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Ma’at Crook @maatcrook.bsky.social · 15h

Page 25 of my webcomic, Demonstrative, came outtttkkrrsskkkkkkkkkk

www.maatcrook.com/demonstrativ...

Demonstrative is a fantasy autobiographical fiction webcomic by Ma’at Crook. A child raised by pirates and isolated by abuse creates imaginary friends, befriends monsters, explores secret passageways ...

www.maatcrook.com

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Ma’at Crook @maatcrook.bsky.social · 15h

Page 25 of my webcomic, Demonstrative, came outtttkkrrsskkkkkkkkkk

www.maatcrook.com/demonstrativ...

demonstrative-yr50 — Ma’at Crook

Demonstrative is a fantasy autobiographical fiction webcomic by Ma’at Crook. A child raised by pirates and isolated by abuse creates imaginary friends, befriends monsters, explores secret passageways ...

www.maatcrook.com

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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 20h

There’s another Twitter influx. I’m not sure why. Presumably more Nazi bs.

If you are new here because you don’t like Nazi bs, welcome! Also: update your settings as shown below, & please use alt text here.

It helps disabled folks. Nazis don’t like that, so you can spite them while helping others.

Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · Nov 11

Support a culture of accessibility by using alt text.

If you’re unfamiliar, learn basics via this thread. First, enable “require alt text” in your settings so you can’t forget.

If you’re unable, use Alt4Me to request help. (nofeed)

If you have fave alt text threads, share in the replies! #AltTalk

Infographic featuring a photo of a capybara.

Writing Alt Text: identify who, expression, description, color, and interesting features.

The completed example reads, “A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara’s head.”

Screenshot of the bluesky accessibility settings that shows the “require alt text before posting” setting toggled on and underlined for emphasis.

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Ma’at Crook @maatcrook.bsky.social · 20h

Woohoo! Awesome!

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Mathraptor @mathraptor.bsky.social · 20h

Calling it now, come November or December, I'll start posting a new comic for "Yarns of Horror" based on what might be millennials most beloved folk tale. It's 61 pages long and split into 2 parts (mostly for posting reasons).

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20h

Good evening. There are good things happening in our communities. How might you add to the good?

www.ktvu.com/news/grassro...

Outdoor fridges are being stocked in underserved East Bay communities, as part of growing grassroots effort

A growing army of volunteers has been taking part in an organic, grassroots effort to help feed the hungry by stocking refrigerators placed at various locations in the East Bay.

www.ktvu.com

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Mr. Tyler Crook @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 21h

Me and @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social just had a nice chat with @nearmintcon.bsky.social!

Near Mint Condition @nearmintcon.bsky.social · 1d

Get in here, Minties!

Omar is LIVE! RIGHT NOW! interviewing Christopher Cantwell & Tyler Crook!

Join the chat:
www.youtube.com/live/hZ2pFRx...

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Mr. Tyler Crook @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 1d

www.darkhorse.com/Blog/4541/da...

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Ma’at Crook @maatcrook.bsky.social · 23h

I wonder if that was a deciding factor for many other folks.

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Bess Pallares @besspallares.bsky.social · 1d

Out of Alcatraz picked up another starred review ahead of the hardcover release next week, this time from Publishers Weekly. Congrats to @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social and @mrtylercrook.bsky.social!

(review contains some mild spoilers)

Out of Alcatraz by Christopher Cantwell

Superb hardboiled storytelling and killer mid-century design power this noir from Eisner nominees Cantwell (Plastic Man No More)...

www.publishersweekly.com

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Sam Still Masks 🪉 @theailingwitch.bsky.social · 1d

“Covid has never ended,
Measles and flu abound;
Instead of giving sick days
They’ll put us in the ground.”

My pro-masking lyrics for the classic civil action song “Which Side are You on?” are available on my (FREE) Patreon now!

www.patreon.com/posts/141233...

Lyrics: Put a Mask Back On ("Which Side are You On?") | The Ailing Witch

www.patreon.com

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Ma’at Crook @maatcrook.bsky.social · 1d

The CDC hasn’t updated their wastewater surveillance data (COVID, Measles, flu) since Sept 20th (when national COVID numbers were High).

So, I checked WWSCAN, but Oregon isnt even participating.

But other states are, if you’d like to make informed choices. data.wastewaterscan.org

WastewaterSCAN Dashboard

WastewaterSCAN Data Dashboard tracks infectious diseases across the US via wastewater surveillance.

data.wastewaterscan.org

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Tumble Through Podcast @tumblethrupod.bsky.social · 1d

Anna plays Lowen, the hellspawn wizard!

@peculiarplanets.com is a queer and neurodivergent writer and AP performer from the Netherlands. Lowen has had a rough time in the second season of the show, but it’s made for some excellent story telling!

(3/7 ⬇️)

Image of a white person with ginger and blonde hair and glasses. They are smiling and wearing a turquoise button up shirt. This photo is laid within a waning half moon with shadows emanating from its dark side.

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Mr. Tyler Crook @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 2d

Harrow County Month™ Day 14!

The Complete Harrow County Compendium comes out Oct. 28th. You can pre-order it now! Over a thousand pages of southern gothic horror. Along with backup stories, essays and process stuff!

bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Emmy stands tiny in a desolate field dust clouds blow, making the form of a skull!

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Mr. Tyler Crook @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson is bummed because he saw some video of the naked bike ride and had to log it in his "I sinned by watching porn" app on his phone. Now his adult son is disappointed in his because he knows his father looked at a butt cheek.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Mr. Tyler Crook @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 1d

The way they composited real human eyes on these puppets is the raddest, scariest thing I've seen in a while.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcdz...

Madame Tutli-Putli

YouTube video by NFB

www.youtube.com

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Geo Ghoul goes to White Castle @geogantart.com · 2d

Hey #portfolioday!

I'm George and I am a Ringo-Nominated and Glyph Award-Winning cartoonist. Some people know me as the creator of the comic strip Beware of Toddler, others know me for my work in The Beano, and some know me for art In Redman's Muddy Waters Too.

Let's connect!
geogantart.com

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, I am aware of the fascism, but it is also #PortfolioDay. So here's a brief respite. Hi! I'm Cheryl Lynn Eaton. I write comics. I talk about comics. I LOVE comics. Here's some of my work (credits in the ALT tags):

DC Power 2024 #1 / Pencils: Asiah Fulmore

Marvel Voices: Spider-Verse #1 / Pencils: Julian Shaw

Batman Secret Files #1 / Pencils: Elena Casagrande

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 3d

you cannot "abuse" your rights.

civil rights either are protected and real or they are not.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 3d

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson's full statement, in which she says she will sign an EO permitting protest "only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street," is up on the village's website.

"There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest," Thompson says.

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Broadview Shrinks Protest Safety Zones

The following statement can be attributed to Village of Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson:

“The protests at the ICE facility on Saturday night degenerated into chaos. There were 15 arrests, and 10 of those were around the age of my own daughter. As a mother and a mayor, I am mad. Broadview didn’t choose to have the ICE facility in our community. But it’s here. And so are Broadview residents. There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest. Too many are raising their fists rather than their voices, creating chaos at the expense of the people who call Broadview home. Broadview residents lack the protestors’ privilege to return to calm, quiet neighborhoods for undisturbed rest.

Therefore, I have issued a new executive order, in consultation with the Illinois State Police and Cook County Sheriff, that permits protests only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street.

There will no longer be a designated protest safety zone at 2000 South 25th Avenue between Lexington and Fillmore.

Additionally, it has been only God’s grace alone that a protester has not been struck and killed by a motorist on 25th Avenue given how frequently protesters dash onto this busy, four-lane street. This new
measure will provide for both the serenity of residents and safety of protestors.

As I have repeatedly said, I respect, support, and defend the protesters’ free and – peaceful – speech against the outrageous injustices and deplorable unprovoked chemical arms attacks by ICE agents against American citizens, journalists, and ministers that put Broadview police and firefighters in harms’ way.

Nevertheless, my first priority is to defend public safety and the residents who live here and people who work here. They deserve stability, safety, and respect, a quality of life that is currently being denied to them. They deserve the love and kindness that they expect by being Broadview residents.”

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Mr. Tyler Crook @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 2d

Take a look at the Out of Alcatraz hardcover which comes out October 21st!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ1Q...

Out of Alcatraz Hardcover Overview | Christopher Cantwell and Tyler Crook escape from Alcatraz!

YouTube video by Near Mint Condition

www.youtube.com

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 2d

Jubilee cosplayers, your time has come.

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

On Saturday, we wear yellow. ❌👑

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alphallamallama.bsky.social @alphallamallama.bsky.social · 3d

Final one. I wanted to do the penguin. I think he looks cool in his crushed velvet vest and puffy pants.

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Ma’at Crook @maatcrook.bsky.social · 2d

He does!!!

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سيف | 🇵🇸 @chanafehs.bsky.social · 3d

Happy indigenous peoples day everyone🇵🇸🫶

سيف | 🇵🇸 @chanafehs.bsky.social · Jun 30

palestinian lesbians once again ✨
{ #art #pride }

Digital art Illustration of two women in a tender embrace in front of a arched window. Both women are Palestinian and wearing elaborately decorated traditional thobes. The woman to the left has a deeper skin tone and a tender smile. Her braided black hair is decorated with silver ornaments towards the bottom.

The woman to the right is wearing a heavy coin headdress that has chains leading down to her waist. Her face has subtle tattoos that match those on her hand.

In the arched window behind them there are palm trees in the distance and foliage that coveres the bottom of the window.

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Mr. Tyler Crook @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 3d

Harrow County Month™ Day 11, 12, & 13! (I skipped the weekend)
The Complete Harrow County Compendium comes out Oct. 28th. You can pre-order it now! Over a thousand pages of southern gothic horror. Along with backup stories, essays and process stuff!
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Bernice, looking shocked, holding a candle in a room full of jars, which are in turn full of snakes

The feet of a spooky child standing at the top of the stairs. On one of the steps, lies a rag doll which is apparently bleeding.

An old black-and-white photo lying on the ground amongst the leaves. The photo shows several people in all the tiny clothes. Emmy sits in the center. Hers is the only face that is not scratched out.

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