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5uki5en5or @5uki5en5or.bsky.social · Apr 29

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 2d

We really hit on something with the 12 year old theory of governance because that’s really the entire political project. It’s being 12 years old and not even normal 12 year olds but real pieces of shit 12 year olds

Texas GOP candidate
Shelley Luther complains that students can't make fun of transgender children
By Jay Root, Staff Writer
Updated Feb 9, 2022 6:02 a.m.

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 2d

It’s really hard to describe to people who are not artists how survival mode does *not* inspire creativity, as the myth would have us believe. It suppresses creativity as you try to limit every possible risk – and the opportunities that come with them.

Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 2d

It turns out building habits and stuff actually requires not being in survival mode, who knew?!
(Yeah yeah I did)

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

COINTELPRO NEVER ENDED

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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Humberto Saabedra @vdeviance.online · 1d

CR higher ups in action, years late as usual.

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Deb Aoki @debaoki.bsky.social · 1d

Hit me up if you have any questions about this gig! I’m still a part of CB/KCB but am focusing on other projects for a bit.

This is a great opportunity to take charge and shape the direction of a fast-growing and dynamic part of this Eisner Award-winning comix news site.

Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social · 1d

THE BEAT AND K-COMICSBEAT ARE HIRING:

We are looking for a new person to fill the job of Managing Editor for KComicsbeat.com and manga/anime editor for The Beat. Knowledge of webtoon, manga and publishing business required. There is some pay as a PT position.

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Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social · 1d

THE BEAT AND K-COMICSBEAT ARE HIRING:

We are looking for a new person to fill the job of Managing Editor for KComicsbeat.com and manga/anime editor for The Beat. Knowledge of webtoon, manga and publishing business required. There is some pay as a PT position.

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Humberto Saabedra @vdeviance.online · 1d

When you left, they gave contributors and editors full power to nuke comments. Problem was, CR's old platform was easy to exploit and we dealt with wave after wave of spam. The only way it got mitigated was moving News to a separate platform.

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Nate Terrors @nateming.bsky.social · 1d

fun fact re: comments on videos and articles

back in the day, I'd moderate News and Features posts, trimming out spammy or inappropriate comments as needed

for shows that were getting a lot of heat online, I'd keep an eye on the comments and trim as necessary

but when I left, well... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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But Why Tho? @butwhytho.net · 2d

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die makes an impassioned plea to audiences that AI must be stopped in Gore Verbinski's electrifying directorial return.

Our review from #FantasticFest:

REVIEW: ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Is A Proudly Anti-AI Romp

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die makes an impassioned plea to audiences that AI must be stopped in Gore Verbinski's electrifying directorial return. Our review from #FantasticFest:

butwhytho.net

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neongrey @neongrey.bsky.social · 2d

all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.

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A.J. Bauer @ajbauer.bsky.social · 2d

It really doesn't make much sense to talk about right-wing media as distinct from legacy or mainstream media at this point.

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Tom, Legally Certified Date Simmelier @iiotenki.bsky.social · 1d

Alternatively, if you're only interested in publishing a book on Japanese RPGs, I can handle that, too. Just give me several tens of thousands of dollars as an advance and I'll churn out a 300-page treatise on why Brandish is the sickest fucking video game and Dela Delon is Falcom's best character.

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Tom, Legally Certified Date Simmelier @iiotenki.bsky.social · 1d

(I do want to do More with my dating sim coverage and try to put something out a little more permanent than social media threads and scant blog posts. Just mulling various ideas and who to broach them with when the stars align. But one of these days, one trigger or another is getting pulled... 😎)

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Tom, Legally Certified Date Simmelier @iiotenki.bsky.social · 1d

I'm just saying, if you want someone to write a halfway respectable book on Japanese game history that has the potential to actually be educational and ideally not leave anybody involved with egg on their face by the end for any number of reasons, I'm right here and could always use the money lol

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Vesper Henry @newsrepertoire.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss is now CBS's editor in chief. Just two years ago, her outlet The Free Press was the springboard for an anti-trans "whistleblower" & a ban on care for trans youth in Missouri. The stories have been heavily scrutinized for falsehoods and inconsistencies

www.mediamatters.org/bari-weiss/t...

Timeline: The unfolding saga between The Free Press and a Missouri gender clinic

Update (last updated 9/12/23): This article has been repeatedly updated with additional examples. The Free Press, the Bari Weiss outlet that claims to focus on stories “ignored or misconstrued in the ...

www.mediamatters.org

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Sue Donym, who I will remind you was acquited on all charges, @suedonym.bsky.social · 1d

combine this with the reactionary, "anti-woke" conservative culture that lionizes the early stages of antisocial behavior - unprovoked bigotry, caustic language, rape culture and the patriarchy - and you have a mainstream pipeline to extremist violence For The Lulz.

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Sue Donym, who I will remind you was acquited on all charges, @suedonym.bsky.social · 1d

when you develop a tolerance for the high you get from being brazenly antisocial online, you move to being brazenly antisocial in real life. without introspection or intervention, this can trend towards an escalation to physical violence.

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Sue Donym, who I will remind you was acquited on all charges, @suedonym.bsky.social · 1d

making antisocial behavior a virtue has been the right's biggest cultural project for well over a decade. and it has worked; we have meme mass shootings now.

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 2d

We really hit on something with the 12 year old theory of governance because that’s really the entire political project. It’s being 12 years old and not even normal 12 year olds but real pieces of shit 12 year olds

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Andrew 🐻 @awd.bsky.social · 1d

CN greenlit my short "Harmony in Despair" for the CartoonCartoons Project alongside several other shorts in 2021.
I happily wrote/directed/produced the creative venture alongside several amazing talents who made this vision come to life.
The short was completed in April 2022.
One of these days, huh?

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Zack Quaintance -> NYCC @zackquaintance.bsky.social · 1d

update...we have hit the 300 backer milestone (incredible) and are now just $8 from hitting $10K and unlocking our next stretch goal (upgraded paper stock for all physical comics)

the glory could be yours... www.kickstarter.com/projects/zac...

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Peow2 @Nycc first time! @peow.bsky.social · 1d

This week we are tabling for the first time at NYCC. idk why it took so long for us to try doing this, but here we are. Please stop by and tell your NYCC attending buddies to stop by and check us out!!!!

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

i’ll never get over how some people pointed out trump was going to do project 2025 and then eventually the media asked trump if he was going to do project 2025 and he said “never heard of it” and the media decided he surely couldn’t be lying about that one

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kotaline jones @kotalinejones.bsky.social · 1d

Today my first acquisition is out in the world! One million thanks to @hakunette.bsky.social for trusting the Abrams ComicArts team with SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES—and if you or someone you know wants to read a tragic gay mafia romance comic that will leave you in shambles, please pick up the book!

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Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · 2d

It's laughably easy to remove the watermark from Sora 2 generated videos. 404 Media found dozens of websites and pieces of software that will do it.

Sora 2 Watermark Removers Flood the Web

Bypassing Sora 2's rudimentary safety features is easy and experts worry it'll lead to a new era of scams and disinformation.

www.404media.co

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