Barking Points Memo

A MEGASODE! Israel continues its long-standing pattern of aggression against Palestinians with US support, College athletes can not get sponsor deals but with huge strings attached, and Epic Games vs Apple drags in Itch.io, then we have a large helping of some POPLUCK!

Barking Point: Create an UNSPEAKABLE* GAME (*no bigotry, we're looking for satire here)

This Week's Barking Pointers: https://twitter.com/echowave_nyah/status/1388931726387335170?s=21 https://twitter.com/_rewhan/status/1389274512793866240?s=21 https://twitter.com/kobi_lacroix/status/1389489380998344706?s=21 LINKS https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.676303/full https://electronicintifada.net/content/envisioning-post-colonial-palestine/32596 https://www.wpr.org/survey-nearly-quarter-division-i-athletes-face-food-insecurity https://www.wpr.org/shows/survey-shows-some-college-athletes-facing-homelessness-food-insecurity https://bearistotle.substack.com/p/twitter-is-a-mmorpg https://jewishcurrents.org/the-nakba-demands-justice/ https://jewishcurrents.org/a-guide-to-the-current-crisis-in-israel-palestine/

SPONSORS: Adept Omega, Ahundred, Aode (Lion) ArcFoxAJ, Aylor, Deltanova, Dissonant Dragon, Drifa Jónsdóttir, FenrixWulf, Gabe Fox, Garglestone, jay jorts, knightly, Kokiteno, Lance Leoghauni, LF, & Linearscrew

"Bossa Antigua" "Backbay Lounge" "Apero Hour" "Crinoline Dreams" "Opportunity Walks" "Samba Isobel" "Shades of Spring" "Dispersion Relation" "Bass Vibes" "Overcast" "Your Call" "In Your Arms" "Bummin on Tremelo" "AcidJazz" "Poppers and Prosecco" "NoGoodLayabout" "Hep Cats" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Theme Music: "Barking Point" by Solardog

Derek Chauvin verdict and the readiness of liberals to call it justice, DC Statehood gets tanked by Joe Manchin, Unmasking is a necessary labor, Olympics gonna Olympics, Pokémon Card Crisis Core, & How Does This Keep Happening to Conservatives - Matt Gaetz and Josh Duggar vs human decency and law.

BARKING POINT: Imagine someone trapped on a reality show.

BARKING POINTERS: https://twitter.com/newdarkcloud/status/1383856161603026952?s=21https://twitter.com/echowave_nyah/status/1383952745137274890?s=21https://twitter.com/blimpeh/status/1384576578735132675?s=21https://twitter.com/sixarmedsweater/status/1384589861982638085?s=21https://twitter.com/roguecnidarian/status/1384678690341081089?s=21https://twitter.com/roguecnidarian/status/1384679513150267392?s=21 LINKS: via @Knightly9999 on Twitter: https://retroshare.cc/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kv9a9/pokemon-cards-psa-cgc-bgs-turnaround-times https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/antifa-far-right-doxing-identities/2021/01/10/41721de0-4dd7-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html SPONSORS: Kokiteno, Lance Leoghauni, LF, Linearscrew, MadMonk, Midori Switch Hound, newdarkcloud, Nik!, Nuzzley-Ffuzzily Torsten Pihl of the Satanic Temple, PhillyPu, Rei Moonwuff, Satorui, saul mondriaan, scuttlefuzz, sensual kazoo, SixArmedSweater, TailStrike, Takel, Tillen Shark, Varulf, wijn, Wolfinator, WrenYena, & Xurnami "Bossa Antigua" "Backbay Lounge" "Apero Hour" "Crinoline Dreams" "Opportunity Walks" "Samba Isobel" "Shades of Spring" "Dispersion Relation" "Bass Vibes" "Overcast" "Your Call" "In Your Arms" "Bummin on Tremelo" "AcidJazz" "Poppers and Prosecco" "NoGoodLayabout" "Hep Cats" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Theme Music: "Barking Point" by Solardog

This just in: all cops, still bad! At least New Mexico is ending their qualified immunity, though. Discord has a case of "OH MY GOD YOU CAN SEE HER ANKLES IN THAT SKIRT!" and decides to Tumblr its way to a buyout.

