Atomic Optimist
@atomicoptimist.bsky.social
Duck and Cover! Amateur Writer. Currently writing Berrywitched: The Harvest.
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Hey all you gamers claiming to "want shorter games made by fewer people who are paid more to work less" here's your chance to put your $15 where your mouth is: a spooky & elegiac exploration game made by ex-Bethesda & Ubi devs. It's excellent. Buy it & prove there's a market for games like this!
There'll be a new pinned post this week, but for now: Ambrosia Sky: Act One is *out* now!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
EGS: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
EGS: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Save 15% on Ambrosia Sky on Steam
You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by a mysterious contamination. Survive and harvest strains of aggressive alien fungi...
store.steampowered.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hey all you gamers claiming to "want shorter games made by fewer people who are paid more to work less" here's your chance to put your $15 where your mouth is: a spooky & elegiac exploration game made by ex-Bethesda & Ubi devs. It's excellent. Buy it & prove there's a market for games like this!
I have a feeing Ik the answers but go nuts
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I have a feeing Ik the answers but go nuts
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For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
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Oscar Isaac says he is open to returning to STAR WARS but is doubtful about Disney after they suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
“I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
“I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Oscar Isaac says he is open to returning to STAR WARS but is doubtful about Disney after they suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
“I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
“I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great”
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They got cute and used Senators not up for re-election next year or ones that were retiring for the surrender vote.
So here's the metric we use instead:
If you aren't pushing for a new Democratic leader in the Senate *immediately,* you're out on your ass.
So here's the metric we use instead:
If you aren't pushing for a new Democratic leader in the Senate *immediately,* you're out on your ass.
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
They got cute and used Senators not up for re-election next year or ones that were retiring for the surrender vote.
So here's the metric we use instead:
If you aren't pushing for a new Democratic leader in the Senate *immediately,* you're out on your ass.
So here's the metric we use instead:
If you aren't pushing for a new Democratic leader in the Senate *immediately,* you're out on your ass.
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You hear that Senate Dems?Concede at your own peril.
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
You hear that Senate Dems?Concede at your own peril.
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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Healthcare is a basic human right.
Food is basic human right.
Education, housing, clean air & water are human rights.
Using healthcare and food as leverage should be grounds for removal from office.
SNAP, Medicaid and the ACA are worth fighting for.
People will die without them.
Food is basic human right.
Education, housing, clean air & water are human rights.
Using healthcare and food as leverage should be grounds for removal from office.
SNAP, Medicaid and the ACA are worth fighting for.
People will die without them.
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Healthcare is a basic human right.
Food is basic human right.
Education, housing, clean air & water are human rights.
Using healthcare and food as leverage should be grounds for removal from office.
SNAP, Medicaid and the ACA are worth fighting for.
People will die without them.
Food is basic human right.
Education, housing, clean air & water are human rights.
Using healthcare and food as leverage should be grounds for removal from office.
SNAP, Medicaid and the ACA are worth fighting for.
People will die without them.
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Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
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just learning now that there is a topps baseball card of the swarm of bees that delayed a dodgers/diamondbacks game last season. the ebay listing i grabbed this photo from is selling it for $150
November 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
just learning now that there is a topps baseball card of the swarm of bees that delayed a dodgers/diamondbacks game last season. the ebay listing i grabbed this photo from is selling it for $150
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Our indie groups, Lamb of God Studios, is trying to fund the pilot episode of our first major project,[Cassandra Complex]
The kickstarter has less than 5 days left we're at 40%
No such thing as too little support, likes, comments, shares, and pledges help us a ton
kck.st/42Gvodd
[ Support Indie ]
The kickstarter has less than 5 days left we're at 40%
No such thing as too little support, likes, comments, shares, and pledges help us a ton
kck.st/42Gvodd
[ Support Indie ]
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Our indie groups, Lamb of God Studios, is trying to fund the pilot episode of our first major project,[Cassandra Complex]
The kickstarter has less than 5 days left we're at 40%
No such thing as too little support, likes, comments, shares, and pledges help us a ton
kck.st/42Gvodd
[ Support Indie ]
The kickstarter has less than 5 days left we're at 40%
No such thing as too little support, likes, comments, shares, and pledges help us a ton
kck.st/42Gvodd
[ Support Indie ]
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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We're socialized to constantly apologize for being too outwardly excited about things, but this world is so full of terror and misery that I'd rather see those bursts of light and passion shine through the cracks wherever you can find them.
