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
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Baltimore City Data Center Ban. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ba...
Baltimore City Data Center Ban
Data centers are one of the biggest threats facing the working class and our environment. Baltimore communities deserve to be protected from resource extraction and increased surveillance. Baltimore s...
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#GenHour #genealogy Attn: Chicago and San Francisco Bay Area researchers (local and those who need those NARA regional branches) Please help save NARA San Bruno and NARA Chicago from closure! More information at The Twelve Key.
Burkely Hermann@historyhermann.bsky.social · 2w agoGenealogist Claire Klustens said in a post: "...The National Archives at #Chicago, the National Archives at #SanFrancisco, and the National Archives at #Seattle are all research facilities open to the public…" (18/?) twelvekey.com/2026/06/30/s...
Not just women. Global South topics are more likely to be targeted by deletionism. Oh and there's the issue of community toxicity in Wikipedia that disproportionately affected women.
My newsletter about NARA's unethical historical erasure, the Smithsonian coup d'etat, blogposts on archival depictions, news roundup, and so much more, is coming tomorrow evening! Look forward to it! historyhermann.substack.com/p/naras-unet...
NARA's unethical historical erasure, the Smithsonian coup d'etat, my blogposts on archival depictions, news roundup, and beyond
Welcome back everyone! This newsletter inaugurates the ending of one section and the beginning of a new section focused on history, libraries, archives, and more.
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"It’s my hope that somehow, someway, Sony will change its mind. My hope is that if enough people get angry, if enough cancel and buy somewhere else, then they’ll be forced to pivot. … I won’t sit by anymore and believe the lie that getting loud and getting loud often does nothing."
Opinion | Capitalism, Crunchyroll, and a Call for Change
The real villain isn’t in the anime. It’s the system behind it.
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CrunchyRoll buying RightStuf, folding it into the CrunchyRoll store thus letting a lot of the RightStuf exclusive releases fall out of print, and then making access to the store a higher membership exclusive perk is brazenly indefensibly awful
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Urge Maryland Senators to pass a Statewide Data Center Moratorium during the Special Session!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/pass...
Urge Maryland Senators to pass a Statewide Data Center Moratorium during the Special Session!
Marylanders need our state leaders to act now. Please contact your state senator and urge them to support a statewide data center moratorium during the Special Session in August. Communities across...
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celebrating the good parts of america today. if you don’t think there are any good parts, just look to all the stuff the fascists are desperate to stifle
I'm in Love with the Villainess author Inori is penning a new yuri novel that will have a simultaneous digital release in Japanese, English, and German in December.
I'm in Love with the Villainess' Inori Pens New Yuri Novel
Inori's new novel Poison for the Moon, Medicine for the Night—An Assassin Who Longs for Death and a Vampire Marked for Death slated for simultaneous German, Japanese, English digital release in December
animenewsnetwork.com
Sylvia and Chris revisit Simoun on its twentieth birthday to honor the power of girls kissing.
This Week in Anime - Happy 20th Birthday, Simoun!
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@charmcityindvsbl.bsky.social Join us Monday, June 29, at 5 pm at War Memorial Plaza to rally against new data centers in Baltimore.
📍 Rally Monday 6/29, 5 PM at Baltimore City Hall -- residents and Indivisible chapters opposing data centers in Baltimore. Harford County passed a data center ban June 10. Baltimore followed with a one-year moratorium June 16. More: dear-america.com/civic-watch @indivisiblebaltoco.bsky.social
Harford Civic Watch - Local Meetings, Hearings, and Issues
A Harford County civic watch page for local meetings, budget hearings, school board updates, elections, data centers, zoning, and ways to speak up.
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I just backed The Three Tomes: Episode 2 - A Vampire Romantasy Animatic on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
The Three Tomes: Episode 2 - A Vampire Romantasy Animatic
A queer YA coming-of-age story about a black teen witch girl in the 2010s, fighting monsters and falling in love with vampires.
kickstarter.com
In a recent staff meeting for the Sunday news program “60 Minutes,” journalist Scott Pelley accused CBS News head Bari Weiss of “murdering the show” and grilled an executive about mass firings at the network.
“60 Minutes” Correspondent Pelley Calls Out CBS Execs for “Murdering” Program
The meeting came less than a week after mass firings at the network – an incident workers have dubbed “Black Thursday.”…
truthout.org
So telling that when you open this link now it says what is below. They really sold their soles to a Christian media company. It's so sad because MechWest had so much promise.
