Anthony Spirito
@asspirito.bsky.social
New father 👶
Game Dev 🎮
Hoboken United Tenants and HudCo DSA member 🌹✊
Strategy game and spreadsheet nerd 🤓
Game Dev 🎮
Hoboken United Tenants and HudCo DSA member 🌹✊
Strategy game and spreadsheet nerd 🤓
I need everyone to know that I can in fact spell vaffanculo correctly and I did so on my sign
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July 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I need everyone to know that I can in fact spell vaffanculo correctly and I did so on my sign
nygroove.nyc/italians-for...
nygroove.nyc/italians-for...
Imagining Andrew Cuomo's wah-persona, Wandrew Wuomo, saying "I'm not Italian, I'm just a pervert!"
June 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Imagining Andrew Cuomo's wah-persona, Wandrew Wuomo, saying "I'm not Italian, I'm just a pervert!"
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HAHAHAHAHAA YEAH BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
June 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
HAHAHAHAHAA YEAH BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
The full context of The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost in a nutshell
June 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The full context of The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost in a nutshell
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"How does it feel to get arrested at 87 years old?
He said "I'm just beginning!"
He said "I'm just beginning!"
June 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"How does it feel to get arrested at 87 years old?
He said "I'm just beginning!"
He said "I'm just beginning!"
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SAG-AFTRA proposed AI protections will let performers send their digital replicas on strike
SAG-AFTRA proposed AI protections will let performers send their digital replicas on strike
A tentative agreement proposed by the union will also require game studios to secure informed consent from performers when using AI.
www.gamedeveloper.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
SAG-AFTRA proposed AI protections will let performers send their digital replicas on strike
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Folks in LA please be careful and refer to this guide for protest gear from Hong Kong’s 2018 anti-extradition protest, in case you need some helpful, well-tested gear suggestions against heavily armed police that are liberal with tear gas.
June 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Folks in LA please be careful and refer to this guide for protest gear from Hong Kong’s 2018 anti-extradition protest, in case you need some helpful, well-tested gear suggestions against heavily armed police that are liberal with tear gas.
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Kansas City tenants are declaring victory after an 8-month rent strike. The investor who bought their building was ousted, and they have a signed agreement with the new landlord capping rents + guarantees repairs. Some rare good news here for @inthesetimes.com. inthesetimes.com/article/rent...
Striking Tenants Withhold Rent for 247 Days and Win
A victory in Kansas City suggests that the tactics of organized labor can work for tenants.
inthesetimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Kansas City tenants are declaring victory after an 8-month rent strike. The investor who bought their building was ousted, and they have a signed agreement with the new landlord capping rents + guarantees repairs. Some rare good news here for @inthesetimes.com. inthesetimes.com/article/rent...
Our shout-powered cherry tomato seedlings are finally sprouting! We shouted too loud on the first attempt
June 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Our shout-powered cherry tomato seedlings are finally sprouting! We shouted too loud on the first attempt
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Our little union is getting a bit bigger!
Today, we proposed the addition of our product, engineering, and Humble Bundle folks into our unit.
Join us in welcoming our peers and asking IGN Entertainment Inc. management to voluntarily recognize their addition into our union!
Today, we proposed the addition of our product, engineering, and Humble Bundle folks into our unit.
Join us in welcoming our peers and asking IGN Entertainment Inc. management to voluntarily recognize their addition into our union!
May 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Our little union is getting a bit bigger!
Today, we proposed the addition of our product, engineering, and Humble Bundle folks into our unit.
Join us in welcoming our peers and asking IGN Entertainment Inc. management to voluntarily recognize their addition into our union!
Today, we proposed the addition of our product, engineering, and Humble Bundle folks into our unit.
Join us in welcoming our peers and asking IGN Entertainment Inc. management to voluntarily recognize their addition into our union!
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The big difference between Gemini and Clippy is that it was easy to turn Clippy off.
January 17, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The big difference between Gemini and Clippy is that it was easy to turn Clippy off.
