Michael DeForge
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Announced for D+Q's 2026 winter line-up: "All The Cameras In My Room"

Collection of short comics about surveillance, horror movies, non-profits, and k-pop

drawnandquarterly.com/books/all-th...
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
oh my gosh, looks like this is just breaking!! thank goodness, hoping the other three detained are released safely soon

www.instagram.com/p/DPodeCzje3m/
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
Demand the Canadian government pressure Israel to release Mskwaasin and other Canadian members of the Flotilla. There are steps you can take here:

bsky.app/profile/cana...

Free Palestine
canadaboatgaza.bsky.social
Mskwaasin Agnew (Dene/Cree, Salt River First Nation) was among the humanitarians on board Conscience that was illegally boarded by Israel in international waters.
We are asking everyone to contact the Canadian Government (email addresses & phone numbers on the poster)
#EyesOnGaza #EndGazaBlockade
Photo of Mskwaasin with a keffyeh, black background with Canadian Boat to Gaza logo + LARGE red  text: "MSKWAASIN AGNEW (DENE/CREE) ABDUCTED BY ISRAEL." and smaller white text: 
"Contact the Government to demand:
- immediate sanctions on Israel
- a two way arms embargo
- demand the release of Mskwaasin and other Canadian members of the Flotilla."
White text in a red outlined box: "Prime Minister Mark Carney
mark.carney@parl.gc.ca

Anita Anand (Foreign Affairs)
anita.anand@international.gc.ca

David Mcguinty (National Defence)
david.mcguinty@forces.gc.ca

Rebecca Alty (Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations)
rebecca.alty@parl.gc.ca
613-992-4587

MP Karim Bardeesy
Taiaiako'n-Parkdale-High Park.
karim.bardeesy@parl.gc.ca
416-769-5072
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
one thing from yesterday for the comics fans, though: after confiscating and searching my napsack, a copy of Jiro Taniguchi's The Solitary Gourmet was bagged and catalogued as police evidence. I assume a first for the book
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
TLDR: Buffalo reading cancelled/rescheduled due to Toronto Police and @kbardeesy.bsky.social not giving a shit about one of his own constituents being kidnapped and held indefinitely in an Israeli prison
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
I was detained for 10 hours and am now facing criminal charges. As such, I've been advised by a lawyer to not attempt to cross the US border for now.

I'll be working on an @gutterpopcomics.bsky.social-exclusive publication to make it up to anyone who was planning on coming tonight!
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
I'm very sad to say that this event has to be cancelled!

Yesterday, I was among 8 arrested at an action demanding:

- The safe return of Freedom Flotilla members currently being detained in Israeli prisons, including Mskwaasin Agnew

- A two way arms embargo

- Immediate sanctions on Israel
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
Buffalo! I'll be in town to read at @gutterpopcomics.bsky.social on October 10, alongside @philmcandrew.bsky.social, Gia Ligammari and Max Weiss
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mamatwins.bsky.social
The ceasefire has now been implemented.
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canadaboatgaza.bsky.social
Mskwaasin Agnew (Dene/Cree, Salt River First Nation) was among the humanitarians on board Conscience that was illegally boarded by Israel in international waters.
We are asking everyone to contact the Canadian Government (email addresses & phone numbers on the poster)
#EyesOnGaza #EndGazaBlockade
Photo of Mskwaasin with a keffyeh, black background with Canadian Boat to Gaza logo + LARGE red  text: "MSKWAASIN AGNEW (DENE/CREE) ABDUCTED BY ISRAEL." and smaller white text: 
"Contact the Government to demand:
- immediate sanctions on Israel
- a two way arms embargo
- demand the release of Mskwaasin and other Canadian members of the Flotilla."
White text in a red outlined box: "Prime Minister Mark Carney
mark.carney@parl.gc.ca

Anita Anand (Foreign Affairs)
anita.anand@international.gc.ca

David Mcguinty (National Defence)
david.mcguinty@forces.gc.ca

Rebecca Alty (Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations)
rebecca.alty@parl.gc.ca
613-992-4587

MP Karim Bardeesy
Taiaiako'n-Parkdale-High Park.
karim.bardeesy@parl.gc.ca
416-769-5072
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
there were a few moments w/Leo's character in OBAA that reminded me of what it's like to have a cat and i got a bit emotional
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
if you wrote or drew a Greta Thunberg children's book between 2018-2022, you should bare minimum be required to have at least one burning Israeli flag on display between all the twee illustrations of vegetable gardens or w/e on your social media feed
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mrpussy.xyz
“They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others."

she was “wrapped in the Israeli flag and paraded like a trophy."

when you're definitely the good guys
Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
www.theguardian.com
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mommunism.bsky.social
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Isra. Isra is a journalist in Gaza who has worked for 14 years with a lot of international experience (she is fluent in Spanish). She was also working on a PhD. She lost her father, home, work and university. She’s trying to help her family ❤️
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
lawn sign design for Scarborough Loves Palestine/Scarborough For Palestine neighbourhood group
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rascal.news
Unionized workers with @kickstarterunited.org are poised to strike if the crowdfunding platform's management doesn't approve their new contract.

The union has demanded a four-day workweek, minimum living wage salaries, and protections against generative AI encroachment.
Kickstarter United workers will strike beginning October 2
Demands include enshrining the four-day, 32-hour work week in their contract.
www.rascal.news
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
she literally alerted a group chat about beating you
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
got a media inquiry from the ben mulroney show
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
last from the HK Cinema Classics series: poster for the Chinese Ghost Story trilogy screenings at Fox Theatre and Bytowne Cinema!
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
poster for the Black Gold screening of Zeinabu irene Davis' Compensation in Toronto
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
tour poster for Big Thief - available for purchase at their upcoming shows, I believe
michaeldeforge.bsky.social
poster for screenings of The Killer playing at Bytowne and the Fox Theatre in Ottawa and Toronto