Irvine, California - Stand against corporate greed with workers from Blizzard in front of the Blizzard office next Tuesday, August 18th at 12:00PM! actionnetwork.org/events/show-...
Meri Mayhem
@merimayhem.bsky.social
gamedev, 3d artist, guitarist, model she/her 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ Senior QA @ Blizzard (Classic WoW) previously @ Respawn (Jedi Survivor, untitled Star Wars FPS) All views are my own, etc. https://linktr.ee/MeriMayhem
workers also planted flags outside the office, one for each laid-off dev. the union sent me a video of all of them, and the number is truly striking. imagine just... ignoring that
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 3d agoXbox CEO Asha Sharma gushes about Elder Scrolls VI, does not seem to notice giant rat on Bethesda office lawn aftermath.site/xbox-asha-shar...
Irvine, California - End corporate DoT with workers from Blizzard in front of the Blizzard office next Tuesday, August 18th at 12:00 PM! 👾 actionnetwork.org/events/show-...
Show Up for Blizzard Devs!!!
UVW-CWA is supporting our fellow game workers at Blizzard and other Microsoft units!
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There are no video games without video game developers. Trillionaire corporations will continue to treat devs as line items on a balance sheet unless we fight back. Join us on August 18th to #SaveGameWorkers, as we rally across nine studios in the US and Canada. More location details to come soon.
“This cadence of layoffs at Microsoft cannot continue. Every day we dedicate our passion and our skills to building games that players love. We deserve a stable foundation in return!” -- Gabi Overberg, UI Artist and WoWGG-CWA organizer #whatwefightfor
Do you think in Star Trek, that if somebody has insomnia they just set their phaser to stun and shoot themselves?
Our #whatwefightfor campaign continues with Quality Assurance worker Meri Sutton-Hatcher! "Our expertise, creativity, and love of games can NEVER be replaced. I'm fighting for AI protections because new technology should empower our jobs, not threaten them.”
Our first worker is Lucas, a game designer for WoW Retail: "I was forced to move and sell my house in another state after Blizzard demanded RTO (Return to Office) for its employees. I'm fighting for better compensation to be able to afford to purchase a house."
1. In an incredible new landmark review, the Health Council of the Netherlands has declared that gender-affirming care for trans youth works, reducing wait times is "morally urgent," and regret is rare. It is the latest of many Euro countries to advance care. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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The review finds that wait times must be shortened, that few people detransition, and that trans youth care has enormous benefits.
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New tattoo today! Artist absolutely nailed the pixellation 🖤
Got told I talk in lowercase and I don't think I'll ever recover 🫠
Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.
There are only two choices on the table for the game worker right now: give up or get organized. And giving up repeatedly has only led us to this absolute shitshow, so let's take a look at what organizing really means (uvw-cwa.org, btw)
A Statement from WoWGG-CWA on Today's Layoffs at Microsoft.
Thankful to say I'm safe today. But this is absolutely brutal, my heart goes out to everybody affected.
Aftermath@aftermath.site · last mo.Xbox will lay off 3200 workers and cut four studios loose aftermath.site/xbox-layoffs-j...
I lost a bunch of weight years ago and half my rings stopped fitting. Now that I've gained the weight back, half my clothes don't fit but none of the weight went to my fingers so my rings still don't fit either. Like I know I'm at the whim of hormones and genetics but COME ON
Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.
The Supreme Court today addressed one of the most pressing threats to the nation today: banning this high school sophomore from playing school sports with her friends 🫡🫠🙃
hey when we say that liberals and democrats are worse than useless on trans rights this is the kind of shit we are talking about :) by the way :) what is the fucking point of conceding on title IX like this. what is the fucking point.
ElieNYC@elienyc.bsky.social · last mo.The libs concur that trans people can't win under Title IX, but say they CAN win under the Equal Protection Clause. Kav and the Republicans say they lose on both.
Happy last day of Pride I guess. Love being governed by openly vile bigots.
Jay Willis@jaywillis.net · last mo.Clarence Thomas's concurring opinion in the trans sports ban case in West Virginia contains some of the ugliest transphobic stuff I have ever seen in a legal opinion. Straight-up gleeful. Vile man. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
![2 WEST VIRGINIA v. B. P. J.
THOMAS, J., concurring
judgment). Because “gender dysphoria” is a mutable men-
tal state that is the object of psychiatric treatment, it does
not resemble the immutable characteristics on the basis of
which our precedents have applied heightened scrutiny—
race, sex, or national origin. Instead, gender dysphoria re-
sembles other characteristics on the basis of which legisla-
tures may classify with a merely rational basis. See, e.g.,
Heller v. Doe, 509 U. S. 312, 321 (1993) (mental illness);
Plyler v. Doe, 457 U. S. 202, 220 (1982) (immigration sta-
tus). Legislatures have many obvious rational bases to
keep men who believe that they are women out of teams
and private spaces reserved for women.
Second, as the Court recognizes, this case concerns “bio-
logical men” and “boys who identify as girls.” Ante, at 10,
27. Men and boys with gender dysphoria are not women or
girls, even if they believe that they are. Sex is an immuta-
ble “biological” characteristic, see ante, at 10; it is binary;
and “man” and “woman,” “boy” and “girl,” are the terms that
correspond to adults and children of each sex. See A. Byrne,
Are Women Adult Human Females? 177 Philosophical
Studies 3783, 3786–3787 (2020). To use language to ob-
scure reality—to show “indifference regarding the truth”—
is to lie to the public and cease to treat our fellow citizens
“as equal[s].” J. Pieper, Abuse of Language—Abuse of
Power 17, 21 (1992).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bpna2qi2e44fafbhhtqjak3x/bafkreibwsxtosqddkiskx5oxonnai4ha7ygixfcqmnbsxb27z3q43jh4iu)
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Kotaku@kotaku.com · 2mo agoXbox's unionized workers have joined forces across teams to speak out and fight back against looming layoffs, demanding protections not just for union members, but for all Xbox workers. https://kotaku.com/unionized-workers-xbox-respond-layoff-reports-will-not-be-treated-disposable-2000711455
Deck builder mechanics. All designers should have their Magic cards confiscated.
Best Indie Games@clemmygames.bsky.social · 9mo ago
Things would be a lot nicer if more people were just any amount of cool.
Don't forget transphobia isn't natural. It takes a lot of money to fund a lot of propaganda to get people to hate us.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 2mo agoI've spent the last two months putting together this exhaustive analysis of the New York Times coverage of trans people. It covers 3,242 articles over 12 years. In 2022, the NYT shifted towards a hostile stance towards trans people in their framing. www.thedissident.news/exclusive-ho...
If you live in LA, like wrestling and/or like supporting the trans community, snag up one of the last few tickets!!
aveline@kiddbanditpro.bsky.social · 2mo agoupdate 5 tickets left before t4t wrestling’s debut show is sold out what that’s cool af
"After months of fighting to have our voices heard, this is a moment to celebrate. The judgment shows that even against a company with Rockstar’s resources, workers can stand together and demand accountability." We won't back down in our fight for justice. Every game worker deserves a union. ✊
Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 2mo agoRockstar suffers legal blow in union busting dispute as trial date set
in this short snippet from my interview with @domaindead.bsky.social we talk about the trans athlete discourse and why conservative talking points about supposed "biological advantages" fall apart when applied to a predetermined medium like professional wrestling. happy pride month