Mez Breeze
@mezbreeze.bsky.social
An OG digital artist/writer: http://anthology.rhizome.org/mez-breeze. Permaculturalist. Designer + Developer. Blurrings + imaginings: https://www.patreon.com/mezbreeze + https://mezbreeze.itch.io/
Q: I’m told that Vivek Ramaswamy left you a congratulatory phone call. Have the two of you spoken? Governor-elect Amy Acton: We can’t normalize behavior like this. It was so beyond the pale, so no, I have no intention of speaking to him. Leaders’ words matter and we need to hold folks accountable.
So now the embargo has lifted I can bang on a bit about having won the inaugural Digital Innovation Development category of the 2026 Woollahra Digital Literary Award[s] for my new interactive literary work, '1080'!
That Very Good Secret? '1080' Wins Woollahra's Digital Innovation Development Prize. | Mez Breeze
Remember that piece of AMAZING news I was trying very hard not to blurt out in my Studio Shenanigans post last week? Well I can [finally] te
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How about a box of stories and ephemera you can read in whatever order you like? www.simongroth.com/ephemeralcity
David M. Perry@lollardfish.bsky.social · 19h agoYou should welcome all the new people to Bluesky by TELLING US ALL ABOUT YOUR BOOK AND DONT FORGET A LINK SO WE CAN BUY IT. Bluesky, the app for books.
——————————————- Division among US Democrats over Schumer’s leadership role “…Abdul El-Sayed reiterated in an interview with CNN on Thursday that he will support his soon-to-be Democratic colleague, Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, as leader.” www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11...
Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only)@axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 22h agoVan Hollen is staking his claim to be Senate majority leader. No more money for the Iran war, no funding for ICE, nuke the filibuster, do serious campaign finance reform and terminate Elon's government contracts And that's not all He's presenting this agenda to launch his candidacy for president
The city and region of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine run "critically low" on blood supplies after the unprecedented surge in Russian airstrikes on the area in October; donors urgently needed: Nakypilo.ua citing the regional Blood Center.
Infuriating. RFKJr has spent years denouncing supposed conflicts of interest in FDA panels (conflicts which were usually imaginary and in any case always forbidden) and in 2025 fired a bunch of panelists for supposed C of I's--and then creates a new waiver system to legalize them,
Maggie Astor@maggieastor.bsky.social · 24h agoSCOOP: Half of RFK Jr.'s appointees to the US Preventive Services Task Force were allowed to keep investments in pharmaceutical and other medical companies that make products affected by the task force's decisions, according to documents I reviewed.
There has absolutely been a belief amongst the tycoons at the trillion-dollar companies that they were in endgame, and would never have to be concerned with public sentiment or accountability the rule of law ever again.
vortex_egg@vortexegg.com · 19h agoIt sure seems like the AI tech bubble was predicated on a belief, both in the industry and in the market, that realizing it was dependent on permanent authoritarian rule.
Just like clockwork. The corporations that we VOTED to block from buying off politicians are suing to make sure...they can keep buying off politicians.
Consumers Energy, DTE seek to block 'Money Out of Politics' proposal
Consumers and DTE sued to block the implementation of a newly-approved ballot proposal that would bar monopoly utilities from political contributions.
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#WholesomeWednesday We're resetting the vibes. Share a wholesome story, some good news, some motivation, and/or a pet photo (please add alt text). #Hopecore #Prompt #GoodVibes #Positivity #Wholesome #BeKind
EWF and Hachette Australia are delighted to announce Chloe Anne as the winner of the 2026 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers for her work 'The House Where Mercy Died'. Read more here: emergingwritersfestival.org.au/blog/2026/20...
The biggest single-day market-cap loss in the history of the Nasdaq. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
One Nation secretly removed from its website a boasting reference to Donald Trump after the midterms defeat. “Want Trump’s action and style, then it’s One Nation you need" was on the One Nation website until yesterday. That page now returns a 404 message. www.deepcutnews.com/p/what-trump...
What Trump’s midterm defeat means for One Nation
The US elections show the far-right can be beaten, but derailing One Nation requires more work
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How the president is responding to historic, nationwide Republican midterm losses triggered by the public's loathing of his administration.
Meg Kinnard@megkinnardap.bsky.social · 22h agoWASHINGTON (AP) — Trump signs a proclamation that he says will prevent future changes to the Oval Office and Cabinet Room.
Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s newly elected Democratic senator, reupped his calls Thursday morning for Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to become Senate majority leader over current Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) Along with the vast majority of Democrats, I second this.
El-Sayed says he’d back Van Hollen as majority leader over Schumer
Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s newly elected Democratic senator, reupped his calls Thursday morning for Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) to become Senate majority leader over current Minority Leader Chuck…
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Petition for house Dems to choose a new speaker who isn’t Jeffries is at 272,833 signatures
Sign the Petition
House Democrats: CHOOSE A NEW SPEAKER
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BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat JoAnna Mendoza wins election to U.S. House in Arizona's 6th Congressional District. This is a Democratic flip.
EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth has authorized the D.C. National Guard to begin using boats, several dozen marked police cars, humvees and light medium tactical vehicles in the nation’s capital — an escalation that could further blur the line between their military and law enforcement role.
Hegseth expands DC National Guard presence
The move suggests President Donald Trump is doubling down on his claimed crime emergency in the nation’s capital after the election.
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If you're American, and if the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact comes to fruition (and it looks like it finally will happen), it will be the biggest political news in your lifetime. The ramifications are profound and endless.
America finally has the votes to end the Electoral College
After more than 200 years, the midterm results could change how we pick presidents.
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in 2024, 56% of young men voted for Trump. in 2026, the GOP did not win a majority of men in *any* racial category
Social Media Lab@socialmedialab.ca · 2d ago👀 "In Shift From 2024, Young Men, White Youth, and Non-College Youth Vote Democratic in 2026" circle.tufts.edu/youth-vote-c...
Just to recap what PHON and Ashby/Hanson have deleted after Trump got reamed yesterday. #auspol "the actions of current U.S. President Donald Trump echo strongly with the principles and policies of Pauline Hanson's One Nation." 🧵
Some under-the radar ballot measures last night: -Montana banned corporate money in state elections -Nevada and Virginia codified abortion rights -Washington kept its millionaire tax and Chicago passed one -43 of 44 data center moratoria passed More HUGE wins.
If the democrats don’t take aggressive action, the red wave in 2028 will be miserable. People want Mamdani-style change; basic improvements to everyday dignity. They want prosecution for political crimes. They want rights to be codified, companies to be prosecuted, and people to be protected.
New video! Anyone can become a researcher in video game history. All you need to start contributing is a browser and an internet connection. In the first of a new series, I'll walk you through one way to find more precise release dates than those in Wikipedia's infoboxes:
A Researcher Is You: Finding game release dates on Usenet
With just a browser and an internet connection, you can do meaningful game history research. Here's one method. Music: Main Theme (Credit Card Entry) - Wii Shop Channel ripped by Blookerstein for the SiIvaGunner channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICU9FVo6f5Q This channel is 100% viewer-funded: https://www.patreon.com/savestatesite/
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Very happy to see Atuel featured on Rock Paper Shotgun today! :🙌🎉✨
Rock Paper Shotgun@rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 3d agoPlay as water and rain on wildfires in Atuel, a short, free game about the power and vulnerability of nature https://bit.ly/4Aw30sP
YES I was waiting for this news! It's a huge deal. The Texas SBOE drives education trends for the whole country because the population is so big; they can choose textbooks, for example. Years ago they tried very hard to teach creationism in schools but were beaten back.
Texas Democratic Party@texasdemocrats.bsky.social · 2d agoTHIS JUST IN: Democrats have FLIPPED the Texas State Board of Education! This is a monumental win for Texas students, families, and the entire education community in our great state. Congratulations to our incredible candidates!
After more than a decade with Donald Trump at the epicenter of U.S. politics, most voters appear exhausted and exasperated by him, according to The AP Voter Poll, a survey of midterm voters in all 50 states. https://to.pbs.org/4yXu4j6
How Trump and Republicans lost the 2026 midterm elections, according to AP Voter Poll
After more than a decade with Donald Trump at the epicenter of U.S. politics, most voters appear exhausted and exasperated by him, according to The AP Voter Poll, a survey of midterm voters in all 50 states.
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I want divestment from all machinery of war, surveillance, policing, criminalization & punishment that made this possible, I want compensation for every boat blown out of the water, every drone strike, cluster bomb, rape, stillbirth, every single atrocity of genocide funded with our tax dollars.
