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Levi @rubeck.bsky.social · 6d

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Levi @rubeck.bsky.social · 6d

good downloads to all to who celebrate

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 8d

On Friday 18 blue state attorneys general BLASTED the Federal Trade Commission, telling it to back off trans youth healthcare and warning of an insidious attempt to reshape the regulation of medicine in the US.

And nobody covered it.

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

State AGs Defend Trans Americans in Stunning Rebuke to Trump’s FTC — Assigned

Eighteen state Attorneys General unite to stand up in defense of trans Americans, in opposition to a Federal Trade Commission investigation into trans healthcare.

www.assignedmedia.org

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bloober team official @strida.bsky.social · 10d

today is my birthday 🙂‍↕️ at either link below you can buy my writing if you feel like it!

astridannerose.gumroad.com/
astridannerose.itch.io/

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 13d

the political policy cure for “male loneliness” is

- more time to hang with the fellas (4 day work week)

- more money to spend with the fellas (higher wages)

- more things to do with the fellas (taxing the rich and building 3rd spaces)

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Ashley Schofield🐉 @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social · 11d

and of course, if you missed the essay itself:

unwinnable.com/2025/09/25/i...

I Don’t Want to Be This Kind of Animal Anymore - Unwinnable

You’re not crazy. You’re just different. You have a vast soul. This life is all you have, but it’s still something. You have to keep going.

unwinnable.com

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 13d

Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, HBCUs received terroristic threats. Black students have been expelled or forced to withdraw. Black professors and teachers have been fired and placed on leave. A Black firefighter was placed on leave. A Black journalist was fired

thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/26/f...

The Free Speech Crisis for Black Americans Is Worse Than You Think

Don’t let Jimmy Kimmel’s return fool you: Black academics are more frightened of talking to the press than I’ve ever seen.

thebarbedwire.com

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 13d

p.p.s. It is important to connect Hegseth et al's effort to rewrite history to erase the genocide of Native Americans to the Trump Administration's recent attack on the Smithsonian, including the National Museum of the American Indian

nativenewsonline.net/currents/nat...

National Museum of the American Indian Among Smithsonian Museums Under Trump-Era Review

The National Museum of the American Indian—with locations in New York City and Washington, D.C.—is one of eight Smithsonian Institution museums currently undergoing a “comprehensive internal review” t...

nativenewsonline.net

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Stu Horvath @stuhorvath.com · 14d

Once again I wanna thank everyone who signed up for Unwinnable during our mellow subscription drive. That's how Unwinnable survives! More subscribers means more writers (and more pay for writers) and more writers writing about what THEY want to write about. Keep it going!

unwinnable.com/subscribe/

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 15d

"Capturing these satisfying moments of realization and finding ways to dole them out to a player is a hallmark of some of my most memorable gaming moments over the last decade."

@jfenn.bsky.social examines how games set up lightbulb moments for players:

Wiring Games for Lightbulb Moments - The Power of Realization over Revelation - Unwinnable

Invoking this feeling doesn’t need to be built up over many hours to work, it can also be distilled to one delightful moment.

unwinnable.com

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 17d

22-year-old Ward Sakeik, a Palestinian woman who has lived in Texas since she was 9, says her experience in federal detainment could only be identified as “human trafficking.” And she’s not staying quiet about the women she was forced to leave behind.

thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/22/w...

She Survived 141 Days in ICE Custody Thanks to a ‘Beautiful Sisterhood.’ Now She’s Fighting for Those Still Inside.

22-year-old Ward Sakeik, a Palestinian woman who has lived in Texas since she was 9, talks about her experience in federal detainment.

thebarbedwire.com

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Matt Caulder @mattcaulder.com · 16d

LETS GOOOOOOO

But don't stop subbing! Every sub means more money means more art and more columns. Share UW with your friends!

Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 16d

We reached the 100 new subscribers we needed to unlock a Final Fantasy and politics issue for you folks! We'll start production soon with the goal of publishing it in early 2026.

Thank you SO much for all of your help with this drive! We couldn't have done it without you.

The Final Fantasy VII title imposed over a screenshot of Midgar, except the meteor is an Unwinnable W

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 16d

We reached the 100 new subscribers we needed to unlock a Final Fantasy and politics issue for you folks! We'll start production soon with the goal of publishing it in early 2026.

Thank you SO much for all of your help with this drive! We couldn't have done it without you.

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David Shimomura @unwinnabledavid.bsky.social · 16d

Once we hit that number we'll start a countdown to the issue which will be a massive takeover. Any subs we get over that 100 will support extra features and artwork. We want to make this the biggest issue we can and your subscriptions do that!

