Zack Zwiezen
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Zack Zwiezen
@zackzwiezen.com
· Dec 3
Over at Kotaku, we are trying to cover at least one cool indie game every week. It's called Indie of the Week!
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If you are an indie dev with something cool, feel free to send it to [email protected]!
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If you are an indie dev with something cool, feel free to send it to [email protected]!
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People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
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Stunner: Broncos coach Sean Payton just announced QB Bo Nix broke a bone in his ankle and is out for the season.
January 18, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Stunner: Broncos coach Sean Payton just announced QB Bo Nix broke a bone in his ankle and is out for the season.
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A man who was charged with a felony for allegedly shining a laser pointer at Trump's helicopter was acquitted in 35 minutes
Man Charged With Shining Laser Pointer At Trump’s Helicopter Acquitted In 35 Minutes
It's another embarrassing outcome for Jeanine Pirro, who tried to "make a felon out of a homeless man with nothing but a cat toy keychain."
www.huffpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:11 PM
A man who was charged with a felony for allegedly shining a laser pointer at Trump's helicopter was acquitted in 35 minutes
This! I see people in replies to posts about games, silly movies, funny videos, and trailers etc going
"Hard to enjoy this while Minnesota is..."
Or
"We need to focus on..."
Stop! If all you do is fight you will burn out and help nobody. You gotta enjoy your life.
Live to live, not to fight.
"Hard to enjoy this while Minnesota is..."
Or
"We need to focus on..."
Stop! If all you do is fight you will burn out and help nobody. You gotta enjoy your life.
Live to live, not to fight.
I'm gonna say this with all the kindness in my heart: you aren't going to survive if you don't let your life have room for other things.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
January 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
This! I see people in replies to posts about games, silly movies, funny videos, and trailers etc going
"Hard to enjoy this while Minnesota is..."
Or
"We need to focus on..."
Stop! If all you do is fight you will burn out and help nobody. You gotta enjoy your life.
Live to live, not to fight.
"Hard to enjoy this while Minnesota is..."
Or
"We need to focus on..."
Stop! If all you do is fight you will burn out and help nobody. You gotta enjoy your life.
Live to live, not to fight.
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I'm gonna say this with all the kindness in my heart: you aren't going to survive if you don't let your life have room for other things.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
January 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I'm gonna say this with all the kindness in my heart: you aren't going to survive if you don't let your life have room for other things.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
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"During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night.
The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for."
The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for."
I'm gonna say this with all the kindness in my heart: you aren't going to survive if you don't let your life have room for other things.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
January 14, 2026 at 7:35 PM
"During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night.
The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for."
The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for."
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Per @zackzwiezen.com request, I made @altonbrown.bsky.social breakfast carbonara this morning. It's really good!
January 17, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Per @zackzwiezen.com request, I made @altonbrown.bsky.social breakfast carbonara this morning. It's really good!
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The South Carolina measles outbreak is growing at an astounding speed
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states
'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.
www.nbcnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The South Carolina measles outbreak is growing at an astounding speed
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states
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In every single case where someone has said to me "what do you mean Ocean Ramsey isn't a science educator? She's the one who taught me ____," the thing that they've supposedly learned from her is obviously and unequivocally factually incorrect. Every single time.
What Ocean Ramsey does is not shark science or conservation: some brief thoughts on “the Shark Whisperer” documentary
Netflix has a new (sarcastic air quotes) “documentary” out about Ocean Ramsey, who longtime readers and followers know is a serial wildlife harasser who also coordinates massive online …
www.southernfriedscience.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In every single case where someone has said to me "what do you mean Ocean Ramsey isn't a science educator? She's the one who taught me ____," the thing that they've supposedly learned from her is obviously and unequivocally factually incorrect. Every single time.
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Outside Gracie Mansion. This is his job. But dare I day it he seems genuinely affected and happy to be there. There’s potentially immense power in that.
January 17, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Outside Gracie Mansion. This is his job. But dare I day it he seems genuinely affected and happy to be there. There’s potentially immense power in that.
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crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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I’m the dude in the photo. And yes, I threw leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. I’m back out today photographing an anti-Islam protest from a far right extremist in a couple hours. IG john_abernathy_ more information on Facebook
January 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I’m the dude in the photo. And yes, I threw leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. I’m back out today photographing an anti-Islam protest from a far right extremist in a couple hours. IG john_abernathy_ more information on Facebook
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The images and stories coming out of Minneapolis are extraordinary. We can't say we did not know what was happening. Lots of people are putting their bodies on the line to make sure we do.
January 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The images and stories coming out of Minneapolis are extraordinary. We can't say we did not know what was happening. Lots of people are putting their bodies on the line to make sure we do.
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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Years and years of color adjustments, restorations, and special editions have not erased this guy’s gin blossoms and I respect it.
January 15, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Years and years of color adjustments, restorations, and special editions have not erased this guy’s gin blossoms and I respect it.
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Block instantly.
✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Block instantly.
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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nickies' pizzablivion mod for oblivion lets you order pizza in real life by talking to an NPC in the game and that's better
January 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
nickies' pizzablivion mod for oblivion lets you order pizza in real life by talking to an NPC in the game and that's better
I was an internet nomad as a kid. I posted in many places, but never under the same name and rarely for long. I once got banned from a Santa chat for saying fuck
Okay, let's get nostalgic
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
January 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I was an internet nomad as a kid. I posted in many places, but never under the same name and rarely for long. I once got banned from a Santa chat for saying fuck
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The best videos of ICE agents eating shit in the brutal Minneapolis winter
The Best Videos of ICE Busting Their Asses in the Brutal Minneapolis Winter
Watch out for that ice, you fascist clowns.
gizmodo.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The best videos of ICE agents eating shit in the brutal Minneapolis winter
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A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:
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2026 GOTY dropped early
Big Hops is a damn fine 3D platformer that rivals even the best Mario games
Big Hops Review: A 3D Platformer As Good As Any Mario Game
Big Hops is a nearly perfect platformer that rewards exploration and creativity
kotaku.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:58 PM
2026 GOTY dropped early