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Travis Charest @travischarest.bsky.social · 8h

#66 Donatello(TMNT) - Ink and gouache on 13 x 19 bristol
#Donatello #TMNT

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Kurt Fleischer @kurtfleischer.bsky.social · 6h

Shocker

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 16h

DHS default is to lie about every encounter. Which is why they’re trying to criminalize recording them.

CHICAGO (WGN) - A WGN creative services department employee was detained by two
Border Patrol officers and later released after federal agents swarmed a busy intersection on Chicago's North Side Friday morning, at the height of rush hour.
WGN is not naming the employee, as station policy requires blurring faces and not identifying those who have not been charged with a crime.
Witnesses on site who captured the incident on video spoke to WGN about the moments leading up to the staffer's detainment.

Thomas added that when he made his way down to the scene, around 8:30 Friday morning, he realized there was another person already detained inside the minivan being used by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
"I didn't get his name, although I asked for his name," Thomas said. "He didn't speak very good English. They claimed that the WGN employee was obstructing justice, even though she was, like all of us, just standing there, taking video.'
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@TriciaOhio
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She was arrested for throwing objects at law enforcement.
Heartland Signal D @HeartlandSignal • 3h
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

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Mike Manley @drawmanley.bsky.social · 16h

Another old Inktober from years ago Haven’t had the time to do these lately

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Kurt Fleischer @kurtfleischer.bsky.social · 6h

What to know? It's a 💯% bogus.

CNN @cnn.com · 16h

The indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ indictment was the second major achievement in the aggressive pressure campaign by the White House to prosecute President Donald Trump’s political foes.

Read more: https://cnn.it/3KCUrYu

Kurt Fleischer @kurtfleischer.bsky.social · 6h

For the 11th of Inktober the Daughter of Dracula, Lilith. Lilith, created by Marv Wolfman & Gene Colan, made her debut in June 1974 in Marvel Comics' Giant-Size Chillers Featuring The Curse Of Dracula. #Inktober11th #inktober2025

A B&W w/ screen tones drawing of Lilith Daughter of Dracula.

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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 22h

Today's Oscar-qualified short is Cartoon Saloon's 'Éiru,' a visually lush Celtic myth about courage, nature, and divine balance. It's directed by Giovanna Ferrari and produced by Nora Twomey.
www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/eiru-...

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Comics Covers @comicscovers.bsky.social · 16h

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Omnibuddy @omnibuddy.bsky.social · 1d

My entire Usagi Yojimbo collection — the books, statues, and commissions! @darkhorse.com @fantagraphics.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com @stansakaiofficial.bsky.social @usagiyojimbo.bsky.social

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"Daily" Concrete Posts @dasconkkreetbaybee.bsky.social · 16h

(Day 284)
#comics #indie #books #comicsky #promosky
"Coming Soon: Emptiness" gives a very brief snapshot of apocalyptic happenings and gets out very quickly. It reminds me of The Sandman's "24 hours" story, this open window to a world gone to hell but not the full picture of what's gone wrong.

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Kurt Fleischer @kurtfleischer.bsky.social · 8h

I lived in metro St Lou( usually the number one murder capital of the US) for a long time, you're pretty safe if you stick to Soulard, the Hill, Laclede's Landing, & Washington Ave - basically where the bars & clubs are in town. Avoid the North Side entirely & the residential part of the South Side.

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Wallace Polsom @wallacepolsom.bsky.social · 17h

Jack Olsen, “Alphabet Jackson” (Playboy Press, 1974), with cover art by Tony Kokinos (credited).

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Samantha Mash @samanthamash.bsky.social · 1d

My first four creatures made for my Monster Mashtober. Do you have a favorite so far? I really like the Harpy myself!

Prints and stickers are releasing soon to those signed up to the newsletter and those who are patrons at my Patreon😉
www.samanthamash.com/newsletter
www.patreon.com/samanthamash

An illustration of a flying Mothman. He is airborne and has a dark body with red webbing in his wings and red antenna. His face is pale with his mouth twisted in an open scream, his eyes are wide and are red. The background is a pale pink

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¡Gordo Y Más! @gordo-y-mas.bsky.social · 17h

Gordo by Gus Arriola, January 18 1977:

Dog: Is it true you nippers hum because you don't know the words?
hummingbird: That soothing susurrus, that pleasing purl that tickles your tympanum, tige, is produced by our fuel-injected overhead cam, reciprocating wingies, perpetually tuned up!
Dog: And no 55 mile per nonsense!

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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 17h

The Trump administration’s cartoonish graft presents a unique opportunity for a populist anti-corruption platform.

But for the Democrats to pull it off, they’d have to repudiate corruption within their own party first.

Anti-Corruption Politics May Be the Key to Beating Trumpism

The Trump administration’s cartoonish graft presents a unique opportunity for a populist anti-corruption platform. But for the Democrats to pull it off, they’d have to repudiate corruption within their own party first.

jacobin.com

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Kevin Fagaragan (Commissions Open) @kevinfagaragan.bsky.social · 10h

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La vida en viñetas @lavidaenvinetas.bsky.social · 17h

Jordi Bernet

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io9 @io9dotcom.bsky.social · 17h

The 'Peacemaker' Finale Gave Us Our Best Look Yet at the Future of James Gunn’s DC Universe

How does the fate of John Cena's character impact Superman, Lex Luthor, 'Supergirl,' 'Lanterns,' and more?

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 17h

From one iconic design to another: Tron (1982) & Akira (1988)

Director and writer Katsuhiro Ōtomo: “In terms of Kaneda's bike in Akira, the initial inspiration was the lightcycles from Tron designed by Syd Mead. However, they are wide, so I halved them and used that as an initial basis.”

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Yildiray Cinar @yildiraycinar.bsky.social · 17h

Haven’t been posting some sequentials lately. Here are few pages in b&w from recently released GUNSLINGER 47, written by @toddmcfarlane.bsky.social

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Kurt Fleischer @kurtfleischer.bsky.social · 9h

Basically he swallowed New Age snake oil from his wife & guru & is now destroying public health in FL at a record pace.

Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 1d

You simply have to read this @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social joint and not just because there's way more levitation in it than you would think possible. The Archangel Michael is also somehow involved www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

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Jules @librarydoodles.bsky.social · 21h

local Lord of Darkness just honestly not really feeling it this year

#cats #kidlitart #art

Illustration of a put out looking black cat wearing an elaborate black and red Dracula-esque cape

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AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 18h

Now in hi-res!
#AbsoluteCatwoman @ssnyder1835.bsky.social #Batman

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Kurt Fleischer @kurtfleischer.bsky.social · 9h

Gov Abbott doesn't believe in small gov't & states' rights, he believes in the domination of gov't under one party.

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 18h

So much for states' rights. interc.pt/4mY1h88

A photo of Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott discussing flash flooding at the Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville, Texas, on July 11, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities," and the DEK, "An Intercept analysis finds nearly every Republican governor has deployed National Guard members to aid Trump’s domestic military agenda."

Kurt Fleischer @kurtfleischer.bsky.social · 9h

What a pussy & liar.

CNN @cnn.com · 18h

A conservative influencer railed against the Democratic Party for having “mainstreamed violence as a political tool” during a Justice Department press conference where Attorney General Pam Bondi discussed a death threat against him.

Conservative influencer Benny Johnson accuses Democratic Party of violence as Pam Bondi announces arrest in his death threat | CNN Politics

A conservative influencer railed against the Democratic Party for having “mainstreamed violence as a political tool” during a Justice Department press conference where Attorney General Pam Bondi discussed a death threat against him.

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Comics Covers @comicscovers.bsky.social · 18h

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