Trent (he/him)
@traaant.bsky.social
Character Technical Artist at Blizzard,
Avid bookworm, tinkerer of old things, and friend to all cats.
Views are my own.
Avid bookworm, tinkerer of old things, and friend to all cats.
Views are my own.
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This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work.
unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...
unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...
Dungeons & Dragons and Studio X Join United Wizards of the Coast - CWA
Today, October 6, 2026, the designers, artists, writers, producers, and workers behind Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Duel Masters, D&D Beyond, and countless other games are uniting in soli...
unitedwizardsofthecoast.com
October 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work.
unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...
unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...
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If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote.
Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas.
Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check!
And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas.
Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check!
And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
October 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote.
Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas.
Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check!
And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas.
Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check!
And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
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I am part of this round of layoffs and am seeking new opportunities.
If your team needs a narrative director / storyteller, please reach out.
If your team needs a narrative director / storyteller, please reach out.
Xbox reportedly set to announce second round of layoffs this week
Report suggests platform holder will "consolidate several of its game studios" amid ongoing restructuring
www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-reporte...
Report suggests platform holder will "consolidate several of its game studios" amid ongoing restructuring
www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-reporte...
September 22, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I am part of this round of layoffs and am seeking new opportunities.
If your team needs a narrative director / storyteller, please reach out.
If your team needs a narrative director / storyteller, please reach out.
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blizzard workers had to fight tooth and nail for years, but they finally did it: they secured a union contract not just for one team, but for all unionized units--warcraft, overwatch, diablo, and more
![“We really started mobilizing as one Blizzard unit in [the] last couple of months, and I think that really helped put the pressure on,” Paul Cox, senior game designer on World of Warcraft, told Aftermath.
"I feel like the company dragged its feet and did a lot of posturing and wasting time until the very, very last moment."
Prior to spring of this year, the WoW team, which unionized in 2024, had gotten the lion's share of bargaining time. Other units found themselves stuck in the mud. Higher-ups were effectively stalling the whole process—unfortunately nothing new for unionized workers under Microsoft’s umbrella.
"For this whole year of bargaining on the Diablo side—and I imagine on the rest of the units as well—we received so few [bargaining] dates, but we kind of had the understanding that whatever WoW was able to win would at least influence and set the floor for the rest of our units,” Diablo senior environment artist Mahreen Fatima told Aftermath. “We adopted this messaging about how WoW's wins are our wins, so we should be out there mobilizing with them. But truly, I feel like the company dragged its feet and did a lot of posturing and wasting time until the very, very last moment this last month to finally be able to say, 'OK, yes, we are willing to extend this contract to everyone.' We really did not have any indication that we could get this done until last month."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gdejlhcswjbzraadoltdpps/bafkreih6u6gzajbd63dovnmlnc43z5g6i35d3n735rrdkopipyjopkl72e)
September 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
blizzard workers had to fight tooth and nail for years, but they finally did it: they secured a union contract not just for one team, but for all unionized units--warcraft, overwatch, diablo, and more
It takes a Blizzard…💙🩵
BREAKING: Blizzard union workers have ratified a historic contract that has secured guardrails around AI usage, layoff protections, remote/hybrid work benefits, and much more.
Blizzard union workers ratify contract covering 1,900 employees
Union members have secured guardrails around generative AI usage, layoff protections, remote and hybrid work benefits, and more.
www.gamedeveloper.com
September 9, 2026 at 1:16 PM
It takes a Blizzard…💙🩵
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I saw a meme today that said that books are proof that strangers can meet across centuries and still understand each other.
That really resonated.
That really resonated.
September 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I saw a meme today that said that books are proof that strangers can meet across centuries and still understand each other.
That really resonated.
That really resonated.
This oversized shrimp doesn’t know we are moving out tomorrow.
August 30, 2026 at 12:19 AM
This oversized shrimp doesn’t know we are moving out tomorrow.
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This is a great profile on the late Michiyo Yasuda. One of the most influential color designers in animation history. She led the incredible color design for My Neighbor Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies SIMULTANEOUSLY!
