Mutantfrog
@mutantfrog.bsky.social
Mutantfrog.com. Researched Japan colonial history at Kyoto U. Formerly lived in New Jersey, Kyoto, Taipei, Brooklyn. Love games. Now resident in Tokyo, working in a job unrelated to any of the above things I prefer to talk about.
There was reporting earlier that DPFP may support the LDP on a PM vote so more likely that, but at this point who knows.
October 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Sure looks like some big news is about to break at LDP headquarters. Loads of cops and reporters around, but no other civilians. One reporter with a TV camera told me they're here on a tip but couldn't tell me what about, other than that they're all still waiting for it.
Any predictions?
Any predictions?
October 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Sure looks like some big news is about to break at LDP headquarters. Loads of cops and reporters around, but no other civilians. One reporter with a TV camera told me they're here on a tip but couldn't tell me what about, other than that they're all still waiting for it.
Any predictions?
Any predictions?
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Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
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here's the curriculum i guess
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
Culture Warlords
One reporter takes an immersive dive into white supremacy's explosive online presence, exploring the undercurrents of propaganda, racism, misogyny, and ...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
here's the curriculum i guess
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
Love this book and so glad it's getting a translation.
Putting the final touches on this, and I want to say thanks to @dandq.bsky.social for being such diligent editors. It is truly a treasure and delight to work with folks who care this much.
Gonna be a banger, folks! Shigeru Mizuki personally asked for this one to be released in English.
Gonna be a banger, folks! Shigeru Mizuki personally asked for this one to be released in English.
September 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Love this book and so glad it's getting a translation.
Guess who was in Tokyo at an event for the new far-right anti-immigration party just a few days ago?
sanseito.jp/charlie-kirk...
sanseito.jp/charlie-kirk...
Charlie Kirk's Symposium
2025年9月7日開催。Charlie Kirk's Symposium。
sanseito.jp
September 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Guess who was in Tokyo at an event for the new far-right anti-immigration party just a few days ago?
sanseito.jp/charlie-kirk...
sanseito.jp/charlie-kirk...
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On X, Masaki Nobushiro posts a recurring (and useful) drawing about how people wrongly think a 1m tsunami is a cresting wave when it's actually a wall of water filled with dangerous and deadly debris that's strong enough to sweep up a car.
#tsunami
#tsunami
July 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
On X, Masaki Nobushiro posts a recurring (and useful) drawing about how people wrongly think a 1m tsunami is a cresting wave when it's actually a wall of water filled with dangerous and deadly debris that's strong enough to sweep up a car.
#tsunami
#tsunami
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A rule of thumb for tsunamis is that in open ocean, they move at similar speeds to commercial airliners. If you're ever curious how long it would take for a tsunami to get from one place to another, look up the duration of a similar-length flight.
July 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A rule of thumb for tsunamis is that in open ocean, they move at similar speeds to commercial airliners. If you're ever curious how long it would take for a tsunami to get from one place to another, look up the duration of a similar-length flight.
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The magnitude has been further refined to M8.8. It may seem like 8.7 and 8.8 are close, but the difference actually means about 40% more energy released. Logarithmic scales will do that!
Want to know the difference between any two magnitudes? Try this calculator: earthquake.usgs.gov/education/ca...
Want to know the difference between any two magnitudes? Try this calculator: earthquake.usgs.gov/education/ca...
"How Much Bigger…?" Calculator
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, responsible for monitoring, reporting, and researching earthquakes and earthquake hazards
earthquake.usgs.gov
July 30, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The magnitude has been further refined to M8.8. It may seem like 8.7 and 8.8 are close, but the difference actually means about 40% more energy released. Logarithmic scales will do that!
Want to know the difference between any two magnitudes? Try this calculator: earthquake.usgs.gov/education/ca...
Want to know the difference between any two magnitudes? Try this calculator: earthquake.usgs.gov/education/ca...
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The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God.
Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
forward.com/opinion/7575...
Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
forward.com/opinion/7575...
Gaza is starving. Where are the American Jewish leaders?
A fear of being labelled antisemitic still deters American Jews and Jewish institutions from taking a position that is morally correct.
forward.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God.
Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
forward.com/opinion/7575...
Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
forward.com/opinion/7575...
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Absolutely wild bsky.app/profile/nytd...
July 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Absolutely wild bsky.app/profile/nytd...
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Mishima Yukio in 1948, a year before he published his seminal semi-autobiographical novel, Confessions of a Mask. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him looking so early-Showa-esque. He looks ready to star in the Asakusa vaudevilles. Far cry from the purposefully macho look he’d cultivate until his death.
July 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Mishima Yukio in 1948, a year before he published his seminal semi-autobiographical novel, Confessions of a Mask. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him looking so early-Showa-esque. He looks ready to star in the Asakusa vaudevilles. Far cry from the purposefully macho look he’d cultivate until his death.
Nice to see someone writing about legal history who has some understanding of history, unlike the amateur historians that populate the American judiciary and much of American legal academia.
Professor Wurman has made claims that I think fundamentally misapprehend the history and politics of England and Scotland. I also think it overlooks major evidence in the law that runs counter to his position.
