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Maxwell Superbien

@maxwellsuperbien.bsky.social

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He/They/It - Xe/Xyr - Another flavor of AuDHD Follow me on Twitch to see me drawing and saying silly things live. Illustrations, Comics, Animations and sometimes Photography. Learning about the natural world and science everyday is exciting !

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 9h

I FUCKEN FINISHED!!! As always, it took me 2 months, but I got there in the end.

The final illustration of a pink silkmoth with beige and brown upper wings and vibrant pink lower wings. Oh, and an incredibly fluffy body.

A close up showing the detail of the furry wings.

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 3d

🧵 I think it would help if people stopped ‘feeling’ whether or not a person or party is/was extreme or far right.

There’s actually a fairly respected definition. Let me take you through it & then you can decide if someone meets the definition. This is aimed, in particular, at journos [1]

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 3d

Writhing scene of grotesque heads (ca. 1520) by Daniel Hopfer, a German artist who is widely believed to have been the first to use etching in printmaking.

One of 900+ prints available to buy from our online shop: https://publicdomainreview.org/product/grotesque-decoration-with-animal-heads/

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · Nov 8

create

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bonus comics:
patreon.com/nhoj

4 panel comic

P1: a right hand draws a wavy stroke on a sketchbook page. A caption box up top reads "draw"

P2: the word "CREATE" dominates a panel with a black background, forming in the negative space. Various small shapes surround it.

P3: a lone simplified humanoid figure is on the bottom right of a another panel with a black background. A thought bubble forms above their head, the words "if not for others, then at least for yourself" within.

P4: The Earth dominates the bottom of the panel, with a sliver of space above it. Clouds swirl and boil across the Earth, which is the only element on the entire page coloured a pink-red. A caption box above reads "now, more than ever"

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Chris Kotiesen @chriskotiesen.bsky.social · 5d

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 5d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 5d

It's common for some birds swallow small rocks, most likely to aid digestion by grinding food already in their stomachs. Here's a Merlin (Falco columbarius) getting caught in the act.

📷 victorb23 on iNaturalist
📍 United States
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay

A brown raptor takes a stone in its beak.

The bird begins to swallow the stone whole, its beak wide open.

The bird turns and looks directly into the camera as if it knows it's been perceived.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 7d

A quick note about money and comedy and power.

www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

On a more serious note, Collins thinks the Riyadh lineup reflects something dire about both American politics and the bifurcated woke-versus-anti-woke comedy scene. Collins says there’s “a lot of money” behind enticing anti-woke comics to shill for the political project on the right. “I also like money, but I think getting hundreds of thousands of dollars to tell jokes for 10 minutes about ‘airline food is bad’ is actually illustrative of a much larger thing: The stuff that’s getting greenlit is not necessarily popular with the populace. It’s popular with rich people who are sick of being yelled at in the media. They are using some of these people as vehicles for whatever the comedy equivalent of greenwashing is.”

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Les Jours @lesjours.fr · 7d

Le RN, ce n’est pas « quatre ou cinq brebis galeuses ». C’est un troupeau entier qui occupe désormais l’Assemblée nationale. «Les Jours» ont recensé toutes les casseroles des députés RN. Et c'est en accès libre ! ⤵️

Appli : « Les Jours » recensent toutes les casseroles des députés RN

Racisme, antisémitisme, condamnations judiciaires… Notre trombinoscope expose les brebis galeuses du Rassemblement national à l’Assemblée nationale.

lesjours.fr

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Farel Dal @farel.bsky.social · 8d

ink, pencil, and watercolor on paper illustration of jane goodall and chimp based off photograph.

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S.S. Julian @octopolis.bsky.social · 8d

Paging @aptshadow.bsky.social

meme of two muscular people locking arms, duplicated 8 times. arms are labeled 'spider' and 'octopus'

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 9d

Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!

