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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The DCU so far- Superman: Hope is the real punk rock. Peacemaker: The family you make is stronger than the one you’re born to. Lanterns: Choose your own path. Supergirl: Kill human traffickers.

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

MONTERO JUST RELEASED A NEW SONG THIS IS NOT A DRILL

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9to5scifipod @9to5scifipod.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Franklin gets a visit from his old archaeology professor, and Garibaldi is concerned by Sinclair's heroics. @renthebarbarian.bsky.social @zyllable.bsky.social & @saraezzat.bsky.social dig into the ideas about power, academia, and ethics in this kinda messy #B5 episode youtu.be/zTXjxt8dc8s

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B5 Episode 1.4 Infection

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Alex Rider: what if James Bond was 14 Austin Powers: what if James Bond was a joke Kingsman: what if James Bond was Pygmalion Slow Horses: what if James Bond was a fucking loser

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

When are we as a society going to reconcile with the fact that Three Amigos, Galaxy Quest, and A Bug’s Life are all just the same movie in different genres

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9to5scifipod @9to5scifipod.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#DS9 gets its first visitor from the Gamma Quadrant, and we get our first ethical dilemma. @renthebarbarian.bsky.social ,@zyllable.bsky.social , & @saraezzat.bsky.social discuss several related ethical issues. CW: fox hunting colonization FGM spoilers for S4 Ep1 of SNW. youtu.be/pZWiyqxrvBQ

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DS9 Episode 1.6 Captive Pursuit

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

In darkest day, in blackest night, no capitalist pig shall escape my sight

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9to5scifipod @9to5scifipod.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Sheridan helps Londo find his lost lover while Garibaldi follows a gremlin, but nothing might be exactly what it seems. @renthebarbarian.bsky.social , @zyllable.bsky.social , & @saraezzat.bsky.social peel back the layers on this fascinating episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_6v...

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B5 Episode 1.3 Born to the Purple

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Has anyone else discovered that they’re subscribed to random slop channels on YouTube? I definitely did not subscribe to “Visiting Angels Home Care”.

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

You know, while God is taking blonde celebrities (Hayden Panettiere, Mother Dolly)…the POTUS is blonde…just saying.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Getting banned from the weeb convention because I kept calling Family Guy an anime

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

“I thought you said you were a barred lawyer!!!” “No, I said I’m a BARD lawyer.” *pulls out lyre* “🎶I’ll now address the jury, whose favor I shall curry…🎶”

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9to5scifipod @9to5scifipod.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

O'Brian has a bad day and ends up becoming Patient Zero of a bioweapon epidemic. @renthebarbarian.bsky.social , @zyllable.bsky.social, & @saraezzat.bsky.social discuss, among other issues, why Starfleet doesn't seem to have PPE. youtu.be/g0h3OmGqTGE #DS9 #StarTrek

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DS9 Episode 1.5 Babel

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Billy Idol is like if they tried to grow David Bowie in a lab

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Hannah Waddingham in Ride Or Die has such powerful sapphic energy

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Shout out to the couple next to me who audibly gasped “[character name]?!??” during Spider-Man: Brand New Day, hope y’all havin a good week

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

“People should speak English so they can’t use other languages to talk shit about me” 1) bold of you to assume you’re the main character of everyone’s life 2) I don’t give a SHIT if my pedicure lady is talking shit in Vietnamese about my hairy toes to her coworker, I’m not that insecure

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Releasing the news that Wonder Man s2 is canceled when everyone is distracted by the new Spider-Man movie is diabolical

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9to5scifipod @9to5scifipod.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

#Babylon5 gives us a big lore drop, and it gets @renthebarbarian.bsky.social, @zyllable.bsky.social, & @saraezzat.bsky.social all existential as we talk about life and death and the question of souls. youtu.be/poYLp8LcSIU

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B5 Episode 1.2 Soul Hunter

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Had a dream about Piglet having sex with one of the Penguins of Madagascar…what was even weirder was that Piglet topped

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9to5scifipod @9to5scifipod.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A Man Alone, or as we came to think of it, "Men Alone Wrote This". This is a complicated episode, and we try to look for the good, but also, there's a lot of unexamined misogyny for @zyllable.bsky.social @renthebarbarian.bsky.social and @saraezzat.bsky.social to dig into. youtu.be/Ady5PCwKhDY

