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Historian of graphic narrative, writing on Japanese comics and the history of the comics medium. eikeexner.com/books - Comics and the Origins of Manga (Rutgers UP, 2021) - Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics (Yale UP, 2025)

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Starting to suspect it may have been a mistake to "look forward, not backward" when it came to prosecuting Republicans for crimes committed in office.

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This is a whole new level of escalation. Also look at the glee with which these fascist losers brutalize and handcuff an elected representative.

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Sitting US Senator Alex Padilla forcibly wrestled to the ground and arrested by the FBI for attempting to ask a question of DHS secretary Kristin Noem.

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It's cool how much Japan Studies research is now sponsored by benevolent entrepreneurs like the Sainsbury Supermarkets Institute or the Yanai Uniqlo Initiative. I'm sure this in no way impacts scholarship. Hold on, brb, need to check on my Yanai grant proposal for research on Uniqlo labor practices.

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Abolish Palantir. Palantir Technologies is not a data analytics company. It is, as its own CEO and founder has stated, a “digital kill chain.”

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Feds Flew Predator Drones Over LA Protests 🔗 www.404media.co/dhs-flew-pre...

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Amazing how hard it is to write: “Police shoot at journalists.”

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Next step: letting our beautiful Eh-Aye figure out the food supply. It's what plants crave.

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Nationalism, often euphemized as "patriotism," is a disease, and one that threatens our collective progress and survival. We all have more in common with the average "foreigner" than with the rich asshole compatriots that run our countries and who are the only ones to benefit from nationalism.

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Oh no, not conventionally attractive men being affectionate towards each other while destroying cars and AI shit, what a nightmare I'm scared, please RESTORE ORDER, which I guess is when everyone hates each other and the outside is automobiles.

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Blatantly derivative of Ira Ishida's work, if you ask me.

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LA protests on the news in Japan

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LAPD when they think nobody is watching

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seriously, what what a piece of shit thing to do. imagine this idea forming in your brain & just following through. no impulse control. juvenile brain function. years of training telling you all your peers are totally down w/ what you're about to do. what a bad organization this guy's a part of.

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Wow this book seems cool

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The one thing you can do as an academic to fight back against the increasingly crass exploitation of our work is to categorically refuse to work with the for-profit publishers.

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They're literally doing the meme

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Just like with climate change, the fascist police state is videos and posts you see on social media until it’s right in front of you and you’re the one filming it.

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I ruined the Proud Boys’ press conference 😂

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Walking around Tokyo while listening to Pink Pony Club and feeling unreasonable levels of joy, despite carrying 10 books and sweating accordingly, makes me realize that living in Texas has made my own personal Pink Pony Club not The Abbey but "Being Able To Walk To The Store"

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The five food groups

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世界の人気男　アダムスン親爺日本に来る！

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New, open-access article: "Phenakistiscope and Pantomime Cartoon: The Rise of 'Stories without Words' amid the Nineteenth-century Revolution in Visual Culture, Science, and Technology, 1832–1899" seika.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/20001...

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New, open-access article: "Phenakistiscope and Pantomime Cartoon: The Rise of 'Stories without Words' amid the Nineteenth-century Revolution in Visual Culture, Science, and Technology, 1832–1899" seika.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/20001...

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These are the same losers that drive giant shiny pickup trucks. They love to brutalize others because it makes them feel big and strong, but they're also whimpy cowards. They want to cosplay war without any of the risk.

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“The levels of... police recorded crime are much more influenced by deep structural features of our society.” @premthakker.bsky.social speaks with civil rights lawyer @equalityalec.bsky.social on how public safety reporting focuses on legal policies rather than societal issues such as poverty.

Starting to suspect it may have been a mistake to "look forward, not backward" when it came to prosecuting Republicans for crimes committed in office.

This is a whole new level of escalation. Also look at the glee with which these fascist losers brutalize and handcuff an elected representative.

Sitting US Senator Alex Padilla forcibly wrestled to the ground and arrested by the FBI for attempting to ask a question of DHS secretary Kristin Noem.

It's cool how much Japan Studies research is now sponsored by benevolent entrepreneurs like the Sainsbury Supermarkets Institute or the Yanai Uniqlo Initiative. I'm sure this in no way impacts scholarship. Hold on, brb, need to check on my Yanai grant proposal for research on Uniqlo labor practices.

Abolish Palantir. Palantir Technologies is not a data analytics company. It is, as its own CEO and founder has stated, a “digital kill chain.”

Feds Flew Predator Drones Over LA Protests 🔗 www.404media.co/dhs-flew-pre...

Amazing how hard it is to write: “Police shoot at journalists.”

Next step: letting our beautiful Eh-Aye figure out the food supply. It's what plants crave.

Nationalism, often euphemized as "patriotism," is a disease, and one that threatens our collective progress and survival. We all have more in common with the average "foreigner" than with the rich asshole compatriots that run our countries and who are the only ones to benefit from nationalism.

Oh no, not conventionally attractive men being affectionate towards each other while destroying cars and AI shit, what a nightmare I'm scared, please RESTORE ORDER, which I guess is when everyone hates each other and the outside is automobiles.

Blatantly derivative of Ira Ishida's work, if you ask me.

LA protests on the news in Japan

LAPD when they think nobody is watching

seriously, what what a piece of shit thing to do. imagine this idea forming in your brain & just following through. no impulse control. juvenile brain function. years of training telling you all your peers are totally down w/ what you're about to do. what a bad organization this guy's a part of.

Wow this book seems cool

The one thing you can do as an academic to fight back against the increasingly crass exploitation of our work is to categorically refuse to work with the for-profit publishers.

They're literally doing the meme

Just like with climate change, the fascist police state is videos and posts you see on social media until it’s right in front of you and you’re the one filming it.

I ruined the Proud Boys’ press conference 😂

Walking around Tokyo while listening to Pink Pony Club and feeling unreasonable levels of joy, despite carrying 10 books and sweating accordingly, makes me realize that living in Texas has made my own personal Pink Pony Club not The Abbey but "Being Able To Walk To The Store"

The five food groups

世界の人気男　アダムスン親爺日本に来る！

New, open-access article: "Phenakistiscope and Pantomime Cartoon: The Rise of 'Stories without Words' amid the Nineteenth-century Revolution in Visual Culture, Science, and Technology, 1832–1899" seika.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/20001...

New, open-access article: "Phenakistiscope and Pantomime Cartoon: The Rise of 'Stories without Words' amid the Nineteenth-century Revolution in Visual Culture, Science, and Technology, 1832–1899" seika.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/20001...

These are the same losers that drive giant shiny pickup trucks. They love to brutalize others because it makes them feel big and strong, but they're also whimpy cowards. They want to cosplay war without any of the risk.

“The levels of... police recorded crime are much more influenced by deep structural features of our society.” @premthakker.bsky.social speaks with civil rights lawyer @equalityalec.bsky.social on how public safety reporting focuses on legal policies rather than societal issues such as poverty.

Excited to read this.

They should invent a political party that's against fascism.