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Nelson / Whittico @whittico.bsky.social · 7h

I‘m helping make a video game called Project Lexa! Even better, you’ll get to play it at EGX!!

Wild to say out loud, but I have been helping @ward-games.com with UX/UI on the new title. Endless shout outs / thanks to @dylanilvento.com for bringing me on

Go check out the game and say hi to Dylan!!

Ward Games @ward-games.com · 1d

We're excited to announce that Project Lexa will be publicly playable for the first time ever later this month at EGX London's Leftfield Collection! Come see us at the show from Friday, October 24th through Sunday, October 26th!

Project Lexa is Going to Be at EGX in London, UK!

Come see Project Lexa as part of EGX's Leftfield Collection, October 24th through 26th!

ward-games.com

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Dylan Ilvento @dylanilvento.com · 1d

We have a world a FIRSTS this month.

It's the FIRST time our game, Project Lexa, will be playable to the public - at EGX!

It's the FIRST time I'll be traveling internationally ever!

It's the FIRST time I'll be trying a Greggs' sausage roll!

Ward Games @ward-games.com · 1d

We're excited to announce that Project Lexa will be publicly playable for the first time ever later this month at EGX London's Leftfield Collection! Come see us at the show from Friday, October 24th through Sunday, October 26th!

Project Lexa is Going to Be at EGX in London, UK!

Come see Project Lexa as part of EGX's Leftfield Collection, October 24th through 26th!

ward-games.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 3d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s video of the incident

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Nelson / Whittico @whittico.bsky.social · 11d

Power Wash Simulator level where you hose off Love Island competitors after a challenge.

The messes get progressively more ridiculous involving costumes and props

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BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · 15d

Microsoft has terminated unit 8200’s access to select cloud storage and AI services, making it the first giant tech company to terminate any services to apartheid Israel at least since the beginning of its Gaza genocide.

Read more: loom.ly/aS6eYUQ

#NoTechForApartheid
#NoTechForGenocide

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 22d

The findings “suggest that medical AI tools powered by LLMs have a tendency to not reflect the severity of symptoms among female patients, while also displaying less ‘empathy’ towards Black and Asian ones.”

AI medical tools downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities

Large language models reflect biases that can lead to inferior healthcare advice to female, Black and Asian patients

www.ft.com

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Bebo, Chicago Rat Czar 🐀 @bebopott.bsky.social · 22d

HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED

Curtis Evans, of Evanston, a military veteran USMC intelligence during President Reagan’s era, carries a U.S. Flag through gas deployed by federal officers as they clear protesters from the entrance of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Sept. 19, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 26d

The GOP nominee in a Virginia state House race this fall has dropped out. He says he lost his government contracting job and has no income, so he's had to take a job out of state & move away.

That's... literally what Dems are campaigning on to win VA. www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/gop-nom...

Stone, 45, said he lost his government contracting job abruptly in July and had been hoping to find another position in the Washington, D.C. area. But so far, he has not been able to do so.

"I pressed ahead with the campaign, expecting it to be a short-term issue," Stone said in an email to the Prince William Times. "But now that our family budget is tight due to no income, I have to do what's best for my family and take the job I'm offered."

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 26d

I am just going to keep posting that the TX governor recently pardoned a political murderer.

The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial.

Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.

Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, veteran who killed police brutality protester in 2020

A Travis County jury sentenced Perry to 25 years in prison last year, prompting Abbott to ask the state parole board to review his case.

www.texastribune.org

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26d

November 17, 2021 www.mypanhandle.com/news/local-n...

MANKATO, Minnesota (AP) - Charlie Kirk stood 80 miles from where George Floyd was murdered, faced an overwhelmingly white audience, and declared he was going to say things "no one dares say out loud."
What followed was an avalanche of aspersions and debunked claims about Floyd, the Black man whose death at the hands of a
Minneapolis police officer set off a global reckoning over racial injustice and broad calls for change. But the white conservative agitator had a counter view: Floyd was a "scumbag," he said, unworthy of the attention.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 26d

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

substack.com

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 27d

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

Their waists and hands were tied together, forcing them to bend down and lick water to drink. The unscreened bathrooms contained only a single sheet to cover their lower bodies. Sunlight barely penetrated through a fist-sized hole, and they were only allowed access to the small yard for two hours. Detained by US immigration authorities for eight days, the workers and their families expressed shock, describing human rights violations and absurdities they could not have imagined as ordinary Koreans living in 2025.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 26d

“Severance" actor Tramell Tillman has won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series. He is the first Black man ever to win the award #Emmys

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 27d

This is a great metaphor for all the UX "redesigns" motivated by itchy fingers rather than actual user needs.

Madame Hardy @madamehardy.bsky.social · 27d

Last year Betty Crocker shrank the size of their cake mixes. Decades of cake-mix-based recipes are now broken. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...

The 70-Year-Old Beloved Boxed Mix Grandmas Won’t Be Buying Anymore

"It's just so upsetting."

www.yahoo.com

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🦎🏳️‍🌈 @grovyle.bgay.social · 29d

Clip Studio Paint is on sale!
www.clipstudio.net/en/purchase/...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 27d

this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either

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🎃 Andy but spooky @a-n-d-y.bsky.social · 29d

Clip Studio on sale, again. 60% off the best comic drawing app

CLIP STUDIO PAINT - More powerful drawing.

Your go-to art studio, fully packed with customizable brushes & tools. Available on Windows, macOS, iPad, iPhone, and Android.

www.clipstudio.net

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Athul K. Acharya @athul.acharya.cc · Sep 9

"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."

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Nelson / Whittico @whittico.bsky.social · Sep 9

I would like to receive games and comics the way Sabrina Carpenter gets gifts from Nardwar / to gift the way Nardwar does

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sesame Street will be putting a huge collection of episodes on YouTube starting in January 2026

This is a fantastic way to educate children

It’s a form of resistance.

Shows like Sesame Street teach love, tolerance, acceptance & more.

These lessons are crucial for the long fight ahead.

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Axios @axios.com · Sep 4

The Justice Department's acting deputy chief was caught on a hidden camera saying that the government will "redact every Republican" from an Epstein client list and "leave all the liberal, Democratic people."

DOJ deputy chief: government will "redact every Republican" from Epstein client list

The deputy chief later said his comments were not based on what he's learned from his role at the DOJ.

www.axios.com

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Nelson / Whittico @whittico.bsky.social · Sep 4

More men with complicated emotions in wrestling (serious) #AEWDynamite

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Nelson / Whittico @whittico.bsky.social · Sep 4

Mercedes Moné is the perfect combination of good + smart = trouble. You cannot take your eyes off of her for a second or else her music is playing. Genuinely impressive #AEWDynamite

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