Spring McparlinJones
@mcparlinjones.bsky.social
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Front end developer, chair of @gameworkers.co.uk, project manager for Trans Pride Brighton
Front end developer, chair of @gameworkers.co.uk, project manager for Trans Pride Brighton
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Some assorted ramblings about Transgender Day of Remembrance
CW: A bit of a bummer
CW: A bit of a bummer
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Some assorted ramblings about Transgender Day of Remembrance
CW: A bit of a bummer
CW: A bit of a bummer
Can't you see?
BBC Radio 6 Music
Chris Hawkins
Now Playing
The Fall
Totally Wired
Chris Hawkins
Now Playing
The Fall
Totally Wired
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Can't you see?
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ok they deleted and reposted it for some reason but, reminder: this is a survey of GDC attendees only which self-selects for highly paid, senior devs and management
which is to say: this is most likely what a result skewed _against_ unionization looks like right now
which is to say: this is most likely what a result skewed _against_ unionization looks like right now
GDC survey indicates over half of U.S. game workers want to join a union
Half of U.S. game workers want to join a union
According to the 2025 Game Industry Salary Report, 64 percent of developers support unions and 56 percent want to join one.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
ok they deleted and reposted it for some reason but, reminder: this is a survey of GDC attendees only which self-selects for highly paid, senior devs and management
which is to say: this is most likely what a result skewed _against_ unionization looks like right now
which is to say: this is most likely what a result skewed _against_ unionization looks like right now
BlueSky is better for my mental health than Twitter because it's boring so i log off faster
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
BlueSky is better for my mental health than Twitter because it's boring so i log off faster
My favourite pictures that i took on the Paris trip. Photography is an interest of mine that only seems to flare up when my mental health is doing particularly badly. Being in such a beautiful city inspired me to take it seriously for the first time in a while.
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
My favourite pictures that i took on the Paris trip. Photography is an interest of mine that only seems to flare up when my mental health is doing particularly badly. Being in such a beautiful city inspired me to take it seriously for the first time in a while.
On my way back to Blighty from Paris. I've always been prone to melancholy, but even I've never had the post-holiday blues hit me this hard and this fast before. I met some fantastic people and had enjoyed conversations that I'll be thinking about for years.
November 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
On my way back to Blighty from Paris. I've always been prone to melancholy, but even I've never had the post-holiday blues hit me this hard and this fast before. I met some fantastic people and had enjoyed conversations that I'll be thinking about for years.
I think... I like the French
November 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I think... I like the French
I've just had to pay to use the bathroom for the first time in my life. All the positive feelings I had developed about Paris GONE in a second.
@emmanuelmacron.bsky.social was that really worth one Euro?
@emmanuelmacron.bsky.social was that really worth one Euro?
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I've just had to pay to use the bathroom for the first time in my life. All the positive feelings I had developed about Paris GONE in a second.
@emmanuelmacron.bsky.social was that really worth one Euro?
@emmanuelmacron.bsky.social was that really worth one Euro?
This really captures a feeling I've had for a while that most of the time political groups use memes it ends up giving Pokemon Go to the polls.
November 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This really captures a feeling I've had for a while that most of the time political groups use memes it ends up giving Pokemon Go to the polls.
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This afternoon, IWGB Game Workers joined together with unions from all over Europe, including @stjv.fr and @csvi-cgt.bsky.social to protest against Rockstar's union busting in Paris - on est là!
Protests continued today outside Take Two's offices in London, but also in Paris, where Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (@stjv.fr) came out to show their international solidarity with the fired Rockstar workers.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This afternoon, IWGB Game Workers joined together with unions from all over Europe, including @stjv.fr and @csvi-cgt.bsky.social to protest against Rockstar's union busting in Paris - on est là!
This is defo the coolest picture of me to ever be taken
Protests continued today outside Take Two's offices in London, but also in Paris, where Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (@stjv.fr) came out to show their international solidarity with the fired Rockstar workers.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is defo the coolest picture of me to ever be taken
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Thinking about Brianna Ghey while reading this article on screen time and bullying. Labour are using her name to push for a crackdown on phone use among teens.
But this research indicates increased screen time does *not* correlate with increased bullying for trans kids - unlike their cis peers.
But this research indicates increased screen time does *not* correlate with increased bullying for trans kids - unlike their cis peers.
