Not gonna get into processing my grief and anger in front of you all on her but yeah i'm fuckin gutted. Jenna's an incredible writer, presenter, and she's astoundingly adept at script editing and punch up. Please if you have any serious job leads, let her know.
Yesterday was the last day of my vacation! It was also, it turns out, my last day at Polygon. After 4.5 years of service, I have been laid off, alongside a few other Vox Media folks.
to stop being cryptic and silly for a moment: what Im saying is that in every corporation doing "recession" downsizing, there is an upper crust of "leaders" who have a lot of fucking money and property and will not suffer from the "recession" in any meaningful way
unionization does wonders for giving workers more power and making them less disposable, and giving them material benefits when they are canned (severance is a huge deal.) But fuck, man I'm just once again in awe at the scope of the problem
Before I lose my blue check mark I just wanna say it’s been an honor serving alongside all the celebs and guys who work at local radio stations and 200 follower accounts who do rolly backpack reviews for the New York Times
The real reason airline cockpits have locked doors is cuz the pilots don’t want you to know they are screaming and crying and holding each other the when the plane goes into a cloud
I’m a member of the department of agriculture sniper team hired to take down the avian flu emus from a safe distance. Their heads are sssooo small we keep missing. Requesting air support
This one has left my sphere of influence so I guess I should do the housekeeping.
1. this is not real. it would be cool if it was.
2. the entertainment weekly video is not the real intro either it's some other silly thing
3. "Crisopher" Fuck was a typo but it's funnier like that
Been thinking about pulling the trigger on this for a while and it seems like a good time. My best twitter jokes are now available exclusively in zine form. Here's how's this is gonna work 🧵
to briefly keep tweeting through it i simply don't know if there's any greener pastures in the USA where your livelihood isn't tied to the whims of a consoritum of motherfuckers who would delete you for a dolllar!
Made a video about how to get started with fighting games. It's a hobby I've been enjoying for a couple of years, and it rules. There's no denying that it's difficult, but the investment of effort pays dividends in P U R E J O Y.
“Stakeholders” are kind of like those ghost hunter freaks who go into basements on purpose and cry and scream when the pipes creak except they also decide who gets to eat and we’re supposed to think they’re smart
YOU SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW — THAT IS THE PROPER REACTION TO MY CLENCHED FIST STUCK IN THIS PITCHER OF FIGS
@POTUS
&
@SecYellen
MUST GET ON TV TOMORROW AND GUARANTEE THEY WILL WIDEN THE PITCHERS MOUTH THAT I MAY FEAST UPON FIGS
John Wick Judo grapples the toilet into submission and blasts out three clean turds that slide right down the pipe. Doesn’t even have to flush. He checks the toilet paper dispenser for jams then wipes in one clean motion.
Twitter’s now labeling NPR “US state-affiliated media” like it’s a Soviet-era propaganda channel or something. Absolutely zero media literacy on display here.
Buncha vox media ppl will be streaming some goofy games tonight to raise some extra money for our buddies who got laid off a few weeks back.
come on down
this has been “guy finds out his friend the chicken man is dead by listening to that Bruce Springsteen song.” It’s a bit rough but I think it’s got legs
I live in the apartment from the Michael McDonald I Keep Forgettin' music video. I swapped the grand piano out for my gamer chair and rig. Otherwise it is exactly the same. The bird is still there. This lady won't leave.
Last week, Vox Media laid off 7% of its workforce. Polygon was spared this time, but we lost a lot of people who deserved better. If you're in a position to help, we're raising money for them.
We will have goofs, some returning game modes, a couple of community games, the announced guests (griffin and Justin), and the polygon video team! We will also win.
On on the hold your horses front: This is a one time dealy and it’s budgeted and planned exactly a normal weekly stream (which is what we wanted). we won’t have flashy production or fancy surprises or big reveals.
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Skanderberg's 3,000 concealed cavalry watching from the woods as the Ottoman commanders sacrifice the high ground and commit the last of their reserves to the Albanians' apparently weak right flank.
Buncha vox media ppl will be streaming some goofy games tonight to raise some extra money for our buddies who got laid off a few weeks back.
come on down
Mike worked really hard on this. It's gonna be like WrestleMania but you can pay to make the wrestlers shit themselves.
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