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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A few years ago, I wrote a series of four short stories called "Fallout" which explored what would happen if Steve truly stayed in the past. Canon-compliant up through TFATWS, it does not give a happy ending to Steve, which still breaks my heart to this day. archiveofourown.org/series/2648614

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Dr. Acafanmom @acafanmom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Let's try this again, since I forgot I don't actually give my name on this account and not everyone knows me by my acafanmom username: I'm Lori (Hitchcock) Morimoto, I do media fan studies and dabble in Japanese popular culture. If you use any of my academic work on your syllabi, can you ping me?

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Rewatching 9-1-1, and Michael really did clock Eddie when they first met. That look was an interesting acting and/or directing choice.

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Reading a #buddie Hanahaki story the day before my husband goes in for major heart surgery was not a good idea for my nerves, I must say.

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Kat Beaufort @onbearfeet.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It's Monday! I wrote a free post about the accusations against Ed Brubaker, creator of the Winter Soldier. Also PTSD, gender, bears, fridging, defrosting, and what characters who regain agency can mean to people whose agency is conditional at best. www.patreon.com/onbearfeet/p...

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What I Didn't Say to Ed Brubaker | OnBearFeet - Kat Beaufort

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This encapsulates so much of why I despise a lot of MCU stuff post-A:IW. Lazy writing + no regard for the stories that came before = just a bunch of rage-inducing crap. I hate, hate, hate what they've done to Steve.

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I haven't been able to write fic for the past two years due to all sorts of chaos in my professional and personal lives. But this week, I received kudos on stories from 13 years ago and a lovely comment on a more recent one. Hopefully my rage at DOOMSDAY will inspire me to finish my WIP. 😂

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Way more interested in VISIONQUEST than I thought I'd be.

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Really enjoyed BRAND NEW DAY. Spontaneous audience applause at the end, loud and lasting for a long time.

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Had a very fulfilling Comic-Con both as a professional nerd and as a fan. It's an amazing experience to be able to wander into any panel room and feel such creativity and passion. To buy directly from artists. To feel the shared joy in our fandoms. So inspiring.

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Heard very few people talking about the Marvel panel at the con last night and today. That is very different from previous years.

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Comic-Con seems extra crowded this year, which should be impossible. Also, I've purchased more stuff this year. Oops.

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

If you're feeling FOMO about not having a Comic-Con badge and you'll be in San Diego anyway, the downtown San Diego Central Library hosts Comic-Con panels that do NOT require a badge for entry. #SDCC #SDCC2026 www.sandiego.gov/ccel#ccel

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Comic-Con at the Library

Graphic novels help foster a love of reading and can also be an important part of building and improving literacy skills. The San Diego Public Library uses Comic-Con's unique place in San Diego's cult...

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I need y'all to watch STAR CITY, which is a brilliant AU Cold War thriller. The season just finished, and I really hope they'll give us more.

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It's going to be a very busy Comic-Con for me. Slightly more work than play this year, and I'm looking forward to it. #sdcc

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Who needs subtext when you have this text?

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

MAUL: SHADOW LORD said happy #MayThe4th to me, personally. Seriously, such a good series. Looking forward to Season 2.

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

#911onabc spoilers/rant thread . . . Some of the discourse has been maddening because it's factually wrong. There is no "adoptive" family here; in CA, the non-biological parent has rights already. Adoption is recommended to protect rights across state lines and for travel, but not necessary. 1/4

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Finally watched HEATED RIVALRY. Deserved all the hype and adoration. Funny, though, I don't feel like reading HR fic, because I don't know that it lacked anything for me. Some of my faves are writing for it, so I might change my mind. But right now? Really don't know that it could be improved upon.

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Nearly 58 years later and Earth is still just as beautiful.

Top caption reads: Taken nearly 58 years apart, these images capture Earth on the moon's horizon across two eras of lunar exploration. Below are side by side images: on the left, the new Earthset image produced by the Artemis II mission and on the right, the iconic Earthrise image captured during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968.

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

And for now, for these forty minutes, those four astronauts are cut off from the rest of humanity. When you see the image with the Earth, Moon, and Orion spacecraft in view, you are seeing all of humanity.

Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

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So, to sum up, a couple of days ago Christina Koch became the first woman to see Earth in its entirety, and today – right now, in fact – she is the first woman to see the Moon up close, and the first woman to see the far side. 🥹

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Astronauts making me weep right now.

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Sending good thoughts to the Artemis II crew.

