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Chris Hayner

@haynerland.com

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Senior Editor @ TheGamer “Aggressively amazing” President of Paddington BlueSky. Prev.: GameSpot/Fandom, THR, IGN http://www.Haynerland.com

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Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · Jan 21

Trans men are men. Trans women are women.

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Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 7h

Hey media. When a politician gives you a bullshit answer, your job to press further.

You don’t work for them. They work for you.

Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 12h

Believe me, people in editorial power think it's both weird and gross. But the alternative is everyone gets fired because there's no money to keep the lights on. Journalism isn't free, even though society seems to think it is.

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Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 12h

One of my fav flicks man. Now I gotta listen.

Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 12h

This all starts with Google crashing site traffic across the web regularly.

The system is broken. Massive corporations siphon away the traffic that allows us to make money, while leaving us with little option but to write what is basically paid advertorial (without Amazon buying ad space).

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 14h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 12h

GAMERS RISE UP:

What's the best Halo?

I vote 3.

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Marisa Roffman @marisaroffman.bsky.social · 1d

There are a bunch of shows that rarely included in these semi-annual sales at a discount this go-round, including #Bones, #Fringe, #Oz, #RizzoliandIsles, #FallingSkies, #Greek, L&O #CriminalIntent, #Heroes & #PokerFace: www.givememyremote.com/remote/2025/...

Prime Big Day Deals: BONES, CRIMINAL MINDS, SUPERSTORE, NYPD BLUE, STAR TREK, NCIS and More TV on DVD Sales - Give Me My Remote

The sales are running October 7-8.

www.givememyremote.com

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 1d

I didn't make it to the Taylor Swift movie(?) this weekend, and I sort of regret it. I still think the album is fine. It's not in my top 3 (Midnights, Reputation, 1989) but it's got a few bangers on it.

Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 1d

I'm still waiting for a 2025 movie I like as much as Sinners.

Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 1d

I am also not confident it can do that.

thegamerweb.bsky.social @thegamerweb.bsky.social · 1d

Xbox wasn't confident its handheld could double the Steam Deck's sales.

Xbox Handheld Was Reportedly Canceled Due To Steam Deck's Low Sales

Xbox wasn't confident its handheld could double the Steam Deck's sales.

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Angri Bundel @anibundel.bsky.social · 1d

This is the nicest, most hopeful thread.

Nome @nome.bsky.social · 1d

9) People are, all things considered, pretty good.

I see twenty thousand people a day, and maybe two of them are assholes. Even on a stressful day, even in an unfamiliar environment, even hungry and tired and on a timer.

That's a *much* better ratio than folks realize.

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thegamerweb.bsky.social @thegamerweb.bsky.social · 4d

Hear me out, what if this is Microsoft’s way to make Xbox irrelevant?

The Reaction To The Game Pass Price Hike Is The Last Nail In Xbox's Coffin

Hear me out, what if this is Microsoft’s way to make Xbox irrelevant?

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Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 3d

This is the kind of list I wanna be on.

Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 3d

Rob Zombie’s Munsters movie remains fantastic.

Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 4d

Oh hello.

Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 4d

And now I’m kinda interested in it.

Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 4d

I also loved “tailor-made for Taylor fans”

Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 4d

Justice for Maria Menounos. #FreeNoovie

Liz Shannon Miller @lizshannonmiller.com · 4d

Weird times were had at the movies yesterday. consequence.net/2025/10/tayl...

Taylor Swift’s Release Party Was Basically Church — With Lyric Videos

The movie-theater-exclusive event was a strangely reverent experience.

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Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 4d

Self care is watching a recording of Saturday morning cartoons from Halloween 1996 on YouTube while drinking coffee.

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Kim Masters @kimmasters.bsky.social · 5d

This is the way.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5d

👇👇

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Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 5d

It’s nuts how good Peacemaker is this season. Thanks @jamesgunn.bsky.social.

Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 5d

A shutdown was always the plan. Project 2025 was always the plan. You were just duped. Again.

Chris Hayner @haynerland.com · 5d

For those curious what could happen to EA, post-sale to Saudi Arabia, let me explain it to you in my language: WWE.

www.thegamer.com/ea-values-do...

WWE Is The Canary In The Coal Mine For EA's $50 Billion Buyout

If you're wondering what EA looks like post-sale, WWE provides a good template.

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HANGMAN PAGE @hangmanpage.bsky.social · 7d

fuck ice airing commercials during dynamite, let em know:

help.hbomax.com/us/Feedback/

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HBO Max | Feedback

help.hbomax.com

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 6d

We are losing something by having newsrooms where everyone who has more than a few years’ experience has gotten fired. I don’t fault a young writer for not knowing about things that happened before she was born. But now there are no editors to help give context to these stories, either.

Prince with “Slave” written on his face, in protest of his unfair recording contract, including lack of ownership of his master recordings.

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