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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 6d

As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...

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Ross Miller @ohnorosco.bsky.social · 7d

Sora is 100% cool with a videos about Bluey boxing Pikachu but heaven forbid I twerk with aliens

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Ross Miller @ohnorosco.bsky.social · 16d

So damn excited for this new @theverge.com podcast that's basically The Rewatchables but for key tech moments. Great guests, stylish b-roll (yes I really mean that). Kudos to @davidpierce.xyz @reckless.bsky.social and the whole team www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOCd...

Introducing a new podcast: Version History | Official Trailer

YouTube video by The Verge

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 21d

it's a small thing right now but if the worst people in the country are upset by a failure to mourn properly they will collapse where they stand when the day comes and there's actual spontaneous celebrations

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Ross Miller @ohnorosco.bsky.social · 26d

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Ross Miller @ohnorosco.bsky.social · 29d

Most important part of the iPhone Air announcement

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · Sep 6

Happy Silksong weekend to all who celebrate. A reminder to take a pause from the game to read @ohnorosco.bsky.social's Reddit clown meme essay and my homage to art mbh4h.substack.com/p/hollow-kni...

Silksong is here. Reddit will never be the same

Clown No More. How can Team Cherry's Hollow Knight follow-up possibly live up to eight years of Creative Shitposting? Remembering r/HollowKnight and r/Silksong's weirdest moments.

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Ross Miller @ohnorosco.bsky.social · Sep 4

Eerily prescient clue from the NYT crossword puzzle published last night (spoilers I suppose)

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Emma Kidwell | Looking for work ✨ @emmakidwell.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.

I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:

emmkid.info

Portfolio

emmkid.info

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · Sep 4

After an hour of playing, I am happy to confirm that Silksong is exactly what I wanted: an endless parade of weird little guys

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Ross Miller @ohnorosco.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hell yeah I convinced @happicamp.bsky.social to post his gorgeous 5K lead art—and my current desktop wallpaper—to Reddit for anyone else who wants it www.reddit.com/r/Silksong/s...

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Ross Miller @ohnorosco.bsky.social · Sep 4

This is glorious. Daily Hollow Knight: Silksong News - Day 1693 - THE END. It starts with a puppet show and gets wilder from there youtu.be/CiXQSGB-wIA?...

Daily Hollow Knight: Silksong News - THE END

YouTube video by Daily Silksong News

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The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · Sep 4

Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster
@merriam-webster.c... • 17h
enshittification noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

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Gold Yoshi @goldyoshi.bsky.social
[Screenshot of the enshittification page on Merriam Websters website. It says where does enshittification come from and the entire page is covered in ads]

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Ross Miller @ohnorosco.bsky.social · Sep 4

Juuuuuust in time for the trip to the airport

Switch 2 with Silksong icon on top if luggage and backpack from the back of an Uber

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Ross Miller @ohnorosco.bsky.social · Sep 4

We're 100 minutes away from Silksong's release. Mourning the end of very creative shitposting from r/Silksong and r/HollowKnight. As always, incredible lead art from @happicamp.bsky.social, who took no convincing at all when I asked if he could draw clown makeup.

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Silksong is here. Reddit will never be the same

Clown No More. How can Team Cherry's Hollow Knight follow-up possibly live up to eight years of Creative Shitposting? Remembering r/HollowKnight and r/Silksong's weirdest moments.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · Aug 22

This sort of admission—the VP is involved in prosecutorial decisions, the "concerns" arise from political actors, and the administration knows they don't have probable cause—would have prompted the Founders to impeach everyone involved.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 22

JD Vance: "We're in the very early stages of an ongoing investigation into John Bolton ... if we think Ambassador Bolton committed a crime, of course eventually prosecutions will come ... there's a broad concern about Ambassador Bolton."

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Ross Miller @ohnorosco.bsky.social · Jul 30

I really love this new @happicamp.bsky.social essay and James' brilliance in tying Foundation (the book) to the modern deification of technology. And also I'm glad I had somewhere to share this wild anecdote from a couple weeks ago. mbh4h.substack.com/p/foundation...

