J.L. Switzer
@captainjls.com
Surrounded by comics they never have time enough to read. Always tired. Writing nonsense about Robotech on the internet since the late '90s.
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once again we are all tapping the sign
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
once again we are all tapping the sign
Was looking for this the other day -- a lot of seething resentment by dickheads with power on all levels makes a lot more sense when this linguistic trick clicks.
January 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Was looking for this the other day -- a lot of seething resentment by dickheads with power on all levels makes a lot more sense when this linguistic trick clicks.
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The first lesson of firearms handling is don't point your weapon at someone you don't intend to kill, so it's going to be tough to convince a jury that an instructor had any other intention when he drew his gun.
NEW: Jonathan Ross is former National Guard and Border Patrol and has been part of ICE's SWAT equivalent, a team leader overseeing FBI, ATF, and IRS agents, and a firearms instructor, according to testimony obtained by WIRED. This is from @hudsongiles.bsky.social and me:
ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, Per Testimony
Jonathan Ross told a federal court in December about his professional background, including “hundreds” of encounters with drivers during enforcement actions, according to testimony obtained by WIRED.
www.wired.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:03 AM
The first lesson of firearms handling is don't point your weapon at someone you don't intend to kill, so it's going to be tough to convince a jury that an instructor had any other intention when he drew his gun.
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One thing my father told me that burned into my brain and has never been disproven to me is that cops are bullies who found a job that let them keep being bullies.
I would add that ICE are bullies that were found too incompetent to qualify for the police department.
I would add that ICE are bullies that were found too incompetent to qualify for the police department.
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 AM
One thing my father told me that burned into my brain and has never been disproven to me is that cops are bullies who found a job that let them keep being bullies.
I would add that ICE are bullies that were found too incompetent to qualify for the police department.
I would add that ICE are bullies that were found too incompetent to qualify for the police department.
Introduce yourself with four mechs.
January 8, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Introduce yourself with four mechs.
1. Holy crap, yes, I need this.
2. I am happily shocked he comes with the fire wand from Ys II.
3. While the sword doesn't seem to match anything in-game that I can tell -- it's what he's wielding in the promo artwork for I & II Chronicles -- the shield IS the (miscolored?) Cleria Shield from Ys II.
2. I am happily shocked he comes with the fire wand from Ys II.
3. While the sword doesn't seem to match anything in-game that I can tell -- it's what he's wielding in the promo artwork for I & II Chronicles -- the shield IS the (miscolored?) Cleria Shield from Ys II.
Kaiyodo Revoltech Ys 1 & II Chronicles Adol Christin goes up for preorder January 16th.
January 8, 2026 at 1:37 AM
1. Holy crap, yes, I need this.
2. I am happily shocked he comes with the fire wand from Ys II.
3. While the sword doesn't seem to match anything in-game that I can tell -- it's what he's wielding in the promo artwork for I & II Chronicles -- the shield IS the (miscolored?) Cleria Shield from Ys II.
2. I am happily shocked he comes with the fire wand from Ys II.
3. While the sword doesn't seem to match anything in-game that I can tell -- it's what he's wielding in the promo artwork for I & II Chronicles -- the shield IS the (miscolored?) Cleria Shield from Ys II.
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Kinda sucks how one day you’ll post stuff like “does the Grinch use the toilet?” and then the next it has to be “I reject those who worship death”
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Kinda sucks how one day you’ll post stuff like “does the Grinch use the toilet?” and then the next it has to be “I reject those who worship death”
Me being me, I see this and go, "Oh geez, it's the last Robotech comics licensee of the 20th century publishing right wing propaganda comics written by the guy who scripted Comico's so-so-at-best Robotech Masters adaptations."
for no particular reason, was reminded today that "Ninja High School" publisher Antarctic is nowadays releasing comics about anti-immigration vigilantes keeping America safe from evil foreigners. In case you were wondering what they were up to. medium.com/theuglymonst...
‘Private American’ is Anti-Immigration Trash
Tomorrow’s jingo relics today
medium.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Me being me, I see this and go, "Oh geez, it's the last Robotech comics licensee of the 20th century publishing right wing propaganda comics written by the guy who scripted Comico's so-so-at-best Robotech Masters adaptations."
I have a vague recollection of enjoying the 2015 Bizarro mini, but the last time I read a comic with Bizarro in it the "backwards" dialogue gave me such a headache that it put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day.
I don’t like Bizarro. I think he sucks. The backwards shit is not fun or funny, and even as a kid it annoyed me for not having any internal consistency.
