Kate ☃️
@collokation.cryptoanarchy.network
Here for the foreseeable future. 😘 (Moots can still DM for Discord!)
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I feel very strongly that now is the time for NIMBY’s to shine. Every regulatory and procedural lever should be tested. Slow them down.
NEW: ICE has spent at least $172 million this month on warehouses that it plans to convert into immigration jails
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
W/ @sooophie.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
W/ @sooophie.bsky.social
US Spends Millions on Warehouses in Historic Expansion of ICE Detention
Plans for ‘mega centers’ and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:04 AM
I feel very strongly that now is the time for NIMBY’s to shine. Every regulatory and procedural lever should be tested. Slow them down.
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Do any other game developers or publishers want to send over some game codes we can send to donors during our ICE Out Charity Stream this Friday with @giantbomb.bsky.social?
Please reach out - [email protected]
bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
Please reach out - [email protected]
bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
January 29, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Do any other game developers or publishers want to send over some game codes we can send to donors during our ICE Out Charity Stream this Friday with @giantbomb.bsky.social?
Please reach out - [email protected]
bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
Please reach out - [email protected]
bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
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My work has been in museums both last year and this year. I was a lead on a GOTY this year.
I’ve also been laid off for almost a year now with no end in sight.
I’ve also been laid off for almost a year now with no end in sight.
Overall: 28% laid off in the last 2 years
US: 33%
Design/narrative: 20% in the last 12mo (most impacted discipline)
48% said they haven't found a new job, and the survey admits these numbers are likely an undercount.
Fun fact: the survey would boot you out if you'd been out of work >2 years.
US: 33%
Design/narrative: 20% in the last 12mo (most impacted discipline)
48% said they haven't found a new job, and the survey admits these numbers are likely an undercount.
Fun fact: the survey would boot you out if you'd been out of work >2 years.
More than a quarter of developers surveyed by GDC say they were laid off in the last 24 months, and around half of them say they haven't found a new job yet.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...
January 30, 2026 at 4:08 AM
My work has been in museums both last year and this year. I was a lead on a GOTY this year.
I’ve also been laid off for almost a year now with no end in sight.
I’ve also been laid off for almost a year now with no end in sight.
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And yes, this is a great time for Dartmouth alums to organize something very angry
The college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
College approached and paid student to write op-ed in The Dartmouth
The Dartmouth ran the article on Nov. 17 without knowledge that the College had been involved.
www.thedartmouth.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:45 AM
And yes, this is a great time for Dartmouth alums to organize something very angry
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NEW: Special elections in the razor-thin Democratic majority-Houses in Maine and Pennsylvania. Billions of dollars in funding for school. A congressional primary.
There are plenty of important elections right around corner, in FEBRUARY.
So i put together my monthly guide of elections to watch:
There are plenty of important elections right around corner, in FEBRUARY.
So i put together my monthly guide of elections to watch:
The 20 Elections to Watch This February - Bolts
Democrats hold the narrowest of majorities in Maine and Pennsylvania’s state Houses. They now need to defend vacant seats to retain their edge in each through the end of the... Read More
boltsmag.org
January 29, 2026 at 3:43 PM
NEW: Special elections in the razor-thin Democratic majority-Houses in Maine and Pennsylvania. Billions of dollars in funding for school. A congressional primary.
There are plenty of important elections right around corner, in FEBRUARY.
So i put together my monthly guide of elections to watch:
There are plenty of important elections right around corner, in FEBRUARY.
So i put together my monthly guide of elections to watch:
11/10 quote right there
"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'
The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.
www.pcgamer.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:02 AM
11/10 quote right there
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The "release them in the middle of nowhere to die in the cold" tactic was called "starlight tours" when the Mounties invented it to kill Indigenous people. www.theguardian.com/world/2023/a...
January 30, 2026 at 2:13 AM
The "release them in the middle of nowhere to die in the cold" tactic was called "starlight tours" when the Mounties invented it to kill Indigenous people. www.theguardian.com/world/2023/a...
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Soon, all the films in close proximity to it will also be THE THING. Within the year, all films in the registry will be THE THING.