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We're socialized to constantly apologize for being too outwardly excited about things, but this world is so full of terror and misery that I'd rather see those bursts of light and passion shine through the cracks wherever you can find them.
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Reminder for toku fans:
In Japan, a celebrity’s talent agency holds inordinate power over them and how their image/likeness is used by companies who hire that talent.
While we will never know the whole story, I would say it’s a much safer bet to direct your anger to the talent agency, not Toei.
In Japan, a celebrity’s talent agency holds inordinate power over them and how their image/likeness is used by companies who hire that talent.
While we will never know the whole story, I would say it’s a much safer bet to direct your anger to the talent agency, not Toei.
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Reminder for toku fans:
In Japan, a celebrity’s talent agency holds inordinate power over them and how their image/likeness is used by companies who hire that talent.
While we will never know the whole story, I would say it’s a much safer bet to direct your anger to the talent agency, not Toei.
In Japan, a celebrity’s talent agency holds inordinate power over them and how their image/likeness is used by companies who hire that talent.
While we will never know the whole story, I would say it’s a much safer bet to direct your anger to the talent agency, not Toei.
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For what it’s worth, if I had endured months of harassment from tabloids and vicious rumors I would probably have a drink too.
The whole thing is a crock, and Maya Imamori deserved support. Not this.
The whole thing is a crock, and Maya Imamori deserved support. Not this.
Maya Imamori, actress for GozyuUnicorn/Sumino, has left the cast of #Gozyuger, effective immediately.
After being caught underage drinking, she was released by her agency, and her contract for the show was terminated.
📰 Toei press release: www.toei.co.jp/company/pres... #ゴジュウジャー
After being caught underage drinking, she was released by her agency, and her contract for the show was terminated.
📰 Toei press release: www.toei.co.jp/company/pres... #ゴジュウジャー
November 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
For what it’s worth, if I had endured months of harassment from tabloids and vicious rumors I would probably have a drink too.
The whole thing is a crock, and Maya Imamori deserved support. Not this.
The whole thing is a crock, and Maya Imamori deserved support. Not this.
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40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
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Gotta be in the store for you to smile at me, hoss, and that's not happenin'.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Gotta be in the store for you to smile at me, hoss, and that's not happenin'.
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My wife and I finally saw Tron Ares. And after years of knowing that it was gonna star Jered Leto, it was exactly the movie we expected it to be. A film with very little going on it's head.
The best parts of the movie all happened in the Grid. Which was like 15 or 20 minutes of the 2 hour film. 🥱
The best parts of the movie all happened in the Grid. Which was like 15 or 20 minutes of the 2 hour film. 🥱
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 AM
My wife and I finally saw Tron Ares. And after years of knowing that it was gonna star Jered Leto, it was exactly the movie we expected it to be. A film with very little going on it's head.
The best parts of the movie all happened in the Grid. Which was like 15 or 20 minutes of the 2 hour film. 🥱
The best parts of the movie all happened in the Grid. Which was like 15 or 20 minutes of the 2 hour film. 🥱
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Vince Gilligan had the 'Pluribus' credits include 'this show was made by humans'
"I hate AI. AI is the world’s most expensive and energy-intensive plagiarism machine. I think there’s a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit"
(via Variety)
"I hate AI. AI is the world’s most expensive and energy-intensive plagiarism machine. I think there’s a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit"
(via Variety)
November 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Vince Gilligan had the 'Pluribus' credits include 'this show was made by humans'
"I hate AI. AI is the world’s most expensive and energy-intensive plagiarism machine. I think there’s a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit"
(via Variety)
"I hate AI. AI is the world’s most expensive and energy-intensive plagiarism machine. I think there’s a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit"
(via Variety)
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More AGs should be helping curb Big Tech because it is clear our government is unwilling to regulate them.
The AG Putting Big Tech On Trial
time.com/7327229/raul...
The AG Putting Big Tech On Trial
time.com/7327229/raul...
The AG Putting Big Tech on Trial
Raùl Torrez, the attorney general of New Mexico, says social-media companies are inflicting harm on kids
time.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
More AGs should be helping curb Big Tech because it is clear our government is unwilling to regulate them.
The AG Putting Big Tech On Trial
time.com/7327229/raul...
The AG Putting Big Tech On Trial
time.com/7327229/raul...