Scott Wachter

@fs-scott.bsky.social

Mostly Unemployed Podcaster. Check out: Is That Some Kind of Japanimation Thing and The Recap from Mercury

Let me introduce the crew. *points to enormous muscular guy.* This is Big Dog, we call him that because he's huge, ha ha! *points to slim average looking guy* and this is Medium Dog. I'm sure you can guess why! That's right — he communes with the spirits of the departed

"The Emperor is a fan of Flock, and we must continue utilizing Flock technologies so that we can follow and surveil the rebel scum as they move from playground to playground... They are following children in parks and gymnasiums, and we need this. I need this so I can stalk my ex-girlfriend."

“Justice Huscroft huffs that cyclists don’t have to use the roads that put them at risk. That’s not the point. The point is that in going about a lawful activity, people should not have their lives needlessly imperilled by the government. I emphasize: needlessly.” - Andrew Coyne, G&M Columnist

Opinion: No one ever said there was a constitutional right to bike lanes – just a right to fundamental justice

Ford government’s decision to remove Toronto bike lanes should be subject to Charter scrutiny

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the studio that literally stopped encouraging younger staff to advance to director level roles after Kondo died at his desk does not have a business model that doesn't depend on supporting some old man that is retired every other day? www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/studio...

Studio Ghibli’s Future: Next Film, AI, And Miyazaki’s Successor

A revealing new report goes inside Studio Ghibli as the legendary animation house confronts an intentionally uncertain future on its own unusual terms.

cartoonbrew.com

1. Good news: a federal court has restored gender-affirming care access for many trans adults! The HHS rule, which cut coverage for trans adults on ACA plans, has been permanently struck down by George H.W. Bush appointee Nathaniel Gorton, who blasted the Trump administration's illegal actions.

Federal Court Restores Access to Gender-Affirming Care for Many Trans Adults in Massive Win

In a significant victory, George H.W. Bush appointee Nathaniel Gorton permanently struck down a Trump administration rule that cut coverage for many trans Americans on ACA plans.

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In the Renaissance people theorized, since the Aeneid is great, if you wrote poems made only of words & phrases from the Aeneid rearranged they should be great too, since a great source regurgitated should yield greatness. They produced NOTHING we still read. Thinking about that a lot lately.