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i can't believe they have to play again today.

Ooooh is your internet broken. Did someone's immaterial web of financial speculation and surveillance turn out to have a failure point in material infrastructure

stayed up too late tonight finishing this, a fun time that i definitely recommend

This is why you need to not just mask, but mask consistently in public.

the phrasing here is like apple sauce for babies but a good reminder that wearing a mask is hands down the most effective way to keep yourself and the people around you safe from both "severe virus season" and the debilitating plague that hasn't actually gone away at any point in the last 5 years

happy october, here are my silly halloween stories about a scarecrow apocalypse on a dying webforum and its companion story about a corn maze apocalypse on a platform for reviewing corn mazes

a hastily edited information card, usually blue-green and advertising our Star Wars Jedi Friday Knights stream series, now blood red and reading: Looking Glass Studios Cyborg Wednesday Wights with Jack and Ari, Wednesdays @ 8:30 cst on twitch.tv/catgirlboyfriend . the drawing of the jedi logo has been covered with the System Shock box art. The edited text is now in the cheesy Chiller font

havent posted about my streams with jack here very much, but im staging a hostile takeover for the month and taking us through the all-time classic immersive sim System Shock

cyborgs, mutants, and rogue AI, tonight and every wednesday night in october at 8:30 Central

twitch.tv/catgirlboyfriend

“What is unlawful is: genocide, the deadly blockade of Gaza, the use of starvation as a weapon of war, and the piracy of civilian vessels and abduction of all those on board.” 3/3

“Unarmed people of conscience, abducted in international waters. This is piracy. This is kidnapping. The flotilla did not break any laws."

2/3

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.

Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:

“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
1/3

Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1 is by brooke. It's a 5x5 grid, and the number 6 in the grid is a different color than the other numbers.

For the next 30 days, we're running a series of free mini crosswords created by our puzzle editor @xws.bsky.social to help you become a better crossword solver. Solve the first puzzle here, and check the replies every day for the next one!

👯 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...

Cruising crackdown in Penn Station bathroom puts at least 20 men in ICE custody State and city laws prohibit local police departments from turning people over to ICE. That restriction does not apply to the federally run Amtrak Police Department.

What might not occur to you upon reading this headline is that, in other words, ICE is targeting gay men of color

Every queer press org should be picking up this story

I mostly agree with this, but more so: Any time spent on saying "they have incoherent politics" is probably better spent saying "what ideology, which policies, what social strategys have produced this violent nihilism, and what analogs do they have historically?"

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Dutch late night TV has its take

Hey @support.bsky.team @safety.bsky.app I think your tagging probably isn't supposed to be visible. Just wanted to let you know!

i honestly think its a wayyy better tactics game but yeah the formula was all right there

so glad you’re bringing lohse my fave meow meow

i mean i romanced sebille so i might be biased but who doesnt love murderous canibals

Colombia is the first state to impose total energy embargo against Israel.

This decision has to trigger further action across the globe. We call to pressure governments, institutions and corporations to end complicity with Israeli crimes and urgently impose effective sanctions.

#BDSworks

This is the worst thing a banana company has ever done.

Hang on, I'm being handed a note...

Evening rebroadcast: the NORCO physical release is now available to pre-order through Lost In Cult.

You can get the base game or a special edition limited run with prints, a slipcase, a booklet, and more. Both options feature custom artwork by @esanchezill.bsky.social.

COVID reinfection may raise risk of persistent symptoms by 35%

"COVID reinfection may raise risk of persistent symptoms by 35%"

"U.S. adults reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 may be at a 35% greater risk for long COVID than those with one-time infections"

#LongCOVID #COVIDisNotOVER #COVIDisAIRBORNE

www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...

it took like an hour for the official caves of qud discord to go from celebrating the game’s hugo win to debating whether the character mutation that lets you spontaneously summon a bunch of plants to fight on your behalf is good or not… which to me is its own endorsement of why this game is special

I'm old enough to remember a year or two ago when both "we're not killing journalists that's illegal!" and "We're not bombing *hospitals* for god's sake" were major talking points. Violations of these things now no longer seem to even register.

Christ.

At the top, a green button reads: “Take Action.” Below it: Canada is on the verge of adopting a national standard for universal respirator use in healthcare. Subtext: For the first time, N95s would be expected for all healthcare workers, patients, and visitors — unless equally protective substitute measures are in place. Final paragraph: To our knowledge, this is the first national standard of its kind — anywhere in the world. In the background is a faint image of a CAN95 respirator. The WHN logo and a row of six colored dots appear at the top.

Headline in bold: If this CSA standard is finalized, it sets a critical precedent for other countries to follow. Followed by: It can shape global policy for decades on: • Clean air in healthcare • Pandemic preparedness • Protection of the most vulnerable Final sentence: This is about making healthcare safer — for everyone. Background includes a faded image of an N95-style respirator. The WHN logo and six colorful dots are at the top.

Bold headline: Every single person can help. Subtext: The CSA is accepting public comments until August 19. You can help make this a reality — by submitting your comment. A dark green button reads: “See caption for details.” Faint background shows a close-up of a CAN95 mask. Top shows the WHN logo and colored dots.

Canada is on the verge of adopting a national standard requiring N95s in healthcare—and your voice can help make it happen.

To this day PR people ask me if Intuit really asked me to delete this part of the interview and shake their heads in sad disbelief. My friends what we sell here is our ethics policy

Heartworm - the retro, fixed camera survival horror inspired game I have been working on for five years is out NOW on Steam. Please check it out if you're into that sort of thing! And if you enjoy it, leave a review as it really helps! Thank you

store.steampowered.com/app/1257030/...

kinda fun to go “man this order is taking forever to get here, what’s up with that?” and then get a package with a return address in the netherlands

played the first few hours some years back and loved moving through the world but found the writing completely insufferable. real “this is your king?” moment