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rphutch1975.bsky.social
Monday...
Art by Jim Lee
#Batman
An older Batman from Miller's Dark Knight sitting in a chair in the Bat tank (possibly) gearing up up or gearing down depending on how you interpret it.
September 8, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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bmcarthur17.bsky.social
Fuck I love this guy. He's a breath of fresh air.

#Resist
August 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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rancidreggie.bsky.social
This is the drug that is a 100% effective treatment for HIV. this is the one you've been seeing in the news. I would LOVE to see an in-depth discussion of exactly what "clinical, financial, and regulatory factors" are keeping them from essentially carrying a cure to a deadly disease.
August 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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nsousanis.bsky.social
I made this not to point out what an awful human being he is (& he is) but to address people like my MiL who somehow look at this & say yeah, that’s my man, that’s what I want in a leader. And will defend all manner of horrors he spews out & will keep on doing so…
spinweaveandcut.com/draw-the-line/
A comics page in black and white. Arranged in 5 tiers of panels, each with successively smaller panels and more per row - with the exception of the first. Opens with no panel border - silhouette of a hand in a gun position - with smoke coming from index finger. speech balloon “i could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn’t lose any voters, ok?” Caption “this is perhaps the most truthful thing trump has ever said…” Same row - more than half page width panel with three drawings of trump making jerky body distortions mocking cerebral palsy. Caption “one might’ve assumed when he mocked reporter serge kovaleski that it would cross a line and be the end of him in public life.” Speech balloon “now the poor guy, you ought to see this guy!” Caption “that was naive.” Next row, first panel, slightly more than page width - closeup on trump’s open mouth, shouting “when you’re a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. Grab ‘em by the pussy. you can do anything.” Caption “surely, there’d be no coming back from this?” Second panel - silhouettes of tiki torch carrying rioters with their shirt collars showing. Caption “or this?” Dialogue “you also had some very fine people on both sides.” Caption “and yet…” full alt text on my site
July 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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alondra.bsky.social
A stunning forensic account of how ignorance of vaccine efficacy was systematically manufactured. Steier exposes the anti-vaccine playbook: how flawed studies by discredited researchers created false doubt about vaccine safety, while 40+ rigorous studies of 5.6M+ people found no autism link.
meganranney.bsky.social Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · Aug 19
A must-read, must-share piece - clearly deconstructing the shoddy science of the Geiers (who are inexplicably in charge of studies at HHS).

