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Mel Hilario @melhilario.bsky.social · 3d

Howie Timmons, Dragon CEO of Hoard, only has a smoky tendril of his soul left at the end of the work day.
Check out @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social and @laurendavis.bsky.social for more art from AGENT CUPCAKE, out on November 4!

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Lauren Davis @laurendavis.bsky.social · 3d

Agent Cupcaketober Day 5 is Dragon! Howie Timmons is a dragon well suited to modern life, especially when it comes to accumulating a hoard.

Follow @melhilario.bsky.social and @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social for more Agent Cupcake art!

A dragon wearing a polo shirt sits on dollar bills and stock certificates. He says, “Modern currency is a much more comfortable hoard!”

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Mel Hilario @melhilario.bsky.social · 4d

Day 4 of #Cupcaketober brought a baby unicorn out of my brain. THAT feels like magic!

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Katie Longua @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social · 5d

#cupcaketober day 3 is griffin!

Keepin it to just ink for today. Larry is forever my favorite, he’s such a silly guy.

Check out @laurendavis.bsky.social and @melhilario.bsky.social for their drawings too!! We’re going all month to celebrate Agent Cupcake 🦄🔎

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Lauren Davis @laurendavis.bsky.social · 5d

Agent Cupcaketober Day 3 is Griffin! Larry Moscowitz was a top field agent for the Mystical Beast Bureau, but now he works on the technical side of things (and he’s trying to get better at baking).

Check out @melhilario.bsky.social and @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social for more mystical spy drawings!

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Lauren Davis @laurendavis.bsky.social · 4d

Agent Cupcaketober Day 4 is Magic! In the world of Agent Cupcake, each unicorn has their own particular magical ability. The green unicorn is Jalebi, whose magic could help you with your Halloween costume, provided your tastes lean Labubu.

@melhilario.bsky.social @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social

A green unicorn magically controls a needle and thread while a boy dressed as a Labubu eyes the needle uncertainly

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Mel Hilario @melhilario.bsky.social · 4d

In AGENT CUPCAKE, griffin Larry Moskowitz tinkers with spy gadgetry for the Mystical Beast Bureau. See more of him at @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social and @laurendavis.bsky.social

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Katie Longua @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social · 21d

Coming this #inktober: a very special Agent Cupcake prompt list! Join me, @laurendavis.bsky.social, and @melhilario.bsky.social on our quest to complete daily drawings leading up to the release of Agent Cupcake on Nov 4 🦄💕

Join in with #cupcaketober, I would love to see some mystical beasties 💕

An Agent Cupcake themed prompt list:
1. Unicorn
2. Signal
3. Griffin
4. Magic
5. Dragon
6. Secret
7. Fairy
8. Cyclops
9. Disguise
10. Lock
11. Mermaid
12. Crystal
13. Ambrosia
14. Informant
15. Centaur
16. First day
17. Cerberus
18. “Oops!”
19. Giant
20. Gorgon
21. Tracking
22. Basilisk
23. Explosive
24. Pegasus
25. Stakeout
26. Chimera
27. Hidden
28. Jackalope
29. Candy
30. Phoenix
31. Spy

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Katie Longua @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social · 7d

Happy #inktober! We at Triple Dream Comics are doing a custom prompt list for Agent Cupcake!!! (Out Nov 4th ahhh)

Day one is unicorn, so I had to start with Cupcake herself!

Check out @laurendavis.bsky.social & @melhilario.bsky.social for more drawings and feel free to join in

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Lauren Davis @laurendavis.bsky.social · 7d

It’s Inktober and just a little over a month before “Agent Cupcake” arrives at bookstores and libraries near you! So @melhilario.bsky.social, @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social, and I are doing Agent Cupcaketober!

Day 1 is Unicorn. Feel free to join in and draw mythical spies along with us!

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Mel Hilario @melhilario.bsky.social · 6d

Day 2. #Cupcaketober #Inktober
Go check out @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social and @laurendavis.bsky.social for drawings that obey the laws of physics.

Our graphic novel AGENT CUPCAKE is out NOVEMBER 4!

