgilbert.bsky.social · Apr 20

Scotland managed to get “Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead” to number 1 following Thatcher’s death. I’m just saying we should agree on a song now so that we’re prepared

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brian david gilbert @briamgilbert.bsky.social · Apr 15

that’s a @karenhan.bsky.social special. all of the good clothes i wear are hers

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brian david gilbert @briamgilbert.bsky.social · Apr 15

haha whoops, i used humor as a defense mechanism in order to make a song about how i use humor as a defense mechanism youtu.be/Sj4BuUWcZ6Y?...

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