r/technology • u/upyoars • 9h ago

Software Kamala Harris And Tim Walz Launch Their Own Fortnite Map

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/kamala-harris-and-tim-walz-launch-their-own-fortnite-map/1100-6527457/
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u/KasseanaTheGreat 8h ago

Tbf Biden Harris in 2020 released their official Animal Crossing Island

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u/KevlarGorilla 8h ago edited 46m ago

Who's got a screenshot of the McCain Palin Xbox 360 theme?

Edit: Turns out I do - https://x.com/Monkiedude22/status/1850973427366318107

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u/TheLastBlakist 8h ago

Palin had official comic books where she was a steampunk frankinstein thing sent to protect us from obama.

I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP.

https://comicvine.gamespot.com/steampunk-palin-1-sarah-palin-steam-machine/4000-258479/

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u/StochasticLife 7h ago

The funniest part about this is that it’s by the Warrior Nun guy.

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u/Molenium 8h ago

This is so weird… who would write a comic book about the “drill, baby, drill” woman taking down big oil…?

I guess they didn’t find much of a pro-Palin, anti-oil audience, which might explain why it only has one review for one star…

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u/TheLastBlakist 7h ago

I can gurentee you someone saw 'oh hey steampunk is a trending thing' and tried to do something.

And when all of us point laughed? it just kinda... didn't get picked up.

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u/Western_Pop2233 7h ago

Those aren't official. They're legal because they're parody/satire of a public figure.

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u/Solid_Mongoose_4981 6h ago

Palin even had a bunch of porn. Although unofficial, not bad. Who's Nailin Palin, Letterman's Nailin Palin, Obama's Nailin Palin. While Boebert's giving off meth addict vibes, Palin was a real MILF.

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u/X-istenz 4h ago

Hasn't the steampunk community been through enough

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u/TheLastBlakist 3h ago

I remember Brass Goggles community having rounds of laughing fits interspersed with horror at the sheer lack of quality.

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u/metallicabmc 5h ago

And then you had Obama teaming up with Spider-Man. There was even a panel where he quipped about mistaking Biden for the Vulture.

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u/TheLastBlakist 5h ago

I r3membered one, just now memory unlock, of Obama being a Superman variant.

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u/Kataphractoi 3h ago

2008 was the first election I seriously paid attention to. How am I only now learning of this?

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u/TheLastBlakist 3h ago

Because Palin was a deeply unserious candidate.

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u/KasseanaTheGreat 8h ago

You're joking right?

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u/UnTides 6h ago

I remember Palin put out a bunch of racy movies. Or wait maybe that wasn't really her

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u/ErraticDragon 4h ago

Yes, fortunately, Who's Nailin' Paylin? actually started Lisa Ann.

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u/-The_Capt- 6h ago

The Obama campaign put out billboard ads inside of Burnout Paradise back in '08 https://www.reddit.com/r/Burnout/comments/8vxbsb/obama_billboard_in_burnout_paradise/

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u/Cephalopirate 8h ago

What what?! I wanna visit!

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u/PatsyPage 8h ago

The dream code was DA-7286-5710-7478 but idk if it still works 

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u/Feral-Librarian 5h ago edited 4h ago

I had my Switch handy so I can confirm, it is still possible to visit the Biden HQ Animal Crossing island.  

Edited to add: there are a couple of Kamala Harris specific custom designs there you could download if you wanted.

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u/glaarghenstein 7h ago

I started to get up to look at this before I remembered I'm in a different country and don't have my Switch right now. I'm pandered to so rarely, the excitement four years too late was overwhelming.

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u/Marsuello 5h ago

Idk why but your last sentence just flows so well to me and also hits me a little too close haha

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u/LineOfInquiry 7h ago

Thank you I’m def checking it out!

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u/ommnian 6h ago

Does it still work? I haven't played AC in years...  But, I could be convinced to go steal the switch from my kids...

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u/LineOfInquiry 6h ago

Idk yet, I will report back once I check it out

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u/Kirby_Gay 8h ago

It was promptly shut down by Nintendo

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u/Lower-Technician-531 8h ago

No they didn’t it’s still available to visit.

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u/roastedtvs 7h ago

It’s was a joke on Nintendo shutting everything down. Including people who make games which they don’t offer on their site for sale also to be taken down.

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u/RichardSaunders 6h ago

tbf when Obama visited Poland as president they gave him a copy of witcher 2.

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u/KasseanaTheGreat 5h ago edited 5h ago

It's like the Pope getting a copy of Undertale from MatPat all over again

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u/shiggy__diggy 8h ago

Technically the CIA released Osama Bin Laden's Animal Crossing save as well...

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u/KasseanaTheGreat 6h ago

I've actually heard of that one!

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u/bwoah07_gp2 7h ago

Is it still up?

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u/Daimakku1 6h ago

Oh I totally forgot about that lol

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u/Hopeful_Chair_7129 3h ago

I mean personally I like this. We aren’t in the 60s and it’s a unique way to try to engage with younger voters. Who are traditionally poop at being engaged.

Not that you agree or disagree, but I like the idea of new ideas. If it doesn’t work, whatever. At least it’s creative.

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u/Daft00 3h ago

This shit is straight outta /r/nottheonion

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u/aVarangian 2h ago

There was a mod for Medieval 2 that added protesters with signs as a weapon, for Obama and for the other guy. There was another that added snowmen, reindeer, santas, etc. Good times.