Peter, The Balloon Animal
@theballoonanimal.bsky.social
As in word balloons. Cause I like comics
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You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
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The paper that buried the leak about the Venezuela mission vs the publication that didn’t.
January 5, 2026 at 12:57 AM
The paper that buried the leak about the Venezuela mission vs the publication that didn’t.
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Imagine being the person brave enough to leak this in the hopes that media attention could stop it and then the media just……buries it.
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
January 4, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Imagine being the person brave enough to leak this in the hopes that media attention could stop it and then the media just……buries it.
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Happy first SUNDAY of MMXXVI!
Here's my new weekly improvised comic strip VOIDRA.
I'll be updating it here: alejandrobruzzese.com/sunday
Here's my new weekly improvised comic strip VOIDRA.
I'll be updating it here: alejandrobruzzese.com/sunday
January 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Happy first SUNDAY of MMXXVI!
Here's my new weekly improvised comic strip VOIDRA.
I'll be updating it here: alejandrobruzzese.com/sunday
Here's my new weekly improvised comic strip VOIDRA.
I'll be updating it here: alejandrobruzzese.com/sunday
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I don't think you should be able to bet on war crimes. That's just my opinion.
January 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I don't think you should be able to bet on war crimes. That's just my opinion.
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You will too! Let's go 2026!!!!!
January 2, 2026 at 4:07 AM
You will too! Let's go 2026!!!!!
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Support Steve Rude! I just picked up a bunch of digital sketchbooks from his web store.
www.steverude.com/collections/...
www.steverude.com/collections/...
Veteran US Comic Artist Steve Rude Needs Your Help
Help The Dude Out Over on his Facebook page, US comic artist Steve Rude (Nexus) announced that he needs our financial help (photo©Greg Preston. All Rights Reserved)… Friends, Another birthday. Another...
tripwiremagazine.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Support Steve Rude! I just picked up a bunch of digital sketchbooks from his web store.
www.steverude.com/collections/...
www.steverude.com/collections/...
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TWO clemencies. Out of THOUSANDS. 2. Which did not result in immediate release, just an earlier opportunity to go before the parole board. Let that sink in.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/30/h...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/30/h...
Hochul Grants Two Clemencies After Months of Inaction, Leaving Hundreds Still Waiting
Hochul promised to use clemency on a rolling basis when she took office. In 2025, she has freed just two people.
www.thecity.nyc
January 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
TWO clemencies. Out of THOUSANDS. 2. Which did not result in immediate release, just an earlier opportunity to go before the parole board. Let that sink in.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/30/h...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/30/h...
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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
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Happy Public Domain Day, gang! Nancy Drew, The Shadow, Japanese superhero Golden Bat, and Betty Boop (dog version) have all just had their copyrights expire.
Go nuts!
Go nuts!
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Happy Public Domain Day, gang! Nancy Drew, The Shadow, Japanese superhero Golden Bat, and Betty Boop (dog version) have all just had their copyrights expire.
Go nuts!
Go nuts!
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stay strong today, friends! Happy Rent Day!
May 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
stay strong today, friends! Happy Rent Day!
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Planning even more Backwood Folk in 2026! Get in on the ground floor with a new sale on the digital editions of BOTH issues. For just $3 you can get almost 100 pages of comics all about Ozark ghosts, lights in the skies, and small town gossip. Sale goes until January 2!
touristunknown.bigcartel.com
touristunknown.bigcartel.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Planning even more Backwood Folk in 2026! Get in on the ground floor with a new sale on the digital editions of BOTH issues. For just $3 you can get almost 100 pages of comics all about Ozark ghosts, lights in the skies, and small town gossip. Sale goes until January 2!
touristunknown.bigcartel.com
touristunknown.bigcartel.com
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You FUCKED UP, your LEFTY politics have ALIENATED the BILLIONAIRES who run the CHILD BONE EXTRACTION FACTORIES and now they will do a MASS EXODUS from your STATE or CITY. Don’t CRY to ME when you no longer see their CHILD CATCHING VANS in your STATE or CITY, YOU IDIOT
December 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
You FUCKED UP, your LEFTY politics have ALIENATED the BILLIONAIRES who run the CHILD BONE EXTRACTION FACTORIES and now they will do a MASS EXODUS from your STATE or CITY. Don’t CRY to ME when you no longer see their CHILD CATCHING VANS in your STATE or CITY, YOU IDIOT
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The AI "competitor" just jumped a bunch of votes. Of course. They're going to try to bot out the last leg of the vote.
We have one day left to put them in the ground.
We have one day left to put them in the ground.
We were in first place in this film award voting.
A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours.
Now it's personal.
Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS.
Reshare? VOTE!
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours.
Now it's personal.
Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS.
Reshare? VOTE!
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
Audience Choice Awards | Short of the Year
Vote for your favorite short films in the Short of the Year Audience Choice Awards. Watch, vote, and support independent filmmakers.
www.shortoftheyear.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The AI "competitor" just jumped a bunch of votes. Of course. They're going to try to bot out the last leg of the vote.
We have one day left to put them in the ground.
We have one day left to put them in the ground.
