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We should consider that Shyminsky’s read offers a harsh take on Kurt’s actions and their symbolic import given the brutal context surrounding his debate with Callisto, but nonetheless it offer us an interesting lens through which to consider Kurt’s role in a class metaphor. 7/7

That Nightcrawler, as the true believer, idealist, and soul of the team, should be the one to invalidate Callisto’s argument is telling, as is Kurt’s later willingness to risk his life to defend these same Morlocks during the Mutant Massacre, again showing the transition. 6/7

Claremont would progressively erode the villain-coding of the Morlocks, starting almost immediately thereafter, transitioning them, eventually, into a sympathetic portrayal of the underprivileged that often directly calls the X-Men’s privilege into consideration. 5/7

“Nightcrawler accuses the Morlocks of being victims of their own prejudices first and foremost, chiding them for their own intolerance of non-mutant humans.” For Shyminsky, this action eschews the series’ potential exploration of “anti-oppressive mutant activism.” 4/7

According to Shyminsky, here Kurt “rhetorically undercuts the Morlock’s victim claims by explaining that he lives by the creed that he be “judged by my deeds instead of my looks” (14). Aligning himself with a conservative ideology of meritocracy,” 3/7

In the X-Men’s first encounter with the Morlocks, Nightcrawler is singled out by Callisto as something of a traitor as a result of supporting the X-Men, despite being an “outcast” himself due to his Morlock-like visual appearance. 2/7

According to scholar Neil Shyminsky, Nightcrawler plays a major role in undermining Claremont’s debut of the Morlocks as a metaphor for the underprivileged, by serving as a contradiction to Callisto’s perception of the role of privilege in defining the Morlocks. #xmen 1/7

Telling your mob of supporters to storm the Capitol and stop the ratification of a democratic election? No problem

Reminding soldiers of the oath they swore? PROBLEM

Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots

This is the technological equivalent of not being able to get your house insured in Florida, and for similar reasons.

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For movie night tonight, the fabulous Bruce Campbell in Bubba-ho-tep!

Eternal Champion - Worms of the Earth 2029 US
Making your band a Michael Moorcock reference is a noble tradition and this metal is nothing if not traditional. Is your face melted yet?! Blood and souls for my lord Arioch!
#THETWEN2IE5 Day 47 NK❌IS✅

The crimes are happening everywhere, all the time. We’re going to learn about staggering amounts of corruption.

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High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.

Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”

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Make MTG mean Magic: The Gathering again

YouTube video by moviebob SCHLOCKTOBER 2020 - "Attack of The Killer Tomatoes"

A side effect of this synergy was that New World/Marvel Group briefly held product rights to both "Muppet Babies" and the 70s horror spoof "Attack of The Killer Tomatoes," which is how/why THAT came back with 3 sequels and a merch/toon line in the 80s:
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YouTube video by The Style Theorists Why Tariffs Are About to RUIN Christmas… | Style Theory

Very proud to have helped put this one together 👍
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Oh, good. HBO has built an industrial Child Star Tragic Future Assembly Line 🤷‍♂️

In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards The party recruited and invested in school board races to oust Republicans. It worked.

Democrats scored big in school board races across Texas, Pennsylvania and Ohio — flipping dozens of seats.

The party's candidates pushed issues regarding test scores and bus safety over debates about which bathrooms transgender students use and banning books from school libraries.

There was civilization in the Americas before the settlers arrived. The other work being performed here is to erase that and present settlement as the arrival of civilization instead of the annihilation of another

1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths

2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them

AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. She is saying a lot but her ACTIONS have not backed up the rhetoric. For all her talk, she's STILL voting with them to gut healthcare and advance self-dealing corruption schemes."

Who remembers those early Palantir trades

Hell yeah @rianjohnson.bsky.social (reposting with alt text)

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AARRGH. CHIROPRACTIC IS NOT MEDICINE, IT’S DANGEROUS BULLSHIT CREATED BY A FUCKING GROCER WHO THOUGHT HE COULD HEAL WITH MAGNETS. WHAT THE FUCK, AMERICA

A screenshot of a Facebook post where a person named Andy ask the Well now “What the hell is transgender?” The Royal Canadian Air Force account response with “That’s a pretty big question asked in a pretty small way, Andy. ‘Transgender’ putting describes someone whose gender – who they know themselves to be – doesn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth. It’s not new, and it’s certainly not a fad. People have lived this experience for as long as people have existed; we’re just finally talking about it openly. You don’t have to fully understand it right away, most learning takes time, but we can always start from a place of respect. That’s how decent folks handle things they’re still getting used to.”

Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…

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I apologize if you've addressed this elsewhere and I missed it, but I was curious if you've read and written about the Alan Davis "ClanDestine" series for Marvel before.

I just love her! Thank you for sharing this. 🙂

Quick retro fashion inspired girl just because I needed to draw something for myself

(1/3) - 30 Fictional Characters In 30 Days.

It's easy. List your top 30 favorite fictional characters, in no particular order, a picture, and why you love them. Once a day for 30 days.

Today's character is...

Captain Avery F Butler, Commander Jumptroop Company Charlie 5 (EXO-Squad)