零Rei
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No shade on Junji Ito, who is the best to ever do it in his particular lane, but my mangaka pantheon has Tezuka and Takahashi tied at the top and everybody else much further down.
This is so amazingly cool. God, I wish I could have been there!
One of these people is an absolute living legend of manga, and one of the most important comics creators of all time.
The other is Junji Ito.
One of these people is an absolute living legend of manga, and one of the most important comics creators of all time.
The other is Junji Ito.
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
No shade on Junji Ito, who is the best to ever do it in his particular lane, but my mangaka pantheon has Tezuka and Takahashi tied at the top and everybody else much further down.
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Happy Birthday Dr. Davis. Thank you for everything.
January 26, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Happy Birthday Dr. Davis. Thank you for everything.
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Hey can we also pause and unpack what “quotas” means
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Hey can we also pause and unpack what “quotas” means
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The thing that I'm most interested to see in the anime of Ikoku Nikki / Journal With Witch is how they handle the later chapters, when the storytelling gets increasingly asynchronous and impressionistic. After the first few episodes, I'm increasingly confident the directors will nail it…
January 25, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The thing that I'm most interested to see in the anime of Ikoku Nikki / Journal With Witch is how they handle the later chapters, when the storytelling gets increasingly asynchronous and impressionistic. After the first few episodes, I'm increasingly confident the directors will nail it…
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Ikoku Nikki, certified good cartoon
January 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Ikoku Nikki, certified good cartoon
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Despite the gradual decay you kinda can't escape nowadays outside of powerhouses (and even then), the organic linework is basically the most satisfying animation philosophy on TV right now too. One of those secretly drawing sickos anime
January 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Despite the gradual decay you kinda can't escape nowadays outside of powerhouses (and even then), the organic linework is basically the most satisfying animation philosophy on TV right now too. One of those secretly drawing sickos anime
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One of the main ideas behind the Ikoku Nikki anime so far has been to use the structure of the house that the two leads share to underline how "living together" has been a technicality. They're still two separate lifestyles and there is tangible, solid separation between the two
January 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM
One of the main ideas behind the Ikoku Nikki anime so far has been to use the structure of the house that the two leads share to underline how "living together" has been a technicality. They're still two separate lifestyles and there is tangible, solid separation between the two
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ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 AM
ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
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I talk to MAGA voters a lot. They are open and honest about supporting mass deportation. They think it's a good thing, and they support the mission of ICE.
The language they use to justify it and to excuse the horrors, is *exactly* the same language that centrist Dems use to justify US policing.
The language they use to justify it and to excuse the horrors, is *exactly* the same language that centrist Dems use to justify US policing.
When was the last time you talked to a Trump supporter about how happy they are about all this? I experienced this the other day, and the advantage they have is how morbidly stunning their alternative reality is. They hate being called Nazis, yet refuse to see why violent terror forces are wrong.
January 25, 2026 at 4:51 AM
I talk to MAGA voters a lot. They are open and honest about supporting mass deportation. They think it's a good thing, and they support the mission of ICE.
The language they use to justify it and to excuse the horrors, is *exactly* the same language that centrist Dems use to justify US policing.
The language they use to justify it and to excuse the horrors, is *exactly* the same language that centrist Dems use to justify US policing.
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The medium is the message, and the medium is violence.
They don't tell obvious lies because they want or expect to deceive you; they tell obvious lies to let you know it doesn't matter what you think or know. They're not saying "What I say is real"; they're saying "Reality is whatever I say it is and there's nothing you can do about it."
January 24, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The medium is the message, and the medium is violence.
This just furthers my sense that everybody involved in the production of “Journal with Witch” has taken great care with the work. I was skeptical about the adaptation at first, as I love the manga so much, but it’s been a miracle thus far. Very good interview.
January 25, 2026 at 11:56 AM
This just furthers my sense that everybody involved in the production of “Journal with Witch” has taken great care with the work. I was skeptical about the adaptation at first, as I love the manga so much, but it’s been a miracle thus far. Very good interview.
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They are law enforcement, though. This is and has always been precisely the job of "law enforcement": to terrorize and brutalize people who are inconvenient or disobedient to the Powers That Be.
"Quit referring to these people as law enforcement. They are not law enforcement." Yes, please.
January 24, 2026 at 9:53 PM
They are law enforcement, though. This is and has always been precisely the job of "law enforcement": to terrorize and brutalize people who are inconvenient or disobedient to the Powers That Be.
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Republicans are the Uvalde shooters
Democrats are the Uvalde cops
Democrats are the Uvalde cops
January 24, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Republicans are the Uvalde shooters
Democrats are the Uvalde cops
Democrats are the Uvalde cops
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People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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this morning ICE murdered another man in my neighborhood and then when we told them to get the fuck out, they teargassed us and shot flash bangs again and again. they tackled people into the snow and took them. they are violent fascist scum and this is what they are trained to do.
Saying "what they want is violence, don't give it to them," is not only an incorrect assessment—fascist state agents are unleashing violence upon our communities daily, the peoples' response is not incitement—but further accuses the very people resisting fascism of its cause. A sick perversion.
January 24, 2026 at 7:02 PM
this morning ICE murdered another man in my neighborhood and then when we told them to get the fuck out, they teargassed us and shot flash bangs again and again. they tackled people into the snow and took them. they are violent fascist scum and this is what they are trained to do.
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The guy was being held down on the ground by like 6 scumbags and he was shot point blank while doubled over on his knees after the piece of shit pistol whipped him several times. Now you don’t have to watch.
January 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The guy was being held down on the ground by like 6 scumbags and he was shot point blank while doubled over on his knees after the piece of shit pistol whipped him several times. Now you don’t have to watch.
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A while ago there was a discussion about whether or not to become more militant in the resistance to fascism and people expressed concern this would cause Trump to overthrow democracy and invoke the insurrection act which nothing prevents him from doing.
I said that functionally he already has.
I said that functionally he already has.
January 24, 2026 at 6:47 PM
A while ago there was a discussion about whether or not to become more militant in the resistance to fascism and people expressed concern this would cause Trump to overthrow democracy and invoke the insurrection act which nothing prevents him from doing.
I said that functionally he already has.
I said that functionally he already has.
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You know me I don't share fundraisers unless I can tell you I trust them with my whole heart and my own wallet. This one gets protective gear to legal observers in Minneapolis / Saint Paul
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January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
You know me I don't share fundraisers unless I can tell you I trust them with my whole heart and my own wallet. This one gets protective gear to legal observers in Minneapolis / Saint Paul
www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...
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this isn’t less important than “affordability” or whatever. it feels insane that anyone has to say that out loud, but here we fucking are
January 24, 2026 at 6:53 PM
this isn’t less important than “affordability” or whatever. it feels insane that anyone has to say that out loud, but here we fucking are
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RIP Michael Parenti.
January 24, 2026 at 5:50 PM
RIP Michael Parenti.
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i wanna live in a country that doesn’t exist yet
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
i wanna live in a country that doesn’t exist yet
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I really despise this "paramilitary" framing. ICE was created by an act of Congress. They are funded by acts of Congress. They are not some jerkoff militia in Montana doing target practice on empty BL cans. What is the purpose of this obfuscation other than to exculpate cops?
ICE is not law enforcement, they are not police, they are paramilitary. Opposing ICE is not against law enforcement, it is not against police, it is against paramilitary.
January 23, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I really despise this "paramilitary" framing. ICE was created by an act of Congress. They are funded by acts of Congress. They are not some jerkoff militia in Montana doing target practice on empty BL cans. What is the purpose of this obfuscation other than to exculpate cops?