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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · Sep 6

“Yeah, something about when you come for the crown that’s so humbling, huh?”

Ink commission for @dmisemer.bsky.social 💥🐯

Pen and ink drawing of Rumi from kpop demon hunters

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Joe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social · 16h

Amazing

Tweet: @vexwerewolf
Right-wingers literally straight-up admitting "it's harder to discredit the left because the left is almost always telling the truth"
Scott Jennings @Lum 21h um, yes, that's really a problem
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The problem with left-leaning media is they're intrinsically more strict with their propaganda to only using verifiable sources so it's really hard to poke holes in their ideology and arguments in comparison to a lot of low quality rightwing content.
That makes attacking their points with fact checkers not very effective unless the fact checkers use misinformation tactics as well.
In essence people on the right have to work harder and more creatively to push their agendas as statistics and studies frustratingly arent usually on our side.

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 17h

"The World of the Dark Crystal" documentary (1983, 1 hour) is available for free on Youtube.
>> www.catsuka.com/breves/2025-...

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Adam 🪿 @vexnir.bsky.social · 1d

That’s such a fluffy, sleepy pumpkin 🧡

#art #cozyart #caturday

Watercolor illustration of a bunch of colorful pumpkins, with a beige striped cat sleeping on top of them curled up into a ball, slightly resembling the round pumpkins itself.

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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 1d

I'm a bit torn here bc the Labubu guy actually IS an indie toy designer, I saw his stuff at like WonderFes a decade ago. So he's not like say, Funko shit- So Labubus is one of the better fads because one of us made it big

But also he's probably plenty rich by now (I hope so he deserves to be)

KP @hagofbolding.bsky.social · Sep 8

What if instead of buying a labubu you bought something from a small artist instead

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☁️TORI.PNG☁️ shop OPEN! @toripng.com · 1d

Mandatory.

#pixelart

warning shrimp check required; pixel shrimp illustration

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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 1d

Like I know there are edgelord leftists out there who look down their noses at shit like No Kings but sorry you guys, the more mass protest looks fun and family-friendly, the bigger it gets and the better its chances of being broadly effective

Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 1d

Portland does not own the patent on inflatable animal costume protests, come on people

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · 1d

Hey friends!!
I’m participating in a free Spooky Book Giveaway where you enter for a chance to win six spooky books, including a copy of my graphic novel THE GHOSTKEEPER!!

The winner will be selected on October 14th! 👻

Enter here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Spooky October Giveaway!

Hi there! This is a free giveaway for several awesome spooky books. The entry period for the giveaway is 10/1/25 to 10/14/25, at which point we'll select one lucky winner to receive the free bundle. Y...

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 1d

Mamdani promises to deploy *hundreds* if lawyers to fight for trans rights, create a new office of LGBTQ affairs, and allocate millions of dollars to fund housing and healthcare for trans kids and adults

This is what fighting back looks like--elevating activists to materually support trans people.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 1d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 1d

Fascism fatigue. I'm coining it right now. I also have it.

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · 1d

Hey friends!!
I’m participating in a free Spooky Book Giveaway where you enter for a chance to win six spooky books, including a copy of my graphic novel THE GHOSTKEEPER!!

The winner will be selected on October 14th! 👻

Enter here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Spooky October Giveaway!

Hi there! This is a free giveaway for several awesome spooky books. The entry period for the giveaway is 10/1/25 to 10/14/25, at which point we'll select one lucky winner to receive the free bundle. Y...

docs.google.com

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · Oct 11

Today is World Mental Health Day 🪴

It’s okay to not be okay. You’re doing the best you can in a hostile and difficult world, and I’m proud of you for that.

Take time to do something kind for yourself today 🩵

Comic panel of a man with an umbrella and a ghostly little girl feeding crows together

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1d

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 1d

If you can't come out right now, please don't hate yourself.
One day, the meaning of labels will disappear.

Please love yourself as you are.
The one who can cherish yourself the most is yourself.
Because that is your strength and beauty.
Chiitan loves you

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · 1d

Yup. The amount of times people with kids have just casually told me “if I knew how much work it was going to be, I wouldn’t have had my kids at all” without questioning why they felt like they had to have any in the first place and project it onto their kids instead, horrifies me.

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · 1d

This drives me nuts, like no, your child isn’t capable of being vindictive toward you and specifically trying to make your life harder by misbehaving or having needs—they literally don’t know any better and need to be taught and reminded.

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Ted (& technically Ro) @brandtandstein.com · 2d

It’s Saturday here, so I am once again tapping the sign to remind you that my DMs are open to all new comics creators looking for feedback or advice on writing, art or the industry at large!

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · 3d

Little moments of joy this week:

🐈‍⬛ Spending extra time in the mornings to snuggle my kittycat
🍎 Going to a local farm to buy fresh fruit and cider and pet the sheep
👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Taking a cozy autumn walk with my gf
💇 Getting a masc haircut that gave me a small hit of gender euphoria

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

Just want to remind everyone that little moments of joy are so important right now.

For instance, my cat does not understand the human concept of kisses beyond Incoming Nose = Love. So every time she’s happy, she’ll smush her face or shove her nose into ours.

Please share your joys with us.

Heater, an orange cat with BIG eyes, nestles herself in a sea of grey blankies.

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · 2d

This duck looks like the sad Charlie brown music plays wherever it goes

a man in a black jacket is walking on a dirt hill

ALT: a man in a black jacket is walking on a dirt hill

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Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.social · 2d

Guillermo del Toro and Netflix have announced plans to form a new stop motion studio that will be both a studio and a school to push the medium forward and will develop plans to make Del Toro's next stop motion project after Pinocchio. I'm very hyped to see what this leads to!

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · 2d

Some writers that made me:

Bruce Coville
JRR Tolkien
Lois Lowry
Eoin Colfer
Markus Zusak
Ray Bradbury
CS Lewis
Mary Pope Osborne
Suzanne Collins

Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · Mar 22

who are some of the writers that made you?

jrr tolkien
libba bray
jd salinger
ken follett
cs lewis
joanna campbell
lemony snicket
richelle mead
stephenie meyer
kurt vonnegut jr
eva ibbotson
se hinton
lois duncan

you? 📚💙

Aaron Burch @aaronburch.bsky.social · Mar 22

who are the five writers that made you?

Matt Christopher
Sam Kieth
Kevin Smith
Denis Johnson
Brian Evenson

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · Oct 10

Happy World Mental Health Day 🌱 I hope you are extra kind to yourself today, but if you need some extra kindness, my book has been described as a warm ghostly hug 🤗

theghostkeeper.carrd.co

A young man and his ghost, the grandmother walk-through a row of graves in a rainy cemetery

THE GHOSTKEEPER book review:

“This candid, affirming look at mental health and the importance of taking care of yourself includes attainable coping mechanisms that'll benefit plenty of readers, not just the undead. A vibrant graphic novel with the gentle, feel-good vibes of House in the Cerulean Sea.”

—Emmy Widener, American Booksellers Association

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Etherington Brothers @etheringtonbros.bsky.social · 2d

Our feature artist/tutorial today is this page on TROUSER CREASES, by the talented @simodasketch! Remember that we’re essentially folding a TUBE, which will cause the compressed fabric to SPIKE OUT in creases at the EDGES of the bend. #anime #manga #drawing #characterdesign

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 2d

From "Niccolo". Animation by David Florian (Gobelins).
www.instagram.com/p/DPokMAEDFtY/

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