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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 10d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Jen Bauer @jenbauer.bsky.social · 19d

Hi all, I'll be part of a panel on career journeys for women in tech this Thursday at Venture X. Hope to see you there! #UpWiSEInAction #WomenInSTEM carolinawomenintech.org/all-events/p...

Plot twists & Power moves - Carolina Women+ in Tech

Join us for networking, learning, and inspiration as panelists share stories and strategies for navigating an ever-changing industry.

carolinawomenintech.org

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Jen Bauer @jenbauer.bsky.social · 20d

Could you use this gig? Sharing just in case.

SQLGrrl of the Woods @sqlgrrl.bsky.social · 20d

Any data modelers looking for a 12 month contract fully onsite role in Columbia SC?

I have every recruiter on linked in hitting me up right now for this role. Lmk and I’ll send them your way!

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 20d

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.

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Jen Bauer @jenbauer.bsky.social · 20d

I'll bring the Pocky!

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Jen Bauer @jenbauer.bsky.social · 21d

This is a fun romp in a little yet wildly detailed world. Works on mobile, too!

allsee 🔜 halloween @allsees.online · 22d

everyone should checkout Messenger by Abeto. it's a free browser game where ur just a little delivery kid on a little planet!
messenger.abeto.co

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Trick Weekes @trickweekes.bsky.social · 23d

Buyers: So your games... guns and football, yes?

EA: Mmhmm, mmhmm, mostly guns and football, yep.

Buyers: No gay stuff? No politics we're not going to like?

EA: Haha, definitely not! Hey, could you give me one sec? I just need to shut down a studio real quick.

kotaku.com/report-saudi...

Saudi Arabia & Other Investors Nearing $50 Billion Deal To Buy EA

The massive deal might be announced officially as soon as next week according to sources with knowledge of the situation

kotaku.com

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ivy @askylitocean.bsky.social · 23d

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The Jewel of the Nile @mzkatlynd.bsky.social · 23d

While yall are over here judging folks for asking for help & “begging” on the skyline, I’m seeing more and more GoFundMe posts from people on LinkedIn trying to stay housed.

This is a hard time for everyone. If you can’t practice compassion, please, just be silent.

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Jen Bauer @jenbauer.bsky.social · 23d

Why is there an upper age limit?

Jen Bauer @jenbauer.bsky.social · 23d

I need to start.

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Jen Bauer @jenbauer.bsky.social · 23d

Just the prettiest. An iconic game.

Blorbo T. Farnsworth @joopeydoop.bsky.social · 23d

#promosky listen to #VideoGameMusic

Chrono Trigger - At the Bottom of Night

Feeling pretty low at the end of the week, this popped into my head. I always come back to Mitsuda and Chrono Trigger when hurting, and this track always had a profound effect on me #vgm

www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1m8...

At the Bottom of Night

YouTube video by Moyra Rodriguez :3

www.youtube.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25d

A shooter opened fire on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas on Wednesday, killing one detainee and critically wounding two others, investigators said. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

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Mo 🌸📚 @mo.seeks.quest · 26d

Apparently ICE has ripped off Pokemon to push their latest promos and I am just waiting for follow up C&D from Nintendo/Pokemon 💀

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Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti @theletterf.bsky.social · 26d

This was a fun and interesting read that got to the Hacker News frontpage yesterday.

anniemueller.com/posts/how-i-...

How I, a non-developer, read the tutorial you, a developer, wrote for me, a beginner - annie's blog

“Hello! I am a developer. Here is my relevant experience: I code in Hoobijag and sometimes jabbernocks and of course ABCDE++++ (but never ABCDE+/^+ are you kidding? ha!)  and I like working with ...

anniemueller.com

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Jen Bauer @jenbauer.bsky.social · 26d

It was a fun movie! I hope they make more.

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Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 26d

We're excited to again be a community partner for the POWER UP! Game Jam for Women.

📆 Oct. 24-28.
🔗 powerupjam.com

Game Jam for Women. Power Up! Online, global, 24.-28. October 2025. www.powerupjam.com

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Jen Bauer @jenbauer.bsky.social · 26d

A Link to the Past.

Videogame Beaches 🏳️‍⚧️ @videogamebeach.bsky.social · 26d

What video game do you consider perfect?

(It's just one of the ones I consider so)

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Videogame Beaches 🏳️‍⚧️ @videogamebeach.bsky.social · 26d

What video game do you consider perfect?

(It's just one of the ones I consider so)

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Women in Games International (WIGI) @getwigi.com · 26d

We're back for another year of the BIPOC Virtual Career fair! We've teamed up with Sugar Gamers Labs, Black in Gaming Foundation, IGDA Foundation once again to bring you this incredible event on 10 - 11 October. Learn more and RSVP today: https://www.igdafoundation.org/career-fair