Denman Rooke
@denmanrooke.com
Artist & owner at RÚCAĊ an indie studio making art & developing games https://www.rucach.com/
Art for Magic and D&D @magic.wizards.com
https://linktr.ee/denmanrooke
Union member of Game Workers Unite Ireland
Eco-socialist with People Before Profit
Art for Magic and D&D @magic.wizards.com
https://linktr.ee/denmanrooke
Union member of Game Workers Unite Ireland
Eco-socialist with People Before Profit
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Denman Rooke
@denmanrooke.com
· Jul 17
The team and I at @rucach.bsky.social are very excited to announce we're one of the teams for the IndieDev 2025 fund working on our game 'Valley of the Lost Abbey'.
Looking forward to sharing our dev progress over the next few months.
#IndieDev #IndieDev2025 #GameDev #IrishGameDev
Looking forward to sharing our dev progress over the next few months.
#IndieDev #IndieDev2025 #GameDev #IrishGameDev
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This video shows ICE holding children hostage to bait parents out of their homes.
Just unspeakable levels of cruelty and inhumanity.
Just unspeakable levels of cruelty and inhumanity.
January 14, 2026 at 8:58 PM
This video shows ICE holding children hostage to bait parents out of their homes.
Just unspeakable levels of cruelty and inhumanity.
Just unspeakable levels of cruelty and inhumanity.
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Covalen workers are back on the picket line tomorrow, with full day strikes taking place on Jan 15th & 16th.
January 14, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Covalen workers are back on the picket line tomorrow, with full day strikes taking place on Jan 15th & 16th.
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Solidarity with striking CWU @cwuireland.bsky.social tech workers at Meta subcontractor Covalen in Dublin. Every worker deserves the right to collective bargaining and a fair contract.
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Workers at Meta subcontractor Covalen to strike for two days
Staff, who review material on social media networks for safety, seek union recognition, better redundancy terms
www.irishtimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Solidarity with striking CWU @cwuireland.bsky.social tech workers at Meta subcontractor Covalen in Dublin. Every worker deserves the right to collective bargaining and a fair contract.
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
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Join me for my #campaignlaunch
18.01.26 4-6pm @buskerbrown.bsky.social #SlateBar
#galwaywest
#byelection
#speirgorm
18.01.26 4-6pm @buskerbrown.bsky.social #SlateBar
#galwaywest
#byelection
#speirgorm
January 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Join me for my #campaignlaunch
18.01.26 4-6pm @buskerbrown.bsky.social #SlateBar
#galwaywest
#byelection
#speirgorm
18.01.26 4-6pm @buskerbrown.bsky.social #SlateBar
#galwaywest
#byelection
#speirgorm
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I can't tell you how glad I am to see that the sentiment around AI has clearly turned against it. A long time ago I felt like the only viable hope for pushback here is a cultural one, and it's actually happening, it's working ❤️
Left is what it originally said, right is what it says now
Website was quietly updated overnight
h/t @kortizart.bsky.social
www.comic-con.org/cc/things-to...
Website was quietly updated overnight
h/t @kortizart.bsky.social
www.comic-con.org/cc/things-to...
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I can't tell you how glad I am to see that the sentiment around AI has clearly turned against it. A long time ago I felt like the only viable hope for pushback here is a cultural one, and it's actually happening, it's working ❤️
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San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
January 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
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This is a pretty severe escalation from CBS, just straight up lying like this.
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
Jonathan Ross, who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding after the incident, two officials said, though it's not clear how extensive the bleeding was.
cbsn.ws
January 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
This is a pretty severe escalation from CBS, just straight up lying like this.
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leftist plan to increase the birthrate:
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
www.npr.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
leftist plan to increase the birthrate:
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
- universal health care
- free child care
- better paid family leave
- better workforce protections so they can't lay you off while you're pregnant and be like "no it was for something else i swear"
ok i did it
www.npr.org/2026/01/12/n...
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PMG have just released their excellent video covering the situation at Rockstar. Thanks to @chrisbratt.bsky.social for this great and important piece of journalism. You can check it out here:
youtu.be/dnuipPQDd_w?...
youtu.be/dnuipPQDd_w?...
