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For gamers who aren't in game dev, you should know that we are in one of the worst periods in game dev history in terms of industry stability and the reason you're not seeing that play out through products is because the average development window of games is 3-7 years so it hasn't reached you yet.

Normal Times in Dire Times Fascism does not break normal life, it feeds on it.

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We need to talk about how social media algorithms push moms down a slippery slope of distrust.

From "Are my kids getting enough support in school?" To "Maybe I should homeschool." To "Maybe modern medicine is bad."

I've seen this first-hand in research I'm doing on parenting apps. 1/🧵

'A really steep lift': Pittsburghers in their 20s and 30s find homeownership less and less attainable Student debt, rising costs, aging homes and corporate buyers are making it harder for young adults to buy a home in Pittsburgh.

When it comes to homeownership, “30 is what 24 or 25 used to be.” Here’s how homeownership became a fading dream, and what it means for young Pittsburgh.

The TESCREAL Bundle The array of utopian ideologies that power Silicon Valley's elite is ultimately bleakly eugenicist.

for those of you who are serious about understanding the eugenic lineage of the whole AGI movement, on the other hand, you can peruse some of the resources at www.dair-institute.org/projects/tes...

Awareness is not absolution.

Action, consistent, accountable, antiracist action, is the only path to integrity.

#Mediocre #FacilitatedConversations #Antiracism #Whiteness #MythOfWhiteSupremacy #ProfitWithoutOppression #Accountability #GoodWhitePeople #KimCrayton

So when I ask, how do you feel knowing that whiteness requires your complicity, I’m really asking…what are you willing to do now that you know?

Because you can’t opt out of the system, but you can refuse to perform your role in maintaining it.

Discomfort is not harm.

Whiteness Requires Complicity…Your Consent Was Never Needed

If you’re white, this question might sting: How do you feel knowing that whiteness requires you to be complicit in its harm without your consent?

That’s the part many of you avoid sitting with because you’ve been taught to believe that harm is only real when it’s intentional.

Call your representatives and demand to know where TF the Covid vaccines are for kids 5 and under. We're supposed to have access to them but no one has them in stock.

Call your representatives and demand to know where TF the Covid vaccines are for kids 5 and under. We're supposed to have access to them but no one has them in stock.

The world has lost an extraordinary scientist, advocate, and teacher. But her legacy lives on in every person she inspired to care about our planet and its inhabitants.

Rest in peace, Dr. Goodall. And thank you.

now where i am from when someone in your office has an accuracy rate of 57.2 percent in editing spreadsheets we call them "fired"

Man, I'm sorry, but reading all these AI generated essays from students, it just sucks all the joy out of everything. It's exhausting, makes you into a weird paranoid cop, grinds you down, wastes your time, makes you feel like shit about everything.

Fuck this shit technology and all its enablers.

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Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life' Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

California Sanctions Stark Disparities in Pesticide Exposure During Pregnancy - Inside Climate News If you’re young, pregnant and Latina, chances are you live near agricultural fields sprayed with higher levels of brain-damaging organophosphate pesticides.

California is supposed to be an environmental leader, but new research shows that the state allows pregnant Latina women and their unborn children to be disproportionately exposed to brain-harming pesticides called organophosphates.

@johnfetterman.com GOOD SIR SERIOUSLY. I CANNOT CALL YOU DURING BUSINESS HOURS. WHY WONT YOU LET ME LEAVE VOICEMAILS AFTER HOURS. TURN YOUR MACHINE BACK ON.

Someday Xenomorph will be Crab

I have taken
the Tylenol
that was in
the medicine cabinet

and which
they think probably
is the reason
you like trains

forgive me
but that’s bullshit
you got autism
from your dad

It's not a conspiracy, it's capitalism We can't make sense of the present without knowledge of the past

www.planetcritical.com/p/its-not-a-...

GUYS. The comment period for the upcoming ACIP meeting ends on the 13TH. If you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here:
www.regulations.gov/docket/CDC-2...

Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. You CAN submit anonymously!

Where in the world is that political cicada bitch?

Support your public library. Defend your public library. Slay the enemies of your public library.

Home Depot keeps quiet on immigration raids outside its doors The home-improvement chain is now one of the companies most caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown. The retailer's history with day laborers is long. So far, it's choosing to keep its distance.

The home-improvement chain is now one of the companies most caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown. The retailer's history with day laborers is long. So far, it's choosing to keep its distance.

Wildfire smoke far more dangerous to health than thought, say scientists Deaths from short-term exposure to fine particulates spewed by forest fires underestimated by 93%

Wildfire smoke far more dangerous to health than thought, say scientists

Deaths caused by short-term exposure to fine particulates from forest fires are underestimated by 93%

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Step The Fuck Up or It's Over Silence, Fascism, and the History Unfolding

open.substack.com/pub/frederic...

No one owns the Water.
No one owns the Land.
No one owns the sand.
These are given by Our Mother.
The Planet provides for Free.
Only by the hands of the Greedy does the Earth require a Fee 🌺

The strange-but-true origin story of the humble potato Scientists have long wondered about how the potato's genetic lineage came to be. Now they know: The plants are a cross between tomatoes and a plant known as Etuberosum.

Scientists have long wondered about how the potato's genetic lineage came to be. Now they know: The plants are a cross between tomatoes and a plant known as Etuberosum.

Be on the side of life - High Country News Our tumultuous times have presented us with a simple choice.

Elected and appointed officials are erasing climate data and defunding climate action. They are seeking to sell and develop public land and ignoring, at great risk, the ways humans depend on healthy natural systems.

Honestly it’ll be interesting if you decide to watch the old ones. I know all the things because Sean is Deeply Invested in the Alien franchise (and loves some of it and hates other parts).