Matthew Macomber
@chumesog.bsky.social
I work in the IT field. I reshare various interests (i.e. Queer issues, accessibility, video games, weather, politics). Views here are my own. Partner to @alicia-klees.bsky.social! (He/Him)
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I don’t want to be pollyannish about the past, but it was basically inconceivable twenty years ago that a president would say this publicly
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I don’t want to be pollyannish about the past, but it was basically inconceivable twenty years ago that a president would say this publicly
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i'd go even further and say there is a reason even nixon kept this kind of stuff to himself. you would have to go back quite a bit to find a point at which is acceptable for a president to say anything like this *in public*, to say nothing of in the oval office.
I don’t want to be pollyannish about the past, but it was basically inconceivable twenty years ago that a president would say this publicly
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
i'd go even further and say there is a reason even nixon kept this kind of stuff to himself. you would have to go back quite a bit to find a point at which is acceptable for a president to say anything like this *in public*, to say nothing of in the oval office.
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the entirety of videogames to my nieces and nephew are the games included on NEX Playground Interactive Gaming System, cube down there by the tree. essentially an ouya but camera input in the style of eye toy / kinect / nick arcade video zone
I helped him get the high score whacking moles on screen
I helped him get the high score whacking moles on screen
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
the entirety of videogames to my nieces and nephew are the games included on NEX Playground Interactive Gaming System, cube down there by the tree. essentially an ouya but camera input in the style of eye toy / kinect / nick arcade video zone
I helped him get the high score whacking moles on screen
I helped him get the high score whacking moles on screen
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i just wish someone would slam down on a big red button that plays a loud, deep, almost cartoonish voice tauntingly bellowing, "RAAAAAA-CIST" through the entire building every time people say this sort of shit. if they try to argue, we just keep slamming the button repeatedly to drown it out.
Fox News' Will Cain: "I’m sure there are very honorable law-abiding upstanding citizens and contributors from the Somali community here in the United States, BUT..."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
He goes on to say "we aren’t going to pretend here that all cultures are of equal value or the same."
December 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
i just wish someone would slam down on a big red button that plays a loud, deep, almost cartoonish voice tauntingly bellowing, "RAAAAAA-CIST" through the entire building every time people say this sort of shit. if they try to argue, we just keep slamming the button repeatedly to drown it out.
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Anyways, a box that looks like the OUYA and Kinect had a kid has 82% 5 star reviews at Target, and a 4.7 overall rating with 2.5k reviews on Amazon.
www.nexplayground.com
www.nexplayground.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Anyways, a box that looks like the OUYA and Kinect had a kid has 82% 5 star reviews at Target, and a 4.7 overall rating with 2.5k reviews on Amazon.
www.nexplayground.com
www.nexplayground.com
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Hey all,
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Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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earlier today, humble delisted bafflingly controversial art game horses. now, just as suddenly, horses has been relisted. the director of the studio behind the game tells me this was because of a review of the game's content prompted by press coverage
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
earlier today, humble delisted bafflingly controversial art game horses. now, just as suddenly, horses has been relisted. the director of the studio behind the game tells me this was because of a review of the game's content prompted by press coverage
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Updated this story with a statement from Santa Ragione with their side of what went on today with Humble, but they're confirming Humble told them that "nothing in the game warrants removal from their store."
Humble's now banned it too, post-launch:
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too - IGN
Last week, we reported that disturbing horror game Horses had been banned from Steam. Now, at the last possible minute before the game was set to release widely across other PC store fronts, Epic Game...
www.ign.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Updated this story with a statement from Santa Ragione with their side of what went on today with Humble, but they're confirming Humble told them that "nothing in the game warrants removal from their store."
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Lithgow saying that a family friend with a trans kid came to him and literally said “please don’t do this” and he did it anyway really gives the game away. they don’t not know
Once again thinking about every actor trying to justify taking the money for the new HP series.
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Lithgow saying that a family friend with a trans kid came to him and literally said “please don’t do this” and he did it anyway really gives the game away. they don’t not know
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There is no Article II authority to exercise war powers unilaterally and there is no Article II authority to violate the basic laws of man and God because “the president said so.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
There is no Article II authority to exercise war powers unilaterally and there is no Article II authority to violate the basic laws of man and God because “the president said so.”
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One of the reasons I think it’s also essential to not call the boat strikes “war crimes” but “crimes against humanity,” is that it emphasizes that Trump and Hegseth are acting extra-constitutionally and are not entitled to any shield from the courts. This systematic murder of civilians is illegal.
December 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
One of the reasons I think it’s also essential to not call the boat strikes “war crimes” but “crimes against humanity,” is that it emphasizes that Trump and Hegseth are acting extra-constitutionally and are not entitled to any shield from the courts. This systematic murder of civilians is illegal.
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Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again
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Humble has relisted Horses.
Humble's now banned it too, post-launch:
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too - IGN
Last week, we reported that disturbing horror game Horses had been banned from Steam. Now, at the last possible minute before the game was set to release widely across other PC store fronts, Epic Game...
www.ign.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Humble has relisted Horses.