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share the money pigeon for 10,000 years good luck 💸🍀🤞
May 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
share the money pigeon for 10,000 years good luck 💸🍀🤞
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Voice actor union strikes back after Fortnite debuts controversial AI-powered Darth Vader
Voice actor union strikes back after Fortnite debuts controversial AI-powered Darth Vader
SAG-AFTRA has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the Epic Games subsidiary behind the problematic Darth Vader chatbot.
www.gamedeveloper.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Voice actor union strikes back after Fortnite debuts controversial AI-powered Darth Vader
The only thing that can make this less surprising is if they end up laying off the team that worked on it
Activision is delisting Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile after one year
Activision is delisting Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile after one year
'It unfortunately has not met our expectations with mobile-first players.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
May 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The only thing that can make this less surprising is if they end up laying off the team that worked on it
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Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
May 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”
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Giant Bomb lives! Fandom has sold the site to us and it is now fully independent and employee-owned. We'll see you all on Tuesday for the Giant Bombcast.
For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join
For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join
May 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Giant Bomb lives! Fandom has sold the site to us and it is now fully independent and employee-owned. We'll see you all on Tuesday for the Giant Bombcast.
For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join
For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join
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My "fuck the new pope" may have been declared in haste
if an American pope takes up AI under the seven themes of Catholic social teaching (of which one is “The Dignity of Work & the Rights of Workers” and another is “Care and Stewardship of God’s Creation”) all the worst Catholics in America might just keel over on the spot and save us all some trouble
May 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My "fuck the new pope" may have been declared in haste
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Overwatch workers are daring to see the world for what it could be -- by organizing. ✊
They will join nearly 2,600 video game workers at Microsoft who have formed a union to create a better industry and better games.
They will join nearly 2,600 video game workers at Microsoft who have formed a union to create a better industry and better games.
Overwatch Game Developers Secure Union Recognition with Communications Workers of America
Nearly 200 game developers behind Activision Blizzard’s hit franchise Overwatch have joined CWA.
cwa-union.org
May 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Overwatch workers are daring to see the world for what it could be -- by organizing. ✊
They will join nearly 2,600 video game workers at Microsoft who have formed a union to create a better industry and better games.
They will join nearly 2,600 video game workers at Microsoft who have formed a union to create a better industry and better games.
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I like how we didn't get the literal PizzaBalla pope, but we still got a pope who's spiritually Pizza Balla
May 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I like how we didn't get the literal PizzaBalla pope, but we still got a pope who's spiritually Pizza Balla
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What is the lifespan of software? What if you make software that's silly and full of whimsy? Will people remember it? Anyway, here's a video someone recently posted of “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan performed through the composer feature in Mario Paint, a game released on Super Nintendo in 1992
May 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
What is the lifespan of software? What if you make software that's silly and full of whimsy? Will people remember it? Anyway, here's a video someone recently posted of “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan performed through the composer feature in Mario Paint, a game released on Super Nintendo in 1992
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Today, we are announcing the formation of United Videogame Workers-CWA, an industry-wide union formed by @codecwa.bsky.social and @cwaunion.bsky.social 💪🎮
We're launching at #GDC2025 this morning to build a video game industry that works for us. We're done playing.
We're launching at #GDC2025 this morning to build a video game industry that works for us. We're done playing.
March 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today, we are announcing the formation of United Videogame Workers-CWA, an industry-wide union formed by @codecwa.bsky.social and @cwaunion.bsky.social 💪🎮
We're launching at #GDC2025 this morning to build a video game industry that works for us. We're done playing.
We're launching at #GDC2025 this morning to build a video game industry that works for us. We're done playing.
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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
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461 employees at ZeniMax Online Studios have unionized
461 employees at ZeniMax Online Studios have unionized
Another union has formed within Microsoft in a bid to 'create protections against layoffs and workplace exploitation.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:52 PM
461 employees at ZeniMax Online Studios have unionized
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The Hoboken City Council is trying to make us have a CELL BLOCK HAZMAT DRUM nearby, in order to charge or store our e-bike, e-scooter, electric skateboard or lithium ion battery powered wheelchair. These requirements don't exist for EV cars, though. 🧵
December 13, 2024 at 3:12 PM
The Hoboken City Council is trying to make us have a CELL BLOCK HAZMAT DRUM nearby, in order to charge or store our e-bike, e-scooter, electric skateboard or lithium ion battery powered wheelchair. These requirements don't exist for EV cars, though. 🧵
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Today we remember the legacy of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
December 4, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Today we remember the legacy of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson