Merfilly
@merfilly.bsky.social
Fan person. Songs stuck in my head posted with #lyrics
Like what I do, support me at https://ko-fi.com/merfilly
Like what I do, support me at https://ko-fi.com/merfilly
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I hope they find someone who will show his work the respect it deserves. He was a patron to a studio of young artists I was part of years ago in Dublin, and would visit every now and again. Passionate and encouraging, he was a master visual storyteller.
www.comicsbeat.com/will-eisner-...
www.comicsbeat.com/will-eisner-...
The rights to Will Eisner's work are up for sale
Will Eisner's estate are planning to sell the legendary cartoonist's work in the hope it will lead to a new surge of interest in The Spirit.
www.comicsbeat.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I hope they find someone who will show his work the respect it deserves. He was a patron to a studio of young artists I was part of years ago in Dublin, and would visit every now and again. Passionate and encouraging, he was a master visual storyteller.
www.comicsbeat.com/will-eisner-...
www.comicsbeat.com/will-eisner-...
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As January comes to a close, The Rec Center approaches Femslash February, which I believe we've observed every year since the start. But despite putting out a call for F/F fic recs several weeks ago, we've received *checks notes* 3 submissions. 😵💫 C'mon, folks! Please send us your favorite F/F!
✨ The Rec Center Fic Submissions ✨
Please click the link to complete this form.
form.jotform.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:53 PM
As January comes to a close, The Rec Center approaches Femslash February, which I believe we've observed every year since the start. But despite putting out a call for F/F fic recs several weeks ago, we've received *checks notes* 3 submissions. 😵💫 C'mon, folks! Please send us your favorite F/F!
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If you're put off by GoFundMe, I do have a Ko-Fi page and theoretically can receive payments through Zelle: ko-fi.com/juliael
Support Julia
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January 29, 2026 at 9:26 PM
If you're put off by GoFundMe, I do have a Ko-Fi page and theoretically can receive payments through Zelle: ko-fi.com/juliael
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ugh anybody know an ME- and/or EDS-literate PT in the Baltimore area?
Please share
Please share
January 29, 2026 at 6:15 AM
ugh anybody know an ME- and/or EDS-literate PT in the Baltimore area?
Please share
Please share
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You mean like being yanked off the street by ICE agents, and then forced to go ring your doorbell so they can arrest more family members?
Meanwhile those agents toss your beloved hat and backpack because they can?
You mean dangerous like that?
Meanwhile those agents toss your beloved hat and backpack because they can?
You mean dangerous like that?
Gov. Landry: "I like to ask Democrats if they like their communities to be dangerous or safe. Do they want their children to be able to walk to school or do they want to worry if they send them on the sidewalks, that unfortunate violent things are going to happen to them?"
January 29, 2026 at 6:14 PM
You mean like being yanked off the street by ICE agents, and then forced to go ring your doorbell so they can arrest more family members?
Meanwhile those agents toss your beloved hat and backpack because they can?
You mean dangerous like that?
Meanwhile those agents toss your beloved hat and backpack because they can?
You mean dangerous like that?
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I think the songs from Billy Bragg and Bruce Springsteen rightly are getting a lot of attention but this is what completely wrecked me yesterday. 😭
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRHx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRHx...
"Minnesota" - Marsh Family adaptation of "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)"
YouTube video by Marsh Family
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I think the songs from Billy Bragg and Bruce Springsteen rightly are getting a lot of attention but this is what completely wrecked me yesterday. 😭
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRHx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRHx...
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“Guns don’t kill people. Rhetoric does. Not ours, obviously. When we say that moms with whistles are terrorists, that’s fine. But when you call us murderers, you make us do more murder.”
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM
“Guns don’t kill people. Rhetoric does. Not ours, obviously. When we say that moms with whistles are terrorists, that’s fine. But when you call us murderers, you make us do more murder.”
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RIP Bob Layzell, May 4, 1940 - Jan 29, 2026. I love his eerie alien planets.
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 PM
RIP Bob Layzell, May 4, 1940 - Jan 29, 2026. I love his eerie alien planets.
