Peter T
@ptran42.bsky.social
Giving social media another spin.
Big ol' nerd, particularly for Transformers, Persona, and Like a Dragon/Yakuza.
Big ol' nerd, particularly for Transformers, Persona, and Like a Dragon/Yakuza.
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you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
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In every industry, man. Execs and managers think there's magic shortcuts but it's all fiction.
And artists+writers have been banging this drum since late 2022!
And artists+writers have been banging this drum since late 2022!
January 17, 2026 at 12:05 PM
In every industry, man. Execs and managers think there's magic shortcuts but it's all fiction.
And artists+writers have been banging this drum since late 2022!
And artists+writers have been banging this drum since late 2022!
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Hands up if you've deliberately travelled to another town or city just to see a movie.
Yep. Quite a few times. Including thanks to Netflix's own limited release model sometimes.
Yep. Quite a few times. Including thanks to Netflix's own limited release model sometimes.
"You’re not going to get in the car and go to the next town to see a movie," says Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
www.avclub.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Hands up if you've deliberately travelled to another town or city just to see a movie.
Yep. Quite a few times. Including thanks to Netflix's own limited release model sometimes.
Yep. Quite a few times. Including thanks to Netflix's own limited release model sometimes.
Finished rewatching the 'Violet Evergarden' TV series, and it remains a visually stunning and achingly beautiful show that explores love, grief, and the struggle of expressing one's feelings; two of the episodes moved me to tears*, so great stuff all around.
*If you've seen it, you know which ones
*If you've seen it, you know which ones
a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes is wearing a suit and tie
Alt: Violet Evergarden performs a curtsey as a breeze blows behind her.
From 'Violet Evergarden'.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Finished rewatching the 'Violet Evergarden' TV series, and it remains a visually stunning and achingly beautiful show that explores love, grief, and the struggle of expressing one's feelings; two of the episodes moved me to tears*, so great stuff all around.
*If you've seen it, you know which ones
*If you've seen it, you know which ones
Midway through season 11 of 'King of the Hill' now.
Even though it's a parody, 'Pro-Pain' was a pretty accurate guess at what would eventually become GTA Online, I'll tell you hwhat.
Even though it's a parody, 'Pro-Pain' was a pretty accurate guess at what would eventually become GTA Online, I'll tell you hwhat.
January 16, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Midway through season 11 of 'King of the Hill' now.
Even though it's a parody, 'Pro-Pain' was a pretty accurate guess at what would eventually become GTA Online, I'll tell you hwhat.
Even though it's a parody, 'Pro-Pain' was a pretty accurate guess at what would eventually become GTA Online, I'll tell you hwhat.
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Again it is something that people in previous eras have commented on but I still find it just astonishing to witness in my own: fascism is somehow the natural ideology of loser men, just all of our most pathetic and contemptible instincts rendered into a worldview.
imagine letting these people run anything more consequential than a lemonade stand
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk admits cheating at video games, chat transcript appears to show
Video posted by top gamer shows what he says is X conversation in which billionaire admits ‘account boosting’
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Again it is something that people in previous eras have commented on but I still find it just astonishing to witness in my own: fascism is somehow the natural ideology of loser men, just all of our most pathetic and contemptible instincts rendered into a worldview.
Since I doubt Warner Bros. will ever release 'Justice League' or 'Justice League Unlimited' in the UK, I lucked out and managed to buy the imported US Blu-Ray set on sale.
'Justice League Unlimited' is the DCAU at its finest, and it's a shame that it isn't readily available to people everywhere.
'Justice League Unlimited' is the DCAU at its finest, and it's a shame that it isn't readily available to people everywhere.
January 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Since I doubt Warner Bros. will ever release 'Justice League' or 'Justice League Unlimited' in the UK, I lucked out and managed to buy the imported US Blu-Ray set on sale.
'Justice League Unlimited' is the DCAU at its finest, and it's a shame that it isn't readily available to people everywhere.
'Justice League Unlimited' is the DCAU at its finest, and it's a shame that it isn't readily available to people everywhere.
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And invests no money in content or creators or any infrastructure of programme making, does no training, cannot support collaborative projects efficiently, and has an opaque payment system that mitigates against what the public would understand as “making television”.
January 15, 2026 at 9:11 AM
And invests no money in content or creators or any infrastructure of programme making, does no training, cannot support collaborative projects efficiently, and has an opaque payment system that mitigates against what the public would understand as “making television”.
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Their challenge coin is a laughing skeleton wearing a crown, with vultures on it's shoulders.
Looks less like something you'd give "law enforcement" and more like something you'd give to the death squad of a king.
Looks less like something you'd give "law enforcement" and more like something you'd give to the death squad of a king.
January 15, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Their challenge coin is a laughing skeleton wearing a crown, with vultures on it's shoulders.
Looks less like something you'd give "law enforcement" and more like something you'd give to the death squad of a king.
Looks less like something you'd give "law enforcement" and more like something you'd give to the death squad of a king.
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In hindsight, it's only logical that their whole foreign policy would be couched in sex offender terms as well.
Rep. Carlos Gimenez: "The United States has demonstrated to the people around the world that we can touch you anywhere at any time or our choosing"
January 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
In hindsight, it's only logical that their whole foreign policy would be couched in sex offender terms as well.
