Carli Velocci 🔜 GDC
@carlivelocci.com
Nonprofit comms professional by day, freelance writer & editor for video games, tech by night | Aftermath, Digital Trends, Polygon | just some aliens in a suit | Follow @qtlibrary.org 💜 | They/she
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Carli Velocci 🔜 GDC
@carlivelocci.com
· Oct 24
Guess it's time for a proper intro post with new followers...
I'm Carli (she/they) and I'm three aliens stacked on top of each other 👽 I've also been an editor, journalist, and content manager for like 12 years.
I have two cats, post about video games, movies, and journalism and have brain worms 🪱
I'm Carli (she/they) and I'm three aliens stacked on top of each other 👽 I've also been an editor, journalist, and content manager for like 12 years.
I have two cats, post about video games, movies, and journalism and have brain worms 🪱
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I've waited a long time to be able to say this, but we're hiring a full-time Film Critic for @avclub.com! Details are in the job listing, but you should send application materials to [email protected]
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
homer simpson and bart simpson are sitting on a couch
Alt: homer simpson and bart simpson are sitting on a couch
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I've waited a long time to be able to say this, but we're hiring a full-time Film Critic for @avclub.com! Details are in the job listing, but you should send application materials to [email protected]
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Having convos in my normie office (complimentary) and people were like "he could've been way more political but he didn't."
Normies can miss this shit. You are a professional and have no excuse.
Normies can miss this shit. You are a professional and have no excuse.
Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
Analysis | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was expected to provoke. Did it?
The Bad Bunny Super Bowl show nodded to injustices in Puerto Rico but mostly evoked wholesome family values that meshed with the more sentimental commercials.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Having convos in my normie office (complimentary) and people were like "he could've been way more political but he didn't."
Normies can miss this shit. You are a professional and have no excuse.
Normies can miss this shit. You are a professional and have no excuse.
Counterpoint: Teens are stupid
February 9, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Counterpoint: Teens are stupid
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Okay, the New York Times has a very dumb op-ed about the US’s “marijuana problem”. You are completely valid in just dismissing it as fear shit, but I will make a Lil’ Thread of some of the dumb stuff in particular, for the Sickos and Curious. Keep your cool, remember: it’s bad on purpose. Andiamo:
February 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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Best part about this is Discord saying, "A majority of people on Discord are not necessarily looking at explicit or graphic content" so their experience won't change.
Now excuse me, Tumblr circa 2018 is knocking at my door
Now excuse me, Tumblr circa 2018 is knocking at my door
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Best part about this is Discord saying, "A majority of people on Discord are not necessarily looking at explicit or graphic content" so their experience won't change.
Now excuse me, Tumblr circa 2018 is knocking at my door
Now excuse me, Tumblr circa 2018 is knocking at my door
Please make sure you check with your local immigrant watchdog org before using whistles in your area. Using them can get in the way of their work getting info on the person being detained, and they might not recommend it
"I print whistles because reality still matters; whistles get neighbors to come running, make sure enough people are recording, so when the regime pretends there’s only one camera angle of Renee Good’s death, we know the truth."
Read more from @seanhollister.bsky.social: buff.ly/mZoMDUH
Read more from @seanhollister.bsky.social: buff.ly/mZoMDUH
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Please make sure you check with your local immigrant watchdog org before using whistles in your area. Using them can get in the way of their work getting info on the person being detained, and they might not recommend it
It's really crazy that all Disney had to do this whole time to bring back the Muppets was to just do the Muppet Show again
February 7, 2026 at 3:26 AM
It's really crazy that all Disney had to do this whole time to bring back the Muppets was to just do the Muppet Show again
Panic! With the Gestapo
Was this very mid-2000s emo person press-ganged into ICE servitude?
February 6, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Panic! With the Gestapo
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Your subscriber dollars at work: Aftermath has a new regular contributor and monthly columnist. Welcome @adashtra.bsky.social and @jmrivera.bsky.social to our regular rotation of writers!
aftermath.site/podcasts/after...
aftermath.site/podcasts/after...
February 6, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Your subscriber dollars at work: Aftermath has a new regular contributor and monthly columnist. Welcome @adashtra.bsky.social and @jmrivera.bsky.social to our regular rotation of writers!
aftermath.site/podcasts/after...
aftermath.site/podcasts/after...
I don't know how many times I can see somebody trying to use lefty language to make piss poor strawman arguments before I start punching but today is testing that
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I don't know how many times I can see somebody trying to use lefty language to make piss poor strawman arguments before I start punching but today is testing that
"This work is expensive. It requires tons of attention and support from editors and lawyers and fact checkers and design staff. It is also good, in the moral sense."
