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@Phantom_TheGame Because Steam’s refund system is overly generous and devs pay for it, not Valve. Chargebacks, fraud waves, tax fixes, all of it gets dumped on creators. Indies can’t afford to sue, big studios don’t sue. 30% free a clear for Steam. 70% with exceptions for devs.

All of it!

Marketing wisdom says devs need more video, so here’s mine: behold my elite placeholder combat prototype. The tiny animations are mostly for my own joy. I know most players won’t even notice them, but I like them anyway. Yes, the demon dog is a red stick figure. No, the final art will not look like this.

@Phantom_TheGame Because Steam’s refund system is overly generous and devs pay for it, not Valve. Chargebacks, fraud waves, tax fixes, all of it gets dumped on creators. Indies can’t afford to sue, big studios don’t sue. 30% free a clear for Steam. 70% with exceptions for devs.

pov: you're an indie game dev

@StephenM Hey Stephen Miller no one loves you and no one will.

Democrat lawmakers are now openly calling for insurrection.

@JDVance Oh just go away you human turd.

Some of the political bias in AI models is absurd.

Storms waiting. #WishlistWednesday #SteamGames #IndieDev #NarrativeGame #VisualNovel

The memories wait in The Quiet After. 🕯️ Now on Steam — wishlist today ↓ 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/3896520/Th… #WishlistWednesday #SteamGames #IndieDev #NarrativeGame #VisualNovel

@WSJ @WSJopinion @KimStrassel The great debater 👍.

From @WSJopinion: Charlie Kirk didn’t duck questions and didn’t respond in anger, no matter how furious or provocative the questioner. He debated people’s positions—not their integrity. He talked to ensure we keep talking, writes @KimStrassel. on.wsj.com/4n3mxud

Far-left policies allowed a career criminal out with no bail for the 14th time. He killed a defenseless girl for no reason other than her being white. Then the same people who voted for that celebrated the murder of an innocent father. How will the democrat party ever recover?

@MarshaBlackburn Shock and outrage when its one of you lunatics that dies but not a word for the near weekly victims of school shootings.

This is from a current Secret Service agent—and someone responsible for protecting both Democrats and Republicans from harm. It goes without saying he cannot be trusted to carry out that mission and should be fired immediately. We cannot sit by and let tragedy strike again.

@StephenM Lol you of all people are decrying this? You've brought more violence to this country than nearly anyone except maybe Kirk himself. Lol you're a clown.

There is an ideology that has steadily been growing in this country which hates everything that is good, righteous and beautiful and celebrates everything that is warped, twisted and depraved. It is an ideology at war with family and nature. It is envious, malicious, and soulless. It is an ideology that looks upon the perfect family with bitter rage while embracing the serial criminal with tender warmth. Its adherents organize constantly to tear down and destroy every mark of grace and beauty while lifting up everything monstrous and foul. It is an ideology that leads, always, inevitably and willfully, to violence — violence against those uphold order, who uphold faith, who uphold family, who uphold all that is noble and virtuous in this world. It is an ideology whose one unifying thread is the insatiable thirst for destruction. We see the workings of this ideology in every posting online cheering the evil assassination that cruelly robbed this nation of one of its greatest men. Postings from those in positions of institutional authority — educators, healthcare workers, therapists, government employees — reveling in the vile and the sinister with the most chilling glee. The fate of millions depends upon the defeat of this wicked ideology. The fate of our children, our society, our civilization hinges on it. Now we devote ourselves, with love and unyielding determination, to finishing the indispensable work to which Charlie bravely devoted his life and gave his last measure of devotion.

@FrankLuntz @matthewjdowd Oh please Dowd was right. Actually I'm so happy for Charlie he always liked to say how gun violence was an acceptable price for having free access to guns. We should all be so lucky as to die for something we believe in so deeply.

What decent human tries to justify assassination? We need a more solution-oriented approach to political communication. America needs and deserves better. This is unacceptable by @MatthewJDowd. Today, more than ever, we need people who try to build us up, not tear us down.

@GovRonDeSantis @StasiKamoutsas

Celebrating the assassination of a 31 year old father of two young kids is disturbing; that teachers would be among those who do so is completely unacceptable. Glad @StasiKamoutsas is bringing accountability. It is sad that we’ve seen a number of teachers across America celebrate Charlie Kirk’s murder.

@NancyMace @gcschools Golly, wait until you hear about the things Kirk liked to say about tragedies.

This Greenville County School District teacher is no longer employed with the district after having been placed on leave. No one who celebrates the loss of human life should be anywhere near children. Thank you @gcschools for doing the right thing.

If Charlie Kirk had an impact on your life in any way, drop a “❤️” down below. We love you Charlie Kirk

Not so much as a we're sorry @sama? Booooo.

@OpenAI : You had time to send me GPT-5 marketing emails. You had time to lock my account. You had time to take my money. But no time to respond. ⏳ Day 2 — clock’s ticking.

@JDVance A major fascist moment, you fuckin twat.

This is a major moment for our country!

Finally, to @OpenAI and @sama: Go fuck yourselves. And if my data shows up anywhere, I know exactly who to sue. 🖕 End /🧵

And this isn't just about my $134 or my evening. This is @OpenAI showing you exactly how they'll treat everyone once they have market dominance. Today it's me, tomorrow it's you.

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