Lal
@lallysup.bsky.social
Current Social Worker, former touring merchandise manager, point and shoot camera enthusiast. Sometimes I write about drugs and video games. Harm Reduction advocate he/him. Freelance words: Uppercut, Startmenu, Hard drive
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Lal
@lallysup.bsky.social
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The Good, The Bad, and The Stigmatizing: Drug Use in Games | PAX West
YouTube video by PAX
youtu.be
Super psyched that the panel we had at PAX West this year on substance use depictions games is now on the @officialpax.bsky.social YouTube! It’s a topic that is super important to me so please check it out and share if you are so inclined! youtu.be/fP6PHIXC0wU?...
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Those that still haven’t got “Digital Culture in the Platform Era” will be happy to know that @springernature.com has put it on one of their flash sales. It is currently $17.99. Get it before the price goes back to the $49.99. You can purchase it at: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Digital Culture in the Platform Era
This textbook uses the roles of celebrities in society to frame discussions about digital culture in the platform era.
link.springer.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Those that still haven’t got “Digital Culture in the Platform Era” will be happy to know that @springernature.com has put it on one of their flash sales. It is currently $17.99. Get it before the price goes back to the $49.99. You can purchase it at: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
I really want this guys’s baby blue cardigan.
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I really want this guys’s baby blue cardigan.
Ready for the PlayStation Japan State of Play
November 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ready for the PlayStation Japan State of Play
Very unfair that I “had to”wake up at 5:45am on my day off to book a bunch of dining reservations
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Very unfair that I “had to”wake up at 5:45am on my day off to book a bunch of dining reservations
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year.
All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires.
All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires.
LIVE: I Won't Support Doubling Health Care Premiums
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year.
All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires.
All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires.
New Hampshire, live free or die (from curable disease that was too expensive to be treated after your state senator voted against ACA credits).
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
New Hampshire, live free or die (from curable disease that was too expensive to be treated after your state senator voted against ACA credits).
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
Shame on me for feeling hopeful.
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Shame on me for feeling hopeful.
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The thought of the dems coming out of Election Day with huge wins and then immediately caving on the shutdown and sacrificing healthcare is both completing illogical and totally them.
November 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The thought of the dems coming out of Election Day with huge wins and then immediately caving on the shutdown and sacrificing healthcare is both completing illogical and totally them.
I constantly think about the amount of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) that have been needlessly created in the past 10 months in this country, all while making it more difficult to receive services for the treatment of trauma. It’s devastating.
November 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I constantly think about the amount of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) that have been needlessly created in the past 10 months in this country, all while making it more difficult to receive services for the treatment of trauma. It’s devastating.
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“0% woke shit”
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“0% woke shit”
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
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Commentary: I am a primary care physician in Boston, taking care of particularly sick and structurally marginalized patients in the heart of the city, writes Divya Manoharan. Many of the patients I worry most about are currently living with their families in emergency assistance shelters.
Housing is a public health imperative
At first glance, limiting emergency assistance shelter looks like it will save the state money, writes Divya Manoharan. But forcing people – especially those with uncontrolled illness – back into home...
www.wbur.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Commentary: I am a primary care physician in Boston, taking care of particularly sick and structurally marginalized patients in the heart of the city, writes Divya Manoharan. Many of the patients I worry most about are currently living with their families in emergency assistance shelters.
Hey I think it would be really cool if the PAX West panel I did with some lovely folks on substance use depictions in games could get to 100 views on YouTube so if that’s something you may be interested in please go watch it and reskeet/share this around. youtu.be/fP6PHIXC0wU?...
The Good, The Bad, and The Stigmatizing: Drug Use in Games | PAX West
YouTube video by PAX
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Hey I think it would be really cool if the PAX West panel I did with some lovely folks on substance use depictions in games could get to 100 views on YouTube so if that’s something you may be interested in please go watch it and reskeet/share this around. youtu.be/fP6PHIXC0wU?...
Mamdani wins and the next day a Miss Piggy movie is announced. Hope is alive and well.
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Mamdani wins and the next day a Miss Piggy movie is announced. Hope is alive and well.
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this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
Lowell always has the best stickers
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Lowell always has the best stickers
I really am happy we ended up in Lowell and love how this community has mobilized to put resources together for those in need with the SNAP freeze.
November 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I really am happy we ended up in Lowell and love how this community has mobilized to put resources together for those in need with the SNAP freeze.
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This starts tonight at 7pm EST!! We hope to see you there. We've got a great crew for Jackbox and 2XKO tonight. So get ready. If you can't donate, sharing with friends, family, or your greatest enemy is incredibly valuable!!
Stream: Twitch.tv/seamoosi
Donate: gofund.me/fe1aae05f
Stream: Twitch.tv/seamoosi
Donate: gofund.me/fe1aae05f
Introducing a week of streams to help raise money for our dear friend Brenden and his partner Jen as she continues to battle Myasthenia Gravis. All money goes to their hospital bills and peace of mind during these difficult times. Hope y'all will tune in.
gofund.me/44b193917
gofund.me/44b193917
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This starts tonight at 7pm EST!! We hope to see you there. We've got a great crew for Jackbox and 2XKO tonight. So get ready. If you can't donate, sharing with friends, family, or your greatest enemy is incredibly valuable!!
Stream: Twitch.tv/seamoosi
Donate: gofund.me/fe1aae05f
Stream: Twitch.tv/seamoosi
Donate: gofund.me/fe1aae05f
I started Baby Steps on Friday night, have already played almost 6 hours, and there have been at least 5 times where I turned it off in frustration swearing I was done only to go back to it an hour later. Good game.
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I started Baby Steps on Friday night, have already played almost 6 hours, and there have been at least 5 times where I turned it off in frustration swearing I was done only to go back to it an hour later. Good game.
Quick someone tell John Henry that spending money on your baseball team and having deep
starting pitching is the formula to winning a World Series
starting pitching is the formula to winning a World Series
November 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Quick someone tell John Henry that spending money on your baseball team and having deep
starting pitching is the formula to winning a World Series
starting pitching is the formula to winning a World Series