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Trung Le Nguyen

@trungles.com

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Minneapolis. Cartoon fellow. Author and illustrator of the award-winning OGN, The Magic Fish. Keeps hens. Tells fortunes. Is queer. I cannot tell if you're joking. He/him, They/them Support my work: patreon.com/trungles Links: https://bio.site/trungles

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 14d

Book tour!!! I’m coming to a city that may or may not be near you!!! Starting in a few days!!!

Saturday, 10/4 AT 1:45PM
Decatur Library, Young Adult Stage Decatur, GA

Thursday, 10/9
New York Comic Con
New York, NY

Thursday, 10/9 AT 6PM
Brooklyn Heights Library with Books are Magic
Brooklyn, NY

Friday, 10/10
New York Comic Con
New York, NY

Tuesday, 10/14 AT 7PM
Annabelle’s Book Club LA
Studio City, CA

Saturday, 10/18
SLICE
St. Louis, MO

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 9h

You can just share my video from me instead of sharing a screen recording of my video from a content farm account that isn’t on the scene btw.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 20h

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 9h

Oh very cool! I’ll have to find it and give it a read!

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 14h

Oh yikes! Now I know one thing about him

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 15h

Oh my god I completely forgot about this

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 15h

I’m sure they just had some toy molds and went, “Well, this is it.”

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 15h

Correct!

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 15h

I don’t like to table at conventions if I can help it. I’ve had a lot of really wonderful experiences, but mostly I dislike the whole process of running an ephemeral storefront for several days

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 15h

And even then! 🙃

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 15h

honestly lmao

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 15h

Recklessly splicing commas out of ANGER

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 15h

Maybe I’m too cranky about this tbh. Anyway!

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 16h

Comic cons *do* make me a little sad because all these comic artists and writers I admire are frequently very clearly not doing amazing, and to be mad AS AN ADULT about them not living up to your eight-year-old self’s disneyfied expectations is absolutely unhinged sociopathy imho

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 16h

I saw this on Threads (my mistake) and it absolutely infuriated me. Oh no, this creator, who was always making toyetic properties and probably isn’t seeing a ton of money from them these days, didn’t provide an adequately emotionally fulfilling experience at their temporary place of business???

I met the creator and animator of He Man and the Masters of the Universe today and told him what an honor it was to meet someone who shaped the very foundation of my childhood and of millions of kids in India. He just shrugged his shoulders and asked me if I wanted to buy the $60 Funko he was selling at his booth in New York Comic Con.
Reminder to not meet your hero's.

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 17h

A pioneer!

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 17h

“Oh no people are mad on the internet haha, lol, how nice for me” like GOD that’s so boring.

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 17h

What I really mean is *I’m* gonna do it. I can’t tell you what to do. I’m not your mom. Do whatever you want.

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 17h

Wish we’d all just block Sally Jenkins and move along. She’s doing attention economy stuff. It’s so unserious.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 2d

1. This AM we learned Bari Weiss sent an email to CBS News staff asking them to submit a memo explaining how they spend their time and what’s working/not working.

Now, the Writers Guild, the union which reps some CBS News staff, says it has sent a demand to CBS to get more info about Bari’s request

Dear Guild Members:
We are aware that Bari Weiss sent an email asking CBS employees to provide information about their jobs and feedback about CBS News. Many of you have expressed concern to us about the purpose of the email, and we share those concerns. That is why we sent the company an immediate demand to provide information about the email by Monday. (Information request copied below.) We suggest that you refrain from responding until we are able to share the information that we receive so that you can make an informed decision by the Tuesday deadline.
Solidarity,
Michael Isaac, Director of
Broadcast/Cable/Streaming News
Brandon West, Field Representative
Sophie Martin, Field Representative
Dana Trentalange, Field Representative

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18h

Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 20h

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 2d

Come join me and @victoriaying.com on Tuesday 10/14 (7pm) if you’re in Los Angeles! RSVP here:

Trung Le Nguyen in conversation with Victoria Ying to celebrate Angelica and the Bear Prince

annabellesbookclubla.com

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K. Wroten 🍏 @jukeboxcomix.bsky.social · 1d

Alchemy Stickers WIP

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 23h

"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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Mengxuan Li @mengxuanli.bsky.social · 1d

🏠

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 1d

Omg next time absolutely! I’ll have to reach out in advance!

Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 1d

Is it a difficult game