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Strife / Petra @csstrife.bsky.social · 21h

I lied btw here are some thoughts in a very scatterbrained fashioned with no editorializing SPOILERS TO ALL OF TURN A GUNDAM

I actually think that Victory and Turn A aren't necessarily a change of Tomino's ideals, but a closing of the cycle.

Tomino deliberately uses imagery of death and rebirth in Turn A in many many instances, and it's all in service of working alongside what the previous shows propositioned. Whereas the earlier shows talk about humanity "leaving the nest", Turn A is about the return home, the acknowledgement of the end. But, at the same time, it's not a permanent, stagnant death, but one where new life springs forth. You can see that very easily exemplified in the Adesca episodes - old, tired kings are killed when young, spry blood appears, and are replaced by them. I think it's the way that Tomino confronts the thought of "what happens after space colonization?". The show rejects the idea of life drawing out for an obscenely long amount of time and then rotting away because of entropy. It rejects the idea that humanity will stop being humanity one day, and proposes that our strength is in our ability to persevere as a species. It's why the Turn A is a butterfly - the Turn A keeps hatching from a cocoon (the statue at the start, the cocoon at the end), grows from the bagworm into a butterfly, and finishes its life by retreating back into a cocoon.
You can obviously see the birth aspect exemplified in other places, notably though I wanna point out the opening of episode 1 - the first thing we hear is Loran, Fran and Keith singing nursery rhymes. Yes, they are going back to Earth, but to them in their short, singular lives that "return" is kind of a birth into a new world - thus the nursery rhymes.

I think it's best exemplified with Kihel and Dianna. I was trying to think for a while about why they look the same, and it finally clicked to me in a way that feels sensible.
Dianna has been the Queen for centuries, and is tired. She explicitly confesses that she had hoped to die in that final trip to the Earth as part of the Earth Return Plan. It contrasts with the opposing…

At the same time, Kihel is very young, and importantly, very ambitious. She wants to work and bring about change, and rejects mulling over historical facts she already knows in university. That's why she acclimates so well to being the Queen on the Soleil - it's not just her similarity to Dianna, but her drive and passion. She also has her own Agrippa in Guin - a man who rejects living his life in full, and seeks the next opportunity for his name and empire to rise again and to make a name for himself. It's why the last thing you see of him in the show is him setting out to reestablish himself in the world, instead of retiring and finding any peace after the tumult of the show.
Them switching places is a condensed exemplification of the whole death and rebirth idea - Dianna gets to have her sunset, returning home to Earth and living out her days peacefully, while Kihel gets to start her adult life as a leader like she wanted to. Yes, Dianna will die, and we see her body start to break down as she needs a cane at the end of the episode. But the point is exactly to not be scared of death, but to realize that retaining one human life, or one culture, in stagnation, brings nothing but rot. Being able to retire and die peacefully with the person you love is more important than the valor and longevity of your name or of a culture. You live one day at a time - as Loran says, "See you tomorrow, Queen Dianna".

I think that, in a metatextual context, this show kind of helps with coming to terms with the existence of the AUs. Not in how they are slotted into the canon, but rather, in that shows like After War deliberately rehash the events of 0079-CCA. Instead of having a grim, cynical outlook on those shows, Tomino chooses to embrace them, basically saying that many civilizations have risen and repeated events from the past shows (similar to how the world of Turn A "rehashes" the names of places from the real world), and that those civilizations will also end, but that despi…

Of course, that might sound defeatist, saying that we have to accept that civilization will die someday. But I see it more as an acknowledgement of our strength and ability to stay a species. The show does, in fact, propose a change - it hopes for an end to violence and meaningless conflict, it rejects Gym's ideology of "humanity survives because of violence".

This show is what 3.0+1.0 is to Evangelion. It is "Goodbye, all of Gundam". Not as an ending to a franchise, but as an acknowledgement that it will, one day, end, and that's fine. It's the journey that mattered, and it's an achievement to be able to hang up your coat and rest at the end.
All good things must come to an end, and that's fine.

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🎃 50k Line Pull Request 🎃 @sheogorath.bsky.social · 20h

She straight up thinks she’s participating in slavery but also that that’s fine.

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Ectoplasma Ring @plasmaring.bsky.social · 21h

So "act on it" means you get really, really furious about companies creating a conscious entity to exploit for labor and turn your activist energy toward the kinds of regulatory protections we have for threatened species, right

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PandaXs1 @pandaxs1.bsky.social · 20h

people talk about the ring around Uranus, but what about the ring *inside* Uranus? gotta study it with the Geometric Orbital And Transitory Systems Evaluator

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PandaXs1 @pandaxs1.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

aw fuck, this post was sorta prophetic

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PandaXs1 @pandaxs1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

in the 2nd RDJ Sherlock Holmes movie they show a map of Europe with little flags on the countries, but they use the modern German flag on Germany, when at the time it would have been the red, white, black one. less niche and more easy to miss, but it still bothered me at the time.

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therealWokeKong @donkeykonga.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Idk where people are getting the idea that there’s a huge appetite for AI-generated games. It was like a month ago when people were clowning on the (fully human made btw) Ocarina of Time remake by calling it AI slop.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Happy indigenous peoples day!

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Slug 🐛 VTuber @vtuberloveslug.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

what the fuck is happening fgjkfsdhg

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dante @dante.cool · 05/05/2026

HAN SOLO: Hell, I never would have flown a spaceship if it wasn't for the daring exploits of Ben Quadinaros, famed podracer... He inspired all of us kids back on Corellia. LEIA (NODDING): Yes, I also know and love Ben Quadinaros. The boy, Han... let's name the boy after him

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Anfor @anforsorrow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In 1518, Tenochtitlán (now Mexico City) was one of the largest cities in the world. Today, very few traces remain of that Mexica city, but the Portrait of Tenochtitlán project created a fantastic 3D reconstruction using historical and archaeological sources: tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl/index.html

3D recronstruction of Mexico-Tenochtitlan in 1518, for the Portrait of Tenochtitlan project. Render by Thomas Kole.

