Ana D.

Dear Mother: Can games help me stay in touch after I move away from my family? "I’m about to make a big life move away from my family into a completely different, opposite time zone..."

We’re thrilled to have @pokachee.bsky.social in Mothership today, giving advice on something she knows well: staying in touch with loved ones through games 💜
www.mothership.blog/dear-mother-4/

The pixel art on the DS was *chefs kiss* (I yearn for more pixelated Nintendo games but I am happy to replay the hits)

As a kid, I really wanted to take care of my Pokemon, — not just battle with them, — and exploring the world with Pokemon by my side in HG/SS made me so happy!

Heart Gold and Soul Silver really returned us to the Pokemon Yellow era and was a turning point in Pokemon because of the ways we saw pet sim mechanics included in mainline games from then on out.

I hate to be this bish because Leaf Green and Fire Red are excellent but I’m definitely a Heart Gold and Soul Silver kind of girly just because I love to see my Pokemon out and about with my character. I might just go replay those now if I want to replay an older Pokemon game.

And there is a typo…… it’s fine….

I haven’t been able to be online lately (thus the lack of posting here) but I have been able to start playing Chrono Trigger so I this also a good development in my life👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

❤️💕❤️💕

Ana Diaz in mothership !!!!!!

my brothers and I live in four (!!!) different time zones (including one overseas in se Asia) but we are somehow able to play games together 2-5 times a week lol so I wrote a bit on how we make that happen

weeeeee I got to blog (??? If that’s the right word) some advice for mothership!!! this post is on using games and discord to keep in touch with friends and fam long distance

What Gringos Might Have Missed About Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show The Puerto Rican rapper’s performance wasn’t a crossover event. It was something better.

Also if you missed my piece on the halftime show, you can check it out here

slate.com/culture/2026...

idk but this country has worked pretty hard to make you feel fuckin miserable for being Latino so I’m still riding the high of one show reminding everyone that being Latine is one of the coolest things in the world

We spoke to queer Nigerian gamers about the identities they hide online Voice chat can mean teamwork, coordination, and banter, but for many of the queer Nigerian gamers we spoke to, the mic is a risk assessment tool.

it's illegal to be queer in nigeria, but queer people still exist there (as they do everywhere). nigerian reporter ebenezer mowete spoke to queer local gamers about how they do and don't express their identities when they play --> www.mothership.blog/queer-nigeri...

I’m really inspired by all the aid going toward paying rent but it’s really making me think rent shouldn’t really be a thing. 🤔 Just another way the various crisis of capitalism (corporate land ownership and the police state) overlap and deprive people of their basic human needs. Just a thought!

I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.

journalism the rare field that will make you feel survivor’s guilt even if you don’t have a job

One thing I think is important to remember is that it does not take many subscribers on the scale of things. Your money goes a lot farther when it goes directly toward the people making the work. You do not need 30 million readers and infinite growth.

Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.

Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...

Ok I’ll redownload Fortnite. They really got me with this one

Hell yeah huge w

'protect your peace' and 'pick your battles' are good advice for most, but it's ignorant not to know it as privilege. some people were minding their business when the battle picked them; some people are the battle

Pew Pew Bang is BACK for Season Three and the brand new premiere is a celebration of all our gaming crushes from years gone by, even the ones with confusingly horrible names. Watch here or listen in the Pew Pew Bang feed!
youtu.be/FC3i9P0qZzU

"I'm speechless."

Here's a thank you letter from VEAP for everybody who donated to our ICE Out Charity Stream with @giantbomb.bsky.social!

You can still donate, help us cross $275,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...

YouTube video by Rep. Kelly Morrison Rep. Morrison details her oversight of the federal Whipple building

My office has been flooded with reports of the cruel, unsafe, unlawful conditions inside of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis.

This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg

Liam was taken from Columbia Heights, the town just south of my high school in Fridley and just north of the Arts district in NE Minneapolis. I spent a lot of time with friends there after extracurriculars. News of his abduction completely broke my heart. I’m glad he’s home. #Comics4Liam

😭😭😭i want to buy liam ten thousand pikachu plushies. liam, and every child everywhere in the world, deserve to be at home with their stuffies 😭

Greta Johnson @gretagretagreta VENMO

I’m trying to help this immigrant family who’s been inside for over a month due to increased ICE presence in our community. Rent and bills are due tomorrow (Feb. 1) so we are really hoping to support them. Let’s make this family happy & prevent their displacement. ❤️

Venmo: @ gretagretagreta

i literally can’t understand how rich people keep their money. giving people money they need to stay fed and housed is the most amazing feeling.

i wish everyone of you that have donated got to experience the gratitude of the people you are helping.