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Levi @rubeck.bsky.social · 16d

I know this is Europe because I made it but for some reason seeing it again makes me wonder what the In the Air Tonight drum bridge would be like as a piece on politics in Final Fantasy in a beloved zine. What I am saying is please end our torment and subscribe lol

Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 16d

Running to the computer to post this lovingly made meme because holy crap you folks are at NINETY-EIGHT out of the 100 new subscribers to unlock a Final Fantasy/politics issue! Send it home: unwinnable.com/subscribe/

A graphic of the members of the band Europe with Final Fantasy crystals titled "the final countdown"

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Levi @rubeck.bsky.social · 16d

yesssssssss thank you!!

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Levi @rubeck.bsky.social · 16d

@unwinnable.com is 5 subscriptions away from the cool hundo we're asking for to make our Politics in Final Fantasy issue a reality!!!! Tell your friends, it's a great deal!!!

a Slack conversation between Ben, David, and Levi talking about which Final Fantasy games are the ones where friends were made along the way. Between the three of them they pretty much name every game. There is text added that says 5 more subscriptions before you get a whole issue of this plus politics

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Fence Magazine & Books @fencebooks.bsky.social · 17d

“And there is here a productive kind of disharmony [...] a making of good trouble..."

Read Adam Day’s excellent review of Jennifer Nelson’s ON THE WAY TO THE PAINTINGS OF FOREST ROBBERIES for Action, Spectacle! 💡 action-spectacle.com/summer-2025-...

@henkaipantomime.bsky.social

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Ashley Schofield🐉 @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social · 17d

that's my work!!! as the cover piece for unwinnable magazine!!! 💜

this can safely be called the most personal piece of my career, and i'm so incredibly proud of it!

subscribe to unwinnable - not just to read my work, but also because they're the best magazine out there 💜

Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 17d

Step into a new identity. This month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly features @daytenrose.bsky.social on butterflies in games, @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social on Disco Elysium and the trans experience, and our regulars on the topics on their minds.

Buy: buff.ly/7V3prT1

Subscribe: buff.ly/UexEQz3

The cover of the September 2025 issue of Unwinnable Monthly, which features art of Harrier Du Bois from Disco Elysium in a bathtub. Text at the bottom reads "Disco Elysium."

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grace @gracemachine.bsky.social · 17d

So happy we had this conversation (it's been due for a long time).

"No matter how hard you try to gentrify the internet or to control computers, there's this fundamental layer, the core of it, that's not control. It's too late to take that away."

The Imaginary Engine Review @tier-review.com · 17d

We interviewed @alienmelon.bsky.social and discussed text games, Interactive Fiction, social media, tech fascism, and lots more.

A Conversation with Nathalie Lawhead

Nathalie Lawhead joined us on Zoom to talk about their work, interactive fiction, internet subcultures, social media and lots more.

www.tier-review.com

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J.M. Henson @jhensliterature.bsky.social · 20d

trans rights bitches

Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 20d

"I can exist in between gender identities and alter my form whenever I like – there’s no limitation or gating to the times I can customize."

@jhensliterature.bsky.social on the gender euphoria of the Saints Row series' character system:

Saints Row and Digital Gender Euphoria - Unwinnable

The game series with the best character customization is Saints Row, and I’m not kidding.

unwinnable.com

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 20d

We are at 89 out of the 100 new Unwinnable Magazine subscribers we need to unlock a Final Fantasy and politics issue, so the gloves are off.

This is an image of the social media vulture's cat. You will be denied future images unless more people subscribe to Unwinnable. You know what to do.

A black and white tuxedo cat flops on her side with her head upside down.

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Endless Mode @endlessmode.bsky.social · 20d

Wanderstar is a heartfelt, word-based RPG that wears its anime inspirations boldly while telling a wholly unique and engaging story. Read @exalclaw.bsky.social's review:

You’ll Want To Tune In For Wanderstars, An RPG That Feels Like An ‘80s Anime

Wanderstar is a heartfelt, word-based RPG that wears its anime inspirations boldly while sharing a wholly unique and engaging story.

www.endlessmode.com

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 22d

"They phased in and out of sync, just the right amount to remain human while playing music that disregards our usual natural affinities."

@rubeck.bsky.social sees Beau Navire play live after over a decade apart:

Beau Navire and the Returning Bloom - Unwinnable

I keep thinking I've aged out of this madness, and in most ways I have, largely unwilling to ask a punk for directions anymore.

unwinnable.com

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Pie Person @thepiepiper.bsky.social · 22d

PSLF changed my life by allowing me to take jobs that I could never have afforded to take without PSLF. Please comment by TONIGHT to oppose this harmful attack on a [checks notes] GW Bush administration law that changed many lives, including mine.

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 24d

The Dept of Education is now accepting comments on a proposed rule that would overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and make it too expensive for students to go into work that threatens the Trump administration

Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes

ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...

The Trump White House Is Trying to Price Law Students Out of Public Service

A proposed Department of Education rule would make borrowers ineligible for loan forgiveness if the administration doesn’t approve of their work.

ballsandstrikes.org

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