J.L. Switzer
@captainjls.com
Surrounded by comics they never have time enough to read. Always tired. Writing nonsense about Robotech on the internet since the late '90s.
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always worth remembering that the absolute best song about the eternal purgatory of the present moment was written fourteen years ago by They Might Be Giants:
When Will You Die? - They Might Be Giants (Official Video)
YouTube video by ParticleMen
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January 21, 2026 at 5:23 AM
always worth remembering that the absolute best song about the eternal purgatory of the present moment was written fourteen years ago by They Might Be Giants:
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Every time there’s slightly irregular news from the White House.
January 21, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Every time there’s slightly irregular news from the White House.
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The millennial's curse: Very online 30/40 somethings cannot write, talk, or make art without constantly trying to defy or (worse in some ways) outflank the scorn of an audience they will never know or see. If that curse has extended to how you interact with your kids, you're well and truly cooked
January 20, 2026 at 12:14 AM
The millennial's curse: Very online 30/40 somethings cannot write, talk, or make art without constantly trying to defy or (worse in some ways) outflank the scorn of an audience they will never know or see. If that curse has extended to how you interact with your kids, you're well and truly cooked
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Geki from Street Fighter I
January 20, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Geki from Street Fighter I
Hoo boy, that Manga Entertainment "Chinese restaurant font" logo.
As for the original U.S. Renditions logo, until the day I die I'll be associating that font with mid-'90s Robotech comics where they used it over the original Robotech font for reasons unknown.
As for the original U.S. Renditions logo, until the day I die I'll be associating that font with mid-'90s Robotech comics where they used it over the original Robotech font for reasons unknown.
January 20, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Hoo boy, that Manga Entertainment "Chinese restaurant font" logo.
As for the original U.S. Renditions logo, until the day I die I'll be associating that font with mid-'90s Robotech comics where they used it over the original Robotech font for reasons unknown.
As for the original U.S. Renditions logo, until the day I die I'll be associating that font with mid-'90s Robotech comics where they used it over the original Robotech font for reasons unknown.
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how many deaths before we call them death camps
A third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says.
Third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says
Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss in El Paso is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:49 PM
how many deaths before we call them death camps
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i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
The Wrath of Stephen Miller
The man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
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“The truth always lies somewhere in the middle” has to be one of my least favorite phrases. Sometimes, one side is actually truthful and one side is actually malicious and lying!
January 19, 2026 at 8:34 PM
“The truth always lies somewhere in the middle” has to be one of my least favorite phrases. Sometimes, one side is actually truthful and one side is actually malicious and lying!
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The entire point of the oath is promising to fulfill the duties of the office.
Not that you are agreeing to effectively serve as a deputy of the Christian faith.
This isn't hard.
Not that you are agreeing to effectively serve as a deputy of the Christian faith.
This isn't hard.
January 19, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The entire point of the oath is promising to fulfill the duties of the office.
Not that you are agreeing to effectively serve as a deputy of the Christian faith.
This isn't hard.
Not that you are agreeing to effectively serve as a deputy of the Christian faith.
This isn't hard.
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The custom (not law!) of placing a hand on a religious text when making an oath is rooted in the idea that the person adheres to that faith and therefore would never lie with their hand on its main text.
That's why you don't force Muslims to swear on a Bible, or Christians on the Koran.
That's why you don't force Muslims to swear on a Bible, or Christians on the Koran.
Not headline news. No real fuss by Democratic leaders. No calls to censure. No pushback. No questions asked of GOP leadership by the press.
Just totally accepted anti-Muslim bigotry across the board.
Just totally accepted anti-Muslim bigotry across the board.
January 19, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The custom (not law!) of placing a hand on a religious text when making an oath is rooted in the idea that the person adheres to that faith and therefore would never lie with their hand on its main text.
That's why you don't force Muslims to swear on a Bible, or Christians on the Koran.
That's why you don't force Muslims to swear on a Bible, or Christians on the Koran.
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Commission art by Elliot Dickson.
January 19, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Commission art by Elliot Dickson.
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Come to me, my X-Men! Cyclops traditional colors practice today.
January 19, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Come to me, my X-Men! Cyclops traditional colors practice today.
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i once read "the rights you think criminals should have are the rights you think everyone should have because the state can criminalize anyone" and it changed how i think about everything
January 19, 2026 at 5:52 AM
i once read "the rights you think criminals should have are the rights you think everyone should have because the state can criminalize anyone" and it changed how i think about everything
Really would have been nice if property management would've told me the guys coming in to finally look at and fix/paint over the extreme water damage in the ceiling were coming today so I might've neatly cleaned up all those boxes of X-Men figures last night instead of shoving 'em away this morning.