Welcome John Carpenter's THE THING to the National Film Registry! bloody-disgusting.com/movie/393134...
John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ Has Been Added to the National Film Registry
John Carpenter‘s The Thing has been selected by the Library of Congress as one of this year’s 25 films to join the National Film Registry due to their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to pre...
bloody-disgusting.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Soon, all the films in close proximity to it will also be THE THING. Within the year, all films in the registry will be THE THING.
i really need to train myself to speak less politely on these calls. normally i swear every other word but as soon as i call my senators it's like "i say, my good man, it is past time we put an end to this ICE business. pip pip cheerio" and i don't think they feel very intimidated
January 29, 2026 at 3:55 PM
i really need to train myself to speak less politely on these calls. normally i swear every other word but as soon as i call my senators it's like "i say, my good man, it is past time we put an end to this ICE business. pip pip cheerio" and i don't think they feel very intimidated
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Announcing the IFTF x GDC Scholarship Program. We have a small number of passes to distribute amongst our community, so if you are interested, please visit this thread on IntFiction.org for details: intfiction.org/t/iftf-x-gdc...
January 29, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Announcing the IFTF x GDC Scholarship Program. We have a small number of passes to distribute amongst our community, so if you are interested, please visit this thread on IntFiction.org for details: intfiction.org/t/iftf-x-gdc...
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(Shares appreciated!)
Fundraiser item - Mystery sticker pack
Sales of this item will be donated to the International Institute of Minnesota. More info below!
crowlines.net/products/mys...
Fundraiser item - Mystery sticker pack
Sales of this item will be donated to the International Institute of Minnesota. More info below!
crowlines.net/products/mys...
January 28, 2026 at 5:11 PM
(Shares appreciated!)
Fundraiser item - Mystery sticker pack
Sales of this item will be donated to the International Institute of Minnesota. More info below!
crowlines.net/products/mys...
Fundraiser item - Mystery sticker pack
Sales of this item will be donated to the International Institute of Minnesota. More info below!
crowlines.net/products/mys...
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there are 3000 gestapo in minneapolis which means there's way more of us than there are of them
why do the minneapolitans, the larger group, not simply eat the gestapo
why do the minneapolitans, the larger group, not simply eat the gestapo
January 29, 2026 at 2:51 PM
there are 3000 gestapo in minneapolis which means there's way more of us than there are of them
why do the minneapolitans, the larger group, not simply eat the gestapo
why do the minneapolitans, the larger group, not simply eat the gestapo
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Finally dropped the Nuzzi episode
www.patreon.com/posts/olivia...
www.patreon.com/posts/olivia...
January 29, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Finally dropped the Nuzzi episode
www.patreon.com/posts/olivia...
www.patreon.com/posts/olivia...
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Storm at Belle-Ile - 1886
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10197
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10197
January 29, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Storm at Belle-Ile - 1886
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10197
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10197
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Me and my friends still quote this
January 29, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Me and my friends still quote this
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Also hope that 2026 is when people bring back earnestness. Sincerity is GOOD.
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Also hope that 2026 is when people bring back earnestness. Sincerity is GOOD.
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Just a reminder to EVERYONE. NYCC AND C2E2 ARE FUNDING ICE. BOYCOTT THEM. TELL A FRIEND. DO NOT ATTEND.
ANY REEDPOP ORGANIZED CONVENTION ARE HELPING ICE SO IF YOU'RE ATTENDING ANY OF THEIR CONS ANS YOU DO NOT SUPPORT ICE. DO NOT ATTEND. THIS HAS BEEN MY PSA.
www.change.org/p/ice-out-of...
ANY REEDPOP ORGANIZED CONVENTION ARE HELPING ICE SO IF YOU'RE ATTENDING ANY OF THEIR CONS ANS YOU DO NOT SUPPORT ICE. DO NOT ATTEND. THIS HAS BEEN MY PSA.
www.change.org/p/ice-out-of...
Sign the Petition
ICE Out of Our Conventions - Tell ReedPop to Cut Ties with ICE
www.change.org
January 25, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Just a reminder to EVERYONE. NYCC AND C2E2 ARE FUNDING ICE. BOYCOTT THEM. TELL A FRIEND. DO NOT ATTEND.
