Brittany Melia
@brittanymelia.bsky.social
Librarian. Lover of books, comics, and animation. Masters in Library Science. Bachelor’s in English Literature. She/Her
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Brittany Melia
@brittanymelia.bsky.social
· Jun 10
Decided to do a mega thread going through all the #StarWars toylines and seeing which characters Black Series has definitive versions of. Just for my own fun and enjoyment.
Starting with the original Kenner line (skipping the early bird 4 pack)
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Starting with the original Kenner line (skipping the early bird 4 pack)
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ANYWAY, AI is a atrocious. But you know what's great? Asking black comic creators to come speak to kids at your local middle school. (I'm namedropping @shawnrpryor.bsky.social and @shanfiction.bsky.social as two candidates for this.)
December 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
ANYWAY, AI is a atrocious. But you know what's great? Asking black comic creators to come speak to kids at your local middle school. (I'm namedropping @shawnrpryor.bsky.social and @shanfiction.bsky.social as two candidates for this.)
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What's funny is that if anyone involved had checked the industry temperature before doing this, they'd know that a grip of folks were already boiling hot over royalties and shrinking salaries and that this was the WORST possible time for a hard AI press.
December 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
What's funny is that if anyone involved had checked the industry temperature before doing this, they'd know that a grip of folks were already boiling hot over royalties and shrinking salaries and that this was the WORST possible time for a hard AI press.
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Also, the last time I checked, he is only serving as a figurehead and nobody else involved is black.
December 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Also, the last time I checked, he is only serving as a figurehead and nobody else involved is black.
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Anyway, to sum this up quickly--it's a Russian nesting doll of predatory behavior. Target innocent black and brown youth, give them AI tools produced with stolen work that will spit out garbled stolen work, and then steal these cribbed "remixes" from children hoping for a jackpot.
December 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Anyway, to sum this up quickly--it's a Russian nesting doll of predatory behavior. Target innocent black and brown youth, give them AI tools produced with stolen work that will spit out garbled stolen work, and then steal these cribbed "remixes" from children hoping for a jackpot.
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Every few months he trots this out hoping that this time the comics community isn't going to go ape****.
And then the community drags him for a full 24 hours and he goes into hiding again.
And then the community drags him for a full 24 hours and he goes into hiding again.
Activist and former quarterback Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels.
Colin Kaepernick launches AI storytelling tool at Prince George's County high school
Former quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
www.nbcwashington.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Every few months he trots this out hoping that this time the comics community isn't going to go ape****.
And then the community drags him for a full 24 hours and he goes into hiding again.
And then the community drags him for a full 24 hours and he goes into hiding again.
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Avatar News
-Netflix Avatar Season 2 Teaser Trailer Tomorrow
-BTE podcast with Avatar Studios staff
-Masters of the Elements full creator list
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxwm...
-Netflix Avatar Season 2 Teaser Trailer Tomorrow
-BTE podcast with Avatar Studios staff
-Masters of the Elements full creator list
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxwm...
Netflix Avatar Season 2 Teaser Trailer Tomorrow + More - Avatar News
YouTube video by AirspeedPrime
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December 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Avatar News
-Netflix Avatar Season 2 Teaser Trailer Tomorrow
-BTE podcast with Avatar Studios staff
-Masters of the Elements full creator list
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxwm...
-Netflix Avatar Season 2 Teaser Trailer Tomorrow
-BTE podcast with Avatar Studios staff
-Masters of the Elements full creator list
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxwm...
Time for season 3 of #YoungJediAdventures ! 🥳
December 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Time for season 3 of #YoungJediAdventures ! 🥳
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Not only is Eurovision welcoming Israel (while banning Russia for the same reasons), but they’re willing to let go of Spain, Slovenia, Ireland and the Netherland, countries that have not committed war crimes.
Eurovision is willing to self-destruct just to protect Israel.
Boycott Eurovision.
Eurovision is willing to self-destruct just to protect Israel.
Boycott Eurovision.
Ireland, Slovenia, Spain and the Netherlands to Boycott Eurovision over Israel’s Participation
Ireland, Slovenia, Spain and the Netherlands to Boycott Eurovision over Israel’s Participation
Public broadcasters in Ireland, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Spain said Thursday they will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, after the European Broadcasting Union refused to hold a vote on wh...
www.democracynow.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Not only is Eurovision welcoming Israel (while banning Russia for the same reasons), but they’re willing to let go of Spain, Slovenia, Ireland and the Netherland, countries that have not committed war crimes.
Eurovision is willing to self-destruct just to protect Israel.
Boycott Eurovision.
Eurovision is willing to self-destruct just to protect Israel.
Boycott Eurovision.
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These deals are only good for bankers and executives, who make hundreds of millions.
Audiences, artists, and employees all get screwed.
Audiences, artists, and employees all get screwed.
Interesting tidbit is here is that if WB accepts the hostile bid, WB owes Netflix $2.8 billion for breaking the deal, so the realized cost of the Paramount bid would be about $111 billion
Breaking News: Paramount made an offer worth $108 billion for Warner Bros. Discovery days after the company agreed to a deal with Netflix.