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The silly firefighter show has hit me hard with its latest storyline. My family has a history of addiction that I managed to avoid by seeing the patterns when I was very young. I wish more addicts were treated with grace, compassion, & HEALTHCARE, as opposed to disdain and jail time.

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

@charcubed.bsky.social I wish you were participating here, because I need to witness your 9-1-1/SPN analysis! Hope all is well.

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

For someone who grew up on Moonlighting and X-Files, I believe the term y'all are looking for is "will they or won't they?" Using "queerbaiting" when one of the characters is canonically out and bi is not a good look for you.

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

That was an excellent episode of the silly firefighter show.

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I love the silly OG firefighter show, but Nashville is so offensively bad that we stopped midway through episode 3. The crossover script had B&E OOC for this point in their arcs. I've never seen a canonically queer character no-homo'd so aggressively, and by someone who truly knows him so well.

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I have OPINIONS about that crossover episode.

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

How much time do I spend on AO3 such that I feel so aimless and lost now?

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Upon finishing it, I have to say that #WonderMan is the best thing in the MCU in ages. Character-driven storytelling. If you missed it because of the horrible advertising, go check it out. It has heart and so many layers, and Abdul-Mateen and Kingsley deserve awards for their performances.

Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

We're halfway through Wonder Man, and if you haven't watched it, you really should. The scenes where Abdul-Mateen and Kingsley are just allowed to dwell on their love of acting are quite possibly the best scenes in the whole MCU, and I don't say that lightly. Just a masterclass in acting going on.

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I usually don't read any fic before I watch a show, but @madlori.bsky.social wrote for HR so I am very tempted.

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

We just got around to watching ADOLESCENCE and, holy hell, that was astounding.

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Just thinking that Depeche Mode's "Question of Lust" is a good #buddie song. Yes, I'm old. Yes, I'm trying to ignore the outside world for a few minutes.

Dane will return at NYCC H-05 @monkeyminion.com · 15/01/2026

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Here’s an email exchange I had with Glen Wooten, the person in charge of SDCC’s Art Show. The previous language has been in place for a couple of years & was a compromise between himself & the higher ups. This whole ruckus convinced them that they needed more forceful language, so that’s great.

Glen Wooten 7:25 PM
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Check the art show page - you'll see that the rules have been changed, and that Al is no longer discouraged, but is banned.
Those 2 sentences have been in the rules for a few years to make people not want to put Al art in the (since there would be no way to sell), from a time when Al was just starting to rear it's ugly head. It has worked - no one has put Al artwork in.
But the issue is becoming more of a problem, so more strident language is necessary: NO! Plain and simple.
Notices started coming in yesterday afternoon, but I haven't said anything till the office updated the web page (I do not have access to it).
My wife is an artist, so I have no love for regurgitated Al artwork. As an art show director, I wish the biggest problem to be telling the artist to stop calling prints of originals as originals. I may not be able to control what goes on outside, but I can keep a tight leash on the art show.

regurgitated Al artwork. As an art show director, I wish the biggest problem to be telling the artist to stop calling prints of originals as originals. I may not be able to control what goes on outside, but I can keep a tight leash on the art show.
Thank you for your time.
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me 7:58 PM
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Thank you so much for the update and for your time. Things like this are why I love SDCC.
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me 8:05 PM
to Glen v
Do you mind if I share this on bluesky? I can leave your name off if you'd like. If not, absolutely no problem.
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Glen Wooten 8:13 PM
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On 1/14/2026 6:05 PM, Dane Ault wrote:
Do you mind if I share this on bluesky? I can leave your name off if you'd like. If not, absolutely no problem.
I would appreciate it if you did (you can use my name). The office decided to
"reorganize" the rules this year, so they brought out a small part of a paragraph, and gave it it's own little lightning rod. As l said, it's never been a problem, because they know I frown on it, so they don't do it - but this is perception, and what was acceptable a few years ago is more of a hot-button topic now. The previous wording was a compromise (I wasn't allowed to say NO! at the time) - now there is no question.
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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Received kudos on two Johnlock stories that are almost a decade old. So grateful for the generosity of fandom.

Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.

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leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Just went on a following spree, trying to build up this fandom timeline. Miss you all when I'm not around!

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Once again amazed by the Avatar box office because nobody I know in real life has seen any of the movies.

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Just thinking that all my favorite characters from STAR WARS now are from the animated series. Also thinking that folks who loved (deservedly) ANDOR are missing out if they've never watched REBELS, which is its animated counterpart in spirit.

leavinghope @leavinghope.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

My husband played the Thor teaser, and it was so boring.