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Hancock
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once upon a time writer for Destructoid, now I just talk about Palestine and video games (at Maximum Utmost)

https://maxutmost.com/
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Hancock @p-dude.bsky.social · May 10
this is what we're losing when students use ai instead of doing their own work
student excerpt from a DBQ essay on Nixon: "Nixon was not one of the most likeable get out of my home right now Nixon ain't no one want you and that receding hairline of yours good thing you stepped down (sic) ain't no-one wanna see your face dumb guy."
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pocketfrawg.bsky.social
I did it. Yesterday I launched my first game!
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
January 20, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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mondoweiss.net
From Palestine to Minneapolis, ICE and Israel use the same violent playbook

Cartoon by Carlos Latuff.
January 19, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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minakimes.bsky.social
Quite a quote from Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair, who was asked about his STOP THE GENOCIDE eye black after today’s game

www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
"At the end of the day, it's bigger than me. The things that are going through makes people uncomfortable, imagine how (Palestinians) feel?" he said. "That's the biggest thing. I have no affiliation, no connection, to these people - other than the fact that I am a human being. If you have a heart and you're a human being, and you see what's going on in this world, you check yourself real quick. "I'm sitting here crying about football when there's people dying every single day." Al-Shaair is the Texans' 2025 Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee.
January 19, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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mcnees.bsky.social
You have to block them immediately. The full nuclear. They are only here to make folks angry, and that can’t happen if we lock them out.
January 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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john-abernathy.bsky.social
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
p-dude.bsky.social
i may not have "finished" it as i intended to, but Blue Prince will always be one of the best puzzle games of all time and i will never get rid of my pile of puzzle notes in my drawer (@blueprincegame.bsky.social )
January 17, 2026 at 5:09 AM
p-dude.bsky.social
i am constantly surprised (and impressed) how many of my students recognize when i wear selvedge denim

maybe the kids are alright
January 17, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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cjzero.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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maxutmost.com
It's time for another list! This time, @adzuken.bsky.social, @douibyorthst.bsky.social, @tronknotts.bsky.social, and @p-dude.bsky.social share their favourite games of 2025... that they didn't hit the bottom of.

maxutmost.com/maximum-utmo...
Maximum Utmost’s favourite games we didn’t finish of 2025
We play video games. A lot. However, sometimes circumstances cause us to leave a game incomplete. That feels bad, so we have a category specifically for those games. These are Maximum Utmost’…
maxutmost.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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jasonv.bsky.social
Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"
"Here’s an example that Google’s Josh Woodward, VP of the Gemini app, Google Labs, and AI Studio, shared in a blog post about how Personal Intelligence can work. Google also put together a similar example in a video that I’ve embedded below: For example, we needed new tires for our 2019 Honda minivan two weeks ago. Standing in line at the shop, I realized I didn’t know the tire size. I asked Gemini. These days any chatbot can find these tire specs, but Gemini went further. It suggested different options: one for daily driving and another for all-weather conditions, referencing our family road trips to Oklahoma found in Google Photos. It then neatly pulled ratings and prices for each. As I got to the counter, I needed our license plate. Instead of searching for it or losing my spot in line to walk back to the parking lot, I asked Gemini. It pulled the seven-digit number from a picture in Photos and also helped me identify the van’s specific trim by searching Gmail. Just like that, we were set." https://www.theverge.com/news/861576/google-gemini-ai-personal-intelligence-gmail-search-youtube-photos
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
p-dude.bsky.social
I'm really thankful for Ben Esposito and Donut County for giving my son the "black hole game" that he so desired. I will forever remember our time together, playing through his first video game
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
p-dude.bsky.social
*Monoco theme intensifies*
January 13, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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maxutmost.com
It's time to start Maximum Utmost's year-end coverage! We're kicking it off with the best narratives that @adzuken.bsky.social, @tronknotts.bsky.social, @douibyorthst.bsky.social, and @p-dude.bsky.social absorbed last year.

maxutmost.com/maximum-utmo...
Maximum Utmost’s favourite narratives of 2025
We’ve rolled into a new calendar year, and now it’s time to look back and flip off the previous one. It’s the start of Maximum Utmost’s end-of-year coverage. To start, we ha…
maxutmost.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM
p-dude.bsky.social
wow, i love what this game is doing (Angeline Era) #blutoid
the main character of Angeline Era looking off into the distance, taking it all in
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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mayor.nyc.gov
This morning, Ms. Rachel and I visited District 2 Pre-K Center, where we sang and read with the wonderful students and educators. We also discussed universal childcare - and how we're making it happen for NYC!
Mayor Mamdani and Ms. Rachel sitting together in an early childhood education center. Mayor Mamdani and Ms. Rachel crossing their arms while singing with a group of children. A little girl hugs an orange fuzzy stuffed animal. Mayor Mamdani and Ms. Rachel stand with a group of kids.
January 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
p-dude.bsky.social
meanwhile, the Washington Post
January 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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aljazeera.com
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor https://aje.io/lv8uxp
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor
January 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM
p-dude.bsky.social
i can only assume this entire thing is run by @jasperbyrne.bsky.social

news.instant-gaming.com/en/articles/...
The New Game+ Showcase will take place on January 8, 2026 - IG News
Here's a brand new gaming event taking place next year. The New Game+ Showcase will feature indie titles and big AAA productions during a special broadcast.…
news.instant-gaming.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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rhi.bsky.social
Happy Hogswatch to all who celebrate. Ho! Ho! Ho!
The Librarian from Unseen University holding up a sprig of mistletoe and grinning broadly. As drawn by Paul Kidby.
December 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
p-dude.bsky.social
now i know why they're called i spy books (also i fixed it free Palestine)
December 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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pc2000s.bsky.social
Fantastic video. I have an impulse to feel bad about boycotting some of these games; Microsoft hoovered up some of my favorite studios and these talented folks don't deserve to live in the shadow of suit-and-tie war crimes. But Xbox represents a unique point of consumer exposure in MS's bulwark
December 19, 2025 at 3:58 AM
p-dude.bsky.social
#blutoid oh look at the time, time to play path of exile 1 and or 2
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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arielries.bsky.social
"people with renaissance-level art skills don't exist anymore" yes they do their username is something like 03748218_ and they spend all their time drawing pornography so deranged it'd kill hugh hefner a second time
December 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
p-dude.bsky.social
so if they didn't win, were they not going to release the new update for expedition?? (I already checked out some new content it's amazing)

#blutoid
December 12, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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supergiantgames.bsky.social
We’re deeply honored that HADES II is in the running for Game of the Year and more at #TheGameAwards tonight, especially since we’re in the company of such an amazing group of wildly different and beautiful games.

Congratulations to all our fellow nominees — we salute you!! 🙏👏
Tonight: The Game Awards!
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM