Lawrence Brenner
@lawrencebrenner.bsky.social
Pop Culture Historian, Journalist, Voice Actor/Engineer Worked on IPs for Marvel, DC, Bandai, Toei, Abrams & more. Rook/Altair in Dragonheir | Kaptain/Rabbi in Broken Promise, & more
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https://www.lawrencebrenner.com
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Fictional villains: my motivation involves a complex backstory around lost love and a deep yearning to be understood
Real life villains: being cruel makes me feel like a big strong man
Real life villains: being cruel makes me feel like a big strong man
February 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Fictional villains: my motivation involves a complex backstory around lost love and a deep yearning to be understood
Real life villains: being cruel makes me feel like a big strong man
Real life villains: being cruel makes me feel like a big strong man
Coming this week more Ghost in The Shell
July 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Coming this week more Ghost in The Shell
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"imposes prison sentences of up to two years on those who oppose gender transition treatments for minors."
Spain leading the charge on human rights 🇪🇸
europeanconservative.com/articles/new...
Spain leading the charge on human rights 🇪🇸
europeanconservative.com/articles/new...
Oppose Your Kids’ Gender Transition? Spain Wants You Behind Bars
The ‘center-right’ has joined the Left in a surreal proposal to amend the Spanish Penal Code.
europeanconservative.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:52 AM
"imposes prison sentences of up to two years on those who oppose gender transition treatments for minors."
Spain leading the charge on human rights 🇪🇸
europeanconservative.com/articles/new...
Spain leading the charge on human rights 🇪🇸
europeanconservative.com/articles/new...
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"An astoundingly candid chronicle of Lemire’s artistic process and evolution as a person, with strong appeal for fans and aspiring creators." -- @libraryjournal.bsky.social in their starred review of @jefflemire171.bsky.social's 10,000 Ink Stains: A Memoir
Read the full review: bit.ly/4jWyP5l
Read the full review: bit.ly/4jWyP5l
June 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"An astoundingly candid chronicle of Lemire’s artistic process and evolution as a person, with strong appeal for fans and aspiring creators." -- @libraryjournal.bsky.social in their starred review of @jefflemire171.bsky.social's 10,000 Ink Stains: A Memoir
Read the full review: bit.ly/4jWyP5l
Read the full review: bit.ly/4jWyP5l
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I hate when I go to bed early on a Saturday night and wake up Sunday morning only to discover we’ve gone to war in the Middle East without the consent of Congress. 😡
June 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I hate when I go to bed early on a Saturday night and wake up Sunday morning only to discover we’ve gone to war in the Middle East without the consent of Congress. 😡
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A federal officer cannot be “doxxed.” The public has a right to know who is operating in our government, especially if they have the power to imprison someone.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons: "If you look before January 20, and even after January 20, the men & women of ICE did not have to have masks on their face. Me personally, I don't want those officers having to wear masks bc it's hot, it's dangerous. But ICE agents are being doxxed at a horrible rate"
June 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A federal officer cannot be “doxxed.” The public has a right to know who is operating in our government, especially if they have the power to imprison someone.
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Bombing Iran is a great way to distract from how your administration is bombing elsewhere.
June 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Bombing Iran is a great way to distract from how your administration is bombing elsewhere.
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Bombing for peace is like burning books to promote literacy.
June 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Bombing for peace is like burning books to promote literacy.
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It is completely unlawful for ICE to turn away members of Congress like this. The law could not be more clear; no member of Congress may be denied access to a facility where ICE is detaining someone, and they cannot be required to schedule in advance. Surprise inspections must be surprise.
If ICE were acting entirely within the law and maintaining good conditions in all its facilities, they would not be turning Congresspeople away.
But they clearly aren't.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/n...
But they clearly aren't.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/n...
5 Lawmakers in California and New York Are Denied Access to Federal Detention Facilities
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It is completely unlawful for ICE to turn away members of Congress like this. The law could not be more clear; no member of Congress may be denied access to a facility where ICE is detaining someone, and they cannot be required to schedule in advance. Surprise inspections must be surprise.