January 19, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Really would have been nice if property management would've told me the guys coming in to finally look at and fix/paint over the extreme water damage in the ceiling were coming today so I might've neatly cleaned up all those boxes of X-Men figures last night instead of shoving 'em away this morning.
The *entire premise* of Howard the Duck's original comic story is that he got tossed thru the multiverse 'til he landed on Earth in 616. If you're really gonna pay homage to those who came before 2008's Iron Man, the 1986 Howard could definitely get ripped from his home (again!) and land in the MCU.
“Avengers: Doomsday” will be bullshit if they don’t make the 1986 Howard the Duck film MCU canon.
January 19, 2026 at 3:06 AM
The *entire premise* of Howard the Duck's original comic story is that he got tossed thru the multiverse 'til he landed on Earth in 616. If you're really gonna pay homage to those who came before 2008's Iron Man, the 1986 Howard could definitely get ripped from his home (again!) and land in the MCU.
The 1106 Drive-In, gone fifteen years now, home of one of the best greasy "huh, it's soaking thru the bag ..." cheeseburgers I've ever had. (Apparently multiple local establishments have, in years since, claimed to grill up a worthy successor -- it's like Reign of the Supermen, but for burgers.)
January 19, 2026 at 2:11 AM
The 1106 Drive-In, gone fifteen years now, home of one of the best greasy "huh, it's soaking thru the bag ..." cheeseburgers I've ever had. (Apparently multiple local establishments have, in years since, claimed to grill up a worthy successor -- it's like Reign of the Supermen, but for burgers.)
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The absolute accuracy of this.
January 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM
The absolute accuracy of this.
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News you can't use.
If You Use AI Chatbots to Follow the News, You're Basically Injecting Severe Poison Directly Into Your Brain
A journalism professor spent a month logging seven chatbots for their newsworthiness, with horrendous results.
trib.al
January 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
News you can't use.
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Grok is so much worse than you think.
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Grok is so much worse than you think.
Well, that's interesting. Joel's sold the farm and will (tentatively) basically be doing for MST3K what Eastman does for Paramount-owned TMNT: pitching in ideas and helping to promote the series (maybe next year we'll get some new Turkey Day segments again).
Radial Entertainment Completes Purchase of ‘MST3K’
https://www.byteseu.com/1717645/
“Mystery Science Theater 3000” John Latchem January 15, 2026 Radial Entertainment, the entertainment company formed from the merger of Shout! Studios and FilmRise, has obtained full ownership over the “Mystery …
https://www.byteseu.com/1717645/
“Mystery Science Theater 3000” John Latchem January 15, 2026 Radial Entertainment, the entertainment company formed from the merger of Shout! Studios and FilmRise, has obtained full ownership over the “Mystery …
Radial Entertainment Completes Purchase of 'MST3K' - Bytes Europe
John Latchem
www.byteseu.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Well, that's interesting. Joel's sold the farm and will (tentatively) basically be doing for MST3K what Eastman does for Paramount-owned TMNT: pitching in ideas and helping to promote the series (maybe next year we'll get some new Turkey Day segments again).
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I know some things are more important but I’m legitimately so fucking sick of the federal government posting like stormfront
January 16, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I know some things are more important but I’m legitimately so fucking sick of the federal government posting like stormfront
The Disciples of Zor's Robotech forum, which not long after I joined up gave way to The Robotech Page's Robotech Message Board. Made a few friends for life there, and also met a lot of people I'm still friends with on Facebook who've all become reactionary kooks (or maybe just got worse).
Okay, let's get nostalgic
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
January 16, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The Disciples of Zor's Robotech forum, which not long after I joined up gave way to The Robotech Page's Robotech Message Board. Made a few friends for life there, and also met a lot of people I'm still friends with on Facebook who've all become reactionary kooks (or maybe just got worse).
As I've mentioned before, when I was a kid I had an issue of Starlog with this ad on the back, and as the decade wore on and I got bit by the anime bug I'd pore over this ad and lament that I couldn't go back just a handful of years and see all these folks.
Be warned! It's coming! AnimeCon '91!
A lovely little slice of earlier anime fandom in the USA history.
In terms of industry/studio recognition and support outside of Japan, this was the big one; the one that got the ball rolling for cons to come.
A lovely little slice of earlier anime fandom in the USA history.
In terms of industry/studio recognition and support outside of Japan, this was the big one; the one that got the ball rolling for cons to come.
January 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
As I've mentioned before, when I was a kid I had an issue of Starlog with this ad on the back, and as the decade wore on and I got bit by the anime bug I'd pore over this ad and lament that I couldn't go back just a handful of years and see all these folks.
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