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Herb Swinford @herbswinford.bsky.social · Nov 14

From first to last
The peak is never passed
Something always fires the light
That gets in your eyes
One moment's high
And glory rolls on by
Like a streak of lightning
That flashes and fades
In the summer sky...

Rush - "Marathon"

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onion person @junlper.beer · 7h

even when far rightwingers are having an extremely positive experience on all fronts they’re still able to hallucinate a situation where they’re the victim

Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 17h

"at the transgender coffee shop"

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 9h

oh hey it's monday morning again

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Cartoon: The man who knew too little

The Kickstarter has ended, but good news for procrastinators:�late pledges remain open for a little while longer. You can see some of my photos from the Zohran Mamdani rally at Forest Hills Stadium ....

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Bob Chipman 🔜PAX East @bobchipman.bsky.social · 13h

"Everything is numbered here. The monster is zero." 👀

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 21h

The #GodzillaMinusOne sequel is officially titled ‘Godzilla: Minus Zero’ 🎥

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 23h

Guthrie, goddammit, we know you can play! Jesus.

The Aristocrats - Ohhhh Noooo [Culture Clash LIVE!]

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Sam Van Haren @samshotfirst.bsky.social · 1d

Going to cancel the apocalypse this afternoon in my reverse chrono GDT rewatch. It’s a live-action anime and one of the best films about the climate crisis (yeah, I said it). I love it dearly.

a close up of a robot with a red light coming out of it 's mouth .

Alt: A jaeger (giant robot mech) from GDT’s Pacific Rim

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 1d

I slightly underrated the second Godzilla & Kong movie. It's got thoughtful things to say about adopted vs. biological families and what growing up in an abusive home does to one's moral compass and self-esteem. Also, there's a giant ice dragon that breathes ice, and Kong gets a mechanical hand.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 1d

The Lord of the Rings was about the forces of darkness being unable to imagine its enemies would ever unite together to destroy the most powerful weapon in the world rather than be corrupted by it. Dune was about imperial colonialism over the exploitation of resources and how power ultimately would corrupt any ruler who once thought themselves as moral fighting on the behalf of the colonized. Star Wars was about the rise of imperial fascism and a guerilla roots rebellion rising to ultimately destroy and liberate the people from it. The third film compares the Empire to America and the Rebels to Viet Con. The Matrix Trilogy is about how systems of control ultimately serve to even make liberation from them a feature of the same system. On an individual level it’s also a trans allegory. Peter Thiel and Elon Musk are evil nerds with no media literacy that are trying to destroy the planet because they thought the bad guys had a point.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 2d

Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.

“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”

Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.

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Herb Swinford @herbswinford.bsky.social · 2d

Van Helsing

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Bob Chipman 🔜PAX East @bobchipman.bsky.social · 2d

Heh.

disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 4d

MovieBob is JB Pritzker's Kira Nerys.

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Herb Swinford @herbswinford.bsky.social · 2d

Villain: The Gorge Master

Signature Move: I can make you have a vomit burp right before you eat dessert.

Herb Swinford @herbswinford.bsky.social · 2d

Watching that show week by week in the 90's was incredible. First, I had to hunt that show, it finally ended up at 1:00 am on Sunday. Second, once The Coming of Shadows aired I went, "OK, this is Lord of the Rings in outer space." I can't watch Sleeping In Light without tearing up.

Herb Swinford @herbswinford.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe she stumbled onto her conscience and her self-respect in the kitchen junk drawer

Herb Swinford @herbswinford.bsky.social · 2d

Pacific Rim

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Herb Swinford @herbswinford.bsky.social · 2d

100% correct. I didn't have room in the skeet to note there's a quick blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment during his tirade where he pauses for a small cough, and just for a moment his facade slips away. He knows it's BS. For this to end up with him on the throne with a Keeper, holy crap, what a story.

Herb Swinford @herbswinford.bsky.social · 2d

Something I find fascinating about Londo in this episode is we see his reaction during the bombing of Narn - he's horrified. Then, it's almost as if he's a completely different person during his address to the assembled diplomats. Somewhere offscreen he made the choice to go all in.

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Cody @atiredgay.bsky.social · 2d

I will always adore Babylon 5.

deviant inc. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @deviantinc.bsky.social · 2d

Intense episode.

No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against that power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand. The Centauri learned this lesson once. We will teach it to them again. Though it take a thousand years . . . we will be free.

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 2d

I have a feeling that if we could ever find out what percentage of social media users are actually bot networks run by bad people to do bad things, we’d be horrified.

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CEO of Beckett Mariner @kariizumi.bsky.social · 2d

Ayo come see this ratio, chat

Screenshot from the anime "Kodomo no Omoch": Sana, Aya and Hisae are looking out of a train excitedly along with several other members of their class.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 3d

Sad day for the folks who staked their reputations on lab leak conspiracy theories.

www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

The Telegraph Headline: New Covid virus found in wild Brazilian bats

Subhed: The discovery of a ‘furin cleavage site’ suggests the mutation which helps the virus adapt to humans is naturally occurring

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Herb Swinford @herbswinford.bsky.social · 3d

I'll take Venusian Aikido any day over that MMA nonsense, let's see some roid rage numbskull arm lock a Dalek

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Ryan (Monsterdust) @monsterdust.bsky.social · 5d

Massive win and beginning of the end for generative ai

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Herb Swinford @herbswinford.bsky.social · 4d

Klingon Colonel Sanders: "Today is a good day to fry!"

The Orion @gettheorion.bsky.social · 4d

Klingon Emo Band Lead Singer: "Today is a good day to cry!"

Sean Kelly @storyslug.bsky.social · 4d

Klingon Used-Car Salesman: "Today is a good day to buy!"

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 4d

Well now, would you look at that?

A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.

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Herb Swinford @herbswinford.bsky.social · 4d

It's absolutely amazing that guitar hasn't been stolen - the black market value must be enormous.

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