Zoe M

People who say "Vote progressive in the primaries and blue-no-matter-who in the general" when they actually get their wish:

The world gets smaller by the day.

If you can't run, you fight. If you can't fight, you hide. If you can't hide, you write. Make them work for it.

Never have I felt so old as when I returned to academia and everyone but me was sporting backpack dangles. Did something happen in the last fifteen years?

#gamedev #screenshotsaturdays Been a while since the look of the game properly firmed up. It hasn't changed in a while at this point, though, aside from occasional corrections and tweaks; so I think it's settled through January.

#gamedev #screenshotsaturdays Human Era - rivers are a combination of a spline-driven mesh with heavy materials work, and liberal use of my terrain stamping system for carving out the channel and painting the river bed. Rapids and deep canyon areas are an emergent property of the system.

Dear cis people: Autistic people are overrepresented in trans spaces. Autistic people have, typically, a deep rooted sense of justice. Dealing an injustice to trans people and asking us to suck it up and vote for you anyway is... underconsidered, shall we say.

When people I meet say "the US is doing evil things", I am not scared. I am not offended. I understand and, largely, agree. If a statement of similar character puts you on the defensive, perhaps it's a sign your sense of self is too closely tied to your nationalism.

Democratic strategists right now:

The games industry, I firmly believe, is dying because it ran on investment capital more than on a healthy profit -> new game model. All the investment capital has been sucked out of the room, and is now used to inflate the AI bubble instead. If the industry survives, it won't be in this form.

Centrists when public opinion shifts on trans rights: "We must meet the people where they're at." Centrists when public opinion shifts on Israel: "How dare the people be like that?!"

Trump: "ELECTION SECURITY!" Also Trump: *fires the whole FEC as soon as he humanly can*

A lie gets halfway round the world by the time the truth has put its shoes on. But that is not the end. Truth cannot be removed by force of words. It can be outrun, outmaneuvered, but it cannot be undone. Its growth cannot be stopped. Truth is inexorable.

Seems about right.

I mean.... yeah?

New flag for the #SupremeCourt

Beneath the feet of Empire Such as we fall, unnoticed Piddling little things, of no worth To emperors or kings Fit, in the end, for one sole purpose To be trod into the earth And, unburdened of our joy To rot in bondage and rejoice

Please o please o please let it have happened. Or happen. It's my birthday soon.

Okay. When Trump puts his dumbass signature on dollar bills, we need to start permanent marking ", pedophile" underneath. Make him regret his hubris.

Sometimes I check Clearsky to see who's newly blocking me. The biggest spike was a couple weeks ago after mentioning AI in an offhand comment. Really a 'I'm sorry you feel that way' moment, tbh. I wish none of the folks on that list ill, but I shall never understand them.

EXTREMELY open to non-games work too. Aside from my technical background, I’m also a published author many times over (comics, prose, and nonfiction), community organizer, and propmaker.

the confirmation of contemporary transphobia as a political movement has been the brainchild of a boys club made up of some of the most disgusting monsters in recent memory to explicitly keep trans women disenfranchised so as to subjugate and exploit us for their own sexual gain is like a lot, dawg

The *irony* of transphobia being a campaign of organized misogyny by a bunch of equal opportunity perverts looking for sex slaves is ....jawdropping.

@jessdkant.bsky.social you should do a statistical analysis of which sections of time in Epstein's email records are either missing or blacked out. See if they line up to when Trump was in cahoots with him.

Writing is how we scream Louder than words Stronger than the lives of Our oppressors From the mouths of today's victims To the ears of tomorrow's children In hopes that they will listen Grow past our mistakes And be good

The fact that you *refused* to look until our blood was in the streets. *Refused* to listen to any voice but your own. *Refused* to consider what this was, what this has always been, when NOTHING these people have done was not telegraphed YEARS in advance. ...May you rot.

The guy was being held down on the ground by like 6 scumbags and he was shot point blank while doubled over on his knees after the piece of shit pistol whipped him several times. Now you don’t have to watch.

Getting real tired of the old "You haven't lost rights. Oh, abortion/equality/etc.? Those weren't rights to begin with/you didn't deserve those" Reindeer games. At the least, at the very fucking least, be honest about when and how you're screwing us over.

Dillbert's in a pickle now

I am a better person than any of the 'Christians' talking down to me. I live my life to spite your fake faith; to spite every single person who ever claimed that who I am meant aught about my morality. If I have more fruits of your spirit than you do, what does that say about you?

He really, truly is just Jack Horner personified.

A three percenter, Christians nationalist lives three doors down from where I live. I do not feel safe.

We are at war. And no amount of protests will stop the killing, the terror, the lies. Nothing less than independence will satisfy this moment.

Miller: Conquest Musk: Famine Kennedy: Pestilence ???: Death The horsemen assemble.

The Law will not save you from the Lawless. The Law will not save you from the Lawless. The Law will not save you from the Lawless. The Law will not save you from the Lawless.

I just... i dunno. Please somebody tell these oh-so-fucking-smart ad tracking companies that *I am not the target audience for Rowling's Comeback Tour*

"When I get back on top I'm gonna use the law on you" THEY KNOW. That's why they're breaking the bones of the law. We are at war, like it or not. We don't get the privilege of waiting for the aggressors to capitulate and go back home.

Supplies bought. Kitchen cleaned. Gifts arranged. Chapters 1-4 written. Project Christmas is a go.

Partridges

If you think your skin color is your best feature, you're probably a mediocre white man.