iam3then

Gamer | Streamer | Music addict | All things interesting | Trying to be someone you haven't met.
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My Voicemail To The Internet

[iam3then @iam3then]

That middle of the night type beat
https://t.co/KI5laminj1
#music #lofi #beats #hiphop #iam3then #adultswim

[J!REH 🏆 @jirehpc]

The literacy crisis is starting to show up in the raps

[iam3then @iam3then]

@djvlad @daylyt30 How?

[Sarah Ironside 💙 @SarahIronside6]

I spoke with my dear friend Mitch McConnell for 20 minutes this morning and he told me he supports universal healthcare, free college, raising the minimum wage and housing for all.

[iam3then @iam3then]

😐😐😐
Prove it. Let's hear his voice. See him on video. Literally anything other than other people saying he's okay.

[Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY]

I spoke to my old friend Mitch McConnell this morning, the senior Senator from Kentucky. He’s still recovering in the hospital. We talked for just shy of 20 minutes … about IRAN, UKRAINE, the unfolding situation in MAINE, my visit to the TR Presidential Library, and even a little bit of Senate history. I told him we want to see him back at work as soon as possible.

[Hannah Cox @HannahDCox]

This Mitch McConnell situation is CRAZY.

I've been waiting for confirmation on the situation but his camp is keeping details locked down. So here's what we know:

1. He's been hospitalized for some time.

2. His highly connected Chinese wife left the country for high level meetings with the CCP after his medical emergency happened.

3. No one knows if he's conscious, with some rumors beginning to circulate that he's brain dead and on life support.

4. There's already an election to replace him happening this Fall, but Kentucky law calls for a special election for senators unable to complete their terms vs. a governor appointee. So if he is incapacitated, someone else likely would be elected to finish out his term through January. Speculators are suggesting the party doesn't want to deal with that process and is thus keeping his condition quiet.

This is just the latest in a string of incidents where congressional leaders have disappeared and it's inexcusable. We need age limits immediately - having people this old and unhealthy in power is a national security threat.

[iam3then @iam3then]

The intelligence level is showing and it aint good. Its literally a bar that you can actually be too stupid to understand and these niggas on full display not understanding it.

[Caleb @CalebFromX]

Rory & Mal COHOST struggles to understand 39 INTRO by J. Cole:

“Say that again ? Antonyms .. Synonyms. This N**** [J. Cole] is using big words.”

Context: Complex ranked 39 INTRO as the second best rap verse of 2026. OVO MAL believes Drake deserved to be ranked over Jaÿ-Z.

[Chris Patrick @Xchrispatrick]

I done been thru so much dawg. Least I can do is put on for where I’m from and extend the legacy of Hip-Hop. Niggas pimping out the game and letting anybody get on. Shit lame as hell to me. Preciate yall fucking with me on this.

[iam3then @iam3then]

@SStricklandMMA @Dark_Tidings___ You said you didnt, dumbass.

[iam3then @iam3then]

Dude has gotten hit in the head too many times.

[ASHA @asha_shar]

This is an important email I sent today to all employees at XBOX:

Team,

We are beginning the most significant restructure in XBOX history. After careful consideration, I've made the difficult decision to reduce our team by approximately 3,200 throughout FY27. This will include approximately 1,600 role eliminations today, and in addition, four studios will leave XBOX to new management. I recognize that a year-long restructuring creates additional challenges. Unfortunately, it is not possible to make all the necessary changes in a single day, and I wanted to be direct about the scale.

I know this is painful. These changes will directly affect people who have poured their creativity into building XBOX. Many joined us through acquisitions, while others were recruited here, or sought us out because they loved this industry and loved XBOX. Today's decisions do not reflect their talent or dedication.

Our business today is not healthy. We are operating at margins that are 3–10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses. We entered Gen 9 with a smaller install base and a higher cost structure. To grow, we bet on Game Pass, multi-platform, and a broader portfolio of content. While those businesses have created meaningful value, they did not grow at the pace we expected. As that happened, our core business weakened, and we added more teams, more investment, and more time, hoping for a better outcome. And now the industry is facing the most severe hardware crisis in its history. We must reset XBOX.

First, we will reset our content portfolio.

Since 2018, we have aggressively expanded our studio portfolio while the number of games created each month across the industry now outpaces the last ten years combined. We now find ourselves competing not only with the largest publishers, but also with smaller independent studios. It is neither possible nor desirable to own every great independent studio. We have also learned that we are not the best home for every type of studio; in a typical year, we lost 64 cents for every dollar we invested. As we reset XBOX, we will help independent creators succeed by providing open development tools and audiences to realize their vision.

