Jay, the Skate Scholar
@thebadskater.bsky.social
(He/Him) Bi, Ace. Being my truest self. Always
I touch some of the largest projects, yet, you'll never find my name in the credits
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I touch some of the largest projects, yet, you'll never find my name in the credits
Profile art by Luis Feliú
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Tim Sweeney shutting the fuck up for once; now THAT would change gaming for the better
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Frey doesn't support the people of minneapolis, he supports his bullshit equilibrium. he can say fuck ice all he wants but he's not on the front lines.
fuck ice. fuck frey. fuck everyone that has enabled these freaks to terrorize people who have every right and reason to be here. fuck fascism.
fuck ice. fuck frey. fuck everyone that has enabled these freaks to terrorize people who have every right and reason to be here. fuck fascism.
Several lines of law enforcement officers have closed in around the anti-ICE protest centered around a downtown Minneapolis hotel. Follow updates here. bit.ly/3YxgqDW
January 10, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Frey doesn't support the people of minneapolis, he supports his bullshit equilibrium. he can say fuck ice all he wants but he's not on the front lines.
fuck ice. fuck frey. fuck everyone that has enabled these freaks to terrorize people who have every right and reason to be here. fuck fascism.
fuck ice. fuck frey. fuck everyone that has enabled these freaks to terrorize people who have every right and reason to be here. fuck fascism.
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"No fucking AI assets" - a reminder that many good publishers that will disqualify any prototype with genAI placeholders, and that using it is at your own peril. Hooded Horse happens to be one of the best publishers out there at the moment, so this is a big one.
kotaku.com/hooded-horse...
kotaku.com/hooded-horse...
This Publisher Is Banning AI Because Of Ethics: 'It's Cancerous'
Hooded Horse won't work with developers that use gen AI
kotaku.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:54 PM
"No fucking AI assets" - a reminder that many good publishers that will disqualify any prototype with genAI placeholders, and that using it is at your own peril. Hooded Horse happens to be one of the best publishers out there at the moment, so this is a big one.
kotaku.com/hooded-horse...
kotaku.com/hooded-horse...
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I'll take it one further: stop making games unless you can fund them through development's end. If you can't, don't make games - make *prototypes* that you can get to vertical slice *very quick*, test the waters by pitching (if no response, post loudly about it), then drop them if they're not it.
Stop making big (+1 years) games, please!!
Take two shots in that time instead of just one.
Yes, there's A LOT of luck. But also, hedge your bets. It's very hard out there. Don't add long and expensive to the risk factors at first.
Take two shots in that time instead of just one.
Yes, there's A LOT of luck. But also, hedge your bets. It's very hard out there. Don't add long and expensive to the risk factors at first.
Peak co-creator: Anyone can make the next big hit, but there are few opportunities for developers
www.gamesindustry.biz/peak-co-crea...
www.gamesindustry.biz/peak-co-crea...
January 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I'll take it one further: stop making games unless you can fund them through development's end. If you can't, don't make games - make *prototypes* that you can get to vertical slice *very quick*, test the waters by pitching (if no response, post loudly about it), then drop them if they're not it.
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Shout-out to everyone who's tired as fuck of only seeing the first four lines of this poem shared around.
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Shout-out to everyone who's tired as fuck of only seeing the first four lines of this poem shared around.
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Just read anything ICE said and does as if it's Israel, because ICE is taking half a page from that playbook:
- Kidnap, murder, maim, destroy one, ten, thousands
- Blame the victim loudly, suggesting terrorism
- Ignore proof otherwise - refer to "a right to defend ourselves"
Repeat.
- Kidnap, murder, maim, destroy one, ten, thousands
- Blame the victim loudly, suggesting terrorism
- Ignore proof otherwise - refer to "a right to defend ourselves"
Repeat.
January 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Just read anything ICE said and does as if it's Israel, because ICE is taking half a page from that playbook:
- Kidnap, murder, maim, destroy one, ten, thousands
- Blame the victim loudly, suggesting terrorism
- Ignore proof otherwise - refer to "a right to defend ourselves"
Repeat.
- Kidnap, murder, maim, destroy one, ten, thousands
- Blame the victim loudly, suggesting terrorism
- Ignore proof otherwise - refer to "a right to defend ourselves"
Repeat.
