Van Dennis
@vandennis.bsky.social
He/his, early 30s, media writer, as seen on @unwinnable.com
Talks about movies, videogames, TV, and the Seattle mariners (and also anime, cars & lefty politics)
Talks about movies, videogames, TV, and the Seattle mariners (and also anime, cars & lefty politics)
Pinned
(oh, right, I actually wrote something recently)
Check out this month's issue of Exploits where I write about the second season of Andor and its depiction of fascist disposability, and/or (heh) read my piece online here! unwinnable.com/2025/11/03/a...
Check out this month's issue of Exploits where I write about the second season of Andor and its depiction of fascist disposability, and/or (heh) read my piece online here! unwinnable.com/2025/11/03/a...
TFW you did honestly like playing dispatch, but you have to fight the urge to tell a bunch of different characters "you ought to get therapy, you need therapy, and *you* really need therapy"
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
TFW you did honestly like playing dispatch, but you have to fight the urge to tell a bunch of different characters "you ought to get therapy, you need therapy, and *you* really need therapy"
really hoping it's the good kind of 27
the japanese luck calendar is out, how lucky is your 2026 based on your birthday? 👀
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
really hoping it's the good kind of 27
I have seen the light (finally gave Driver San Francisco a fair shake)
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I have seen the light (finally gave Driver San Francisco a fair shake)
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The Endangered Species Act has saved thousands of animals and plants from threats like poaching, habitat loss, and pollution. In total, it has prevented the extinction of 99% of the species it has protected. Now, Trump has weakened or eliminated key provisions of the bedrock environmental law.
Trump’s Attack on the Endangered Species Act Will Hurt More Than Just Wildlife
Proposed rollbacks would open the door to more oil and gas drilling, as well as logging and mining.
truthout.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Endangered Species Act has saved thousands of animals and plants from threats like poaching, habitat loss, and pollution. In total, it has prevented the extinction of 99% of the species it has protected. Now, Trump has weakened or eliminated key provisions of the bedrock environmental law.
"like white lotus with guns"
Far Cry TV series ordered by FX from Noah Hawley and Rob Mac
"the series will follow an anthology format like the games and feature a different cast and setting each season"
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
"the series will follow an anthology format like the games and feature a different cast and setting each season"
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"like white lotus with guns"
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back in the early 2010s each year the phone would do something new and better each year. now every phone is nearly identical from year to year so there's no reason to upgrade if your current one still works
![An article with the headline "[US people] are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/bafkreigunh6t53vvgp2sewo2fsy4xttrwgy3zrdwplje7j2qjop5jdeyxy@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
back in the early 2010s each year the phone would do something new and better each year. now every phone is nearly identical from year to year so there's no reason to upgrade if your current one still works
it would take a lot for me to dislike paru itagaki... but man, if she ever makes a story where she can make the plot move without continuously introducing new characters...
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
it would take a lot for me to dislike paru itagaki... but man, if she ever makes a story where she can make the plot move without continuously introducing new characters...
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Yep, one of the biggest drivers of the elite panic around “wokeness” was the increasing prominence of Black people and particularly Black women in their fields and we’re seeing that coalition rewarded with the targeting of Black workers.
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Yep, one of the biggest drivers of the elite panic around “wokeness” was the increasing prominence of Black people and particularly Black women in their fields and we’re seeing that coalition rewarded with the targeting of Black workers.
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MAGA seemed surprised by this. I wasn't. Were you?
"Elon Musk’s social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency — and unwittingly revealed that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are actually foreign actors."
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
MAGA seemed surprised by this. I wasn't. Were you?
... what if the dodgers reacquire Corey Seager.
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
... what if the dodgers reacquire Corey Seager.
