I'm one of those trans women. I worked ground ops for Artemis I.
I am torn between celebrating the success of my friends and peers and grieving how my dream of working for NASA was shattered by hateful assholes in Tallahassee
we need a hicks x gays alliance
that's our president!!! ❤️🔥
whoa
did you hear that?
oh! that's...
that's the sound of workers at TWO starbucks locations winning their union elections😎!
CONGRATS to baristas in Hillsboro, OR and San Antonio, TX who are standing up to demand better from the biggest coffee chain on the planet!
privatize the profits, socialize the risks
but ye i will villify people who are profiting off of the excess labor of the people they employ
or, aim to, anyways, idk if y'all have shipped anything
u should probably update this stuff then
damn i wonder why
Who are we? We are #gamedev.s and other workers in the German #gamesindustry!
What do we want? A #gamesindustry without mismanagement, crunch, underpayment and harassment.
And now we have a website, so you can join us! ✊️
game-workers.de
This Chet Faliszek guy who keeps concern trolling about the union's "messaging" is a CEO and an employer btw.
He's doing the thing where he pretends to speak for "game developers" as a whole as if the difference between bosses and workers doesn't matter, but it's 2026 nobody buys this shit anymore
THEY'RE RUINING OUR FUCKING DAY!!
but perhaps anger is too much to even ask for, at this point
i think the thing that would have helped the most is if every single cis person in my life had said how much bullshit it was to have a day that's supposed to be celebratory of trans people, be so shitty
there was a vague notion of celebrating. but there was no anger and it was SO FRUSTRATING
i didn't make a post for TDOV because... *motions at the state of the world*
but i was really interested in what would have made me feel better (of the things that can actually happen)
Union workers send a message to game industry execs: 'Let go of the power now, or be forced to let go of it later.'
doing my stupid mental health walk with a 20 lb weighted vest is HARD
i think the worst part is just knowing it's probably not gonna get better
i have "fucking up random minor shit" to look forward to for the rest of my life
and it's not even anything particularly bad. it's like, oh, i added too much water bc i spaced out briefly. i'm clumsy and splattered some egg. i knocked over my water yesterday
none of this is anything but annoying but HOLY FUCK it's annoying
i've had ADHD my whole life and i've worked through the self-hatred and shame and whatnot
but where i've been stuck recently is
i am just SO FUCKING TIRED of it
my life is just one "man does incredibly ADHD thing" to another
found out my daily driver lotion has alpha htdroxy acid in it, which apparently increases your skin's sensitivity to UV light 💀
this isn't really a problem, since i don't go outside, but... it could have been??
also, the key to good skin + looking young is really being a vampire, huh?
we'll be reading more "No Contract, No Peace" as well c:
going live at 8pm ET! come learn about what UVW is up to and about labor and unions!
twitch.tv/uvw_cwa
Jack Garland and Astos from Final Fantasy - Stranger of Paradise. Astos is tenderly taking care of Jack's wound as he sits down after a fight, Jack bashfully looks away from Astos.
Jack Garland and Astos from Final Fantasy - Stranger of Paradise. Astos is tenderly taking care of Jack's wound as he sits down after a fight, Jack bashfully looks away from Astos. The Emperor (of who Jack had beaten) looks onto jealously at the couple, wanting Jack for himself.
Got it in on time!! Here's my gift for @hoshizoralone.bsky.social! I wasn't 100% on if the Emperor looked okay so I included a version without. Hope you enjoy~! ^u^
#SoPFFOExchange
An illustration of Princess Sarah, from Stranger of Paradise. She's a young lady with curly blonde hair, she wears a beautiful dress and a tiara wih a veil (almost looking like a bride.) Sarah is playing her lute, looking upwards with a hopeful smile. Behind her is a circular frame/window featuring Jack's profile, which seems like he's looking at her. The piece is heavily inspired by Alphons Mucha posters and has a pallet which I'm not very used to work with, but it was a fun challenge.
I'm so happy to post this art I made for ladydaylily (tumbler) for the #SoPFFOExchange. Drawing Sarah always brings me joy!
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To tão feliz de postar esta arte que fiz para o amigo oculto de #StrangerOfParadise. Desenhar a Sarah sempre me traz alegria!
#BRArt #SoPFFO #FinalFantasy
@serenedash.bsky.social hi!! i was your secret santa for the SOP gift exchange! sorry for coming in a little bit past midnight, but i've prepared a full course meal for you! it has romance, it has action, it has drama!! i hope you enjoy it! archiveofourown.org/works/78628426
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
we might just have to agree to disagree, but the vigil brought a lot of positive attention to the real issues of the industry and was great energy, so i think it was a success overall
if you feel we could be doing better, though, always happy to have more hands on deck :) uvw-cwa.org
idk i don't see it like that at all. i see it as an appropriately inflammatory statement that calls people to action, especially in the context of the game awards. i feel like that's been pretty clear to most people who see it, excepting you and one other person
this vigil was to mourn those jobs, that talent, and those studios and projects
it is not a literal "all of the games industry died"
some unknown proportion of the 40k jobs lost in the last 3 years has resulted in people needing to leave the industry, maybe permanently
that is, arguably, a death of a kind
in addition to people's projects and studios being closed, something much more akin to a death
A stained glass-style depiction of The Game Awards trophy, emerging from a bank safe with green bills pouring out the opening. Two large ominous hands hover around the trophy, one holding a scythe to its torso. The depiction is headlined with THE AVARICE AWARDS, with details below: PRESENTED BY UNITED VIDEOGAME WORKERS, A CODE-CWA UNION LIVE ON DEC. 10TH AT 7 PM PT AT HTTPS://TWITCH.TV/UVW_CWA
The Avarice Awards holds a mirror to the hollow glamour of The Game Awards, as workers continue to have their livelihoods upended by mass layoffs. We are speaking truth to the powers ruining the game industry with their greed!
Stream begins on December 10th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on twitch.tv/UVW_CWA