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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 22h

A cartoon by Benjamin Schwartz. #NewYorkerCartoons

See more cartoons from this week’s issue: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/pA1hwp

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hoomiku.bsky.social @hoomiku.bsky.social · 22h

God, I love that musical...

"Gentlemen, your offer intrigues me. I believe I ought to give Iowa a try."

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A.D.🍀🦩 @adwills.bsky.social · 22h

Me in bed, about to sleep: I'm going to write eight books tomorrow, smash my goals, fix everything I need to fix, seize the day, TAKE OVER THE WORLD!

Me the next morning: shit... here we go again

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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 1d

Nobody adds a ballroom to a house they plan on leaving.

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hoomiku.bsky.social @hoomiku.bsky.social · 23h

I had tears in my eyes when I read The Eleventh Hour and saw "You're going to be amazing" illustrated. I can't wait to read this one... <3

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Carey Pietsch @careydraws.bsky.social · 23h

I'm SO excited to finally get to show you the front AND back covers for The Adventure Zone: Story and Song graphic novel! The book will be out on July 14, 2026, and It's available for preorder now! theadventurezonecomic.com 🎉💖

front cover for the adventure zone: story and song graphic novel! featuring lucretia, merle, magnus, and taako.

back cover for the adventure zone: story and song graphic novel! it's a mirror of the front cover, but rest of the stolen century crew have filled in the empty spaces on the front.

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Hourly Foxes @foxes.hourly.media · 1d

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SPOOKY Mistress Usili (Sage) 🏳️‍⚧️ @usili.bsky.social · 1d

And in some other news, the Orion for Artemis 2, Integrity, has now been stacked on the SLS for Artemis 2, with stacking of the vehicle from what I recall now fully complete.

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hoomiku.bsky.social @hoomiku.bsky.social · 1d

Every time I see a video of one of these (especially the red panda one on the treadmill, which is just awesome for showcasing the wagging factor), they bring a smile to my face. These are awesome!

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Magpiebones @magpiebones.bsky.social · Nov 15

This is my longest type at 33 inches. Typically folks need to order at-least a larp mask in order to also get a tail but I try and do a few batches a year where these are available stand-alone. Its just an organization/production pipeline thing for the sake of my adhd brain.

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Anxiety Fox @anxietyfox.com · 1d

Overstimulated

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🦨 Musteloid Appreciator 🦨 @micah.pet · Sep 10

Have you ever seen a more perfectly autumnal creature in your life?

A pine marten looks up to the left, standing on a forest floor littered with brown fallen leaves.

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Jim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 2d

New painting underway!

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 2d

AWS is down, post hog

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tinybaby @tiny.baby · 2d

people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 5d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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wwxwashere.bsky.social @wwxwashere.bsky.social · 2d

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 3d

YOU NEED TO START OFF POSTS LIKE THIS BY SAYING THE PERSON IS ALIVE AND OK

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d

Sir David Attenborough, the British documentarian and naturalist, became the oldest person to win a Daytime Emmy on Friday at age 99. He beat the record set last year by Dick Van Dyke. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/a...

David Attenborough sitting in front of a row of greenery and smiling slightly. A headline reads: "David Attenborough Becomes Oldest Daytime Emmy Winner at 99." Photo by Jane Barlow/Press Association, via Associated Press.

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Chip Mitchell @chipmitchell1.bsky.social · 3d

Thousands of #NoKings marchers are making their way past #Trump Tower in downtown #Chicago. I grabbed this view from NBC5’s helicopter stream a few minutes ago.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 3d

notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?

anyway that’s why these events are important

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 11d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Hourly Foxes @foxes.hourly.media · 3d

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

Head to a protest today. I can almost promise you will feel less hopeless. That's exactly what they don't want. There are more of us than there are of them.

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 3d

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 4d

the US government has arrived on bluesky

4 panel comic

Panel 1: A group of people just having a lovely time. Everyone is laughing

Panel 2: An absolute Federal Agent appears in the middle of the group laughing like an obnoxious robot

Panel 3: The group quickly disperses, leaving the gross creepy agent by himself

Panel 4: The agent touches his ear and says “arrest their moms”

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Keng Kenny @kengkenny.bsky.social · Sep 12

Space Cat ⭐⭐⭐

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