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Andrew Bluett
@drubie.bsky.social
He/Him. I make video essays and media retrospectives on YouTube. No follow-for-follow.

Kingdom Hearts | Final Fantasy | Doctor Who | Jak and Daxter | Pokémon | Dragon Ball | Fallout | Halo

https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewBluett/
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"Don't worry about the Discord thing, it's only NSFW servers and channels that will require age verification! :)"

I could remove every speck of risque imagery/topics from my community and there's still a 50% chance we'd get flagged just because we're openly queer.

It's not actually about the kids.
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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please give us more personal data please please please please c’mon you’re being so mean dude. we only got breached like three times. we’re NOT going to sell it man please please please plus its for like safety? so you’re the one who looks stupid right now come on pleaaaaaase just one data point bro
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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I've waited a long time to be able to say this, but we're hiring a full-time Film Critic for @avclub.com! Details are in the job listing, but you should send application materials to jobs@avclub.com

www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
homer simpson and bart simpson are sitting on a couch
Alt: homer simpson and bart simpson are sitting on a couch
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I should never be allowed to go clean shaven. This was an awful mistake.
February 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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After 22 years as a letterer, I now only have enough regular lettering work to keep me busy for 2 days per week. So if you’re staffing a new project, please keep me in mind as your letterer! Or request me via your editor! Recent clients include DC, Marvel, BOOM, Dark Horse, 2000AD, etc.
Thank you 🙏🏻
February 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Last October.
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Posted in October - "Discord says hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 users" arstechnica.com/security/202...
Discord says hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 users
As more sites require IDs for user age verification, expect more such breaches to come.
arstechnica.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Huge opportunity for an alternative that just lets folks chat with each other, it would seem.
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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time to be loud about this terrible decision.

discord.com/company-info...
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Discord is trying to speedrun insolvency, it seems. Goddammit. discord.com/press-releas...
Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally
Discord is announcing enhanced teen safety features rolling out globally that reinforce its long-standing commitment to creating a safer and more inclusive experience for users over the age of 13.
discord.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Just sharing this again for no reason: hothardware.com/news/death-s...
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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I don't follow football but I see that all the people I hate are mad tonight, and for that I would like to thank Mr. Football and his family.
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 AM
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In case anyone forgot or didn't understand the reference

www.wgbh.org/news/2017-10...
Why It's So Hard To Turn The Lights Back On In Puerto Rico
Nearly a month after Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, almost 80 percent of the territory is still without power. While nobody expected a quick…
www.wgbh.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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Once you realize that The Atlantic is a conservative magazine with some token liberals, all of its editors' seemingly erratic behavior makes perfect sense.
Last week the far right started peddling a narrative that the outrage over Epstein is a moral panic. Today, like clockwork, a more polite version of that narrative appears in the Atlantic.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Something about a rabbit and an owl going on today?
February 8, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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Fanfiction doesn’t exist to be “good” it exists because something went horribly wrong with you while you were watching a tv show and you’re gripped by madness
February 8, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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Did you know Bluesky has a Substack labeller?

Many people post to Substack using custom URLs which hide the fact they're using the service. The labeller can help you tell when someone's trying to conceal their affiliation and prevent you from sharing their stuff accidentally.
February 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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February 8, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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Boothing with @jmanvelez.bsky.social at Rocket City Retro this weekend! Come say hey, help tempt me to impulse buy something complete in box.
February 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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this may be the single most insufferable thing about the radical centrist caucus - not just extending good faith to obviously bad faith people but demanding everyone else do the same and chiding them when they don’t
A lot of our political discourse would be easier if we didn't extend good faith to people who would never extend it back.
February 7, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Taking a break from watching Scrubs to watch @funfactorpod.com live.

Probably for the best. I'm quickly coming up on one of my favorite episodes that leaves me a sobbing mess.

No, it isn't "My Lunch". Or "My Screw Up".
February 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
New glasses were originally supposed to be here yesterday.

Then got delayed to today.

Then Sunday.

Now they're slated for Tuesday.

I just want to see further, clearly, again.
February 7, 2026 at 3:54 PM