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Maybe it was a mistake to base the American economy on everyone buying and throwing away stuff constantly
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Maybe it was a mistake to base the American economy on everyone buying and throwing away stuff constantly
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I'm now at the part of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein where the creature, like many young men, has decided, "A girlfriend will fix my identity crisis"
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I'm now at the part of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein where the creature, like many young men, has decided, "A girlfriend will fix my identity crisis"
... yup, Sanda's my kind of shit
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM
... yup, Sanda's my kind of shit
it is definitely an odd mix of emotions reading how much fondness there still is for the xbox 360, while also reading how the current generation of xboxes continue to catch every bit of bad luck possible (RAM shortages causing another price increase, thank you tariffs, AI industry and chip makers🙃)
November 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
it is definitely an odd mix of emotions reading how much fondness there still is for the xbox 360, while also reading how the current generation of xboxes continue to catch every bit of bad luck possible (RAM shortages causing another price increase, thank you tariffs, AI industry and chip makers🙃)
Inching ever closer to making my resolution for next year "see if I can get a diagnosis for ADHD".
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Inching ever closer to making my resolution for next year "see if I can get a diagnosis for ADHD".
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Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou...
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i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
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ZM is a charming mofo. Trump loves winners. He saw the opposition to ZM and he won? T is into it.
I knew the charm would work when T asked for a meeting. T believes in personal relationships and had none w/ ZM. "Everyone" knew the guy except him. T feels NYC belongs to him so needs the connection.
I knew the charm would work when T asked for a meeting. T believes in personal relationships and had none w/ ZM. "Everyone" knew the guy except him. T feels NYC belongs to him so needs the connection.
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
ZM is a charming mofo. Trump loves winners. He saw the opposition to ZM and he won? T is into it.
I knew the charm would work when T asked for a meeting. T believes in personal relationships and had none w/ ZM. "Everyone" knew the guy except him. T feels NYC belongs to him so needs the connection.
I knew the charm would work when T asked for a meeting. T believes in personal relationships and had none w/ ZM. "Everyone" knew the guy except him. T feels NYC belongs to him so needs the connection.
trump glazing zohran like this does nothing to quell the rumors about him going down on bill clinton.
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
trump glazing zohran like this does nothing to quell the rumors about him going down on bill clinton.
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The DoE has reclassified numerous health professional and other degrees, limiting access to federal student loan programs eligible for the higher OBBBA loan caps from thousands to a few hundred.
As ALWAYS, this is about $$.
We're about to become REALLY "great"...
shorturl.fm/xs7gY
As ALWAYS, this is about $$.
We're about to become REALLY "great"...
shorturl.fm/xs7gY
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The DoE has reclassified numerous health professional and other degrees, limiting access to federal student loan programs eligible for the higher OBBBA loan caps from thousands to a few hundred.
As ALWAYS, this is about $$.
We're about to become REALLY "great"...
shorturl.fm/xs7gY
As ALWAYS, this is about $$.
We're about to become REALLY "great"...
shorturl.fm/xs7gY
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"The EO is designed to use multiple tools of federal coercion to make it impossible for states to regulate AI. But it’s actually much more expansive than that, potentially making it impossible for states to regulate much of anything business-related. " prospect.org/2025/11/20/b...
Big Tech Poised to Win Immunity Shield From State AI Regulation - The American Prospect
The Trump administration is readying an executive order preempting constraints on AI. It could become a much more wide-ranging deregulatory tool.
prospect.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"The EO is designed to use multiple tools of federal coercion to make it impossible for states to regulate AI. But it’s actually much more expansive than that, potentially making it impossible for states to regulate much of anything business-related. " prospect.org/2025/11/20/b...
aaaand my mom's birthday presents have been ordered!
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
aaaand my mom's birthday presents have been ordered!
Choosing rn to ignore how little hype there's been around the arod HBO documentary and going in with as much good intent as I can.
(and right off the bat, hi Lou Pinella!)
(and right off the bat, hi Lou Pinella!)
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Choosing rn to ignore how little hype there's been around the arod HBO documentary and going in with as much good intent as I can.
(and right off the bat, hi Lou Pinella!)
(and right off the bat, hi Lou Pinella!)
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This reminds me of the calls for a demilitarized Palestinian state with no restraints demanded of Israel.
BREAKING: U.S. draft peace proposal to end Ukraine war calls for ceding land to Russia and limiting the size of Ukraine's military.
Trump plan for Ukraine war would cede territory to Russia
President Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine would cede territory to Russia and limit the size of Kyiv’s military, according to a draft proposal obtained by The Associated Press.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This reminds me of the calls for a demilitarized Palestinian state with no restraints demanded of Israel.