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Mel Hilario @melhilario.bsky.social · 6d

#Cupcaketober as #Inktober. Ok, @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social and @laurendavis.bsky.social said this wasn’t too bad.

Day 2 drawing soon…

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Mel Hilario @melhilario.bsky.social · 6d

Yesss, draw with us! (Says the writer who will be subjecting you to her own Pictionary-level renderings)

Lauren Davis @laurendavis.bsky.social · 7d

It’s Inktober and just a little over a month before “Agent Cupcake” arrives at bookstores and libraries near you! So @melhilario.bsky.social, @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social, and I are doing Agent Cupcaketober!

Day 1 is Unicorn. Feel free to join in and draw mythical spies along with us!

Mel Hilario @melhilario.bsky.social · 7d

🦄 🎨 ✍🏽 All month long!

Katie Longua @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social · 7d

Happy #inktober! We at Triple Dream Comics are doing a custom prompt list for Agent Cupcake!!! (Out Nov 4th ahhh)

Day one is unicorn, so I had to start with Cupcake herself!

Check out @laurendavis.bsky.social & @melhilario.bsky.social for more drawings and feel free to join in

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · May 2

“I urge you to keep going, keep doing what is right for our country, and I do believe that history will vindicate your service," Jackson told fellow judges.

A Supreme Court Justice Finally Just Stood up to Trump

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized the president's unsettling attacks on the judiciary.

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Alyson Smith @pedsaly.bsky.social · Apr 18

Here are the *current* pediatric and adult vaccine schedules for the U.S.

Ensure every child and adult in your family is up-to-date.

Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 Years or Younger, United States, 2025

Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule by Age Group, United States, 2025

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Mar 10

Overheard: The Tesla Chainsaw Massacre.

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Lewis Kamb @lewiskamb.bsky.social · Feb 14

CDC source:

“We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff.

They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.”

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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · Feb 3

An EEOC admin. judge sent a fiery all-department email this AM alleging:
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.

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Tananarive Due - The Reformatory @tananarivedue.bsky.social · Feb 1

Black History is American History.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Feb 1

Did you know?

In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.

The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.

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Mel Hilario @melhilario.bsky.social · Jan 31

Hey there!! @laurendavis.bsky.social @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social and I are thrilled to announce that our book AGENT CUPCAKE is now available for PRE-ORDER! We’ve got espionage, unicorns, megaretailer villainy and much, much more…

www.simonandschuster.com/books/Agent-...

Agent Cupcake

Go undercover and crack the case in Agent Cupcake, perfect for fans of Mac B. Kid Spy and Spy School!Twelve-year-old Miguel Mangayayam has always l...

www.simonandschuster.com

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Mel Hilario @melhilario.bsky.social · Jan 30

Dinner and a movie with Cupcake and Larry! 🍿

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David Hyde @superfanpr.bsky.social · Jan 28

I don't know who needs to hear this but now is an excellent time to follow @melhilario.bsky.social, @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social, and @laurendavis.bsky.social. Warning: you might fall in love with their book coming out from @oni-press.bsky.social.

Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · Jan 27

Exclusive preview: AGENT CUPCAKE gets to the bottom of a unicorn case

The graphic novel Agent Cupcake releases in November 2025. Check out a preview of the interior pages right here!

Exclusive preview: AGENT CUPCAKE gets to the bottom of a unicorn case

The graphic novel Agent Cupcake releases in November 2025. Check out a preview of the interior pages right here!

www.comicsbeat.com

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · Jan 27

Hey, while we're talking about erasing history:

In 1949 the US military held its first Aeriel Gunnery Competition, later known as "Top Gun."

The best of the best competed in dogfighting and other skills. The team that won, was the 332nd: The Tuskegee airmen.

So they refused to announce a winner🤡

James Harvey III, Tuskegee airman, leader of the team that won the US military's first aerial gunnery competition for combat aviators. AKA, Top Gun. James Harvey is a handsome Black man in WW2 uniform with an indomitableble look of calm confidence.

Tom Cruise in an aviation suit and Rayban aviator sunglasses from Top Gun.

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