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Rik Eberhardt

@rikaru2000.bsky.social

Making and playing games about complex systems. Helping students do likewise. Games … history ... post punk … hip-hop … birds ... cats ... bicycles

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Perry: This St. Patrick’s Day, don’t forget Irish music’s anti-fascist roots Dropkick Murphys, the iconic Irish American punk band, are headlining a free block party March 6 near where Alex Pretti was killed by immigration agents, contributing columnist David M. Perry writes.

NEW “We’re celebrating a tradition that is at its core about resisting occupation and maintaining community in the face of horrors. You can’t keep politics out of Irish music. No one should try, for two reasons. First, it’s ahistorical. Second, Minnesotans are ready for a big anti-fascist party.”

05.03.2026 23:24 — 👍 1106    🔁 367    💬 21    📌 23

If it's a licensed profession, then the AI Chatbot should not be able to do it because there's no accountability.

05.03.2026 18:13 — 👍 106    🔁 22    💬 5    📌 1
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Nancy 2/22/26… 🪱WOIMS🪱

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One of my favorite things about the new Katamari game is its music, which genuinely has the best soundtrack in the series and evolves the sound of the series while reflecting the modern state of Japanese music

It's been on my mind for MONTHS and I finally got to talk about it

03.03.2026 11:51 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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[BPM] AAA Q&A: Discussing Game Writing with Anna Megill, Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup UPDATE: Due to the attendee size hitting the capacity of our booked venue, we are capping the amount of attendees. We apologize for the inconvenience. This meeting will be

Due to the attendee size hitting the capacity of our booked venue, we are capping the amount of attendees. We apologize for the inconvenience. This meeting will be recorded and uploaded.

www.meetup.com/bostongamede...

18.02.2026 02:47 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Aerial_knight's DropShot OUT NOW!!!! WE DID IT!!!!! 🥳💪🎊🎉🎉🎉

17.02.2026 14:03 — 👍 438    🔁 217    💬 36    📌 17
Sesame Street - I Am Somebody
YouTube video by LittleJerryFan92 *RETIRED CHANNEL* Sesame Street - I Am Somebody

I show this in almost every single class I teach to demonstrate the simple values behind the dignity of all people and how at odds our culture's norms are to the idea. I have cried over how hard it is to believe myself when I repeat after Rev. Jackson, "even if I make a mistake, I am somebody." RIP.

17.02.2026 10:12 — 👍 55    🔁 17    💬 0    📌 0

Rory on The Gilmore Girls

13.02.2026 21:17 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Got mine at 45 - came back clean. Wish I could’ve gone at 40 as well.

Semi-relatedly: shingles is kicking my ass this past week. Not eligible for the vaccine yet - missed by a couple years. At this point every visit to the Dr is: what fun new life-saving thing will my insurerer let me get today?

12.02.2026 20:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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[BPM] AAA Q&A: Discussing Game Writing with Anna Megill, Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup The BPM crew sit down with Anna Megill, a multi-award winning AAA game writer, to discuss her career, writing for games, and working within the AAA space. We will also have

Know anyone interested in writing video games? I'm chatting about it next Thursday, 6PM at MIT, so plan ahead #writing #gamedev

www.meetup.com/bostongamede...

12.02.2026 13:07 — 👍 101    🔁 41    💬 3    📌 4

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

11.02.2026 19:56 — 👍 11992    🔁 4159    💬 86    📌 191
A man wearing a homemade casual shirt with images from the Flint Sit Down Strike as a pattern. The pocket is black with the words “Striking Flint” and the Hollandspiele logo embroidered in white, and the buttons are plastic gears.

A man wearing a homemade casual shirt with images from the Flint Sit Down Strike as a pattern. The pocket is black with the words “Striking Flint” and the Hollandspiele logo embroidered in white, and the buttons are plastic gears.

