Burkely Hermann
@historyhermann.bsky.social
Credentialed archivist and researcher, and sorta family historian. I also review of TV shows, mainly animation/anime, & am a vegetarian, lover of cats, & scholar of history. He/him/his. https://histhermann.wordpress.com
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Today on Okazu - My Beloved Zako Streamer
Guest Reviewer @historyhermann.bsky.social thinks this anime, with it’s commentary about streaming, creates a growing relationship between the protagonists and is worth watching as it streams on Youtube.
okazu.yuricon.com/2026/02/18/m...
Guest Reviewer @historyhermann.bsky.social thinks this anime, with it’s commentary about streaming, creates a growing relationship between the protagonists and is worth watching as it streams on Youtube.
okazu.yuricon.com/2026/02/18/m...
My newest review is out on Okazu. Give it a read if you have a chance. #indieanime #indieanimation #yuri #anime #covid19 #masking #peoplescdc #youtube #docchinomaid #gl #youtubers #masks bsky.app/profile/okaz...
@okazu.yuricon.com, I don't know if you saw this or not, but Sentai pre-orders for May includes Bloom Into You (with an English dub) and the sort of yurish, but also not, "From Bureaucrat to Villainess". www.sentaifilmworks.com/collections/...
February 19, 2026 at 6:42 PM
@okazu.yuricon.com, I don't know if you saw this or not, but Sentai pre-orders for May includes Bloom Into You (with an English dub) and the sort of yurish, but also not, "From Bureaucrat to Villainess". www.sentaifilmworks.com/collections/...
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I hope New Yorkers will challenge Mamdani about this. Too often, people feel they need to be absolutely for or against a politician — ignoring their missteps or throwing them out with the bathwater. You can like and/or believe in someone and still challenge them to deliver on their promises.
Mayor Mamdani Breaks His Promise to NYC Public Libraries
The Struggle Against Defunding Libraries Continues...
prisonculture.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I hope New Yorkers will challenge Mamdani about this. Too often, people feel they need to be absolutely for or against a politician — ignoring their missteps or throwing them out with the bathwater. You can like and/or believe in someone and still challenge them to deliver on their promises.
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Kyotaro and Anna return with heart-warming moments, drama, and snacks!
#TheDangersInMyHeartMovie is coming to select theaters on February 16 (subtitled), and on February 18 (dubbed) 💖
TICKETS, SYNOPSIS, & MORE➡️ ow.ly/HfRG50Y0agY
#TheDangersInMyHeartMovie is coming to select theaters on February 16 (subtitled), and on February 18 (dubbed) 💖
TICKETS, SYNOPSIS, & MORE➡️ ow.ly/HfRG50Y0agY
January 20, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Kyotaro and Anna return with heart-warming moments, drama, and snacks!
#TheDangersInMyHeartMovie is coming to select theaters on February 16 (subtitled), and on February 18 (dubbed) 💖
TICKETS, SYNOPSIS, & MORE➡️ ow.ly/HfRG50Y0agY
#TheDangersInMyHeartMovie is coming to select theaters on February 16 (subtitled), and on February 18 (dubbed) 💖
TICKETS, SYNOPSIS, & MORE➡️ ow.ly/HfRG50Y0agY
After reading about it more, it appears that Ancestry's "colorizing" tool uses A.I. per what is stated petapixel.com/2022/06/02/a..., and www.ancestry.com/corporate/ne... [this is the one which confirms it is A.I.], so I deleted all my "colorized" photos from my tree.
Ancestry.com Now Lets You Automatically Colorize Historical Photos
Make black and white photos look colorful and vivid with one click.
petapixel.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
After reading about it more, it appears that Ancestry's "colorizing" tool uses A.I. per what is stated petapixel.com/2022/06/02/a..., and www.ancestry.com/corporate/ne... [this is the one which confirms it is A.I.], so I deleted all my "colorized" photos from my tree.
I have to commend @packrat74.bsky.social (who I think I interacted with on Twitter some years ago too) for speaking out about A.I. / ChatGPT use for genealogy. I've done so myself already and have been blocked by two genealogist, both of whom claims ChatGPT can be used "responsibly" for research.
February 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I have to commend @packrat74.bsky.social (who I think I interacted with on Twitter some years ago too) for speaking out about A.I. / ChatGPT use for genealogy. I've done so myself already and have been blocked by two genealogist, both of whom claims ChatGPT can be used "responsibly" for research.
Yuck. GeneaBlogger is leaning into A.I.! Disgusting and disappointing. Definitely gonna tell them I no longer want to be part of this organization and am going to ask they delist my family history / genealogy blogs.
February 14, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Yuck. GeneaBlogger is leaning into A.I.! Disgusting and disappointing. Definitely gonna tell them I no longer want to be part of this organization and am going to ask they delist my family history / genealogy blogs.
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I certainly won’t make a show w them anytime soon, but publishing is a different (and slow moving) branch and this has been in the works pre-KOG.
