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Joshua Dysart

@joshuadysart.bsky.social

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Writer. Goodnight Paradise. Unknown Soldier. BPRD: 1946/1947. Harbinger. Imperium. Living Level-3: Iraq & South Sudan. Óðinn's Eye, Brood X, Orc Island.

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Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · Dec 17

My struggle as a comic book writer is a simple one. I don't believe in broad strokes. Things are good because of the details. There are only a handful of plots/story beats. Variation comes from nuance. But @ 22 pages, details are the 1st to go.

4 images from comics I've written. Credits in thread.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 6h

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 7h

such dirty blues... really great...

Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 7h

This is borderline space prog. Fucking awesome.

Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 7h

Holy shit... GnR is a jam band now...

the purest evolution

Jared Wade @jaredwade.bsky.social · 8h

This was one of like 10 times when the larger show just stopped for several minutes so Slash could tell the devil to sit down in that chair right there and let me show you how it's done.

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Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 7h

Hah. Just hit a shitty bug fighting Siren Band. The bandmates die, but Scylla stops taking damage. Hit animations triggered, cycles through her attacks, but HP bar frozen. I've done this fight a lot. Hasn't happened before. Got to hear the song for 20m of evading attacks/blowing up the flying fish.

Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 9h

Constantly impressed by how fun HADES II is. The way they meter out the story so that every single run seems to throw something fresh, interesting, fun, or funny at you is really awesome.

Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 9h

Constantly impressed by how fun HADES II is. The way they meter out the story so that every single run seems to throw something fresh, interesting, fun, or funny at you is really awesome.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 12h

Ubisoft: "Okay, so in this game you fight the Klan"
Marketers: "You can't sell that in America"
Ubisoft: "Why?"
Marketers: "Umm [gestures broadly]. The Klan fucking won?"
Ubisoft: "Merde."
Marketers: "Yeah, we've asked for the Statue back but they're being dicks about that too."

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 13h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 12h

Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.

A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."

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Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 12h

Going to see APES OF THE STATE on Saturday!!!

Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 1d

This is far, far, far from coloring by the numbers. I would argue there's no other science fiction film quite like it... and if there are, they came after Star Man.

Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, you know... my love for it was fashioned when I was quite young, but I saw it a few years ago and while I suppose someone with a more jaded attitude could call it dated and sappy, I refuse to feel anything but total adoration for it.

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Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 1d

I like him. He sounds awesome.

Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 1d

Everything is Now.

Jim Hoberman is an experimental filmmaker & was the senior film critic at the Village Voice for almost 25 yrs (worked there a sum total of 30+). He's written at least 15 books by my count. He worked w/ the great filmmaker Ken Jacobs who passed away 2 days ago. Give him a follow.

J Hoberman @jhoberman.bsky.social · 1d

That's me, July 1969, in Colorado where Ken somewhat improbably was teaching at the Aspen School of the Arts & I even less probably was his feckless 20-year-old assistant. I learned how to thread a Kalart Victor (& outside of class dropped acid & had the revelation that Everything is Now.)
Thx Rob!

R. Emmet Sweeney @robert-emmet.bsky.social · 1d

😎 @jhoberman.bsky.social pic by Ken Jacobs

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 1d

Gasoline sells at a DEEPLY subsidized rate of 12.3¢ per gallon in Venezuela, but costs more than $4 per gallon in Trinidad which is just six miles away from the coast of Venezuela. There’s a much greater chance that Trump murdered people bootlegging gas than drugs.

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Venezuela Gasoline prices, liter, 01-Sep-2025
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Venezuela: The price of octane-95 gasoline is 0.84 Venezuelan Bolivar per liter. For comparison, the average price of gasoline in the world for this period is 30.93 Venezuelan Bolivar. The chart below shows the price of gasoline in the country relative to other countries.
Use the drop menu to see the prices in gallons. On the graph, the prices for the countries indicated with a * are updated on a weekly basis. The prices for the other countries are updated on a monthly basis because these countries have regulated fuel markets and prices do not change frequently.
The subsidized price of 0.1 USD on the chart is for the first 120 liters a month only for people with a valid Fatherland Card. Purchases above 120 liters per month are charged at 0.50 USD per liter. Also, the price listed on this page is the official gasoline price. However, during times of fuel shortages in Venezuela, there is a black market for fuel with prices that can exceed substantially the average international price levels.
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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 1d

Studies of contemptible little turd Lindsey Graham.

#caricature #art

Six caricature head studies of Lindsey Graham, from various angles.

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Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 1d

Haha... the Kash school of deflect deflect deflect

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 1d

There is no God but God & all God’s children find God in themselves. When they finally stare into the face of God they see clearly that God is not kind or cruel. Not divisible from all we cast as evil. God is a spider. God is a bird of prey. God is vastness & vastation. God puppets. God is a puppet.

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John R. @tribe.bsky.social · 1d

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Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 1d

We are living through the most overt white supremacy power consolidation in my lifetime, and probably since the Civil Rights movement.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

“There’s a baby!”

Guns drawn. Windows smashed. With a 1 month old in the car. (They did this as he was coming home from an immigration court appointment— which is illegal in Colorado: coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...)

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 2d

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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Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 2d

Awesome, our graphic novel about aid workers and the populations they serve in Iraq and South Sudan going to classroom!

Dave Gillette @davegillette.bsky.social · 2d

Hey @joshuadysart.bsky.social. I'm teaching 8th grade this year, and my students just got homework this week to read Living Level 3 as a companion piece to the novel A Long Walk to Water. We're going to be doing some compare/contrast writing pieces with them.

Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing!! If I can help in any way, please let me know!!

Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 2d

This is the kindest, most loveliest thing anyway could ever possibly say about my silly little movie reviews. Thank you for being my friend in these digital communities, Ali. You're amazing.

ALI³ @aligalactic.gay · 2d

remembering that time i watched one of my moms favorite films, starman, 2 weeks after she died. it was one of her favorites and id never seen it before. i cried all throughout it. its so earnest and heartfelt. then i read @joshuadysart.bsky.social's review on letterboxd and cried some more. - 1/?

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Joshua Dysart @joshuadysart.bsky.social · 2d

This is so sweet and amazing. Thank you so, so much, Ali. You're awesome. Your mom lives forever. Much love to you.

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borderless @borderless.bsky.social · Mar 14

Reader added context:

There are 250,000,000 gas cars in the US. So a category of meds for the entire country = 0.2% of gas car emissions.

Yeah somehow I don't think the inhalers are the problem here. Like a mild uptick in remote work would do more to help fight climate change...

WBUR @wbur.org · Mar 14

Every puff from the most commonly prescribed inhaler releases a gas up to 3,000 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. The cumulative effect of inhalers sold in the U.S. equals driving more than a half-million gas-powered cars for a year. So some doctors are talking to patients about alternatives.

Your inhaler saves lives, but its puffs hurt the planet

In an emergency, an inhaler can save a life. But the gas it releases contributes to global warming. Each of the most commonly prescribed inhalers has about the same climate warming impact as driving 1...

www.wbur.org

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