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Weak job security risks an industry brain drain | Opinion Skillsearch's new report highlights just how badly widespread redundancies have hurt industry morale, leading many skilled staff to think about greener pastures

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We have not been able to post any of our articles since Friday, since we have a pending migration to a new server. We are very close to the finish line with one support ticket between us and finishing!

Thank you all for your support and patience. We hit our goal of $3k!

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With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars.

We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director.

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UPDATE: We are in the homestretch, and the site is on the new server! Thank everyone once again bc we are now at $2,900! We're a $100 from covering the cost of the new dev.

We have a few more expenses like server costs, etc. BUT gawd this feel like a weight is off of our chest.

Just, thank you.

That white baby got 1 million people feeling paternal

Congrats to Vic & the spurs

Man, I'm averse to having stuff & consuming. I regularly donate books I'm not gonna read / done with. Donate clothes over time. & I refuse to be surrounded by stuff.

My mind just functions better the more empty space there is.

write something terrible, is my advice. like genuinely, just write something god awful. commit to it. you can then spend time making the terrible thing better having already done the hard part of actually writing anything at all.

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We are deeply thankful for all of the support, whether you donated or boosted, it means a lot. We have raised just under $1,700, which is almost half of our costs. 🫶🏽

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The report about the surveillance at Madison Square Garden and other James Dolan properties is insane and towards the bottom, there’s a reveal that this kind of surveillance will also be used against fans during the World Cup

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BAFTA pulling a trailer for an autobiographical game about surviving sexual assault only hours before it was said to be a part of a showcase is an exceptionally bad look.

Global Games That Over-Index in Asia & MENA - Niko Partners This bulletin by Niko Partners x mindGAME highlights games that over-index relative to their global baseline across five key markets tracked by Niko: Japan, India, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and China...

We've just released a FREE report in collaboration with mindGAME that looks at video games that over index in Asia & MENA.

We spotlight titles that are more popular in these markets compared to global performance – showing not just what’s trending, but what games are truly resonating in each market

Singer D4vd arrested after teen found dead in his Tesla: Police Officers responded to an impound lot in Hollywood on Sept. 8 "for a foul odor coming from a vehicle," Los Angeles police said.

Singer D4vd arrested in connection with the death of Celeste Rivas, LAPD says

a close up of a cartoon character with blue eyes and red hair Alt: Ryuko from the Kill La Kill anime series looks on as a a single leaf drops

Sometimes I wanna ask people that got hired at a job recently what it feels like.

Must feel magical

I bring a sort of Forbidden Vibe to InternalServerError that Rate Limit Exceeded don't really like

trying to post through it rn

the NBA is truly the greatest reality TV show on the planet

So the big studios are abandoning the US and turning the staff workers into contractors to get out paying for healthcare.

The United States is losing one of its defining industries because of not having universal healthcare and the people are going to be even more vulnerable to the industry.

Mainstream media, establishment politicians, and universities bow down to the 1%, and it's up to us to speak truth to power. So now we're launching a new program to do just that.

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My Strange Dysphoria Growing up in India, ‘The Pitt’ actor Supriya Ganesh writes, I never questioned my gender. When I moved to the U.S. at 18, I began to feel increasingly disconnected from my body.

Growing up in India, ‘The Pitt’ actor Supriya Ganesh writes, I never questioned my gender. When I moved to the U.S. at 18, I began to feel increasingly disconnected from my body.

Talking Power, Magic, and Touching Grass With Joamette Gil Every Power & Magic Press anthology addresses a major issue impacting life — like disconnection from reality, one another, and the earth.

For @popheist.com and my column Queerly Nerdy I interviewed @joamettegil.bsky.social about the return of Power & Magic Press & their upcoming non-fiction comics anthology How To Touch Grass. Check out & support the Kickstarter! popheist.com/queerly-nerd...

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Thomson Reuters Fired Worker For Speaking Out About ICE, Former Employee Says “When I saw evidence that our products were being used to harm people and undermine the law, I did what anyone should do—I raised the alarm. Thomson Reuters’ response was to fire me.”

NEW: Thomson Reuters, the technology and content conglomerate that owns the Reuters media agency but also owns and operates the investigative CLEAR database, fired a longstanding employee after they spoke out about the company selling data products to ICE.