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John J. Ronald

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Gen X'er (anime & manga) Otaku. IRL job: Librarian (Interlibrary Loan). Lefty-Lib Dem-Soc. Slava Ukraini. LGBT+ Ally, pro-BLM. Love public mass transit & going to faraway anime cons.

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Very annoyed with institutionalist libs on our side who fret over any talk of packing the court for fear conservatives would do it back... MFer, they already HAVE packed the court, for themselves...stacking it back in our direction is a necessity. Denied Obama his pick, were ready to deny HRC's.

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The Court is spearheading the attempts by a radicalizing minority to install ever more authoritarian forms of minoritarianism in order to secure their status against the will of the majority. And as of right now, these radicalizing reactionaries are succeeding.

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Steve Bannon is in prison because he'd rather be there than confess what he knows about Donald Trump and January 6th. Peter Navarro is in prison because he'd rather be there confess what he knows about Donald Trump and January 6th.

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Will be skipping the Presidential debate to watch the English dub of the new Blue Lock #anime movie. I'll catch the highlights & recaps later.

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I'm sure the families of the dead in Las Vegas are relieved to hear their loved ones were merely struck down by a bumpfired semiauto and NOT a machinegun. 🙄 OMFG these SCOTUS ghouls....

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I'm sad that James Howard Kunstler, whom I used to respect as a proponent of new urbanism and I presume 15 minute cities has become such a racist, conservative crackpot. The racism was always there, I just became more aware of it and unwilling to overlook it.

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I also make a similar stylistic difference. Grey is dignified, Gray is drab & awful.

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Since Russia 🇷🇺 is all orthodox ☦️now it's a boon to US conservatives who now get to bundle overt racism with their redbaiting as they rail against 🇨🇳...though they were kinda racist against Russians & Slavs generally in the bad old days but got a pass because of E.European emigres' anticommunism.

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If you're a restaurant owner and I become a regular, be very afraid because appealing to my weird tastes is alienating most of your customer base and is a 💋of 💀... you have been warned. #ASD #autism #diningout

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This image brought to you by Tarantinovision (tm)

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Even if we beat Trump in 2024...and I think we will....like William Jennings Bryan he's just going to keep running until he dies...2028 will be Trump vs. yet to be named Democrat. And 2024 will be 'stop the steal' 2.0 while GOP tries to actually steal the election at every level.

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The live action One Piece on Netflix was so good and made me cry manly tears. I still hate the fuckin' anime original. "You like Fairy Tail? It's just a One Piece ripoff!" "Yeah, but Fairy Tail is actually GOOD, so...I don't care..."

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I watched the live action with only a hazy memory of the original and basically came with a blank slate and saying "ok, tell me a story."; I enjoyed it on its own terms, as a crime noir action-comedy in a campy SciFi setting, as its own thing, original be damned. (and I love OG Cowboy Bebop)

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It was aimed at a younger audience than Bebop...tween & young teen boys vs. adults. And Bebop when I watched it at 30 was all cool action and badassery....it hits different at 50+ when you realize all their jobs go bust and they barely scrape by...and full of heartbreak; -ooof. That HURTS.

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More darkly, if I'd had an accident or worse, it would've been where I would've probably been taken to. And would've been eerie to die in the same place I'd been born.

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Found out that when I attended MomoCon my hotel was mere blocks away from the hospital where I was born; that's kinda wild. I'm adopted by my official paperwork tells me at least that much.

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North Texas lost ALL of theirs....very sad. I hope we keep our one Houston Location; Pandemic killed off our local "Anime at the Alamo" monthly event, sadly, sponsored by HIDIVE. If Sony/CR revive it then cool but...yeah seems sus.

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I’m taking some time today to celebrate the 20th (!) anniversary of my book, “Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii”. It’s also more or less the 10th anniversary of the 2nd ed.

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I bought a copy back in the day, when my regular anime podcasts made me aware of it. Congratulations!

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Currently binging to finish Star Wars: Rebels so I can resume watching AHSOKA

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Shaved off my Van Dyke beard, but have mixed feelings about being cleanshaven again....so decided to grow back only a true goatee sans mustache and see how I like THAT look.

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Tesla's Cybertruck is to MAGA what Hummers were for the Bushies in the early aughts.

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sidebar: The 5-4 Podcast's 4 part series on the history and origins of the Federalist Society is absolutely eye opening and the rise of the FS goes hand in hand with the ideology of so-called Originalism.

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If she meant *that* Jesus she'd probably say Jesucristo in Spanish...she clearly meant her actual husband.

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Hopefully titled "please date me, Miss Nagatoro" (and she says yes).

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Doing songs praising Los San Patricios like Black '47 did.

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I donate to them regularly to honor the memory of the late Zach Bertschy, senior editor of ANN.

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Unfortunately rightwing Texans aren't renowned for subtle discernment such as this.

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As a reminder... this rule is terrible, but, um, I think it applies here?

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Today is the day Donald Trump became precedent

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Seems my ex-girlfriend valued her freedom to be a nocturnal vampire more than she valued our relationship. Sigh.

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#Kumoricon has really spoiled me in terms of the anime convention travel experience....it's like the Platonic Ideal of what an anime con SHOULD be every time. Plus I just love the #PNW and #PDX in particular.

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Back home safe & sound from #MomoCon2024 and while it was fun it was a grueling travel experience and the most physically exhausting con I've attended to date. Glad to mark it from my bucket-list but I'd rather do a 3rd #Kumoricon than a 2nd #MomoCon sad to say.

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It is so absolutely bonkers that two sitting Supreme Court Justices supported a coup attempt. Of all the insane things that have happened over the past eight years - that might be the most insane.

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Old school Dems like Dick Durbin wanting to bring back Blue Slips for court nominations....that Republicans will abuse but never honor for Democrats...STUPID. Stop doing such self-defeating shit, my gawd.

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MomoCon week....gahhh....low key freaking out

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Also, Delicious in Dungeon does have its legitimate High Fantasy moments that are Epic, like when Laios takes on and takes down the red dragon that killed Falin...sacrificing his leg in the process....that made me fist pump and filled my eyes with tears holy eff.

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Took a long time to notice the main cast in the 1st OP of Delicious in Dungeon are depicted as giant figures....larger than life heroes. That's so cool. I also never skipped that OP because I love that Bump of Chicken song. It's a bop!

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"Downtown restaurants in Houston may have to close because not enough foot traffic" Me: well shit, maybe if anyone could actually afford to LIVE downtown that might fix that....

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Interest piqued by new #anime con in #NOLA ; too short notice to go this year (inaugural year) but maybe 2025? We'll see. Colorado Anime Fest has priority but as a 2nd con maybe?

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