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/
Kingdom Hearts | Final Fantasy | Doctor Who | Jak and Daxter | Pokémon | Dragon Ball | Fallout | Halo
https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewBluett/
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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...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Once you realize that The Atlantic is a conservative magazine with some token liberals, all of its editors' seemingly erratic behavior makes perfect sense.
Something about a rabbit and an owl going on today?
February 8, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Something about a rabbit and an owl going on today?
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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
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
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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.
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
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.
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.
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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
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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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
Boothing with @jmanvelez.bsky.social at Rocket City Retro this weekend! Come say hey, help tempt me to impulse buy something complete in box.
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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
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
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".
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
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".
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".
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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
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.
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.
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
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.
Then got delayed to today.
Then Sunday.
Now they're slated for Tuesday.
I just want to see further, clearly, again.
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Hey! @funfactorpod.com is going live to record our next episode at 9:15am PST! If you’re part of the the ULTRA crew, come join the fun.
If not, you can sign up on our website (funfactorpod.com) for as little as $4/month for access to the streams and a whole bunch more.
If not, you can sign up on our website (funfactorpod.com) for as little as $4/month for access to the streams and a whole bunch more.
FunFactor Podcast
Ty Schalter (VICE, FiveThirtyEight) and Aidan Moher (WIRED, Vulture) review what rocked and what sucked about the classic video game magazines that inspired them to become professional journalists, au...
youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Hey! @funfactorpod.com is going live to record our next episode at 9:15am PST! If you’re part of the the ULTRA crew, come join the fun.
If not, you can sign up on our website (funfactorpod.com) for as little as $4/month for access to the streams and a whole bunch more.
If not, you can sign up on our website (funfactorpod.com) for as little as $4/month for access to the streams and a whole bunch more.
8 pounds of adorable
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
8 pounds of adorable
Was going to record VO today, but the past couple weeks have left me emotionally drained.
So I'm doing nothing but watching Scrubs all day.
So I'm doing nothing but watching Scrubs all day.
February 7, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Was going to record VO today, but the past couple weeks have left me emotionally drained.
So I'm doing nothing but watching Scrubs all day.
So I'm doing nothing but watching Scrubs all day.
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This is actually a hilarious trap and the orange boy just sort of wandered right into it.
Reporter: You frequently criticized Biden for not knowing what was going on in his name, this racist video that was posted on your social media—
Trump: You don’t know what’s going on. I know what’s going on. We know everything.
Trump: You don’t know what’s going on. I know what’s going on. We know everything.
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 AM
This is actually a hilarious trap and the orange boy just sort of wandered right into it.
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Your subscriber dollars at work: Aftermath has a new regular contributor and monthly columnist. Welcome @adashtra.bsky.social and @jmrivera.bsky.social to our regular rotation of writers!
aftermath.site/podcasts/after...
aftermath.site/podcasts/after...
February 6, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Your subscriber dollars at work: Aftermath has a new regular contributor and monthly columnist. Welcome @adashtra.bsky.social and @jmrivera.bsky.social to our regular rotation of writers!
aftermath.site/podcasts/after...
aftermath.site/podcasts/after...
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can i get a hell yeah on the timeline
Your subscriber dollars at work: Aftermath has a new regular contributor and monthly columnist. Welcome @adashtra.bsky.social and @jmrivera.bsky.social to our regular rotation of writers!
aftermath.site/podcasts/after...
aftermath.site/podcasts/after...
February 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
can i get a hell yeah on the timeline
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You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, somet...
transnews.network
February 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
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He could easily live a life of joy, but he chose power instead.
February 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
He could easily live a life of joy, but he chose power instead.
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I'm offering digital downloads of beginner-level Japanese on my kofi!
121 pages, based off the Genki 1 textbook, but explained in my voice, with my unique examples, and with extra grammar, vocab, and tidbits not covered in Genki 1.
121 pages, based off the Genki 1 textbook, but explained in my voice, with my unique examples, and with extra grammar, vocab, and tidbits not covered in Genki 1.
Beginning Japanese Study Guide - Sarah Moon's Ko-fi Shop
I've made a 121 page study guide that outlines most of the lessons in the Genki I textbook. I use my own example sentences to illustrate grammar, and ...
ko-fi.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I'm offering digital downloads of beginner-level Japanese on my kofi!
121 pages, based off the Genki 1 textbook, but explained in my voice, with my unique examples, and with extra grammar, vocab, and tidbits not covered in Genki 1.
121 pages, based off the Genki 1 textbook, but explained in my voice, with my unique examples, and with extra grammar, vocab, and tidbits not covered in Genki 1.
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The video I mentioned I watched today and I'm going to give my own thoughts on the matter as someone who has primarily written fanfiction for going on 16 years now.
For the record, Ant's video was a good watch and I do recommend it if you have 3 hours to spare lol.
For the record, Ant's video was a good watch and I do recommend it if you have 3 hours to spare lol.
The Second Story, AKA author Hilary Layne, recently put out a video claiming that the fall of modern writing and storytelling can be traced to fanfiction. That the process of writing fanfiction has utterly ruined...everything.
I want to set the record straight.
I want to set the record straight.
The Second Story Thinks Fanfiction Ruined Modern Writing. She's Wrong.
YouTube video by Anthony Gramuglia
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The video I mentioned I watched today and I'm going to give my own thoughts on the matter as someone who has primarily written fanfiction for going on 16 years now.
For the record, Ant's video was a good watch and I do recommend it if you have 3 hours to spare lol.
For the record, Ant's video was a good watch and I do recommend it if you have 3 hours to spare lol.
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NA FanFest 2026 folks!
Are you interested in attending a FFXI meetup? Please fill out this interest check if you are! I would love to get FFXI fans together, old and new, to have a good time and give away some goodies.
#FFXI #FanFest
Please share to spread the word! 🩵💙💜
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Are you interested in attending a FFXI meetup? Please fill out this interest check if you are! I would love to get FFXI fans together, old and new, to have a good time and give away some goodies.
#FFXI #FanFest
Please share to spread the word! 🩵💙💜
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NA FanFest 2026 FFXI Meetup: Interest Check
This is an interest check for FFXI players meeting up at NA FanFest 2026, hosted by EmUnArum!
This is an unofficial meetup. Please respond if you are interested in attending, so that I can get a rou...
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February 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
NA FanFest 2026 folks!
Are you interested in attending a FFXI meetup? Please fill out this interest check if you are! I would love to get FFXI fans together, old and new, to have a good time and give away some goodies.
#FFXI #FanFest
Please share to spread the word! 🩵💙💜
forms.gle/o6n62nBLAcGY...
Are you interested in attending a FFXI meetup? Please fill out this interest check if you are! I would love to get FFXI fans together, old and new, to have a good time and give away some goodies.
#FFXI #FanFest
Please share to spread the word! 🩵💙💜
forms.gle/o6n62nBLAcGY...
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it has been a while since i updated my games media starter pack: go.bsky.app/DZeWkHo
latest additions: @zoehhannah.com @lloydcoombes.bsky.social @tomrmarks.bsky.social @mastromarino.bsky.social @yelix.bsky.social @christapsell.bsky.social @grubb.wtf @benjanca.bsky.social
latest additions: @zoehhannah.com @lloydcoombes.bsky.social @tomrmarks.bsky.social @mastromarino.bsky.social @yelix.bsky.social @christapsell.bsky.social @grubb.wtf @benjanca.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
it has been a while since i updated my games media starter pack: go.bsky.app/DZeWkHo
latest additions: @zoehhannah.com @lloydcoombes.bsky.social @tomrmarks.bsky.social @mastromarino.bsky.social @yelix.bsky.social @christapsell.bsky.social @grubb.wtf @benjanca.bsky.social
latest additions: @zoehhannah.com @lloydcoombes.bsky.social @tomrmarks.bsky.social @mastromarino.bsky.social @yelix.bsky.social @christapsell.bsky.social @grubb.wtf @benjanca.bsky.social
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Fallout has gone from a small side project to a worldwide phenomenon. We spoke with many of the people behind the various eras of the franchise to tell the story of the series in their own words.
This is Game Informer's oral history of Fallout: gameinformer.com/FalloutOralH...
This is Game Informer's oral history of Fallout: gameinformer.com/FalloutOralH...
February 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Fallout has gone from a small side project to a worldwide phenomenon. We spoke with many of the people behind the various eras of the franchise to tell the story of the series in their own words.
This is Game Informer's oral history of Fallout: gameinformer.com/FalloutOralH...
This is Game Informer's oral history of Fallout: gameinformer.com/FalloutOralH...