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Toshi the Fat Stoner @pandatoshi.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day and fuck Christopher Columbus :3

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Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.social · 9h

Hope you have a fantastic time!

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 10h

John Oliver is what liberals imagine Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert to be — a genuine critic of America’s systemic failures who stands up for trans people and other marginalized groups, while actually offering real actions and hopeful solutions.

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Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.social · 10h

Yup. They think they're slick, but we read them to filth every time.

Every. Time.

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Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.social · 10h

So... that WOULD be great casting on my part!

Nice to see I'm not totally crazy.

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Xabi Gaztelua @xabigazte.bsky.social · 3d

April O'Neil, Hacktivist
🐢🧪

AD: Stephanie Cheung

for MtG - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

One of my childhood crushes <3 getting to paint her for this set was such a gift.
I've been the biggest fan of all the iterations of TMNT since the 90's, so working on this felt amazing!!
🧡💜❤️💙
#MTG #MTGxTMNT

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Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.social · 10h

That's crazy how the names of the two racist establishments are pretty much the same:

Great White
Gran Blanco

I couldn't write anything like that if I could. Okay, I could, but people would read that and say "Oh, come on now, that's lazy and you're just making stuff up!"

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Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.social · 11h

Now if only I could convince the Weigel-owned station in my market to add MeTV+.

Saw a few seconds, I did manage to get the channel's signal and saw a bit of WEST, so, yeah, it's getting stronger.

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 11h

This marathon was meant to lead into the TV premiere of the GOAT, "Scooby Doo on Zombie Island". Had a "Behind The Music" vibe, it had some pretty funny gags. Fred singing "Old Man River" is always amusing.

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 11h

I had something else planned for my Halloween thing but I ended up getting into a rant about a franchise that was a major part of my childhood. So, here's the bumpers from CN's 1998 Scooby Doo marathon, "Those Meddling Kids"...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhLf...

Those Meddling Kids: 25 Hours of Doo (Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes) - Segments Only

YouTube video by Scooby-Doo Archive

www.youtube.com

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 11h

The current state of Scooby Doo was very disjointed with an "adult comedy" that didn't even have Scooby in it, another live-action adaptation for Netflix, some anime inspired project that will either go to Adult Swim or Hulu. And the DTV series seemingly being quietly cancelled after a 25 year run.

scooby doo from the scooby doo cartoon has a blue collar

ALT: scooby doo from the scooby doo cartoon has a blue collar

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DemONbEAST: ℍ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨-𝕃𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟚 @therealdoneast.bsky.social · 11h

The respective writers of those "sequels" immediately got the word out that that's not what their vision & the producers, namely James Krieg, pushed it. Krieg also wrote "Scoobynatural", which I know has its fans but I did not care for it. Especially the unfunny anachronism of Scrappy's cameo.

Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.social · 12h

And the less said about Return to Zombie Island and The 13th Ghost, the better.

Making two of the last HB-era Scooby production utterly meaningless and throwing everything both brought to the franchise was... a choice.

A bad choice. A terrible choice. An awful choice.

But a choice.

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Kevin D. Grüssing 🪷🪷 (Pronounced Grew-Sing) @kevdgrussing.bsky.social · 11h

My view on "Return to Zombie Island" and "Curse of the 13th Ghost":

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Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.social · 11h

Some I've heard. Most, I haven't.

Adding to a personal playlist shortly.

Making notes...

The Pleasure Vice Principle (he/him/his) @hannibaltabu.bsky.social · 11h

Personal Jesus by Johnny Cash
Drive by Ziggy Marley
They Won’t Go When I Go by George Michael
Don’t Make Me Over by Sybil
Hard To Say I’m Sorry by Az Yet
As by George Michael & Mary J. Bilge
Bohemian Rhapsody by The Braids
All I Do Is Think Of You by Troop
Since I Don’t Have You by New Edition

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 20h

Without saying Hurt, fav Cover Song?