BARKING POINT: What company will follow in Capcom's footsteps and cynically 'embrace' its audience's projections upon it? (Reference Material:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1i-XRlsg2Q)

ARTICLE MENTIONED: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/04/the-george-floyd-act-wouldnt-have-saved-george-floyds-life-thats-says-it-all

THIS WEEK'S BARKING POINTERS: https://twitter.com/sixarmedsweater/status/1379118029926236172?s=21 https://twitter.com/takelgryph/status/1380616895230054406?s=21

SPONSORS: Kokiteno, Lance Leoghauni, LF, Linearscrew, MadMonk, Midori Switch Hound, newdarkcloud, Nik!, Nuzzley-Fuzzily Storsten Pihl of the Satanic Temple, PhillyPu, Rei Moonwuff, & Satorui "Bossa Antigua" "Backbay Lounge" "Apero Hour" "Crinoline Dreams" "Opportunity Walks" "Samba Isobel" "Shades of Spring" "Dispersion Relation" "Bass Vibes" "Overcast" "Your Call" "In Your Arms" "Bummin on Tremelo" "AcidJazz" "Poppers and Prosecco" "NoGoodLayabout" "Hep Cats" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Theme Music: "Barking Point" by Solardog

Axel can't remember which state has what's happening where, but there's Amazon garbage, anti-trans bullshit, and voting rights violations going on and we're going to tell you about it!

BARKING POINT: Tell us your TOTALLY AND TRULY VERY SUPER-REAL anti-drug stories.

LINKS: https://web.archive.org/web/20140124201848/https://www.pfaw.org/sites/default/files/ALECminoritygroup.pdf https://www.aup.nl/en/book/9789462988248/trans-and-genderqueer-subjects-in-medieval-hagiography https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/29/conservatives-remade-american-state-politics-heres-how-they-did-it/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dp3yn/amazon-leaked-reports-expose-spying-warehouse-workers-labor-union-environmental-groups-social-movements https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e449c8c3ef68d752f3e70dc/t/5f4cffea23958d79eae1ab23/1598881772432/Amazon_Report_Final.pdf https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/15/22331502/amazon-warehouse-gamification-program-expand-fc-games https://www.theinformation.com/articles/amazon-expands-effort-to-gamify-warehouse-work https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/technology/inside-amazon-wrestling-big-ideas-in-a-bruising-workplace.html THIS WEEK'S BARKING POINTERS: https://twitter.com/takelgryph/status/1376577042343456773?s=21 https://twitter.com/sixarmedsweater/status/1377309261236158472?s=21 https://twitter.com/crownedrat/status/1377617770519625734?s=21 https://twitter.com/echowave_nyah/status/1377655581067116547?s=21

SPONSORS: Adept Omega, Ahundred, Aode (Lion), ArcFoxAJ, Aylor, Deltanova, Dissonant Dragon, Drifa Jónsdóttir, FenrixWulf, Gabe Fox, Garglestone, jay jorts, & knightly

"Bossa Antigua" "Backbay Lounge" "Apero Hour" "Crinoline Dreams" "Opportunity Walks" "Samba Isobel" "Shades of Spring" "Dispersion Relation" "Bass Vibes" "Overcast" "Your Call" "In Your Arms" "Bummin on Tremelo" "AcidJazz" "Poppers and Prosecco" "NoGoodLayabout" "Hep Cats" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Theme Music: "Barking Point" by Solardog

We cover the racist killings in Atlanta and the history of anti-Asian and Pacific Islander activity in the USA long before this, a suspicious land development plan in Savannah, GA, and Diamond Comics Distributors is finally dead!

