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"We owe a great deal to maniacs, but we can't make good works if we only pander to them." --Leiji Matsumoto before "otaku" was a common word
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Biden admin for 4 years: oh golly gee we can't possibly charge and put Trump officials on trial, it would seem political! We need to unify! Brazil judge 24 hours after Lula wins: SURRENDER YOUR PASSPORT
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In a new poll, 15% of Americans said they believe between 1 and 5% of NCAA athletes are transgender. 14% think between it's between 6 and 25%. Meanwhile, an NCAA spokesperson confirmed that the current number is "effectively" zero thebulwark.com/p/new-poll-bu…
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Can’t help but notice that the #NoKings parades with no demands have achieved nothing, while the French-style strikes/riots got the government to make concessions 🤔
The French government plans to increase the number of third-level student places and make €4 billion ($4.5 billion) available for high-school renovations as it tries to end nationwide protests that have turned violent in recent weeks bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Fun Fact: I wrote a huge LOST PLANET movie for Warner Brothers in 2008, and then the entire financial world crashed, and that was the end of it.
More great short games
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So at this point in 2018, Dems were losing early voting by 3 in Florida. They ended up losing the Senate race by .1%. This year they are losing the early vote by only .4%. FLORIDA IS IN PLAY. ANGIE NIXON CAN WIN. Explains why AOC and Bernie are spending so much time there.
Florida early voting update: Early in-person turnout among Republicans has fallen off a cliff. At R+0.4, the total early vote in the state is about as blue as 2018, 5 points higher than this point in 2022, and 10 points higher than in 2024. gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-ea…
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“If you cut taxes for the rich, they’ll create jobs.”🤡
Microsoft just made $133.7 BILLION in net income last year. Today they announced they are getting rid of 60,000 workers. Fuck these companies man.
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we could be a real country. we could have law and order. just think about that for a second.
“Flávio has given up,” an adviser to the Bolsonaro family told me. “He’s terrified. He is worried his father will die in jail, that he himself will be jailed this week and that he may have a long prison term ahead.” washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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“Arabs don’t produce literature” is really something you can only say if you’ve never had a moment’s contact with genuine civilization. A mind totally consumed by television and self-help books.
RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Novel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."
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「あしたのジョー」で、全漫画家が憧れる究極の最終回を描きあげたちばてつや先生。それは作家にとって栄誉であると同時に重い荷物になるものなのに、その後に「のたり松太郎」や「おれは鉄平」で、緊張した人生を笑い飛ばすような柔らかい生き方を描いた。『真っ白な灰の向こう側』を見せてくれた。 そして晩年の「ひねもすのたり日記」では、満州から引き揚げた家族の物語を、さらに明るく深く。不条理や苦難を知っているからこそ、それを乗り越えた先に豊かな生き方もあるよと漫画で突きつけた。 8歳からずっと憧れ続けていたけれど、こんなすごいものを描く人だから何でもお見通しなんだと怖くて、ずっと近寄れなかった。お話しできるようになってからおよそ20年、優しいお人柄の中に鋭さの片鱗も見せていただいた。宝物の思い出を、先生ありがとうございます。 謹んでご冥福をお祈りいたします。
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[Notice] To further strengthen security related to the PHP programming language used in the PlayStation 4 and Steam versions of Street Fighter V, content requiring online functionality is currently unavailable. * Offline content remains available and can still be enjoyed. Emergency maintenance is currently underway to address this issue. Until the fix has been completed, sales on the PlayStation Store and Steam will be suspended in stages. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this has caused and appreciate your patience and understanding.
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ちばてつや先生がご逝去されました。 今年2月に対談させて頂いた時はお元気だったので信じられません。 僕は「ちばてつや賞」出身で、ちば先生はデビューした僕をずっと見守って下さっていました。 ちば先生の漫画界への貢献は絶大過ぎて頭が上がりません。 先生、本当にありがとうございました。
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When male editors believed that shoujo manga protagonists should be modest, Chiba Tetsuya depicted a girl who stands up and counterattacks bullying boys. This scene and the series impressed readers back in the late '50s.
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This is as bad as any form of racism but in America it’s not even the biggest news of the day by a longshot
RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Novel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."
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哀しい、、、
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漫画家デビューが「ちばてつや賞」でした。授賞式の懇親会で「(矢吹)ジョーを描いてください!」とお願いしたら「ジョーはもう描けないから段平でいいかな」とおっしゃるので「段平も大好きです!」と描いてもらうことに。すると急に紙の真ん中をグリグリと黒く塗りつぶすので驚いていたら、なんと眼帯から描き始めるちば先生。ちば先生がいなかった今のは我々はいませんでした。お悔やみ申し上げます。
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漫画の師匠が亡くなった 鉄兵が、私の漫画作りの基礎 あの漫画の「わかりやすさ」の分析が、漫画打合せの基本 コミティアでの対談と目の前で描いて頂いた色紙が、宝物です 合掌
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R.I.P.
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He was suicidal yesterday and someone called the cops to check on him. He must've heard the phrase 'welfare check' and lost it
The Libertarian Party candidate for North Carolina state senate is currently in the midst of an armed chase and shoot-out with the cops, keeping us posted with live tweets:
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