Final Grantasy XIV
@grantthethief.bsky.social
Writer at ANN. Podcaster with Blade Licking Thieves, Super Senpai Podcast, and Adventure Tomes. Author and trying to be an artist.
Mostly wife guy posting and bad jokes.
Mostly wife guy posting and bad jokes.
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#120: A Colt is My Passport (1967)
After an assignment goes awry, a hitman (Joe Shishido) and his partner (Jerry Fujio) are chased by rival gangs to a small seaside town where they meet a young woman (Chitose Kobayashi) who may be t…
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Hey folks, another Blade Licking Thieves is here! This episode is our review of Takashi Nomura’s 1967 film A Colt Is My Passport starring Joe Shishido, Jerry Fujio, and Chitose Kobayashi. It’s all sleek yakuza killers and cool somber jazz tones in this one - enjoy!
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Guile... Guinan... Guilenan
February 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Guile... Guinan... Guilenan
Last reskeet: Absolute titles have all been a blast, great to hear so many folks are digging them too.
February 6, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Last reskeet: Absolute titles have all been a blast, great to hear so many folks are digging them too.
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There has never, in my 30 years behind the counter, been a run of comics like DC's Absolute line. Nearly every issue being reprinted AGAIN. People come in every single day looking for single issues, and it's a lot of new readers.
February 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
There has never, in my 30 years behind the counter, been a run of comics like DC's Absolute line. Nearly every issue being reprinted AGAIN. People come in every single day looking for single issues, and it's a lot of new readers.
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"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
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No matter how much you hate these people, it isn't nearly enough
February 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
No matter how much you hate these people, it isn't nearly enough
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Back at the start of the Trump II administration, it was disorienting to watch powerful law firms preemptively surrender and genuflect before the King
Turns out it was because the people in charge were close friends with Epstein and were worried about getting outed
www.ft.com/content/7001...
Turns out it was because the people in charge were close friends with Epstein and were worried about getting outed
www.ft.com/content/7001...
Brad Karp to step down as Paul Weiss chair after Epstein revelations
Files released by US justice department detailed relationship with child sex offender
www.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Back at the start of the Trump II administration, it was disorienting to watch powerful law firms preemptively surrender and genuflect before the King
Turns out it was because the people in charge were close friends with Epstein and were worried about getting outed
www.ft.com/content/7001...
Turns out it was because the people in charge were close friends with Epstein and were worried about getting outed
www.ft.com/content/7001...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Let’s make it viral folks. Thank you @histoftech.bsky.social.
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Let’s make it viral folks. Thank you @histoftech.bsky.social.
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I've slowly been working on series of article tracing the history of Heavy Gear, the VOTOMS-influenced tabletop game that arrived in 1995 and still exists today. The game's origins lay with a couple of early anime magazines, Protoculture Addicts and Mecha Press.
www.zimmerit.moe/protoculture...
www.zimmerit.moe/protoculture...
Mecha from Montreal, A History of Heavy Gear Ch. I: Protoculture Addicts & Mecha Press
Wearing its VOTOMS influence on its sleeve, the tabletop game Heavy Gear rose to prominence in the late ’90s. It had come, albeit indirectly, out of foundations laid in 1987 by a handful of C…
www.zimmerit.moe
February 6, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I've slowly been working on series of article tracing the history of Heavy Gear, the VOTOMS-influenced tabletop game that arrived in 1995 and still exists today. The game's origins lay with a couple of early anime magazines, Protoculture Addicts and Mecha Press.
www.zimmerit.moe/protoculture...
www.zimmerit.moe/protoculture...
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Upcoming alt cover for Batman Static Beyond. Don't know the issue # because I'm a disorganized buffoon. Coming SOON!
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Upcoming alt cover for Batman Static Beyond. Don't know the issue # because I'm a disorganized buffoon. Coming SOON!
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EXCUSE ME BBQ ISN'T TIME AND LABOR INTENSIVE HAVE YOU MET A PITMASTER THEY DON'T GET MARRIED THEY ALREADY ARE COMMITTED TO MEAT
February 6, 2026 at 8:34 PM
EXCUSE ME BBQ ISN'T TIME AND LABOR INTENSIVE HAVE YOU MET A PITMASTER THEY DON'T GET MARRIED THEY ALREADY ARE COMMITTED TO MEAT
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Char Aznable comm 🔴☄️
February 6, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Char Aznable comm 🔴☄️
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this is very funny www.foxnews.com/media/jd-van...
JD Vance should have been sold by his mother for drugs, NYT columnist says
New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie suggested Vice President JD Vance's mother was reasonable when attempting to sell him for drugs during his childhood.
www.foxnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM
this is very funny www.foxnews.com/media/jd-van...
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This Chikorita here.
February 6, 2026 at 7:15 AM
This Chikorita here.
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Woke 2 is firing on all cylinders and ahead of schedule, I didn't have "the president has to retract his nakedly racist social media posts" on the calendar until july
February 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Woke 2 is firing on all cylinders and ahead of schedule, I didn't have "the president has to retract his nakedly racist social media posts" on the calendar until july
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Trump Defends Racist Video As Racist
February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Trump Defends Racist Video As Racist
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I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
February 6, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
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Female Link Friday
Winter Wandering 6 - A Shard of Wisdom
Winter Wandering 6 - A Shard of Wisdom
February 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Female Link Friday
Winter Wandering 6 - A Shard of Wisdom
Winter Wandering 6 - A Shard of Wisdom
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I heard a loud thump and found this:
February 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I heard a loud thump and found this:
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Studying at the Fountain. ⛲
February 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Studying at the Fountain. ⛲
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I was never very good with her in the games, but damn King is one of the coolest gals fighting games!
February 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I was never very good with her in the games, but damn King is one of the coolest gals fighting games!
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It was an ACCIDENT you know how you sometimes trip and go woaahhh and post a video of the black ex president depicted as a gorilla
February 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
It was an ACCIDENT you know how you sometimes trip and go woaahhh and post a video of the black ex president depicted as a gorilla