Matt Chandronait

Matt Chandronait

@talkingorange.bsky.social

Part of the BAFTA-Nominated (for Tetris Forever), D.I.C.E.-Award-Winning (for Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection) video production company AREA 5 (area5.tv). A host on the now 700+ episode videogame podcast RebelFM (rebelfm.libsyn.com).

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There was a fucking hole in our planet’s *atmosphere* Like a legit, no joke, “this will unravel our entire ecosystem” hole in the world, and then we fixed it by working together across national and political lines As a species we decided, “we will survive” Let’s do that some more

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

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A piece of trash says what?

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

NEW: Vivek Ramaswamy says Amy Acton being a victim of childhood sexual abuse makes her “flawed” while defending his ad featuring her estranged mother. “In politics sometimes it's a tough sport.”

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Game owns, get it while the gettin’s good!

MinnMax@minnmax.com

Get a Steam code for the cool as hell Blippo+ if you support MinnMax at even the $2 tier before Monday, October 26th. Surf some alien TV channels, you'll like it. www.patreon.com/minnmax *New supporters only *We'll delete this post if we run out of codes *$2! $2! $2! $2! $2! $2! $2! $2! $2! $2!

Ever notice how the best candidates have the best cinematographers, editors, storytellers, and graphics people? I can’t imagine why that might be 🤔

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

“He's gunna go up to the Upper Peninsula and get a pretty cold welcome.” And the UP said…

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ProPublica@propublica.org

Early into Trump’s second term, political appointees at DHS made an unusual request of its agency focused on cybersecurity: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. The agency was directed not to alert the voting machine company if it uncovered flaws, contrary to its standard practices.

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Charlotte, my amazing wife and a teacher in France, went and protested with the students of Paris on Saturday. What she saw did not match the media narrative. She wrote up her thoughts on what she experienced on the ground. Please spread far and wide! #france #protests #paris #lesetudiantes

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Hi, quick question: Are you fucking kidding me with this shit?

Opinion: If AI is now part of academic writing, what should institutions actually evaluate? This essay argues that analytical writing should be judged by evidence, structure, argument, and accountability not by guesses about how each sentence was produced. https://chroni.cl/4eDRdjg

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A decade ago, Florida stripped a teacher of her license for sexually abusing a 16-year-old. Last year, she opened a private school there with ease. As private schools fueled by taxpayer dollars proliferate, states are choosing not to closely regulate who runs them or what they teach. (Pub. July)

propublica.orgBarns, Go-Karts and Strip Malls: The Wild West of Private Schools That Collect Taxpayer DollarsAs private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter

“I wonder if anyone’s ever made an in-universe band with a droid drummer and the vocalists can sing in Huttese?” I hear you asking. Well:

The Kyberpunks@thekyberpunks.bsky.social

B3-4T can’t wait for you to hear Take Flight, our new 25-track, 80-minute album coming out this Friday! New songs, old favorites, instrumentals — hear it all 23 Oct on your favorite musical holoservice. Everything you need is at Linktr.ee/thekyberpunks

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Toy Story 3 Complete Edition and Toy Story: Retro Roundup! are out tomorrow! Check out this interview if you need to know more! Excited for you all to see what we did with Retro Roundup.

NinEverything@nineverything.bsky.social

Toy Story 3 and Retro Roundup interview: dev on origins, lack of N64/Dreamcast versions, including A Bug’s Life, more https://nintendoeverything.com/toy-story-3-complete-edition-retro-roundup-interview/

I mean if we actually want to start enforcing anti-trust laws I’ve got a list I could share.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING NYT: The Trump Justice Department is investigating whether the major television networks — ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox — violated federal antitrust laws when the group briefly suspended their pooled coverage of Trump, according to six people with knowledge of the department's action.

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Folks I just looked at an English copy of Master Fighter II (the classic bootleg NES version of SFII) and you need to read the back

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Solidarity post for our indie buddies at @compulsiongames.bsky.social! 🧡

Compulsion Games@compulsiongames.bsky.social

We’ve been seeing a lot of new faces discovering South of Midnight lately. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to jump in… this might be it. 🚀South of Midnight is 25% off on PS5! 🚀

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“The day after I lost $1,800 on basketball in one night … an email popped into my inbox. ‘Welcome to the DraftKings VIP Showcase,’ the subject line read. I couldn’t believe it. My night of loss chasing was being rewarded.”

propublica.orgI Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and…

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The staffers who assured Eric Schmitt that Jack Smith was definitely at an Atlanta Hawks have been identified

Liberal Buddhist@liberalbuddhist.bsky.social

The staffers who assured Eric Schmitt that Jack Smith was definitely at an Atlanta Hawks have been identified

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In exactly one week from RIGHT NOW, you should be at my PRGE panel hearing me wax eloquent about the inherent beauty and value of "bad" NES games—a timely complement to my ongoing forays into the Color Dreams catalog bsky.app/profile/retr...

RetroGamingExpo.com@retrogamingexpo.bsky.social

@jparish.bsky.social - video game journalist and Retronauts host joins this year's Portland Retro Gaming Expo to defend bad (and not so bad) NES games! Tickets at tinyurl.com/3a5hdpw4 #prge #prge2026 #retrogaming

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Fascinating find in a museum in Stari Grad, on the island of Hvar in Croatia. This is a clay mold from around 300 BCE, used by Ancient Greeks to make game pieces! Games are truly universal. (Nearby, a clay tablet was found accusing the devs of being lazy.)

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Batumi, Georgia where winemaking traditions go back 8,000 years. Per UNESCO, Georgia is where wine was invented dating back 6,000 B.C. The Qvevri wine-making technique is a cherished Georgian tradition, predominantly in villages with unique grape varieties. IG: @ earthpix

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I'm sorry, "Metacritic bonuses" are still a thing?! They should never be a thing! If I play your game and review it and it didn't work for me and I don't think it's good, that doesn't mean the people who made it should get paid any less!

Kotaku@kotaku.com

Report: Gears Of War: E-Day Developers Fear For Their Jobs And Bonuses - Kotaku https://kotaku.com/gears-of-war-e-day-the-coalition-microsoft-xbox-job-losses-2000738913

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One step closer to justice for my dad, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

Texas Tribune@texastribune.org

Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.

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NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.

propublica.orgThis White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans VoteA new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...