D. Merrill

some notes from the meeting of the Real Deal Thunder Sub Club Japanese animation, anime, cartoons, manga, 1960-1990, Tezuka, Miyazaki, Ishinomori, Matsumoto, Yamato, Gatchaman, Star Blazers, Captain Harlock

if you want to spend some time reading articles about classic Japanese animation that blithely sail past the 1500 word mark on a regular basis, why not visit Let's Anime? This particular piece about a forgotten anime series is one of my favorites letsanime.blogspot.com/2016/07/some...

I do video stuff, sure, but is it a gimme for the non-readers? No, video is its own thing and does not take the place of a well researched article with funny captions under the photos and a slightly sarcastic headline

It is 2003. Condoleezza Rice walks into the White House after the idiot President starts a war of choice that nobody wants.

It is 2026. Condoleezza Rice walks into the White House after the idiot President starts a war of choice that nobody wants.

OK so this actually works.

This is the first day in literal WEEKS where I haven't had my server screaming at me about load.

thinking back to the comment I got about Let's Anime that asked if I was ever going to make videos for the people who don't like to read, and my reaction is to never, ever, do anything, ever, to help "people who don't like to read"

The Amazing Overlooked Women in the Anime Industry We’ve made massive strides compared to where we started, but there are still plenty of names that go overlooked—especially women, even on high-profile shows.

The Amazing Overlooked Women in the Anime Industry - Kumojackedup explores the careers of several outstanding women in the anime industry who go overlooked in most discussions. Specifically, he discusses the work of Reiko Nagasawa, Hitoi Kariya, Eri Kinoshita, and Touko Yatabe.

#anime #manga

Can a lonely girl with a funny name, a boyfriend who keeps vanishing, and a broken heart ever find happiness and fulfillment in a world of Stupid Comics? Find out at Mister Kitty dot Net! misterkitty.net/extras/stupi...

Are the cheapest and most secure handcuffs sized for five-year-olds imported from the USA, the UAE or Israel? Asking for a friend in Government procurement.

Can a lonely girl with a funny name, a boyfriend who keeps vanishing, and a broken heart ever find happiness and fulfillment in a world of Stupid Comics? Find out at Mister Kitty dot Net! misterkitty.net/extras/stupi...

happy belated birthday Helen!!

Visuel promotionnel pour la série Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace (惑星ロボ ダンガードA)

[ÉPHÉMÉRIDE] C'est le 6 mars 1977 qu'a débuté au Japon la série Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace (惑星ロボ ダンガードA). Le dernier épisode a quant à lui été diffusé le 26 Mars 1978.

#LeijiMatsumoto #松本零士 #Leijiverse

So there is a story about the "top 10 cities at risk during nuclear war" circulating in various tabloids/etc. with my name attached to it, and I will say that a) I never have (nor would) make such a list at all, and b) I never said any of the quotes attributed to me in the article.

"is it okay to bully strangers?" No, you fucking psycho, what the fuck is wrong with you, you sociopath

Proton Mail is a collaborator. 😖

Every bsky staff member keeps talking about how the goal is Nice Social Media but then the second they're even remotely pushed back against for something shitty, and they immediately crash out for multiple days crying about their subhuman userbase.

as an anime nerd of a certain age, I have seen the "singular genius" claim made throughout the history of Americans trying to write about anime and manga. Done it myself a few times, probably

Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump in Jan. 6 case gets life sentence for child sex crimes Andrew Paul Johnson, authorities said, tried to keep one of his victims mum by floating the promise of money he was expecting to receive from the Justice Department.

Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump in Jan. 6 case gets life sentence for child sex crimes

BREAKING: The national average price of gasoline has risen to $3.262/gal- the highest level recorded during either of Trump’s terms in office, according to live GasBuddy data.

dear lord, please grant me the second and third and fourth chances a mediocre TV show gets

Indeed there seems to be a problem with the book section of Amazon (at least) and sale links don't seem to work. I'm sure this will be fixed reasonably soon, and in the meantime, a reminder that Amazon is but one retailer, and my books are available many other places, including your local bookstore.

if you don't already have non-Amazon solutions, get you some of them there non-Amazon solutions already. I mean, you already know they are a metaphorical disaster

A table of the amount of money awarded in contracts to companies: THE GEO GROUP, INC. $5,370,665,928 MVM, INC. $2,068,344,189 CORECIVIC, INC. $2,028,372,809 B.I. INCORPORATED $1,672,887,893 INSERSO CORPORATION $1,484,191,479 AKIMA INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION LLC $1,241,684,376 AKIMA GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC $1,045,991,175 PARAGON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC $1,044,183,289 STEAMPUNK, INC. $819,579,403 WIDEPOINT INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS CORP $691,184,173 PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. $659,800,540 DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP $610,394,065 CACI, INC. – FEDERAL $591,706,852 G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS (USA) INC. $556,405,484 CACI NSS, LLC $421,025,885 MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION $420,212,896 CLASSIC AIR CHARTER INC. $379,336,739 ITC FEDERAL, LLC $347,138,958

In this, we got the names of the top 20 contracts awarded to ICE.

THE FIRST ONE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PRISON COMPANIES IN THE COUNTRY.

deadlines are real, photocopiers exist, corners are there to be cut; this is where rubber of 'comics as art' meets the road of 'comics as periodically published content'

Toronto’s mayor promised to help these tenants. Months later, conditions are so bad Canada Post won’t deliver their mail Tenants at 500 Dawes Rd. say they must travel 45 minutes to get their mail after Canada Post cancelled delivery to the building for the ‘safety of our employees.’

"Tenants say the landlord has often served eviction notices in response to routine maintenance requests — the landlord opting for new tenants rather than addressing the concerns of current residents." www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...

you haven't missed anything, I haven't done any new streaming shows, been too busy

Paul mescal hates cats and jessie buckley made her now-husband get rid of his cats, which is crazy to me

From knowing nothing about these people to "huh, I think my feelings are now negative"

People are making fun of this but at the end they open mouth kiss and it's actually kind of beautiful. They're clearly doing hand stuff too but they don't show it.

(2/2) "I sincerely hope that the physical & emotional suffering of the victim will be eased even a little, and that the requests made will be addressed with honesty & integrity."

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(1/2) Screenshot of a tweet from AniTV: 'Witch Hat Atelier' author donates to organizations for victims of serial abuse as she speaks on Shogakukan covering up 2 pedophile authors' crimes & allowing them to publish works under fake names for multiple years.

‘We fight until the end’: Parkdale tenants launch rent strike as landlord seeks significant increase Chanting ‘Stop the rent hike,’ dozens of tenants at an apartment building in Parkdale launched a rent strike on Sunday afternoon in response to their landlord’s application for an above-guideline incr...

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