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Alucard (悪魔城下町)

@akumajoukamachi.bsky.social

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American ex-pat, Japanese salary man, and vampire (not necessarily in that order). Games, Music, Anime/Manga, Current Events Re-posts ≠ endorsement. INFJ, 血液型: B+ 趣味は: レトロゲーム、音楽、漫画、アニメ、日本語、フランス語、英語、映画、自然、ハイキング、バイキング。

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · Apr 17

I'm reading through 'Akira' now, so this will be my thread dedicated to Book 1. I will make threads for the other books when I get to them.

I feel that Otomo Katsuhiro's work speaks powerfully and directly to the turbulent world we find ourselves in today, including what is happening in America.

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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 3h

Purple waves and a moth that thinks she’s a hummingbird.

Purple Mexican sage brush crossing the screen diagonally like crashing waves against green leaves. A hummingbird hawk moth extends a grotesquely long tongue to collect the nectar. No one can tell her she is not beautiful.

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 43m

Yes there are!

Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 48m

Great thread on Komeito.

Levi McLaughlin @levimclaughlin.bsky.social · 8h

Japan, ostensibly one of the least religious countries in the world, had its political order upended by the lay Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai. That is THE story about Friday's epochal shift in Japanese politics (thread follows):

Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 56m

Merry Christmas!

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 6h

oh no

Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 59m

Yup.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 7h

Great Awokening

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 7h

it'd be funny if Trump II gave us the rebirth of the social gospel and a woke Great Awakening

☀️ Starshine @starshine.bsky.social · 7h

I have friends (of christ) everywhere

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☀️ Starshine @starshine.bsky.social · 7h

I have friends (of christ) everywhere

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 13h

Chanting, "we are the body of Christ! The body of Christ will be free!"

This crowd has swelled considerably. Few hundred here now.

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 1h

Legend of Valkyrie.

台羽正 @tadashidaiba.bsky.social · 7h

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 7h

My other experiences were with wild boars. Over the years, my contacts with big game have led me to believe that the only tribe that has no sense of fear is the one to which pigs belong. This includes the European wild boar, introduced into our Eastern mountains and Southern coastal islands in the early part of the century, and feral hogs that have escaped civilization and made it on their own in the swamps and mountains. They have noses and ears as sensitive as deer. Most of the time, when a lone hunter approaches, they are wise enough to vanish into the brush or to run before a dog pack. But, cornered or in sudden confrontation, they are most likely to charge or put on a hair-raising demonstration of their ferocity.

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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 9h

Japanese politics was rocked on Friday as the Kōmeitō announced it would leave its coalition with the LDP after twenty-six years. To understand why this happened and what it means, I wrote a guide for the perplexed.

open.substack.com/pub/observin...

Kōmeitō quits the coalition

A guide for the perplexed

open.substack.com

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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 11h

Life as a Japanese politics watcher now

a woman says i love mess while talking to another woman

ALT: a woman says i love mess while talking to another woman

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 10h

theonion.com/monk-gloats-...

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah, I always get a strange sense of deja vu about this topic, which seems to have the exact same things said about it every couple of years.

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 10h

rare earths are an exercise in American inability to govern. the problem of Chinese dominance in the sector has been known for over a decade. there was a broad bipartisan consensus that it was a problem in DC, at least among anyone who knew even a little about it, and constant discussion of ...

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 18h

My attempt to restore the artwork of #Sorcerian: The Dark Warrior Mage Comic Serialization featured as a poster on Monthly Comptiq, September 1988 issue. Removed logos/text, applying the usual upscale/clean/retouch combo. No clue on the artist, any info let me know!

Sorcerian: The Dark Warrior Mage Comic Serialization clean artwork featured as a poster on Monthly Comptiq, September 1988 issue. Image depicts a scantily clad blonde girl on the right, a warrior holding an assault rifle in the middle, and a small elf like blonde girl on the left. There's also a huge warrior with a horned helmet behind the small girl. Some dragon serpent creatures can be seen further back on the left.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 12h

When you're generally from the American Catholic right I think it can sometimes make them even angrier, since it's seen as a betrayal.

I'm looking forward to reading and maybe seeing people I personally know mentioned. 😂🤭🤫

a picture of a man with the word traitor written below him

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah, that seems like an issue.

One of the best things about comparative literature/history/religion/etc... departments is that they keep scholars honest, by putting them in dialogue with peers in very different fields.

When you're a specialist it's easy to get a bit too wrapped up in your field.

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台羽正 @tadashidaiba.bsky.social · 14h

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bokross.bsky.social @bokross.bsky.social · 15h

Komeito had two negotiation redlines: Commit to reforms on party finances/political donations and no pandering to Sanseito on immigration.

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Ray Glennon OFS @rayglennon.bsky.social · 14h

Seems important.
It now appears the Nov 2025 USCCB election may be a bellwether for the direction of the U.S. Catholic Church during the papacy of Pope Leo. Will we live the Gospel by following Jesus? cc: @catholickungfu.bsky.social @decentfilms.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 15h

On heels of Pope’s comments that US bishops need to speak out forcefully against ICE raids, Leo received full USCCB leadership in private audience today; at November meeting, the conference will elect its new president.

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川上信 (Shin Kawakami)🇯🇵🇨🇳🇺🇸 @nkfinity.bsky.social · 14h

Nothing super special about it but always gotta get エビチリ while in Japan because it’s the one type of Chinese food you can’t really find in the US. (At far as I know at least)

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Alucard (悪魔城下町) @akumajoukamachi.bsky.social · 14h

It's a definition that makes a lot of sense.

🎃👻 Jonathan Creeps 💀🎃 @jonathanrheaps.bsky.social · 14h

I cling to Lonergan’s definition of authority: the legitimate exercise of a community’s delegated power

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Reuters @reuters.com · 17h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15h

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 16h

The widespread media decision to frame international affairs as "will Donnie get the prize he wants?" is pathetic.

He's not the protagonist of human events. And to the extent he's a significant character in world affairs, whether or not he gets a prize is one of the least important things about it.

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