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Carly A. Kocurek @sparklebliss.bsky.social · 4d

Local Chicago news is covering a lot of what is happening. I am not seeing this reported in any detail in national outlets (I assume it might get there eventually) but the harm is being done right now. www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/t...

Tear gas deployed by federal agent in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood

Reports emerged of multiple immigration raids on Friday on Chicago's Northwest Side, including one in which tear gas was deployed by an agent.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Adrienne Shaw @adrishaw.bsky.social · 5d

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GLAAD Gaming Announces New Queer Emerging Developers Program | GLAAD

Over the past decade, GLAAD Gaming has worked to improve how the video game industry engages with LGBTQ stories and players. This commitment has included consulting directly with video game studios an...

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Adrienne Shaw @adrishaw.bsky.social · 8d

gofund.me/a8386da47

Donate to Ease the Tragic Ending of A Romance Writer’s Epic Love Story, organized by Heidi McDonald

I was a game writer at the height of my career - author, freq… Heidi McDonald needs your support for Ease the Tragic Ending of A Romance Writer’s Epic Love Story

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Dan Rosen @danrosen.xyz · 14d

Even the landlords want their cut from livestreaming. Good example of how streaming relies on a background of domestic labor and social reproduction that is ripe for extracting data and money

Purplepingers ☭ @purplepingers.bsky.social · 16d

An update on that insane lease term where the landlord owns everything you create during the tenancy:

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Shannon McGregor, PhD @shannimcg.bsky.social · 14d

Another reminder that breaking news is news in flux — guide for following breaking news below

Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 28d

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Adrienne Shaw @adrishaw.bsky.social · 14d

Happy Gritty's birthday to all who celebrate: www.instagram.com/reel/DO-_RHK...

Login • Instagram

Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Adrienne Shaw @adrishaw.bsky.social · Sep 3

I had four online meetings today: two zoom, one Teams, one Google Meet. I feel like I need to Skype someone (I know it shutdown, thank you) and maybe have a BlueJeans meeting to unlock some sort of achievement.

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Adrienne Shaw @adrishaw.bsky.social · Aug 20

It's so good!

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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Aug 18

Have just devoured Jill Lepore's If Then – an amazing book and so well suited to the current moment. So many easter eggs for media/comm folks and an era of the academy now truly unimaginable. So envious of the bookcraft! Thanks @adrishaw.bsky.social for recommending wwnorton.com/books/978163...

If Then

From the best-selling author of <em>These Truths</em>, an “exhilarating” (<em>New York Times Book Review</em>) account of the Cold War origins of our data-mad era., If Then, How the Simulm...

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Temple University Libraries @temple-libraries.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thanks for joining us on Bluesky! Stay tuned for resources, event information, and more! 🦉📚

Photo by Betsy Manning

A photo of the entrance to Charles Library at Temple University, with students sitting and walking outside under a modern architectural overhang. The image has a dark red border. Text below reads: "Welcome to Temple Libraries Bluesky! Follow us for library resources, event information, and more!"

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Phoebe Toups Dugas 🏳️‍⚧️ @snapdragoness.itch.io · Aug 5

I wrote an explainer for the impact of payment processor censorship on the LGBTQIA+ community.

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Thousands of games have been censored from major platforms, with LGBTQIA+ creators caught in the crossfire

Payment processing companies have ceded to pressure from an ‘anti-porn’ group, causing Steam and itch.io to ban tens of thousands of games almost overnight.

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Amanda Lotz @drtvlotz.bsky.social · Aug 5

Just dropped Media 2025, a mini book/limited newsletter publishing experiment hosted on my relaunched site. Media 2025 offers 11 posts (nearly 20,000 words) with state-of-the-moment thinking (behind a one-time charge paywall). I welcome conversation about its ideas! www.amandalotz.com/media-2025-2/

Media 2025 Explainer

Announcing Media 2025 – an experiment in digital-era publishing that is a cross-between a limited newsletter and a short book. It's 11 posts (10 paywalled – nearly 20,000 words) that provide state-of-...

www.amandalotz.com

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Fox Harper @foxharper.bsky.social · Aug 3

QGCon occupies a different space than a lot of conferences and that makes its continued existence pretty important, if you have some money to spare.

