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Profile pic and banner credits: sharkaeopteryx art by @superkiak! eggbug by eggbug! Mash-up by me!
[Alt-text for pfp: a cute sharkaeopteryx sat on the ground with legs out, wings down, jaw ajar, and hed empty, looking at eggbug and eggbug's enigmatic smile.]
[Alt-text for banner: a Spirit Halloween banner with eggbug and the sharkaeopteryx that Superkiak drew for me looking at it with inscrutable expressions]
I'm a Vietnamese cis woman born and currently living in the U.S. You may know me from Sandwich, from Twitter or Mastodon (same username), or on Twitch as Sharkaeopteryx. I do not have a Discord or Bluesky account.
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you write the date in the white space and it haunts you
edit: OH. YOU LIKE THIS ONE HUH OK. i'll fast track these, this post will update with the shop link when they're available
edit 2: okay they're up on etsy!!
THEY ARE REAL NOW!! you can get them as a sticker (very appropriate for PC towers) or as a card with a hole that just so happens to hang perfectly off a standard-size thumb tack.
On Friday, the National Labor Network for Ceasefire (NLNC) was announced to the public with the following press release:
Seven national unions and over two hundred local unions today announce the formation of the National Labor Network for Ceasefire (NLNC) to “end the death and devastation” in the Middle East, and to expand support for the ceasefire among unions nationally.
Together, unions calling for a ceasefire represent over 9 million union members – more than half the labor movement in the United States. The NLNC launch comes on the heels of a statement calling for a ceasefire released by the AFL-CIO last week – the largest federation of unions in the United States.
Among the national unions announcing the NLNC are the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA), the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), the National Education Association (NEA), National Nurses United (NNU), the United Auto Workers (UAW), and the United Electrical Workers (UE), joined by two hundred local unions and labor organizations.
This is an initiative which has five basic demands, announced by the campaign as:
- An immediate ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
- Restoration of basic human rights.
- Immediate release of hostages taken by Hamas.
- Unimpeded full access for humanitarian aid.
- Our president calling for a permanent ceasefire.
My understanding is that it builds off of a previous initiative started by UE Union and the UAW in early October—it would appear most or all of the signatories to this were/are also signatories to that initiative. So thank those unions for getting the ball rolling here.
Today's stream brings 256x the value (4 players x Mario 64) as we give the Mario 64 Multiplayer mod a try. Featuring myself, TTTTTsd, Dishamonpow, and Krakhan.
Doinking around until everyone is ready! twitch.tv/ryyudo
Multistream: Multitwitch
playing some Disco Elysium-inspired game demos today and i'm evaluating a new objective form of game criticism, Time to Communism. the only thing it ranks is how quickly a game will allow you to proclaim yourself a communist in any capacity
Clam Man 2 - Open Mic has a TTC score of 20-40 minutes (talking to the poster roller guy) while Esoteric Ebb has a TTC of approximately one minute (literally the intro cutscene after character creation)
