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Spring McparlinJones
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Front end developer, chair of @gameworkers.co.uk, project manager for Trans Pride Brighton
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mcparlinjones.bsky.social
I'm 2/3rds of the way through Richard Linklater's Before trilogy. I have connected to these movies in a way that I have not with any other movie (save maybe I Saw the TV Glow) and I fear I may not survive Before Midnight.
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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gameworkers.co.uk
Work in the UK games industry? Join our union here:

iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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gameworkers.co.uk
"All these workers have ever tried to do is discuss their pay and conditions to improve them, so they can make a game loved by millions."
chrisbratt.bsky.social Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 2d
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".

PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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chrisbratt.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".

PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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chanda.blacksky.app
Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
mcparlinjones.bsky.social
There were very few goths at the Horrors show - a recession indicator imo
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
mcparlinjones.bsky.social
"It’s not communism, it's Christmas"
November 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
mcparlinjones.bsky.social
I'm engaging in a bold new plan to learn French quickly (watching Emily in Paris and Google translating any words i don't know)
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
mcparlinjones.bsky.social
Every time I've played a boardgame has involved a moment where someone reads something from the rulebook and someone else says "THAT makes sense!"
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
mcparlinjones.bsky.social
I have finished the last of my French cakes, I am officially past the post-trip period :(
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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videogameworkers.bsky.social
Our statement in solidarity with our fellow workers' ongoing protest against @rockstargames.com's gross union busting!
The managers and executives at Take-Two and Rockstar have finally answered the question of what they bring to the table in the production of GTA VI, given that the technical acumen, clever writing, beautiful composition, attention to detail, and vision are all brought by their workers. Pathetically, they’ve revealed that their contribution is sabotage, greed and short-sightedness by firing over 40 Rockstar employees who were organizing to demand better conditions as their co-workers shoulder the gargantuan task of delivering one of the biggest games in the history of the industry. Take Two and Rockstar’s leadership was willing to blatantly lie to the world about the conduct and character of these workers, and now they expect us all to believe that the 6-month delay of GTA VI has nothing to do with their gleeful desire to crush the dreams of workers even if it hurts their remaining staff, their faithful fans, and the quality of their work. UVW-CWA stands firmly in solidarity with the unjustly-fired workers, the IWGB in their lawsuit against the company, and every worker at Rockstar and Take-Two. Aurelia A. President, UVW-CWA
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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gameworkers.co.uk
A statement from the Game Workers of the IWGB this Transgender Day of Remembrance. Please join us in marking this important day by remembering those we have lost due to trans violence and hate.

Further resources:

empower-up.com/topic/gender...
lgbthero.org.uk/tdor-vigils-2025
GAME WORKERS OF IWGB REMEMBERS TRANSGENDER PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES We spend today remembering those we’ve lost this Transgender Day of Remembrance, it is important now more than ever to stand in solidarity with our trans allies and colleagues. An important word from our Chair, Spring McparlinJones, on this topic: “It's hard to ignore the feeling of suspense in the trans community today. It's beginning to feel obvious that the target that's been placed on our collective head isn’t going away. In times like this, we turn to our memories. The optimists amongst us are remembering the brief period in the 2010’s when it seemed like things would be ok. The pessimists are remembering pink triangles. I'm choosing to remember what it was that allowed me to make it 7 years into my transition: my community. I've drifted through many different left leaning groups since my transition began. I'm proud to say that, beyond the trans centric ones, I've never found a community so welcoming to trans people as the Game Workers' union. There's no telling what is coming next for us, but I feel safe in the knowledge that I won't have to face it alone ✊️” We encourage you to attend a local or online vigil to offer support to the transgender people around you and to remember those who have lost their lives to anti-trans violence this year and in years passed. For more information on key organisations and workplace support: empower-up.com/topic/gender-reassignment/ . If you would like to attend a vigil, either online or in person, please visit: lgbthero.org.uk/tdor-vigils-2025
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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ooccouchgags.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
mcparlinjones.bsky.social
Some assorted ramblings about Transgender Day of Remembrance

CW: A bit of a bummer
Transgender Day of Remembrance is part of a pair. It's sibling is Transgender Day of Visibility. I hate both of them, but for very different reasons. Dedicating a day to transgender visibility in a time where it feels like every political party has to make their opinions on us the core of their platforms feels grotesque in its obsolescence. Meanwhile, only having a day to remember those no longer with us feels woefully inadequate. Due to what i can only describe as a personality failure, I still use Twitter.com fairly regularly. Since the insurgence of the far right on the platform, they’ve found many ways to mock and encourage transgender suicide. Their latest favourite is to post a photo of a view from a bridge looking over a river. This photo is significant as it was included in a transgender teenage girls final post before her suicide. I have seen this river at least once a week since Charlotte Fosgate's death 6 months ago. I hate TDoR because it isn’t enough. To fully capture the grief, and the suffering, and the rage in the trans community right now, you would need 365 days of Remembrance (or 366 on leap years). I hate it because it’s unnecessary, i don't need prompting to remember the people we've lost. The world wouldn’t let me forget them even if I wanted to. I hate it simply because it makes me cry.
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
mcparlinjones.bsky.social
Can't you see?
bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social BBC Radio 6 Music Now Playing Bot (Unofficial) @bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social · 6d
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November 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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moomanibe.bsky.social
ok they deleted and reposted it for some reason but, reminder: this is a survey of GDC attendees only which self-selects for highly paid, senior devs and management

which is to say: this is most likely what a result skewed _against_ unionization looks like right now
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
mcparlinjones.bsky.social
BlueSky is better for my mental health than Twitter because it's boring so i log off faster
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
mcparlinjones.bsky.social
My favourite pictures that i took on the Paris trip. Photography is an interest of mine that only seems to flare up when my mental health is doing particularly badly. Being in such a beautiful city inspired me to take it seriously for the first time in a while.
A view of the sun beginning to rise over the Seine. One of the cranes involved in the rebuilding of Notre Dane can be seen on the left bank of the river. A picture of a path in the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise. Two women can be seen in the distance at a crossroads. A picture of a bench off the Viaduc des Arts. The bench is made of mosaic tiles in a variety of blues and white. It sits beneath a mural depicting white Grecian pillars and a fountain beneath a rainbow coloured sky. A view off the Viaduc des Arts of various grey buildings overlapping each other beneath a grey sky. The foreground is made up of bushes covered with green leaves, some of which are turning brown.
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
mcparlinjones.bsky.social
On my way back to Blighty from Paris. I've always been prone to melancholy, but even I've never had the post-holiday blues hit me this hard and this fast before. I met some fantastic people and had enjoyed conversations that I'll be thinking about for years.
November 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
mcparlinjones.bsky.social
I think... I like the French
November 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
mcparlinjones.bsky.social
I've just had to pay to use the bathroom for the first time in my life. All the positive feelings I had developed about Paris GONE in a second.
@emmanuelmacron.bsky.social was that really worth one Euro?
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
mcparlinjones.bsky.social
This really captures a feeling I've had for a while that most of the time political groups use memes it ends up giving Pokemon Go to the polls.
November 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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gameworkers.co.uk
This afternoon, IWGB Game Workers joined together with unions from all over Europe, including @stjv.fr and @csvi-cgt.bsky.social to protest against Rockstar's union busting in Paris - on est là!
chrisbratt.bsky.social Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 11d
Protests continued today outside Take Two's offices in London, but also in Paris, where Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (@stjv.fr) came out to show their international solidarity with the fired Rockstar workers.
STJV demonstrate outside the Paris offices of Take Two, holding flags, banners and flares.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
mcparlinjones.bsky.social
This is defo the coolest picture of me to ever be taken
chrisbratt.bsky.social Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 11d
Protests continued today outside Take Two's offices in London, but also in Paris, where Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (@stjv.fr) came out to show their international solidarity with the fired Rockstar workers.
STJV demonstrate outside the Paris offices of Take Two, holding flags, banners and flares.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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notrightruth.bsky.social
Thinking about Brianna Ghey while reading this article on screen time and bullying. Labour are using her name to push for a crackdown on phone use among teens.

But this research indicates increased screen time does *not* correlate with increased bullying for trans kids - unlike their cis peers.
Developmental Effects of Screen Time on Gender Diverse Student’s Experiences of Bullying Victimization
We used a large state-wide sample of adolescent students in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades (N = 58,689) to examine the predictive value of screen time on bullying victimization, as well as its interact...
www.tandfonline.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM