For Black August, the local political education book club voted on reading Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth.
Jeffrey Rousseau
@jrpotential.bsky.social
Haitian | award-winning journalist | formerly Gamesindustry.biz | 📝 freelancer | Art | Music | Health | diversity advocate | Fashionista | Creator |Product of Miami, FL. lvl 40 he/him 🌻
I think — and I will write about this somewhere soon if I can — that internet discussion has fostered an overwhelming preference for “source material” as a standard, in a way that I think is detrimental to art. It’s better, I believe, to consider adaptations as part of one’s body of work.
Joshua Rivera@jmrivera.bsky.social · 20h agohere: a unifying theory of Christopher Nolan, the bard at dusk aftermath.site/christopher-...
Yes, fewer places to write, less money, and folks are swamped with work. Freelancing is tough. Not sure what the recourse is, but needing to hit the lottery to get a pitch seen and published seems counterproductive to creating varied critical journalism. Not being god's favorite strikes again
Joshua Rivera@jmrivera.bsky.social · 20h agoI’ll never understand how anyone can be optimistic about games media, a field no one can find work in. not even freelance work!
Great article from The Cut people admitting their struggling is a taboo on social media. We are all conditioned in the US to internalize our livelihood are our fault. Never mind the fact our lives are the result of oppressive systems across race, class, etc that moves like a well oiled machine
New York Magazine@nymag.com · 21h agoOn social media, a broad consensus is that you can’t admit to struggle — at least not while you’re struggling. Doing so represents a failure so profound it’s almost existential. How did it become mandatory to demonstrate perpetual growth and progress online?
Great article from The Cut people admitting their struggling is a taboo on social media. We are all conditioned in the US to internalize our livelihood are our fault. Never mind the fact our lives are the result of oppressive systems across race, class, etc that moves like a well oiled machine
New York Magazine@nymag.com · 21h agoOn social media, a broad consensus is that you can’t admit to struggle — at least not while you’re struggling. Doing so represents a failure so profound it’s almost existential. How did it become mandatory to demonstrate perpetual growth and progress online?
Yes, fewer places to write, less money, and folks are swamped with work. Freelancing is tough. Not sure what the recourse is, but needing to hit the lottery to get a pitch seen and published seems counterproductive to creating varied critical journalism. Not being god's favorite strikes again
Joshua Rivera@jmrivera.bsky.social · 20h agoI’ll never understand how anyone can be optimistic about games media, a field no one can find work in. not even freelance work!
It hurts my heart to see someone so beautiful need lotion so badly.
Justin Carter@gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · yesterday😭
New: Police are being told to hide the fact that they're using Flock to pull people over and arrest them in both encounters with citizens but ALSO in their official police reports: www.404media.co/do-not-menti...
‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock
“DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE IN YOUR REPORT OR COMPLAINT."
404media.co
I appreciate this coverage of the game's accessibility problem via the tiny ass text. Increasing font size is my personal accessibility ask. So, I'm good on avoiding playing this until an update. Thank you service journalism 🫡
Kotaku@kotaku.com · yesterdayBeast Of Reincarnation's Text Is Impossible To Read https://kotaku.com/text-small-beast-of-reincarnation-2000721285
Exclusive: We obtained a leaked playbook that Flock gives to cops to coach them on "how to speak to city council" to avoid getting their contracts canceled. Includes strategies like "own the narrative" by talking to mayor "before public comment periods" www.404media.co/own-the-narr...
‘Own the Narrative’: Leaked Flock Guide Shows How It Teaches Cops to Promote Its Tech
"This document shows a coordinated effort from Flock Safety to compel law enforcement agencies to convince our elected leaders to represent their interests as a company rather than the interests of co...
404media.co
"Black August Builds Our Black Radical Traditions" via @blackagendareport.bsky.social www.blackagendareport.com/black-august...
Black August Builds on Our Black Radical Traditions | Black Agenda Report
Black August is the commemoration of actions carried out by revolutionaries ranging from Nat Turner to George Jackson. It is a month to "study, fast, train, and fight" to build the Black radical tradi...
blackagendareport.com
WNBA suspends Seattle Storm minority owner for being rude to transphobic shitheads:
WNBA Suspends Seattle Storm Minority Owner For Being Rude To Transphobic Shitheads | Defector
On Tuesday night, a small group of weirdos held an anti-trans rally outside of the Seattle Storm’s home arena. The occasion for their gathering was a game against the Indiana Fever and bench player…
defector.com
With the acquisition of Electronic Arts set to close next week, it seems like a good time to re-up this column about how much insight into the games industry we lose through acquisitions and consolidation. www.gamesindustry.biz/activision-b...
Activision Blizzard goes into the black box | This Week in Business
This Week in Business is our weekly recap column, a collection of stats and quotes from recent stories presented with a…
gamesindustry.biz
As real journalists, Prism brings you the news from people all over the U.S. fighting data centers in their communities. We can & will build a world that isn’t run by technofascists. We’ve raised 27% of our emergency fundraising goal—but we still need your solidarity. tinyurl.com/2acazwnc
an interesting side effect of all this talk over criticism: folks asserting that there’s a proper way to be a critic, or decorum to follow. I don’t think there is! There are as many ways to be a critic (or a writer) as there are of being a person.
ICYMI – For Disability Pride Month, I reflected on the current state of accessibility and disability reporting in gaming. In summary, it's almost extinct. And unless the industry supports us, we risk losing this beat altogether. Read more here:
Grant Stoner@supercrip1994.bsky.social · last wk.For seven years, I've had the privilege of reporting on accessibility and the disabled perspective. And now, during my seventh Disability Pride Month in this industry, I'm left wondering if this beat is coming to an end. Read my first @skyboxcritics.com piece here: skyboxcritics.com/2026/07/28/t...
one last call: I want to talk to you if you’ve ever lost a big save in animal crossing/stardew valley, one that you were heavily invested in. For a forthcoming Verge story. DMs open, email in bio. Thanks so much.
Recently chatted with @tonyweaverjr.bsky.social about his jump from education advocate and content creator to voice acting and finding space as a Black performer in anime: gizmodo.com/tony-weaver-...
'Ghost in the Shell' Actor Tony Weaver, Jr. Is Happy to Be Here
The advocate and content creator talks community and using 'The Ghost in the Shell' to help achieve his voice acting dreams.
gizmodo.com
Double Fine has been hit with layoffs less than a month after being cut loose by Xbox kotaku.com/double-fine-...
Learning in real time that being a Black man of a certain age, being big homie to younger Black men (& keeping em away from social dangers) isn't necessarily up to me, I just gotta recognize the summoning & show up.
Shot in the dark, but anyone looking to hire or contract writers for news reporting?
TPS has been reported to end today. If you or aren't involved in the ongoings of your local Haitian community, be on the lookout on what's going on in your city, stay informed so you can be & help.
HAPPENING NOW Thousands of protesters are occupying Madison’s State Street and vowing to shut down businesses as a way to demand justice for Corey Ruiz.
For all my fellow jobseekers to see, pass along, and possibly consider
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2w agoInteresting: There’s now an anonymous, moderated list of companies that stop responding after you interviewed with them
How does that James Baldwin quote go? "You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read" Doing a lot of reading, because damn
How does that James Baldwin quote go? "You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read" Doing a lot of reading, because damn
This was a fascinating exercise: find out what went wrong with creativity in the games industry. The conclusion: there are too many cowards controlling too many critical levers, and until we figure out how to put people -taste, creativity, and craft- back at the top, we're going to be stuck.
GamesIndustry.biz@gibiz.bsky.social · 2w agoThe games industry is stifled by a culture of fear, concludes a workgroup hosted by Rami Ismail. https://bit.ly/4vPbIzv
What do you mean Gundam XARX-ZERO is pronounced Alex Zero?????????????????
Anime Girl Sleeping at Desk with Computer
Alt: Anime Girl Sleeping at Desk with Computer
static.klipy.com