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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 12h

Two conflicting thoughts about this:
1. Damn.
2. I think even with the best team and the most consistent thoughtful approach, Ubisoft would have handled this is a very weird way that would have been off putting at best.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 14h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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✧𓂃𓈒*｡ﾟ Ne ｡ﾟ*𓂃𓈒 ✧ @artofne.bsky.social · 20h

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 12h

NEW: Planned Parenthood's Manhattan clinic will stop seeing patients as of November 1 as affiliate prepares to sell the building amid budget shortfalls. Sale announced in March
Patients told to schedule at Bronx, Brooklyn, or Queens (LIC) clinics or virtual
www.plannedparenthood.org/health-cente...

screenshot:
The Manhattan Health Center will no longer see patients as of November 1, 2025. Book in-person services at our Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens health centers or a virtual visit through our Virtual Health Center.

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 1d

Electric bicycles, and shared electric bicycles in particular, are a revolutionary transportation technology. Forward-looking cities should be building out the infrastructure necessary to make cycling safe and convenient for everyone who wants to do it.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

i recently got a great deal on a barely used folding ebike and i have to say it has revolutionized my train travel. i can get from my front door to the amtrak station in a little less than 5 minutes!!!

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Christopher Pickett @timespace.place · 1d

That's right, folks we are LIVE (or in-live??) on Kickstarter with DANSE MACABRE! A lot of love and many hours have gone into this project, so please back and check out a world beyond death for yourself!

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 1d

Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying is LIVE on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wyt...

Preorder the rulebook and settings books today and get your name in the credits!

Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying

Explore the mysteries of a world beyond death. History, mutant madness, and old-school combat meet at the end of humanity.

www.kickstarter.com

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tierney cyren @bnb.im · 1d

if you like TTRPGs, *please* go back Danse Macabre on Kickstarter.

I’ve gotten to hear about it’s development throughout my sleeve and spine tattoos from @timespace.place and I’m *so excited* the kickstarter is finally up 🖤

Christopher Pickett @timespace.place · 1d

That's right, folks we are LIVE (or in-live??) on Kickstarter with DANSE MACABRE! A lot of love and many hours have gone into this project, so please back and check out a world beyond death for yourself!

The Stillfleet Studio ☉ more than play 🇵🇸 @stillfleet.bsky.social · 1d

Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying is LIVE on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wyt...

Preorder the rulebook and settings books today and get your name in the credits!

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tierney cyren @bnb.im · 1d

It is an incredible time to have just bought the saluting frog inflatable costume *and* an inflatable capybara costume for Halloween

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tierney cyren @bnb.im · 1d

How many pithon jokes have been made already?

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Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 3d

📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.

Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.

Signal @signal.org · 5d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

signal.org

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tierney cyren @bnb.im · 4d

I mean, you still haven't replied to what I said last - doesn't feel like you're really on the high ground here ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 5d

New York City! Come to our strike rally at noon on Tuesday October 7th in front of Union Square Ventures. We'll have some speakers from our unit as well as @phara4assembly.bsky.social, @opeiulocal153.bsky.social and @nytguildtech.bsky.social

More info here bit.ly/KSRUrally

Kickstarter United NYC Strike Rally
Our union has voted to STRIKE! We are fighting for a 32-hour work week, livable wage for all workers. Join us!
Tuesday, October 7th @ 12 pm
RSVP: https://bit.ly/KSRUrally
Location: Union Square Ventures, 817 Broadway, New York, NY, 10003

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Dannel Jurado @demarko.org · 5d

I'm nervous to speak but I'll be there ready to stand with my fellow union members ✊

Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 5d

New York City! Come to our strike rally at noon on Tuesday October 7th in front of Union Square Ventures. We'll have some speakers from our unit as well as @phara4assembly.bsky.social, @opeiulocal153.bsky.social and @nytguildtech.bsky.social

More info here bit.ly/KSRUrally

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

Oracle employees who expressed support for Palestine were "referred to internal mental health resources."

Oracle is about to own TikTok.

Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 5d

Execs at Oracle, the likely new owner of TikTok, are VERY outspoken in Israeli media about the company's "mission to support the State of Israel" & "unequivocal support for Israel."

Insufficiently pro-Israel Oracle staff receive mental health counseling. responsiblestatecraft.org/oracle-tikto...

Oracle execs: Love Israel or maybe this isn't the job for you

Employees who disagreed were reportedly referred to company mental health services

responsiblestatecraft.org

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 5d

it might sound crazy but i actually really like bluesky and enjoy my time here and would like it to be a successful sustainable platform

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5d

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.

From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

slate.com

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tierney cyren @bnb.im · 5d

this is a fucking disease. This is not normal.

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tierney cyren @bnb.im · 5d

Display on my iPhone 17 Pro has started cutting out for a few seconds at a time 🫠

tierney cyren @bnb.im · 6d

so... uh... no more thoughts after all that @oliverturner.cloud?

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Cartoonist Cooperative @cartoonist.coop · 8d

Kickstarter United needs our support in this crucial time! Check their website out to read more about how to help them take action towards more fair working conditions.

Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 9d

Kickstarter United has voted to STRIKE! We are fighting for a 32 hour work week, livable wage for all workers, and protections against AI. Our Seattle members are organizing a rally alongside OPEIU 8. Join us on Thursday in Cal Anderson Park! forms.gle/udwphKvnZDVG...

Kickstarter United Seattle Strike Rally
Our union has voted to STRIKE! We are fighting for a 32 hour work, livable wage for all workers, and protections against AI. Join us! Thursday, 10/2 @ 6

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 6d

📢 The #InternetArchive is celebrating an extraordinary milestone: 1 trillion web pages preserved by the #WaybackMachine. 🎉

Join us!
📆 Weds, Oct 22

🎟️ IN-PERSON: 5–10 PM PT (SF) ⤵️
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#Wayback1T

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jamie kerber 💫🩵🌷 @kerberjg.bsky.social · 8d

If you’re looking for production-ready alternatives:

- Language: @dart.dev
- Webapp UI: @flutter.dev
- Reactive websites: Jaspr by @schultek.dev ( jaspr.site )
- Monorepo: Dart Workspaces & Melos ( melos.invertase.dev )
- Backend frameworks: @serverpod.dev & Dart Frog

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tierney cyren @bnb.im · 9d

fuck vercel, fuck Next.js, fuck Svelte, fuck Turborepo, fuck SWR, fuck SWC

Posing with the architect of a genocide for sales leads is an insane and deeply immoral stance

these projects cannot separate themselves from the CEO of the company who funds them

Tweet from Guillermo Rauch, featuring a picture of him and Benjamin Netanyahu, and tweet text:

“🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇦🇷

Enjoyed my discussion with PM Netanyahu on how AI education and literacy will keep our free societies ahead.

We spoke about AI empowering everyone to build software and the importance of ensuring it serves quality and progress.

Optimistic for peace, safety, and greatness for Israel and its neighbors.”

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tierney cyren @bnb.im · 8d

man it really is just like old tech twitter

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tierney cyren @bnb.im · 8d

I don’t need you to explain funding models, I understand them very well.

tierney cyren @bnb.im · 8d

I have stated repeatedly in the replies where my lines are with this and don’t feel like restating them again. You can find them in the thread.

Also yes, it seems like you just decided to change the subject without addressing what I said and then you were confused why I didn’t understand?

tierney cyren @bnb.im · 8d

I guess I don’t get defending with “these are openly governed projects and are not complicit!” while also holding the opinion that “these projects are bankrolled by Vercel and cannot meaningfully separate themselves”

it feels like a manufactured situation to avoid responsibility on their end

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