Consider this an early warning for what lies ahead. 🛟🩺🧪

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism (Gift Article)
Data can easily be manipulated to show a causation that doesn’t exist.
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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nsousanis.bsky.social
As upset as I am that I keep getting this anti-union propaganda & that these people know where to find me - I’m equally disgusted that with all the money they spend to send this crap, they could actually do something positive to benefit education and our communities. The cruelty is the point…
An envelope and the postcard inside - all fancy like Willy wonka’s golden ticket asking you to quit your union Back side of the golden ticket with anti union messaging
July 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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dianedarcy.bsky.social
The fact that history is repeating itself in 2025 should infuriate everyone. We already know what comes next. I do not want to hear from Trump voters this is not what they voted for. They absolutely did. Their racism and misogyny will now murder millions of people. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ak6...
'It’s about scaring the pants off of immigrants’: Immigration atty. on Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
July 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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nsousanis.bsky.social
New comic: on the origins of Due Process, how fundamental it is to our very notion of freedom, and how we all must stand up for the rights for any one of us to preserve liberty for all of us. Alt-text, notes/process & printable version on my site, appreciate sharing spinweaveandcut.com/due-process/
Alt-text: A comics page in black and white, addressing the concept that a country is an idea - and ours is built on among other things the concept of due process (which goes back to the Magna Carta). Images and text all snake across the page across a backdrop of humans imprisoned, and packed together, becoming a black mass in the lower right. I’ve written full description of the imagery with all the text on my site at the link (can’t put enough characters here…)
May 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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nsousanis.bsky.social
I made a comic on how we got here & trump/supporters - collecting things he's said that would seem to have been over the line - and how that never seems to be the case is the real problem...
on my site with full alt-text and citations here spinweaveandcut.com/draw-the-line/
A comics page in black and white. Arranged in 5 tiers of panels, each with successively smaller panels and more per row - with the exception of the first. Opens with no panel border - silhouette of a hand in a gun position - with smoke coming from index finger. speech balloon “i could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn’t lose any voters, ok?” Caption “this is perhaps the most truthful thing trump has ever said…” Same row - more than half page width panel with three drawings of trump making jerky body distortions mocking cerebral palsy. Caption “one might’ve assumed when he mocked reporter serge kovaleski that it would cross a line and be the end of him in public life.” Speech balloon “now the poor guy, you ought to see this guy!” Caption “that was naive.” Next row, first panel, slightly more than page width - closeup on trump’s open mouth, shouting “when you’re a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. Grab ‘em by the pussy. you can do anything.” Caption “surely, there’d be no coming back from this?” Second panel - silhouettes of tiki torch carrying rioters with their shirt collars showing. Caption “or this?” Dialogue “you also had some very fine people on both sides.” Caption “and yet…” Third row - three panels, first slightly more than a third, rest smaller still. Silhouette of trump throwing a paper towel roll like shooting a basketball. Dialogue “a great day…” Caption “c’mon…”. Second panel closeup on his lips, dialogue “why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” Caption “really?” Third panel closeup on a coiled-style phone cord, dialogue “i would like you to do us a favor, though.” In background words from the first articles of impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors. Dialogue “the call with ukraine was perfect, with “no pressure.” full alt-text on my site at the link
April 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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nsousanis.bsky.social
Every word of this is horrifying & then this: “his attempts to raise concerns internally within the NLRB preceded someone "physically taping a threatening note" to his door that included sensitive personal information and overhead photos of him walking his dog that appeared to be taken with a drone”
jennamclaughlin.bsky.social Jenna McLaughlin @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social · Apr 18
My story breaking this news exclusively was 7K+ words and had almost all of this in it, and more:
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
April 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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sjjphd.bsky.social
Been thinking so much about this and all the people *now* outraged who accepted the just as cynical premise last year
timothypmurphy.bsky.social Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · Apr 15
not going to say the timeline would have turned out way differently if elite universities had just told Elise Stefanik to fuck off a year ago, but it probably wouldn't have hurt
April 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Happy Jackie Robinson Day: youtu.be/GGjn8ERT_Ew?...
Why the LA Dodgers’ Visit to the White House Sparked Backlash | Spolitics
YouTube video by Jemele Hill
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April 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Trump pushing anti-vaxxer nonsense about autism rates, we know why autism rates are up and it's not vaccine-related.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The Real Reasons Autism Rates Are Up in the U.S.
A hard look at whether the rise comes from more awareness, better diagnosis—or something else
www.scientificamerican.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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nsousanis.bsky.social
These are the thinnest skinned, weakest people in the world…
reuters.com Reuters @reuters.com · Mar 5
U.S. President Donald Trump's arrival to Congress was disrupted after a Democratic lawmaker held up a small sign reading ‘This Is NOT Normal’ before having it ripped out of her hands by a Republican counterpart.
March 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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combatcavscout.bsky.social
This @neilaglet.bsky.social comic might be one of my favorite things ever. @alexdecampi.bsky.social will appreciate it, I think.
March 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Imagine being too far-right and Nazi-like for the French far-right:

"French far-right leader cancels US speech after ex Trump aide Bannon appeared to make 'Nazi gesture'"
Poland’s Andrzej Duda to meet Donald Trump on Saturday – as it happened
Polish president to fly to Washington, making him the first European leader to be welcomed by Trump in the White House, reports Polish media
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 6:35 AM
A cartoons and hip hop blend inspired by Ernest Dickerson’s “Juice” and Disney’s “Adventures of the Gummi Bears” #cartoons #hiphop
February 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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newseye.bsky.social
A historic graphic of corruption.

The 11 federal agencies so far targeted for firings or dismantling by Elon Musk have more than 30 ongoing investigations into his companies.

(📸 Malika Khurana for NYT)
The graphic shows arrows going from 11 general agencies and institutions to Musk companies which include SpaceX, Tesla. neuralink, x, and Musk himself. The text at the top reads: Trump firings hit agencies with oversight of Musk's companies Staffing changes, including the firing of several top officials, have affected agencies with federal investigations into or regulatory battles with Elon Musk's companies. The graphic is credit to Malika Khurana for the New York Times
February 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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repcasar.bsky.social
How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.

How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65

Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
February 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 📚

1/20

#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#20BookChallenge
February 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
youtu.be/WufVxu6EYao?...
Sylvia Wynter: Beyond man | DigiDocs
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
youtu.be
February 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
youtu.be/6aUZqxXavmM
How Black Art Changed Superhero Comics
YouTube video by Comic Krackle
youtu.be
February 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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comicsjournal.bsky.social
Remembering Jules Feiffer: notes from his friends, colleagues and admirers www.tcj.com/remembering-...
Remembering Jules Feiffer - The Comics Journal
In celebration of Feiffer’s life and legacy, Andrew Farago reached out to some of Feiffer’s friends, colleagues and admirers and asked them to share appreciations and anecdotes from those who knew and...
www.tcj.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
In 1966, Bertram Fitzgerald published the The Saga of Toussaint L'Ouverture and the Birth of Haiti
Author: Leo Carty
Artist: Leo Carty #blacksky #toussaintlouverture #fitzgeraldpublishing #haiti #leocarty #bertramfitzgerald #goldenlegacy #blackcomicbooks #blackcomics #blackcomicartists
February 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Black History Month starts Saturday. Here's the history behind the month-long celebration
Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in February of 1926.
www.usatoday.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM