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The Blue Opaque @ SLICE 31A! @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social · 10m

Tomorrow, Minneapolis! I'm having a conversation with my friend Low about the new anthology Queers at the Table at Magers & Quinn. Register in advance!
www.magersandquinn.com/event/Blue-D...

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The Blue Opaque @ SLICE 31A! @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social · 7h

It’s got a rough subject, but told really sensitively and passionately!

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The Blue Opaque @ SLICE 31A! @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social · 9h

That's how I found Dexter Masters' The Accident, a devastating fictionalized account of the Demon Core accident that was pretty controversial in the US, For Some Reason. Definitely making my year-end roundup of books. And thanks to @dannymlavery.bsky.social for the indirect reccommendation!

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The Blue Opaque @ SLICE 31A! @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social · 9h

He described how one of his characters was influenced by the life of writer Joan Brady, daughter of writer Mildred Edie Brady, who caused a bit of a stir when she married her mother's former boyfriend, a writer who specialized in work about nuclear mishaps.
Me: wait, books about nuclear mishaps?

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The Blue Opaque @ SLICE 31A! @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social · 9h

An example of the sort of cultivated serendipity that really paid off this year: I subscribe to @dannymlavery.bsky.social's newsletter, where he talked about development for his book Women's Hotel (it's great!), which also led me to a total left-field discovery of one of my favorites this year.

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The Blue Opaque @ SLICE 31A! @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social · 10h

Really enjoyed this video essay by @pagemelt.bsky.social that clarified what I realized I'd been doing the last year for discovering books to read.
(and I simply must track down that book about J Dilla)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdj1...

be your own algorithm

YouTube video by pagemelt

www.youtube.com

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 1d

it’s also a great day to buy my book from an Indigenous bookshop

This Land

This land is your land now, but who did it belong to before? This engaging primer about native lands invites kids to trace history and explore their communities. Before my family lived in this house, ...

birchbarkbooks.com

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The Blue Opaque @ SLICE 31A! @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social · 2d

Doorknocking on a gorgeous fall day because the “fill up the punchcard and get a free thing” system works on me.

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The Blue Opaque @ SLICE 31A! @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social · 3d

St Louis! I'm going to be at SLICE next Saturday - find me at table 31A. I'll also be on a panel with @toumeya.bsky.social and @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social that I'm really looking forward to.
www.slicexpo.org

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The Blue Opaque @ SLICE 31A! @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social · 4d

oh hell yeah, have an amazing time!!!

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Joseph Fink @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 6d

this is how I, a resident of LA, found out that the Palisades fire was arson, that they caught the guy, and that he used gen AI to work his way up to doing the crime

niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 6d

the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault

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Abby @abbylark.bsky.social · 6d

Tomorrow's the big day, and thanks to the GoFundMe plus some outside help, I'm at 3200/3800. I'm hoping that's enough for them at this point, but I am still experiencing extreme anxiety. Share if you can!

I also have paypal if anyone would prefer that: PayPal.me/abbylarkspur

Abby @abbylark.bsky.social · 14d

I'm asking for help so that I can avoid eviction. Please reblog. gofund.me/2757ad335

Donate to Help Abby Avoid Eviction!, organized by Abby Lehrke

My name is Abby Lehrke, and I need help! On October 9th, I'll be attending Housing Court, becaus… Abby Lehrke needs your support for Help Abby Avoid Eviction!

gofund.me

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 6d

FanTASTIC news let’s get this done

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 8d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 8d

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The Blue Opaque @ SLICE 31A! @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social · 7d

Queers at the Table, an anthology I contributed a comic (and the cover) to, is out today! arsenalpulp.com/Books/Q/Quee...

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Brendan O’Kane @bokane.org · 8d

For the Mid-Autumn Festival, I translated the 17th century failson, epicure, and memoirist Zhang Dai's account of the annual Mid-Autumn singing competition on Tiger Hill in Suzhou. www.burninghou.se/p/mid-autumn...

Mid-Autumn, Tiger Hill, Late Ming

"Everyone was perfectly silent, even the mosquitoes."

www.burninghou.se

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 8d

Yay! It’s out tomorrow!!!

Rachel @ziggystarlog.bsky.social · 8d

Mixing romcom with fairy tale in only the way @trungles.com can, their latest book ANGELICA AND THE BEAR PRINCE is exquisite and you can check out my interview with Trung here: comicon.com/2025/10/06/p...

Cover art by Trung Le Nguyen for ANGELICA AND THE BEAR PRINCE

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ncgaylaxians.bsky.social @ncgaylaxians.bsky.social · Sep 7

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Blue Delliquanti is a #Minneapolis based #comicartist and #writer. Blue drew and serialized the Prism Award-winning O Human Star and created Meal (with Soleil Ho), Across a Field of Starlight, and Adversary.

Register at www.gaylaxiconmn.org

#Gaylaxicon2025 #graphicnovels #SFFH

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shivana @heyshivana.bsky.social · 11d

my hot take is some of y'all need to stop only reading comics. read prose, go to a museum, learn scrimshaw, wtfever. go be an interesting person first because i can TELL when people don't ingest anythiinnggg else but comics

Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 11d

Anyone have a particularly hot comic take?

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Nghi Vo @nghivo.bsky.social · 12d

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.

I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12d

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters

Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Wendy Xu @wendyxu.bsky.social · 12d

haha sure jan

"And the company's CEO, AviSchiffmann, says he did it on purpose. "I know people in New York hate Al, and things like Al companionship and wearables, probably more than anywhere else in the country," he told Adweek. "So l bought more ads than anyone has ever done with a lot of white space so that they would socially comment on the topic."

subway ad for friend graffitied with
"AI would not care if you lived or died"

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Cartoonist Cooperative @cartoonist.coop · 14d

Kickstarter United needs our support in this crucial time! Check their website out to read more about how to help them take action towards more fair working conditions.

Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 15d

Kickstarter United has voted to STRIKE! We are fighting for a 32 hour work week, livable wage for all workers, and protections against AI. Our Seattle members are organizing a rally alongside OPEIU 8. Join us on Thursday in Cal Anderson Park! forms.gle/udwphKvnZDVG...

Kickstarter United Seattle Strike Rally
Our union has voted to STRIKE! We are fighting for a 32 hour work, livable wage for all workers, and protections against AI. Join us! Thursday, 10/2 @ 6

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The Blue Opaque @ SLICE 31A! @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social · 14d

Twin Cities, my next event is here at home! I'm an invited guest at Gaylaxicon (@ncgaylaxians.bsky.social) from Friday October 3 to Sunday October 5. Check out my panels and signing times here:
www.bluedelliquanti.com/posts/find-m...
And the Gaylaxicon site here:
www.gaylaxiconmn.org

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The Blue Opaque @ SLICE 31A! @bluedelliquanti.bsky.social · 13d

It's time once again for an October icon.

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Emily ✨🎃 @emilyoram.bsky.social · 13d

October

A man dressed as a vampire with the caption coming up goblin time

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