In case you didn't know, Kickstarter employees formed a Union!
They went on a strike last year to protect their working conditions, and as retaliation, 4 union members were laid off last month.
If you use KS, write a letter to their leadership here: actionnetwork.org/letters/kick...
Good people headed to the @unpub.org Festival this weekend, my Saturday is full but I've still got plenty of time available to schedule a playtest of your game and give you a consultation on a solo mode if needed. I just ask for a donation of any size to dravetfoundation.org. #GameDesign #BoardGames
it’s cool how fencers say ‘on god’ before they fight
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“I have a lot more in common with someone who’s working in a whole other industry, who does something completely different than I do, than I do with the technocrat billionaires,” said Arleigh Atkinson, a software engineer at Kickstarter.
@kickstarterunited.org @opeiulocal153.bsky.social
Four members of @kickstarterunited.org who played an active role in the November 2025 labor strike have been laid off, with one member forced out of the bargaining unit. The union has filed unfair labor practice charges against Kickstarter, alleging anti-union retaliation.
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I’M SORRYYYY! INDIE FUNDING ITSELF IS NOT CANCELLED (WELL IT KINDA IS A LITTLE I GUESS BUT NOT BY ME AND SUNNI AT LEAST) JUST THE GDC TALK. WE’LL DO IT NEXT YEAR. JUST SURVIVE UNTIL THEN. PLS.
When you had to cancel your GDC talk but it reads like you cancelled every indie funding opportunity instead. Lollll fuck
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Thank you to @kickstarterunited.org for creating these and getting the word out! PLEASE SHARE!
RIP Democracy you would have loved prosecuting all these freaks
Please join our rally today! bsky.app/profile/kick...
We are hosting a virtual rally this Friday, 2/27 at 12pm ET on Zoom. Join us to hear from our speakers and support the re-instatement of unit members who Kickstarter retaliated against, 3 months after our historic 42-day remote strike won our latest contract bit.ly/ksrurally
Social media graphic that reads: What does retaliation look like? A union winning big in a historic tech worker strike 3 months later... Multiple union members active in the strike are laid off or forced out of the bargaining unit.
KSRU members are facing retaliation for legally-protected activity after a historic 42 day long strike in October/November of last year.
On February 11, 2026, Kickstarter targeted union members who took an active role in the strike, laying off four people and moving one out of the bargaining unit.
I've seen your steam backlogs. Many of you should be hosting a Previous Fest.
Want a shot of good news today?
Starbucks workers are continuing to organize their stores, win union elections, and fight back against corporate greed.
Congrats to partners joining us this month in Virginia, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, & Ohio! ✊ Our union is better with you in it.
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*movie damn it
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I adore this move 💖
A piece of paper showing a 4x4 grid mostly filled with drawings of buildings. Next to the grid are building names next to polyomino shapes with squares of different colors.
I make games because I love every step of the process—the initial idea, the scrappy first prototype, the first playtest filled with glee and failure and hope.
Here’s my scrappy first prototype of Tiny Towns. [1/6]
Woodworking Hack:
instead of wasting a wish on a clamp, ask the monkey’s paw for two other things you need and put your workpiece between its fingers as they curl
got some vet bills and car stuff to handle this month while my partner whittles away at all the paper from insurance companies & hospitals from a broken leg.
any support from commissioning me, backing me on patreon, or simply sharing my work with someone in your life is appreciated.
Have you seen the new ttrpg? its called IRON HOPE it uses the Engraved In The Heart system, but you can also use it to play Bedtime Bozos too. Dude it's a rules-flaccid demure-core egg collecting system that literally uses the Borko manifesto. Throne Throaters is compatible with it. You can literally play Throne Throaters with it. There are 10,000 punters on Project Punter punting Throne Throaters right now. People are calling it a Dungeonbone killer. Melvin Shneeb reviewed it on his blog, Shneeb Hole. Go to Shneeb Hole to read about it. Systems Bitch Magazine says it revolutionizes incentivized friendship.
Hi friends. I’m bringing the Patreon back. I’m thinking about starting with a short weekly podcast talking about game design on previous (and in-development) games. Anything else people would be interested in hearing about? Pic of some of my loves for the algorithm.
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