A set of four cards depicting a map of factories and streets in the board game Striking Flint. Red, gray, yellow, and blue Meeples are placed on spaces on the cards, as are tokens representing police, money, and violent thugs opposing the striking Meeples.

A set of four cards depicting a map of factories and streets in the board game Striking Flint. Red, gray, yellow, and blue Meeples are placed on spaces on the cards, as are tokens representing police, money, and violent thugs opposing the striking Meeples.

Today’s the 89th anniversary of the end of the Flint Sit-Down Strike, which led to GM recognizing the @uaw.org for the first time.

I remembered to wear my shirt with images from the strike and plug my game about it, Striking Flint, on the actual date this year.

hollandspiele.com/products/str...

11.02.2026 18:15 — 👍 25    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1
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Relooted challenges who gets to own and tell African history Relooted, a game about freeing African artifacts from Western museums and collections, interrogates history through sharply designed heists. Read our review.

Relooted is not only a neat puzzle game with grand heists and a charming cast, but also a challenge to who owns and tells African history. Plus, it's one of the few games to capture Africa's diversity well, pulling artifacts from all across the continent. My review:

www.avclub.com/relooted-gam...

09.02.2026 15:17 — 👍 489    🔁 214    💬 6    📌 13
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Puerto Rico's electricity crisis In this episode, lawyer and activist Ruth Santiago discusses Puerto Rico's latest electricity crisis, as the island struggles to restore power in the wake of Hurricane Fiona. In the wake of Hurricane ...

What's that? You say you want to learn more about Puerto Rico's electricity grid?

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Ah, Bad Bunny left you with questions about power outages, storms, and our hatred of colonialism? Don’t worry, I got you. I’ll show you the aftermath of a storm, take you to the beach, show you what hides under the waves. I’ll show you our magia…

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

09.02.2026 16:22 — 👍 307    🔁 93    💬 3    📌 8
graphic that says no ice in Minnesota itch.io charity bundle

graphic that says no ice in Minnesota itch.io charity bundle

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!

There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!

Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

09.02.2026 14:33 — 👍 3552    🔁 3341    💬 34    📌 358

Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.

Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.

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The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"

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I use "churlish" a lot and will now do so even more in memory of her.

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Remember that men always thinking about Rome thing from a while back? It’s always been Godzilla for me.

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When I try to explain to people that investors are generally very, very stupid people this is what I mean.

30.01.2026 17:35 — 👍 4177    🔁 1386    💬 30    📌 8
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✨The Daily Spell✨: a daily word puzzle Drop letters into place to unscramble today's magical headline. New puzzle and story daily!

I'm starting a newsletter for The Daily Spell! It'll have weekly updates plus bonus puzzles with some extra lore.

Interested in TDS, but the daily pace doesn't work for you? Subscribe to solve puzzles and discover the story weekly instead.

Go to About the Game to subscribe:
www.the-daily-spell.com

30.01.2026 14:30 — 👍 17    🔁 6    💬 3    📌 2

“We are a Minneapolis 2nd grade Brownie Troop of 12 including trans and neurodiverse youth and 75% BIPOC kids. We want to go to summer camp and try horseback riding! During the current ICE occupation we need your support more than ever...”

And that’s how I ordered 4 boxes of thin mints.

29.01.2026 03:00 — 👍 1634    🔁 848    💬 54    📌 35

I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:

27.01.2026 21:28 — 👍 6783    🔁 2290    💬 167    📌 142

We created a Starter Pack so you can follow all of our contributors at once! If you see a name in here that isn't on the site yet, stay tuned... their stories will be going live in the coming days! go.bsky.app/GUEXLYQ

27.01.2026 17:29 — 👍 119    🔁 48    💬 0    📌 0
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Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether. "We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.

Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)

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Snow is nature's urban planner: It can show us what parts of the roadway drivers don't use — and what can be reclaimed for pedestrians.

Post your photos and videos of all the #sneckdowns you see and tag us and @mayor.nyc.gov so today's winter wonderland can inspire better streets year-round!

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