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So excited to show this trailer!

A screenshot from the upcoming Puzzle Spy International trailer, showing a cropped part of a puzzle with various old-fashioned baggage tags all around. The two baggage tags in the center for DED (Dehradun, India via Receding Airlines) and UCE (Eunice, Louisiana, via BudJet Air lines) together spell out the word "Deduce."

New release date announcement trailer coming tomorrow...!

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“Screenshot of a promoted Reddit post by u/AYAGDOS. The post reads: ‘Navigating gender dysphoria? Join our confidential, cross-country study of 18–25 year olds to tell your story, challenge preconceptions, and have YOUR experience reflected in the science.’ Below is a banner graphic with the Northwestern University logo and the text ‘TRANS OR GENDERQUEER? SHARE YOUR STORY.’ The image shows a close-up of a hand with light pink nail polish, partially painted blue, held up against a blurred background. A link to ayagdos.org and a ‘Learn More’ button appear at the bottom, along with Reddit vote and share icons.”

If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.

"we" and "us" are my preferred pronouns

Another time-lapse inking video, this one of the geology museum in Rome, known affectionately as the Museo di Neo Geo. This was all done in Procreate.

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4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government

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Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.

TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.

Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.

Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.

The embroidery piece in the header image of this fantastic article is just stunning, but the one further down from Sarah Gonsalves with Renee Good's last words and her murderer's response literally took my breath away.

All the traits that you have been taught to value and look for in special individuals - courage, intelligence, strength - are actually collective traits. There is no genius or hero coming to save us from our problems. We solve them together or not at all. Socialism or barbarism.

Timeline cleans with snowflake-sized baby lagoon jellyfish.

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🎥 jelliesfarm www.instagram.com/jelliesfarm?...

#ThisIsHow #resistanceaction

on the vocabulary of the soul: there are deeper, more true things, than what we can see.

WOW! Puzzle Spy International has been nominated for a Thinky Award for Most Anticipated Game! I'm beyond stunned... Thank you so much @thinkygames.com for the honor! 😊

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Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. It’s unfolding very rapidly. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-plan

Six minute explainer for lay folk about why the current consolidation of corporations in the US sucks

If you’re a wonk you know this stuff, but if, like me, you want to explain it to someone else this will help

PBS News graphic with a question in bold: "How are you talking to your kids about events of political violence?" Invitation below asking to share experiences by filling out a form.

Parents, we want to hear from you about how your children are reacting to news events that involve violence and the conversations you’re having with them.

Please fill out our form and contribute to our reporting: https://bit.ly/48jbRTs

House HHS Appropriations Bill Would Devastate Trans Adult Healthcare Nationwide The bill would bar federal funding for any "social, psychological, behavioral, or medical intervention" to treat gender dysphoria.

I need you to call your reps and tell them to oppose the HHS appropriations bill. They are trying to sneak a nationwide total trans healthcare ban in it regardless of age.

Puzzle Spy International - September Update - Steam News We talk about demoing the game at MAGwest and the changes we're making to the end of the game to make it more satisfying (along with adding more puzzles.)

We shared a status update on our Steam page, talking about demoing at MAGwest and more importantly, about the work that we're doing to add more interesting story and puzzles to the end of the game. Check it out at
store.steampowered.com/news/app/340...

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This is good!

@taliad.bsky.social and I were interviewed by a local online paper about the game we're developing, its origins and influences, what we've been playing together lately, the joys of co-op puzzle-solving gameplay, and more! 😄

Agent Epsilon - Dark skin and hair, teal and charcoal mod mini-dress, warm smile - chats with Inspector Ewan Danger - blond, chiseled features, natty vest and tie and a big tan trenchcoat. They're standing in front of the old New Scotland Yard, with Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in the background. The scene is all blue and the art style is mid-century modern. The player has two choices on-screen for how Agent Epsilon can interact with Ewan: "Give a Friendly Greeting" or "Chat Him Up!" (British Slang for "flirt with him.")

The PSI demo is now live on both Steam and Itch.io (where you can just play in browser and not download anything if you want!) See links for both in bio.

One of my favorite comments from our demo launch: "More video games should have unabashed reciprocated flirting."

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Puzzle Spy International is proud to be part of the Spy Video Game Rendezvous which launched today. If you're interested in checking out a VERY wide array of different spy games, be sure to check out the SVGR Direct!

This is the puzzle game that I've been developing with my wife @taliad.bsky.social for the past year and a half or so. If you're into challenging and entertaining puzzles, hope you'll check it out!

We were there and saw your sign! Just didn’t realize it was you holding it. Thought it was a good turnout!

The right is working from a view that says if you’re wealthy and healthy then god favors you, and if you’re poor and sick then god doesn’t. They justify grabbing all the money because it’s proof of their worthiness and they justify hurting the poor and sick because it’s proof of their unworthiness

Has any new drug saved your life or the life of someone you know? If so, you can thank the NIH, which Trump and Musk are illegally destroying, in violation both of the law creating the NIH, and appropriations laws telling NIH what money to spend and how