Io Dodds 🌘🏳️⚧️♾️
@iododds.bsky.social
Senior reporter in San Francisco @the-independent.com covering tech + politics + LGBT. ISO 8601 stan; tabletop gamer; lowercase = shitposts
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Io Dodds 🌘🏳️⚧️♾️
@iododds.bsky.social
· Jan 21
i wanna see you bitches grow old. i'm serious about this
just in case y'all aren't aware: the new Rosalía album, Lux, is AMAZING. absolutely crazy genre hopping, every new song makes me spontaneously grin at its audacity and bombast
honestly reminds me of Bjork or Kate Bush in how intensely + joyfully it experiments with the pop form! STRONG recommend
honestly reminds me of Bjork or Kate Bush in how intensely + joyfully it experiments with the pop form! STRONG recommend
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
just in case y'all aren't aware: the new Rosalía album, Lux, is AMAZING. absolutely crazy genre hopping, every new song makes me spontaneously grin at its audacity and bombast
honestly reminds me of Bjork or Kate Bush in how intensely + joyfully it experiments with the pop form! STRONG recommend
honestly reminds me of Bjork or Kate Bush in how intensely + joyfully it experiments with the pop form! STRONG recommend
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yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal
I don’t like subtweeting people I consider online friends, but there is a subset of people who are very worried about the ongoing radicalisation of our political elite but won’t ever acknowledge the echoes with the radicalisation of their colleagues on trans rights
And few who are sympathetic to us, some who are friendly with me on here, will ever stick their head above the parapet
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal
to be clear, this was the dream I had last night
bizarre cyber incident where people across the world found mysterious docker containers running on their devices, hogging resources and endlessly multiplying
so I had to go on TV to explain what docker is and why there’s nothing sinister about me using it in my homelab
so I had to go on TV to explain what docker is and why there’s nothing sinister about me using it in my homelab
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
to be clear, this was the dream I had last night
bizarre cyber incident where people across the world found mysterious docker containers running on their devices, hogging resources and endlessly multiplying
so I had to go on TV to explain what docker is and why there’s nothing sinister about me using it in my homelab
so I had to go on TV to explain what docker is and why there’s nothing sinister about me using it in my homelab
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
bizarre cyber incident where people across the world found mysterious docker containers running on their devices, hogging resources and endlessly multiplying
so I had to go on TV to explain what docker is and why there’s nothing sinister about me using it in my homelab
so I had to go on TV to explain what docker is and why there’s nothing sinister about me using it in my homelab
to be clear, the point here but pic #1 is a completely insane and ahistorical take requiring severe brain worms to even find remotely plausible. and wtf are “crime genes”?!?
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
to be clear, the point here but pic #1 is a completely insane and ahistorical take requiring severe brain worms to even find remotely plausible. and wtf are “crime genes”?!?
SOCIAL PROOF ACCOUNTABILITY MANIFESTING STICKINESS ACCOUNTABILITY SOCIAL PROOF
(I am learning Spanish and desire pretend gemstones. thank you for your attention to this matter)
(I am learning Spanish and desire pretend gemstones. thank you for your attention to this matter)
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
SOCIAL PROOF ACCOUNTABILITY MANIFESTING STICKINESS ACCOUNTABILITY SOCIAL PROOF
(I am learning Spanish and desire pretend gemstones. thank you for your attention to this matter)
(I am learning Spanish and desire pretend gemstones. thank you for your attention to this matter)
Zombies, Run! is fantastic, and this is fantastic news!
(ethics disclosure: one of my loved ones has done work on ZR. but I played and was impressed by it long before that)
(ethics disclosure: one of my loved ones has done work on ZR. but I played and was impressed by it long before that)
just incredibly thrilled to announce that after months and months of uncertainty over the future of the game, and several I have bought Zombies, Run!, the game I co-created and have been making for the past 12 years:
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
I’m a novelist who’s just bought a video games company. Here’s why you should care about games writing | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Zombies, Run! is fantastic, and this is fantastic news!
