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izuku is never giving back that shirt btw

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Kids these days taking risks and not caring for themselves, so Aizawa has to drop in and bandage them up.

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AFO is yapping about All Might AGAIN and comparing other heroes to All Might AGAIN.

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Oh yeah, the hoodie burned in Ch.119, at the end of the final fight! But in the same chapter, we had Koichi imagining himself in his hoodie holding an All Might toy, playing on the playground with Number Six and his O’Clock toy. His idol’s spirit was still with him, without the hoodie, before All Might made his actual appearance. And of course, Koichi’s pro costume (and his English speech) paid homage to All Might…..plus, he got a new hoodie in NYC!

Now I’m thinking about how Izuku and Koichi both went into their big boss battles wearing All Might merch. Licensing king!!!!!

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I appreciate the reblog, so I’ll explain why it’s still not bullshit. Ricketts is a conservative who doesn’t want US money funding Hamas because to him Hamas is terrorism. He expressed concern about Hamas and other “Iranian proxies” at a hearing back in February. He’s an outspoken Israel supporter, and likely Islamophobic (idk, there’s only so many articles and videos of this guy I wanna look at). It’s safe to say the man has a bias.

But his point in this video isn’t that you have to stop TikTok because it’s overwhelmingly pro-Palestinian. His point is that there’s a gap between the views expressed on TikTok and the views expressed in standard American polling processes (which includes people in the 18-29 age range, so it’s not just “oh young people who are on TikTok think different”). Ricketts believes that Chinese influence is the reason for the gap, and said as much on his website where he called TikTok a “CCP-controlled news platform.” In other words, Ricketts sees the disproportionate number of pro-Palestine posts as evidence that TikTok is filled with misinformation or, at the very least, is ripe for misinformation.

Finally, keep in mind that the same bill banning TikTok ALSO prohibited US companies from sending sensitive personal data to China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, or companies based in those countries. So yeah, it really IS about US data flows and not about prohibiting Palestine-based content — which, as I said in my prior post, is completely unconstitutional in the U.S. anyway. In the U.S., the government cannot prohibit speech based on content within the speech, but the government CAN limit the time, place, and manner of speech without regard to content.

Hi, okay, I have to weigh in on this vote to ban TikTok happening in the U.S., because I’m seeing misinformation on Twitter. Here’s the deal: TikTok is owned by a Chinese company, and TikTok sends your personal data to China. Why is that a problem? Well, private companies in China aren’t exactly “private” in the way Americans think of them. It’s very easy for the Chinese government to influence Chinese companies…including ordering the company to change its algorithms (…and yes, access any personal data). If, say, China wanted to spread misinformation, sow chaos in the U.S., and disrupt the 2024 U.S. presidential election the way Russia did via Facebook in 2016, the Chinese government has the personal data AND control of the platform to do it. The PLATFORM is actually more important than the personal data. China doesn’t need to exploit Facebook when they’ve got TikTok. The only way to reduce the risk to zero is to ban TikTok in the U.S. https://www.wsj.com/tech/tiktok-pledged-to-protect-u-s-data-1-5-billion-later-its-still-struggling-cbccf203 (WSJ has its paywall BS, but the same point is made elsewhere across the internet). This idea has been kicking about in the U.S. for several years, and I can find articles going back to 2021-22 expressing the same concern. But of course, it’s coming to a head now that it’s actually 2024 and we’ve got another fucking election involving Trump.

Do not be deceived: The TikTok ban has little to do with personal data and absolutely NOTHING to do with Palestine. It is NOT a move to “hide the truth” about Palestine from you, as the ban idea predates October 2023. You can still use Twitter, Discord, Instagram, YouTube, BlueSky, etc. (or just look up your preferred news sources online). Also, any law designed for the purpose of stopping information on a particular topic would violate the First Amendment and the law would be overturned by a court.

Is this ban hypocritical of the U.S.? Yes, a bit. This is similar to what the EU says about personal data transfers from the EU to the U.S. To oversimplify, the EU alleges that EU citizen personal data isn’t safe in the U.S. not just because of corporate greed, but also because the U.S. government can subpoena that data under normal U.S. legal processes. It’s fair to criticize the U.S. for this. Then again, I don’t think there have ever been allegations that the U.S. government has tried to disrupt a European government or election the way Russia did in the U.S. in 2016. Also, to be snarky, the governmental bodies in the EU haven’t figured out how to use Microsoft Office without violating their own privacy laws. Like they can’t successfully apply their own laws to themselves. Last week this case was, I think, the third or fourth case the EU has brought against itself for GDPR violations. https://www.edps.europa.eu/system/files/2024-03/EDPS-2024-05-European-Commission_s-use-of-M365-infringes-data-protection-rules-for-EU-institutions-and-bodies_EN.pdf As a result, the EU comparison sounds similar at first, but doesn’t really materialize into a strong parallel to the national security concerns that U.S. legislators have about TikTok.

Look, the ban is clearly a protectionist move, and yeah we can debate it for all kinds of reasons, but don’t fall into the trap of thinking the ban is meant to stop TikTok from having “the truth” that the government or “mainstream media” is “hiding” from you. That’s some paranoid Fox News bullshit logic, and being young and leftist doesn’t make you immune to it. PLEASE read about what happened with Russia and Facebook in 2016 so you’re not repeating the same mistakes.

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The voiceover talks about how Dark Might’s eyes aren’t drawn to something (explaining how he’s familiar with magic/attention/misdirection), and then there’s a line I can’t catch. Afterwards, the voiceover says that Dark Might’s “base will not be drawn in by Deku’s unflinching feelings.”

My Japanese is still crappy because I’ve only been learning for a few months, but the idea is that Deku’s magic of friendship can’t distract Dark Might because he’s already a master of manipulation! 🙀

And he’s a magician.

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And he’s a magician.

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Aizawa saved Izuku by being a friend to Kurogiri, rounding up his class, arriving at the scene, and delivering the magic talismans of Eri’s horn and the All Might shirt. No quirks. No big smiles. Just quirkless, eyeless, leg less Aizawa being a hero and getting things done. That’s character growth.

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this is how touya-nii would've reacted, if he had heard shouto

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Now I’m thinking about how Izuku and Koichi both went into their big boss battles wearing All Might merch. Licensing king!!!!!

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Deku nerding out over All Might merch during the big boss battle is perfect!!!

Idk you guys, this smells like BS

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I’m imagining it’s just like this:

Idk you guys, this smells like BS

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Now Thirteen is using their hole and riding Hound Dog, there’s something about a trajectory, and Kendo and her big hand are saying to work harder. But hey! Izuku got his arms and hands back so he can…fight. Yes, fight.

Idk you guys, this smells like BS

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MIC PUSHING FROM BEHIND! Just like he always did with Aizawa and Shirakumo!!

Idk you guys, this smells like BS

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Ooooo, it’s Enji and Shoto with Flashfire Fist, hot on the heels of Natsu unleashing his own burn on his father.

Idk you guys, this smells like BS

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Sero: I haven’t had ups and downs like you.

AFO: You are 16. WTF do you know about anything?

Sero: I know SHOTOOOOOOO!!!!!

Idk you guys, this smells like BS

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Yep, it’s AFO’s usual BS! He’s now painting himself as the greatest victim that ever victimed. All the world domination he always wanted is suddenly colorless and empty because Yoichi’s not there in the exact way AFO wanted him to be. His life is a tragedy, and that’s what made him strong.

Idk you guys, this smells like BS