December 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
These deals are only good for bankers and executives, who make hundreds of millions.
Audiences, artists, and employees all get screwed.
Audiences, artists, and employees all get screwed.
It’s like a sports event where I want all the teams to lose. 😑
Paramount Skydance has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, in a dramatic new effort that could block Netflix from buying the company. https://bit.ly/4rOmZiQ
December 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It’s like a sports event where I want all the teams to lose. 😑
At long last. It is in my possession. ❤️
December 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
At long last. It is in my possession. ❤️
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You either die a hero or live long enough to say this is when we need villains, actually
December 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
You either die a hero or live long enough to say this is when we need villains, actually
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Wrapping up my Bending Academy coverage with the last 3 chapters discussion.
Bending Academy Fire: Light It Up! Discussion - Chapters 13 - 15
www.youtube.com/watch?v=letS...
Bending Academy Fire: Light It Up! Discussion - Chapters 13 - 15
www.youtube.com/watch?v=letS...
Bending Academy Fire: Light It Up! Discussion - Chapters 13 - 15
YouTube video by AirspeedPrime
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December 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Wrapping up my Bending Academy coverage with the last 3 chapters discussion.
Bending Academy Fire: Light It Up! Discussion - Chapters 13 - 15
www.youtube.com/watch?v=letS...
Bending Academy Fire: Light It Up! Discussion - Chapters 13 - 15
www.youtube.com/watch?v=letS...
Mum’s not feeling well and texted that she needed Tylenol. And I guess she left no stone unturned because we all pulled up to the house and were like “Did Mum text you too?” 😂
10/10 strategy
10/10 strategy
December 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Mum’s not feeling well and texted that she needed Tylenol. And I guess she left no stone unturned because we all pulled up to the house and were like “Did Mum text you too?” 😂
10/10 strategy
10/10 strategy
I miss my dog. 😞
December 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I miss my dog. 😞
Been participating in the alpha test for the new #AvatarLegends fighting game. Really cool game (the art and animation are gorgeous). Korra’s probably the strongest fighter, but Katara fits my style the most. Overall, really nice how thoughtful and characterful all the moves are.
December 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Been participating in the alpha test for the new #AvatarLegends fighting game. Really cool game (the art and animation are gorgeous). Korra’s probably the strongest fighter, but Katara fits my style the most. Overall, really nice how thoughtful and characterful all the moves are.
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Bending Academy Fire: Light It Up! Discussion - Chapters 10 - 12
YouTube video by AirspeedPrime
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December 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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THIS IS THE BBC, SEND SOMEONE OUT TO THE FUCKING BRIDGE
To be fair, it's almost impossible to tell what parts of that image of a destroyed bridge may have been changed from the image of a completely intact bridge without specialist help.
December 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
THIS IS THE BBC, SEND SOMEONE OUT TO THE FUCKING BRIDGE
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Of all of the adaptations of Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL, few have captured Christmas Future and Scrooge’s graveyard panic as well as MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL. Beautifully animated. Utterly sublime with exquisite nuance. Chilled me as a child. Still impactful as an adult.
December 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Of all of the adaptations of Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL, few have captured Christmas Future and Scrooge’s graveyard panic as well as MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL. Beautifully animated. Utterly sublime with exquisite nuance. Chilled me as a child. Still impactful as an adult.
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Kill la Kill, streaming on Crunchyroll, has AI closed captions that simply decided to swap a mean word out for a complete slur.
Here's my submission. "You goddamn stinking bitch" got a little homophobic. There was another somewhere in Kill la Kill that called Satsuki "Slutsky"
December 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Kill la Kill, streaming on Crunchyroll, has AI closed captions that simply decided to swap a mean word out for a complete slur.
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As someone who has worked on Rascal, what the hell?
Distinctly, nearly offensively incorrect AI closed captions on Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus on Crunchyroll.
Distinctly, nearly offensively incorrect AI closed captions on Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus on Crunchyroll.
This insane bit, from the dub of Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus ep 10
The line is actually "I'm enraptured."
The line is actually "I'm enraptured."
December 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
As someone who has worked on Rascal, what the hell?
Distinctly, nearly offensively incorrect AI closed captions on Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus on Crunchyroll.
Distinctly, nearly offensively incorrect AI closed captions on Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus on Crunchyroll.
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Let's make a thread out of these. It's time to start speaking up about platforms using AI in closed captions for anime, just like AI in dubs.
On Crunchyroll, these auto-transcribed captions were spotted on The Ancient Magus's Bride.
On Crunchyroll, these auto-transcribed captions were spotted on The Ancient Magus's Bride.
I caught these examples from Ancient Magus Bride S2.
Are these what you're looking for?
Are these what you're looking for?
December 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Let's make a thread out of these. It's time to start speaking up about platforms using AI in closed captions for anime, just like AI in dubs.
On Crunchyroll, these auto-transcribed captions were spotted on The Ancient Magus's Bride.
On Crunchyroll, these auto-transcribed captions were spotted on The Ancient Magus's Bride.