Ugh, those.

The Onion wants to make us submissive slaves to the New world order.

Correct.

We see a cute brown-haired girl with a sailor uniform and satchel. She is surrounded by potion bottles, colored crystals, and food hovering around her. She's in an "isekai fantasy" city. In the bottom left corner is an open tome.

I Saved Myself with a Potion!: Life in Another World LN 1 review: suitablefortreatment.mangabookshelf.com/2026/04/21/i...

What the hell is "light anime"?

Why is everyone in charge so stupid these days?

Annual flu vaccine no longer required for U.S. military, Hegseth says The move alarmed some public health experts, who warned that it would weaken troop readiness.

Breaking news: The military will no longer require U.S. troops to receive the annual flu vaccine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, rolling back what he described as “overreaching mandates that only weaken our war-fighting capabilities.” https://wapo.st/4eAG2sx

The Court finds the decision to proceed with the 15th Street Cycle Track Removal to be arbitrary and capricious because the record does not reflect that the defendants examined the relevant data and articulated a rational connection between the facts found and the choice made. It further finds that the defendants’ invocation of the highway modernization categorical exclusion, and their conclusion that the Removal Project would not have a significant impact on public health and safety, to be arbitrary and capricious as well. Therefore, the decision to proceed with the Removal Project as described in the March 31, 2026 NPS Decision Memorandum and the March 31, 2026 NPS and FHWA Categorial Exclusion documents, as well as in the February 23 NPS and February 27 FHWA Categorical Exclusion documents to the extent they were not rescinded or nullified but only elaborated upon on March 31, is hereby VACATED and REMANDED to the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration

A federal judge just blocked the Trump administration's effort to rip out the 15th Street bike lane on the national mall—which substantially reduced crashes and injuries—holding that the move was arbitrary and capricious in violation of the law: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"Because Trump turned to culture war before joining an evil axis, because Ukraine and the rest of the world got time to adjust to the shift in American loyalties, the efficacy of Trump’s betrayal will be significantly diminished."

Marcy on how bad it all is & how dick-stepping gives us some grace.

Absolutely over the moon about this.

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Best Novel A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; Hodderscape) Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (William Morrow; Gollancz) Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor UK; Orbit US) The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (Tor US; Tor UK) The Incandescent by Emily Tesh (Tor US; Orbit UK) The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson (Orbit US; Hodderscape) 1,153 ballots cast for 555 nominees. Finalists range 126-210.

Best Novel
A Drop of Corruption by @robertjbennett.bsky.social (Del Rey; Hodderscape)

Death of the Author by @nnedi.bsky.social (William Morrow; Gollancz)

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If I could pick May 18th, I'd go to the one-night only Man of La Mancha at Lincoln Center.

New York Times Shocked, Shocked That Democrats Fighting Back After Trump Ordered Gerrymanders OK sure, Trump started it, but shouldn't Dems do the honorable thing and lose?

If the current New York Times headline writers were zapped back in time to December 8 1941: "FDR Once Advocated Neutrality, Now He's Calling For Declaration Of War"

New York Times Shocked, Shocked That Democrats Fighting Back After Trump Ordered Gerrymanders
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Lady Oscar: The Rose of Versailles - Complete Collection!

One of the most beloved shoujo classics!

All of our Lady Oscar discs are here & easy to collect in a single package!

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Patlabor: Early Days - The Complete OVA Series!

The original Patlabor OVAs are back! The beloved classic mech series is here subbed & dubbed!

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Witch Hat Atelier ‒ Episode 4

[Review] As with the first three episodes, this one does a beautiful job of providing little details that you barely even notice.

👀 🚨💅This is quite biiiig!! Stop!! Hibari-kun! is now available at ALL Kinokuniya US stores, and their webshop!! For us as an art first, business later kind of publisher, this is so so exciting for us! Tysm thanks for supporting Peow2!!!!

Does he say this in the "Welcome... to Zombocom" voice?

Welcome…to doorknobs. #CatLifeBalance

[CN. Transphobia]

This is sort of the whole business in a nutshell too, because the basis of the tribunal wasn't that Upton had assaulted anyone or acted in any way inappropriately, but that a trans woman simply using women's facilities was a violation of the provision of "single sex spaces".

Oh no!

Comic of the beetle from the cover of Massive Attack's "Mezzanine" meeting the crab from the cover of The Prodigy's "Fat of the Land".

Hi this joke is for me

pet treats? khakis???? white people going after poc when amazon’s race war on what white people need to survive is right in the open

The cover shows Oliver in the top center, pointing his sword dramatically. Under him is Nanao, on her broom and about to cut through something with her own sword. She's high in the air above the school, he's just sort of dramatically hanging there.

Reign of the Seven Spellblades LN 14 review: suitablefortreatment.mangabookshelf.com/2026/04/21/r... @yenpress.com

Carrotblanca: A straight-up parody of the classic movie, probably the funniest thing in it is that Looney Tunes are so barren of female characters that it has to have Bugs romance Penelope Pussycat. Tweety, your Peter Lorre isn't as funny as you think it is. #looneytunestubi

Chariots of Fur: Chuck Jones does Coyote and Roadrunner to a classical-flavored score. The signs are starting to get a bit much. Might as well be talking. I did like the instant road gag, though. #looneytunestubi

Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers: Pretty much what it sounds like, as Greg Ford takes on cheap TV animation. Daffy filled with bullet holes is genuinely horrific, and I also like Bugs being chronically overbooked. #looneytunestubi

...Did they seriously delay the Koizumi manga a month RIGHT after I made it Pick of the Week?

ARGH.

Pick of the Week: Mahjong Manga? Mahjong Manga! SEAN: Ringing out the old and ringing in the new, I’m going to cheat this week. My pick of the week is the final volume of My Dress-Up Darling, one of the most obvious licenses ever, AND Refo…

Pick of the Week: Mahjong Manga? Mahjong Manga!: mangabookshelf.com/2026/04/20/p...

Just applied for Press for @animenyc.bsky.social 2026 so that I can continue to do a swell job for all my readers.