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Booker: "We have a president who did nothing as people stormed our Capitol, & then when those people who viciously beat police & led to some of their deaths - therefore cop killers - were convicted, he pardoned them. So for him to be talking about responsive law enforcement is hypocritical at best"
June 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Booker: "We have a president who did nothing as people stormed our Capitol, & then when those people who viciously beat police & led to some of their deaths - therefore cop killers - were convicted, he pardoned them. So for him to be talking about responsive law enforcement is hypocritical at best"
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And so the talks begin…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent & USTR Jamieson Greer are meeting China’s to economic emissary, He Lifeng, in Switzerland next week.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent & USTR Jamieson Greer are meeting China’s to economic emissary, He Lifeng, in Switzerland next week.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Bessent, Greer to Meet With China to Start Trade Talks This Week
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will travel later this week to Switzerland for trade talks with China led by Vice Premier He Lifeng, jump-starting negoti...
www.bloomberg.com
May 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
And so the talks begin…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent & USTR Jamieson Greer are meeting China’s to economic emissary, He Lifeng, in Switzerland next week.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent & USTR Jamieson Greer are meeting China’s to economic emissary, He Lifeng, in Switzerland next week.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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NEW: The communications breakdown last week that resulted in air traffic controllers losing contact with the pilots of planes they were guiding into Newark airport has happened at least two other times since August, a current veteran controller says.
Newark air traffic control lost contact with pilots at least twice before, source says
The claims, which the Federal Aviation Administration has not confirmed, emerged a week after Newark airspace controllers lost all communication for as long as 90 seconds.
nbcnews.to
May 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
NEW: The communications breakdown last week that resulted in air traffic controllers losing contact with the pilots of planes they were guiding into Newark airport has happened at least two other times since August, a current veteran controller says.
Newark air traffic control lost contact with pilots at least twice before, source says
The claims, which the Federal Aviation Administration has not confirmed, emerged a week after Newark airspace controllers lost all communication for as long as 90 seconds.
nbcnews.to
May 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Just a reminder - TMNT: Tactical Takedown comes out May 22nd! Like two weeks from now!
And yes we did JUST release a game!
I’m feeling so normal right now!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3229100/...
And yes we did JUST release a game!
I’m feeling so normal right now!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3229100/...
May 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just a reminder - TMNT: Tactical Takedown comes out May 22nd! Like two weeks from now!
And yes we did JUST release a game!
I’m feeling so normal right now!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3229100/...
And yes we did JUST release a game!
I’m feeling so normal right now!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3229100/...
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My long-held stance about gamedev is that "juniors will run circles around the entire industry if merely given the chance." Either help lift them up or get out of the way!!!
May 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
My long-held stance about gamedev is that "juniors will run circles around the entire industry if merely given the chance." Either help lift them up or get out of the way!!!
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"That's no moon..." Even scattered and destroyed, the ruins of the Death Star are a sinister place.
Panel is from Star Wars: Tales from the Death Star, available in hardcover wherever you buy books: bit.ly/3AOdTsU
#StarWars #RevengeoftheFifth
Panel is from Star Wars: Tales from the Death Star, available in hardcover wherever you buy books: bit.ly/3AOdTsU
#StarWars #RevengeoftheFifth
May 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
"That's no moon..." Even scattered and destroyed, the ruins of the Death Star are a sinister place.
Panel is from Star Wars: Tales from the Death Star, available in hardcover wherever you buy books: bit.ly/3AOdTsU
#StarWars #RevengeoftheFifth
Panel is from Star Wars: Tales from the Death Star, available in hardcover wherever you buy books: bit.ly/3AOdTsU
#StarWars #RevengeoftheFifth
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LATEST: Columbia graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can argue in federal court that he was detained and targeted for deportation because of his political views, a judge has ruled Tuesday.
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can fight wrongful detention case in federal court, judge rules
The ruling rejected the Trump administration’s argument that the Immigration and Nationality Act prevented the federal court from reviewing Khalil’s claims.
nbcnews.to
April 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
LATEST: Columbia graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can argue in federal court that he was detained and targeted for deportation because of his political views, a judge has ruled Tuesday.
