Gene Ha creator of 2026 IL Reads pick MAE The Definitive Edition
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Chicago comic geek, author of 2026 IL Reads pick MAE: The Definitive Edition
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My GN MAE: The Definitive Edition got picked as a 2026 Illinois Reads book for teens! I'll more library and school talks in the coming year. First up, I'll be at the Vigo County Public Library (IN) for their free comic con this Saturday.
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The ICE kidnapping raids in the Chicago area is what finally got my giant Trump banner flying neighbor a few blocks away to take down the banner.
Bovino: "Something else here as far as what happened in that Target store is truly I felt sorry for the public, and the reason for that is by and large 90% of the public are happy to see us. They like to engage with us, talk with us and find out about our missions."
January 13, 2026 at 3:31 AM
The ICE kidnapping raids in the Chicago area is what finally got my giant Trump banner flying neighbor a few blocks away to take down the banner.
That moment when the young mom tries to calmly carry her child away from the tear gas...
January 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
That moment when the young mom tries to calmly carry her child away from the tear gas...
The 2nd best thing you can do with a billionaire is divorce them.
BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth.
My latest for @wired.com:
My latest for @wired.com:
MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:55 PM
The 2nd best thing you can do with a billionaire is divorce them.
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If you're not ready for Stranger Things to be over, might I suggest the comics that myself and other creators have been writing since Season 2? I've had a blast telling stories with both familiar characters and new, and happy to have contributed my small part to Hawkins and the Upside Down.
January 12, 2026 at 7:55 PM
If you're not ready for Stranger Things to be over, might I suggest the comics that myself and other creators have been writing since Season 2? I've had a blast telling stories with both familiar characters and new, and happy to have contributed my small part to Hawkins and the Upside Down.
Rahm Emanuel among Chicago politicians is uniquely BAD at talking to normal people, shaking hands at the CTA station. But he's one of the best at billionaire whispering.
PS in the Obama White House he was the main OPPONENT of "Obamacare." Great at knifing Democrats, sucks at fighting Republicans.
PS in the Obama White House he was the main OPPONENT of "Obamacare." Great at knifing Democrats, sucks at fighting Republicans.
January 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Rahm Emanuel among Chicago politicians is uniquely BAD at talking to normal people, shaking hands at the CTA station. But he's one of the best at billionaire whispering.
PS in the Obama White House he was the main OPPONENT of "Obamacare." Great at knifing Democrats, sucks at fighting Republicans.
PS in the Obama White House he was the main OPPONENT of "Obamacare." Great at knifing Democrats, sucks at fighting Republicans.
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Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
January 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Update on the internet regulator in the UK, Ofcom, investigating Elon Musk's Grok and X. UK PM Starmer says they're considering a ban. Will they grow enough spine to act?
Author & journalist Otto English: "Surprise us."
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Author & journalist Otto English: "Surprise us."
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January 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Update on the internet regulator in the UK, Ofcom, investigating Elon Musk's Grok and X. UK PM Starmer says they're considering a ban. Will they grow enough spine to act?
Author & journalist Otto English: "Surprise us."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Author & journalist Otto English: "Surprise us."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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All the books I read to my kids are like “the good guys must work to defeat the bad guys” and all the books I read are like “we must grapple with the nuances of the situation” and I was not prepared for the former to be a better description of adulthood
January 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
All the books I read to my kids are like “the good guys must work to defeat the bad guys” and all the books I read are like “we must grapple with the nuances of the situation” and I was not prepared for the former to be a better description of adulthood
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"The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state."
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM
"The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state."
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
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The perfect pinback came into my life this weekend.
January 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The perfect pinback came into my life this weekend.
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“The murdering will continue until you stop calling us murderers.”
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
“The murdering will continue until you stop calling us murderers.”
“She was murdered for being a good citizen.”
Follow Dr Jen Mercieca if you want to defend democracy EFFECTIVELY. Historian of political rhetoric. “Explaining anti-democratic rhetorical tricks. Award winning #teamrhetoric professor & author. Very earnest. Democracy cheerleader.”
Follow Dr Jen Mercieca if you want to defend democracy EFFECTIVELY. Historian of political rhetoric. “Explaining anti-democratic rhetorical tricks. Award winning #teamrhetoric professor & author. Very earnest. Democracy cheerleader.”
![Jen Mercieca
@jenmercieca.bsky.social
"clearly so isolated in their own authoritarian bubble they cannot see how regular Americans would react to the video of a woman smiling at a masked agent & saying: “That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you,” only to have him shoot her in the face & then spit out “F*cking bitch” after he killed her."
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
January 10, 2026
Yesterday, in an apparent attempt to regain control of the national narrative surrounding the deadly shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, Vice President J.D.
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Jen Mercieca
@jenmercieca.bsky.social
Heather is right. An "authoritarian bubble" enables and protects the actions of authoritarians, but only for those inside the bubble. People who are within the authoritarian bubble think they are doing the right thing, for the right reasons. They don't think of themselves as the baddies.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hyfks4kq5mthfzbx7erydhy7/bafkreigsk3izz25wjn6bgqyu4tybpcgoddjzw4ktxcis265wa2mpymmb7i@jpeg)
January 11, 2026 at 4:31 PM
“She was murdered for being a good citizen.”