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Join us in wishing ElfQuest creators and lifemates Wendy Pini and Richard Pini a Happy Recognition Day!
It all began on this day in 1969 with Silver Surfer issue 5!
It all began on this day in 1969 with Silver Surfer issue 5!
January 29, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Join us in wishing ElfQuest creators and lifemates Wendy Pini and Richard Pini a Happy Recognition Day!
It all began on this day in 1969 with Silver Surfer issue 5!
It all began on this day in 1969 with Silver Surfer issue 5!
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This is Minneapolis.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
January 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This is Minneapolis.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
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Here's Phil Foglio's 1983 cover for Robert Asprin's Hit or Myth.
The model for the demon was Foglio's friend Greg Ketter, owner of Dreamhaven Books in Minneapolis, who was recently photographed walking through tear gas at age 70 to protest the ongoing ICE invasion
www.blackgate.com/2021/01/12/g...
The model for the demon was Foglio's friend Greg Ketter, owner of Dreamhaven Books in Minneapolis, who was recently photographed walking through tear gas at age 70 to protest the ongoing ICE invasion
www.blackgate.com/2021/01/12/g...
January 29, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Here's Phil Foglio's 1983 cover for Robert Asprin's Hit or Myth.
The model for the demon was Foglio's friend Greg Ketter, owner of Dreamhaven Books in Minneapolis, who was recently photographed walking through tear gas at age 70 to protest the ongoing ICE invasion
www.blackgate.com/2021/01/12/g...
The model for the demon was Foglio's friend Greg Ketter, owner of Dreamhaven Books in Minneapolis, who was recently photographed walking through tear gas at age 70 to protest the ongoing ICE invasion
www.blackgate.com/2021/01/12/g...
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What made Frank Frazetta so great is that in addition to his obvious technical skill, he had such a clear artistic vision. And that vision was of a fantasy world full of perfect asses. Even when he drew Lord Of The Rings it looks like it could be cover art for TailEnds magazine (that's a real thing)
May 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
What made Frank Frazetta so great is that in addition to his obvious technical skill, he had such a clear artistic vision. And that vision was of a fantasy world full of perfect asses. Even when he drew Lord Of The Rings it looks like it could be cover art for TailEnds magazine (that's a real thing)
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"Elevated romance" & "elevated sff" etc etc, I'm sorry but my entire life as a reader, critic & TV fan, all too often that's code for, "I don't know this genre, I've been taught to look down on it, my bosses hate it, but it sells idk?? People I guess like this stuff? So I guess we'll try it SIGH" ok
January 28, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"Elevated romance" & "elevated sff" etc etc, I'm sorry but my entire life as a reader, critic & TV fan, all too often that's code for, "I don't know this genre, I've been taught to look down on it, my bosses hate it, but it sells idk?? People I guess like this stuff? So I guess we'll try it SIGH" ok
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Northern Irish teacher uses law to withdraw from teaching religion bbc.com/news/article... #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
NI education: Teacher uses conscience clause to withdraw from RE teaching
Javed Love is understood to be the first teacher in Northern Ireland in at least a decade to take the action.
bbc.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Northern Irish teacher uses law to withdraw from teaching religion bbc.com/news/article... #mastodaoine #speirghorm #iepol
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"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 28, 2026 at 1:07 AM
"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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Neil Young gives complete musical catalogue to Greenland for free - while removing all his music from Amazon
www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/neil-y...
www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/neil-y...
Neil Young gives complete musical catalogue to Greenland for free
Neil Young also told fans that his music will “never be available on Amazon, as long as it is owned by [Jeff] Bezos”.
www.rollingstone.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Neil Young gives complete musical catalogue to Greenland for free - while removing all his music from Amazon
www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/neil-y...
www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/neil-y...
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Not long now! #maccadam #LamboTwinWeekend
OUR NEXT MICRO EVENT IS HERE!
LAMBO TWINS WEEKEND WILL RUN FEBRUARY 21 & 22, 2026!
The event theme is: Grounded
Full details available on the event Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/tfmicroevent...
#maccadam #LamboTwinsWeekend
LAMBO TWINS WEEKEND WILL RUN FEBRUARY 21 & 22, 2026!