Compulsion Games and Double Fine Productions will return to management and transition to independent studios with their IP, catalog, and runway for their next games. Ninja Theory and Undead Labs have entered terms to join new ownership with funding to complete and grow Senua and State of Decay 3. In France, Arkane’s management is beginning required consultation with its Works Council to review potential strategic options.

We are also making reductions across other units, and in some cases, shifting investment to focus on higher priority projects. These changes vary in size across Activision, Bethesda/ZeniMax, Blizzard, King, Mojang, and XBOX Game Studios. None of our first party publicly announced games or projects are being cancelled as part of these reductions.

In addition, Mojang and King will now report directly to me. These two studios have increasingly become platforms and are our largest by monthly active players. They bring critical geographic, demographic, and differentiation to XBOX.

Second, we will reset our platform.

We know that great technology gets better when it gets simpler, not bigger. Today, in some parts of the company, work passes through as many as 14 layers of management. Our platform teams are 40% larger than they were at the start of this generation, even as our player base and playtime have declined. That complexity has slowed decisions, blurred accountability, and made it harder to deliver for players. As we reset XBOX, we will simplify.

We will reduce management layers to no more than 5, and where possible, 3. We will deliver success through a flatter organization that is built around makers (individual contributors focused on building), player-coaches (leaders who remain deeply involved in the work while developing their teams), and directly responsible individuals (DRIs) who own key decisions and outcomes. And we will streamline how we work across our tools, with a cleaner code base, shared services, and 50% reduced vendor spend.

Third, we are resetting how we operate.

As XBOX grew our headcount, we became more fragmented. Teams, studios, and functions often operate independently, and it became harder to work towards a shared goal, make the right tradeoffs, and get things done.

For the first time, we are establishing a Chief Operating Officer with end-to-end P&L responsibility across content, hardware, platform, and services. Helen Chiang has been promoted to this role and will report directly to me. Over nearly two decades at XBOX, Helen has helped build some of our most important businesses, from XBOX Live to leading Mojang and the Minecraft franchise. She will bring our businesses together under one operating model, making sure we make clear investment decisions, learn from our successes and failures, and hold ourselves accountable for results.

Thank you, Dave McCarthy, who is retiring after 17 years with XBOX. Dave has played a defining role in building the platform that millions of players rely on every day and has been a trusted partner through many of the biggest moments in XBOX's history. We wish him all the best.

These changes are about a bigger future for XBOX, not a smaller one. The next decade of gaming will be larger, more global, and more creative than anything we've seen before. This year, we'll invest as much in XBOX as we ever have, but we'll invest with greater focus, greater discipline, and greater clarity, all in service of making XBOX where the world plays and creates.

I want XBOX to be one of the few companies that entertains more than a billion people each day and gives everyone the opportunity to create and connect. I know we can achieve this goal. XBOX has many of the most beloved franchises in entertainment history, talented studios around the world, and we will return to growth in 2027.

History is full of companies that mistake longevity for inevitability. We will not be one of them.

Asha

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

I still CANNOT believe humans were gifted a planet full of trees, fruit, water, animals and sunshine and then they invented debt, capitalism and war.

[Scru🇳🇬 @scrufacejean]

Happy White Man Independence Day! 🎇🎆

[Punch TDE @iamstillpunch]

Just had a great conversation with Lupe. It’s all love and respect on both ends. We spoke about context, misunderstandings, misinterpretations and intentions. Spoke about everything from The Monster Freestyle and the 2010 live stream up until his recent visits on various podcast. It’s no smoke lol, just lighthearted friendly Hip Hop conversation. Everyone relax.

RespecttheARtFOrM

[Ran To Atlanta @RanToAtlanta99]

Lupe Fiasco goes on culture united and addresses Kendrick Lamar and the online harassment from his fanbase. He described the growing dangers of stan culture, arguing that online narratives, harassment, and escalating rhetoric can have serious consequences as fan behavior has been going beyond music discourse. He also referenced the 2024 shooting outside Drake's Toronto residents, expressing his view that the hostile online environment surrounding artists can fuel real world violence.

[Mutahar @OrdinaryGamers]

Hopefully today inspires the youth to start torrenting like we used to do.

[iam3then @iam3then]

@daylyt30 Biggie

[iam3then @iam3then]

@k1ckforkz @derapy_ I heard a mission was locked behind the ultimate edition.

[iam3then @iam3then]

@HipHopGamer @RockstarGames Terrible argument lol.

[IDK @IDK]

The closest thing we ever had to another Cole Kendrick or Drake was X.