We've seen some big changes in which games folks are playing in the FGC lately. Check the entries for your locals here & make sure they're up to date on games as well as venue, time, contact info, activity, etc! Please RT, let's keep this free resource going strong docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

FGC Locals (Public)

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Bundist|Reconstruction 2|UltraDavid@ultradavid.bsky.social · last yr.

Putting out another call to help me update the FGC Locals spreadsheet! If your local fighting game tournament isn't on here, please add it, and if it is, help me keep it updated! We currently have👏551 active locals👏listed but I'm sure there are more docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

NEW: I profiled The Onion's takeover of Infowars. Read to find out how The Onion found itself owning goblinlove dot net, selling gay frog plushies and what it means to subvert the toxic legacy of Alex Jones while building a growing business. www.inc.com/sam-blum/the...

The Onion's Audacious Plans for Infowars Are Not a Joke

Owner Jeff Lawson, CEO Ben Collins, and comedian Tim Heidecker tell Inc. how they found themselves owning goblinlove.net and selling gay frog plushies, and what it means for the future of 'The Onion.'

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Thank you for playing #3rdStrike at @umad.ca last weekend! The dust has settled and we've contacted 1st Place. It's official: Chi-Rithy will represent Montréal at 3rd Strike Open! TORONTO 3RD STRIKE RESURRECTION is THIS weekend! Who will be Canada's next rep @ 3SO? 🇨🇦🫡 #retrogaming #fgc

Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.

Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code

Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license…

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The Postal Service said that it would not deliver mail ballots in states that do not share voter data with the federal agency. The plan, which complies with President Trump’s executive order to curtail mail voting, will only go into effect if the Supreme Court rules in the order’s favor.

Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots (Gift Article)

The plan, which complies with President Trump’s executive order to curtail mail voting, will only go into effect if the Supreme Court rules in the order’s favor.

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Oh no that's where Nanao works #Ψdraw

August recalls: Frozen blueberries/mixed berries, E. coli Iceberg lettuce, Cyclospora Shell eggs, Salmonella Pistachio nut butter, Salmonella Green powder supplements, Salmonella Jalapeños and related, Salmonella Soup kits, Listeria Salad dressing, Salmonella Granola, Salmonella Dog food, Salmonella

For my newsletter, I wrote about how everyone misremembers "Woke 1" and how all the things people hate about it are just outgrowths of modern internet culture (and things the right does every day still) www.burnsnotice.com/everyone-mis...

Everyone Misremembers "Woke 1"

For the first time in the internet age, minorities were able to exercise power publicly, that's why the right wants you to remember "Woke 1" as out of control

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let's all go on poly market and bet on which fruit is next and become billionaires

Is that a backbone I see?

ABC Files First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC

The network says attacks on the news division and Jimmy Kimmel are part of a Trump administration "retaliatory campaign" to curb its free speech.

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THE JOKER : wanna know how I got these scars? ZOHRAN MAMDANI, SPEAKING PERFECT MANDARIN: How you got your scars is a personal story, but I want to make sure that every New Yorker who has scars gets to tell their story. That’s why I’m reducing MTA fares on weekends

Safety tip for those in the hotel at #CEO2026. I'm not sure if this is all the doors or just mine, but if it closes too fast it bounces back before the deadbolt activates, leaving your room open to anyone. Easy to miss if your coming in or out of your room quickly. Be careful

Tomorrow morning is my flight to CEO! Going to be a super busy day as I got to get settled at the hotel, Street Fighter 6 to compete, and set up to run Killer Instinct games for any KI player that want matches. See ya at @ceogaming.org ! #CEO2026 #PlayKI

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

13,000+ people asked Twitch to disable generative AI tools or training by default, more than 50 times the number of votes on the next-most popular feature request. Twitch didn't listen. www.ign.com/articles/twi...

Twitch Now Trains Amazon's Generative AI Models On Your Channel By Default – Here's How To Turn It Off

Twitch has rolled out a new "feature" that trains Amazon's generative AI content models on its users' channels. The setting can be disabled, but it's turned on by default.

