Nisei Nate (he/him)
@natenakao.com
Queer leftist Exvangelical creating digital media. I talk Exvie life, gaming, sci-fi, sports, PC building, and podcasting.
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Check out my work: https://natenakao.com
Follow my wife @gail-m.bsky.social.
Home is between Exit 153A and Exit 16W.
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Justice for Trey Reed
September 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Justice for Trey Reed
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For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country…
Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.
And America shrugged and moved on.
Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.
And America shrugged and moved on.
September 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
For everyone saying political violence has no place in this country…
Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.
And America shrugged and moved on.
Remember two Democratic legislators were shot in Minnesota just this year.
And America shrugged and moved on.
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Something I wonder about for real is what comes after this, whenever that is. Because it can't be this again, right? Like if this is what the presidency is now then we can't ever have another president
September 4, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Something I wonder about for real is what comes after this, whenever that is. Because it can't be this again, right? Like if this is what the presidency is now then we can't ever have another president
From Martin Zubimendi to Viktor Gyökeres and now Eberechi Eze, it feels like this summer was a massive step forward for the club. It's going to be a truly exciting season, and I can't wait to see what the team is capable of this year.
August 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
From Martin Zubimendi to Viktor Gyökeres and now Eberechi Eze, it feels like this summer was a massive step forward for the club. It's going to be a truly exciting season, and I can't wait to see what the team is capable of this year.
What a weird start to the Premier League weekend 😶
August 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
What a weird start to the Premier League weekend 😶
CALAFIORI! The setpiece magic continues!
August 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
CALAFIORI! The setpiece magic continues!
Yeah, I still have #Superman on my mind. After rewatching the 1978, 1981, and 2006 movies (along with this year's film), I began to notice something about the core conflict between Lex Luthor and Superman. It's in how they view the planet. 1/8
August 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Yeah, I still have #Superman on my mind. After rewatching the 1978, 1981, and 2006 movies (along with this year's film), I began to notice something about the core conflict between Lex Luthor and Superman. It's in how they view the planet. 1/8
Pretty sure that was an earthquake just outside NYC a few minutes ago. Felt like an explosion shook my house.
August 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Pretty sure that was an earthquake just outside NYC a few minutes ago. Felt like an explosion shook my house.
Just saw Fantastic Four. Decent movie, but overall not breaking any new ground. Certainly a vast improvement over what came before (honestly though, I haven't actually seen the 2015 reboot, and I'm pretty sure I fell asleep during the 2007 film), but it's still rehashing Marvel's same old formula.
a group of bald men wearing black tank tops and sunglasses are standing next to each other and the word family is on the bottom
ALT: a group of bald men wearing black tank tops and sunglasses are standing next to each other and the word family is on the bottom
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August 2, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Just saw Fantastic Four. Decent movie, but overall not breaking any new ground. Certainly a vast improvement over what came before (honestly though, I haven't actually seen the 2015 reboot, and I'm pretty sure I fell asleep during the 2007 film), but it's still rehashing Marvel's same old formula.
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Them anti-affirmative action Asians were just so sure the white supremacists were on their side because “meritocracy”
August 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Them anti-affirmative action Asians were just so sure the white supremacists were on their side because “meritocracy”
Welp, I finally wrote down as much of my thoughts about Superman as I could.
A Superman for All (2025)
After years of uncertainty, half-hearted cameo appearances in lackluster DCEU projects, and online handwringing, Superman is finally back on the big screen. Again. And if I sound a little hesitant, it’s because I’ve been here before. And as my previous reviews of Man of Steel indicate (both after the first couple times seeing it in theaters and after rewatching it recently…
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July 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Welp, I finally wrote down as much of my thoughts about Superman as I could.
I saw Superman a third time tonight. While I will likely be mining the film for meaning in the coming years, it turns out that the movie works as a simple comfort film just as well. When it comes out for home viewing, I'm certain it will be my go-to when I need something to simply make me feel good.
July 23, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I saw Superman a third time tonight. While I will likely be mining the film for meaning in the coming years, it turns out that the movie works as a simple comfort film just as well. When it comes out for home viewing, I'm certain it will be my go-to when I need something to simply make me feel good.
Quick clarification: What the US did to Japanese Americans was concentration camps. What Germany did during WW2 was death camps. What the US is doing now is somewhere in between, but it's inching ever closer to the latter.
July 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Quick clarification: What the US did to Japanese Americans was concentration camps. What Germany did during WW2 was death camps. What the US is doing now is somewhere in between, but it's inching ever closer to the latter.
There are still people boycotting the movie under the #restorethesnyderverse "movement"? I'd be sad for them if so many of them weren't such toxic assholes.
July 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
There are still people boycotting the movie under the #restorethesnyderverse "movement"? I'd be sad for them if so many of them weren't such toxic assholes.
2025's #Superman was the boldest and loudest indictment of the Zionist ethnonationalist violence committed against Palestine I think I've ever seen in a summer blockbuster film, but conservatives are more angry about Superman's immigration status, either because they haven't seen the film... 1/3
July 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
2025's #Superman was the boldest and loudest indictment of the Zionist ethnonationalist violence committed against Palestine I think I've ever seen in a summer blockbuster film, but conservatives are more angry about Superman's immigration status, either because they haven't seen the film... 1/3
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The right-wing backlash against #Superman this week got me thinking: Has this happened before?
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
July 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The right-wing backlash against #Superman this week got me thinking: Has this happened before?
