33) Destiny Grimoire Anthology Volume III: War Machines - Bungie 📚 Finished? Yep! This grimoire of Destiny lore covers stories of the Exo, of Cayde-6, and the Warmind Rasputin. I enjoyed it a lot; I’ve always found Rasputin to be an intriguing character in the universe. He’s so vital to the lore!

32) Destiny Grimoire Anthology Volume II: Fallen Kingdoms - Bungie 📚 Finished? ✅ I love the Eliksni so much. They are a fascinating people, with rich culture/stories, and I loved every moment of their anthology. Much like the Hive, they are one of my favourite parts of Destiny; this volume was 🤌🤌🤌

🧵📚 It’s 2026 and you know what that means! 👀 Here’s a thread of all the books I’ve read/DNFed this year! Come join me on this journey! 🥰

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17) The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood 🎮 Finished? ✅ This expansion tackles the looming threat of Mehrunes Dagon and the cult hellbent on bringing him to invade Tamriel. I enjoyed the blend of Daedra lore with the story a lot, but I wasn’t that enamoured with the Blackwood zone.

16) God Of War (2018) 🎮 Finished? YES 😭 This was a 2nd playthrough in prep for Ragnarok and holy hell, this game was so damn good. The emotional heft, the story, the haunting MUSIC. I’d forgotten how incredible a game it is. Genuinely a perfect story, in my view. I laughed, I cried, I cheered 🥹

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🧵 In an attempt to reduce my games backlog (it’s a truly terrible number), I’m going to keep a lovely thread of each game I either play and DNF or play and finish. So. Here are my games I’ve played/finished in 2026! 🥰

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✨ Episode 7 of my God Of War (2018) playthrough is up! ✨ And Kratos has to reckon with his past to save his boy 👀 #GodOfWar youtu.be/fZ_3QW_A85g

I Am Your Monster No Longer 👀 | God Of War (2018) | Paper Plays! | Episode 7

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Hey. Psst. Y’all are rad. Hydrate your skeletons. Take your meds. Check your posture. Have a snack. Whatever you need to do today/tonight, I believe in you. No matter how big or small it may be. I hope the week brings joy, relief, laughter, success, coziness. You got this. 💕

“Protect users from discrimination and harassment” is doing a whole lot of heavy lifting for a code that is explicitly designed to target, harass, and enable discrimination against trans people, who should be protected by the Equality Act 2010

Equality and Human Rights Commission@equalityhumanright.bsky.social · 14h ago

Our code of practice for services, public functions and associations comes into force today. It provides practical guidance on how the Equality Act 2010 applies to services, public functions and associations. Find out more: https://ow.ly/alIf50Zwrkx

You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.

If you're part of the BioWare or Sims community and want to talk about how those studios' queer characters and themes have impacted you and your fears for those series moving forward after this sale, I'd love to chat with you for a Kotaku story. Can be reached here or email kshepard@kotaku.com

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Well, I guess Electronic Arts belongs to Saudi Arabia, private equity, and Jared Kushner now. https://kotaku.com/electronic-arts-officially-belongs-saudi-arabia-jared-kushner-now-2000721666

time is short. if we can't speak ill of the dead we've gotta really ramp up on speaking ill of the living

31) Destiny Grimoire Anthology Volume I: Dark Mirror - Bungie 📚 Finished? Oh yes! I wanted to dive fully into Destiny lore, so I finally jumped into the lore anthologies. And the first one, about the origins of the Hive, the Taken War, was absolutely fantastic. Loved every little snippet 😍

15) A Castle Full Of Cats 🎮 Finished? Oh yes! This one had a delightfully haunted vibe, with many mysteries and a strange ‘enemy’ that lurks in the castle. Much like previous games, the art is stunning, the puzzling clever, and the twists a joy. Big love for this instalment!

His life is SO difficult. Impossibly hard. The SUFFERING. 😭

Ralph says good morning and also he has never been given treats in his life, ever 🥺 (He has just eaten TWO)

Things are stressful so throwing my ko-fi out if being a patron doesn’t suit. ko-fi.com/tanya_hbic

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The entirety of the NHS, from inception, was made possible thanks to non-white immigrants. Every accusation is a confession. They don’t want talented people regardless of skin colour. They just want white people regardless of skills.

Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social · 2d ago

"There's a real thing going on in the composition of the staff...does that not have to be looked at as well?" Nick Robinson, on Today, discussing this news.sky.com/story/nhs-st...

From today, EU citizens have a legal right to know when they're talking to a bot or looking at a deepfake, backed by fines of up to €15m. Thanks to Brexit, we're missing out on this protection.

I am IN. I AM SO IN. I love me a gloriously weird film, GIMME GIMME 👀 youtu.be/UVAki9SGrlg?...

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Exciting news - the British Newspaper Archive's new platform is here Explore millions of digitised pages of newspapers and other publications from our British and Irish collections, dating as far back as the 1700s We can't wait to get exploring 🗞 link.bl.uk/7ci

If we spend money supporting research, education and practice in areas we're actually good at, there might not be enough money to throw at the long shot of being 'world leaders" in AI.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 6d ago

Creative & performing arts subjects received £16.8 million SPG 2024-25; £12.9 million in 2025-26; £ O million in 2026-27. The University of Creative Arts will thus lose half of its government funding this year; Art University Bournmouth 40.7%, Norwich U of Arts 40.4% and Leeds Arts U 30.3%. 1/2

Ralph says good morning and also he has never been given treats in his life, ever 🥺 (He has just eaten TWO)

here's a fun lil exercise for cis people: how many articles would a publication have to print calling for your extermination before you would expect people who care about you to stop giving them money? and how would you feel if their excuse for still supporting them is some fuckass crossword puzzle?

But they will be

Steffen Rayburn-Maarup@rayburnmaarup.bsky.social · 3d ago

I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet.

Using lists of three is not an "AI tell." It's a common trait in human writing because our brains biologically want to make sure there's always one thing to marry, one thing to fuck, and one thing to murder.

yes we are gatekeeping how people get dopamine. We have done this since society began. For instance, we arrested John Wayne Gacy for chasing dopamine his preferred way

“Olive Garden. When you’re here, you’ll need ID.”@schoolbus5.bsky.social · 2d ago

So now we are gatekeeping how one obtains dopamine? The big takeaway from posts like yours and the rest comes down to: Questioning his claim because it is not your experience, so therefore something is amiss.

In late 2023, the Society spent a day with Hertfordshire’s historians. We saw the quality, creativity and distinctiveness of teaching, research and engagement. We were told by a (now departed) senior manager that History was ‘a portfolio the university will guard very carefully’. bit.ly/4hLediN

Glen O'Hara@gsoh31.bsky.social · 3d ago

So it's farewell to the History subject area at the University of Hertfordshire, not the first nor the last to go. One of the best departments in the country, just extinguished like a snap of the fingers. Think of the waste. (1/2)

“Today you look very green even for a frog,” said Toad. “Get into my bed and rest.”

I’ve never seen the original context for this all-timer of a tweet and honestly it’s incredible on multiple levels

Alistair Coleman@alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 3d ago

Worth posting in context as it is bang on topic.