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Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler

@phostetlerart.bsky.social

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Illustrator, cartoonist, ink slinger, pancake maker, mixologist, effete culture snob, pulp aficionado, violent drunken degenerate, cyborg, poo-stained gutter corpse, he/him Phostetler.com Instagram,Twitter, Patreon, Society6: @phostetlerart

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Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · Nov 18

Do you like calendars?
I do!
Maybe we could like them in the same room sometime.
Please buy so I can continue to afford comics: www.calendars.com/shop/Samurai...

Photo of an illustrated calendar aptly named “samurai cats.”

Photo of a wall calendar featuring two erotically entangled tree sloths, titled “sloth Kama sutra.”

A Japanese woodcut image of a grumpy samurai cat in full armor covered in unrolled rolls of toilet paper.

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Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 2h

It’s a Tamagotchi tchotchke.

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Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 2h

ANDREESEN: I am also bad and wrong. And you can quote me on that!

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

ANDREESSEN: Even if AI ends up destroying all the jobs, “the result would be hyper-deflation of prices, which is the thing that people miss. .. Things that today cost a lot of money will all of a sudden be cheap or free.”

@fortune.com
fortune.com/2025/10/08/b...

Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 2h

What are these jackasses made of pudding and dust under those neck gaiters? If you poke them, will they start to bleed out? Do they glut the halls of the nation’s therapists with the immense psychic damage of being called “fascist” while engaging in fascist activities? Protected class my ass.

Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 4h

You cannot be fucking serious

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

migrantinsider.com

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Ben Passmore @benpassmore.bsky.social · 1d

today is the day my book Black Arms To Hold You Up officially comes out. about 5-7 years of hard ass work finally in the world. i’m mfing terrified 😂

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 12h

feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*

Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 12h

I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?

It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 12h

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 5h

I took zero English or writing classes in college due to AP English courses, so who can say if that was good or bad?

Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 6h

I want one.

James Cano @jamescanoott.bsky.social · 7h

My wife and I rode this giant steampunk elephant in Nantes France two weeks ago

Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 6h

Showing up to a protest as a frog or Spider-Man makes reporters ask about your opinions and experiences. Showing up in a keffiyeh and sensible fatigues makes you a statistic.

Maj @lif3asmaj.blacksky.app · 7h

The best part of how Portland is handling this is they’re not only protesting, but also angering the goose steppers by not taking them seriously.

Pretty genius. Because even ICE & the national guard don’t want to be displayed as that asshole fighting people in cute costumes.

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Kate Beaton @katebeaton.bsky.social · 7h

I have letter to the editor this week in our local paper.
Our community is, once again, facing a developer who wants to turn public, protected coastal land into a golf course. We've been here before. This time, it's shadier. And God knows it was shady last time. www.invernessoran.ca/top-story/co...

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Niki Smith @nikismithcomics.bsky.social · 7h

It's Banned Books Week, so I dropped off copies of my challenged books at three little free libraries around town

@authorsabb.bsky.social @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

Stacks of books inside it. On top are The Deep & Dark Blue (banned bc trans main char) and The Golden Hour (banned bc gay and school shooting)

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Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 19h

T.S. Eliot watching Cats: “They got it right. (Tear rolls down cheek) They got it exactly right.”

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Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 23h

For those of us who like books and dislike billionaires on an intrinsic level, this is good news!

Erica Friedman @okazu.yuricon.com · 1d

Bookshop is having an Anti-Amazon sale, with cheap e-books and free shipping for print today and tomorrow:

bookshop.org/lists/ebook-...

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Deb Aoki @debaoki.bsky.social · 1d

Hit me up if you have any questions about this gig! I’m still a part of CB/KCB but am focusing on other projects for a bit.

This is a great opportunity to take charge and shape the direction of a fast-growing and dynamic part of this Eisner Award-winning comix news site.

Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social · 1d

THE BEAT AND K-COMICSBEAT ARE HIRING:

We are looking for a new person to fill the job of Managing Editor for KComicsbeat.com and manga/anime editor for The Beat. Knowledge of webtoon, manga and publishing business required. There is some pay as a PT position.

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Rev. Dr. Derek M Ballard PhD @derekmballard.bsky.social · 1d

still available 💫!

Rev. Dr. Derek M Ballard PhD @derekmballard.bsky.social · Sep 6

🎆hey you guys!🎆 I’m selling my Farmlander vis dev/character design drawings from season one of Fionna & Cake, along with a signed first issue of Adventure Time comics from @oni-press.bsky.social
$300 for everything. Message me here or email me at [email protected]

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Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 1d

Did Keith Urban come home one night to find a Venetian Carnevale mask on his pillow?

Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 2d

“I left my wife, Nicole Kidman, because I was sick of her, Nicole Kidman, needing me to have sex with her, Nicole Kidman” do you hear yourself man

Tweet from Daily Mail Celebrity @DailyMailCeleb
How Nicole Kidman's 'bottomless need for sexual attention' led to the end of her marriage to country music star Keith Urban: Nashville insiders open up to
ALISON BOSHOFF

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Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 1d

Tony Leung vs Sammy Hung

Best Wildlife Photos @bestwildlifephotos.bsky.social · 1d

A few moments in wildlife photography capture both terror and beauty so vividly. The photographer’s patience and timing transform chaos into art, revealing the fragile balance between hunter and hunted. 😍

#nature #wildlife

📷 Source: web.facebook.com/share/p/19uN...

Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 1d

Not to mention Kevin O’Neill! When you reach the flaming piano, pay close attention to the flames. I do not think that what’s going on in that panel was in the script.

Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 1d

It must be exciting for Taylor Swift fans that Rush is getting back together. There are not enough musical acts with the theme of moving very fast. It’s basically Swift, Run the Jewels, and 30 Seconds to Mars that I know of.

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · Sep 8

working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"

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Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 1d

Brings down the temple, kills the emperor, heavyweight champion… French chef?

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Michelle Franklin│Legends and Lectures @michellefranklin.bsky.social · 1d

This tour might be fu--

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Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 1d

I guess I just assumed the other members of Rush had been buried alive in Neil Peart’s tomb, to serve him in the afterlife.

Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 1d

How about $200 a month for a year? Or two years? How about a national UBI? Makes it easier for poor households to budget than a single windfall.

Paul “BOO!” Ghostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social · 1d

I SURE HOPE OUR TECH OVERLORDS DON’T IMPLEMENT ANYTHING LIKE THIS. IT WOULD SURE MAKE EVERYTHING WORSE FOR US WHILE EXPLODING THEIR OWN WEALTH. CRYPTO BLOCKCHAIN AI ETC

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 1d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 1d

Hello #BookSky Are you still figuring out what you're doing for #BannedBooksWeek We'll help! Here's a framework for you:
1 Event or
1 Organization or
1 Person
Here's what we mean...

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