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Ian L @NYCC

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Former database editor at Engadget, co-host of Comic Timing Podcast at http://comictiming.net & formerly of Comic Geek Speak for 6 years; NYC dweller, enjoys bagels and pizza, my native foods. @comictiming.bsky.social

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Ian L @NYCC @iamscifi.bsky.social · Nov 12

A reintroduction, for the new people. Hello, gang. I'm Ian! I've been podcasting about comic books for about 20 years, originally for @comictiming.bsky.social, then for Comic Geek Speak for 6 years, now back at Comic Timing. I'm a lifelong New Yorker, appreciate pizza of all kinds, and the Yankees.

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sadvil 😎 @sadvil.bsky.social · 7h

A great weekend to share Jeff Bridges making a perfect joke

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Chris Kohler @kohler.bsky.social · 22h

Congrats to the Seattle Nintendos

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Ian L @NYCC @iamscifi.bsky.social · 23h

Flynn's Arcade exterior is in Culver City, but on further review it's apparently a fictional city called Center City in the original movie? I totally forgot that.

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So #TronAres is visually stunning with excellent digital and practical effects, but I'm sorry, Vancouver will never look like LA. I actually thought it was Philadelphia at first until I recognized streets from CW's Arrowverse.

Ian L @NYCC @iamscifi.bsky.social · 2d

@thatbilloakley.com

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Ian L @NYCC @iamscifi.bsky.social · 2d

Why the heck doesn't New York Comic Con have a Bluesky account at this point? Other Reed conventions do, like @officialpax.bsky.social. #NYCC

Ian L @NYCC @iamscifi.bsky.social · 2d

Weather: Oh hey, I hope you've been enjoying how warm it's been in October!

Me: Yeah, I appreciate not having to carry a coat around when I don't want to.

Weather: Today it's gonna barely be 55.

Me: Wait...

Weather: You'll carry a jacket and still be cold.

Me: Stop...

#NYCC

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 2d

New official Marvel logo on display at NYCC

📷 MCU_Direct

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

yeah, trump has made very clear that he doesn’t think black people deserve to be in jobs of influence! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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Ian L @NYCC @iamscifi.bsky.social · 3d

And when you do, merriment shall be had

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Comic Timing Podcast @NYCC @comictiming.bsky.social · 3d

We're headed to #NYCC tomorrow! @iamscifi.bsky.social @lampbane.bsky.social and @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social will be attending all 4 days, and @jamaligle.bsky.social is at Artist Alley at table K14. If you're there & want to meet up or if you're a creator who'd like to be interviewed give us a holler!

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

I grew up going to Zabar's. So many of my childhood memories center around the best lox in NYC (which is saying something). With Saul Zabar's passing today, the Upper West Side has lost a legend who turned his parent's humble store into a culinary institution.

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 5d

Rebecca Sugar (Steven Universe) to direct a "Moomins" animated feature film.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...

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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 6d

PBS launched #OTD in 1970.

A life-changing moment for many of us. #PBS

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6d

Harmeet Dhillon (DOJ) publicly targeted this judge on Twitter a couple weeks ago.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Ian L @NYCC @iamscifi.bsky.social · 8d

If you gave the #TheSmashingMachine an alt title, it would be Rock(y). But instead of an enduring love story it's a hella toxic relationship.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8d

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.

From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

slate.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Tim Walz: "My god, we've got the White House threatening investigations and jail time because an escalator stopped? Walk up the damn stairs!"

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Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 9d

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 8d

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

Sky News @news.sky.com · 8d

Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.

news.sky.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9d

They’re baaack. 🤣

Repairs and all…

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Ian L @NYCC @iamscifi.bsky.social · 9d

Holy Schlittler, the #Yankees are heading to the #ALDS!! Onward to Toronto on Saturday, let's do this.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9d

some people told dave chappelle his jokes weren’t funny and this ego maniac has been having a meltdown over it for ten years

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 9d

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 9d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9d

a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 9d

Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports

Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days — giving the hard-charging journalist unusual clout to revamp the struggling network as it also acquires her scrappy news site the Free Press, The Post has learned.

Weiss — a 41-year-old former New York Times opinion writer who has built the Free Press into a buzzworthy site with a contrarian bent — is expected to be named to the top post in a Monday announcement, although the talks are in flux and the timing could change, a source close to the situation said.

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