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Carla the Hoffman @cyberpilate.bsky.social · Nov 14

Wow! My notifications are lighting up! Must be on a list somewhere... Hi all, I'm Carla and I'm part of the Best Damn Comics Team over on @smashpages.bsky.social -- I've sold comics for over 20 years at Metro Entertainment in Santa Barbara, CA so please pick up your comics!

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 6h

43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.

The original Far Side Cow Tools Cartoon by Gary Larson. A cow stands on its hind legs behind a table, staring blankly at the viewer from behind its heavy brow ridge. On the table are four crudely made tools: a lump, a lump with an offset crooked handle, a long stick with hooked prongs at the end, and a crude handsaw with irregular teeth. In the background a barn sits on a hill. Caption reads, "Cow tools."

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Mike Sterling, Comics Guy @mikester.bsky.social · 19h

Speaking of lying A.I.s, I address an "assumption" made by one in regards to my funnybook weblog's name:

www.progressiveruin.com/2025/10/27/i...

I make my own page terrible with these two mighty human hands.

www.progressiveruin.com

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 9d

As someone doxxed by Andy Ngo, myself, I understand the drama it can bring.

His latest target, Daryle Lamont Jenkins is the hero of the film SKIN, and an even greater hero in real life: A Black man who, on his own for decades, has targeted and transformed white supremacists.

Now, he needs our help

Donate to Support One People's Project in Crisis, organized by Daryle Jenkins

The past two years have taken a toll on One People's Project, particularly in re… Daryle Jenkins needs your support for Support One People's Project in Crisis

www.gofundme.com

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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 11h

It is accomplished.

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No true bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 11h

Getting my World Series live updates through bluesky is basically the equivalent of listening on the radio

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Carla the Hoffman @cyberpilate.bsky.social · 13h

#JusticeforQuicksilver

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The Devouring Mother @ragnell.bsky.social · 17h

In damned near everything he gets screwed over.

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Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 14h

To appreciate the alchemy of the Muppets in their prime it helps to get a sense of the unseen craft that went in to making every bit you’ve seen... The timing and synergy of a group of creative folk working toward common purpose and genuinely enjoying that process and each other...

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SWAYHEM @swayart.bsky.social · 18h

There beauty within horror 🌿👹..
Poison Ivy #40 Variant Cover by me

Poison Ivy , DC comics , she has her red hair down as fungus , plants and nature grow outward from her hair

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Ryan Higgins @ryanhiggins.bsky.social · 15h

"I was recently given Cerebus #1 to 18, all have been CGC rated above 9.0 as part of a divorce settlement."

a woman in a firefighter uniform says " a little on the nose don t you think "

ALT: a woman in a firefighter uniform says " a little on the nose don t you think "

media.tenor.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 13h

It’s hilarious following along to this game, not by watching it, but by seeing the reactions here on my feed

Whoever thinks BlueSky doesn’t have the sports juice, you are sorely mistaken

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Darci Meadows, Published Author @saintwalker98.bsky.social · 17h

🌹the thing about Clark Kent that really makes him work (which Superman 2025 I think misses) is that Clark is an absolutely top tier kind of guy even if he wasn't Superman, like big beefy midwestern farm guy built like a fucking tractor whose mostly good natured but can also knock you flat on yer ass

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"Blobby" Marc Quill / WON/F4W / QB1 Publishing @marcquill.bsky.social · 13h

youtu.be/1NoclFsaTYs?...

WWE NXT Fight Forever! chants (SOUND EFFECT)

YouTube video by InsaneWorldWrestlingV2

youtu.be

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⚠invalid handle @hotdogfungus.bsky.social · 1d

zoomers: we are nazis bet you are triggered heh😏
boomers: i hope you are brutally murdered
zoomers:

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RUKUS @mikeyrukus.bsky.social · 14h

So… I’ve been inspired and intrigued by Max The Impaler for many years. I was driven to write the filthiest of tribute themes ever.

So I did….

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Alex Jaffe “Alex Jaffe” Alex Jaffe @alexjaffe.bsky.social · 14h

Today for dc.com, I wrote a quick introduction to the “Guest Fighters” who will be appearing in DC K.O.:

www.dc.com/blog/2025-10...

Come Out Writing: New Challengers Approaching | DC

Of the many delightful surprises from this year’s New York Comic Con, the one that has us talking the most is the revelation that the DC K.O. tournament is even bigger than any of us could have imagin...

www.dc.com

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Carla the Hoffman @cyberpilate.bsky.social · 17h

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17h

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in:

- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Philadelphia
- Denver
- El Paso
- San Diego
- Seattle/Portland
- New Orleans

Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both.

Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed.

Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino.

ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year.

I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations.

I am hearing from both sides of this friction.

One senior DHS official tells me:

"ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?".

Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me:

"What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."

It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there.

Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results.

Official statement to
@FoxNews
via
@TriciaOhio
:

"While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country."
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 1d

lol what the wealthy today don't seem to understand is part of staying wealthy in society is not pissing off the masses.

There's a reason why Carnegie and the Rockefellers poured money into institutions. Gutting institutions and making it harder for the masses to survive is a...choice.

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Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 18h

A happy smiling adolescent girl is framed head and shoulders inside a star as she says, “I love WONDER WOMAN!“
Narration: “The politicians took to their pulpits and howled.“

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Terry Moore Art @terrymooreart.bsky.social · 18h

My new How To Draw 2026 book adds two chapters to the previous edition (plus updated art throughout the book) one of which How To Ink. If you think it's tracing you need this book. ;)Link in bio.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 18h

How your email finds me. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Black and white photo of a woman in a long fur coat sitting on a couch, slouched down and petting a longhaired tabby in her lap.

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Mike Maihack @mikemaihack.com · 18h

For those wondering who's up there with Babs and Kara, that's Cleo! I drew her sci-fi adventures across six graphic novels (aptly titled Cleopatra in Space). It was even made into a short-lived animated series. ❤️😊

Photo of all six Cleopatra in Space graphic novels.

Title card for DreamWorks' animated adaptation of Cleopatra in Space.

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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛🧟‍♀️👻 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 1d

Today is the birthday of legendary artist Bernie Wrightson (Oct. 27, 1948-March 18, 2017.)

A photo of Wrightson wearing a Frankenstein t-shirt, with several zombie hands reaching out for him.

Three examples of his art. The top is a spread from his adaptation of Frankenstein, the second is the cover to House of Secrets #92, and third is Swamp Thing #1.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 1d

🎃 NEW PLAYLIST 🎃

HALLOWEEN CAROLS
the reason for the season

Apple Music:
music.apple.com/us/playlist/...

Spotify:
open.spotify.com/playlist/1Py...

YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqQu...

Halloween Carols

open.spotify.com

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