BARKING POINT: Create Your Own Extremely Online, Extremely Sad Family Moments Inspiration: https://twitter.com/JennyENicholson/status/1373202086939095042?s=20

LINKS https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1372255237763788803 https://twitter.com/weischoice/status/1372207144045543431

This Week's Barking Pointers: https://twitter.com/corvusatrox/status/1371318913582125056?s=21 https://twitter.com/crownedrat/status/1371467603798024195?s=21 https://twitter.com/takelgryph/status/1371593486982594560?s=21 https://twitter.com/blimpeh/status/1371755590461063173?s=21 https://twitter.com/echowave_nyah/status/1371889386464370688?s=21 https://twitter.com/newdarkcloud/status/1373070327266312194?s=21 https://twitter.com/oxleythebeardog/status/1373251793656905729?s=21

SPONSORS: Satorui, saul mondriaan, scuttlefuzz, sensual kazoo, SixArmedSweater, TailStrike, Takel, Tillen Shark, Varulf, wijn, Wolfinator, WrenYena, & Xurnami

"Bossa Antigua" "Backbay Lounge" "Apero Hour" "Crinoline Dreams" "Opportunity Walks" "Samba Isobel" "Shades of Spring" "Dispersion Relation" "Bass Vibes" "Overcast" "Your Call" "In Your Arms" "Bummin on Tremelo" "AcidJazz" "Poppers and Prosecco" "NoGoodLayabout" "Hep Cats" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Theme Music: "Barking Point" by Solardog

JUST SAY 'No Fucking Thanks' TO NFTs, IT'S A POP-CULTURE POTLUCK!

BARKING POINT: What is your favorite 'comfort food' media?

LINKS REFERENCED: https://emergencemagazine.org/story/the-channel-coyotes/ http://twitpic.com/3aqqa0 https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1370189135747555331 https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-starbase-city-spacex-texas-launch-site-2021-3 (Axel is also including this interview with Yabai Kamen because he happens to like his design very, very much) https://tokusatsunetwork.com/2019/08/interview-akunohimitsukessya-inc-creators-of-yabai-kamen/

This Week's Barking Pointers: https://twitter.com/newdarkcloud/status/1368422171098427396?s=21 https://twitter.com/sixarmedsweater/status/1369025800171880455?s=21 https://twitter.com/kobi_lacroix/status/1369459482753822721?s=21 https://twitter.com/takelgryph/status/1369815357863649281?s=21

"Bossa Antigua" "Backbay Lounge" "Apero Hour" "Crinoline Dreams" "Opportunity Walks" "Samba Isobel" "Shades of Spring" "Dispersion Relation" "Bass Vibes" "Overcast" "Your Call" "In Your Arms" "Bummin on Tremelo" "AcidJazz" "Poppers and Prosecco" "NoGoodLayabout" "Hep Cats" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Theme Music: "Barking Point" by Solardog

Deb Haaland's confirmation battle, lateral violence, Six Days in Fallujah's empty spectacle, and ResetEra snuffs out the next Harry Potter game.

BARKING POINT: Create your own fun historical conspiracy theory. THIS WEEK'S BARKING POINTER: https://twitter.com/sixarmedsweater/status/1363935969460834306?s=21 https://twitter.com/sixarmedsweater/status/1365003081071624195?s=21

LINKS! https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/15/22279600/six-days-in-fallujah-interview-iraq-war-politics https://podtail.com/pt-BR/podcast/blowback/ https://www.villagevoice.com/2002/02/05/black-hawk-damned/ http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Jan/25/il/il03a.html https://www.youtube.com/c/FundieFridays/featured

SPONSORS: Adept Omega, Ahundred, Aode (Lion), ArcFoxAJ, Aylor, Deltanova, Dissonant Dragon, Drifa Jónsdóttir, FenrixWulf, Gabe Fox, garglestone, jay jorts, & knightly

"Bossa Antigua" "Backbay Lounge" "Apero Hour" "Crinoline Dreams" "Opportunity Walks" "Samba Isobel" "Shades of Spring" "Dispersion Relation" "Bass Vibes" "Overcast" "Your Call" "In Your Arms" "Bummin on Tremelo" "AcidJazz" "Poppers and Prosecco" "NoGoodLayabout" "Hep Cats" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Theme Music: "Barking Point" by Solardog

Texas learns an unpleasant lesson about deregulating and privatizing its energy market, everything about the Euphoria app is the worst thing about it, and can we just not with Cruella?