Burkely Hermann@historyhermann.bsky.social · 11mo agoI then shared the video clip of the third episode of #mechwest www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7-f... (23/?) #indieanimation
“”60 Minutes” drama simmers as correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi says she’s out Journalist whose story was briefly pulled last year says CBS management is 'abandoning' mission of fearless, independent reporting” www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
"60 Minutes" drama simmers as correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi says she’s out - Poynter
Journalist whose story was briefly pulled last year says CBS management is 'abandoning' mission of fearless, independent reporting
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One of the most impactful things that people can do in this moment is to feed people. To find multiple ways to do this in communities.
My latest newsletter is coming out in about an hour! It focuses on the significance of Cure Arcana Shadow, #Kipo (by @radsechrist.bsky.social), #crowdfunding, #vampires, upcoming animated series, #princessprincipal, #indieanimation, and more! historyhermann.substack.com/p/the-signif...
The Significance of Cure Arcana Shadow, Why Kipo Matters, Crowdfunding, Vampires, Upcoming Animated Series, An Action Spy Yurish Anime, and What's Coming Next
This newsletter will highlight: a popular morally grey magical girl thief, an all-ages animated adventure, a vampire boys love indie animation, positive pop culture news, a steampunk anime, and more.
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"Syrenka: Legend of the Warsaw Mermaid" is a 2D animated feminist retelling of a Polish folktale.🧜♀️⚔️ Directed by Tina Nawrocki @tinanawrockiart.bsky.social Please support our indie production and its artists today! tinyurl.com/SyrenkaFilm/
Syrenka: Legend of the Warsaw Mermaid — Animated Short Film
A hand-drawn feminist film based on the Polish legend of the Warsaw mermaid.
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Black people & districts consistently vote most progressive🔵 & while their voting rights are being erased during an election year White "leftists" still don't care like it's not going to happen to them tomorrow🦗. You're either gonna gonna step up & fight or have to learn again like you did with ICE🤷🏿♂️
There's tons of fantastic indie animated projects that are currently running or about to run campaigns on Kickstarter! In my recent article, I highlight a few that you can help bring to life this month! mattacuna.substack.com/p/indie-anim...
Indie Animation Kickstarters You Should Support - May 2026
Check out these independent animation campaigns and help them reach their goals!
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*Update* According to @animag.bsky.social, "All 11 episodes [of Dragon Striker] premiere June 9 on Disney XD. The broadcast marathon begins at 5 p.m. EDT/PDT, and will stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu." www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/disn...
Disney XD's 'Dragon Striker' Kicks Off with Official Trailer Ahead of June Debut | Animation Magazine
Animated sports fantasy 'Dragon Striker' will kick off with a marathon of all 11 episodes on Disney XD on June 9 before streaming.
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Burkely Hermann@historyhermann.bsky.social · 3mo agoA two-minute clip from an upcoming Disney animated series, Dragon Striker, announced years ago (and created by La Chouette Compagnie, Sylvain Dos Santos Martins Rodrigues, and Charles Lefebvre), was released on YouTube on May 2nd (183/?) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1wN...
Feed: "Pop Culture Maniacs" By: Burkely Hermann on Thursday, April 9, 2026
The Promise of Black Indie Animation [Part 1]
This post will highlight five present examples of Black indie animations, which have pilots, or are in development, all by Black femme women.
popculturemaniacs.com
1. Trump has weaponized the FCC to control the media under his autocratic rule. Now, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is turning the agency towards his next target: transgender characters in TV shows. He seeks to change the rating system to penalize trans characters. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trump's FCC Targets Parental Rating System Over Transgender TV Characters
The FCC is seeking comment on whether the TV Parental Guidelines rating system needs to be changed to penalize shows for transgender or nonbinary content.
erininthemorning.com
Bluesky is made with AI, the engineers and even some non-engineers use Claude code
Jay 🦋@jay.bsky.team · 4mo agoBluesky is made with AI, the engineers and even some non-engineers use Claude code
The world of rakugo is waiting for you, with fart jokes and ghosts galore; all you have to do is sit down and listen.
A Brief History of Rakugo
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Journal with Witch touched a lot of viewers and offered a relateable character in Makio. But are we just projecting Western views on a Japanese creation? Jerome gets into it.
Answerman - Is Makio from Journal with Witch Neurodivergent, or Are We Just Projecting?
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