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The All-Star Print Humor Quarterly. • "Essential reading for comedy nerds." — NYT• Issue #31 Available for Pre-Order!

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Pinned
We regret to inform you we have returned to social media. Sorry.
Driverless cars are out here pulling U-turns,
cops don’t know who to ticket,
and @michaelgerber.bsky.social is hiding behind a hedge in Santa Monica.

Read his new piece, Waymo Scared: online.americanbystander.org/waymo-scared/
October 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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TERFs are obsessed with where *everyone else* is going to the bathroom, so we wrote them a potty training book to teach them how to mind their own damn business. It's called "Nobody Poops." Read it here... and see it in print in the next issue of @americanbystander.bsky.social. #transrights
September 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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And if you like my writing, none of my graphic novels have been published yet... but consider checking out some of my work for MAD Magazine or this new piece in the @americanbystander.bsky.social. (12/X)
bsky.app/profile/matt...
TERFs are obsessed with where *everyone else* is going to the bathroom, so we wrote them a potty training book to teach them how to mind their own damn business. It's called "Nobody Poops." Read it here... and see it in print in the next issue of @americanbystander.bsky.social. #transrights
September 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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My favorite Peter Sellers scene.
September 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
. @michaelgerber.bsky.social ‘s new essay in the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation lays it out plainly: the U.S. government is now hostile to comedy. Artists need to protect their lists, mirror their work, and prepare for independence.

Read and repost.
Advice from a Ghost
Comedy, Kimmel, and what you need to do next
open.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Support independent media
September 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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ooooh ok so no more comedy allowed, cool cool cool
September 18, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Good time to repost this
My fellow US satirists, now is the time to do your thing.

Self-censoring is “obeying in advance.”

Forget your career—draw blood

Tear down these crooks & fools

Whether you’re writing for Colbert or doing one night in some black box over a bowling alley, NOW is the time to

LET IT RIP!!!!
September 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Well, its what Charlie Kirk would’ve wanted, at least
September 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Corporations should not own comedy. #jimmykimmel
September 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
We stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
September 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
September 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The Roman Empire never really fell it just pivoted to content
September 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Remember when you were in the Gifted Program?
Now you’re just in debt.

The American Bystander: The Official Magazine for Former Gifted Kids

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The American Bystander #31 – Satire Magazine | Fall 2025
Issue #31 features Tom Toro's moon-landing cover & 70+ pages of ad-free satire, essays, & cartoons. Limited run. Ships October 2025.
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September 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Done and done, who’s next
September 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Now that we’re online again, who should we be following? (No losers, only cool people)
September 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
[opens trench coat]
“Psst. Hey you. Hey buddy. C’mere. Wanna buy some print media?”
September 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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[Throws up another skull.]
September 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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I'm funny how, like a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh? Is that last thing I said funny? No? How about this one? Please laugh.
September 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It’s actually not that hard to be successful online. You just have to be obsessive, unbalanced or stupid hot. Thankfully we’re all three
September 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Everyone’s so happy we’re back on social media.
It feels like walking into the old bar and all your alkie friends cheering, “YOU’RE BACK!!!”

Anyway, pre-order Issue #31. Cover by @tbtoro.bsky.social
Ships October 2025

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The American Bystander #31 – Satire Magazine | Fall 2025
Issue #31 features Tom Toro's moon-landing cover & 70+ pages of ad-free satire, essays, & cartoons. Limited run. Ships October 2025.
theamericanbystanderstore.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Christ, this is terrible how have you guys been doing this
We regret to inform you we have returned to social media. Sorry.
September 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We tried to claw our way out because social media is hell.
But, like all the damned, we were dragged back—this time to hawk a print mag.

The American Bystander #31
Cover by @tbtoro.bsky.social. Ships October 2025.
Preorder here: theamericanbystanderstore.com/products/iss...
September 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
We almost escaped, alas...
That's great.

Also glad to see @americanbystander.bsky.social is on here. Though, I get the vibe it was set up 3 months ago and... It has been since then
September 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM