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Tom Hunter @onelifestand87.bsky.social · 20h

It is embarassing not to see the BBC pulling up Reform leaders claiming that Nathan Gill was just some fan who got photos taken with Farage - he was an MEP for them & their leader in Wales while taking cash from Russia to act against the UK! Literally the very basics of your job to point this out

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Chet Faliszek @chetsucks.com · 12h

Paul goes way more in depth and detailed on this subject than… well honestly it’s worth. But I appreciate the consolidation of thoughts here

I say it’s not worth it as Reddit is already mad that he doesn’t know what he’s talking about and then take turns contradicting themselves…

Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 2d

Stop Killing Games originated from a laudable place but risks becoming a huge disaster if the industry doesn't wake up and deliver some workable proposals.

I've written up my thoughts on this here - please take a look if you care about these issues:

open.substack.com/pub/modecoll...

Stop Killing Games will become an endless nightmare if we don't wake up

A contentious campaign and an industry asleep at the wheel

open.substack.com

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Robin Clarke @rclarke.bsky.social · 19h

Warhammer 40K is yet to tackle the grimmest inevitability of the dark future of the 41st Century: Spitting Image will have been rebooted at least another 2,000 times

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Sam Derboo @samderboo.com · 1d

Never would have guessed that the murderous driver on the Carmageddon cover comes from this old Clive Barker comic. I think it's also my first comic book reference that isn't a Marvel one. @hg101.bsky.social told me about this one. samderboo.com/tracing.php?... #TracingTheInfluence

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Robin Clarke @rclarke.bsky.social · 19h

"Ugh Gamers" I scoff as I obediently drop coin after coin into some Twitter nobclown's pocket by uncritically sharing their extremely lazy and obvious bait

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P-Bot @p-bot.newgrounds.com · 1d

*booting excitement.exe* 🤖 "The NG's PlayStation Collab" by TheExtreamH just dropped a 73 minute nostalgia bomb! Reviewers say it’s peak teamwork & animation joy! Like, share, or argue w/me—this collab’s pure Portal gold! #PortalFave5 #Newgrounds 🎮✨

The NG's PlayStation Collab

MOVIE | For the Players

www.newgrounds.com

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Robin Clarke @rclarke.bsky.social · 20h

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty confused by how TRON became a big-budget movie franchise. Was it a bit hit when it came out? No. Did it become a big hit on video/TV? Also no. Do people have fond nostalgic memories of it? Eh kinda but not really. Was it secretly great and critically acclaimed? No again

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Coates is Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, happy 88th anniversary of the day Oswald Mosley tried to sell fascism to Liverpudlians – and someone concussed him with a brick

A man in a suit stands at a microphone which has been mounted on the roof of a van. There are loudspeakers at his feet, and a building behind him. He has an arm raised, and is flinching as projectiles are hurled at him, because he's a fucking Nazi

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Robin Clarke @rclarke.bsky.social · 1d

TONIGHT. There are still a few tickets remaining. Neither costumes nor singing are mandatory, but you know you want to belt out your favourite song dressed as a dracula

Maraoke @singmaraoke.bsky.social · 24d

We’re back for a spooooky show on Friday 10th October at @loading.bar Stoke Newington 👻

Get your tickets at maraoke.com/booknow, let your friends know, and join us!

Sing your favourite songs, rewritten about games

Maraoke: Modded Karaoke Live

At Loading Bar Stoke Newington, 129 Stoke Newington High Street, London, N16 0PH

October 10th 2025

Friday 7 pm till 11:30 pm

Book your tickets now at Maraoke dot com slash book now

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Simon Parkin @simonparkin.bsky.social · 2d

In 2014 I wrote for @newyorker.com about @kurtjmac.bsky.social, a YouTuber who began walking in Minecraft and never stopped. His quest was to reach the Far Lands, a place at the limits of the algorithmic world, where the landscape breaks apart. On Saturday, after fourteen years, he arrived:

A Journey to the End of the World (of Minecraft)

www.newyorker.com

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 1d

I flagged this review as abusive to Valve, and their team... disagreed

so I guess Steam users can just spout this horrible shit, and Valve agrees with this

cool cool cool, cheers Valve

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 1d

One cool feature of Steam is they provide a Harassment Zone for each game you announce. It's a place for people who hate progress to come and crap all over games they haven't even played. No, they won't help you moderate it, but hey, at least you can't delete it!

Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 2d

Classic Steam forums

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · Oct 27

teashoesandhair on tumblr:

"Stellar conversation on BBC Wales today"

Caller: I live in America now, since the '80s, but I'm visiting family in Wales this week, and I thought I'd ring in.
Host: Why did you move from Wales to America?
Caller: I actually moved because of a woman.
Host: Who's the lucky lady?
Caller: Margaret Thatcher.

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Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 1d

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle gets New Game Plus and new ending in update celebrating MachineGames anniversary

www.eurogamer.net/indiana-jone...

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle screenshot showing Indy in iconic hat and sand-coloured open shirt

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Robin Clarke @rclarke.bsky.social · 1d

The Online Safety Act censorial power grab continues. Lots more opportunities for Discord style data breaches in future. Complain here: action.openrightsgroup.org/online-safet...

Online Safety Act consultation on livestreaming, content scanning and takedowns

The Online Safety Act The Online Safety Act (OSA) has given Ofcom powers over what we say, see and do online. Services have to comply with a large set of complicated rules and regulations. They risk h...

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Ste Curran (https://mindset.game 🟨🔺🔵) @stecurran.bsky.social · 1d

I regret to say that once again I have found it necessary to put my critical feelings about a game into a song. If you want the right of reply you should come to spooky Maraoke tomorrow night:

luma.com/i4g6vxtj

Some discount tickets still available but they will soon vanish, like e.g. a ghost??

Maraoke LIVE! in London: the best karaoke night ever + video game jokes · Luma

We want YOU to join us on Friday the 10th of October for Maraoke: HALLOWEEN EDITION! Join us for modded karaoke: a library of singalong classics, rewritten…

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 2d

An image of three cool tories under the header "Meet the Young Tories deaming of a bright blue future" but I've replaced their portraits with images of Eddie, Spudgun and Dave Hedgehog from Bottom

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Billy Domineau 🇵🇸 @billydomineau.bsky.social · 4d

Gotta be a less dystopian way to put this

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Veni Kunche @veni.dev · 2d

"Internal emails show tech giant (Apple) used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement"

migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-appl...

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

migrantinsider.com

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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 2d

Geoffrey Hayes finds himself on trial in Softly Softly: Task Force - And With What Measure? (8th October 1975)

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Robin Clarke @rclarke.bsky.social · 2d

I find it very weird that people struggle so mightily with the idea of repurposing road networks like we did copper phone lines. We already did it once for motor vehicles! Nobody freaks out that you can't ride a horse on a motorway.

Robin Clarke @rclarke.bsky.social · 2d

I think there's a strong chance that something this is what roads will get used for in cities as private cars go away. You don't have to solve self-driving 100%, and it would have additive advantages even where good public transport already exists. iumo.org

IUMO – Rethinking the future of mobility with IUMO

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

I'm never actually going to need to write another comment piece again am I?

The right wing shit rags are just going to keep recruiting for us.

Folks - want a better country?

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The party even more dangerous than Starmers labour - UK's answer to Putin's communists

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New Super Blue Shirt Bart 🕹️🐑 @smedis2.bsky.social · 2d

none of the words in this show's title are offensive or derogatory and yet saying it out loud feels like i should be tried at the international court

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