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Rachel Merrill at NYCCC Artist Alley-H-6

@ohhhaeee.bsky.social

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Artist for the sydnicated cartoon Gil Thorp Co Creator with Henry Barajas of Death To Pachuco from Image Comics Illustrator, animator, storyboard artist, Cartoons at New Yorker Full portfolio at http://www.rachelmerrill.net Get in touch at merrillrach @ gm

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Rachel Merrill at NYCCC Artist Alley-H-6 @ohhhaeee.bsky.social · Dec 13

Figure its time to repeat my ongoing xmas wish for the last 3 years-all I want for Christmas is to work with @criterion.bsky.social someday!!

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Collector's Paradise Comics & Graphic Novels @collectorsparadise.bsky.social · 45m

💥 Today's the day! Our special 𝙉𝙤𝙃𝙤 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 is finally here!

✨ 𝘿𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩:
✍️ @urbanbarbarian.bsky.social
✍️ Tini Howard
✍️ @henrybarajas.bsky.social
✍️ @shannondenton.bsky.social
✍️ @davidhartmanart.bsky.social

Details: bit.ly/nohosigning101525

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 5h

This is utter nonsense. The status quo gives MAGA nimby councilmembers disproportionate power to block housing that benefits the entire city.

I trust Zohran with the power to approve housing far more than Vickie Paladino. Vote YES on the pro-housing ballot initiatives

Adrienne Adams @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social · 5h

Ballot proposals 2, 3 and 4 take power away from everyday New Yorkers, giving it to unelected mayoral appointees and developers. Don’t be misled to give away your community’s power. Learn more at whatsonmyballot.nyc

Your Neighborhood Is On The Ballot

whatsonmyballot.nyc

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Rachel Merrill at NYCCC Artist Alley-H-6 @ohhhaeee.bsky.social · 11d

Im always curious about posts that start with "STOP DOING THIS" or "YALL ARE GUILTY" and its like using ai slop for news or praising ICE and its like maybe the problem is you if you have those kind of followers/mutuals??

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Rachel Merrill at NYCCC Artist Alley-H-6 @ohhhaeee.bsky.social · 1d

Really need someone smarter than me to do a compare and contrast between PTA's One Battle After Another with Melville's Army Of Shadows

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

Why do all of the "Young Republicans" look 50?

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 1d

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 17h

I just watched this whole clip and oh my god Kathy??? The way she also takes the opportunity to boost Zohran and drag Mike Lawler????

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 2d

I don't know how many times to point out that is absolutely ghoulish and non-consensual and disgusting behavior.
To exploit the image of a dead woman who was also exploited in real life so you can live out your momentary fantasies of "what is possible" with AI is bad science journalism, also.
Sick.

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Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Happen Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Screenshot includes an AI generated image of what looks like a human cross between Daenaerys Targaryen and Marilyn Monroe on the back of a dragon.

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Rachel Merrill at NYCCC Artist Alley-H-6 @ohhhaeee.bsky.social · 1d

The new WSJ piece on the film industry has many correct observations but frankly mostly alot of scare mongering about the future.
You cant just print "no more animation jobs because of AI" and expect me not to roll my eyes.
Especially when its right there in the article about outsourcing jobs.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

This is the response I received from ICE when I inquired about the 13-year-old they abducted from Everett, Mass. on Friday:

Good afternoon, Marisa.
Please see the below from DHS on the 13-year-old alien.
Please feel free to direct any questions to them.
Respectfully,
James

Tricia McLaughlin
@TriciaOhio • 6h
S...
Here are the facts: he posed a public safety threat with an extensive rap sheet including violent assault with a dangerous weapon, battery, breaking and entering, destruction of property.
He was in possession of a firearm and 5-7 inch knife when arrested.

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Rachel Merrill at NYCCC Artist Alley-H-6 @ohhhaeee.bsky.social · 1d

Also throw in Le Petit Soldat while we're at it

Rachel Merrill at NYCCC Artist Alley-H-6 @ohhhaeee.bsky.social · 1d

Really need someone smarter than me to do a compare and contrast between PTA's One Battle After Another with Melville's Army Of Shadows

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Aaron Long @aaronlong.bsky.social · 6d

aiming to get several pounds of animation done today

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Rachel Merrill at NYCCC Artist Alley-H-6 @ohhhaeee.bsky.social · 1d

Also throw in Le Petit Soldat while we're at it

Rachel Merrill at NYCCC Artist Alley-H-6 @ohhhaeee.bsky.social · 1d

Really need someone smarter than me to do a compare and contrast between PTA's One Battle After Another with Melville's Army Of Shadows

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Collector's Paradise Comics & Graphic Novels @collectorsparadise.bsky.social · 1d

📆Join us this 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 10/15 at Collector’s Paradise 𝗡𝗼𝗛𝗼 for your chance to meet this amazing lineup of creators:

✍️ @urbanbarbarian.bsky.social
✍️ Tini Howard
✍️ @henrybarajas.bsky.social
✍️ @shannondenton.bsky.social
✍️ @davidhartmanart.bsky.social

Details: bit.ly/nohosigning101525

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Linette🌻 @ohtiniestplanet.bsky.social · 1d

books by celebrities should have a maximum print run of 500. any celebrity with an idea for a children's book must pay $5000 into a pool to cover freelance artists' health insurance before publication

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Rachel Merrill at NYCCC Artist Alley-H-6 @ohhhaeee.bsky.social · 1d

Really need someone smarter than me to do a compare and contrast between PTA's One Battle After Another with Melville's Army Of Shadows

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Christian Carnouche @christiancarnouche.bsky.social · 1d

Getting stuck into my NYCC reading pile already.

I know what to expect with @henrybarajas.bsky.social’s stories, so no shock that it was a gripping and meaningful book, working perfectly with @ohhhaeee.bsky.social’s striking and unique artistic style. As for the colours, well Lee is a master!

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d

“Living car-free is the most impactful behavior by far in terms of reducing emissions.”

WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 2d

🚲🥗🚗 Small choices matter, but big change happens when systems support them.

WRI Climate ranked 19 climate-friendly behaviors to show which ones cut the most emissions and why policies & businesses must make them accessible.

See the list 👉 bit.ly/4q0pWvC

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Ian @brocktoon.bsky.social · 4d

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

I interviewed one of these factory workers in Los Angeles. She gets paid three cents to sew a zipper, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt.

This is how fast fashion brands like Fashion Nova can put "Made in USA" tags on dress shirts that retail for only $25

"Every day at 6 am, Bilma boards a bus that shuttles her to downtown Los Angeles’s Fashion District. When she reaches the garment factory an hour later, she starts working immediately, without punching in. Like thousands of other garment workers in the United States, Bilma’s wages aren’t tethered to the clock but rather to the quantity of operations she executes. Three cents for a zipper or sleeve, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt before she passes it onto the next sewing operator in line. Assembling an entire dress earns her a mere 15 cents. Bilma toils away on garments primarily for fast-fashion labels such as Fashion Nova, Lulus, and Lucy in the Sky, who prioritize quickly stocking on-trend items over the quality of materials. These companies peddle things like $80 maxi dresses, $25 poplin dress shirts, and $5 crop tops, all modeled by beautiful people and bedecked with the tantalizing promise of low-cost glamor."

"This worker payment system, known as “piecework” in the garment industry, is how US-based manufacturers can sidestep labor laws that require companies to pay at least the minimum wage. Rather than compensating Bilma for the exhausting 12-hour shifts—a regimen that, according to LA County’s minimum wage requirement, should yield $202.80—her pay is determined by the individual tasks she performs, which can fluctuate daily. Despite her adept handling of hundreds of garments a day, Bilma’s earnings typically linger around $50 per day. That’s $300 weekly for the standard six-day grind and $350 if she opts for Sunday labor. Doing what she can with this modest income, Bilma spends $400 a month to live in a two-bedroom apartment with six other people, some of whom are day laborers. In this crowded arrangement, two occupants squeeze into each bedroom, while two more lay claim to the living room. Bilma sleeps in the corner of the bustling kitchen."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Many thanks to our panels’ special guests! And, of course, many thanks to the greatest team in the world, the folks behind, Civics For All Comics Group, NYC’s Department of Social Studies & Civics!

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 2d

"By the time she died at the age of 79, she had as strong a star persona as her original screen fashion idol Katharine Hepburn — the kind that made inattentive viewers assume she was just playing herself." Wherein I write about the incomparable Diane Keaton. www.vulture.com/article/the-...

The Unfading Beauty of Diane Keaton

For over five decades, cinema bent itself around her profoundly original image. It had no choice.

www.vulture.com

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Ricardo Levins Morales Art Studio @rlmartstudio.bsky.social · 3d

This week in 1988: 1,000+ ACT UP demonstrators shut down the FDA headquarters, demanding (and eventually winning) action on developing HIV/AIDS treatments. ACT UP's militant and creative actions always included powerful visual artwork, and paved the way for movements in the decades to come.

A photograph from the 1988 ACT UP demonstration outside the FDA. Many people are participating in a die-in on the front steps, holding mock tombstones with messages like "RIP - killed by the FDA" and "Dead from lack of drugs." A line of police officers (some with classic 80s mustaches) wearing riot helmets stands between them and the building; one cop wearing white gloves is walking through the demonstrators. Affixed to the 2nd story windows of the building is a series of posters and a large blank banner reading Silence = Death.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

You know it's going great when you have to repeatedly remind the interviewer you're the Vice President of the United States mid-tantrum.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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