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Today in vaporware for psychopaths, here's an emotional surveillance wearable for "keeping tabs on heart beats, body heat, and interactions around your partner. When something’s up, you’ll know." @vicmsong.bsky.social asks who asked for this.
Would you wear a smart ring that proves you’re not a cheater?
First comes love, then comes biometric tracking.
www.theverge.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today in vaporware for psychopaths, here's an emotional surveillance wearable for "keeping tabs on heart beats, body heat, and interactions around your partner. When something’s up, you’ll know." @vicmsong.bsky.social asks who asked for this.
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If the economy shrank in the 1st qtr despite everyone front-loading their purchases and the tariffs not hitting yet, I really worry about how big the contractions will be in Q2 and Q3
Breaking news: The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of 2025, contracting by an annualized rate of 0.3 percent, a stark reversal after nearly three years of solid growth, as tariff-related uncertainty upended spending patterns and raised fears of an impending recession.
U.S. economy shrank in early 2025, as tariffs sapped growth
GDP shrank in the first quarter, a new report shows, offering a look at how tariffs are reshaping spending patterns and changing the economy.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
If the economy shrank in the 1st qtr despite everyone front-loading their purchases and the tariffs not hitting yet, I really worry about how big the contractions will be in Q2 and Q3
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If ever there was to be an airport whose crowded airspace lead to the deaths of several elected officials, it would absolutely have to be the one renamed after the president that fired all the air traffic controllers.
MSNBC - Two AA planes, with several members of Congress on board, clip wings at Reagan National. https://www.msnbc.com/chris-jansing-reports/watch/two-planes-clip-wings-at-d-c-s-reagan-national-airport-237050437563
April 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If ever there was to be an airport whose crowded airspace lead to the deaths of several elected officials, it would absolutely have to be the one renamed after the president that fired all the air traffic controllers.
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The Trump administration is now canceling people's Social Security Numbers, treating them as if they are legally dead. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...
April 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The Trump administration is now canceling people's Social Security Numbers, treating them as if they are legally dead. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...
It's been a difficult week but from last week I have good things to share.
But we all have a lot to keep doing.
But we all have a lot to keep doing.
April 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It's been a difficult week but from last week I have good things to share.
But we all have a lot to keep doing.
But we all have a lot to keep doing.
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This is straight up theft. DOGE has no congressional legitimacy. No oversight. No legally defined mission. The Institute of Peace, on the other hand, was congressionally established. DOGE must be stopped.
NEW: DOGE is trying to gift itself a building worth $500 million, court filings show. It's the culmination of a dramatic battle between DOGE and the United States Institute of Peace, a Congressionally funded think tank. www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:29 AM
This is straight up theft. DOGE has no congressional legitimacy. No oversight. No legally defined mission. The Institute of Peace, on the other hand, was congressionally established. DOGE must be stopped.
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#TransDayofVisibility means celebrating trans artists!
Come Out and Play is a 250-page collection of LGBTQ+ stories and art about 🏳️⚧️ swimming, biking, jiu jitsu, volleyball, dance, basketball, and more. Get it here: kck.st/41Hjqj6
#TDOV #TransJoy #SportsAreForEveryone
Come Out and Play is a 250-page collection of LGBTQ+ stories and art about 🏳️⚧️ swimming, biking, jiu jitsu, volleyball, dance, basketball, and more. Get it here: kck.st/41Hjqj6
#TDOV #TransJoy #SportsAreForEveryone
March 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
#TransDayofVisibility means celebrating trans artists!
Come Out and Play is a 250-page collection of LGBTQ+ stories and art about 🏳️⚧️ swimming, biking, jiu jitsu, volleyball, dance, basketball, and more. Get it here: kck.st/41Hjqj6
#TDOV #TransJoy #SportsAreForEveryone
Come Out and Play is a 250-page collection of LGBTQ+ stories and art about 🏳️⚧️ swimming, biking, jiu jitsu, volleyball, dance, basketball, and more. Get it here: kck.st/41Hjqj6
#TDOV #TransJoy #SportsAreForEveryone