Rockstar vs. Union: We Went to Court and Saw the Evidence
YouTube video by People Make Games
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM
PMG have just released their excellent video covering the situation at Rockstar. Thanks to @chrisbratt.bsky.social for this great and important piece of journalism. You can check it out here:
youtu.be/dnuipPQDd_w?...
youtu.be/dnuipPQDd_w?...
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greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
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Not every game company is hopping onboard the AI hype train. Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse bans gen AI art in its contracts.
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
One Game Publisher Is Pushing Back Against AI Art With Contracts That Ban It: 'It's Cancerous' - Kotaku
Hooded Horse won't work with developers that use gen AI
kotaku.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Not every game company is hopping onboard the AI hype train. Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse bans gen AI art in its contracts.
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
"If I sound frustrated, it's because, like, honestly, all this thing has done is made our...
https://kotaku.com/hooded-horse-gen-ai-art-ban-4x-strategy-steam-2000658179
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oh no who could've seen this coming
January 5, 2026 at 2:23 AM
oh no who could've seen this coming
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It's the final day to get 25% off The Séance of Blake Manor as the Steam Winter Sale ends tomorrow. Don't miss out:
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
January 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It's the final day to get 25% off The Séance of Blake Manor as the Steam Winter Sale ends tomorrow. Don't miss out:
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
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Seeing what is US is doing to Venezuela by attacking & kidnapping their president should be condemned by every "democracy" in the world. The hesitation by any "ally" like Ireland and the EU as a whole should be seen as what it is, cowardice and complicity in blatant imperialism.
January 3, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Seeing what is US is doing to Venezuela by attacking & kidnapping their president should be condemned by every "democracy" in the world. The hesitation by any "ally" like Ireland and the EU as a whole should be seen as what it is, cowardice and complicity in blatant imperialism.
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Latin American Coups promoted by the United States
January 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Latin American Coups promoted by the United States
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the year is 2026
the year is 1990. american children walk out of their schools chanting, "no blood for oil." the year is 2003. american children walk out of their schools chanting, "no blood for oil." the year is 2025
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 AM
the year is 2026
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screenshot in case the post gets taken down or deleted
January 2, 2026 at 6:18 PM
screenshot in case the post gets taken down or deleted
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"WHAT'D THEY DO TO US??"
October 24, 2024 at 5:35 PM
"WHAT'D THEY DO TO US??"
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If, like me, you did NOT get the ONE thing you wanted from Santy (a 95-year-old bachelor farmer with plenty land and a bad cough), treat yourself to a print from an Irish doodler instead - big discounts across the shop, including on bundles, so go on. Go on go on go ON.
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
December 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
If, like me, you did NOT get the ONE thing you wanted from Santy (a 95-year-old bachelor farmer with plenty land and a bad cough), treat yourself to a print from an Irish doodler instead - big discounts across the shop, including on bundles, so go on. Go on go on go ON.
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
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Treating Ms Rachel as some kind of monster is a truly amazing own goal: it makes it crystal clear to everyone who sees it that there is no form of objection that is acceptable, and the only permissible reactions to the genocide are acceptance, cheerleading or indifference.
December 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Treating Ms Rachel as some kind of monster is a truly amazing own goal: it makes it crystal clear to everyone who sees it that there is no form of objection that is acceptable, and the only permissible reactions to the genocide are acceptance, cheerleading or indifference.
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your day is full of rest.
December 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your day is full of rest.
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Having covered the relationship between video games and Palestine through @tamoorh.com's video in 2023, we wanted to come back to that topic once again and find out how much has changed over the last two years.
Given I was already in the Netherlands, it was obvious who I needed to speak to.
Given I was already in the Netherlands, it was obvious who I needed to speak to.
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Having covered the relationship between video games and Palestine through @tamoorh.com's video in 2023, we wanted to come back to that topic once again and find out how much has changed over the last two years.
Given I was already in the Netherlands, it was obvious who I needed to speak to.
Given I was already in the Netherlands, it was obvious who I needed to speak to.