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@mcparlinjones.bsky.social

Your best friend Front end developer, chair of @gameworkers.co.uk, project manager for Trans Pride Brighton

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Latest posts by mcparlinjones.bsky.social on Bluesky

Zionist counter protesters playing Another Bites The Dust is in the running for one of the most ghoulish things I've seen in my life

11.10.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Open Letter to the Executive Leadership at Build A Rocket Boy

Open Letter to the Executive Leadership at Build A Rocket Boy

We stand in solidarity with employees and ex-employees at Build a Rocket Boy as they file legal claims through our union and publish an open letter, condemning the way in which they’ve been mistreated and discarded by the studio’s millionaire executives.

www.gameworkers.co.uk/barb-open-le...

10.10.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 242    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 9

Grok please show me "Pictures of Sluggo"

04.10.2025 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™ŒThe first recognised union for game devs in the UK! πŸ™Œ

Workers at ZAUM now have a say on their pay and conditions at work with the support of the @iwgbunion.bsky.social

Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

02.10.2025 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 274    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 9
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Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

Donate at blinkingguy.com

26.09.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 21176    πŸ” 8963    πŸ’¬ 235    πŸ“Œ 171

A side effect of befriending a bunch of anarchists is that I feel increasingly silly for still believing that electoralism can save us.

TODAY DID NOT HELP

18.09.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
18.09.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 412    πŸ” 75    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not giving up on them yet but god I hope Corbyn steps back after this

18.09.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just really don't want to have to settle for voting for the Greens again

18.09.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it's so funny watching liberals catch up to the "You’re not antifa? So you’re fa(scist)?" rhetoric we were using in 2017. The curse of being right too soon strikes again.

18.09.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it's the best, definitely recommend it, i think there's full episodes on Youtube

17.09.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coates just doesn't miss. He doesn't.

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

17.09.2025 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1422    πŸ” 397    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 12

I would love to hear your take on Come Dine With Me, if you've seen it

17.09.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Credit to the AI freaks, this is very life like, I also do this

08.09.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe it's just my tendency towards relentless optimism, but I'm still not convinced Reform is gonna go the distance. I honestly think the next election is still anyone's game (except tories imo, they need more time to rehabilitate their reputation and Badenoch is not the one to lead their comeback)

07.09.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is no greater thrill than when someone from your hometown gets a message read on the radio

07.09.2025 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The whole "Trump might be dead" thing really solidified that BlueSky will never fully replace Twitter for me. Y'all will just never be able to hate the way they do!

I'm aware that that being a selling point for me probably ain't healthy, but I need the catharsis of a good collective hate sesh!

03.09.2025 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Luna FM
YouTube video by The Burning Hell - Topic Luna FM

For instance, I've been listening to Luna FM by the Burning Hell on loop lately, and when he mentions Planet Claire by the B52's I go πŸ™‚

youtu.be/NsBb0Qx-Vu4?...

03.09.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know why it entertains me so much, but I cannot get enough of songs referencing other songs and bands in their lyrics

03.09.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So this fanatical, fascist flag wankery is so completely alien to me. Like, grow up! Get a hobby that's not based around the patch of ground you grew up on!

29.08.2025 07:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe that's a regional thing. My favourite statistic to come out of where I grew up (Merseyside) is that during the Scottish independence referendum, independence often polled higher in Liverpool than it did in large parts of Scotland, mostly because of the dream that they'd take us with them.

29.08.2025 07:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The flag-shaggers came through BTN last night and it all just seems so pathetic to me.

When I was growing up, the consensus always seemed to be that if you have to take that much pride in your flag, then you must not have much else going for you. that really does not seem to have changed.

29.08.2025 07:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I had the pleasure of sitting down with @gibiz.bsky.social on behalf of @gameworkers.co.uk to talk a bit about how things are going for the union, how the industry has responded to our growth, and what our expectations for the future are.

21.08.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

When Paizo unionized, I got a raise amounting to thousands of dollars. I also get a higher cost of living salary increase every year in addition to my seniority salary increase. I have incredible job security. I have advocates if I have grievances. Unionizing is hard and scary but so worth it.

20.08.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1169    πŸ” 311    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 5

And I get why other trans people are upset about the figureheads of the fledgling party being cagey about trans rights. I'm not too concerned because they've made it clear that they aren't committing to specific policies beyond a general push for pro-social justice attitudes without democratic input

17.08.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Also, this is such a strong rebuttal of the "we can push them left" argument we've been hearing since Bernie lost the primary in 2016. I really hope people stop entertaining the idea that that was ever a real possibility.

17.08.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a really encouraging piece imo, I continue to be incredibly excited to see how this party develops. I'm glad that Sultana seems to understand that Corbyn gave us a great model on which to build off of, but that his leadership of Labour was still deeply flawed.

17.08.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Might fuck about and get into "Chewing Gum"

15.08.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He's one of the greatest artists of the 21st century

06.08.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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