Ralfbat
@ralfbat.bsky.social
Just a person on the internet who likes board games and Video games
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Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.
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the least shocking thing in the epstein files that wont get enough attention. police regularly arrest and charge victims to coerce them into participating, often jailing them in conditions that are worse.
jesus the Palm Beach Police really sought arrest warrants against underage Epstein victims for coming forward and cooperating, and (purported) admitting to crimes, and it caused the victims to become uncooperative with the federal investigation
![. . . very cooperative, but the police at that point had to let [redacted] know that what she had done that she could be facing charges.
Q And that was after they had told her earlier that she didn't need an attorney present, correct?
A Exactly.
Q Okay. So this happens to her with the Palm Beach Police Department and did the Palm Beach Police actually present or propose charging [redacted]?
A They did get a probable cause affidavit against [redacted].
Q And is that why Ms. [redacted] and her attorney were concerned about her testimony here?
A Yes.
Q Now was a subpoena issued for Ms. [redacted] on behalf of this grand jury?
A Yes, it was.
Q And before Ms. [redacted] would comply with that, did she -- did her attorney request some sort of order?
A Yes.
Q And what did he ask for?
A He asked for immunity for [redacted].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eoss3vmzem55cm5kuddhdmwn/bafkreiariijffjjrgfh26o22jjr76pwprinvnbpkcho5lyi2sucfbqlooy@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
the least shocking thing in the epstein files that wont get enough attention. police regularly arrest and charge victims to coerce them into participating, often jailing them in conditions that are worse.
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Remember your spoilers etiquette! We ask that you use the #otdep2 or #otdspoilers hashtags to help your fellow players experience everything Episode 2 has to offer at their own pace.
The Devil's come to collect His Due.
of the Devil - Episode 2 is now available.
of the Devil - Episode 2 is now available.
December 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Remember your spoilers etiquette! We ask that you use the #otdep2 or #otdspoilers hashtags to help your fellow players experience everything Episode 2 has to offer at their own pace.
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🔥Thirty people dying in ICE custody isn’t a glitch — it’s a system built on neglect and zero accountability. If any other agency had a death toll like this, there’d be national outrage. With ICE, we’re told to look away. I won’t.🔥
December 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
🔥Thirty people dying in ICE custody isn’t a glitch — it’s a system built on neglect and zero accountability. If any other agency had a death toll like this, there’d be national outrage. With ICE, we’re told to look away. I won’t.🔥
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Ah. Well. So much for Owlcat then
From 2024. Apparently missed that the first time around. This just destroys my hype for Dark Heresy. If Rogue Trader was made without AI “helping” the concept art phase, there is zero reason to push it on to Dark Heresy development. I am gutted.
December 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Ah. Well. So much for Owlcat then
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The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
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If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
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HITMAN is my favourite game & the series has been a favourite of mine for 2 decades, but I don't like the direction the series has taken.
It is FOMO the game. For a decade I've disliked the online requirement and elusive targets.
But now we have constant twitch drops and time limited celebrity DLC
It is FOMO the game. For a decade I've disliked the online requirement and elusive targets.
But now we have constant twitch drops and time limited celebrity DLC
December 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
HITMAN is my favourite game & the series has been a favourite of mine for 2 decades, but I don't like the direction the series has taken.
It is FOMO the game. For a decade I've disliked the online requirement and elusive targets.
But now we have constant twitch drops and time limited celebrity DLC
It is FOMO the game. For a decade I've disliked the online requirement and elusive targets.
But now we have constant twitch drops and time limited celebrity DLC
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Khanna: "The problem here is there are rich and powerful people who either engaged in this abuse, covered it up, or we're on this island. What the American people want to know is who are these people? Instead of holding them accountable, Pam Bondi is breaking the law."
December 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Khanna: "The problem here is there are rich and powerful people who either engaged in this abuse, covered it up, or we're on this island. What the American people want to know is who are these people? Instead of holding them accountable, Pam Bondi is breaking the law."
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in case this wasn't clear looking at my posts, i have never used AI in my games and never will. any mistakes and missteps and oopsie-doopsies are purely human-made
December 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
in case this wasn't clear looking at my posts, i have never used AI in my games and never will. any mistakes and missteps and oopsie-doopsies are purely human-made
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Y'know if there is a silver lining to genAI infecting everything it's that I am getting so much time freed up to play my backlog by these studios letting me know ahead of time not to bother with whatever they make next.
December 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Y'know if there is a silver lining to genAI infecting everything it's that I am getting so much time freed up to play my backlog by these studios letting me know ahead of time not to bother with whatever they make next.
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don't worry, guys, the most human parts of the game- the artistic development- is all we're replacing with the plagiarism machine! all the final stuff you play with will have a human labour veneer so we can avoid being cancelled
December 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
don't worry, guys, the most human parts of the game- the artistic development- is all we're replacing with the plagiarism machine! all the final stuff you play with will have a human labour veneer so we can avoid being cancelled
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When the hell was the meeting down at the coalition of jerkoffs where they all agreed marching out this line would totally placate everyone about using The Button That Steals Everything From Everyone And Kills The World to cut man hours on the entire artistic vision part of the game? Fuck outta here
December 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
When the hell was the meeting down at the coalition of jerkoffs where they all agreed marching out this line would totally placate everyone about using The Button That Steals Everything From Everyone And Kills The World to cut man hours on the entire artistic vision part of the game? Fuck outta here
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You know what you can use to generate ideas? A brain.
I don't believe people when they say they need this abysmal tech to generate ideas, I think they're lying, but people are so disgusted with the tech being used to replace people's jobs, they don't exactly want to admit to what they're doing.
I don't believe people when they say they need this abysmal tech to generate ideas, I think they're lying, but people are so disgusted with the tech being used to replace people's jobs, they don't exactly want to admit to what they're doing.