Developmental Effects of Screen Time on Gender Diverse Student’s Experiences of Bullying Victimization
We used a large state-wide sample of adolescent students in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades (N = 58,689) to examine the predictive value of screen time on bullying victimization, as well as its interact...
www.tandfonline.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Thinking about Brianna Ghey while reading this article on screen time and bullying. Labour are using her name to push for a crackdown on phone use among teens.
But this research indicates increased screen time does *not* correlate with increased bullying for trans kids - unlike their cis peers.
But this research indicates increased screen time does *not* correlate with increased bullying for trans kids - unlike their cis peers.
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220 employees at Rockstar North have signed a letter condemning the dismissal of 31 workers amid union busting accusations
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
Over 200 Rockstar North staff sign letter demanding "immediate reinstatement" of fired colleagues
Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain says letter has been handed to senior management at developer
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
220 employees at Rockstar North have signed a letter condemning the dismissal of 31 workers amid union busting accusations
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
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Over 200 Rockstar staff have written to management in support of unfairly fired union members.
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
Over 200 Rockstar staff write to management in support of unfairly fired union members - IWGB Game Workers
220 letters signed by staff members at Rockstar, the studio behind the Grand Theft Auto series, were delivered to management at the company last week, demanding that the 31 employees fired are immedia...
www.gameworkers.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Over 200 Rockstar staff have written to management in support of unfairly fired union members.
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
We have published more details on our website, although we have not yet released the exact contents of the letter: www.gameworkers.co.uk/rockstar-ope...
I am so far unimpressed by the supposedly "world class" Parisian cuisine 😒
November 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I am so far unimpressed by the supposedly "world class" Parisian cuisine 😒
🫨 is becoming one of my go to emojis, I love that little guy!
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🫨 is becoming one of my go to emojis, I love that little guy!
Looking at all the other middle class liberals seeing Stewart Lee feels like staring into the abyss and having it stare back
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Looking at all the other middle class liberals seeing Stewart Lee feels like staring into the abyss and having it stare back
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“Say sorry, be nice is a Rockstar slogan, it has been for many, many years. At least in this instance, it doesn’t seem like the company is interested in living by it.”
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“Say sorry, be nice is a Rockstar slogan, it has been for many, many years. At least in this instance, it doesn’t seem like the company is interested in living by it.”
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
Watch the video of our demonstration & interviews with dismissed workers at Rockstar North here!
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"No one should be punished for being part of a union or for speaking honestly about their work."
Following firings and Grand Theft Auto VI delay, union plans to keep pressure on Rockstar
aftermath.site/grand-theft-au...
aftermath.site/grand-theft-au...
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
"No one should be punished for being part of a union or for speaking honestly about their work."
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Support the video game workers who were unfairly fired by Rockstar for unionizing: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!
Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...
actionnetwork.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Support the video game workers who were unfairly fired by Rockstar for unionizing: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
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We've got 31 game devs who are keen to get to work, @rockstargames.com.
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We've got 31 game devs who are keen to get to work, @rockstargames.com.
The IWGB will be outside Take Two's London office tomorrow morning protesting their baseless firing of 30+ game workers. If you are able to join then please do!
In one of the most shameless instances of union-busting Rockstar Games fired 30+ IWGB union members for NO OTHER REASON than to terrorize & silence them.
Join the IWGB protest!
Demand reinstatement!
📅 Thursday, 6 November
🕙 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
📍Take-Two House, 30 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4JD
Join the IWGB protest!
Demand reinstatement!
📅 Thursday, 6 November
🕙 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
📍Take-Two House, 30 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4JD
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The IWGB will be outside Take Two's London office tomorrow morning protesting their baseless firing of 30+ game workers. If you are able to join then please do!
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Dan Houser (co-founder and former Head Writer and VP of Creativity at Rockstar) acknowledges the critical role workers have had in the success of Rockstar’s titles, yet Rockstar is engaging in one of the most ruthless acts of union-busting in UK video game history.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
November 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Dan Houser (co-founder and former Head Writer and VP of Creativity at Rockstar) acknowledges the critical role workers have had in the success of Rockstar’s titles, yet Rockstar is engaging in one of the most ruthless acts of union-busting in UK video game history.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...