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FINAL DAY! The last 24 hours! 🙌🎉
We've already blown past our previous records for total raised and number of backers. It's unreal. Thank you all so much!
Please click the link below to back the campaign! 👇
We've already blown past our previous records for total raised and number of backers. It's unreal. Thank you all so much!
Please click the link below to back the campaign! 👇
December 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
FINAL DAY! The last 24 hours! 🙌🎉
We've already blown past our previous records for total raised and number of backers. It's unreal. Thank you all so much!
Please click the link below to back the campaign! 👇
We've already blown past our previous records for total raised and number of backers. It's unreal. Thank you all so much!
Please click the link below to back the campaign! 👇
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interested in reading how someone with cognitive and mobility related disabilities plays games? check out my Community Soapbox segment on the Can I Play That! huge thanks to @abitofaccess.com for including me in this fantastic series! #GameAccessibility #GameA11y #DisabledGamer #Accessibility
Continuing our guest highlights for our new Community Soapbox series with @shellelittle.bsky.social, a senior digital accessibility specialist and game accessibility consultant.
They tell us about the mobility and cognitive barriers they experience while gaming.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/s...
They tell us about the mobility and cognitive barriers they experience while gaming.
caniplaythat.com/2025/11/27/s...
Shell Little - Community Soapbox - Can I Play That?
In this edition of our Community Soapbox we turn the spotlight on Shell Little.
caniplaythat.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
interested in reading how someone with cognitive and mobility related disabilities plays games? check out my Community Soapbox segment on the Can I Play That! huge thanks to @abitofaccess.com for including me in this fantastic series! #GameAccessibility #GameA11y #DisabledGamer #Accessibility
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I think part of What's Going On with billionaires is that the daily friction of interacting with normal people is part of what anchors people to the real world, and once you have enough money to buy your way out of the friction you can knock down a load-bearing column propping up your sanity.
December 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I think part of What's Going On with billionaires is that the daily friction of interacting with normal people is part of what anchors people to the real world, and once you have enough money to buy your way out of the friction you can knock down a load-bearing column propping up your sanity.
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new york democrats shouldn't be let anywhere near power. the ideal democratic leader is a guy who won by 2 percent and actually thinks of the GOP, rather than other Democrats, as the enemy.
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
new york democrats shouldn't be let anywhere near power. the ideal democratic leader is a guy who won by 2 percent and actually thinks of the GOP, rather than other Democrats, as the enemy.
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If I had to diagnose the cause of the "Bluesky malaise" as @kleinman.bsky.social calls it, I would describe it as a lot of people without the skills or resources or interest in journalism or activism mistakenly believing that being performatively miserable all the time will net the same results.
December 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
If I had to diagnose the cause of the "Bluesky malaise" as @kleinman.bsky.social calls it, I would describe it as a lot of people without the skills or resources or interest in journalism or activism mistakenly believing that being performatively miserable all the time will net the same results.
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“If you believe the MAGA postliberal project is real, then liberalism must understand MAGA is not a reaction to economic consequences or “elite failures,” but an affirmative preference for illiberalism.
Liberalism must stop apologizing. Stop excusing. And fight.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-and-l...
Liberalism must stop apologizing. Stop excusing. And fight.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-and-l...
Liberals: Stop the Masochism
Why liberalism romanticizes the Forgotten Man and is reluctant to take its own side in the fight against authoritarianism.
www.thebulwark.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“If you believe the MAGA postliberal project is real, then liberalism must understand MAGA is not a reaction to economic consequences or “elite failures,” but an affirmative preference for illiberalism.
Liberalism must stop apologizing. Stop excusing. And fight.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-and-l...
Liberalism must stop apologizing. Stop excusing. And fight.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-and-l...
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For years, the disability community has been used by industry as a shield against Medicare For All.
In new polling from @dataforprogress.org, we asked disabled voters whether they support M4A:
62% Support among voters who ID as disabled
63% Support among voters who do not ID as disabled
#IDPWD
In new polling from @dataforprogress.org, we asked disabled voters whether they support M4A:
62% Support among voters who ID as disabled
63% Support among voters who do not ID as disabled
#IDPWD
December 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
For years, the disability community has been used by industry as a shield against Medicare For All.
In new polling from @dataforprogress.org, we asked disabled voters whether they support M4A:
62% Support among voters who ID as disabled
63% Support among voters who do not ID as disabled
#IDPWD
In new polling from @dataforprogress.org, we asked disabled voters whether they support M4A:
62% Support among voters who ID as disabled
63% Support among voters who do not ID as disabled
#IDPWD
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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The family of the Colombian fisherman who was killed in the Sept. 15 US military strike in the Caribbean Sea filed a formal complaint Tuesday with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights alleging the US government illegally killed him.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Internat...
abcnews.go.com/amp/Internat...
December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The family of the Colombian fisherman who was killed in the Sept. 15 US military strike in the Caribbean Sea filed a formal complaint Tuesday with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights alleging the US government illegally killed him.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Internat...
abcnews.go.com/amp/Internat...
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