✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Go-Man Vs. the Star Dragon OUT NOW!

✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Go-Man Vs. the Star Dragon OUT NOW!

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Created deadendia / dead end paranormal park / pantheon / croc and roll / go-man Sometimes making videos about comics and podcasts about Mario he/they/whatever linktr.ee/hamishsteele | newsletter: buttondown.com/hamishsteele

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Dave Cook
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Work continues on the 2027 edition of my guidebook Crowdfunding Comics - a complete guide to planning, running, marketing and shipping a successful comic Kickstarter. There’s a new preview below, and you can still get the 2021 edition for FREE here: davecook.gumroad.com/l/crowdfundi... More soon!

✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Go-Man Vs. the Star Dragon OUT NOW!
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You're not gonna wanna miss how this ep starts!

Super Mario Moment@supermariomoment.bsky.social

Starting now is our ep all about the Gameboy classic Wario Land with our extra-special V-Tuber guest @annelidcerebellum.bsky.social ! We chat Black Sugar Pirates, Kitchen Island and why this game's music all sounds like farts. And ask - is this the Anti-Mario game? go.bsky.app/redirect?u=h...

go.bsky.appWas Wario Land Made Out of Spite? | Super Mario Moment 4-8 with Velvet VermesHey Paisanos! On today's episode, we take on the Black Sugar Pirates as we discuss Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 and ask why the one-off villain of one of the lesser Marios deserved his own starring role? And we are joined by our first ever sea-dwelling troll v-tuber guest Velvet Vermes! She recently streamed the game but has played it so many times, she knows Kitchen Island like the back of her hand. You can watch Velvet stream multiple times a week here: https://www.twitch.tv/velvet_vermes Or follow her on bluesky here: annelidcerebellum.bsky.social Our show can also be listened to on podcast platforms of your choice. Our RSS feed is here: https://media.rss.com/super-mario-moment/feed.xml Super Mario Moment can also be found on BlueSky at https://bsky.app/profile/supermariomoment.bsky.social and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/supermariomoment/ Support me financially on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/hamishsteele Our opening theme is Supermario USA feat. MC Mario by the Ambassadors of Funk.
✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Go-Man Vs. the Star Dragon OUT NOW!
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Excited to see every poppy edited out of their shows this November

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *

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Caelan Conrad
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“Please know that we’re safe” is frying me 😩 from what???

Dr. Catherine Strickson@brigitteempire.bsky.social

‘I can excuse genocide apologia, but I draw the line at cheating >:(‘

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Luke Healy
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Hello. A reminder that I am running a workshop on writing humour comics this Thursday. It will be 11pm London time, and I'll be fresh off teaching a 3-hour improv class— so come see me be exhausted and hyped up about comedy at the same time.

Cartoon Studies@cartoonstudies.bsky.social

This fall, The Center for Cartoon Studies will host a series of low-cost ($5), 90-minute webinars. All proceeds will help sponsor zine fests around the USA that CCS supports. The webinars will feature CCS alums @elerimai.bsky.social @lukehealy.bsky.social Sign up!: cartoonstudies.org/workshops

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Replying to @patricknessbooks.bsky.social

The wild thing to me is no cis people are remotely bothered by sharing a ward with a trans person. It's completely an elite manufactured problem. novaramedia.com/2023/10/04/t...

novaramedia.comThere Were No Complaints About Trans Women on Hospital Wards, Investigation FindsAn investigation asked 102 NHS trusts how many complaints there had been about trans women on women’s wards. There were none.