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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · Jul 9

Hey, I'm Peter and I draw comics! I've worked on the Avatar: the Last Airbender comics, written some Dragon Prince graphic novels, and also a few creator-owned things.

✨portfolio: peterwartman.com
✨comics: shipwreckplanet.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14h

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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Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 13h

gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 13h

yes

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Ethan M. Aldridge @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social · 20h

It's good weather for reading ghost stories

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evan dahm @evandahm.bsky.social · 22h

3rd Voice: 121st Scene: Cops (1/2). www.rice-boy.com , www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/3r...

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Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 22h

Excuse the quick and dirty scans, but if you can get your hands on the magazine, you'll be treated not only to Plum's 1/32 Shira-DOW kit dolled up to the nines, but scratch-built Republic aircraft and more. The 1/700 scale scratch-built Prince of Minadan carrier is especially sumptuous.

A scan from a magazine showcasing a scratch-built jet fighter in silver and red livery.

A scan from a magazine detailing a scratch-built model aircraft carrier.

A scan from a magazine detailing a scratch-built jet fighter in yellow livery.

A scan from a magazine detailing two ornate propellor-driven aircraft in blue and red liveries, respectively.

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🌱J. Scott 🌱 @drooliasnott.bsky.social · 1d

I did a little Blue Hollow page preview pack for editors to look at, do you also want to look?? 😮 This is chapter 2: scene 1... three varieties of ghost, two teen boyfriends, and the one type of scowl that unites them. ❤️ This is enemies to lovers YA, baby. Follow for the full pages.... soon 🌱

Sheriff Dale Abernathy and teen Onion Pendergrass approach a blue house on a gloomy day.
Dale: ok Will, look sharp.
he knocks on the door
someone beyond the door: Hold on for just a second!
Dale coughs while they wait, but Onion looks off into the yard, where many ghosts linger in the distance surrounding the tombstones out by the treeline.
Dale tips his hat back: Some house, huh? Whoever built this sure had some scratch! you heard of the waylon mine?
Onion isn't listening.
Onion thinks: There's a lot here. is it cuz we're so far in?

a large man with red hair and overalls opens the door.
George: howdy, sheriff abernathy! this the kid you said?
dale: yes indeedy! william frost pendergrass. this is he! say hi, will.
Onion says nothing, but he has a black eye that radiates purple.
George: whew! that is some shiner, sonny! hope you're not afraid of getting dirty! ha hah! oops, looks like you got that one covered. We got one of your type here already, you're gonna fit right in. I'm george, you'll be working with me. welcome to the blue house! come on in, I'll introduce you to the owner.
Onion scowls, remaining silent.

they walk through the interior of the house-- an old and rotting victorian mansion, the inside painted mostly blue. the wall is peeling and detritus is everywhere.
George: sorry about the mess! well, I guess that's what you're here for, huh sport? ha ha ha!
George turns to converse with Dale, Onion lagging behind.
George: the damn house got built in 1876 so you know it's all fucked up inside! been here six months and barely made a dent!
Dale: yall got any pest control issues? termites?
George: ohhh, rats? cockroaches? this and that! no wood borers though, thank god.
Onion stops at the sound of whistling and looks through an open door into another room.

The geometry of the house briefly bends out of reality, and Onion finds himself staring down a long corridor full of black doorways, at the end of which a blue ghost of a teenage girl is seen stepping just off scene.
Dale smacks Onion's shoulder, bringing him back to reality.
Dale: C'mon, trouble.
Onion looks back, but the corridor is gone. Only a single room remains.

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Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 1d

Cutie drawing practice

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 1d

the power of roundness

Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 1d

you ever look at the time and somehow it's gone from 9am to noon in about ten minutes

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 1d

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 1d

hey neat

Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 1d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.

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Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 1d

this is PEAK character design

Rocketengine @rocketengine.bsky.social · 2d

AX-5 Pressure Suit

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 1d

i love this suit so much

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Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Feb 16

In far right spaces, you hear Carl Schmitt referred to frequently, in particular his emphasis on the centrality of the friend/enemy distinction. For people interested in understanding the influences behind those attempting to dismantle the liberal democratic world order, this is worth reading:

Peter Gratton @petergratton.bsky.social · Feb 15

In this substack, I provide an explainer of Schmitt for those who need it, plus take up some points from @sharonk.bsky.social, @gregk.co.uk, and others here: Schmitt Explained, Plus His Critics and the Con of Sovereignty petergratton.substack.com/p/schmitt-ex...

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · Aug 31

SOFTER, ROUNDER

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 2d

honestly i think it's probably time i made my avatar a drawing of my actual face, but for now.

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 2d

made my avatar cuter, rounder

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Ethan M. Aldridge @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, no kidding

A comic panel from SABLE: A GHOST STORY. It shows Graham, an imposing old wolf with one eye scared over, glowering in the dark. A speech bubble, spoken by another character, says "He's dangerous."

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 2d

friend

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 2d

alas

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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 2d

This whole series has been great, and genuinely moving, despite (or because of) being polished campaign video.

It is so rare to see those techniques—with that *surety*—used to say things like this, from positions like this, with a platform like this. No hedging, here.

Makes me want to do the work

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

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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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 3d

i like this, yeah