I’ll also never tell ppl to stop pirating TOH or criticizing their harmful practices. 🏴☠️ I always hope things can improve, though.
I’ll also never tell ppl to stop pirating TOH or criticizing their harmful practices. 🏴☠️ I always hope things can improve, though.
February 13, 2026 at 9:22 AM
I certainly won’t make a show w them anytime soon, but publishing is a different (and slow moving) branch and this has been in the works pre-KOG.
I’ll also never tell ppl to stop pirating TOH or criticizing their harmful practices. 🏴☠️ I always hope things can improve, though.
I’ll also never tell ppl to stop pirating TOH or criticizing their harmful practices. 🏴☠️ I always hope things can improve, though.
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I portray cis gals, trans girls, transfeminine enbies, genderless beings, monsters, young cis guys, and man's men- my gender expression in performance is *unshackleable* and that's exactly the way I like it! I'm 100% a woman and then some! Got more gender than can be quantified~
February 13, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I portray cis gals, trans girls, transfeminine enbies, genderless beings, monsters, young cis guys, and man's men- my gender expression in performance is *unshackleable* and that's exactly the way I like it! I'm 100% a woman and then some! Got more gender than can be quantified~
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Many of you already know that our colleague and founding board member, Fobazi Ettarh, has passed away. We want to take a moment to acknowledge her loss and honor what she meant to libraries, our community, and her friends and loved ones.
www.thrivelib.com/news/honoring-fobazi-ettarh
www.thrivelib.com/news/honoring-fobazi-ettarh
Honoring Fobazi Ettarh — ThriveLib
Many of you already know that our colleague and founding board member, Fobazi Ettarh , has passed away. We want to take a moment to acknowledge her loss and honor what she meant to libraries, our co...
www.thrivelib.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Many of you already know that our colleague and founding board member, Fobazi Ettarh, has passed away. We want to take a moment to acknowledge her loss and honor what she meant to libraries, our community, and her friends and loved ones.
www.thrivelib.com/news/honoring-fobazi-ettarh
www.thrivelib.com/news/honoring-fobazi-ettarh
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In 2023, Fobazi Ettarh delivered a keynote at CALM on her work on vocational awe. Today we share our condolences to Fobazi's family and loved ones. Fobazi made an impact on CALM, on so many of us, and will be missed. gofund.me/3ef6fa366 (support her family) youtu.be/uy9_JAYrnYs
February 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
In 2023, Fobazi Ettarh delivered a keynote at CALM on her work on vocational awe. Today we share our condolences to Fobazi's family and loved ones. Fobazi made an impact on CALM, on so many of us, and will be missed. gofund.me/3ef6fa366 (support her family) youtu.be/uy9_JAYrnYs
The last I will say on this to end this is that I don't support toxic fans (of they can even be called fans). I never have and never will. I am talking about reasonable criticism by people, nothing more, nothing less. The claims this user is making about my skeets are wrong and untrue.
February 12, 2026 at 11:28 AM
The last I will say on this to end this is that I don't support toxic fans (of they can even be called fans). I never have and never will. I am talking about reasonable criticism by people, nothing more, nothing less. The claims this user is making about my skeets are wrong and untrue.
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Feel free to share this. This is from Amphibia creator Matt Braly.
February 11, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Feel free to share this. This is from Amphibia creator Matt Braly.
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Don't worry about it. Sony may have saw it as a lost cause but not Matt Braly. In fact, he just drop this announcement today. bsky.app/profile/radr...
I am starting a studio! We are small and scrappy and have no money. Why am I doing this? Because the only ones who can protect art are the ones who value it. Disney using AI? Yuck. Netflix buying WB? Also yuck. In 10 years what is even going to be left.
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Don't worry about it. Sony may have saw it as a lost cause but not Matt Braly. In fact, he just drop this announcement today. bsky.app/profile/radr...
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Please follow us here if you are interested in the project! Every expression of interest, every RT and post helps a TON.
This will be an 100% independent production that relies on crowdfunding for its budget. Please give us a follow at our pre-launch page here to receive updates leading to our March 13th launch: www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
Coming soon: Clara & the Below - episode 1
From "Amphibia" creator Matt Braly - an animated gothic horror spin on the Nutcracker full of wintery chills and somber vibes.
www.kickstarter.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Please follow us here if you are interested in the project! Every expression of interest, every RT and post helps a TON.
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Matt Braly announces his own animation studio ‘Fantasy Project’:
“The only ones who can protect art are the ones who value it.”
“The only ones who can protect art are the ones who value it.”
February 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Matt Braly announces his own animation studio ‘Fantasy Project’:
“The only ones who can protect art are the ones who value it.”
“The only ones who can protect art are the ones who value it.”
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Boons and Curses + Matt Braly's Thai mythology movie. The cancelation of South and Southeast Asian projects proving time and time again how long we have to go for our cultures to be valued. Especially compared to East Asian-focused animated projects.