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Don't let the spin on Hong's loss fool you. It’s lame duck hunting season, an electoral massacre of do-nothing political incumbents. More incumbent politicians were ousted this cycle than any since 1970 — 3x more than during the Tea Party www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-rebels...

The Rebels Already Won

It's lame duck hunting season

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Twitch now uses your channel to train generative AI by default. You can opt out of some training here: www.twitch.tv/settings/sec...

"Killer Instinct Cures Cancer" should be a bigger headline I feel 🤔🤔

Walmart—under its brand Marketside—received the lion’s share: 109,476 cases, a little over 46 percent.

Less than 2.5% of Taylor Farms' recalled lettuce went to Taco Bells

FDA report reveals where Taylor Farms sent its lettuce—and it raises questions.

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This Saturday! A stacked linuep featuring InsomniacRobot, Morro, Fishbeard, @dqrf.bsky.social, and Jason D! With Reverse, @picojr.bsky.social as your hosts and guest commentary by mangakitty&comics, @baalsdepe.bsky.social, and DriveThruGameCenter! RVSP or tune in @ twitch.tv/picopicomansion at 7pm

VOD is up! youtu.be/0F-oc6YoBss?... #DonsArcade #3rdStrike

Dons Off Season Monthly 1

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depe into locals@baalsdepe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢📢 Off-Season monthly at #DonsArcade 📢📢 I said we'd be back after a break and we are! This time with a *matcherino* at the end of the off-season!! 🗓️ Friday Aug 7th 💸 Fee: $15 ⏰ Checkin: 8pm 👊 Tourney: 9:30pm 📋 start.gg/tournament/d... 📺 twitch.tv/baalsdepe #3rdStrike #AstroCity

VOD is up! youtu.be/0F-oc6YoBss?... #DonsArcade #3rdStrike

Dons Off Season Monthly 1

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depe into locals@baalsdepe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢📢 Off-Season monthly at #DonsArcade 📢📢 I said we'd be back after a break and we are! This time with a *matcherino* at the end of the off-season!! 🗓️ Friday Aug 7th 💸 Fee: $15 ⏰ Checkin: 8pm 👊 Tourney: 9:30pm 📋 start.gg/tournament/d... 📺 twitch.tv/baalsdepe #3rdStrike #AstroCity

📢📢 Off-Season 2 at #DonsArcade 📢📢 The first Off-Season was last night!! The next one is... 🗓️ Friday Sept 4th 💸 Fee: $15 ⏰ Checkin: 8pm 👊 Tourney: 9:30pm 📋 www.start.gg/tournament/d... 📺 twitch.tv/baalsdepe #3rdStrike #AstroCity

The first off-season #3rdStrike monthly at #DonsArcade is done! Sick matches all around 💜💜: 🥇 Btran 🥈 AmirXL 🥉 NG Huge shoutouts to everyone that came out. Didn't expect such a tournout!! The community-made food went crazy 🤤

depe into locals@baalsdepe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢📢 Off-Season monthly at #DonsArcade 📢📢 I said we'd be back after a break and we are! This time with a *matcherino* at the end of the off-season!! 🗓️ Friday Aug 7th 💸 Fee: $15 ⏰ Checkin: 8pm 👊 Tourney: 9:30pm 📋 start.gg/tournament/d... 📺 twitch.tv/baalsdepe #3rdStrike #AstroCity

#3rdStrike off-season tourney at #DonsArcade starting now!! twitch.tv/baalsdepe

Live with #3rdStrike casuals at #DonsArcade!! twitch.tv/baalsdepe

Many young men are driven to resentment and are financially exploited as influencers sell them classes, pills, and the illusion of clout, a new report reveals. www.wired.com/story/the-ma...

The ‘Manosphere’ Isn’t a Movement. It’s a Multibillion-Dollar Grievance Industry

Many young men are driven to resentment and are financially exploited as influencers sell them classes, pills, and the illusion of clout, a new report reveals.

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