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Ethan Sacks @ethansacks.bsky.social · 2h

It's the most wonderful time of year... if you don't have enochlophobia.

Yes, New York Comic Con.

And it's a special one for me as I have a rare signing for A HAUNTED GIRL with my daughter, Naomi, and artist and co-creator Marco Lorenzana.

Details here:
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Pros & Cons, Part I

Convention season is the most wonderful time of year to be a comic book writer

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 4h

This Reuters headline. Oof.

Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5h

“Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar”

Never forget or forgive that Trump, Rubio, & Musk *chose* to inflict this monumental level of death and suffering on the poorest & most vulnerable people.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 15h

This little twerp, who’s been there a few months, axed two of the lions of WaPo??

Fisher is an investigative champion and had been at The Post for 39 years. Hoffman had been there for 42, and he won a Pulitzer LAST YEAR.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 16h

Last week, new WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal quietly carried out another purge of staffers, cutting editors and major names like Marc Fisher and David Hoffman, among others.

Meanwhile, he welcomed three conservatives to the section.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

Post Traumatic Disorder

Adam O’Neal says he’s bringing “intellectual diversity” to The Washington Post’s opinion pages—but the moves he’s making behind the scenes tell a different story.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 23h

Do this! Bookshop.org is good stuff.

Barry Lyga @barrylyga.com · 1d

Prime Day what? Bookshop.org is offering FREE SHIPPING for October 7-8! Buy books, get free shipping, support local bookstores! Easy!

#primeday #antiprime #freeshipping #supportlocal #supportindie

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

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LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 23h

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Ethan Sacks @ethansacks.bsky.social · 1d

I think ChatGPT run the Boston Red Sox, New Jersey Devils, and Philadelphia Eagles. I love those teams about as much as I love A.I.

Chron.com @chron.com · 1d

Could artificial intelligence help rebuild Houston into a perennial title contender?

We gave ChatGPT full control of the Houston Astros. Here's what happened.

Could artificial intelligence help rebuild Houston into a perennial title contender?

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Heather Antos @heatherantos.bsky.social · 1d

That's right, folks! @idwpublishing.com has FOUR NEW HORROR COMICS coming to our DARK line in 2026!

A QUIET PLACE: STORM WARNING
SMILE: FOR THE CAMERA

Two new Originals:
THE EXORCISM AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE
OPERATION: IRON COFFIN

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'Smile,' 'A Quiet Place' comics will expand on movies as IDW Dark charts 2026 horror (exclusive)

'Smile' and 'A Quiet Place' comic book spinoffs are coming alongside original horror stories from IDW Dark in 2026. Get the exclusive details.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

As always, I share these photos to say YOU ARE NOT ALONE. There are awesome people and groups in your community that are fighting back, and you can join them!

If you're in Brooklyn, I HIGHLY recommend joining @bkindivisible.bsky.social. They DO stuff!

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

Went to @bkindivisible.bsky.social's awesome art build for the 10/18 #NoKings march yesterday in Park Slope. No lie: Brooklyn Indivisible is ORGANIZED and ACTIVE. Check 'em out and get involved, y'all!

Person wearing a denim smock lifts a stencil off of a painted round NO KINGS sign. They just completed painting the red line across the yellow crown on the shield. Very satisfying seeing the stencil come off.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 1d

BREAKING: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs executive order mandating “ICE FREE ZONES.”

The order prohibits ICE from using any City owned property & invites local biz & community orgs to join citywide efforts to safeguard the inalienable rights of every Chicagoan.

This Is Leadership! Let’s Go!

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Ethan Sacks @ethansacks.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

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Ethan Sacks @ethansacks.bsky.social · 1d

Eddie Van Halen died five years ago today. I wrote many obituaries over my time freelancing for @nbcnews.com, but this appreciation was one of my all time favorites. My chance to sing the praises of a rock legend:

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Even fellow rock gods worshipped Eddie Van Halen: 'I couldn’t believe all that music coming out of one guitar'

"I couldn’t believe all that music coming out of one guitar," KISS frontman Gene Simmons said of the first time he heard Van Halen in 1976.

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Ethan Sacks @ethansacks.bsky.social · 2d

State media. An affront to the legacy of Murrow and Cronkite.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 2d

NEW: CBS News names Bari Weiss its editor-in-chief after Paramount acquires her news outlet The Free Press.

Paramount acquires Bari Weiss' The Free Press, names her top editor of CBS News

The Free Press has cultivated a loyal readership with news and editorials that take a skeptical view of progressive cultural trends.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

Two years of warfare have brought death, misery and ruin to the 2 million inhabitants of Gaza. With a new ceasefire plan under discussion, Reuters looks at one family's story of terrible loss and fragile hope reut.rs/46Bp0X0

The Gaza twins whose whole lives have been war

Two years of warfare have brought death and ruin to the 2 million inhabitants of Gaza. Reuters looks at one family’s story of terrible loss and fragile hope.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 2d

California is fighting him on sending California guard to Oregon, so he’s sending Texas guardsmen instead. Meanwhile judges are telling him no. This is escalating.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

BREAKING: President Donald Trump is activating up to 400 Texas National Guard personnel for deployment to Oregon, Illinois and possibly elsewhere, per Hegseth memo in court filing.

California governor says Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Trump administration is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2d

Looks like an ICE poster

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Un Cómic Más @uncomicmas.bsky.social · 5d

#PREDATOR: BADLANDS #1 de @ethansacks.bsky.social y @elvchefriends.bsky.social es el cómic preludio a la próxima película #DEPREDADOR: TIERRAS SALVAJES realizada por @marvelcomicshqs.bsky.social con el director Dan Trachtenberg

Disponible el 12 de noviembre

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 2d

Its the world worst I told you so said without any joy or ego

But

We said Trump wasn't going to leave legally or peacefully. Republicans are going for absolute power and martial law

Trust the evidence of your eyes.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 3d

"When Trump sends troops here, how will we stand up to them insistently and make clear New York doesn’t need them, New York doesn’t want them, New York is resisting them?"
I spoke to @bradlander.bsky.social about ICE, Trump, Zohran, and the future of New York.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/brad-lande...

Brad Lander Wants New York City to Resist

The NYC Comptroller talks ICE, Trump, Zohran, and Brooklyn.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality.

Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.

Our duty is to stand up to brutality.

Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.

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Ethan Sacks @ethansacks.bsky.social · 2d

Sending love.

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