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Jesse Betteridge @jbetteridge.bsky.social · 19h

I still prefer the "pay for your online purchases in cash at a convenience store" system that they have, but this is also good.

AUTOMATON WEST @automatonwest.bsky.social · 22h

Japanese game and comic platform DLsite launches its own payment alternative following Visa and Mastercard suspensions

The service will not be available outside of Japan

automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...

Japanese game and comic platform DLsite launches its own payment alternative following Visa and Mastercard suspensions - AUTOMATON WEST

Following suspensions of transactions via Visa and Mastercard, DLsite has launched a semi-in-house payment alternative.

automaton-media.com

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James GHOULizio @theswweet.blackskycomra.de · 1d

"There's something different about the subtitles this season. Namely, they're all ass now."

Isn't the problem that they're not .ass now?

Geoff Thew @mothersbasement.bsky.social · 1d

It's time to talk about the enshittification of Crunchyroll
youtu.be/B-DX0Zolr6g

The Enshittification of Crunchyroll

YouTube video by Mother's Basement

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Jesse Betteridge @jbetteridge.bsky.social · 4d

New episode! Are we crazy for thinking that cartoons could make a better Nation Building Project than resource extraction? It might start to click when you realize how much Canadian labour and creativity went into K-Pop Demon Hunters. Featuring Kristian Lobb. www.zannen.ca/2025/10/epis...

Episode 103 - Why Isn't K-Pop Demon Hunters Canadian?

K-Pop Demon Hunters, Netflix's most successful movie ever and the seismic cultural force of the summer, was made almost entirely by Canadian...

www.zannen.ca

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Jesse Betteridge @jbetteridge.bsky.social · 4d

I did not expect Tim Hortons to put out Starbucks Japan level shit this Halloween.

boo. 🎃 @sailorsoapbox.bsky.social · 4d

How dare Tim Hortons sell something this cute!

A ceramic mug of a green-eyes black cat with an Iced Capp from Tim Hortons on its tummy. I have filled it with whiteboard markers and Sharpies.

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Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.social · 4d

Bryan Lee O'Malley has revealed on Instagram that Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is officially getting a Blu-Ray! The series will be released on Blu-Ray on December 2nd! I'm very happy to see more stuff from Netflix get released on physical media. More of this please!

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 4d

One of the henchmen from Venture Brothers saying "We even picked our president--Girl Hitler!" Dean Venture saying "Wow! A girl president? How progressive!"

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Kittea @kittea.bsky.social · 4d

People knowing nothing about Bang Brave Bang Bravern and then watching it for the first time give me life.
Also don't Wiki or research the show, spoilers are all over. Just watch it if you haven't.

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Bryn Davidson - Lanefab @lanefab.com · 5d

The New Vancouver Special - 50' lot edition.

Accessible single stair flats on a 50x122 lot.
12 family size homes (or) 24 small units.

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Jesse Betteridge @jbetteridge.bsky.social · 4d

New episode! Are we crazy for thinking that cartoons could make a better Nation Building Project than resource extraction? It might start to click when you realize how much Canadian labour and creativity went into K-Pop Demon Hunters. Featuring Kristian Lobb. www.zannen.ca/2025/10/epis...

Episode 103 - Why Isn't K-Pop Demon Hunters Canadian?

K-Pop Demon Hunters, Netflix's most successful movie ever and the seismic cultural force of the summer, was made almost entirely by Canadian...

www.zannen.ca

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 8d

Easy trap to use on your local Canadian conservative

1. Ask if they support the TRC 94 Calls To Action (unless they're going full mask-off they'll probably say a careful yes)

2. Ask if they support defunding the CBC (they will almost certainly say yes)

3. Ask what the 84th call to action is

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Doc Vivi Leandra - Real-Life Scientist VTuber 🧬🖥️ @docvivileandra.bsky.social · 9d

Anyways I'm having so many Feminist Thoughts because of my current playthrough of Silent Hill f, it's wild

Doc Vivi Leandra - Real-Life Scientist VTuber 🧬🖥️ @docvivileandra.bsky.social · 9d

It's wild how years of antifeminist rhetoric drowning out things feminists actually say have convinced people that "rape culture" is some vague vibes-based thing feminists blame everything on and not a very specific, evidence-based set of attributes of culture that encourage and enable rape & abuse

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Jesse Betteridge @jbetteridge.bsky.social · 11d

I can't wait until I can pay less than $100 for Silent Hill f.