February 11, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Boons and Curses + Matt Braly's Thai mythology movie. The cancelation of South and Southeast Asian projects proving time and time again how long we have to go for our cultures to be valued. Especially compared to East Asian-focused animated projects.
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Sony, the company that sold 'KPop Demon Hunters' for a song, has scrapped a Thai folklore-inspired feature from 'Amphibia' creator Matt Braly and 'Steven Universe' creator Rebecca Sugar two years into development, calling it “not commercial enough.”
www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...
www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...
Sony Scraps Thai Folklore Feature From Matt Braly, Rebeca Sugar
After two years in development, Sony has pulled the plug on the culturally rooted animated feature, calling it “not commercial enough.”
www.cartoonbrew.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Sony, the company that sold 'KPop Demon Hunters' for a song, has scrapped a Thai folklore-inspired feature from 'Amphibia' creator Matt Braly and 'Steven Universe' creator Rebecca Sugar two years into development, calling it “not commercial enough.”
www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...
www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...
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Matt Braly has shared never-before-seen development artwork from his canceled feature film at Sony Pictures Animation.
The project centered on a young boy who embarks on an emotional journey into a fantastical realm of Thai spirits, hoping to find a cure for his illness.
The project centered on a young boy who embarks on an emotional journey into a fantastical realm of Thai spirits, hoping to find a cure for his illness.
February 10, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Matt Braly has shared never-before-seen development artwork from his canceled feature film at Sony Pictures Animation.
The project centered on a young boy who embarks on an emotional journey into a fantastical realm of Thai spirits, hoping to find a cure for his illness.
The project centered on a young boy who embarks on an emotional journey into a fantastical realm of Thai spirits, hoping to find a cure for his illness.
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interviewed Ramirez about her plans to dismantle DHS, abolish ICE, and put money towards housing and health care for communities ICE is terrorizing. www.publicnotice.co/p/delia-rami...
February 10, 2026 at 5:43 PM
interviewed Ramirez about her plans to dismantle DHS, abolish ICE, and put money towards housing and health care for communities ICE is terrorizing. www.publicnotice.co/p/delia-rami...
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We strongly oppose DHS's plan to turn a warehouse near Hagerstown into a 1,500-person ICE detention center.
Today, I joined Senator Van Hollen and Senator Alsobrooks in pressing the Washington County Board of County Commissioners for answers.
Today, I joined Senator Van Hollen and Senator Alsobrooks in pressing the Washington County Board of County Commissioners for answers.
February 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
We strongly oppose DHS's plan to turn a warehouse near Hagerstown into a 1,500-person ICE detention center.
Today, I joined Senator Van Hollen and Senator Alsobrooks in pressing the Washington County Board of County Commissioners for answers.
Today, I joined Senator Van Hollen and Senator Alsobrooks in pressing the Washington County Board of County Commissioners for answers.
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this is incredibly shitty. she was asked to play then they made her leave immediately, accompanied by 2 armed police officers.
mndaily.com/top-story/un...
mndaily.com/top-story/un...
University police escort music professor out of Alex Pretti vigil for wearing ICE OUT sign, ‘You know we aren’t taking sides here.’
What does one wear to the memorial of a killing? Music professor Stephanie Arado, asked by University of Minnesota administrators to perform at a streamed community event for alum Alex...
mndaily.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
this is incredibly shitty. she was asked to play then they made her leave immediately, accompanied by 2 armed police officers.
mndaily.com/top-story/un...
mndaily.com/top-story/un...
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Strange what some folks understand as political. This was absolutely an explicitly political performance.
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Strange what some folks understand as political. This was absolutely an explicitly political performance.
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time to remind everybody that the Super Bowl halftime show only exists in this grandiose fashion because a tv show called "In Living Color" stole the ratings from the NFL; the execs notoriously said, "get me Michael Jackson's agent" and thus began all the pomp
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘We stole the Super Bowl audience’: how In Living Color pulled off the greatest heist in US TV history
Turning Point USA is plotting its own half-time broadcast in defiance of Bad Bunny – but one of TV’s Blackest shows already perfected the alt-cast in 1992
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
time to remind everybody that the Super Bowl halftime show only exists in this grandiose fashion because a tv show called "In Living Color" stole the ratings from the NFL; the execs notoriously said, "get me Michael Jackson's agent" and thus began all the pomp
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
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It's #blackhistorymonth . Are you supporting BLACK #indieanimation and black independent media as a whole ? There's so many black indie creators making our work because studio systems tell us there's no audience. Check out this thread for a plethora of BLACK INDIE projects .
February 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
It's #blackhistorymonth . Are you supporting BLACK #indieanimation and black independent media as a whole ? There's so many black indie creators making our work because studio systems tell us there's no audience. Check out this thread for a plethora of BLACK INDIE projects .