Adrienne Shaw @adrishaw.bsky.social · Aug 3

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Help fund QGCon 2025!

What we needAs you may know, this has been an immensely challenging year for fundraising around the world. QGCon is currently navigating a CAD$12,000 budget shortfall. We hope to raise funds, with you...

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Adrienne Shaw @adrishaw.bsky.social · Aug 3

www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donati...

Help fund QGCon 2025!

What we needAs you may know, this has been an immensely challenging year for fundraising around the world. QGCon is currently navigating a CAD$12,000 budget shortfall. We hope to raise funds, with you...

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Adrienne Shaw @adrishaw.bsky.social · Jul 25

Great thank you! And you should self-promote!

Adrienne Shaw @adrishaw.bsky.social · Jul 25

Best blog/essay/think (i.e. short, not necessarily academic) pieces on interactive storytelling (any genre/format)? More looking for big picture writing, not reviews of individual projects.

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · Jul 24

Hey everybody! I'll see you tomorrow and Saturday at Comic-con! Come say hi! Ask me for an Automatic Noodle sticker!

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · Jul 17

If you're at San Diego Comic-con next, week, come say hi! I'll be on a couple of panels, and signing books too!

Meet Annalee Newitz at San Diego Comic-con! Schedule: Thurs 11:30-12:30: Whismical Wanderlust: Finding Joy in Fiction, Room 29 CD. Sat 11-11:30, Autographing in the Mysterious Galaxy Booth, Booth 1119. Sat 12-1: Let's Speculate! Science and Speculative Fiction, Room 29AB.

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · Jul 19

This is funny and the whole mascot reenactment thing isn’t even as good as the guy after holding the sign that says, “this *IS* my wife”

ıllıllı FREE ŁINK ıllıllı @rvbdrm.com · Jul 19

The Phillies did the kiss cam thing to Coldplay

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Adrienne Shaw @adrishaw.bsky.social · Jun 29

I need a new game. Requirements: PS5 or Steam deck compatible. Good/interesting narrative or approach to storytelling. Main story is under 20 hours (preferably shorter over longer).

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AvantBeetle @avantbeetle.bsky.social · Jul 7

🎮🔥 Call for Games! 🔥🎮
I'm curating a show on GAMES AS PROTEST/ACTIVISM and looking for titles that explore resistance, civil disobedience, or political action.

Made one? Know one? DM or comment! Lets make some interactive uproar ✊️

More to come soon!

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · Jul 16

Californians are debating secession again. The state actually has a long history of attempting to secede, and it's really not pretty. I'm so excited to share my first (but definitely not last) article for @flaminghydra.com!

Flaming Hydra @flaminghydra.com · Jul 16

TODAY: @annaleen.bsky.social on the weird little dream of California secession. "The reinvigoration of CalExit, ironically, comes alongside calls for California to somehow save the Union." flaminghydra.com/issue-360/#t...

Quitting the Union / Shutting out the world

Will California secede? asks Annalee Newitz; tour the inner worlds of Trevor Alixopulos

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Adrienne Shaw @adrishaw.bsky.social · Jul 11

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Targeted

How video transformed policing and securityVideo cameras are everywhere: attached to buildings, drones, and dashboards; embedded in smartphones, laptops, and...

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Adrienne Shaw @adrishaw.bsky.social · Jul 11

Latest book in the @nyupress.bsky.social Critical Cultural Communication series I co-edit with Jonathan Gray, previously with @aswinp.bsky.social and now with @steelecat717.bsky.social !

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Gayming Magazine @gaymingmag.bsky.social · Jul 9

The #GaymingAwards25 Community Impact Award sponsored by @fireshinegames.bsky.social goes to the amazing Stream for a Cause! 👏 Their work is making a real difference. Congrats @streamforacause.bsky.social! Watch their win on @WOWPresentsPlus.bsky.social! #Community #GamingForCharity

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Gayming Magazine @gaymingmag.bsky.social · Jul 9

We're incredibly excited to give a final welcome to the LGBTQ+ Streamer Rising Star Class of 2025, proudly sponsored by @Elgato.com! 🎮

Congratulations to... @mynxie666.bsky.social 🌟

#GaymingAwards25 #Sponsored #LGBTQ #Elgato

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