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JohnLee Cooper

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I make videogames: https://ergman.itch.io/ contact me at johnleeerg@gmail.com, im probably not gonna use bluesky much unless it blows up

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Voting has begun today to choose the new leader of Canada's NDP and I'm delighted to be ranking @avilewis.ca first. I'm also proud to be a small part of a massive, record-breaking political campaign that has inspired people across every one of Canada's provinces and territories. 🧑😌

10.03.2026 01:25 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Something is shifting in Canada
Something is shifting in Canada YouTube video by Avi Lewis

Hope is a rare and fragile thing β€” but it’s here. The NDP is roaring back to life with the organizing and ideas to meet this historic moment.Β 

Voting is now open. Cast your ballot today and join us in going all in on hope.

youtu.be/5SVomjUulf4

09.03.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

orson scott card has written some of the most homerotic stuff I have ever read.

05.03.2026 05:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No discount code expires with @kansascitydsa.bsky.social so long as we have the funds

linktr.ee/kcdsa

01.03.2026 05:49 πŸ‘ 530 πŸ” 361 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
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All of us are in danger as long as the empire stands As people across the U.S. left react to attacks on Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba, canned rhetoric and sectarianism remain the priority

β€œWe need an intercommunal β€˜mosaic’ movement, like former Black Panther Party member and Black Liberation Army soldier Russell Maroon Shoatz once described, that can bear the weight of differences and separate interests while remaining collective-minded.” prismreports.org/2026/03/03/u...

03.03.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GAARL! by MatthewLacker, pancelor Gabe's Action Arcade RogueLike! (Demo)

I have a demo! GAARL is a single screen arcade-y platformer roguelike about climbing chains. My name ended up in the acronym (Gabe's Action Arcade RogueLike) but Pancelor also put a lot of work into this. It is playable in the browser, check it out!

matthewlacker.itch.io/gaarl-demo

01.03.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
CIA-assisted coup overthrows government of Iran | August 19, 1953 | HISTORY The Iranian military, with the support and financial assistance of the United States government, overthrows the gover...

I'm amazed that I've seen or heard no mention of this all day, but 75 years of chaos -- and often killing -- in and around Iran and, arguably, around the Middle East all started when the United States caused regime change in Iran! www.history.com/this-day-in-...

01.03.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 511 πŸ” 184 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 6

started making this when they bombed caracas, now theyre bombing iran. no game left to make, guess we better do something else

28.02.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

grab a mug of sun-rot-bile and take a swig gamers

i think this is my fav of The Horrors. bare witness to this and much more in my new game Blindspot.

27.02.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it just needs a pc port πŸ₯²

27.02.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

grab a mug of sun-rot-bile and take a swig gamers

i think this is my fav of The Horrors. bare witness to this and much more in my new game Blindspot.

27.02.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this is me when im on my way to work at the Defeatedness Factory

26.02.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SHRINKO πŸƒπŸ” by nik tesija

very much in the genre of simple ideas i wish i thought of, just shrink and grow to explore a little world, no other mechanics! just small!

ntesh.itch.io/growshrink

26.02.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Roundup of the best short games i played this week 🧡

TROPIC OF DINOSAUR 🎨 by @bulboka.bsky.social a tactile physics collage, drag yourself through amazing textures, feels very Jan Svankmajer adjacent

gamepoems.com/issue01

26.02.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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WHO IS JOHNNY SIXGUN πŸ¦‰by @siobhan.creature.love

mainly this section where you wander around a level from dark souls 2 while they reminisce about dark souls 2 and this dark souls 2 / Evanescence mix plays

siobhan-dent.itch.io/who-is-johnn...

26.02.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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BLINDSPOT ◼️ by @johnleeerg.bsky.social

Relatable bitsy game about the daily witnessing of horrors. Very inspiring, i hope 'big void in the middle' catches on as an aspect ratio

ergman.itch.io/cosmicbackgr...

26.02.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blindspot will release tomorrow, i arbitrarily decide.
I basically worked on this whenever i got stuck reading news that made me angry, so as a result it is a nasty ugly angry game. Fairly proud of the writing, art, and music in this. I hope you all get something out of it.

23.02.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

this is me when im on my way to work at the Defeatedness Factory

26.02.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gin and Juche

25.02.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

released a #bitsy #game hastag yesterday!

critics are calling it "unsettling" and "impressive" and "powerful" and "unsettling"

25.02.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blindspot by JohnLee Cooper Doomscrolling is a full time government job.

NEW GAME: Blindspot

Sick of doomscrolling... FOR FREE? Why not make it your career! Why not make it your whole life!! Its what The Empire Needs! But watch out for The Nightmare!

play now: ergman.itch.io/cosmicbackgr...

24.02.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

Would be great if people learned to dig past the mainstream, whether it's gaming, comics, film, music. Anything. A lot of people seem to think the mainstream stuff is everything.

24.02.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
"really wonderful relatable horrorshow. i was in a funk today but i think this πŸ”³ aspect ratio has rescued me <3"

"This is remarkable - the most simultaneously impressed and unsettled I've ever been with a Bitsy game. Really impressive balance between clarity and noise, especially with the Bitsy visual constraints."

"really wonderful relatable horrorshow. i was in a funk today but i think this πŸ”³ aspect ratio has rescued me <3" "This is remarkable - the most simultaneously impressed and unsettled I've ever been with a Bitsy game. Really impressive balance between clarity and noise, especially with the Bitsy visual constraints."

its been out only briefly but i'm already getting some much appreciated love in the comments. thank you! Come check out what the fuss is about!

24.02.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blindspot by JohnLee Cooper Doomscrolling is a full time government job.

NEW GAME: Blindspot

Sick of doomscrolling... FOR FREE? Why not make it your career! Why not make it your whole life!! Its what The Empire Needs! But watch out for The Nightmare!

play now: ergman.itch.io/cosmicbackgr...

24.02.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

to be clear this is Not made in bitsy, its just a gif for the itch icon haha

23.02.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blindspot will release tomorrow, i arbitrarily decide.
I basically worked on this whenever i got stuck reading news that made me angry, so as a result it is a nasty ugly angry game. Fairly proud of the writing, art, and music in this. I hope you all get something out of it.

23.02.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Sweet Dreams He Says, But I Know He Means The Nightmare.

Sweet Dreams He Says, But I Know He Means The Nightmare.

new game is finished now, out soon.

23.02.2026 04:50 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sweet Dreams He Says, But I Know He Means The Nightmare.

Sweet Dreams He Says, But I Know He Means The Nightmare.

new game is finished now, out soon.

23.02.2026 04:50 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Brief moment of peace in an otherwise pretty upsetting bitsy

16.01.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0