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Ending TOMORROW, Dec. 30, in Hero's eBay auctions: Great original art by Howard Chaykin, a vintage Marvel Comics Thor posted with remarque by Walter Simonson, and more! Go NOW: qurls.com?i=54439
December 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Ending TOMORROW, Dec. 30, in Hero's eBay auctions: Great original art by Howard Chaykin, a vintage Marvel Comics Thor posted with remarque by Walter Simonson, and more! Go NOW: qurls.com?i=54439
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Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
April 22, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
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When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will enter the public domain in the US, like:
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
December 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will enter the public domain in the US, like:
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
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Re-upping this in case someone needs to hear it going into the weekend and New Years. You aren’t alone— this is the hardest time of the year for so many people, and there’s *nothing* wrong with you if you’re one of them.
The next few days are going to be hard. The fear is palpable. So please, if you’re at all wondering: I wish you could see how much the world needs you. Right now, all that matters is getting to morning.
* thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
* pflag.org/resource/support-hotlines/
* translifeline.org/
* thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
* pflag.org/resource/support-hotlines/
* translifeline.org/
December 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Re-upping this in case someone needs to hear it going into the weekend and New Years. You aren’t alone— this is the hardest time of the year for so many people, and there’s *nothing* wrong with you if you’re one of them.
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Two complete scene packages of my #TTRPG solo play/writing exercise using #Fiasco and the Writer Emergency Pack are now online.
A fun, genAI-free journey into a chaotic piece of fiction. Please like, sub, share. It'd mean a lot.
behindthewallgames.com/writer-emerg...
A fun, genAI-free journey into a chaotic piece of fiction. Please like, sub, share. It'd mean a lot.
behindthewallgames.com/writer-emerg...
Writer Emergency Fiasco: Rat Trap
The Writer Emergency Fiasco combines the TTRPG Fiasco with the Writer Emergency Pack to create a truly random and chaotic narrative. It’s equal parts solo role play and narrative exercise. Se…
behindthewallgames.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Two complete scene packages of my #TTRPG solo play/writing exercise using #Fiasco and the Writer Emergency Pack are now online.
A fun, genAI-free journey into a chaotic piece of fiction. Please like, sub, share. It'd mean a lot.
behindthewallgames.com/writer-emerg...
A fun, genAI-free journey into a chaotic piece of fiction. Please like, sub, share. It'd mean a lot.
behindthewallgames.com/writer-emerg...
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the least shocking thing in the epstein files that wont get enough attention. police regularly arrest and charge victims to coerce them into participating, often jailing them in conditions that are worse.
jesus the Palm Beach Police really sought arrest warrants against underage Epstein victims for coming forward and cooperating, and (purported) admitting to crimes, and it caused the victims to become uncooperative with the federal investigation
![. . . very cooperative, but the police at that point had to let [redacted] know that what she had done that she could be facing charges.
Q And that was after they had told her earlier that she didn't need an attorney present, correct?
A Exactly.
Q Okay. So this happens to her with the Palm Beach Police Department and did the Palm Beach Police actually present or propose charging [redacted]?
A They did get a probable cause affidavit against [redacted].
Q And is that why Ms. [redacted] and her attorney were concerned about her testimony here?
A Yes.
Q Now was a subpoena issued for Ms. [redacted] on behalf of this grand jury?
A Yes, it was.
Q And before Ms. [redacted] would comply with that, did she -- did her attorney request some sort of order?
A Yes.
Q And what did he ask for?
A He asked for immunity for [redacted].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eoss3vmzem55cm5kuddhdmwn/bafkreiariijffjjrgfh26o22jjr76pwprinvnbpkcho5lyi2sucfbqlooy@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
the least shocking thing in the epstein files that wont get enough attention. police regularly arrest and charge victims to coerce them into participating, often jailing them in conditions that are worse.
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"KPop Demon Hunters" screenplay is available for reading.
>> www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
>> www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"KPop Demon Hunters" screenplay is available for reading.
>> www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
>> www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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WEAR MASKS IN PUBLIC WE HAVE MULTIPLE AIRBORNE PATHOGENS CIRCULATING!!!! They don’t just protect you, stopping the transmission helps everyone! FUCK!!!
LET US BEGIN THE AIRING OF GRIEVANCES. HAPPY FESTIVUS TO ALL!
two men standing in front of an american video store
ALT: two men standing in front of an american video store
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
WEAR MASKS IN PUBLIC WE HAVE MULTIPLE AIRBORNE PATHOGENS CIRCULATING!!!! They don’t just protect you, stopping the transmission helps everyone! FUCK!!!
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When I teaching the Holocaust I note the Holocaust museum’s definition of a concentration camp is a prison whose inmates are denied due process. These are by definition concentration camps.
These are concentration camps. No other way to describe them. Truly horrific, and none of it surprising in the least.
30 minutes. Some deportees described sexual assault. Detainee describes the guard sexually assaulting most detainees. Lights left on all day. Prisoners not given clean water.
Now the DHS tour. Nobody spoke to the detainees. Noem's video was in a different area of the prison.
Now the DHS tour. Nobody spoke to the detainees. Noem's video was in a different area of the prison.
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
When I teaching the Holocaust I note the Holocaust museum’s definition of a concentration camp is a prison whose inmates are denied due process. These are by definition concentration camps.