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ms. wendy @wendyleftmealone.bsky.social · Sep 7

i’d argue that us artists are needed now more than ever.

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Christian Lee @clvrcomics.bsky.social · 1d

Oct 10 - Tiny clown(fish) adventurers forever! Got nostalgic of retro rpgs and fantasy. Friend sent me a care package w Metal Hurlant.
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#inktober #drawtober #scifi #fantasyart #commsopen #comicartist #indieartist

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Boze the Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · Sep 6

I know it sounds mad but if you had regular exposure to trees and sunlight and started reading again for pleasure, it would heal you.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 3d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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stardust✨ @sxngie.bsky.social · Jun 16

I got an ARC for this and it’s one of my fav reads of the year! Def recommend picking it up🤍

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · Jun 2

You should preorder my book, and here are all the links www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/604737...

Cover to my graphic novel, Angelica and the Bear Prince. A young couple holds hands—a young femme person dressed mostly in pinks and reds, and a more masc person dressed in cool hues.

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stardust✨ @sxngie.bsky.social · 16d

ego death at a bachelorette party💛

hayley williams // edaabp

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stardust✨ @sxngie.bsky.social · 23h

Once again, definitely recommend picking up @trungles.com’s latest book: Angelica and the Bear Prince🤍

It was a wonderful conversation between Alyssa Wong and Trung Le Nguyen at the Brooklyn Heights Library—thank you for taking the time to sign the books, it was lovely meeting you!

The dedication page of Trung Le Nguyen’s “Angelica and the Bear Prince”, signed by the author, along with a beautiful drawing with luscious hair.

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stardust✨ @sxngie.bsky.social · 23h

Got to meet two icons yesterday!!💫

Standing next to the Muppet Kermit the Frog in a museum casing.

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Dr. Jane C @janecragun.bsky.social · 15d

Same goes for public schools, colleges, and universities.

divine beastmode @gunstreet.bsky.social · 16d

the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.

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titsay 𓆏 @titsay.bsky.social · 15d

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Dana Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror 🎃 @danacorn.bsky.social · 18d

They’re a great comics shop in Seattle, and they deserve your support!

Outsider Comics @outsidercomics.com · 22d

Hey, um, we need help. Moving is costing us at least $10k more than we planned for and we may need to close down the shop for a short while so... we're running our first ever fundraiser. outsidercomics.com/moving-updat... You can also help by shopping our moving sale this weekend.

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stardust✨ @sxngie.bsky.social · 16d

(first attempt at any type of animation pls don’t be mean ty)

stardust✨ @sxngie.bsky.social · 16d

ego death at a bachelorette party💛

hayley williams // edaabp

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vampironique emma houxbois @emmahouxbois.bsky.social · 23d

libraries also tend to have dvds and blurays, js

wobblerocket 🎲🎮 @wobblerocket.com · 23d

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.

They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

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Outsider Comics @outsidercomics.com · 23d

shop.outsidercomics.com

Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 23d

Tonight, RIFHT NOW, is a good time to go buy a few books or comics or films by trans people. Physically. And keep them safe for the next few years.

And send a little support to trans folk if you can.

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 23d

The FBI is preparing to label transgender people as “violent extremists” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...

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maria 💛 @mariathereseart.bsky.social · Sep 5

made another zine can u guess what this ones gonna be about. can u guess ☀️ ⬇️

Photo of a hand holding a printed zine.
Front cover:
Title: this is an imperfect analogy
by @maria.therese.art
below the title is a drawing of a beach with two bottles of sunscreen in the sand

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Outsider Comics @outsidercomics.com · 29d

We're not only selling comics and games and art... we're also selling a LOT of our fixtures and displays! Look out for "this is for sale!" signs around the store for things that could be great for your store, your artist alley table, or more! Also we started a couple boxes of FREE STUFF!

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cluesan al-gaib @clueless.bsky.social · Sep 22

it’s revolutionary to find joy & connection. that’s worth celebrating

“The less you eat, drink and buy books; the less you go to the theatre, the dance hall, the public house; the less you think, love, theorise, sing, paint, fence, etc., the more you save – the greater becomes your treasure which neither moths nor rust will devour – your capital. The less you are, the less you express your own life, the more you have, i.e., the greater is your alienated life, the greater is the store of your estranged being.”

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Christian Lee @clvrcomics.bsky.social · Sep 7

Nightwing, my beloved. Impossible to draw without doing something dynamic!
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#fanart #dcu #dccomics #comicart #nightwing

Art of DC's Nighting, crouching and throwing one escrima stick towards the viewer, while pulling the other from his back. The background shows buildings surrounding him in the alley, all in a light blue color palette.

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Bree Lundberg @breelundberg.com · Sep 5

Just got my new Covid booster (and flu shot)! This article has good info about what’s going on right now, but things are changing daily, so even if your state is listed here as not being available check anyway. And if you have access, don’t assume it will continue. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector

As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...

defector.com

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Outsider Comics @outsidercomics.com · Sep 5

Wanna take advantage of our moving sale but can't make it because of Silksong, RCCC, or some other thing? We're doing our first online moving sale this weekend! From now until Monday at 1AM, use code MOVINGSALE at shop.outsidercomics.com for 15% off everything (except donations, tickets, and TCGs).

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · Mar 10

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_...

Crassus, the guy from whose name crass comes from, ran a private fire department and booming real estate business.

His men would set your home on fire, then offer you decreasing offers to buy it and put it out as it burned to the ground. Don't sell, it's ashes.

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Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · Aug 6

If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages

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shaka 🦁👑 @beejonson.me · Aug 11

In the words of Omar El Akkad (from 'One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This'):

“Of course the Republicans would be worse. What the mainstream Democrat seems incapable of accepting is that, for an even remotely functioning conscience, there exists a point ...

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alabandine2.bsky.social @alabandine2.bsky.social · Aug 8

Pierre-Auguste Renoir - "Julie Manet with Cat (detail)" (1877)

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