Aerial view of Tenochtitlan and its twin city, Tlatelolco. 3D render from the Portrait of Tenochtitlan project. Render by Thomas Kole.

The Sacred Precinct, with the Templo Mayor. 3D render from the Portrait of Tenochtitlan project. Render by Thomas Kole.

Rain coming from Lake Texcoco is reaching the two cities. 3D render from the Portrait of Tenochtitlan project. Render by Thomas Kole.

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Muskrat 8647 @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Gourd-fucking-DAMMIT.

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

it’s what the People WANT

3 panel comic

Panel 1 is titled “AI Bros:”
An Ai Bro is standing in front of a TV wearing his default expression (SMUG)

Behind him on the TV is the axe scene from American Psycho where Patrick Bateman is wearing the transparent raincoat and standing next to his ridiculous stereo. Except in this image Christian Bale has been replaced by the AI Bro.

AI bro annoyingly says “People want to put themselves in movies”

Panel 2 and 3 are titled “People:”

Panel 2:
A Blue Guy holds his phone up to a Yellow Guy and says “Hey! I’ve got a little video from that party”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy sees himself on the phone screen and almost cringes himself into a singularity. He is blushing and squeals “Ohh my Goddd. My FACE and VOICE”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026

Ossoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club"

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JoCat is slow at making videos @jocat.net · 06/10/2026

"this wouldn't have existed without AI anyway, it's not taking away any potential jobs or opportunities" if you do not have the willingness or drive to make something without AI, then it shouldn't exist AI is built off of stolen labor. Want art? Do or fund the labor.

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Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...

Left: A cartoon generated by ChatGPT and signed with Emily Flake’s signature that was posted to a Reddit forum in June. Right: A real Emily Flake cartoon published in The New Yorker on August 20, 2026 and licensed via The Cartoon Bank.

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Cavan Sullivan you magnificent bastard #USMNT

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Up On Goblin Hill @upongoblinhill.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

☁️𝕊𝕂𝕐𝔹𝕆𝕏☁️ A tale of Elysium. Set upon the derelict ruins of a sky-bound solarpunk utopia, a young free-climber named Gryffon must venture to the city at the platforms' heart on a quest to stall his home's desperate fight against entropy before it collapses into the nameless sea miles below.

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Starfleet Design 🖍🖖 @starfleetdesign.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

This by Trevor Webb is one of my favourites. I started making a version of it in 3D in fact. It was used on the cover of the Blur single for 'End of a Century'.

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Kayin @kayin.moe · 04/10/2026

I love at the end of the Wizardry OVA the monsters are like OH SHIT WERDNA IS DEAD, WE ARE FREE TO EAT TRASH AND DRINK SLOP STRAIGHT FROM SPOUT as the credits role and serene music plays

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Same artist… bsky.app/profile/mich...

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Chase | Looking For Work...!! @chaseburns.art · 03/10/2026

i'm watching turn A gundam and enjoying the thought of how each side would react in their different social forums

a digital illustration in the style of an old political cartoon, labelled "the dark side of the moon". there is a WaDom holding a chunk of "Amerian Land", saying "won't you extend the olive branch?" the WaDom is drawn with cloven hooves and a pointed tail. an earther woman remarks "they are great only in size"

a fake social media post by a user named "Lieutenant Ord's left lens" (handle: "memesaber"). it's a meme with a badass guy holding two rifles surrounded by explosions, captioned "how earther soldiers feel right before being turned into a smell by a mega particle cannon"

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maddie raspberry ★ @othatsraspberry.com · 02/10/2026

aviator does great custom trainer IDs!! big recommend 🫡

custom trainer ID of me by Aviator Animation
Name/Maddie
PKMN METAL/GEAR
othatsraspberry.com
Bio
Player of video games
Maker of silly comics
Battle quote: "[insert Simpsons reference here]"

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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phil @philjamesson.com · 30/09/2026

as always when this is posted, i have to fondly remember the time someone stole this tweet word for word, including using my name as the punchline, then claimed it was just independent discovery

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Mackenzie Easy-Ups 🔜 BLT @babdotcom.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It's only been two or three weeks since I was shown this line between Rem (from Deadlock) and Infernus (from Deadlock). I immediately knew I wanted to add "Okay, I don't care then" to my repertoire but I didn't realize how often I'd have opportunity to use it.

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Paperback Paradise @paperbackparadise.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

reading a book is a great way to hang out with someone who is both dead and famous

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FieldExplores (Gator Days) @fieldexplores.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Secret Ingredient - Gator Days

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Thaumana 🎨 VGEN Commissions | ACG Store Opening @thaumana.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Pocky Lover Estelle🧡🥢 Commission for @supremevt.bsky.social - Thank you for sponsoring my new trip to Liberl with Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter for me! I'm really looking forward to playing it!✨

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

it actually doesn't rain very often in the pacific northwest. i visited seattle for a couple days one time and it didn't rain the entire time i was there

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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 09/11/2024

GENIE: Your third and final wish? ME: I want Funko Pops to be able to feel physical pain GENIE: ME: Not like they’re like animate. They can think and feel but can’t move or communicate GENIE: ME: What GENIE: No it’s nothing I’m just GENIE: Like are you pro or anti Funko Pops

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