I watched "The War in Minnesota," an essay examining the current
conflict there and modeling it as civil war. It's from C.B. Robertson, a
new channel for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6xEMERYCd4

This guy appears to be fairly deep into the online conservative culture;
he knows who Vox Day is. He's trying to step outside those predelineated lines, though. One of several good points is that we tend to call people hypocrites for drawing distinctions we don't think are valid. For
instance, if Joe Bloggs supports the covid lockdown but opposes ICE,
does that make him a hypocrite? Of course not, and one who calls him
that is probably someone who supports or opposes authority uncritically instead of thinking about the particular issue. Another is that
government doesn't work on a basis of absolute right and wrong but of tradeoffs, and a morality-based perspective must condemn every
government.

I then watched a fan reanimation of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is
Magic episode titled "Magical Mystery Cure." If you're familiar with the ponies, you'll recall how pivotal this episode was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gLmWwRXVTg

This is made by 96 different animators, all working from love, and they
did a solid job. Some added their own little touches, like putting
glasses on Twilight. A few made big changes, like representing the
characters as if in an arcade game. One person animated it in the 3D
style of the next generation, and two chose to animate the ponies as
humans. One person wanted to participate but can't draw (I guess), so
one shot is footage of sock puppets on people's hands.

One thing I've noticed with these in general is that the constant change
of animation style isn't as jarring as one might think. It's the story
that matters. This creation used the original audio, but it did make
staging changes -- for instance, in the opening "Morning in Ponyville"
aria, Twilight dances on a stage with two tuxedoed backup dancers
instead of on a cafe table with the waitstaff.

Doctor Who and Star Trek fandoms should do more stuff like this. If the original makers won't give us more of what we loved, let's make our own.

I also watched a Kit Boga compilation of enraged scammers. I watched a
lot of stuff yesterday.


What did everyone else watch?




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The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:

I watched "The War in Minnesota," an essay examining the current
conflict there and modeling it as civil war. . . .

Sound like someone's rhetoric is over the top.

But here's rhetoric comparing it to the Boston Massacre and the Boston
Globe's coverage of it at the time.

Videos of ICE Violence Are Plentiful. Accountability. Not So Much.
On the Media
WNYC Studios
January 30, 2026 https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/videos-of-ice-violence-are-plentiful-accountability-not-so-much

Go to timepoint 17:45.

The opinion writer being interviewed wrote this.

Two cities under siege
by Radley Balko
The Watch
January 26, 2026 https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/two-cities-under-siege?r=cgi7&triedRedirect=true

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On Feb 1, 2026 at 9:53:00 AM PST, "The True Melissa"
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:

I watched "The War in Minnesota," an essay examining the current
conflict there and modeling it as civil war. It's from C.B. Robertson, a
new channel for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6xEMERYCd4

This guy appears to be fairly deep into the online conservative culture;
he knows who Vox Day is. He's trying to step outside those predelineated lines, though. One of several good points is that we tend to call people hypocrites for drawing distinctions we don't think are valid. For
instance, if Joe Bloggs supports the covid lockdown but opposes ICE,
does that make him a hypocrite?

The ICE Raids will continue just until we flatten the curve of illegal immigration.

We're all in this together.



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On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 12:53:00 -0500, The True Melissa
<thetruemelissa@gmail.com> wrote:

I watched "The War in Minnesota," an essay examining the current
conflict there and modeling it as civil war. It's from C.B. Robertson, a
new channel for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6xEMERYCd4

This guy appears to be fairly deep into the online conservative culture;
he knows who Vox Day is. He's trying to step outside those predelineated >lines, though. One of several good points is that we tend to call people >hypocrites for drawing distinctions we don't think are valid. For
instance, if Joe Bloggs supports the covid lockdown but opposes ICE,
does that make him a hypocrite? Of course not, and one who calls him
that is probably someone who supports or opposes authority uncritically >instead of thinking about the particular issue. Another is that
government doesn't work on a basis of absolute right and wrong but of >tradeoffs, and a morality-based perspective must condemn every
government.

I then watched a fan reanimation of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is
Magic episode titled "Magical Mystery Cure." If you're familiar with the >ponies, you'll recall how pivotal this episode was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gLmWwRXVTg

This is made by 96 different animators, all working from love, and they
did a solid job. Some added their own little touches, like putting
glasses on Twilight. A few made big changes, like representing the >characters as if in an arcade game. One person animated it in the 3D
style of the next generation, and two chose to animate the ponies as
humans. One person wanted to participate but can't draw (I guess), so
one shot is footage of sock puppets on people's hands.

One thing I've noticed with these in general is that the constant change
of animation style isn't as jarring as one might think. It's the story
that matters. This creation used the original audio, but it did make
staging changes -- for instance, in the opening "Morning in Ponyville"
aria, Twilight dances on a stage with two tuxedoed backup dancers
instead of on a cafe table with the waitstaff.

Doctor Who and Star Trek fandoms should do more stuff like this. If the >original makers won't give us more of what we loved, let's make our own.

I also watched a Kit Boga compilation of enraged scammers. I watched a
lot of stuff yesterday.

What did everyone else watch?

Nothing of any import.

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thetruemelissa@gmail.com wrote:

What did everyone else watch?

The day I began fasting, I watched:

BETTER than E.T.??? - Mac and Me (1988)
On this episode of Weird Movies With Mark, I talk about how Mac and Me
(1988) is clearly superior to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. https://youtu.be/iWeNeCIY77A?si=jw-OPvzc7TUnhwdm

"Gutfeld!": Don Lemon?s martyrdom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Ve9aY80W8

Hasan Piker is FINALLY facing ACCOUNTABILITY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaN0uUrpp48

THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN:
"Wizard Wars". The wizard Skullus and his soldiers are enslaving
villagers living in a ruined oil refinery and using them to attack the fortress of his enemy, the equally evil wizard Octagon.

THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN:
"Fortress of Fear". When coming to the aid of an escaped slave, Thundarr, Princess Ariel, and Ookla are captured by robots working for the multi-
eyed wizard Lord Argoth who wants Ariel as his bride.

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