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · Jul 2

BREAKING: Mass layoffs at Xbox have started. Candy Crush maker King told employees that it is cutting 10% of staff, or 200 jobs. Bethesda's Europe offices were hit too. U.S. offices are expected to inform people this morning. More to come shortly www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Microsoft Begins Deep Job Cuts Across Xbox Division

European subsidiaries such as King were informed about the job cuts on Wednesday

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · Jul 1

I would wager an espionage act prosecution of an American journalist / news outlet simply for publishing something true and classified is coming within these four years

I hope I’m wrong, but I do believe trump and notable members of the administration, including some of the sources we spoke to for…

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · Jul 1

new tonight at @rollingstone.com via @ryanbort.bsky.social & me:

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Team Trump Is Serious About Unleashing the Espionage Act on the Media

President Donald Trump and his team are serious about using the Espionage Act of 1917 to go after leakers and journalists.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Jun 22

Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state.

That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:

Sit back and do absolutely nothing.

An Onion front page with the headline: Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice

Who will stand up for our democracy? This
question, fraught in even the most peaceful
times, has only grown more pressing as our
country approaches its 250th anniversary.
Each passing day brings growing assaults on
essential liberties like freedom of speech and due process.
Meanwhile, our delicately assembled legal system faces
a constant barrage of threats. Even as this issue reaches
publication, the U.S. military has been deployed against
peaceful protesters. We teeter on the brink of collapse into
an authoritarian state. That is why, today, The Onion calls
upon our lawmakers to sit back and do absolutely nothing.
Members of Congress, now more than ever, our nation
desperately needs your cowardice.
Our republic is a birthright, an exceedingly rare treasure
passed down from generation to generation of Americans. It
was gained through hard years of bloody resistance and can
too easily be lost. Our Founding Fathers, in their abundant
wisdom, understood that all it would take was men and
women of little courage sitting in the corridors of power
and taking zero action as this precious inheritance was
stripped away—and that is where we have finally arrived.
Now is not the time for bravery or valor! This is the time
for protecting your own hide and lining your pocket. Now is
not the time for listening to your idiotic constituents drone
on about what’s happening to their precious democracy.
This is the time for getting down on all fours and grov-
eling. Now is not the time to say, “Enough is enough,” and
have the tough conversations about resisting the ongoing
assaults on American liberty. This is the time to let the wave
of apathy and indifference roll over you as you think about
getting a really nice renovation to your house in Kalorama.
But what can I, one coward, do alone? you might ask.

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Ross Miller @ohnorosco.bsky.social · Jun 18

Donkey Kong Bananza looks really good. I'm especially excited to play around with DK Artist, but uh... this is gonna become a thing on the internet, isn't it? www.youtube.com/live/YVUidGT...

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James Bareham @happicamp.bsky.social · Jun 13

Hard to believe that yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of Steve Jobs' commencement speech at Stanford. It's as relevant today as it was in 2005, and a must-watch if you’ve never seen it, and worth watching again, even if you have www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiHZ...

Steve Jobs - 2005 Stanford Commencement Address (Enhanced to HD/1080p)

YouTube video by Steve Jobs Archive

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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · Jun 10

Forgot I wrote this in 2013!

“What will happen 12 years from now? Which widely-held opinions will flip? Maybe…gamers of 2025 will recognize Aliens: Colonial Marines for the masterpiece we can't currently see it to be. In 2025, perhaps gamers will finally deduce that The Last of Us was a bad joke”

Ross Miller @ohnorosco.bsky.social · Jun 10

Most importantly, Switch 2 has The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, aka the best Zelda until BotW/TotK

I remember when all the Cel-da hate happened, but it's been years since I've thought about it—thank you to 2013-era @stephentotilo.bsky.social for rounding it all up kotaku.com/the-internet...

The Internet's 2001 Hate For One Of The Most Beautiful Video Games Ever

The average person over the age of 13 can no longer proudly stand by all the opinions they expressed 12 years ago. In time, a person simply decides that dirt no longer tastes good. Later, one regrets ...

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Ross Miller @ohnorosco.bsky.social · Jun 10

Most importantly, Switch 2 has The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, aka the best Zelda until BotW/TotK

I remember when all the Cel-da hate happened, but it's been years since I've thought about it—thank you to 2013-era @stephentotilo.bsky.social for rounding it all up kotaku.com/the-internet...

The Internet's 2001 Hate For One Of The Most Beautiful Video Games Ever

The average person over the age of 13 can no longer proudly stand by all the opinions they expressed 12 years ago. In time, a person simply decides that dirt no longer tastes good. Later, one regrets ...

kotaku.com

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