The event theme is: Grounded
Full details available on the event Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/tfmicroevent...
#maccadam #LamboTwinsWeekend
January 28, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Not long now! #maccadam #LamboTwinWeekend
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Libraries need to be more vocal about the digital pricing problem. I only buy for Sora (the school version of Libby) when specifically requested by a patron. I talk a lot about why I don't buy on the regular and patrons are always shocked at the price difference. I have to pay $75 not $1.99!
Your Libby rental was free for you, but did you know it cost the D.C. Public Library $59.99?
The e-book boom (and a complicated pricing model from publishers) has left library systems strapped for cash. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fight back. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
The e-book boom (and a complicated pricing model from publishers) has left library systems strapped for cash. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fight back. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
Libraries can't afford e-books. D.C. lawmakers have a plan.
The demand and price for e-books is up — and it’s busting the D.C. Public Library budget.
51st.news
January 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Libraries need to be more vocal about the digital pricing problem. I only buy for Sora (the school version of Libby) when specifically requested by a patron. I talk a lot about why I don't buy on the regular and patrons are always shocked at the price difference. I have to pay $75 not $1.99!
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ElfQuest co-creator Wendy Pini shares her thoughts about Minneapolis comics shop owner Greg Ketter's viral video of his passionate condemnation of ICE and his CBS interview in which ElfQuest appears.
Watch: youtu.be/P0nd6j8E-Bs?...
Watch: youtu.be/P0nd6j8E-Bs?...
January 28, 2026 at 5:22 PM
ElfQuest co-creator Wendy Pini shares her thoughts about Minneapolis comics shop owner Greg Ketter's viral video of his passionate condemnation of ICE and his CBS interview in which ElfQuest appears.
Watch: youtu.be/P0nd6j8E-Bs?...
Watch: youtu.be/P0nd6j8E-Bs?...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
State of the Union:
Executive branch full of fascist criminals.
Judicial branch mostly bought and paid for by the felon in charge.
Legislative branch full of greedy racists and spineless twits.
Masked thugs running rampant. People struggling to live and rising to resist.
#USPoli
Executive branch full of fascist criminals.
Judicial branch mostly bought and paid for by the felon in charge.
Legislative branch full of greedy racists and spineless twits.
Masked thugs running rampant. People struggling to live and rising to resist.
#USPoli
January 28, 2026 at 5:55 AM
State of the Union:
Executive branch full of fascist criminals.
Judicial branch mostly bought and paid for by the felon in charge.
Legislative branch full of greedy racists and spineless twits.
Masked thugs running rampant. People struggling to live and rising to resist.
#USPoli
Executive branch full of fascist criminals.
Judicial branch mostly bought and paid for by the felon in charge.
Legislative branch full of greedy racists and spineless twits.
Masked thugs running rampant. People struggling to live and rising to resist.
#USPoli
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ICE has killed 9 folks in the first 26 days of ‘26:
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
January 26, 2026 at 8:57 PM
ICE has killed 9 folks in the first 26 days of ‘26:
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
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before you take any of the "Trump is pivoting/lamenting/lowering the temperature after the Pretti murder" stories too seriously, absolutely nothing has changed in Minneapolis: "an absolutely brutal day of raids and abductions" says one friend
January 27, 2026 at 9:25 PM
before you take any of the "Trump is pivoting/lamenting/lowering the temperature after the Pretti murder" stories too seriously, absolutely nothing has changed in Minneapolis: "an absolutely brutal day of raids and abductions" says one friend
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So, now Trump is saying that we can't have guns. I wonder how the NRA, who pumped nearly $30mil in 2016, nearly $17mil in 2020, and I-don't-know-how-much in 2024, into his campaign, feels about this. Right now. At this moment. I bet they feel...sad. heh
WATCH: 'You can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns,' Trump says of Alex Pretti killing
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 PM
So, now Trump is saying that we can't have guns. I wonder how the NRA, who pumped nearly $30mil in 2016, nearly $17mil in 2020, and I-don't-know-how-much in 2024, into his campaign, feels about this. Right now. At this moment. I bet they feel...sad. heh
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Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.