Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Zachy Stugotz

Emma Kidwell | Looking for work ✨ @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 1d

Boosting again, please share! Still looking for writing work-- full time or contract, i'm incredibly adaptable and eager to learn and grow ✍️

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

150 170

Reposted by Zachy Stugotz

Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 2d

"The project—[Weiss'] and that of her backers—is to establish herself and her cohort not as new-right media, but as the new *liberal*media, staking out the leftmost acceptable position within the new right-wing paradigm." The dream of Marty Peretz on far grander scale.

Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era | Defector

On Monday, newly appointed Paramount CEO David Ellison announced that his company had acquired the Free Press, the smirking blood-and-soil blog founded and run by former New York Times hall monitor Ba...

defector.com

18 110 370

Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 2d

Holy shit, the cigs and liquor are cheap in here.

1

Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 2d

True life: I got lost in the Don Quixote.

1 1

Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 2d

Visiting the Ghibli Museum only gives me more desire to smash to pieces every advocate of AI being used in any creative/artistic process.

1 18

Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 5d

😂😂😂

Reposted by Zachy Stugotz

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11d

It’s getting very dark very fast. 🇺🇸 www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...

160 410 970

Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 11d

If you see this, quote skeet with a screenshot from a video game that released the year you were born

1

Reposted by Zachy Stugotz

Craig Harris @craigharris.bsky.social · 12d

The industry's not quite done shaking things out. Sucks but hey, can't keep it going without a breakout hit.

Anyway, I'm looking for work! I'd love to stay in game production/management so hit me up. Producer, writer, localization, quality analysis. DMs open!

Retweets are super appreciated.

1 19 30

Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 12d

👀👀

3

Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 12d

EA has been dogshit for years but JFC this isn’t good.

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 12d

Megaton: EA is close to a $50 billion deal to go private, WSJ reports www.wsj.com/business/dea...

Exclusive | Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Near Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private

Investors including Silver Lake are eyeing a deal that would likely be the largest leveraged buyout ever.

www.wsj.com

3 11

Reposted by Zachy Stugotz

Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 12d

Boy, the PIF is not even trying to boiling frog their takeover of the industry, huh.

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 12d

WSJ: Videogame Giant Electronic Arts Near Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private.

"A group of investors including private-equity firm Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund could unveil a deal for the publisher best known for its sports games as soon as next week"

LINK

1 17 64

Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 13d

A tear in the fabric of life.

Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 13d

As they should.

IGN @ign.com · 13d

The Pokémon Company's former chief legal officer has said he would not take action over an official Department of Homeland Security video that features footage of people being handcuffed and arrested set to the Pokémon theme tune — despite calls from fans for the corporation to sue.

Fans Want Pokémon to Sue After Department of Homeland Security Video Uses Ash Ketchum to Promote ICE — But The Company's Former Legal Boss Says He 'Wouldn't Touch This'

bit.ly

1

Reposted by Zachy Stugotz

ThirtyHelens🔞 @thirtyhelens.bsky.social · 23d

Unlikely as it is to pass, I think maybe it'd be good to scream at your representative that you don't want people who view pornography to be on a sex offenders registry

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 23d

Michigan lawmakers are proposing a total porn ban

The "Anticorruption of Public Morals Act" H.B 4938 would prohibit the distribution of "real, animated, digitally generated, written, or auditory" depictions of sexual acts.

www.michiganvotes.org/legislators
www.congress.gov/members/find...

Total porn ban proposed by Michigan lawmakers

Some states have moved to require age verification to ensure only adults are watching porn, but no states have outright banned the viewing of pornographic material.

www.fox2detroit.com

17 1.9K 2.6K

Reposted by Zachy Stugotz

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 22d

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.

End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

720 13K 37K

Reposted by Zachy Stugotz

Marisol LeBrón @marisollebron.bsky.social · 22d

The math isn’t mathing — “In exchange [for $1.2B settlement], the Trump administration would release about $500 million in stalled research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Energy.”

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 22d

Trump Proposes $1.2B Settlement Fee to UCLA https://bit.ly/4n6eo8d

3 27 92

Reposted by Zachy Stugotz

Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC (Friday only!) @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 22d

This would make it illegal for any site that has trans content--not just porn, but everything from trans people posting selfies to essays to comics and stories featuring trans characters--illegal in the state.

You've seen how fast the Age Restriction shit spread.

Don't pretend this isn't possible

Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 22d

it was always coming to exactly this www.404media.co/michigan-por...

Michigan Lawmakers Are Attempting to Ban Porn Entirely

The "Anticorruption of Public Morals Act" proposes a total ban on porn in the state, and also targets the existence of trans people online, content like erotic ASMR, and selling VPNs in the state.

www.404media.co

24 2K 3K

Reposted by Zachy Stugotz

Emma Kidwell | Looking for work ✨ @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 27d

HAPPY BORDERLANDS 4 DAY ✨
I did a little bit of writing on the game, and it was so fun and i'm so happy i got to share space with other really great writers.

*~you can also hire me full time to write because i got laid off~*

okay byee have fun!!

2 31 200

Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 27d

Block em all

2

Reposted by Zachy Stugotz

Truthout @truthout.org · 28d

The cofounders of Ben & Jerry’s published an open letter this week demanding that their parent company allow Ben & Jerry’s to operate independently, saying that the ice cream brand’s founding commitments to social justice are being undermined.

Ben & Jerry’s Demands Out From Parent Firm, Citing Censorship on Social Issues

Unilever, which bought Ben & Jerry’s in 2000, has repeatedly undermined the company’s pro-Palestine advocacy.

truthout.org

2 44 140

Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 28d

Yeah, they should be ashamed.

2

Reposted by Zachy Stugotz

GlaireDaggers🍉🏳️‍⚧️ - KOFI COMMS OPEN @glairedaggers.bsky.social · Sep 6

Alright, more concrete timeline:

I have a month to either find a new job or somehow scrounge up an extra $1K or so to be able to make rent.

My DMs are open. Please share.
I also have a KoFi if you wanna just toss a coin or two my way

ko-fi.com/glairedaggers

#art #commissions #furry

85 77

Reposted by Zachy Stugotz

🎃🌈🌙CosmicBunni_🌙 || Commissions Open + Looking for Work🍉 @cyndervox.bsky.social · Sep 6

If we're able to make rent, we still need money for bills, groceries and other necessities! please commission either of us!!

GlaireDaggers🍉🏳️‍⚧️ - KOFI COMMS OPEN @glairedaggers.bsky.social · Sep 6

Alright, more concrete timeline:

I have a month to either find a new job or somehow scrounge up an extra $1K or so to be able to make rent.

My DMs are open. Please share.
I also have a KoFi if you wanna just toss a coin or two my way

ko-fi.com/glairedaggers

#art #commissions #furry

20 13

Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · Sep 4

LMAO

1