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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 55m

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 1h

I think people on the broad left need to stop getting in front of themselves like this and be able to trumpet a victory for people won by beating the fuck out of the GOP until they cave *as a victory for us and for Americans* rather than as a secret GOP win.

Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 21h

If Dems win the standoff and get their policy demands, yes they will have substantively helped millions of Americans (a good thing, to be clear), but also they will have kept Republicans from a self-inflicted wound in upcoming elections

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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 8h

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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 8h

Framed - Poster Challenge #77
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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 8h

Framed - Title Shot Challenge #127
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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 8h

Framed - One Frame Challenge #311
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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 8h

RRGH. The answer was actually my first instinct, but my brain didn't connect it. Framed #1308
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🕷️🕸️🎃 Skellyton (they/he/any) ♾️🏳️‍⚧️🪐 @kozmikkylekelly.bsky.social · 11h

Saying "there will be no midterms nor 2028 elections" gives this flailing, chaotic, unsuccessful wannabe-dictatorship WAY too much credit.

But also, we are NOT going to WAIT until those elections to get shit done. The two things are true, stop declaring the war over after some lost battles.

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A Monster Mullins in Texas @amullinstx.bsky.social · 1d

There isn’t a national antifa organization, but if you wanted to create one, sending your Sardaukar to subdue all the major cities would be a great way to kick it off.

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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 12h

"The girlfriend of one of the founders of Antifa."

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Soylent D Cracker🏳️‍🌈 @cinemacultist.bsky.social · 15h

The idea that undocumented people don't deserve healthcare is insane and outright ghoulish. OF COURSE they deserve healthcare

Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 17h

Trying something here:

Like and/or repost if you’d rather your tax dollars paid for the healthcare of a thousand undocumented immigrants than see one single cent go in the pockets of some uber-wealthy asshole.

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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 17h

Trying something here:

Like and/or repost if you’d rather your tax dollars paid for the healthcare of a thousand undocumented immigrants than see one single cent go in the pockets of some uber-wealthy asshole.

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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 15h

Oh, they’ve been on that train for a while.

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Soylent D Cracker🏳️‍🌈 @cinemacultist.bsky.social · 17h

He's a movie maurading menace!

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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 17h

Trying something here:

Like and/or repost if you’d rather your tax dollars paid for the healthcare of a thousand undocumented immigrants than see one single cent go in the pockets of some uber-wealthy asshole.

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 17h

“The president should be removed from office, because he is plainly insane.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 18h

"And I wish you loved upholding the Constitution as much as you do massaging Donald Trump's ballsack!"

- Me if I were in that room, hence why I should never hold elected office

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18h

Bondi also wouldn’t answer whether she’d seen photos of Trump in the Epstein files around half naked girls, as a witness alleged they’d seen. She must resign.

Tweet from Acyn showing a quote exchange:
Padilla: “Do you believe government officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not?”
Bondi: “I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump.”
Padilla: “I asked a simple yes or no question.”
Below is a C-SPAN screenshot showing Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) speaking during a Justice Department oversight hearing. A lower third graphic shows a countdown to a government shutdown.

Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 18h

Okay, I'm returning the 4-movie set (because when I buy a complete set, I expect a complete set, dammit) and found a similarly-priced 3-movie set with visible confirmation of all discs included. So I still get what I wanted without the franchise-shame sequel. Commerce win! *DING!*

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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 18h

Aaaaand it's missing all the Blu-ray discs and the digital code is already used, despite the listing calling it "Like New". Sigh.

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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 19h

I had the first Predator in 4K (and of course Prey), and finally decided I need some of the others too. The 3-movie set is absurdly expensive, so I got the one with the fancy coaster that says “The Predator”. #PhysicalMedia

A slightly rough copy of Predator: 4-Movie Collection in 4K

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19h

Now the White House doesn’t want to give furloughed workers back pay once the government reopens, even though Trump signed the 2019 law requiring it. Disgraceful.

Tweet from @TheDemocrats:
“Senate Republicans just blocked Democrats’ bill that would have reopened the government and saved health care for millions of Americans.
This is the fifth time they’ve done this.
Republicans are responsible for this shutdown.”
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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 19h

Pretty much all the complaints about SnyderVerse Superman only start making sense if read them in J. Jonah Jameson's voice.

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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 19h

Hollywood Math determining profit margins aside, it will FOR-EV-ER be fucking hilarious to me that after all the years insisting a "proper" Superman movie would be an easy monster hit, the new one didn't even crack Josstice League's grosses.

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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 21h

Once he’s gone, replace all his portraits with this meme.

No one will tell the difference.

Crazy Mean Baby meme with text “THERE IS NO YOU, THERE IS ONLY ME”

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Josh Gilbert, Occasional Artist @shokxonestudios.bsky.social · 22h

Me, three months ago: “I recognize that pineapple has a place on pizza way more than I recognize mushrooms have a place on anything.”

Lizzo gif: “Yeah, I said it!”

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