Follow Dr Jen Mercieca if you want to defend democracy EFFECTIVELY. Historian of political rhetoric. “Explaining anti-democratic rhetorical tricks. Award winning #teamrhetoric professor & author. Very earnest. Democracy cheerleader.”
Follow Dr Jen Mercieca if you want to defend democracy EFFECTIVELY. Historian of political rhetoric. “Explaining anti-democratic rhetorical tricks. Award winning #teamrhetoric professor & author. Very earnest. Democracy cheerleader.”
Just like the Argentine secret police before them, “ICE or CBP… find that they must offer large bonuses and LOWER RECRUITING STANDARDS to find enough employees who won’t have a problem turning guns on their fellow citizens.” Don Moynihan, Professor of Public Policy at the U of M.
I spoke with the authors of the study, Christian Gläßel and
@ascharpf.bsky.social, who drew direct parallels between the creation of secret police in authoritarian regimes and what is happening under the Trump administration.
Right now, the signals of impunity for loyalists stands out.
@ascharpf.bsky.social, who drew direct parallels between the creation of secret police in authoritarian regimes and what is happening under the Trump administration.
Right now, the signals of impunity for loyalists stands out.
January 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Just like the Argentine secret police before them, “ICE or CBP… find that they must offer large bonuses and LOWER RECRUITING STANDARDS to find enough employees who won’t have a problem turning guns on their fellow citizens.” Don Moynihan, Professor of Public Policy at the U of M.
Just filed a "Report a Fundraiser" form! You should too, see full thread for how-to.
@honeyp0t.bsky.social: “Go to the 'Report a Fundraiser' page and fill out the form… And for those wondering, here’s the screenshot of GoFundMe’s Terms of Service which confirms that this fundraiser violates it.”
@honeyp0t.bsky.social: “Go to the 'Report a Fundraiser' page and fill out the form… And for those wondering, here’s the screenshot of GoFundMe’s Terms of Service which confirms that this fundraiser violates it.”
January 11, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Just filed a "Report a Fundraiser" form! You should too, see full thread for how-to.
@honeyp0t.bsky.social: “Go to the 'Report a Fundraiser' page and fill out the form… And for those wondering, here’s the screenshot of GoFundMe’s Terms of Service which confirms that this fundraiser violates it.”
@honeyp0t.bsky.social: “Go to the 'Report a Fundraiser' page and fill out the form… And for those wondering, here’s the screenshot of GoFundMe’s Terms of Service which confirms that this fundraiser violates it.”
O Canada ❤🇨🇦! @waterchestnut123.bsky.social :
“Not in Canada. If that fascist theocratic shit hole wants to jail Dr. Veilleux Lepage, those opioid addled dipshits will have to get through 40 million of us first… we’ve already torched one White House, and we’ve got some aggression to work out. FAFO”
“Not in Canada. If that fascist theocratic shit hole wants to jail Dr. Veilleux Lepage, those opioid addled dipshits will have to get through 40 million of us first… we’ve already torched one White House, and we’ve got some aggression to work out. FAFO”
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Dr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage
@yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
Jerry Timber
@jerrytimber.bsky.social
They’re going to start jailing experts.
🇨🇦Toronto Blue Jays Enthusiast🇨🇦
@waterchestnut123.bsky.social
Not in Canada. If that fascist theocratic shit hole wants to jail Dr. Veilleux Lepage, those opioid addled dipshits will have to get through 40 million of us first.
Greag Mac a’ tSaoir
@greagmacatsaoir.bsky.social
Nicolas Maduro mightn’t agree with your assessment
🇨🇦Toronto Blue Jays Enthusiast🇨🇦
@waterchestnut123.bsky.social
Yeah, well, we invented war crimes [prosecutions], we’ve already torched one White House, and we’ve got some aggression to work out. FAFO
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Dr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage
@yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
Jerry Timber
@jerrytimber.bsky.social
They’re going to start jailing experts.
🇨🇦Toronto Blue Jays Enthusiast🇨🇦
@waterchestnut123.bsky.social
Not in Canada. If that fascist theocratic shit hole wants to jail Dr. Veilleux Lepage, those opioid addled dipshits will have to get through 40 million of us first.
