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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 1h

Universities have to band together to fight this.

Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 4d

Chemerinsky: The Trump extortion demands are unconstitutional as well as odious (gift link). Me: Any school that signs must be shunned, faculty affected must walk. No room for this.

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

www.nytimes.com

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 2h

🔴 Brand new comic now up on @boingboing.net
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Super-Fun-Pak Comix, feat. Lester the Jester's gig in Olde Riyadh, and MORE!
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Tom the Dancing Bug: Super-Fun-Pak Comix, feat. Lester the Jester's gig in Riyadh

Please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly neighborhood comic strip Tom the Dancing Bug to exist in this world: JOIN THE INNER HIVE! Coming soon! Volumes 1 and…

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 16h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21h

IN HONOR OF FRIENDSHIP MONTH:

djt: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey."

Epstein: "Yes we do, come to think of it."

djt: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and may every day be another wonderful secret."

And by "wonderful secret", he means raping children.

#PedoPrez

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 19h

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 19h

Members of the Inner Hive got TOMORROW'S Tom the Dancing Bug comic TODAY, and so saw me get very and unusually personal.
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🐑🥫✌️
bit.ly/theInnerHive

The Inner Hive

– What is the Inner Hive? It’s a subscription service. It’s a secret society. It’s a ragtag group of ne’er-do-wells with ideas that are so crazy, they just might…

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Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

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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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 1d

“Please fund my Kickstarter”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Leavitt: "The financial backing of these groups, particularly Antifa, is certainly something the administration is looking into aggressively ... we're kinda kickstarting that into gear. The FBI is working on it alongside the White House's homeland security task force."

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 2d

What if you don’t even wait for a Reichstag Fire. What if you just say that there is one.

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Photo of the violent insurrectionists causing politicians to fear for their lives.

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 3d

Sunday morning cartoons…

Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 4d

📣 THE TOM THE DANCING BUG REVIEW THIS IS BURSTING AT THE SEAMS

🐻🐱🐶🦊 The animals are busy in our nation's capital
5️⃣ A Strike Force 5 update
🦆 Lucky Loopholes
🤣 Lester the Jester in Riyadh
🐘 The Elephant in the Room
💦 Plewds
&MORE!
GET IT WHILE IT'S FREE👇
tomthedancingbug.substack.com/p/busy-busy-...

Busy, busy in DC

and Lester the Jester in Riyadh

tomthedancingbug.substack.com

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 3d

Looks like Elon’s gonna have to go back into the Grok machine and move the wires around again.

pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 3d

Every American should be deeply offended when they hear this. What they are saying is YOU are too stupid to know this is a lie! You are a fool.

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Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 3d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 3d

Just keep saying "Zounds! My cell phone battery doth expire!"

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 3d

In the 90s they colorized old movies to make them palatable to modern audiences.
MY IDEA: An AI company that inserts into older movies, the characters periodically saying things like "Oh, my phone's out of battery" or "I'm not getting any service" so that the plots make sense to modern audiences.

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 3d

Of course what he means is that she should be grateful to white people.

No one is more contemptuous of their own country than Trump, Vance, and co. They despise its democracy, loathe its diversity, and have literally declared war on America’s own cities.

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 4d

And we are also reminded on this anniversary that it’s important for famous comedians to accept millions from the Prince to perform for him and flatter him about his free speech principles.

Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 5d

Seven years ago today, the Saudi Crown Prince directed the murder of VA resident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

As we honor Jamal's memory, we are reminded that we must protect reporters around the world as they uncover the truth, inform the public, and promote accountability.

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 4d

If you want to read The Tom the Dancing Bug on the Patreon platform, here it is.

www.patreon.com/posts/140359...

10/3/2025 - The Tom the Dancing Bug Review | Ruben Bolling

Get more from Ruben Bolling on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t know! Maybe Substack algorithm knows nobody would hit it

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 4d

🔵 This week's comic!
🇺🇸 A BUSY, BUSY DAY IN WASHINGTON, DC
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Brought to you by the heroism of the INNER HIVE, including longtime member Kyle B. and new member Amitha Knight.
( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE, Y'ALL

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 4d

📣 THE TOM THE DANCING BUG REVIEW THIS IS BURSTING AT THE SEAMS

🐻🐱🐶🦊 The animals are busy in our nation's capital
5️⃣ A Strike Force 5 update
🦆 Lucky Loopholes
🤣 Lester the Jester in Riyadh
🐘 The Elephant in the Room
💦 Plewds
&MORE!
GET IT WHILE IT'S FREE👇
tomthedancingbug.substack.com/p/busy-busy-...

Busy, busy in DC

and Lester the Jester in Riyadh

tomthedancingbug.substack.com