Brian Clevinger
@bclev.bsky.social
Narrative Designer, comics, games ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ ATOMIC ROBO • ARISE, YE SKELETON KING • TROUBLESHOOTER • LAST SENTINEL • STARHAWK. He/Him. http://atomic-robo.com https://skeletonking.rip/ http://troubleshooterbooks.com/ https://tesladyne.itch.io
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Brian Clevinger
@bclev.bsky.social
· Sep 11
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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What's Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
![[COVID zine front cover]
[bold, handwritten] What’s Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition
[Drawing of a person (me) with a shoulder-length shag haircut, wearing head-strap respirator mask a sweatshirt, carrying a Corsi-Rosenthal box (a DIY air purifier made with a box fan and furnace filters)]
[word balloon] clean the air, basically! By Hazel Newlevant
[COVID zine back cover]
[handwritten text, circled by a chain which is breaking on the bottom]
“Every chain of transmission that is broken is VALUABLE. Every person that doesn’t GET SICK, that doesn’t lose that WEEK OF WORK, that doesn’t become DISABLED or DIE, from the minorest of inconveniences, to the GREATEST of losses: every single one of those things is VALUABLE.” -Becca on DEATH PANEL podcast 2/16/23.
Print and distribute this zine yourself! Download a PDF here. [arrow pointing to the citations QR code]
[drawing of this zine, getting stapled with a long-arm stapler]
[Creative Commons license logo] CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Citations:
[QR code] newlevant.com/COVIDzine
[bold, handwritten] ALWAYS FREE](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:twccexjsbh6y2tyhysjrhc2v/bafkreicg6f3tsxzbhi6hesaqppsfaaidnee33exrrwoalyxyaihaxxdk3a@jpeg)
January 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
What's Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
Ah, would that it t’were
January 16, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Ah, would that it t’were
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I can't believe we are being forced to live through these times led by a man who has somehow remained in charge of this party in spite of the fact that the only American people he listens to are his imaginary friends who mostly vote for Trump.
Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"
January 15, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I can't believe we are being forced to live through these times led by a man who has somehow remained in charge of this party in spite of the fact that the only American people he listens to are his imaginary friends who mostly vote for Trump.
Due to a never ending sequence of Big Life Stuff (all of it good or necessary, just extremely time intensive) today was my chance to do any kind of writing since August 2025, and I got 670 entirely decent words down. I'll take that as a victory!
January 15, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Due to a never ending sequence of Big Life Stuff (all of it good or necessary, just extremely time intensive) today was my chance to do any kind of writing since August 2025, and I got 670 entirely decent words down. I'll take that as a victory!
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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You can't make this shit up. ICE recruitment used AI tools to sort applicants based on experience with law enforcement but fucked it up by including everyone who used the word "officer" in their application as "law enforcement officers"... who didn't require training.
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
You can't make this shit up. ICE recruitment used AI tools to sort applicants based on experience with law enforcement but fucked it up by including everyone who used the word "officer" in their application as "law enforcement officers"... who didn't require training.
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
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After ICE agents shot people in Minneapolis tonight, a crowd faced them down and eventually chased them away, despite federal mercenaries and police shooting a tremendous amount of tear gas.
ICE agents abandoned vehicles in the area, containing IDs, paperwork, license plates, and operational plans.
ICE agents abandoned vehicles in the area, containing IDs, paperwork, license plates, and operational plans.
January 15, 2026 at 5:11 AM
After ICE agents shot people in Minneapolis tonight, a crowd faced them down and eventually chased them away, despite federal mercenaries and police shooting a tremendous amount of tear gas.
ICE agents abandoned vehicles in the area, containing IDs, paperwork, license plates, and operational plans.
ICE agents abandoned vehicles in the area, containing IDs, paperwork, license plates, and operational plans.
Galaxy Quest 2 where we Macross our way into a space fleet by studying Thermian technology salvaged from the command deck crash landing
January 15, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Galaxy Quest 2 where we Macross our way into a space fleet by studying Thermian technology salvaged from the command deck crash landing
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Japan gets new Pixiv-like social media platform for artists that strictly bans AI-generated images. Creators can authenticate work as hand-drawn
Tegaki has attracted over 5,000 users on its first day, and it comes with an English version
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
Tegaki has attracted over 5,000 users on its first day, and it comes with an English version
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
Japan gets new Pixiv-like social media platform for artists that strictly bans AI-generated images. Creators can authenticate work as hand-drawn - AUTOMATON WEST
TEGAKI is a new social media platform for artists with an integrated authentication system and commissions.
automaton-media.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Japan gets new Pixiv-like social media platform for artists that strictly bans AI-generated images. Creators can authenticate work as hand-drawn
Tegaki has attracted over 5,000 users on its first day, and it comes with an English version
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
Tegaki has attracted over 5,000 users on its first day, and it comes with an English version
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
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A politician who had no cognitive problems would be sharp enough to avoid talking about cognitive testing all the time.
Trump: "So milk could help your cognitive ability. Take a cognitive test? I've taken a lot of them. I've aced every one of them because I drink milk."
January 14, 2026 at 11:38 PM
A politician who had no cognitive problems would be sharp enough to avoid talking about cognitive testing all the time.
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I am QPing this again so his social media team sees this: This idea is so dumb that I will donate the maximum amount of money I can to literally every other human in the primary against him. This idea is so dumb the person pitching it should not not allowed to operate a salad fork unsupervised.
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I am QPing this again so his social media team sees this: This idea is so dumb that I will donate the maximum amount of money I can to literally every other human in the primary against him. This idea is so dumb the person pitching it should not not allowed to operate a salad fork unsupervised.
I often think about how all of Western hegemony, which conservatives have convinced themselves is the natural and inevitable state of the world, is only about as old as one of several Chinese dynasties. And, quite literally, an anomaly when looking at the history of human civilization as a whole.
China announces record $1tn trade surplus despite Trump tariffs
Beijing reported the largest-ever trade surplus at $1.19tn as China diversified its trade.
Beijing reported the largest-ever trade surplus at $1.19tn as China diversified its trade.
January 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
I often think about how all of Western hegemony, which conservatives have convinced themselves is the natural and inevitable state of the world, is only about as old as one of several Chinese dynasties. And, quite literally, an anomaly when looking at the history of human civilization as a whole.
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Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
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Today is a great reminder that we can never be too ready.
January 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Today is a great reminder that we can never be too ready.
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One of the main goals for Lex Ecclesiastica's class abilities is to make you feel REAL BAD about using them, but also feel kinda cool saying a grandiose, overwrought ability name. The SIsters are *not* good people, they're not nice at all. They are what I imagine paladins to be in high fantasy.
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
One of the main goals for Lex Ecclesiastica's class abilities is to make you feel REAL BAD about using them, but also feel kinda cool saying a grandiose, overwrought ability name. The SIsters are *not* good people, they're not nice at all. They are what I imagine paladins to be in high fantasy.
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
Yeah I’m afraid this is canonical now
January 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Yeah I’m afraid this is canonical now
Starting to think the death cultists worship death????
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Starting to think the death cultists worship death????
Our Free Comic Book Day issue from 2008, reprinted here along with the follow up www.crwnstudios.com/collections/...
Atomic Robo and Other Strangeness
An invading vampire dimension. A giant mutant monster. A probably not time traveling but definitely psychotic dinosaur. An anomalous entity beyond the ken of mortal science. What do the all have in co...
www.crwnstudios.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Our Free Comic Book Day issue from 2008, reprinted here along with the follow up www.crwnstudios.com/collections/...