(ethics disclosure: one of my loved ones has done work on ZR. but I played and was impressed by it long before that)
(ethics disclosure: one of my loved ones has done work on ZR. but I played and was impressed by it long before that)
gonna start confusing everyone by calling myself a detransitioner, by which I mean that I was forced to transition to male starting around 12 years old and only transitioned back as an adult
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
gonna start confusing everyone by calling myself a detransitioner, by which I mean that I was forced to transition to male starting around 12 years old and only transitioned back as an adult
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when u xcel, ppl will ‘spread sheet’ about u 🤭 😆
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
when u xcel, ppl will ‘spread sheet’ about u 🤭 😆
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Checking in on MechaHitler
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Checking in on MechaHitler
One thing that surprises me is how rarely this sort of thing is acknowledged as impinging on the rights of British citizens as well as immigrants.
We should care about both, obv. But from my end, it’s pretty galling to be unsure whether the love of my life could join me in the UK if I moved back.
We should care about both, obv. But from my end, it’s pretty galling to be unsure whether the love of my life could join me in the UK if I moved back.
British citizens who marry foreigners will have to make sure their spouses have a minimum income of £12,500 for 3 to 5 years, or they won't get indefinite leave to remain, the UK government has proposed. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/691edd...
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
One thing that surprises me is how rarely this sort of thing is acknowledged as impinging on the rights of British citizens as well as immigrants.
We should care about both, obv. But from my end, it’s pretty galling to be unsure whether the love of my life could join me in the UK if I moved back.
We should care about both, obv. But from my end, it’s pretty galling to be unsure whether the love of my life could join me in the UK if I moved back.
‘a’ film? no, no, no. I will name THE film with a forest.
November 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
‘a’ film? no, no, no. I will name THE film with a forest.
I am beginning to learn Spanish and I am not above spamming you all about it in exchange for pretend gemstones 😇🇪🇸🇲🇽
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I am beginning to learn Spanish and I am not above spamming you all about it in exchange for pretend gemstones 😇🇪🇸🇲🇽
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The real Silicon Valley commentary was having a funder be like "you have all the time and money in the world, go nuts," only to suddenly pull the rug and say "actually, now you have to solve immortality for me personally in two weeks or you're cut off."
This is how modern monsters are created.
This is how modern monsters are created.
In the age of AI, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein gets the monster right:
-Preening college dropout founder desperate to troll and provoke
-Secures financing from war profiteer
-Unethically harvests key materials for startup from people living and dead without consent
-Takes 0 responsibility
-Preening college dropout founder desperate to troll and provoke
-Secures financing from war profiteer
-Unethically harvests key materials for startup from people living and dead without consent
-Takes 0 responsibility
Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein' gets the monster right for the age of AI
Too bad he lets the founders off easy.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The real Silicon Valley commentary was having a funder be like "you have all the time and money in the world, go nuts," only to suddenly pull the rug and say "actually, now you have to solve immortality for me personally in two weeks or you're cut off."
This is how modern monsters are created.
This is how modern monsters are created.
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He's on a mission from God
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
He's on a mission from God
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Judge for yourself: did the dossier accusing the BBC of doctoring a Trump quote…doctor a Trump quote?
Left: Donald Trump’s Jan 6th quote, as presented in the dossier that brought down two BBC bosses
Right: What Donald Trump actually said.
Full story in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
Right: What Donald Trump actually said.
Full story in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Judge for yourself: did the dossier accusing the BBC of doctoring a Trump quote…doctor a Trump quote?
waitasec. are ‘Chibber’ and ‘Shubber’ related names
November 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
waitasec. are ‘Chibber’ and ‘Shubber’ related names
was on a bus in San Francisco the other night where the driver stopped and then refused to move until another passenger turned off his speakerphone. I am now pro Leviathan
People playing music without headphones on the train got me reflecting on Hobbes and Rousseau and the nature of Society and such things
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
was on a bus in San Francisco the other night where the driver stopped and then refused to move until another passenger turned off his speakerphone. I am now pro Leviathan
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Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco/Bay Area - here are some restaurants helping with food if you’re struggling with loss of SNAP benefits.
Please share!
Please share!
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco/Bay Area - here are some restaurants helping with food if you’re struggling with loss of SNAP benefits.
Please share!
Please share!
I’d have to see the transcript, but this last idea sounds v much like Musk has lifted it from Iain M Banks’ Culture novels.
