Matt Chandronait
@talkingorange.bsky.social
Part of AREA 5 (area5.tv), a host on RebelFM rebelfm.libsyn.com . Tetris Forever was nominated for a BAFTA! I guess that means I can put “BAFTA Nominated” in my profile now? He/Him
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People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
Turns out Mamdani's controversial proposal for government-run supermarkets isn't so novel. Other cities also are toying with the idea to bring fresh, affordable food to communities that do not have easy access to it. Good WSJ read (gift link)
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Inside Atlanta’s First Government-Funded Supermarket
The goal is for the store to become profitable without any government subsidy within three years.
www.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.
I cannot emphasize enough how important editors are.
AI makes them MORE important, not less. Any outlet not employing editors is a non-serious venture.
AI makes them MORE important, not less. Any outlet not employing editors is a non-serious venture.
And just so we’re clear: writers cannot be their own copy editors. A fresh pair of eyes is a necessity, not a luxury.
It is so, so bad. We’re surrounded by some of the sloppiest copy I’ve ever seen. Nothing gets another set of eyes anymore. Incredibly amateurish stuff at some really serious media orgs. Makes me wanna scream.
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how important editors are.
AI makes them MORE important, not less. Any outlet not employing editors is a non-serious venture.
AI makes them MORE important, not less. Any outlet not employing editors is a non-serious venture.
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Costs are up bigly, and this is what Trump has been focused on.
Malicious clowns.
Malicious clowns.
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Costs are up bigly, and this is what Trump has been focused on.
Malicious clowns.
Malicious clowns.
You shut your mouth, how can you say
I go about things the wrong way?
I am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does
I go about things the wrong way?
I am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does
No I wouldn’t
dare to
bring out your
awful bliss
dare to
bring out your
awful bliss
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
You shut your mouth, how can you say
I go about things the wrong way?
I am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does
I go about things the wrong way?
I am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
😮 I have pictures from going here in the 90s. It did indeed look SO much darker! Just like every other cathedral I’d been in. I’d just assumed that’s how they were made.
One happy surprise is that the interior of Notre Dame actually looks better than it did before (they are still working on the exterior). They've washed the stone and it's so light inside compared to how it was (as in most old cathedrals, the stone was stained from centuries of candle smoke)
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
😮 I have pictures from going here in the 90s. It did indeed look SO much darker! Just like every other cathedral I’d been in. I’d just assumed that’s how they were made.
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These studies keep returning the same positive results but we're gonna keep running them as limited pilots until the heat death of the universe
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
These studies keep returning the same positive results but we're gonna keep running them as limited pilots until the heat death of the universe
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On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans people lost to violence in the U.S. this year.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans people lost to violence in the U.S. this year.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
Widespread poverty, homelessness, and discrimination makes trans people 4x more likely to experience violence than the average person.
We shouldn’t have to live in fear to be who we are.
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I wrote the absolute dumbest piece about how they could bring James Bond back to life. I'm sorry I'm this stupid.
Nine Easy Ways To Bring James Bond Back To Life
With Amazon struggling to get over No Time To Die's ending, here are some easy solutions.
www.thegamer.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I wrote the absolute dumbest piece about how they could bring James Bond back to life. I'm sorry I'm this stupid.
Could maybe be what literally cures cancer, but, nah, who would want THAT as part of their legacy?
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
Personalized Cancer Vaccines Are Almost Here—But Federal Funding Cuts Could Derail Them
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Could maybe be what literally cures cancer, but, nah, who would want THAT as part of their legacy?
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine
Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.
gaymingmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Racists gonna racist.
The Trump administration is bringing back a policy that could penalize migrants for using public benefits if they're seeking a green card or visa. n.pr/4phpHLw
Trump administration rule could further penalize immigrants for using benefits
The Trump administration is bringing back a policy that could penalize migrants for using public benefits if they're seeking a green card or visa.
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Racists gonna racist.
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i pay reasonably close attention to the news and i still have a hard time understanding why the market is having a mid-bender moment of clarity about the AI bubble now as opposed to months ago (or, like, next year).
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
i pay reasonably close attention to the news and i still have a hard time understanding why the market is having a mid-bender moment of clarity about the AI bubble now as opposed to months ago (or, like, next year).
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RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
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"Val" sent us this video of where she would normally be pruning almond trees saying, "The rainy season has arrived in the San Joaquin Valley. This means we aren't able to work. Without this salary we are worried that we won't be able to pay our rent or buy food." #WeFeedYou
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Val" sent us this video of where she would normally be pruning almond trees saying, "The rainy season has arrived in the San Joaquin Valley. This means we aren't able to work. Without this salary we are worried that we won't be able to pay our rent or buy food." #WeFeedYou
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My cousin @jeremykohler.bsky.social is doing some incredible work at ProPublica -- a great reporter (and publication) to be paying attention to right now!
NEW: Using his clemency power, Trump has undone prosecutions made by his own DOJ during his first term.
Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second
We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on s...
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My cousin @jeremykohler.bsky.social is doing some incredible work at ProPublica -- a great reporter (and publication) to be paying attention to right now!
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Digital Eclipse just released new DLC for Atari 50, covering Namco ports for Atari platforms. And... hey, what's this?
That's Computer Entertainer, the game magazine we released into the Creative Commons this summer! It's already being used in commercial game history projects
That's Computer Entertainer, the game magazine we released into the Creative Commons this summer! It's already being used in commercial game history projects
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Digital Eclipse just released new DLC for Atari 50, covering Namco ports for Atari platforms. And... hey, what's this?
That's Computer Entertainer, the game magazine we released into the Creative Commons this summer! It's already being used in commercial game history projects
That's Computer Entertainer, the game magazine we released into the Creative Commons this summer! It's already being used in commercial game history projects
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Farm workers in King City are harvesting lettuce going as fast as possible so they can finish before the rain begins. A strong rain could physically damage the plants and also increase food safety risks. To harvest rapidly, workers are bending down and barely stand up. #WeFeedYou
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Farm workers in King City are harvesting lettuce going as fast as possible so they can finish before the rain begins. A strong rain could physically damage the plants and also increase food safety risks. To harvest rapidly, workers are bending down and barely stand up. #WeFeedYou
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indiana jones and the great circle deserved to be on the GOTY list and i'm judging a lot of you atm.
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Didn't have "Ken Jeong plays Tetris Time Warp with the Squid Game people" on the ol' bingo card but hey!
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Netflix Party Games | Official Game Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix Games
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Didn't have "Ken Jeong plays Tetris Time Warp with the Squid Game people" on the ol' bingo card but hey!
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts