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bonque, ben @kwstzhaderbonch.bsky.social · 9h

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This is well put. Violence is expensive in every sense, in every currency I value.
Let me put it this way: I'm not sure the Quakers are right, but I'm much less sure that they're wrong.

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 13h

Just FYI, here are my personal beliefs on the use of large scale violence.

1. Violence tends to be self-replicating, and so should be avoided as much as possible.

All violence has the potential to entrench itself.

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Pacelic @pacelic.bsky.social · 5h

Artwork for Mr. Bitey :3

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5h

If you know of any litigation resulting from/related to this, please reach out. Email and Signal are in my bio.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 6h

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 11h

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 5h

ICE is randomly targeting peaceful protesters because the point is to terrorize the public into accepting martial law.

Indiscriminate attacks send the message that there’s nothing you can do to stay safe.

The regime wants you to cower at home and cede the streets of your city to their control.

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Ian Elliott (he/they)🤘🌈🎲 @thatianeliott.bsky.social · 5h

Blatant crony capitalism corruption, and no one even bats an eye.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 10h

You pay taxes so he can illegally weaponize that money against you and your community

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump and Bessent clarify that they will only help out Argentina as long as Milei is in power. Trump adds that the same thing goes with NYC, where the White House will hold up funds if Mamdani wins.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 9h

This is because the feds won't stop gassing our neighborhoods so they can flee and, by extension, are also repeatedly gassing the cops. What a moment to be alive

Peter Nickeas @peternickeas.bsky.social · 9h

CPD memo to officers today: helmet and gas mask available and accessible at all times, to be read at 7 days of roll calls. (For officers assigned masks.) Supervisors to ensure compliance acc to the memo. #chicago

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 7h

The “No Kings” rally is a nationwide action with a very simple goal: oppose the blatantly authoritarian tilt of the Trump administration. It is not a “Hate America” rally meant to extend the government shutdown. trib.al/ENYQqqy

Mike Johnson Blames Shutdown on “No Kings” Protest in Absurd Rant

The House speaker is blaming the Republican-led government shutdown on Americans protesting Donald Trump. Make that make sense.

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JLMeyer 🐰 @jenniferlmeyer.bsky.social · 16h

Greetings #portfolioday

My name is JLMeyer and I am a Illustrator, Cover, and Comic artist.

#coverart #kidlitart #animals #IPart #maleficent

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ElfQuest - Fantasy with Teeth! @elfquest.bsky.social · 12h

ElfQuest creators Wendy Pini and Richard Pini were inducted into the Harvey Awards Hall of Fame at New York Comic Con 2025.

We invite you to celebrate this incredible recognition with us. Watch: youtu.be/pk4e_3kmdBQ?...

@darkhorse.com @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social @harveyawards.bsky.social

Harvey Awards NYCC 2025 - ElfQuest Creators Inducted into Hall of Fame

YouTube video by ElfQuest® by Wendy & Richard Pini

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Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com · 14h

My favorite Struzan story is that he was doing the poster for Indy at Disneyland, but they didn't have the rights to Ford's likeness. Fed up with working around the problem, Struzan just called Ford and was like, "hey, can I use your face for this," and Ford said, "if it's for you, absolutely."

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 7h

Go right and your money goes alight

Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 10h

Dr. Phil went full MAGA and tried to reinvent himself as a MAGA media mogul and culture warrior. Now his world is unraveling, his media company is laying off thousands and had to file for bankruptcy, and he's being sued for fraud. The whole plan is collapsing.

www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trump/

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

www.rawstory.com

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David J Prokopetz @prokopetz.bsky.social · 13h

I think the basic problem with all these low-effort horror movie adaptations of recently-public-domain cartoon characters is they always make the titular character the monster. Like, nobody gives a shit about a film where Mickey Mouse is a zombie; they want to see Mickey Mouse FIGHT the zombies!

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 7h

Trump is saying the quiet part out loud: he sent a $20B taxpayer-financed bailout to help his far-right buddy Milei cling to power.

