Troy Goodfellow
@troyg.bsky.social
PR Manager for Historical Strategy Games at Paradox Interactive. Former podcaster, former games critic.
Mostly happy, always worried.
Ontario, Canada
https://linktr.ee/troygoodfellow
Mostly happy, always worried.
Ontario, Canada
https://linktr.ee/troygoodfellow
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Growing up, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton (nearly always mentioned together in one breath as part of the same punchline) were more likely to be portrayed on TV as comedy caricatures than as genuine civil rights leaders.
Darrell Hammond in blackface was playing Jesse Jackson on SNL *into the 2000s*.
Darrell Hammond in blackface was playing Jesse Jackson on SNL *into the 2000s*.
February 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Growing up, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton (nearly always mentioned together in one breath as part of the same punchline) were more likely to be portrayed on TV as comedy caricatures than as genuine civil rights leaders.
Darrell Hammond in blackface was playing Jesse Jackson on SNL *into the 2000s*.
Darrell Hammond in blackface was playing Jesse Jackson on SNL *into the 2000s*.
I am going to be especially irritable over the next few weeks, so please have patience with me as I try to get my life and work organized.
February 17, 2026 at 1:05 PM
I am going to be especially irritable over the next few weeks, so please have patience with me as I try to get my life and work organized.
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CSIS/ITAC saying what researchers have been saying for years: "anti-feminist ideology can function as an enabling factor along pathways to violent extremism"
globalnews.ca/news/1166168...
globalnews.ca/news/1166168...
Anti-feminist ideology ‘increasingly relevant’ to national security: CSIS - National | Globalnews.ca
Officials with Canada's security and intelligence agency told MPs the ideology 'can function as an enabling factor along pathways to violent extremism' but is not itself a threat.
globalnews.ca
February 17, 2026 at 11:17 AM
CSIS/ITAC saying what researchers have been saying for years: "anti-feminist ideology can function as an enabling factor along pathways to violent extremism"
globalnews.ca/news/1166168...
globalnews.ca/news/1166168...
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Reverend Jesse Jackson has passed away. I've always loved his visit to Sesame Street.
Jesse Jackson 'I Am Somebody' on Sesame Street
YouTube video by Headline USA
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Reverend Jesse Jackson has passed away. I've always loved his visit to Sesame Street.
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These detectors are rubbish, they're LLMs too and they're trying to sell the poison and the cure.
It said my book was 70% AI-generated.
It was published in 2016.
It said my book was 70% AI-generated.
It was published in 2016.
Just because I keep seeing those "I checked this piece and it's written by AI" - this is an old article of mine, before AI was available. So could we not?
February 17, 2026 at 12:16 PM
These detectors are rubbish, they're LLMs too and they're trying to sell the poison and the cure.
It said my book was 70% AI-generated.
It was published in 2016.
It said my book was 70% AI-generated.
It was published in 2016.
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The Tumbler Ridge newspaper puts it better than I could
February 17, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The Tumbler Ridge newspaper puts it better than I could
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early-game caves of qud advice is "go north and look at the statue" and late-game caves of qud advice is "enter a precognitive vision before you cook with neutron flux" and that's why it's the game of all time
February 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM
early-game caves of qud advice is "go north and look at the statue" and late-game caves of qud advice is "enter a precognitive vision before you cook with neutron flux" and that's why it's the game of all time
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‘This shouldn’t be normal’: developers speak out about bigotry on Steam, the world’s biggest PC gaming storefront
‘This shouldn’t be normal’: developers speak out about bigotry on Steam, the world’s biggest PC gaming storefront
Multiple game creators describe ineffective moderation on the platform, resulting in unchecked hatred in forums and targeted campaigns of negative ‘anti-woke’ reviews
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:30 AM
‘This shouldn’t be normal’: developers speak out about bigotry on Steam, the world’s biggest PC gaming storefront
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Jezebel is expanding our freelance roster. If you have strong opinions, chaotic takes, or a deeply unserious ranking yearning for a home, we want to hear from you.
Email [email protected] with two headline ideas (please no full drafts!) and any clips you’ve got.
Email [email protected] with two headline ideas (please no full drafts!) and any clips you’ve got.
February 16, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Jezebel is expanding our freelance roster. If you have strong opinions, chaotic takes, or a deeply unserious ranking yearning for a home, we want to hear from you.
Email [email protected] with two headline ideas (please no full drafts!) and any clips you’ve got.
Email [email protected] with two headline ideas (please no full drafts!) and any clips you’ve got.
Even though I am off today, one of my colleagues chose taunt me over Slack with “🥌👈”.
Can’t say he was wrong to do so.
Can’t say he was wrong to do so.
February 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Even though I am off today, one of my colleagues chose taunt me over Slack with “🥌👈”.