January 7, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I have a vague recollection of enjoying the 2015 Bizarro mini, but the last time I read a comic with Bizarro in it the "backwards" dialogue gave me such a headache that it put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day.
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here's this vintage jeopardy clip with ken jennings
January 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
here's this vintage jeopardy clip with ken jennings
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Gunbuster (1998)
January 7, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Gunbuster (1998)
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I continue to be enraged by everything the secretary of health and human services is doing www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Be Declared Honorary Virus
The ceremony will feature roadkill hors d’oeuvres, goblets of beef tallow, and a sewage plunge.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I continue to be enraged by everything the secretary of health and human services is doing www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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The Minneapolis ICE murder video is not the fucking Zapruder film. Not an ambiguous mystery wrapped inside a riddle. The coldblooded homicide is so obvious it's what Netflix execs dream of: a plot you can easily follow while folding laundry.
January 7, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The Minneapolis ICE murder video is not the fucking Zapruder film. Not an ambiguous mystery wrapped inside a riddle. The coldblooded homicide is so obvious it's what Netflix execs dream of: a plot you can easily follow while folding laundry.
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I don't care if she didn't follow directions; I don't care if she was disrespectful; I don't care if she was noncompliant; I don't care if she spit in his face, called him ugly, and smacked his mom - "immediate execution by the state" was not warranted; jfc, this isn't complicated.
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I don't care if she didn't follow directions; I don't care if she was disrespectful; I don't care if she was noncompliant; I don't care if she spit in his face, called him ugly, and smacked his mom - "immediate execution by the state" was not warranted; jfc, this isn't complicated.
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Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
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IBM's "A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision" was from 1979. That was 47 years ago.
That was before AOL, the Macarena, and Google.
Half a century ago it was considered obvious that CEO's would deflect blame from themselves onto "AI"
That was before AOL, the Macarena, and Google.
Half a century ago it was considered obvious that CEO's would deflect blame from themselves onto "AI"
If you're reporting on the deepfake porn site because of Grok, please make clear in the headline that governments not acting are allowing the scaled abuse of women and children online.
Don't say Grok is doing that harm. Grok isn't doing anything. It's human men who are doing these things.
Don't say Grok is doing that harm. Grok isn't doing anything. It's human men who are doing these things.
January 7, 2026 at 11:12 AM
IBM's "A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision" was from 1979. That was 47 years ago.
That was before AOL, the Macarena, and Google.
Half a century ago it was considered obvious that CEO's would deflect blame from themselves onto "AI"
That was before AOL, the Macarena, and Google.
Half a century ago it was considered obvious that CEO's would deflect blame from themselves onto "AI"
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White supremacists successfully rewrote history after the Civil War, so much so that today people deny what the slave states had proudly proclaimed back then: it was about slavery. And now this group is rewriting history today. They are lying. They are liars. They are liars.
January 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
White supremacists successfully rewrote history after the Civil War, so much so that today people deny what the slave states had proudly proclaimed back then: it was about slavery. And now this group is rewriting history today. They are lying. They are liars. They are liars.
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Vintage Diaclone TV commercials 1-7, with English subtitles.
January 6, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Vintage Diaclone TV commercials 1-7, with English subtitles.
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The unifying theory of all American conservatives is that they all demand that you be their friends at gunpoint, and tell them how handsome and special they are
September 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The unifying theory of all American conservatives is that they all demand that you be their friends at gunpoint, and tell them how handsome and special they are
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Transformers should come packaged in their alternate mode again
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Transformers should come packaged in their alternate mode again
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trump did january 6th. republicans did january 6th. violent traitors did january 6th. they stormed the capitol, destroyed the building and threatened to kill members of congress. ashli babbitt was a violent insurrectionist. the capitol police protected people. these are truths we need to repeat.
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
trump did january 6th. republicans did january 6th. violent traitors did january 6th. they stormed the capitol, destroyed the building and threatened to kill members of congress. ashli babbitt was a violent insurrectionist. the capitol police protected people. these are truths we need to repeat.
Wow, hadn't thought of these in years, maybe decades -- I *for sure* had those skeleton pajamas as a kid.
I *could* be misremembering, but my recollection is that the bright white outlines were glow-in-the-dark.
I *could* be misremembering, but my recollection is that the bright white outlines were glow-in-the-dark.
January 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Wow, hadn't thought of these in years, maybe decades -- I *for sure* had those skeleton pajamas as a kid.
I *could* be misremembering, but my recollection is that the bright white outlines were glow-in-the-dark.
I *could* be misremembering, but my recollection is that the bright white outlines were glow-in-the-dark.