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Director of publishing, editor, translator. Manga, democracy, civil rights, foster kittens, sci-fi, beer. Another world is possible. He/him. Portfolio etc.: benapplegate.com

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Is this Mike Diva?

04.08.2025 03:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER 
P1- NANCY: WHERE ARE YOU GOING SLUGGO?
SLUGGO: TO OUR OL' SCHOOLHOUSE-COME ON ALONG
P2-NANCY: JUST BECAUSE IT'S
VACATION WE SHOULDNโ€™T FORGET
ABOUT SCHOOL
P3-NANCY: WHATโ€™S IN THAT BOX?
P4- AS HE  IS EMPTYING THE CONTENTS OF THE BOX, IN AN OPEN WINDOW AT THE SCHOOL, SLUGGO REPLIED TO NANCY: TERMITES

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY: WHERE ARE YOU GOING SLUGGO? SLUGGO: TO OUR OL' SCHOOLHOUSE-COME ON ALONG P2-NANCY: JUST BECAUSE IT'S VACATION WE SHOULDNโ€™T FORGET ABOUT SCHOOL P3-NANCY: WHATโ€™S IN THAT BOX? P4- AS HE IS EMPTYING THE CONTENTS OF THE BOX, IN AN OPEN WINDOW AT THE SCHOOL, SLUGGO REPLIED TO NANCY: TERMITES

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
August 3,1949

03.08.2025 12:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 556    ๐Ÿ” 72    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

anytime you make a post about how people should stop using Spotify because it fucking sucks, someone pops in from from the Discover feed about how there's no alternative and ignores that you can just buy music or use another streaming service that isn't doing this shit. Anyway, stop using Spotify

01.08.2025 15:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2734    ๐Ÿ” 1450    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 74    ๐Ÿ“Œ 49

His only knowledge of Japan comes from watching Empire of the Sun on HBO in 1989

02.08.2025 00:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hahahahahaha

Actually think this is a good idea, b/c SCOTUS wouldn't let them enforce this ban on the president anyway and at least it gets *something* passed, but it's hilarious that their special baby is so flagrantly and thoroughly venal that they have to have this conversation out in the open

01.08.2025 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Clark Kent looking at a newspaper and saying GOOD! Iโ€™M NOT MENTIONED!

Clark Kent looking at a newspaper and saying GOOD! Iโ€™M NOT MENTIONED!

Logging on

01.08.2025 13:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 402    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

PRIMARY EVERYONE: jarrettforcongress.com

01.08.2025 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Home - Jarrett Keohokalole Hawaii State Senator, Jarrett Keohokalole is a leader who understands Hawaiสปi. Born and raised in Kฤneสปohe, Oสปahu, he has a proven track record of pushing for transformative legislation. Jarrett has w...

Found it: jarrettforcongress.com

01.08.2025 13:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

WHERE TO GIVE MONEY

01.08.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So tacky of you to decline to be robbed
It's just not cricket, Alex
Gauche really

01.08.2025 12:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Really cool read

01.08.2025 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a lovely place you live in. Glad you're home.

01.08.2025 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I guess "invariably" got redefined to "demonstrably never" when I wasn't looking?

31.07.2025 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

waiting for Punkpunk

31.07.2025 19:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The obvious absurdity of including historians and authors on this list should give you doubt re: the tech dipshits' other picks

31.07.2025 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Almost used the term "crushable" in a sell sheet for a BL series. If manga came in cansโ€ฆ

31.07.2025 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lol "shared policy vision," what an absurd phrase to use in connection with Trump

31.07.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Embezzling the concentration camp construction fund is good actually

31.07.2025 02:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why are you helping Republicans enable genocide? bsky.app/profile/jona...

31.07.2025 02:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say

NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say

Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.

30.07.2025 01:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42865    ๐Ÿ” 9592    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 823    ๐Ÿ“Œ 607

Ill-fitting shapewear of some kind?

30.07.2025 03:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I guess you did everything you could to support Adeel Mangi, eh?

30.07.2025 03:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
30.07.2025 02:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The "pull a calendar away to reveal 1984" comic, but photoshopped to have the woman in the background say "The government has announced a ban on katanas", and the man pulling the calendar page away to reveal the year as "Meiji 9"

The "pull a calendar away to reveal 1984" comic, but photoshopped to have the woman in the background say "The government has announced a ban on katanas", and the man pulling the calendar page away to reveal the year as "Meiji 9"

29.07.2025 19:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 923    ๐Ÿ” 241    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

The most interesting part was the commercials.

30.07.2025 01:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ok later they introduce a rat sidekick who does tell some jokes and I take it back, no jokes was fine

"With these ears I hear everything that goes on in this townโ€”everything!"

Eeesh

30.07.2025 01:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Later he introduces a guy as the "only digital comedian" because he has a synthesizer which...come on. No joke there? Not gonna call him the only *other* digital comedian? This is so low effort it's depressing. Could've at least hired Bruce Vilanch to write lame cyberspace jokes

30.07.2025 01:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This bit with Jeff Dunham is inexplicable because Walter accuses virtual Ed of not being human, to which Ed retorts that "I can do anything you can do" and then when told to prove it just...stands there? Which might be the joke but the cg model undulates so oddly that it captures all your attention

30.07.2025 01:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh man, must have been even weirder to see this live

30.07.2025 01:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Virtual Ed Sullivan and Jeff Dunham

Virtual Ed Sullivan and Jeff Dunham

I wish I could report that this was bad enough to be worth watching but even with COVID and a broken air conditioner weakening my defenses it's very weak tea. They do have the vtuber Ed interact with the guests in a creepy and off putting way

30.07.2025 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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