Greag Mac a’ tSaoir
@greagmacatsaoir.bsky.social
Nicolas Maduro mightn’t agree with your assessment
🇨🇦Toronto Blue Jays Enthusiast🇨🇦
@waterchestnut123.bsky.social
Yeah, well, we invented war crimes [prosecutions], we’ve already torched one White House, and we’ve got some aggression to work out. FAFO
5:20 PM · Jan 8, 2026](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hyfks4kq5mthfzbx7erydhy7/bafkreifcgglfcsvoop4biptip4htgtf32z7lnifj6n76hdtyemwimmm5ya@jpeg)
January 11, 2026 at 1:37 PM
O Canada ❤🇨🇦! @waterchestnut123.bsky.social :
“Not in Canada. If that fascist theocratic shit hole wants to jail Dr. Veilleux Lepage, those opioid addled dipshits will have to get through 40 million of us first… we’ve already torched one White House, and we’ve got some aggression to work out. FAFO”
“Not in Canada. If that fascist theocratic shit hole wants to jail Dr. Veilleux Lepage, those opioid addled dipshits will have to get through 40 million of us first… we’ve already torched one White House, and we’ve got some aggression to work out. FAFO”
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She was right. But of course, a woman said it* , sooo 🙄
* = a woman of color, too, so the selective deafness was even worse than usual.
* = a woman of color, too, so the selective deafness was even worse than usual.
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
January 11, 2026 at 7:02 AM
She was right. But of course, a woman said it* , sooo 🙄
* = a woman of color, too, so the selective deafness was even worse than usual.
* = a woman of color, too, so the selective deafness was even worse than usual.
MN Public Radio remembrance of Renée Nicole Macklin Good, incl the full statement by her wife Becca Good:
“Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole.”
1/2...
“Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole.”
1/2...
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:52 AM
MN Public Radio remembrance of Renée Nicole Macklin Good, incl the full statement by her wife Becca Good:
“Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole.”
1/2...
“Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole.”
1/2...
This whole beautiful thread, @hipcrimevocab.net on the friends he’s made in martial arts, vs the bullies who just want to hurt someone (e.g. ICE tough guys).
PS Yeah I'm Asian-American but I've only had about 6 hours MA training my whole life. My toughest friends are among my gentlest friends.
PS Yeah I'm Asian-American but I've only had about 6 hours MA training my whole life. My toughest friends are among my gentlest friends.
January 10, 2026 at 10:49 PM
This whole beautiful thread, @hipcrimevocab.net on the friends he’s made in martial arts, vs the bullies who just want to hurt someone (e.g. ICE tough guys).
PS Yeah I'm Asian-American but I've only had about 6 hours MA training my whole life. My toughest friends are among my gentlest friends.
PS Yeah I'm Asian-American but I've only had about 6 hours MA training my whole life. My toughest friends are among my gentlest friends.
@unraveledpress.com: Overheard in the crowd, a mother explaining to her young child who is holding a cymbal: "Do you remember? This is the same road we marched on for George Floyd. Another man who was killed."
In Minneapolis this afternoon—
Hundreds are streaming across the snow and ice into Powderhorn Park for a rally and march demanding ICE leave Minnesota.
It is bitterly cold. There are hardcore Midwesterners out here making their way in with trekking poles.
Hundreds are streaming across the snow and ice into Powderhorn Park for a rally and march demanding ICE leave Minnesota.
It is bitterly cold. There are hardcore Midwesterners out here making their way in with trekking poles.
January 10, 2026 at 9:16 PM
@unraveledpress.com: Overheard in the crowd, a mother explaining to her young child who is holding a cymbal: "Do you remember? This is the same road we marched on for George Floyd. Another man who was killed."
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Cell phone footage shows that Renee Good tried to drive away from the ICE agent who shot her. But an AI video shows Good pledging allegiance to ISIS before plowing her car into a crowd of blonde Christian children. For busy presidents of the United States, it can be hard to know what to trust.
January 10, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Cell phone footage shows that Renee Good tried to drive away from the ICE agent who shot her. But an AI video shows Good pledging allegiance to ISIS before plowing her car into a crowd of blonde Christian children. For busy presidents of the United States, it can be hard to know what to trust.
Despite Chi & IL ‘Sanctuary Laws” dozens testified of illegal “collaboration between Chicago police & DHS agents on numerous occasions preceding & during Operation Midway Blitz.” @djbyrnes1.bsky.social & Steve Held for @unraveledpress.com unraveledpress.com/police-accou...
January 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Despite Chi & IL ‘Sanctuary Laws” dozens testified of illegal “collaboration between Chicago police & DHS agents on numerous occasions preceding & during Operation Midway Blitz.” @djbyrnes1.bsky.social & Steve Held for @unraveledpress.com unraveledpress.com/police-accou...
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Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
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If you've been holding off on buying the DIE RPG by @kierongillen.bsky.social, because how could a mere RPG be as good as his DIE comic, well a) it IS as good as his comic and b) it's less than $15 @bundleofholding.com until Monday so well done good talk everyone
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DIE RPG Bundle
Adventurer! This new DIE RPG Bundle presents DIE, the tabletop roleplaying game from Rowan, Rook, & Decard based on – rather, created in parallel with – the DIE Image Comics series (20 issues, 2018-21...
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January 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
If you've been holding off on buying the DIE RPG by @kierongillen.bsky.social, because how could a mere RPG be as good as his DIE comic, well a) it IS as good as his comic and b) it's less than $15 @bundleofholding.com until Monday so well done good talk everyone
bundleofholding.com/presents/DIE...
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