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I wish I did. He took pictures of just about everything but that. He would sit there for an hour shaving 16ths off to create the depth he wanted with a soft wheel. It was insane watching him. He was a mechanic/machinist by trade. It was just another way to practice his craft.

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🦇 Rich Tate 🎃 @richtate.com · 12h

My old man carved with Dremels and saws. It’s all he did in October. Probably 60 of them. He would laugh at the shit you saw on tv. He was the greatest pumpkin carver I’ve ever seen. He would’ve complimented your work.

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🦇 Rich Tate 🎃 @richtate.com · 22h

If you’re looking for a scary season read, here’s a list of many bangers. 📚🩸

Best New Horror of 2025 for Adults

Our expert horror committee read more than 150 titles published since last Halloween to select their 20 favorites. There's something for everyone here—whether you're looking for jeepers, creepers, sca...

www.nypl.org

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Anni Jyn @annijyn.com · 21h

laura palmer / everybody scream

a black abstract line art illustration of Laura palmer from David lynch’s twin peaks, screaming. she has white eyes and inside her eyeballs the words “fire walk with me” are written. the background is bright red.

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🦇 Rich Tate 🎃 @richtate.com · 18h

Another step in the AI downfall. It will destroy an already piece of shit electrical infrastructure. This doesn't even factor in accelerating climate change. Fuck AI. 😘

Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 20h

Yeah, but I was able to make this sic video of Tupac rapping with Michael Jackson, so really it's worth it.

US electricity price by year showing stead rate and then exploding in 2022.

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James @tlbjames.bsky.social · 14h

🧡🎃QRP your Pumpkin Art!🎃🧡

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🦇 Rich Tate 🎃 @richtate.com · 14h

So bad ass.

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Comic Book Club @comicbookclub.bsky.social · 21h

Jim Lee's impassioned words about why DC will never use AI have already won New York Comic Con.

Jim Lee On Why DC Will Never Use AI: “AI Doesn’t Dream, Feel, Or Make Art, It Aggregates It”

The President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics spoke out at today's Retailer Day at New York Comic Con.

comicbookclublive.com

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🎃 blayne 🎃 @ewhag.com · 21d

hi 🖤 i'm blayne (they/she/any)

my first collection of poetry, BITE BACK, is out october 9. it's about reclaiming yourself in a world that wants you to self-destruct, and alchemizing past abuse.

it's gory and queer and dark and filthy. you'll love it.

pre-order here: bookshop.org/p/books/bite...

Blayne poses for a selfie with a closed-mouth smile and their left hand behind their head

A copy of BITE BACK: Poems by Blayne Waterloo rests against a tree trunk amid sticks and dirt

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caffeine anxiety literal death @mxdshipwreck.bsky.social · 15h

a guide to using Mastodon
1) install Mastodon
2) choose your federated server-pimple fooblotron
3) try to post. did you post? who can say
4) some guy calls you an asshole
5) leave Mastodon in frustration

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🦇 Rich Tate 🎃 @richtate.com · 15h

I groaned for you aloud. 😂

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🦇 Rich Tate 🎃 @richtate.com · 15h

Sometimes I wonder if it's lead poisoning. But then I realize I'm probably giving them too much credit.

Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 15h

These CEOs who are just throwing their arms open to AI in their industries are why paint cans need “don’t drink” labels.

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🦇 Rich Tate 🎃 @richtate.com · 15h

You're in my thoughts during this difficult time. That being said, you look great!

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🦈 Liz, shark queen 👑 @thesharkqueen.com · 2d

Help elevate great humans with talent and heart by backing Curiouser & Curiouser Vol 2, Tales from Beyond. There are some great, (award-winning) writers in an anthology to take your mind off our almost-dystopian here and now...

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𝔯𝔲𝔪𝔠𝔬𝔬𝔯𝔞 @rumcoora.bsky.social · 19h

Queen of the Underworld.
#fantasyart #elf #fantasy #pinup

A sexy woman with pointed ears poses with a skull and a scythe.

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🦇 Rich Tate 🎃 @richtate.com · 17h

With no guarantee you're in a position to do that if it continues. I'm so sorry. My heart goes out to your family.

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D.D.B.Torres @ddbtorres.bsky.social · 18h

mother Goethel, 2025

-{ #art | #illustration | #fantasy }-

An illustration of mother Goethel, the witch from Rapunzel. She stands in the center, surrounded by thorny bushes and between two crooked trees, holding a baby wrapped in luminous white cloth and her eyes glowing a malicious golden color. In the foreground we see rampions growing from golden vines which intertwine like braids; in the background, in the distance and in the middle of a forest, we see a lone tower

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (StinaMarie) @stinasdemons.com · 17h

🧡🎃QRP your Pumpkin Art!🎃🧡

I honestly can't believe I have this many, and I plan on making some this year, too 😆 😈🎨🦇

A watercolor painting of 3 Jack O'Lanterns: one happy, one sad, and one michevious, sitting in a field with some mountains and the moon behind them.

A vintage style illustration of a ghost with a Jack O'Lantern for a head standing next to a black cat and a sign that says "Happy Halloween." A yellow moon behind some clouds smiles down on them and bats fly around in the air.

An acrylic painting of 3 Jack O'Lanterns and a pumpkin.

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🦇 Rich Tate 🎃 @richtate.com · 17h

While I understand life is a skillset, I will stick to words. It’s truly wonderful having so many visually inspiring people in my life. I’m good there. 😂

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🦇 Rich Tate 🎃 @richtate.com · 17h

If it's any conciliation, I think everything you do is impossible. 🤣

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