Meanwhile our government is shut down, public servants aren't getting paid & we're barreling toward a Trump-made health care crisis. Sounds like Argentina First to me.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump on Milei: "If he loses, we will not be generous with Argentina."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 7h

I love these little rainbow T-Rex desk friends! When you need to be super colorful but still say RAWR!

thebrokencircle.etsy...

Two tiny articulated T-Rex desk friends. One is 3d printed in a rainbow gradient, the other in teal and purple. They both have white spots and pink hearts along their backs.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 7h

This Saturday, October 18, we’re exercising our right to dissent and taking to the streets.

Prepare for No Kings protests with our virtual Know Your Rights training this Wednesday, October 15 at aclu.org/october15_training

Black graphic with text "Know Your Rights Before You Hit the Streets

We’ll cover your rights when protesting, protest safety, and de-escalation training

Virtual training
Wednesday, October 15
7pm ET"

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Ian Elliott (he/they)🤘🌈🎲 @thatianeliott.bsky.social · 6h

Sweet! I'm tempted to find some excuse to use this in my group's upcoming Halloween one-shot. Shame I'm only running a Level 3. I'll just have to keep it for later. 🎃

AbyssalBrews | Weekly Magic Items for D&D and PF2E @abyssalbrews.com · 13h

Ichabod's Frock

Now you can be the terror that goes bump in the night with this frock designed to frighten. We hope you enjoy our latest spooky #DnD magic item for this most spooky of months.

If you have it to spare, support us on Patreon to help us keep creating.

Ichabod’s Frock
+2 Studded Leather, Very Rare (requires attunement)

This thick, cuffed leather jacket is reinforced with an indistinguishable hardened hide on the interior making it surprisingly resistant to wear and tear. Where one would normally expect a hood, instead a jack-o’-lantern sits attached to the coat and burns in a sickly shade of ominous green. A curled and baleful smile creeps across the face of it and malicious intent gleams in its flame-licked eyes. A truly terrifying visage for all that would look upon it.

While you are attuned to this armor, once per hour, you can use a bonus action to remove the jack-o’-lantern from the coat. When you do so, it casts illusory magic making it appear that you don’t have a head underneath. Creatures within 30 feet that can see you must attempt a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. They can repeat the throw at the end of their turn, ending the effect on a success.

While you have the jack-o’-lantern removed from the coat, you canuse an action to throw it at a space of your choosing within 60 feet of you. When it hits, the jack-o’-lantern explodes in sickly green flames. Creatures within a 15 foot radius sphere of where the jack-o’-lantern hit must attempt a DC 18 Dexterity saving throw. Creatures take 10d6 necrotic damage on a failed save or half as much on a successful one. The jack-o’-lantern is destroyed in this process. The coat becomes a normal +2 Studded Leather jacket until the next dawn when the jack-o’-lantern regenerates.

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Bronze Age Babies @bronzeagebabies.bsky.social · 16h

Marv Wolfman, George Perez, and Romeo Tanghal - splashin’ in New Teen Titans 24 (1982).

Superman walks with Wonder Girl, Cyborg (who has no legs), Kid Flash, Robin, Raven, and Changeling.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 7h

I cannot believe people were losing their jobs for being mildly critical of Charlie Kirk and the president of the united states just went on tv and said "skill issue loser, RIP but I'm different"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

Cyndi Lauper releases her “She’s So Unusual” LP 42 yrs ago today

“I wanted it to be an anthem .. for all women,” she said of the hit single. “I made sure that when a woman saw the video, she would see herself represented — whether she was thin or heavy, glamorous or not, and whatever race she was."

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 10h

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 12h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Charlie Ashby @charlie-ashby.co.uk · 14h

RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years.

His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.

A massive loss 💔

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Ian Elliott (he/they)🤘🌈🎲 @thatianeliott.bsky.social · 6h

I keep hearing good things, but I haven't watched it yet. I'm generally hesitant with shows that have a church theme, and being a miniseries has made me more hesitant, but I keep hearing good things. It's spooky season, so I'll have to add it to the watch list.

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