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Pretty Geeky Zone @prettygeekyzone.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Back in 2005 we released the first part of a #Shenmue story in Sonic the Comic online. As with Shenmue itself, it never got completed. Maybe one day! Read the comic here: sonicthecomic.uk/237-2/ #LetsGetShenmue4 @iningames.bsky.social @shenmuedojo.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 08/09/2025

Oh yes I will be writing an essay about how the SNW episode “Four and a Half Vulcans” is wildly offensive and normalizing race science that was mainstream and popular in United States in the 1850s Like Disco called this shit terrorism What the fuck is this regressive bullshit

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Picked a random TNG episode to watch for #StarTrekDay and it was S2 Time Squared. Love that the episode starts with 5 minutes of Riker cooking bad eggs. 😅

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

I feel like I've been saying this for over two years now but once more, with feeling: They better not fridge Batel!

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Such an amazing day, and began the the trend of me always having to take two suitcases full of merch to Sonic cons. 🙃 Loved meeting some of the #sonicthecomic folks for the first time, bought my first original STC art from Nigel, and got to play Sonic Colours a few months before I was released! 🤩

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Lee Whiteside @mrsftv.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

From the Nitpicker's Guide for Deep Space Nine Trekkers, published in 1996. The reviewer didn't think the state of the United States in 2024 as shown in the episode Past Tense, Part 1 was believable. Sounds like @roberthewittwolfe.bsky.social and Ira Steven Behr were pretty close....

Text from the book: "I wanna know what happens between now and A.D. 2024 to create the environment we see in this episode. Note that people are being detained against their will simply because they don’t have an ID! Apparently if you are just strolling down the street, a policeman can walk up to you and demand to see your identification, and if you don’t have it, you get hauled off and interned WITHOUT a trial for an INDETERMINATE amount of time! What happened to the Bill of Rights? Is the United States of America under martial law at this point? It would almost have to be. That would explain the fact that freedom of the press apparently has been rescinded as well. I have an extraordinarily difficult time believing that the media simply have no interest in what goes on within these sanctuaries." Shared from Cordelia and Connie Willis.

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Mind @mind.org.uk · 12/06/2025

Pride is all about celebrating who we are. But it can also bring up difficult feelings. Especially if you’ve been treated badly because you’re LGBTQIA+. 1/2

A PRIDE progress flag in the shape of a heart. Being LGBTQIA+ isn't a mental health problem. And it doesn't cause mental health problems. But discrimination, being judged or misunderstood can take a toll on our mental health.

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Pretty Geeky Zone @prettygeekyzone.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Feels like decades since I last caught up with Ryo. Hopefully @iningames.bsky.social and @sega.jp @sega-west.bsky.social find a partner and reveal the next chapter in his epic story soon! #LetsGetShenmue4 #Shenmue

Screenshots from the Shenmue 3 game in the style of old Polaroid photos with the caption #LetsGetShenmue4.

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Shenmue Forever @shenmueforever.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

The Shenmue Story Must Go On... #LetsGetShenmue4 #Journey

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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Transgender rights are human rights. This International Day of Transgender Visibility, Amnesty Feminists remind us that transgender existence is not up for debate. We must support the transgender community and demand an end to transgender hate crimes. #TransVisibility

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Kraz3yIvan @kraz3yivan.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Rhythm & Hues Studios - a visual effects and animation company created the #DS9 wormhole effects if memory serves. Anyone out there with skills tried emulating/recreating it? I'm interested in how much of a challenge it is with todays tech? Any VFX wizards out there care to fill me in?

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I'll never get tired of the Sonic avatar creators mostly being a selection of Sonic themed kink wear. 😅

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Sexy Jamie McKelvie @adamclegg.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Wouldn’t it be great if instead of just “thank you” credits at the end of the movies that make millions based on their work comic creators got big fucking royalty cheque.

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Peter David's Star Trek New Frontier and DC's Young Justice are some of my favourite books/comics and both gave me a lifetime of memories so I'll absolutely be donating. If you're able to, please donate to help him and his family (or share the link!) www.gofundme.com/f/help-peter...

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Donate to Help Peter David, organized by Graham Murphy

Hi, friends. I'm restarting a fundraiser for Peter David and his family. Peter's health issues continue… Graham Murphy needs your support for Help Peter David

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

#Wonderfalls deserves so much more love than it gets! If you haven't seen it before and enjoy Pushing Daisies and Dead Like Me, go watch it! If you've not seen those, go watch all three shows! And if you've seen them before? Go watch them again! 😅

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TrekCore.com 🖖 @trekcore.com · 06/03/2025

Because of your generous contributions, we've raised about 73% of our donation goal in just under 48 hours! Learn how you can help keep TrekCore running at maximum warp into our 20th year through our 2025 site fundraiser: blog.trekcore.com/2025/03/trek...

Graphic denoting 73% of fundraising progress.