She was Hayao Miyazaki's "right-hand" collaborator from the '70s onward. Her name was Michiyo Yasuda -- the best color designer in animation.
Yasuda's eye for color gave Ghibli's work a totally different look. We explore her methods:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-artist...
Yasuda's eye for color gave Ghibli's work a totally different look. We explore her methods:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-artist...
July 27, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is a great profile on the late Michiyo Yasuda. One of the most influential color designers in animation history. She led the incredible color design for My Neighbor Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies SIMULTANEOUSLY!
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Some photographs from the 'Save Our Devs' rallies in Rockville, Montreal, Dallas, Austin, and Redmond—held yesterday in protest of the latest mass layoffs at Xbox.
I'm told by a union organiser that over 150 employees turned out in Rockville alone.
I'm told by a union organiser that over 150 employees turned out in Rockville alone.
July 16, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Some photographs from the 'Save Our Devs' rallies in Rockville, Montreal, Dallas, Austin, and Redmond—held yesterday in protest of the latest mass layoffs at Xbox.
I'm told by a union organiser that over 150 employees turned out in Rockville alone.
I'm told by a union organiser that over 150 employees turned out in Rockville alone.
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One way you can show Microsoft your concern is here through the XBOX Player Voice feedback platform: feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/ide...
July 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
One way you can show Microsoft your concern is here through the XBOX Player Voice feedback platform: feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/ide...
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If you are one of the many valuable workers callously laid off for corporate interests today, please consider applying to our hardship fund.
Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun...
If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.
If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.
July 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
If you are one of the many valuable workers callously laid off for corporate interests today, please consider applying to our hardship fund.
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Happy 4th of July! Here's an unrelated image!
July 4, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Happy 4th of July! Here's an unrelated image!
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those are my colleagues!!!!!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Xbox's unionized workers have joined forces across teams to speak out and fight back against looming layoffs, demanding protections not just for union members, but for all Xbox workers. https://kotaku.com/unionized-workers-xbox-respond-layoff-reports-will-not-be-treated-disposable-2000711455
Unionized Workers At Xbox Respond To Layoff Reports, Say They 'Will Not Be Treated As Disposable' - Kotaku
'The money is there, leadership is simply choosing where it goes and who pays'
kotaku.com
June 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
those are my colleagues!!!!!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
New thrift store find acquired, looking forward to getting this up and running. Light and motor work, but probably needs a tune up with how slow the motor moves the needle #vintagesewingmachines
June 22, 2026 at 8:12 PM
New thrift store find acquired, looking forward to getting this up and running. Light and motor work, but probably needs a tune up with how slow the motor moves the needle #vintagesewingmachines
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if i seem laid back and relaxed to you, it’s an elaborate ruse - i actually carry the kind of tension that makes massage therapists and other health professionals say “wow” and “oh no”
May 31, 2026 at 3:37 AM
if i seem laid back and relaxed to you, it’s an elaborate ruse - i actually carry the kind of tension that makes massage therapists and other health professionals say “wow” and “oh no”
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many such cases on Diablo
Any day you spend working on something like GiantCarcass01.fbx is a good day.
May 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM
many such cases on Diablo
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The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me.
It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
April 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me.
It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
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Happy Trans Day of Visibility ❤️🏳️⚧️❤️
March 31, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Happy Trans Day of Visibility ❤️🏳️⚧️❤️
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Blizzard QA workers' newly ratified union contract locks in pay increases, better benefits
aftermath.site/blizzard-qa-wo...
aftermath.site/blizzard-qa-wo...
February 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Blizzard QA workers' newly ratified union contract locks in pay increases, better benefits
aftermath.site/blizzard-qa-wo...
aftermath.site/blizzard-qa-wo...
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*young me, developing a strong sense of justice*
This is gonna be great, what an asset, this will never drive me insane
This is gonna be great, what an asset, this will never drive me insane
August 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
*young me, developing a strong sense of justice*
This is gonna be great, what an asset, this will never drive me insane
This is gonna be great, what an asset, this will never drive me insane
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rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know
January 25, 2026 at 7:57 PM
rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know