ANY REEDPOP ORGANIZED CONVENTION ARE HELPING ICE SO IF YOU'RE ATTENDING ANY OF THEIR CONS ANS YOU DO NOT SUPPORT ICE. DO NOT ATTEND. THIS HAS BEEN MY PSA.
www.change.org/p/ice-out-of...
ANY REEDPOP ORGANIZED CONVENTION ARE HELPING ICE SO IF YOU'RE ATTENDING ANY OF THEIR CONS ANS YOU DO NOT SUPPORT ICE. DO NOT ATTEND. THIS HAS BEEN MY PSA.
www.change.org/p/ice-out-of...
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I’ve tried to tell out-of-towners that one of the low-key traumas of living here is these psychos ignoring all traffic laws. I’ve actually reduced my driving further just to avoid their shittery, but they can cream you on a bike or roll up on sidewalk just as easily.
Just madness out in the streets where these guys throw on their sirens and lights flying through neighborhoods at high speeds. People don't even bother pulling over for them anymore because they just do this all the time.
"FUCK ICE" "NOT ICE"
"FUCK ICE" "NOT ICE"
January 29, 2026 at 4:16 AM
I’ve tried to tell out-of-towners that one of the low-key traumas of living here is these psychos ignoring all traffic laws. I’ve actually reduced my driving further just to avoid their shittery, but they can cream you on a bike or roll up on sidewalk just as easily.
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still an open offer btw, I have plenty of stickers
informally, if you donate to anything on standwithminnesota.com and email me proof of donation w/timestamp + your shipping address, I'll send you some leftover wibbly mail stickers :^)
January 29, 2026 at 12:53 AM
still an open offer btw, I have plenty of stickers
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Reminder that LA has endured a surge since June.
Day 236. It’s getting worse.
Day 236. It’s getting worse.
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol and ICE Raid Almost 20 L.A. Communities, Almost 30 Total in SoCal in Record Numbers
@eltragon.bsky.social
@eltragon.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Reminder that LA has endured a surge since June.
Day 236. It’s getting worse.
Day 236. It’s getting worse.
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🇬🇧✊🌀 Ubisoft : enough is enough! Faced with the arbitrary decision of the CEO who doesn’t even dare talking to employees anymore, unions are calling for a strike on February 10th, 11th and 12th.
January 28, 2026 at 12:10 PM
🇬🇧✊🌀 Ubisoft : enough is enough! Faced with the arbitrary decision of the CEO who doesn’t even dare talking to employees anymore, unions are calling for a strike on February 10th, 11th and 12th.
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It's just bizarre to me to feel aggrieved about game critics. This is an industry that lionizes influencers with a million youtube followers who will arbitrarily decide to convince their parasocial death squads to show up at your kid's daycare. Bigger fish to fry.
January 28, 2026 at 3:06 AM
It's just bizarre to me to feel aggrieved about game critics. This is an industry that lionizes influencers with a million youtube followers who will arbitrarily decide to convince their parasocial death squads to show up at your kid's daycare. Bigger fish to fry.
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I'm fucking HEATED. If we're going to survive and get out of this disaster, we white people need to uplift AND protect Black and brown leaders, with our bodies and lives.
I don't want to mourn another Black leader. I want them to lead. We need them here, not as martyrs in a goddamn history book.
I don't want to mourn another Black leader. I want them to lead. We need them here, not as martyrs in a goddamn history book.
January 28, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I'm fucking HEATED. If we're going to survive and get out of this disaster, we white people need to uplift AND protect Black and brown leaders, with our bodies and lives.
I don't want to mourn another Black leader. I want them to lead. We need them here, not as martyrs in a goddamn history book.
I don't want to mourn another Black leader. I want them to lead. We need them here, not as martyrs in a goddamn history book.
Just thinking about how blissfully insulated from all of the genuine problems affecting this industry you have to be to complain about the work of game critics in 2026
January 28, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Just thinking about how blissfully insulated from all of the genuine problems affecting this industry you have to be to complain about the work of game critics in 2026