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trump could probably leave nato and come up with some reason to invade, say, portugal
give it a week of media appearances, finding patriotic-sounding excuses, one-off scary stories about foreigners, and the right wing media hivemind would be on board and support it
give it a week of media appearances, finding patriotic-sounding excuses, one-off scary stories about foreigners, and the right wing media hivemind would be on board and support it
January 8, 2026 at 3:21 AM
trump could probably leave nato and come up with some reason to invade, say, portugal
give it a week of media appearances, finding patriotic-sounding excuses, one-off scary stories about foreigners, and the right wing media hivemind would be on board and support it
give it a week of media appearances, finding patriotic-sounding excuses, one-off scary stories about foreigners, and the right wing media hivemind would be on board and support it
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
There we go. That there’s a headline.
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Impeach, convict, remove.
January 3, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Impeach, convict, remove.
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Once again.
No Blood For Oil vs. Exactly How Much Oil Are We Talking About?
Contrary to what he would have you believe, President Bush’s plans to invade Iraq have nothing to do with such high-minded goals as liberating the Iraqi people or saving the world from terrorism. His ...
theonion.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Once again.
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Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice https://theonion.com/letter-to-congress/
Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice
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theonion.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice https://theonion.com/letter-to-congress/
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January 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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Bro, the pipes and drapes lookin like backstage at the wrestling event. They’re in the Gorilla Position. They’re piping in applause.wav. They’re waiting to see how much heat Cena has tonight.
Goofy fucking evil empire.
bsky.app/profile/soci...
Goofy fucking evil empire.
bsky.app/profile/soci...
the photographer was definitely like, "ok everybody, look tough!" but we know they're all just reading tweets with their arms crossed in a country club dining room divided up by bedsheets tacked to the beams
January 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Bro, the pipes and drapes lookin like backstage at the wrestling event. They’re in the Gorilla Position. They’re piping in applause.wav. They’re waiting to see how much heat Cena has tonight.
Goofy fucking evil empire.
bsky.app/profile/soci...
Goofy fucking evil empire.
bsky.app/profile/soci...
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i feel like i see a lot of "mysterious new account makes big bet on insider information" news stories and not enough people-being-arrested-for-that news stories
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
i feel like i see a lot of "mysterious new account makes big bet on insider information" news stories and not enough people-being-arrested-for-that news stories
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Not to be mean but all that shit is is an asterisk on a baseball player's record at this point.
We have to impeach him.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Not to be mean but all that shit is is an asterisk on a baseball player's record at this point.
Would really love it if the U.S. were to do fucking *something*, *ANYTHING* about that motherfucker
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Would really love it if the U.S. were to do fucking *something*, *ANYTHING* about that motherfucker
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Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
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So a bunch of people got murdered to grab this guy and his wife to be tried in a US court where he'll likely go free because what he is accused of is fake and what he actually is guilty of isn't illegal under US law
Coolcoolcool
Coolcoolcool
January 3, 2026 at 2:10 PM
So a bunch of people got murdered to grab this guy and his wife to be tried in a US court where he'll likely go free because what he is accused of is fake and what he actually is guilty of isn't illegal under US law
Coolcoolcool
Coolcoolcool
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Thanks Ursula we look forward to further updates on how you're "monitoring the situation" or whatever.
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Thanks Ursula we look forward to further updates on how you're "monitoring the situation" or whatever.
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Maduro was a brutal repressive dictator who destroyed Venezuela. Trump did not have congressional or UN approval to engage in unilateral regime change. Trump's actions were illegal. All of those things can be true at the same time. Don't let them make this about Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Maduro was a brutal repressive dictator who destroyed Venezuela. Trump did not have congressional or UN approval to engage in unilateral regime change. Trump's actions were illegal. All of those things can be true at the same time. Don't let them make this about Maduro.
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An administration driven by greed, cruelty, and frankly a sort of empty-hearted boredom. The death of innocents so they can beat their chests and line their already fat wallets.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
BREAKING: Venezuela’s government has accused the US of launching attacks on civilian and military installations across several states, rejecting what it described as a "military aggression," according to an official statement.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
January 3, 2026 at 8:41 AM
An administration driven by greed, cruelty, and frankly a sort of empty-hearted boredom. The death of innocents so they can beat their chests and line their already fat wallets.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
Whatever comes next has to at least look like justice. We cannot just turn the page for the sake of one party’s comfort.
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can someone please stop america now
January 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
can someone please stop america now
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Hearing wild news about a violent and vengeful dictator with a stranglehold on the local politics and media through the use of illegal concentration camps and a lack of respect for the law or the people he governs
January 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Hearing wild news about a violent and vengeful dictator with a stranglehold on the local politics and media through the use of illegal concentration camps and a lack of respect for the law or the people he governs
How long? Not long. 'Cause what you reap is what you sow
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
How long? Not long. 'Cause what you reap is what you sow