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Chrispy Pixels @chrispypixels.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

you're either the guy who really likes Sonic or you're the guy who sees Sonic and thinks about that guy that really likes Sonic

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Always a worthy cause. TrekCore is an amazing resource not just for Trek news but their screencap and media archive is next level! #startrek

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Just found this on my phone, uninstalling immediately!

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I need this in my life. Paramount+ ARE YOU LISTENING?!

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I'm excited to delve further into the background of Emperor Georgiou once this is released. Disco's take on the mirror universe has always been a smart one and there's a lot of potential for a cautionary tale of a world where humanity indulges it's worst impulses. Especially now. #StarTrekDiscovery

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

This moment made me HOWL! It just hits me in exactly the right way and I can barely explain why I find it so singularly funny but I just do. 🤣🐕◻️ #StarTrekLowerDecks

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Always loved the Ambassador Class design, and remember being thrilled the original U.S.S Excalibur in the New Frontier novels was one. It's the little things even if we never really saw it on the covers. #startrek #StarTrekNewFrontier

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actioncookbook @actioncookbook.com · 13/02/2025

looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Introduce yourself with 4 video games.

Title screen for Sonic 3 & Knuckles on the SEGA Megadrive

Box art for Shenmue on the SEGA Dreamcast

Box art for Batman Arkham Origins on Xbox 360

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I hope we get a season 2 eventually, while I'd prefer games to complete the story at this point I'll take anything! Give us an anime, a comic, a novel... 😅 #Shenmue #LetsGetShenmue4 #MoreShenmue

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

#Shenmue would make an incredible show on one of the steaming platforms. Give us 50-100 episodes to dive into the characters and world, and give us an ending! #LetsGetShenmue4 #MoreShenmue

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Humanist Trek Podcast @humanisttrek.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Incoming message from the Grammy’s. Lady Gaga wants to know what the fuck you’re doing so close to the Neutral Zone.

Lady Gaga at the 2025 Grammy’s. She is wearing all black.

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Currently reading this and it's wonderful getting to read how Seven went from Voyager to Picard. Emotionally devastating at times with some excellent queer energy. Recommended! (tbh I recommend every Trek book by David Mack, they're all brill)

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

"All we know is that the dream of technology is now under the control of men who are vain, foolish, self-centred, amoral, desperate for power, and in some cases openly fascistic." open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

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How to resist the tech overlords

Big tech has now made its position clear. It is on the far-right. Here's what happens next.

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Yep, honestly I enjoyed it! Do I wish it took an extra 20-30 minutes to dial into the character and plot at the centre of it? Absolutely. Was any of it actually bad? Other than some choppy editing in some of the action sequences and the short runtime, absolutely not. #Section31

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Well, for better or worse, happy #Section31 day! ✨

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Screwing over collectors with two versions is bad enough, but these are the designs they chose?! There's a whole selection of amazing promotional art and posters that were officially released that would be perfect here. 🤦 First mistep for this movie after flawless PR till now, wild! #SonicMovie3

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

So the reviews for #section31 aren't looking great and I guess we'll find out ourselves tomorrow. 🙃 Either way, I want every single one of Georgiou's fabulous outfits! 10s 10s 10s across the board! 💃✨

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

I'm still amazed it was written let alone filmed and used. Even in 2017 it seemed clueless, especially when the mirror universe story seemed designed to be Trump's America writ large. As they haven't done it already I doubt Paramount will dare edit it now. 🤦

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

This are stunning. Major #sonicthecomic vibes from this image. A little Shanazar, a little Return of Chaotix, a little Showdown...

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Omg #DoctorWho don't make me ugly cry in front of my family at Christmas. 😭😭😭 There's me expecting a camp old time and instead getting this lovely meditation on life.

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Saw #SonicMovie3 tonight and WOW. It went harder than it had any right to. Had an amazing time and can't wait to watch it again. There were multiple bouts of screams and applause throughout, all well deserved! 🤩 7 out of 7 chaos emeralds! 💎💎💎💎💎💎💎

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Getting caught up and rewatching these two in preperation for Sonic 3 this weekend. Can't wait! 🤩 #sonicthehedgehog #sonicmovie #4Ksteelbook

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Top notch episode! I screamed a few times. And while there was a lot of fan service, like the best of Lower Decks it combined all the fun stuff with a strong character-driven throughline and some brilliant moments the show how much this crew understand and love Trek. 🖖😍 #LowerDecks

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Wes Streetings decision to ban puberty blockers should be called out for what it is. He's playing culture wars where trans & non binary youth are collateral damage & Labour dance to Reforms tune. An attack on trans people is an attack on our LGBTQ+ community. We must say no.

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Michael @prettyconfusd.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

One of my favourite shows of all time, the miniseries blew my mind - I'd never seen scifi like it. I've had it on my list to rewatch for about 4 years now so I need to make sure 2025 makes it happen!

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