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Guillaume feat. Poly @guillaume-mvcdlm.bsky.social · 9d

Assez marrant que "Mediapart est-il un média militant" soit considéré comme un sujet """sérieux""" de débat public mais quand la même question se pose pour CNews (ou tout autre média tenu par Bolloré dont les positions s'affichent clairement) on est là "rooooohhhh mais nooooooon"

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Margaux Saltel @margauxsaltel.bsky.social · 9d

Deux couvertures (au moins) de romans chez un gros éditeur, réalisées par un mec qui se dit peintre car il repasse par dessus des images en IA.
Le mec coche toutes les cases de mon bingo des IAbro.
Ses couv sont pleines d'erreurs, et en plus pour des récits féministes...

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orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · May 1

Bohlinia attica- prehistoric giraffid, miocene of Europe.

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Jeannette @jeannettearroyo.bsky.social · 11d

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ooOOOoona McCormack 🎃 @unamccormack.bsky.social · 27d

Oh, it’s the 85th anniversary of the discovery of the cave paintings at Lascaux! We visited over the summer.

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Marie-Paule N. @mpnoel.bsky.social · 29d

Je viens de voir que les États Généraux de la Bande Dessinée étaient relancés, 10 ans après les premiers :
2025.etatsgenerauxbd.org

Auteurices, prenez le temps de répondre, c'est super important et utile pour ensuite aller voir les institutions et les administrations avec ces chiffres.

EGBD | Enquête auteurs 2025

Auteurs de BD, remplissez la nouvelle enquête des États Généraux de la Bande Dessinée

2025.etatsgenerauxbd.org

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Maxwell Superbien @maxwellsuperbien.bsky.social · Sep 9

Cooking the bug horse…

#fimo #fimosculpture #oc #bughorse #sculpture #maxwellsuperbien

A picture of a white sculpture made of fimo clay before cooking.

A picture of the front of a white sculpture made of fimo clay before cooking.

A picture of the side a white sculpture made of fimo clay before cooking.

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Harper 🔜 17th Door 🔜 HHN 🦇 @2manystripes.bsky.social · Sep 7

More reasons to be anti-AI

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · Aug 30

not to make everything about myself, but I would argue this is true of science & academia. everything is so underfunded and unstable that anyone speaking up risks losing access to projects they've worked on for 10, 15, 20 years. the money people know we want to do good, and they use it against us.

Thaddeodrome 📼🥵🤯😵 @thaddeus.zone · Aug 28

this "passion tax" appears all over the place & should be talked about more. you see it in book stores and game stores all the time

excitement for particular work is constantly weaponized to depress wages & pit workers against each other

screenshot of a paragraph from op's linked article

Claudy pointed to what he calls the “passion tax.” Game workers, he said, often get paid less than their tech industry counterparts because they’re passionate about what they do, and passion can be taken advantage of. Microsoft is a tech company, making discrepancies all the more arbitrary.

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Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · Aug 28

What's the difference between clams 🦪 and brachiopods?

At first glance, brachiopods might trick you into thinking they're clams or mussels—but don’t be fooled!

Listen to this week's episode with Dr. Susan Butts to learn more: www.paleonerds.com/podcast/susa...

Figure from University of Kentucky.

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Rocketengine @rocketengine.bsky.social · Aug 29

IMZ-NAMI-A50 Belka
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Maxwell Superbien @maxwellsuperbien.bsky.social · Aug 28

Missed the last #invertfest so here's some of my #bug pics (broader term)

Order, species or genra in the appearing position :
• #beetle, #cassida genra
• #jumpingspider, likely #icius genra
• #millipede, likely #julidae order
• #longhornbeetle, Leiopus femoratus

#insects #spider #myriapod #sciart

A photo of a green bug on a green background. It positionned on a dogwood's leaf near the ridge. It sports two tiny and very cute antennas. Species is Cassida sp.

A photo of a jumping spider hiding in the space between two wood planks on my deck. Its head has a white top, a dark brown band on the eyes and white pedipalps. It looks very cute. Might be Icius genra.

A photo of a finger near a millipede to show how small it is. The background is bark. The millipede is very dark. Most likely from the Julida order.

A picture of a longhorn beetle on top of a blade of grass. Its antennas are orange-brown and 1.5 times the size of its body. The elytras are grey with tiny spots and they have a black band on the third of it at the bottom. Species is Leiopus femoratus.