Can’t say he was wrong to do so.
Can’t say he was wrong to do so.
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Sweden curling set up a sting operation to catch Canada cheating i’m fucking losing it
February 16, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Sweden curling set up a sting operation to catch Canada cheating i’m fucking losing it
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Lowell Green was a racist demagogue who used his CFRA radio show as a soapbox to rant about immigrants and target racialized communities in Ottawa
Contrary to Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe's eulogy here, Lowell wasn't proud of Canada – he wrote an entire book about how it wasn't white enough for him
Contrary to Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe's eulogy here, Lowell wasn't proud of Canada – he wrote an entire book about how it wasn't white enough for him
February 16, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Lowell Green was a racist demagogue who used his CFRA radio show as a soapbox to rant about immigrants and target racialized communities in Ottawa
Contrary to Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe's eulogy here, Lowell wasn't proud of Canada – he wrote an entire book about how it wasn't white enough for him
Contrary to Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe's eulogy here, Lowell wasn't proud of Canada – he wrote an entire book about how it wasn't white enough for him
Great sale opportunity here.
My order:
My order:
February 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Great sale opportunity here.
My order:
My order:
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things someone who just got yelled at by a bunch of aliens would say:
BREAKING: @barackobama.bsky.social clarifies his position on aliens after his answer during the speed round of our interview went viral.
February 16, 2026 at 1:26 AM
things someone who just got yelled at by a bunch of aliens would say:
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The thing about Casablanca being the greatest film of all time is people don't believe you and then they watch it
You ever stop and think about CASABLANCA? You ever stop and think about "Welcome back to the fight, this time, I know our side will win?" You ever think about a bar full of people defiantly singing La Marseillaise, played by a soundstage full of Jewish refugees? You ever think about CASABLANCA??????
February 15, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The thing about Casablanca being the greatest film of all time is people don't believe you and then they watch it
Logging off now.
Goal is to stay offline for the long weekend, give the brain a reboot. But I guess we'll see.
Goal is to stay offline for the long weekend, give the brain a reboot. But I guess we'll see.
February 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Logging off now.
Goal is to stay offline for the long weekend, give the brain a reboot. But I guess we'll see.
Goal is to stay offline for the long weekend, give the brain a reboot. But I guess we'll see.
Found a Youtube playlist called "Every single version of Marching Through Georgia".
This is a soundtrack for getting drunk and playing Civil War games for 15 hours.
This is a soundtrack for getting drunk and playing Civil War games for 15 hours.
Every single version of Marching Through Georgia - YouTube
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Found a Youtube playlist called "Every single version of Marching Through Georgia".
This is a soundtrack for getting drunk and playing Civil War games for 15 hours.
This is a soundtrack for getting drunk and playing Civil War games for 15 hours.
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La Finlande est sortie gagnante de son duel entre les deux grands rivaux
February 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM
La Finlande est sortie gagnante de son duel entre les deux grands rivaux
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My medieval gender and sexuality online courses is starting up again next week, and we have a couple spaces left if you want to come nerd out with me for six weeks.
share.google/Ye4kTijsrYee...
share.google/Ye4kTijsrYee...
Medieval Gender and Sexuality
An introduction to conceptions of gender and sexuality in the medieval period. Each week historian Eleanor Janega discusses the philosophical and societal underpinnings that shaped culture and relatio...
share.google
February 13, 2026 at 12:19 PM
My medieval gender and sexuality online courses is starting up again next week, and we have a couple spaces left if you want to come nerd out with me for six weeks.
share.google/Ye4kTijsrYee...
share.google/Ye4kTijsrYee...
Maybe I'm just a sucker for a big choir, but this is probably my favorite version of Sondheim's most beautiful song.
Bernadette Peters and choir - Sunday - Sondheim
YouTube video by BestArtsSondheim
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Maybe I'm just a sucker for a big choir, but this is probably my favorite version of Sondheim's most beautiful song.
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I need to know everything about job #6 right now
February 13, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I need to know everything about job #6 right now
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I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
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This is genuinely insane, I clicked to see the years expecting the low part to be 70s or maybe 90s but its 2015!!!!! The entire anti trans panic is a decade old
a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
February 12, 2026 at 8:43 PM
This is genuinely insane, I clicked to see the years expecting the low part to be 70s or maybe 90s but its 2015!!!!! The entire anti trans panic is a decade old
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Fun news! We're looking for a narrative designer to join our team. Help us work on Star Wars Jedi! ✨ jobs.ea.com/en_US/career...
Narrative Designer (Star Wars Jedi)
jobs.ea.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Fun news! We're looking for a narrative designer to join our team. Help us work on Star Wars Jedi! ✨ jobs.ea.com/en_US/career...