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DS9 Episode 1.4 A Man Alone

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I love PHM because it’s hopeful and funny but also very scientific in a way that’s not technobabbly and the core of the story is friendship but then the main character has this Colleen Hoover male love interest ass name of RYLAND

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I could really go for $40,000 and somebody putting their cigarette out on the back of my head right about now

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

my theory is that Bitch McConnell used his vampire powers to siphon whatever little life force there was left out of Lindsay Graham so he could eke by just a little longer

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Oh my god people are saying David Boreanaz is MAGA, please god don’t be true, the Spike fans are insufferable enough as it is (kidding)

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9to5scifipod @9to5scifipod.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

It's election day for the humans, and naturally, there's a massive interstellar diplomatic incident for our crew to sort out. Join @zyllable.bsky.social , @renthebarbarian.bsky.social , & @saraezzat.bsky.social to discuss it all. #Babylon5 youtu.be/FnJUbbc7fvI

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B5 Episode1.1 Midnight on the Firing Line

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Obsessed with the way Lestat de Lioncourt pronounces “Chipotle”

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

My mom, the day after I gave the cheese grater she never uses to Goodwill: hey have you seen my cheese grater

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I know we’re all here for the gay, but I think it’d be really funnier if Daniel fucked Lestat’s mom #TheVampireLestat #TheVampireChronicles

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9to5scifipod @9to5scifipod.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Boys flirting! There's also some ethics of resistance stuff and Kira and Sisko figuring out how to trust each other. But let's face it, @saraezzat.bsky.social, @zyllable.bsky.social and @renthebarbarian.bsky.social are here for the disaster bi boys meet-cute. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0VS...

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DS9 Episode 1.3 Past Prologue

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9to5scifipod @9to5scifipod.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Babylon 5 has only just opened, but someone is already trying to derail its peacebuilding mission. @renthebarbarian.bsky.social @zyllable.bsky.social & @saraezzat.bsky.social are starting our #Babylon5 journey with the original pilot The Gathering youtu.be/p_F2A_SohOA

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Babylon 5 The Gathering

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

He-Man during June: BY THE POWER OF GAYSKULL

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Me: I bet the tagline to the porn version of Alien is “In space, no one can hear you cream.” My mom: I should’ve aborted you when I had the chance.

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I have no idea what Off Campus is but I’m assuming it’s Heated Rivalry for straight people

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

A piece of media will make a point of saying how ugly a conventional human character is and the actor playing them is still more attractive than you 😐

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9to5scifipod @9to5scifipod.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

You know that thing where you show up for a new job and find out you're a messianic figure of prophecy. Maybe that's just a Sisko thing. @renthebarbarian.bsky.social , @zyllable.bsky.social , & @saraezzat.bsky.social are ready to get into #DeepSpaceNine #DS9 youtu.be/a8UNbpT2rMo

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DS9 Episode 1x01/02 The Emissary

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Turning the last season of your show into an eight episode ad for your new Nazi prequel show while neutering the popular queer and racially diverse spinoff you already had is just insulting. #TheBoys

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I know the GO3 finale got people fucked up bc now I’m getting fan edits of David Tennant in Fright Night and Michael Sheen in Underworld on my TikTok feed

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

If Strange New Worlds made Spirk canon I would take back everything I’ve ever said about it. It would still be poop from a butt…but at least there’d be yaoi

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I vacuumed my bedroom floor which means I can’t do anything productive for another 5 to 7 business days

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The thing is, I love characters who are Little Bastard Men (gender neutral). I start hating them when they amass a following of fans who treat them like uwu soft beans who’ve never sinned in their life. Let them be Little Bastards. Quit washing off the seasoning.

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

There aren’t many names as pretentious as “Benedict Cumberbatch” but “Hamish Linklater” is a solid contender.

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

so if Germany is the fatherland and Russia is the motherland…who is the eldest daughterland? who is the gay cousinland? what kind of nuclear family agenda are we promoting here

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assigned NPC at birth @renthebarbarian.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

If I worked at a Jimmy John’s and someone asked for their sub sandwich cut in half, I would cut it in half VERTICALLY because I love to ruin lives

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9to5scifipod @9to5scifipod.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

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Introduction Episode; Who Are We

Podcast Episode · 9to5scifipod · May 8 · 46m

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