The anarcho-communist Culture has no prisons or cops. But if you do a murder, a small annoying robot will tail you around for the rest of your life to stop you killing again.
The anarcho-communist Culture has no prisons or cops. But if you do a murder, a small annoying robot will tail you around for the rest of your life to stop you killing again.
Musk claimed Optimus robots “will eliminate poverty,” “give everyone amazing medical care,” and will be “bigger than cell phones...” He also said they’d be used for “containment of future crime” by following criminals around and stopping them from “doing crime.” www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/t...
Tesla says shareholders approve Musk's $1 trillion pay plan with over 75% voting in favor
Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk's historic pay package at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Austin, Texas.
www.cnbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I’d have to see the transcript, but this last idea sounds v much like Musk has lifted it from Iain M Banks’ Culture novels.
The anarcho-communist Culture has no prisons or cops. But if you do a murder, a small annoying robot will tail you around for the rest of your life to stop you killing again.
The anarcho-communist Culture has no prisons or cops. But if you do a murder, a small annoying robot will tail you around for the rest of your life to stop you killing again.
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the united states government acknowledges but does not endorse new york city’s claim on staten island, a strategic ambiguity political scientists refer to as the One New York Policy
November 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
the united states government acknowledges but does not endorse new york city’s claim on staten island, a strategic ambiguity political scientists refer to as the One New York Policy
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As the cold reality of Cuomo’s defeat sets in, this is a moment for centrists to ask themselves: Have we lost touch with the common voter? Get out and spend time in the tattoo parlors and dispensaries. The drag shows, community gardens and outsider art galleries where Real New Yorkers congregate
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 AM
As the cold reality of Cuomo’s defeat sets in, this is a moment for centrists to ask themselves: Have we lost touch with the common voter? Get out and spend time in the tattoo parlors and dispensaries. The drag shows, community gardens and outsider art galleries where Real New Yorkers congregate
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💠 "A revolution in storytelling." -IGN
💠 "One of the most groundbreaking stories in video game history." -Game Informer
💠 "Your favourite game's favourite game." -TheGamer
The Peabody award-winning 1000xRESIST is 33% off for the first time ever on Steam. (Coming to consoles soon!)
💠 "One of the most groundbreaking stories in video game history." -Game Informer
💠 "Your favourite game's favourite game." -TheGamer
The Peabody award-winning 1000xRESIST is 33% off for the first time ever on Steam. (Coming to consoles soon!)
October 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
💠 "A revolution in storytelling." -IGN
💠 "One of the most groundbreaking stories in video game history." -Game Informer
💠 "Your favourite game's favourite game." -TheGamer
The Peabody award-winning 1000xRESIST is 33% off for the first time ever on Steam. (Coming to consoles soon!)
💠 "One of the most groundbreaking stories in video game history." -Game Informer
💠 "Your favourite game's favourite game." -TheGamer
The Peabody award-winning 1000xRESIST is 33% off for the first time ever on Steam. (Coming to consoles soon!)
Not loving that the bottom two countries are the exact same ones where I’ve spent my entire life.
NEW from me:
Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent.
That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀
Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent.
That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀
November 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Not loving that the bottom two countries are the exact same ones where I’ve spent my entire life.
not the point but I looked up all these watches and half of them are so goddamn ugly I wouldn't be caught dead wearing one on my wrist
I literally think the multicoloured casio f91ws I wear every day are more attractive than the Rolex Datejust
I literally think the multicoloured casio f91ws I wear every day are more attractive than the Rolex Datejust
Btw if you're wondering what Williams spent his $1.3m on, turns out the answer is lots of watches, a Louis Vuitton handbag, a lot of very expensive jewelry from Tiffanies, and some things from Mocler.
And when I say lots of watches, I mean *lots* of watches. Guy really liked watches.
And when I say lots of watches, I mean *lots* of watches. Guy really liked watches.
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 AM
not the point but I looked up all these watches and half of them are so goddamn ugly I wouldn't be caught dead wearing one on my wrist
I literally think the multicoloured casio f91ws I wear every day are more attractive than the Rolex Datejust
I literally think the multicoloured casio f91ws I wear every day are more attractive than the Rolex Datejust