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
I can't even begin to describe how grateful I am that this latest version of Superman does away with the Jesus Christ allegory. The last few Superman-centric movies all portray Superman as a Christ figure, and it's honestly one of the most annoying tropes that became part of the Superman mythos. 1/2
July 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I can't even begin to describe how grateful I am that this latest version of Superman does away with the Jesus Christ allegory. The last few Superman-centric movies all portray Superman as a Christ figure, and it's honestly one of the most annoying tropes that became part of the Superman mythos. 1/2
I'm shook. THAT was a Superman movie.
July 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I'm shook. THAT was a Superman movie.
Rewatching Superman Returns (2006)
The Spectre of the Past Superman Returns is a strange movie. Not terrible, exactly. Just a bit drab and somewhat boring. It’s a film made with reverence for the source material—clearly the product of someone who loves Superman, or at least, the 1978 film by…
The Spectre of the Past Superman Returns is a strange movie. Not terrible, exactly. Just a bit drab and somewhat boring. It’s a film made with reverence for the source material—clearly the product of someone who loves Superman, or at least, the 1978 film by…
Rewatching Superman Returns (2006)
The Spectre of the Past Superman Returns is a strange movie. Not terrible, exactly. Just a bit drab and somewhat boring. It’s a film made with reverence for the source material—clearly the product of someone who loves Superman, or at least, the 1978 film by Richard Donner. But it often feels like it’s haunted by the memory of better movies. It doesn’t just want to continue the story of…
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July 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Rewatching Superman Returns (2006)
The Spectre of the Past Superman Returns is a strange movie. Not terrible, exactly. Just a bit drab and somewhat boring. It’s a film made with reverence for the source material—clearly the product of someone who loves Superman, or at least, the 1978 film by…
The Spectre of the Past Superman Returns is a strange movie. Not terrible, exactly. Just a bit drab and somewhat boring. It’s a film made with reverence for the source material—clearly the product of someone who loves Superman, or at least, the 1978 film by…
It's 1990. I'm 5 years old. A Republican is President. We're dropping bombs in the Middle East.
It's 2003. I'm 17 years old. A Republican is President. We're dropping bombs in the Middle East.
It's 2025. I'm 40 years old. A Republican is President. We're dropping bombs in the Middle East.
It's 2003. I'm 17 years old. A Republican is President. We're dropping bombs in the Middle East.
It's 2025. I'm 40 years old. A Republican is President. We're dropping bombs in the Middle East.
June 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It's 1990. I'm 5 years old. A Republican is President. We're dropping bombs in the Middle East.
It's 2003. I'm 17 years old. A Republican is President. We're dropping bombs in the Middle East.
It's 2025. I'm 40 years old. A Republican is President. We're dropping bombs in the Middle East.
It's 2003. I'm 17 years old. A Republican is President. We're dropping bombs in the Middle East.
It's 2025. I'm 40 years old. A Republican is President. We're dropping bombs in the Middle East.
This was probably the richest conversation I've had so far on the podcast. Definitely give it a listen! Other apps available here: pod.link/1807209615/e...
Got to chat with @natenakao.com for his Asians in Hockey podcast! Check it out here: open.spotify.com/episode/0NB0...
Bonus Episode: A Conversation with Dr. Courtney Szto
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June 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This was probably the richest conversation I've had so far on the podcast. Definitely give it a listen! Other apps available here: pod.link/1807209615/e...
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60% of white men voted for trump, again. 53% of white women voted for him, again.
White men & white women are the only racial/ethnic demographics with majorities voting for trump.
Tell us again how white people woke up a long time ago.
White men & white women are the only racial/ethnic demographics with majorities voting for trump.
Tell us again how white people woke up a long time ago.
June 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
60% of white men voted for trump, again. 53% of white women voted for him, again.
White men & white women are the only racial/ethnic demographics with majorities voting for trump.
Tell us again how white people woke up a long time ago.
White men & white women are the only racial/ethnic demographics with majorities voting for trump.
Tell us again how white people woke up a long time ago.
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Real talk. If I'm the Int'l committee for the 2028 LA Olympics or 2026 World Cup, I have 0 desire to subject my athletes to ICE fascism in the USA. Why would any athlete risk their life, safety, & years of hard work to get targeted by ICE for having the wrong complexion or tweeting the wrong tweet?
June 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Real talk. If I'm the Int'l committee for the 2028 LA Olympics or 2026 World Cup, I have 0 desire to subject my athletes to ICE fascism in the USA. Why would any athlete risk their life, safety, & years of hard work to get targeted by ICE for having the wrong complexion or tweeting the wrong tweet?
As the hype begins to build over the upcoming Superman movie from DC Studios, I have thoughts. But I want to be clear about something from the start of this thread: Superman is by far my favorite comic book superhero. I just don’t think a truly great Superman story exists in a big-budget film. 1/34
June 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
As the hype begins to build over the upcoming Superman movie from DC Studios, I have thoughts. But I want to be clear about something from the start of this thread: Superman is by far my favorite comic book superhero. I just don’t think a truly great Superman story exists in a big-budget film. 1/34
Happy #GaysianSolstice to all who celebrate! It's the end of #AANHPI Heritage month and the beginning of #Pride month. The annual reminder that no class system, no race, no sexual orientation, and no gender identity makes us better or worse than anytime else.
June 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Happy #GaysianSolstice to all who celebrate! It's the end of #AANHPI Heritage month and the beginning of #Pride month. The annual reminder that no class system, no race, no sexual orientation, and no gender identity makes us better or worse than anytime else.