That's why I can't just let media die.
www.readergrev.com/p/washington...
@leadergrev.bsky.social
That's why I can't just let media die.
www.readergrev.com/p/washington...
@leadergrev.bsky.social
I lost my job at The Washington Post
An improbably timed defense of the media
www.readergrev.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
"This work is expensive. It requires tons of attention and support from editors and lawyers and fact checkers and design staff. It is also good, in the moral sense."
That's why I can't just let media die.
www.readergrev.com/p/washington...
@leadergrev.bsky.social
That's why I can't just let media die.
www.readergrev.com/p/washington...
@leadergrev.bsky.social
Fuck ICE
February 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Fuck ICE
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My plan is to start responding to these today, but I'm definitely still looking for more folks who might have a story to share. If you're a dev, media person, or content creator and Pokemon has ever had an impact on your life or work, I'd love to hear from you.
Are you in dev, media, or content creation and have a story to tell about why Pokemon is special to you, has influenced your work, or overall just made an impact on your life? Would you want to tell me about it for a 30th anniversary Kotaku story? Get in touch: [email protected]. RTs appreciated!
a boy in a red hat is kneeling next to a pikachu in a forest .
ALT: a boy in a red hat is kneeling next to a pikachu in a forest .
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
My plan is to start responding to these today, but I'm definitely still looking for more folks who might have a story to share. If you're a dev, media person, or content creator and Pokemon has ever had an impact on your life or work, I'd love to hear from you.
I did get to tell a coworker today that "tech CEOs who talk about AI are so fucking dumb" so that was pretty cool.
February 6, 2026 at 1:22 AM
I did get to tell a coworker today that "tech CEOs who talk about AI are so fucking dumb" so that was pretty cool.
If they really want people to vote red in November, threatening them openly with untrained goons is certainly one way to do it.
Breaking:
The White House press secretary just said she "can't guarantee" that ICE won't be around polling locations in November.
The White House press secretary just said she "can't guarantee" that ICE won't be around polling locations in November.
February 6, 2026 at 12:20 AM
If they really want people to vote red in November, threatening them openly with untrained goons is certainly one way to do it.
Two shotputters compete to see who can throw things the furthest while competing in the bedroom.
Yeeted Rivalry
Yeeted Rivalry
Two competitive sheep herders secretly pine for each other.
Bleated Rivalry.
Bleated Rivalry.
The two best whiskey distillers in the country secretly pine for each other.
Peated Rivalry.
Peated Rivalry.
February 5, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Two shotputters compete to see who can throw things the furthest while competing in the bedroom.
Yeeted Rivalry
Yeeted Rivalry
Here's what you do: You say "let's do a quick check-in" and then you slap this down on the table
February 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Here's what you do: You say "let's do a quick check-in" and then you slap this down on the table
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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I know it’s annoying that I constantly ask people to sub, but subbing makes a huge difference. @aftermath.site has around 5,000 paying subs right now; most of us still work other jobs on the side. we have over 90k bluesky followers. if a fraction subscribed, it would literally change our lives
How do you fix journalism?
Fucking pay for it.
Stop complaining about paywalls and subscribe.
The rise of right-wing media is because the rich funded it. The fall of legacy media is because the rich funded it and then decided not to.
Fucking pay for it.
Stop complaining about paywalls and subscribe.
The rise of right-wing media is because the rich funded it. The fall of legacy media is because the rich funded it and then decided not to.
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I know it’s annoying that I constantly ask people to sub, but subbing makes a huge difference. @aftermath.site has around 5,000 paying subs right now; most of us still work other jobs on the side. we have over 90k bluesky followers. if a fraction subscribed, it would literally change our lives
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whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
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journalists are workers who deserve to be paid fairly for our labor and I think that far too few consumers of media recognize or even care about this fact
February 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
journalists are workers who deserve to be paid fairly for our labor and I think that far too few consumers of media recognize or even care about this fact
How do you fix journalism?
Fucking pay for it.
Stop complaining about paywalls and subscribe.
The rise of right-wing media is because the rich funded it. The fall of legacy media is because the rich funded it and then decided not to.
Fucking pay for it.
Stop complaining about paywalls and subscribe.
The rise of right-wing media is because the rich funded it. The fall of legacy media is because the rich funded it and then decided not to.
February 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
How do you fix journalism?
Fucking pay for it.
Stop complaining about paywalls and subscribe.
The rise of right-wing media is because the rich funded it. The fall of legacy media is because the rich funded it and then decided not to.
Fucking pay for it.
Stop complaining about paywalls and subscribe.
The rise of right-wing media is because the rich funded it. The fall of legacy media is because the rich funded it and then decided not to.
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We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...