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Matt Donahue @dattm18.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

This is just American cope lmao...

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Ash 🦴🦇 🌒 @ashrowan.design · 27/05/2026

yikes :(

Instagram post from Loryn Brantz. Text reads,

I am horrified and disgusted by BuzzFeed taking my character, The Good Advice Cupcake, and giving it to an Al platform. My time at BuzzFeed was marked by continually being taken advantage of and lied to. They repeatedly assured me in good faith that they would never do anything with Cuppy without my input, yet offered me no legal options, insisting that I would never need them. The news that this character, who is based on my own personality and whom I created as a microphone to spread love and positivity, has been taken and turned into a soulless Al puppet feels like having my intestines pulled out of my body.
Somebody leaked the news to me early on that there were talks happening, and I pleaded with the CEO Jonah Peretti directly not to do it. Instead, he tried to talk me into signing an NDA. Obviously, I did not.
This is an assault on artists everywhere.
I encourage you to boycott BuzzFeed and any Al-produced or adjacent animation.

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Mike Mamon @xpmnms.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Another collab with @rafaelmotamayor.bsky.social. Not easy to put these together of course, but this went a bit more smoothly with the group than the fantasy list. Honorable mentions in the article link if you're curious.

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Rafael Motamayor @rafaelmotamayor.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

To say Star Wars is specifically catering to middle age white fans is so dumb and funny

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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I need to remind y'all that Pedro Pascal is Latino and very loud about it. That he supports and speaks out in support of trans rights regardless of the Disney contracts. And while you can say shit about disney, acting like Pedro is catering to middle aged white men is very funny

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James Whitbrook @jwhitbrook.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Can't wait to watch the latest movie in a sci-fi franchise teeming with potential but also often weighed down by arcane lore and an increasing desire to revisit its earliest entries for good or ill, ever existing in their shadow That's right, Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe

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Mike Mamon @xpmnms.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Shout out to @rafaelmotamayor.bsky.social for collaborating with us for this top 10. It’s not easy making a final list, but we felt pretty good about the results.

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Matt Baume 🏳️‍🌈 @mattbaume.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Happy anniversary of this not happening

Screengrab of a Twitter post about Marvel weirdo Joe Russo predicting a fully AI movie by April of last year

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Rafael Motamayor @rafaelmotamayor.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I'm back on The New York Times with a piece I'm very proud about. The live-action One Piece rules, and it is in no small part due to its incredible wigs. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/a...

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How ‘One Piece’ Fixed a Common Problem for Anime Adaptations

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 04/11/2025

The guy who got famous betting against the housing market in 2007 just before that bubble burst - played by Christian Bale jn “The Big Short” - just wagered $1 billion on the collapse of the AI boom. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

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Michael Burry Returns With Two Big Shorts: Palantir and Nvidia

Signs of an AI bubble abound: Stock valuations have become uncomfortably rich, AI-related debt is ballooning, and a sustainable financial model for the technology has largely yet to emerge. Now Michae...

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 03/11/2025

Would you believe me if I told you that what anime & manga fans like are drawings

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juan barquin @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Dove into this a fair amount in my review of Chainsaw Man's Reze Arc movie. It's great to look at, sure, but why should we settle for something so conventional when we've already been handed a truly playful and experimental series that offers more to audiences than just fidelity to its source?

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'Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc' is Colorful, Bloody Anime Mayhem

After the high bar set by the series, settling for ordinary is a bit disappointing, and that’s something no Tatsuki Fujimoto adaptation deserves.

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HANGMAN PAGE @hangmanpage.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

fuck ice airing commercials during dynamite, let em know: help.hbomax.com/us/Feedback/ tbsnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/req...

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HBO Max | Feedback

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 16/09/2025

Far as I can tell, Robert Redford was: * successful at everything he tried * genuinely intelligent & insightful * desired by women * envied by men * an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with * a tireless, lifelong philanthropist ... and he died peacefully in his sleep. 10/10 life. No notes.

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Patrick Willems @patrickhwillems.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

RIP Robert Redford

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IGN @ign.com · 04/09/2025

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle offers plenty of action and some emotional flashbacks, but it suffers from an overuse of flashbacks that undermine the story's pacing. Our review: bit.ly/47ofSpq

Review: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle features horrendous pacing and a clearly incomplete story that never fully justifies being a feature film. Still, there are some good fights that provide satisfying payoffs to character storylines years in the making. Score: 6 Okay

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Erik Adams @erikadams.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Here's @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social, @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social, @kircarey.bsky.social, and @rafaelmotamayor.bsky.social talking about one of the most exasperating aspects of my old job. (I still stand by that Penguin score.)

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Heidi took over in the '70s. It was Isao Takahata's breakout hit, with Hayao Miyazaki on staff. More classic shows followed. But TV anime was a brutal industry. Surviving it changed Miyazaki and Takahata and their styles, as we explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-pressu...

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Banshee Lover's Rage @annlynzee.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Everything with Chitose Amano made me cry like a fucking baby.

