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  1. Pinned Tweet
    26 Jun 2020

    Hi hello! Some ~ personal news ~ and a whole different kind of Friday news dump - I'm writing a book! It's all about how to succeed when you're a marginalized person in your space, especially when the usual productivity advice doesn't work for you.

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  2. 9 hours ago

    how dare you

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  3. 11 hours ago

    It's always so much fun being on the podcast! Give us a listen, I talk about my popcorn obsession, Lauren dazzles us with her water bottle, and Mike recommends a kind of b-list tech thriller I can't wait to watch.

    On this week's podcast, and and I tried really, really hard not to use the word "productive," because we could all use a break, and instead shared our tips for staying organized and sane and well
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  4. Jan 21

    At my funeral if one of you mfs doesn't say out loud "He was the most wholesome degenerate I'd ever met" I swear to god

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  5. Jan 20

    We'll get started in just a few minutes! Come on down and chill with us on this very chill inauguration night!

    Join us on Twitch for Game Therapy, 7pm ET on Wednesday.
    Take a breather with us. Game Therapy, featuring , is starting now:
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  6. Retweeted
    Jan 19

    Tomorrow is a new day

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  7. Retweeted
    Jan 20

    WATCH: Amanda Gorman, the youngest poet in memory, reads “The Hill We Climb”

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  8. Jan 20

    my new vtuber persona right here

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  9. Jan 20

    Why yes I am wearing my party parrot t-shirt today why do you ask lmao

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  10. Jan 19

    When pitched me this story, I had to have it: Why, exactly, is it so much fun to shoot barrels in games? What is it about putting out fire with water spells or walking on water with ice spells that's so much fun?

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  11. Jan 19

    Here we are - want an actually good story about how video games brought a child and parent together during the pandemic? Read 's piece: "The Legend of Zelda," a Horse Named Dinky, and a Bridge to My Daughter:

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  12. Retweeted
    Jan 18

    Let’s be really clear, Rebekah Jones sought and shared critical health data about COVID that the state government actively tried to manipulate and hide from the public. And now the state is trying to silence and intimidate her.

    Rebekah Jones, a data scientist who helped build the Florida Department of Health's virus dashboard before she was fired for insubordination, was arrested and charged with accessing a state computer system and downloading a file without authorization.
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  13. Jan 18

    Lest anyone doubt that we're still doing awesome service stories , read on why our collective mental health is suffering right now, and what you can do about it:

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  14. Jan 17

    And then there are the others who are like "nah kids, everyone's welcome here, especially and including you" and that takes hard work, empathy, and understanding. So for all of you who do that work every day, or take that stand when you need to? Thank you, it's not unnoticed.

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  15. Jan 17

    And it hurts. It cuts deep when all you want is to talk to people who dig what you dig or engage with a creator you look up to and you find out they'd probably consider you less than human if they saw your face.

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  16. Jan 17

    I've been in some discords and subreddits and communities where folks are so blind by who they assume are interested in the same things they are that they're openly hostile to others without even knowing who's listening. (Being purposefully vague here, but y'all get it.)

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  17. Jan 17

    I hate to be all sincere on the TL, but here's something I've been thinking about a lot: To all the creators, streamers, and other folks who work hard to make sure their spaces are inclusive and open and supportive? Thank you. I really can't thank you guys enough.

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  18. Jan 17

    Oh - check back with me on the 19th. I just finished editing a beautiful story where a mother and daughter bonded during the pandemic over Breath of The Wild, and I can't wait for you to read it.

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  19. Jan 17

    And finally, while it's not pandemic related specifically, check out these stories of people who found community—and then love—in online games in a meaningful way:

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  20. Jan 17

    Then read on how post-apoc games were the "community overcoming collective struggle" vibe she—and we—need in this moment:

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  21. Jan 17

    First, read on how playing Skyrim (which is 10 years old now, wow!) helped her seasonal depression and gave her a greater appreciation of the things around her:

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