July 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Nice to see someone writing about legal history who has some understanding of history, unlike the amateur historians that populate the American judiciary and much of American legal academia.
Manzanar was a fascinating place to visit and I highly recommend it if you happen to be in the area. Which, I'll admit, is rather unlikely as they put it in the middle of a deadly and isolated hellscape.
The regime has posted signs at Manzanar, the WWII concentration camp for Japanese Americans, asking visitors to report "negative" historical interpretations. Hard to imagine a positive interpretation but it's probably just an excuse to shut down the park.
www.sfgate.com/california-p...
www.sfgate.com/california-p...
Signs to police 'negative' history went up at Manzanar. Historians are nervous.
"It sends a pretty clear message that your story is not welcome here."
www.sfgate.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Manzanar was a fascinating place to visit and I highly recommend it if you happen to be in the area. Which, I'll admit, is rather unlikely as they put it in the middle of a deadly and isolated hellscape.
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The regime has posted signs at Manzanar, the WWII concentration camp for Japanese Americans, asking visitors to report "negative" historical interpretations. Hard to imagine a positive interpretation but it's probably just an excuse to shut down the park.
www.sfgate.com/california-p...
www.sfgate.com/california-p...
Signs to police 'negative' history went up at Manzanar. Historians are nervous.
"It sends a pretty clear message that your story is not welcome here."
www.sfgate.com
June 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The regime has posted signs at Manzanar, the WWII concentration camp for Japanese Americans, asking visitors to report "negative" historical interpretations. Hard to imagine a positive interpretation but it's probably just an excuse to shut down the park.
www.sfgate.com/california-p...
www.sfgate.com/california-p...
All I need to know
NYC lawmaker wants to legalize bodega cats in the 5 boroughs https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-lawmaker-wants-to-legalize-bodega-cats-in-the-5-boroughs
NYC lawmaker wants to legalize bodega cats in the 5 boroughs
A cat stands at the entrance of a "bodega" in the Washington Heights area of the Manhattan borough of New York City.
The proposed legislation would update the health code to officially allow cats in bodegas and offer free vaccinations for registered felines. [ more › ]
gothamist.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
All I need to know
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If an American posts “oh shit oh fuck” with no other context it’s because something happened in a baseball game, if a British person posts that it’s because something happened to Doctor Who
June 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If an American posts “oh shit oh fuck” with no other context it’s because something happened in a baseball game, if a British person posts that it’s because something happened to Doctor Who
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I mean, just read this
June 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I mean, just read this
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Also, the citizens speculating on the foreign policy benefits from having a dragon as king.
May 31, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Also, the citizens speculating on the foreign policy benefits from having a dragon as king.
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So which Japanese pop star do we think bore Musk's child? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
May 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
So which Japanese pop star do we think bore Musk's child? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
An unexpected Cool Japan cameo in the form of leading precedent relevant to the tariffs.
"One of those companies was Yoshida — now known as YKK — which challenged the tariff on zippers imported from Japan."
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/05/29/trump-tariffs-court-defeat-00374194
"One of those companies was Yoshida — now known as YKK — which challenged the tariff on zippers imported from Japan."
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/05/29/trump-tariffs-court-defeat-00374194
May 30, 2025 at 3:12 AM
An unexpected Cool Japan cameo in the form of leading precedent relevant to the tariffs.
"One of those companies was Yoshida — now known as YKK — which challenged the tariff on zippers imported from Japan."
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/05/29/trump-tariffs-court-defeat-00374194
"One of those companies was Yoshida — now known as YKK — which challenged the tariff on zippers imported from Japan."
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/05/29/trump-tariffs-court-defeat-00374194
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ELECTROCHEMISTRY - Showing up to work on time is *hard* -- no, scratch that, showing up to work *at all* is difficult.
May 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
ELECTROCHEMISTRY - Showing up to work on time is *hard* -- no, scratch that, showing up to work *at all* is difficult.
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I have a woefully small following here and these news would be of much interest to many, this being the sequel to a cherished cult classic. Can you help spread the word? More about this unique story here: shorturl.at/XIqRz
I have a woefully small following here and these news would be of much interest to many, this being the sequel to a cherished cult classic. Can you help spread the word? More about this unique story here: shorturl.at/XIqRz
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May 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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I have a woefully small following here and these news would be of much interest to many, this being the sequel to a cherished cult classic. Can you help spread the word? More about this unique story here: shorturl.at/XIqRz
I have a woefully small following here and these news would be of much interest to many, this being the sequel to a cherished cult classic. Can you help spread the word? More about this unique story here: shorturl.at/XIqRz
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Yesterday, I uploaded the ISO image of one of the rarest videogames known to exist, of which a single copy is known to exist in the online world. After years of appeals, its owner finally agreed to share it with me so that I could in turn share it with the world.
May 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Yesterday, I uploaded the ISO image of one of the rarest videogames known to exist, of which a single copy is known to exist in the online world. After years of appeals, its owner finally agreed to share it with me so that I could in turn share it with the world.