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Banshee Lover's Rage @annlynzee.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

This is just a general observation (and I know I was just talking about The Summer Hikaru Died yesterday), but a lot of the mainstream anime titles are really, really queer right now. These aren't Demon Slayer, but have you watched the current season of My Dress-Up Darling?

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Toussaint Egan @thesaintoftous.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Never (*NEVER*) bet against Jimmy C!!! 🗣️🗣️🗣️

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Avatar: Fire and Ash | Official Trailer

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char.aznabirb @charaznabirb.bsky.social · 23/09/2024

Unknown to Western media, bisexuality was invented in Japan in 1979.

Parody of the Newsweek bisexuality cover, featuring Lalah Sune, Char Aznable and Amuro Ray from 1979’s anime Mobile Suit Gundam

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Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

a great observation and a powerful bummer

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 15/07/2025

absolutely spectacular writing from the Wikipedia editor who added this to Jim Carrey's entry en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Car...

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Banshee Lover's Rage @annlynzee.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

So I wonder who did the German subtitles for Crunchyroll's Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show?

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 17/06/2025

I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Shingo Natsume (Sonny Boy) to direct "Ghost" animated movie at Madhouse (2027). Co-written with Tomohiro Suzuki. Character designs by Natsume Ono & Norifumi Kugai. A sneak preview could be seen at Annecy Festival ;-] natalie.mu/comic/news/6...

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Rafael Motamayor @rafaelmotamayor.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

LET'S FUCKING GO!! One of anime's most traumatic stories in glorious HD.

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Mz. April Daniels ⚧ @aprildaniels.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

It turns out that letting a machine someone else owns do all your thinking for you means that your very process of thought can be enshittified into a glorified ad feed. Who would have guessed this was going to happen, except everyone?

The "Enshittification" has arrived

I asked ChatGPT about the impact of the current tarrifs on inventories over the next few months. It returned a long list of links to toiletries I might want to buy.

I asked it why it did that. It replied:

"As of April 28, 2025, OpenAI introduced new shopping features to ChatGPT, enhancing its capabilities to provide product recommendations complete with images, reviews, and direct purchase links. These features are available to all users, including those on Free, Plus, and Pro tiers, and even to users not logged in. The recommendations are generated organically, without paid advertisements or commission-based incentives, relying instead on structured metadata from third-party sources such as pricing, product descriptions, and reviews .

This update aims to offer a more personalized an streamlined shopping experience directly within the ChatGPT interface, allowing users to explore products across various categories like fashion, beauty, electronics, and home goods. If you have any specific preferences or need tailored recommendations, feel free to let me know!"

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Mad king shit. Just making up new tariffs to replace the tariffs his advisors already had to dupe him into cancelling. Hilarious that the media that is pushing "why did we ignore Biden's cognitive decline" insists on sanewashing and covering this up.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 20/05/2025

in honor of george wendt, a reminder that most male posters look like norm

twitter screenshot : Everyone is always like "Wtf how was Norm 34?"
And I hate to break it to you ladies but this is what your boyfriend looks like under the beard and glasses.

norm with no facial hair next to norm with beard and glasses

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

This shit is hitting a lot of us HARD today

Bernie Sanders Meme.

Bernie bored reading "Seeing the new Superman as Clark."

Startled Bernie reading "Hearing him use the Superman voice

Bernie excited "Seeing Lois be LOIS."

Bernie elated "Hearing Ma Kent say I cleaned your boots, I'll go get 'em for ya."

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 13/05/2025

This is such a fascinating (and also kind of sad) read about the slow corporate death of creativity and some of the people fighting against it

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Eric Vilas-Boas @ericvb.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Super thorough piece by @felixgillette.bsky.social on the decline of Cartoon Network in the Age of Zaz. But to my mind, this graf is the crux: The demand is there; WBD failed to meet it and damned the brand in the process. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

"Cartoon Network’s Last Gasp"

The irreverent animation factory once cranked out hits, talent and profits. But with David Zaslav’s retreat from streaming kids programming, the future of the network is in question.

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The One Piece Podcast @onepiecepodcast.com · 09/05/2025

Next in the #OnePiece anime: 1129: Kuma's Past - Better Off Dead in This World (May 18th) 1130: Erased History! The God Valley of Despair (May 25th) 1131: A Fleeting Happiness - Kumachi and Ginny (June 1st) 1132: Vow to Ginny - Kuma Becomes a Father (June 8th)

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

if you were also offered a polygon contractor position, get in touch. working on a story about how valnet is changing the site. my DMs are open, my email is nathan@aftermath.site, and I'm nathangrayson.666 on signal

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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

I was also offered a contract position at Polygon, and I declined it. When I inquired about freelance rates or salaries (and whether they would include dental and health insurance) under Valnet, I never got a clear answer, so do with that what you will.

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Patrick Cotnoir @patrickcotnoir.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Last night, Andor made me say something that I’ve never said as a Star Wars fan: “Wow, Episode 9 fucking ruled.”

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Lee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

“Holding her is dangerous. If word of this gets out it could generate sympathy for the Rebellion in the Senate.” / “There’ll be no one to stop us this time” are Ep IV lines with huge lore implications that shape the roll out of conflict in this particular era. I think they’re often overlooked.

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️

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