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Josh Crews @joshcrewsreally.bsky.social · Feb 16

Gandalf vs Balrog by Federico Mele.
#comics #art #film

Painting of Gandalf squaring off with gigantic Balrog.

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 2h

Sure. It’s the way almost anyone who’s ever heard/bought my music first found it.

Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 2h

There are few things that feel better than sitting with an acoustic guitar and no definite plan of what to do with it.

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 2h

She has my vote!

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 3h

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia said his government believed one of the boats recently bombed by the United States in its campaign against alleged drug traffickers had been carrying Colombian citizens, not drug traffickers.

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Dan McCoy @dankmccoy.bsky.social · 23h

someone tell the fucks in charge of the media that they can still be weathy without propping up fascism

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Froter @dfroter.bsky.social · 5h

Met a guy today. I dropped my "I hate 47" routine. No reaction. I said, "At this point, anyone who makes excuses for him is a fu*king idiot, or a Notsee." He gave me the "All politicians are bad," excuse. Oops, Wrong answer. I'll be hiring another contractor to replace my $20k roof. Use your power!

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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 5h

Going to say it again - if your business model can't exist without theft, then it should not exist at all.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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onion person @junlper.beer · 6h

this is an explicitely nazi administration and anyone who still supports them should be viewed as such

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 6h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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lgmudder.bsky.social @lgmudder.bsky.social · 6h

Find this POS

Anthony's Spinning Circles here too! @circlesspinning.bsky.social · 22h

Good night,💤

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 11h

“ICE needs to go into Chicago because the Chicago police are incapable of protecting the city but ICE can’t protect themselves so the Chicago police must protect them”

God I hate fascism so much

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 9h

Rev. David black was shot 7 times with exploding pellets containing chemicals. His crime: protesting against ICE and participating in a prayer vigil outside the Broadview ICE Facility.

Fight fascism!

www.newsweek.com/chicago-past...

Chicago pastor sues Trump admin after allegedly being shot by ICE agents

Rev. David Black alleges ICE shot him without warning in Broadview; joins suit over protester rights violations.

www.newsweek.com

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 16h

This short EP is mostly acoustic (except the intro to the first track), and is about different aspects of being a child/teenager in the 80s and early 90s.
#Bandcamp #MusicSky #acousticguitar
aaronsmith4.bandcamp.com/album/home

Home, by Aaron Smith

4 track album

aaronsmith4.bandcamp.com

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 11h

I thought about telling him to eat 💩, but, based on the contents of his reply, he already does, quite willingly.

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 11h

I already did.
It was mostly rhetorical.

Blocked the jackass quite quickly.

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Bob Varettoni @bvar.bsky.social · 11h

I'll be among the participants in this event Saturday in Paterson NJ - NOTE: Due to the federal shutdown, the event has been moved from the Great Falls NHP to nearby Paterson Museum (2 Market St., with on-site parking). I'm looking forward to representing New Jersey in "Words Around the World"! 🙂

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 11h

I already blocked him.
I just had to vent about it too. 🤣

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Joey Fixit @joey-fixit.bsky.social · 14h

From the collection for World Octopus Day. Doc Ock vs The Hulk by the always excellent Carson Thorn.

Hulk fighting Doctor Octopus drawn in ink.

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trasgernder @gemma.transwrites.world · 15h

I'll go even further than just needing to ask permission

any AI model which uses other people's data or work should ask for permission AND offer compensation. Any AI model which doesn't do this should be immediately deleted - not reworked to take stuff out - wholesale deleted and you start again.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 15h

It’s World Octopus Day.
Now, honestly, I have no idea if this is an octopus or a giant squid, but I do know it’s one of my absolute favorite #comics covers, so any excuse to post it works!
By the great Jim Aparo.

An Adventure Comics cover from the early 70s. A giant tentacled creature attacks Nazis while the huge figure of the Spectre fills the background.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 16h

This short EP is mostly acoustic (except the intro to the first track), and is about different aspects of being a child/teenager in the 80s and early 90s.
#Bandcamp #MusicSky #acousticguitar
aaronsmith4.bandcamp.com/album/home

Home, by Aaron Smith

4 track album

aaronsmith4.bandcamp.com

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Aaron Smith @aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 16h

Good morning, my friends!

☕️☕️☕️☕️ 🌧️ ☕️☕️☕️☕️

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Blanche Devereaux @gingerkap23.bsky.social · 1d

Miller oopsie doodled and said the quiet part out loud, talking about DT aka himself having “plenary authority”:

A plenary power or plenary authority is a complete and absolute power to take action on a particular issue, with no limitations

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💀 The Haunted Typewriter 💀 @hauntedtypewriter.bsky.social · 1d

It feels to me like the government is constantly attacking our rights and our democracy. We all have to stand up for individuals who just want to live their lives in peace! From SCOTUS to the DOJ to the President and his minister Stephen Miller, WHY are they STARTING ALL THIS, coming against us!??

a man stands at a podium with a sign that says right side

ALT: a man stands at a podium with a sign that says right side

media.tenor.com

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