Disgusting to see how people are treating the memory of Charlie Kirk, a man who’s only crime was having a different opinion on how much fentanyl he could handle.
Graham
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Disgusting to see how people are treating the memory of Charlie Kirk, a man who’s only crime was having a different opinion on how much fentanyl he could handle.
blizzard workers had to fight tooth and nail for years, but they finally did it: they secured a union contract not just for one team, but for all unionized units--warcraft, overwatch, diablo, and more
![“We really started mobilizing as one Blizzard unit in [the] last couple of months, and I think that really helped put the pressure on,” Paul Cox, senior game designer on World of Warcraft, told Aftermath.
"I feel like the company dragged its feet and did a lot of posturing and wasting time until the very, very last moment."
Prior to spring of this year, the WoW team, which unionized in 2024, had gotten the lion's share of bargaining time. Other units found themselves stuck in the mud. Higher-ups were effectively stalling the whole process—unfortunately nothing new for unionized workers under Microsoft’s umbrella.
"For this whole year of bargaining on the Diablo side—and I imagine on the rest of the units as well—we received so few [bargaining] dates, but we kind of had the understanding that whatever WoW was able to win would at least influence and set the floor for the rest of our units,” Diablo senior environment artist Mahreen Fatima told Aftermath. “We adopted this messaging about how WoW's wins are our wins, so we should be out there mobilizing with them. But truly, I feel like the company dragged its feet and did a lot of posturing and wasting time until the very, very last moment this last month to finally be able to say, 'OK, yes, we are willing to extend this contract to everyone.' We really did not have any indication that we could get this done until last month."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gdejlhcswjbzraadoltdpps/bafkreih6u6gzajbd63dovnmlnc43z5g6i35d3n735rrdkopipyjopkl72e)
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2d agoAfter years of company stalling, Blizzard workers win mega-contract that applies to all unionized teams aftermath.site/blizzard-union...
I love Cory Doctorow and it’s not just because both of us have big lesbian energy.
we all know full well that the israeli government left the hostages to rot as it waged a genocidal campaign in gaza because they thought this was their chance to be rid of their "gaza problem" once and for all.
daniel sieradski@self.agency · 2y agothe families of israeli hostages held by hamas have written an open letter to the american jewish community calling on us to use whatever power we have to pressure netanyahu into a ceasefire—the very thing our institutions have called us fringe extremists for insisting upon seven months ago
My review of “The Nerd Reich” by @gilduran.com is now live on my Substack. substack.com/@endlessyamm...
BOOK REVIEW: Gil Durán’s “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy”
In his new book, Gil Durán takes on Peter Thiel and the despots of Silicon Valley
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Took a ride up to Sunnybrook park today and was blown away by the storm damage. Made for an interesting ride tho.
I swear to God we need to start treating the “Is exercise fascism” debate like the “what is woman?” debate: acknowledge how these things are complicated and move the fuck on. Why is this so hard for some people to do?
Completed my three part trilogy on the first guy in tech to be woke.
This is just the “hitler was hitler all along” meme
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2w agoThe FIFA Peace Prize winner, everyone.
[pedaling the peloton bike next to Jim Jordan in the House Gym] that Hasan Picker is real freak bastard, huh
Howard Nutlick is a Nick Mullen character we never got to see
Okay, I know how to cheer everyone up: X Money has been out for almost a month at this point. Have you heard anything about it in the press? Do you know anyone who uses it?
One guy is watching the world collectively mourn the loss of Dolly Parton knowing that when his time finally comes we'll be dancing in the streets.
Dolly Parton's passing is effortlessly proving that if you spend your life being nice and kind and generous instead of mean and cruel and selfish, then apologists for mean cruel selfish bullies won't have to go around scolding people for cheering when you die, because there will be no cheering.
One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.
RIP Dolly. This is one of my favourite covers of all time. youtu.be/8kqOY9jKtJU?...
Constantines & Feist - Islands In The Stream
YouTube video by La box Design
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I will gladly be a consultant for any major tech company who wants to improve their public image.
NEW SUBSTACK from me about Doug Ford’s war on Toronto. endlessyammering.substack.com/p/doug-ford-...
Doug Ford Is Trying To Kill Me
This is Not a Joke. It’s Just Common Sense.
endlessyammering.substack.com
Walked in and someone was singing They Might Be Giants
NEW SUBSTACK from me about Doug Ford’s war on Toronto. endlessyammering.substack.com/p/doug-ford-...
Doug Ford Is Trying To Kill Me
This is Not a Joke. It’s Just Common Sense.
endlessyammering.substack.com
i use cracker to refer to mainline protestants and honky to refer to baptists. under no circumstances will i acknowledge catholics