I just saw someone yell “they’re just using it to generate ideas!”
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
And
I hate to say it
But if you work in the ART DEPARTMENT and you need a death machine stuffed with your colleagues’ work to give you ideas
Quit.
December 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
You know what you can use to generate ideas? A brain.
I don't believe people when they say they need this abysmal tech to generate ideas, I think they're lying, but people are so disgusted with the tech being used to replace people's jobs, they don't exactly want to admit to what they're doing.
I don't believe people when they say they need this abysmal tech to generate ideas, I think they're lying, but people are so disgusted with the tech being used to replace people's jobs, they don't exactly want to admit to what they're doing.
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If it wasn't apparent before, the extent to which the Epstein file release has been redacted by Trump's lackeys makes very clear that the convicted felon and adjudicated rapist does, indeed have a whole lot to hide.
December 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
If it wasn't apparent before, the extent to which the Epstein file release has been redacted by Trump's lackeys makes very clear that the convicted felon and adjudicated rapist does, indeed have a whole lot to hide.
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Incredible words from real boxer Anthony Joshua after he knocked Jake Paul the fuck out lol
December 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Incredible words from real boxer Anthony Joshua after he knocked Jake Paul the fuck out lol
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Heck yeah Capcom
December 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Heck yeah Capcom
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“Climate action” is just another way to say “we want our beautiful complex planet to continue to be a good place to live, and to continue to be both beautiful and complex”. So much climate damage comes from assuming that Earth is simple, that it is easy to control and that it will bend to our will.
December 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“Climate action” is just another way to say “we want our beautiful complex planet to continue to be a good place to live, and to continue to be both beautiful and complex”. So much climate damage comes from assuming that Earth is simple, that it is easy to control and that it will bend to our will.
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This is anti-science, anti-community, hate-driven policy
Queensland ban on puberty blockers for gender dysphoria to continue until at least 2031, LNP announces
Queensland ban on puberty blockers for gender dysphoria to continue until at least 2031, LNP announces
Decision comes despite independent review finding that treatment decisions ‘must be informed by each individual’s presentation and circumstances’
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A pause on puberty blockers and hormone treatment for new adolescent patients with gender dysphoria in Queensland’s public system will continue until at least 2031, the state’s health minister, Tim Nicholls, announced on Friday.
The decision comes despite a review by Victoria’s former chief psychiatrist, Prof Ruth Vine, now made public, finding that treatment decisions “must be informed by each individual’s presentation and circumstances”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
This is anti-science, anti-community, hate-driven policy
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wow have i got a game for literally you specifically
December 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
wow have i got a game for literally you specifically
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So look man if we're just gonna be online here watching all these big studios come out and lay down on the tracks about Gen AI going "I have to do this for some reason." then I think it's more important than ever to celebrate games from based devs who are out here openly posting "Nuh uh, fuck that."
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
So look man if we're just gonna be online here watching all these big studios come out and lay down on the tracks about Gen AI going "I have to do this for some reason." then I think it's more important than ever to celebrate games from based devs who are out here openly posting "Nuh uh, fuck that."
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Rand Paul: "We've never in our past decided just to shoot smugglers who are unarmed without even proof they're smuggling anything. So I think this is a horrendous thing that should stop. I think it's illegal & immoral... the kids in the military - I'm not for sending them down there to die for oil"
December 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Rand Paul: "We've never in our past decided just to shoot smugglers who are unarmed without even proof they're smuggling anything. So I think this is a horrendous thing that should stop. I think it's illegal & immoral... the kids in the military - I'm not for sending them down there to die for oil"
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Government: get off social media and go outside
Also the government: no! Not like that!
Also the government: no! Not like that!
The increasing capitalisation of third spaces, the social media ban, disconnect from public sentiment around current affairs in other places atm, and boredom. So much boredom
December 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Government: get off social media and go outside
Also the government: no! Not like that!
Also the government: no! Not like that!
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Think of how many TV shows they could have funded with that money, and not only that but also how much more revenue all those shows would brought in for the company. But instead they just gave it to the worst employee of the entire corporation. The literal reason the company is being bought out.
"Zaslav will receive $30 million in "Golden Parachute' compensation along with $537 million in equity for a total of $567 million in a transaction-associated pay."
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
Warner Bros. Golden Parachutes Revealed: What David Zaslav and C-Suite Will Get In a Deal
The CEO stands to gain $567 million if a deal is sealed to sell the WB empire while longtime lieutenant Gunnar Wiedenfels will see $144 million in cash and stock considerations if a transaction close...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Think of how many TV shows they could have funded with that money, and not only that but also how much more revenue all those shows would brought in for the company. But instead they just gave it to the worst employee of the entire corporation. The literal reason the company is being bought out.
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Picking battles is very easy actually, if a game uses generative AI it can go in the trash, where it goes after that is none of my concern. If a CEO insists on planting his feet firmly on the side of using gen AI he can live with the consequences of his actions. I am not obligated to buy anything.
this shit, despite its faults, is not going anywhere and people are going to have to pick their battles
Larian CEO Responds to Divinity Gen AI Backlash: 'We Are Neither Releasing a Game With Any AI Components, Nor Are We Looking at Trimming Down Teams to Replace Them With AI' - IGN
This morning, the news broke that Larian Studios, developer of Baldur's Gate 3 and the upcoming, just-announced Divinity, is apparently using generative AI behind the scenes. The backlash has been swi...
www.ign.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Picking battles is very easy actually, if a game uses generative AI it can go in the trash, where it goes after that is none of my concern. If a CEO insists on planting his feet firmly on the side of using gen AI he can live with the consequences of his actions. I am not obligated to buy anything.