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"Spooky" Marc Quill / WON/F4W / QB1 Publishing @marcquill.bsky.social · 17h

For those that play #WWE2K25, Carter Holt is ready to join your rosters. Two versions (base and tokusatsu-themed attires).

Includes original logo designs.

Tags:

MarcQuill
Canada
TeamHolt

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 16h

May her memory be a blessing and may she consistently rest in power

Matthew S. Bajko @politicalnotes.bsky.social · 16h

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender woman and longtime activist who once lived in the Bay Area, died October 13. She was 78....
www.ebar.com/story/159150...

Trans leader Miss Major Griffin-Gracy dies

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender woman and longtime activist who once lived in the Bay Area, died October 13.

www.ebar.com

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Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.social · 11h

Hearing Mindy Cohn as Velma after watching her on The Facts of Life as Natalie when I was a kid shouldn't have felt like a natural transition for the actress, but she was absolutely fantastic in the role.

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Kevin D. Grüssing 🪷🪷 (Pronounced Grew-Sing) @kevdgrussing.bsky.social · 11h

On the left:
Shaggy and Scooby-Doo on Tuesday, September 19th, 2006.
On the right.
Shaggy and Scooby-Doo on Saturday, September 23rd, 2006.
5 days apart, same duo, two completely different versions.

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Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.social · 12h

And the less said about Return to Zombie Island and The 13th Ghost, the better.

Making two of the last HB-era Scooby production utterly meaningless and throwing everything both brought to the franchise was... a choice.

A bad choice. A terrible choice. An awful choice.

But a choice.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 1d

#IndigenousPeoplesDay “is not just a counterpoint to Columbus Day—it’s a declaration. A refusal to be erased. A reminder that we are more than what happened to us. We are who we have always been.”

“Today and every day, it’s a good day to be Indigenous.” nativenewsonline.net/opinion/we-r...

We're Still Here: Why It's Still a Good Day to Be Indigenous

Opinion. It’s a good day to be Indigenous.

nativenewsonline.net

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Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.social · 13h

Hanna-Barbera got a good decade of life with Scrappy as part of the franchise from his introduction in 1978 to Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf in 1988. He easily kept the franchise from becoming monotonous in the changing media landscape.

The hate Scrappy gets is unfair and misguided.

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Kevin D. Grüssing 🪷🪷 (Pronounced Grew-Sing) @kevdgrussing.bsky.social · 13h

Honestly?
He literally didn't.
All he did was want to hang around with his uncle and his human friends, what's wrong with that?
Plus, goal with him was to keep the franchise going after the ratings dried and they ran out of stories to tell with the original gang.
Guess what?
Mission successful.

✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 15h

*walks onto the stage*
*stands at a podium*
*clears throat*
*looks at the crowd*

Scrappy-Doo did nothing wrong.

*vanishes into a gaseous nether*

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Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.social · 13h

Easy.

The Creeper.

But then again, the guy behind the costume could be Dr. Scott, so... dual roles?

The Creeper from Scooby-Doo, a ghastly pale-green figure with loose bean-green clothing and straggly brown hair.

Deacon Cromwell, a gray-haired bank executive who wore the Creeper outfit. Surprisingly agile for someone of his advanced age.

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Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social · 14h

From the Larchives: "Midnight with the gang" is probably my most popular RHPS take. Certainly the most tees I've ever sold on RB. Enjoy :)

cartoon of the Scooby Doo gang dressed for an RHPS stage cast.

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Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.social · 13h

The pivot of NBC's NBA tip-off promotion from focusing on LeBron James to highlighting Luka Dončić after LeBron's sciatica took him out for about a month is kind of funny, especially given to most mainstream viewers, LeBron is the face of the modern Lakers.

Welcome back to the Lake Show, NBC.

a man in a yellow lakers jersey is dancing in a hallway .

ALT: a man in a yellow lakers jersey is dancing in a hallway .

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