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James @nitrorad.bsky.social · 12d

SILENT HILL FUCKIN RULES AGAIN

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 12d

For reasons we cannot fathom but by which we are utterly delighted, our son was voted Homecoming King. Here is the t-shirt he wore to the pep rally. rawpaw.ink/products/inf...

A cute cartoon dog dressed as a sailor in front of a tugboat holds his fingers up in a V between text reading TOTAL INFORMATION COLLAPSE & THE END OF ALL CONSENSUS REALITY - THE DAMAGE CANNOT BE UNDONE, designed by Rory Blank

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Jesse Betteridge @jbetteridge.bsky.social · 12d

Wow, there are layers to this one.

Stan Kelly @kartoonistkelly.bsky.social · 12d

"Class" dismissed.
@theonion.com

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Dr. Catherine Scott @cataranea.bsky.social · 13d

Canada Post “lost” 1 billion dollars last year?

How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.

Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 13d

"Canada Post is on track to lose money" Hum. Duh. It cost less than a toonie to send a letter across Canada.

"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.

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Heckin Spoopy Mutilated Corpse @jrbolt.bsky.social · 13d

Monthly Halloween (1985-1995) was the most important publication ever to exist

Cover to Monthly Halloween, a shojo horror manga magazine. This cover features Junji Ito's Tomie

Cover to Monthly Halloween, a shojo horror manga magazine. This cover features the baby puppet from Basket Case

Cover to Monthly Halloween, a shojo horror manga magazine. This cover features a girl in a traditional looking outfit (shrine maiden?) holding her own severed head

Cover to Monthly Halloween, a shojo horror manga magazine. This cover features Robert Englund in full Freddy Krueger makeup

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Jesse Betteridge @jbetteridge.bsky.social · 13d

I don't understand why there's all this talk about needing another platform on the Expo Line at Commercial-Broadway. The Millennium Line is the one getting extended - they should be putting an additional platform to the lower part of the station! dailyhive.com/vancouver/25...

Proposed rental tower prevents future Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain expansion | Urbanized

A rental housing tower is proposed for 2516 Commercial Dr. and 1704 East Broadway, adjacent to SkyTrain's Commercial-Broadway Station.

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MIKER @mikerphone.bsky.social · 14d

family's farewell bumper

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Nea “Dracula” Ching @thegaychingy.bsky.social · 17d

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 18d

one issue with a platform with no conservatives is that lib fake news can really take flight here

every social media platform requires a different kind of skepticism, here on the lib site it's especially the stuff you wish were true that you gotta check

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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 19d

For God's sake, Canada's notwithstanding clause shouldn't be used to harm the most marginalized in our society, it should only be used passive aggressively by Quebec to protest the Constitution Act of 1982

Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 19d

EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause this fall on three laws affecting transgender people.

CP NewsAlert: Alberta to use notwithstanding clause on three transgender laws

EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause this fall on three laws affecting transgender people.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 20d

We need to fund and build the UBC SkyTrain extension immediately. It's great to see the AMS petition already exceeded its goal of 10,000 signatures. Let's keep adding them!

ubyssey.ca/news/ams-sky...

AMS SkyTrain petition surpasses signature goal

The AMS — UBC's student union — SkyTrain petition has surpassed its sign up goal with 10,000 signatures, after a months-long campaign spearheaded by VP External Affairs Solomon Yi-Kieran.

ubyssey.ca

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Jesse Betteridge @jbetteridge.bsky.social · 20d

I've been of the opinion that we should be blocking or limiting access to ALL US cable news in Canada for a long time now. It is especially feeling like the correct course of action right now.

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