BARKING POINT: Upcoming Scandals of President Biden's Dog

This Week's Barking Pointers: https://twitter.com/blimpeh/status/1361426880834936834?s=21 https://twitter.com/takelgryph/status/1361444115611803654?s=21

LINK REFERENCED: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/18/texans-grid-outage-deregulation/

SPONSORS: Satorui, saul mondriaan, scuttlefuzz, sensual kazoo, SixArmedSweater, Spooky Biscuits, TailStrike, Takel, Tillen Shark, Varulf, wijn, Wolfinator, WrenYena, & Xurnami

"Bossa Antigua" "Backbay Lounge" "Apero Hour" "Crinoline Dreams" "Opportunity Walks" "Samba Isobel" "Shades of Spring" "Dispersion Relation" "Bass Vibes" "Overcast" "Your Call" "In Your Arms" "Bummin on Tremelo" "AcidJazz" "Poppers and Prosecco" "NoGoodLayabout" "Hep Cats" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Theme Music: "Barking Point" by Solardog

WE CAN'T HELP OURSELVES WITH THESE MEGASODES! Internet consolidation, GameStop Stocks and Blockchain currencies are not praxis, and uuuuugh Joss Whedon.

BARKING POINT: Pitch some projects from the new Gina Carano-Daily Wire short-lived tantrum project.

This Week's Barking Pointers https://twitter.com/blimpeh/status/1359242225050292225?s=21 https://twitter.com/crownedrat/status/1358383239275110400?s=21 SPONSORS: Kokiteno, Lance Leoghauni, LF, Linearscrew, MadMonk, Midori Switch Hound, newdarkcloud, Nik!, PhillyPu, & Rei Moonwuff

"Bossa Antigua" "Backbay Lounge" "Apero Hour" "Crinoline Dreams" "Opportunity Walks" "Samba Isobel" "Shades of Spring" "Dispersion Relation" "Bass Vibes" "Overcast" "Your Call" "In Your Arms" "Bummin on Tremelo" "AcidJazz" "Poppers and Prosecco" "NoGoodLayabout" "Hep Cats" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Theme Music: "Barking Point" by Solardog

WE'RE BACK WITH A MEGASODE!

We talk Sophie, COVID vaccines and how they work, Jan 6th, the starting of the Biden administration, a furry update, and new developments at Neom.

BARKING POINT: Imagine that The Dark Carnival has been sold to Cirque du Soliel, what are the acts?

Article about THE LINE: https://malekafzali.substack.com/p/neom-the-line-to-oblivion

This Week's Barking Pointers: https://twitter.com/crownedrat/status/1338570780645404672?s=21 https://twitter.com/sixarmedsweater/status/1338583158070112256?s=21 https://twitter.com/roguecnidarian/status/1338980518583554049?s=21 https://twitter.com/roguecnidarian/status/1338980986823073792?s=21 https://twitter.com/takelgryph/status/1341899342853136395?s=21 https://twitter.com/blimpeh/status/1345253781395501058?s=21

SPONSORS: Adept Omega, Ahundred, Aode (Lion), ArcFoxAJ, Aylor, Deltanova, Dissonant Dragon, Drifa Jónsdóttir, FenrixWulf, Flufftastic Torsten Pihl of the Satanic Temple, Gabe Fox, jay jorts, & knightly

"Bossa Antigua" "Backbay Lounge" "Apero Hour" "Crinoline Dreams" "Opportunity Walks" "Samba Isobel" "Shades of Spring" "Dispersion Relation" "Bass Vibes" "Overcast" "Your Call" "In Your Arms" "Bummin on Tremelo" "AcidJazz" "Poppers and Prosecco" "NoGoodLayabout" "Hep Cats" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Theme Music: "Barking Point" by Solardog