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ALWAYS BULLY BIG CORPORATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS
Left is what it originally said, right is what it says now
Website was quietly updated overnight
h/t @kortizart.bsky.social
www.comic-con.org/cc/things-to...
Website was quietly updated overnight
h/t @kortizart.bsky.social
www.comic-con.org/cc/things-to...
January 14, 2026 at 10:51 PM
ALWAYS BULLY BIG CORPORATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS
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Comic-con deciding to allow GenAi imagery in the art show —giving valuable space to GenAi users to show slop right NEXT to actual artists who worked their asses off to be there— is a disgrace!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
Art Show - Comic-Con
2026 Comic-Con Art Show JULY 23 through JULY 26 The Comic-Con Art Show is open to the public—you do not need a badge to come in and enjoy or purchase artwork. However, everyone entering the Art Show i...
www.comic-con.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Comic-con deciding to allow GenAi imagery in the art show —giving valuable space to GenAi users to show slop right NEXT to actual artists who worked their asses off to be there— is a disgrace!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
A tone deaf decision that rewards and normalizes exploitative GenAi against artists in their own spaces!
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i’m happy to see people boycotting the world cup this year because the u..s. is horrible but i’d be even happier if people were boycotting the world cup every four years because fifa is horrible
January 14, 2026 at 6:56 AM
i’m happy to see people boycotting the world cup this year because the u..s. is horrible but i’d be even happier if people were boycotting the world cup every four years because fifa is horrible
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If there’s a better obituary for an evil cartoonist than an A.I. generated version of his character that fucks up the defining detail of its design, I can’t think of it. No notes. 👨🏻🍳 💋
January 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
If there’s a better obituary for an evil cartoonist than an A.I. generated version of his character that fucks up the defining detail of its design, I can’t think of it. No notes. 👨🏻🍳 💋
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Every week is overwhelming evidence of what we saw with our own eyes, but which our credulous media was afraid to print: the Nazi salute was a Nazi salute
Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
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Elon Musk Just Endorsed Blatant White Nationalism And the Silence is Deafening
On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that:
If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while...
religiondispatches.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Every week is overwhelming evidence of what we saw with our own eyes, but which our credulous media was afraid to print: the Nazi salute was a Nazi salute
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FIFA’s peace prize scam pays off
The Supreme Court sets aside lower court decisions upholding convictions for bribery related to the FIFA scandal because the Trump administration decided to dismiss those criminal cases "in the interests of justice." The FIFA prosecution ends in a whimper. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
January 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
FIFA’s peace prize scam pays off
The destructive bringer of chaos meets the iron fist of order.
I thought I'd seen most #Dredd pics
Dredd vs Mr Blobby
posted elsewhere by the disturbingly knowledgeable MacMac Anorak...
Dredd vs Mr Blobby
posted elsewhere by the disturbingly knowledgeable MacMac Anorak...
January 12, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The destructive bringer of chaos meets the iron fist of order.
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
A Saturday night movie, with a rewatch of 'Justice League: The New Frontier', the very enjoyable adaptation of Darwyn Cooke's iconic limited series about the heroes of the DC universe confronting 1950's Cold War paranoia and politics as the Golden Age ends and the Silver Age starts to take shape.
a group of superheros are standing in front of a sign that says iia
Alt: The members of the JLA (Wonder Woman, Aquamarine, Green Lantern, The Flash, and The Martian Manhunter)
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January 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
A Saturday night movie, with a rewatch of 'Justice League: The New Frontier', the very enjoyable adaptation of Darwyn Cooke's iconic limited series about the heroes of the DC universe confronting 1950's Cold War paranoia and politics as the Golden Age ends and the Silver Age starts to take shape.
Long first week back at work and ahead of a weekend of errands, more unpacking, and cleaning, I've decided to rewatch a couple of 'Batman: The Animated Series' episodes from my Blu-Ray boxset that I dug out.
It's a good Friday evening.
It's a good Friday evening.
a cartoon of batman with a blue cape and black eyes
Alt: A silhouetted Batman lands on a rooftop in front of two criminals. The camera cuts to a close-up of his face as the eyes narrow.
From 'Batman: The Animated Series'.
media.tenor.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Long first week back at work and ahead of a weekend of errands, more unpacking, and cleaning, I've decided to rewatch a couple of 'Batman: The Animated Series' episodes from my Blu-Ray boxset that I dug out.
It's a good Friday evening.
It's a good Friday evening.
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Me on literally any Teams call that takes place before about 11am. #TheTraitors
January 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Me on literally any Teams call that takes place before about 11am. #TheTraitors
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I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:17 AM
I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
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They say the law is the law, but is it always the right law? They say to obey those who enforce the law, but what if they disobey the very law they enforce; most especially if it endangers the lives of innocent humans?
To quote Kamen Rider, human lives matter more than peace and justice.
To quote Kamen Rider, human lives matter more than peace and justice.
January 8, 2026 at 2:54 PM
They say the law is the law, but is it always the right law? They say to obey those who enforce the law, but what if they disobey the very law they enforce; most especially if it endangers the lives of innocent humans?
To quote Kamen Rider, human lives matter more than peace and justice.
To quote Kamen Rider, human lives matter more than peace and justice.
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My experience with 2026 so far.
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
My experience with 2026 so far.