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Milo Neuman @miloneuman.bsky.social · 6h

The laws of primogeniture haunt us to this day

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Milo Neuman @miloneuman.bsky.social · 6h

Oops, glanced at social media and now I want to sleep for 100 years, classic blunder

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Milo Neuman @miloneuman.bsky.social · 17h

Obviously the average male is mainly concerned with heading off the disastrous succession crisis which is inevitable should he fail to produce a suitable heir.

Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 1d

I've never understood some men's obsession with having children (especially male children) as a form of leaving a legacy. Especially since those same men rarely want to help raise those kids. An individual person isn't a monument to your DNA. You didn't actually accomplish anything but reproduce.

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Milo Neuman @miloneuman.bsky.social · 1d

I draw storyboards (and sometimes direct) for a living. Learned a lot of my craft by drawing webcomics as a teen, but not everything. You learn way more about how to make a movie by watching and analyzing movies, the language is completely different from comics. Apples and Oranges.

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Adam P. Knave @adampknave.com · 1d

Also: writing is a skill not a magic power. It’s furniture building, not communing with the muses. Settle down and just do the work, enjoy it, and stop trying to pretend it’s some deep magical power. It’s a craft. A fun challenging one! But a craft. Relax.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 2d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Carta Monir @cartamonir.com · 3d

If you love trans people, if you love sex workers, if you think we deserve to have families... please donate. The amount of money my friend needs to raise for court costs is shocking. Please donate.

More Carta @morecarta.bsky.social · 3d

I am fundraising for an anonymous friend, who is a trans sex worker and POC. They are at risk of losing custody of their children. Please, please donate. This is a situation that is painful and scary beyond description.

PLEASE SHARE GRAPHICS WIDELY

🫂 www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-... 🫂

URGENT NEED! HELP KEEP FAMILY TOGETHER, DONATE NOW!

We are raising funds for a pillar of our community: a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. While their lawyers are confident they can win this discriminatory case, funds are needed by February 2026. We believe they should no longer have to face this on their own, which is why we are asking for your support.

Goal: $50,000

https://www.gofundme.com/help-keep-family-together-urgent

Venmo: carta-monir
Cashapp: $cartamonir

Send donations with a red heart emoji to ensure funds are redirected to this SWER

We are raising funds for a beloved community member; a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. For their safety and privacy they must remain anonymous, but this is a pillar of our community, loved and verified by those of us running this fundraiser.

Our friend is facing a trial in February regarding the custody of their young children. The case against them is based on the fact that their primary form of income is sex work. Notably, the judge of the initial custody arrangement ruled that their job was not reason enough to restrict their parenting time years ago. Because of this precedent, their lawyer feels very confident they will win their upcoming case.

To defend their rights to parent their own children, our friend needs to raise $75,000 by February 2026. This staggering amount of money is required by the court to cover the costs associated with a two day trial (lawyers fees, expert witnesses, the court reporter, depositions, creation of trial binders, the list goes on). If they cannot secure these funds by the February deadline, they will be forced to settle, resulting in severely reduced interaction with their children. We obviously do not want this to happen.

Our friend has provided for themself and their children for years, fighting their custody battle in private while continuing to be an incredible parent, friend, and educator. They can no longer face this by themselves, which is why we are asking for your support.

In our current political climate, we know that our friend's situation is especially precarious. This is a crucial moment to show solidarity with a community member who needs it more than ever.

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 3d

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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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 4d

This murder is why we still have to say BLACK LIVES MATTER

Kingsley Bimpong should be alive.

A.J. Lagoe @ajlagoe.bsky.social · 6d

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment. Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours www.kare11.com/mobile/artic...

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours

www.kare11.com

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 4d

every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 4d

(watching a population vigorously oppose subsidizing the welfare state while also maintaining one of the world’s largest prison systems) these are people who love to be free

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Milo Neuman @miloneuman.bsky.social · 4d

Me, two edibles deep, staggering around the kitchen, fishing a ben and jerry situation out of the freezer:

OHOHoHO-HoH! This Is Gonna FUUUUCK

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Milo Neuman @miloneuman.bsky.social · 5d

"But fair play to him [Louis C.K.] in one sense for getting out of his comfort zone – he has a whole bit about giving up weed and yet here he is visiting a place where getting stoned is common."

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5d

With receipts!

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

‘Amoral, evil’: vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival

Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punishment amputation, jail for satirists … these are the Saudi human rights abuses fuelling the fury being directed at the likes of Louis CK, Dave Chapp...

www.theguardian.com

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Milo Neuman @miloneuman.bsky.social · 6d

I have to keep reminding myself that I'm doing worldbuilding for a webcomic, not writing a novel, and that I have different priorities to weigh. Still putting the writing first, but I'd like to shake off the rust and get back to making art this week as well, if only to stay sharp.

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Milo Neuman @miloneuman.bsky.social · 6d

Boosting Ahmed and Kholoud's fundraiser again. It seems like their account keeps getting deleted by Bluesky mods. Please throw them a few bucks if you can, they are living through hell: gofund.me/bc22a5890

Donate to Help Ahmed and his family survive in Gaza, organized by AHMED ALJA

I am Ahmed, a Palestinian living in Gaza since 1998 after losing my father in 199… AHMED ALJA needs your support for Help Ahmed and his family survive in Gaza

gofund.me

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Kholoud family @mmkholoud.bsky.social · 25d

I am Kholoud and my husband Ahmed. We have two daughters, Ghazal and Malak. We were displaced from our home in Gaza for over a year. Now we are displaced again, striving to protect our children who have known nothing but war and displacement. We desperately need your support.🙏🏻

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Milo Neuman @miloneuman.bsky.social · 6d

After a good run of multi-thousand word days, I think I'm settling into 1000-1500 words as a sustainable daily writing goal. Gives me a bit more time in my day to read (an essential ingredient) and draw (the thing I keep forgetting I've dedicated most of my life too).

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Milo Neuman @miloneuman.bsky.social · 6d

Are you telling me former prosecutor Kamala Harris wasn't literally Antifa?

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Milo Neuman @miloneuman.bsky.social · 7d

I really admire your work, keep it up!

Milo Neuman @miloneuman.bsky.social · 7d

Amaaaayzinnng!

Anni Jyn @annijyn.com · 7d

laura palmer / everybody scream

a black abstract line art illustration of Laura palmer from David lynch’s twin peaks, screaming. she has white eyes and inside her eyeballs the words “fire walk with me” are written. the background is bright red.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 7d

I've heard every "we have to hit them where it hurts" argument in the book, and none of them are beating the allegations that people just want to make fun of fat bodies.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 7d

You are telling every fat person in your life that they disgust you, that their bodies are comical or degenerate or useless. You are telling every fat person in your life you don't respect them.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 7d

Eight thousand iterations of this discourse later, there is no political utility in calling fascists fat. All you're doing is propping up the brutal hierarchy which lets people like them work up from deniable social torture to state violence.

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Milo Neuman @miloneuman.bsky.social · 7d

Sadly no amount of tinkering will make my laptop as cool and sexy as a notebook 😔

Serious answer though, I mostly mean that I find it easier to write away from any screens and distractions, especially for first drafts and brainstorming, so the notebook works really well for me, and are fun!

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