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No Score Draws ✍🏻⚽ @noscoredraws.com · 06/07/2026

Have tried to distill the second half into one image

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Aoife “Fe” Baker @vivaciousvandal.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Had a great convo this week where I introduced someone to the term “passive suicidal ideation” and he hadn’t had a word before for his experiences. So I thought I’d take this moment to share with everyone in case it missed you too. theoutline.com/post/7267/li...

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I am not always very attached to being alive

Chronic, passive suicidal ideation is like living in the ocean. Let’s start talking about how to tread water.

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batman Surfs @batman-surfs.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Started watching Ballad of a small player and I can’t adequately explain why but Colin Farrell with a posh English accent upsets me for some reason

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batman Surfs @batman-surfs.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Messed my back up so ended up watching basically all of the paranormal activity films in a day…it’s an experience

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Describe a single historical precedent for defeating authoritarians by being nicer to them.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

From an Atlantic editor. I cannot get over how the entire centrist hivemind is attempting to wish into existence a person, and a movement, that does not exist. You are journalists, you are supposed to describe things as they are, not how you want them to be!

I don't think it's simpering praise. He was an interesting man. I didn't agree with much that he said, but he was interesting and he was growing, and his death is a significant loss for those who believe engagement can help bridge disagreements.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

This absolute banger

Starmer was recently asked how he would feel if his daughter had to walk past an “asylum hotel”. “I totally get it,” he responded, going on to say that “local people by and large do not want these hotels in their towns, in their place, and nor do I. I’m completely at one with them on that.”

This desire to meet the hard right halfway, to find a middle point, is hopelessly exploitable. In an age of radicalisation, you simply get pulled further and further to the right, while tacitly validating those values at every step. Nowhere is this more evident than in the UK press’s fixation on trans people. The Labour government, following the reactionary centrist logic of trying to diffuse an issue by giving policy ground, has allowed itself to be pulled radically to the right on this matter. First, by abandoning its commitment to changing ID laws to make it easier to transition, then by effectively banning puberty blockers following pressure from those opposed to them. Now the UK is on the verge of implementing a bathroom ban mandating that trans people must be excluded from toilets that match their gender identity. This is being done without parliamentary debate. Most of the public is not aware of it, and yet, if this goes ahead, it would make the UK one of the world’s most illiberal advanced democracies on trans rights.

An actual pragmatist would evaluate and change course. Someone who understood public opinion might notice that anti-immigrant sentiment responds to media coverage, not objective reality. They might reason that this is not a problem that can be addressed by policy concessions because policy is not what is causing it. They might even consider offering a different narrative and seeing whether that makes a dent. A truly daring politician might consider telling the British public the truth: that they are being lied to by the right-wing press about the cause of the country's problems, and that Reform is capitalising on this for political gain.

To put it mildly, this has not worked. The theory was that feeding the wolf would starve it. But, somehow, the beast is stronger than ever. Reactionary centrists simply cannot account for this outcome. All they can think to do is keep throwing more meat.

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 30/08/2025

Not to get all dorky or whatever, but it brings me so much joy that people are conflating sincere hope with abject silliness like this. I think being optimistic requires that you be unafraid of looking silly or feeling stupid.

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

reposted this today because the inverse is also true: if you abandon trans people right now, you are abandoning civil rights period. if you can't stand up for trans people when it matters, no one should, or will, ever trust you when the bullseye moves to the next target.

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Seeing people in the US of States glazing Newsom's dank memes and being all "Gavin slayyyy" is giving Starmer Fever 2024 and, American pals, it's equally embarrassing to witness.

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Graham Linehan ruined his own life by walking down a path of hatred but forgetting to first become a billionaire writing beloved children’s books and THEN walking down a path of hatred

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batman Surfs @batman-surfs.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Rewatching Talk to me and the concept of finding an object that defies every natural law and pierces the veil between the living and the dead being used as a party drug is great stuff. The kids are all right

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a boy and a girl are looking at a candle in a glass

Alt: a boy and a girl are looking at a candle in a glass from the film Talk to Me

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Anne Loves Comics @annecomics.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Some of you might have noticed I’m not around as much as I used to be and I have to be honest, it is 90% because being on social media these days is just absolutely exhausting I scarcely see ANY comic posts in my feed, its just doom and gloom and it’s so mentally taxing and I’m sorry

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 12/05/2025

Any time you see Labour continuing some truly horrid Tory policy, or allowing something disgusting to come in that the Tories previously set in motion, remember that they are sitting on a MONSTER MAJORITY that lets them do absolutely anything. So whatever they're doing, it's by CHOICE.

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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical...

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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 07/03/2025

You can have the cops come beat the shit out of your students to prove you’re not a filthy commie and they’ll still do this to you and all you’ll have done is show everyone what a pathetic little coward you are. Might as well do the right thing the first time

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Breaking News
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The Trump administration is cancelling roughly $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University over allegations of antisemitism

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Tom Taylor @tomtaylormade.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Excited to announce that our first Nightwing Omnibus will be out on July 22, with a new cover from the great @brunoredondo.bsky.social! Preorder now (preferably through your local comic shop!)

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Mike Scollins @mikescollins.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Wish I were one of Elon's kids so I'd never see him again

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

And Image Comics has just released the first issue of The Power Fantasy on their site, for free. Read the comic people are calling "The Power Fantasy" (normally while showering it with praise). First trade available now. imagecomics.com/read/the-pow...

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Read The Power Fantasy #1

“Superpowered.” You have certain preconceptions. They’re incorrect. Here, that word has a specific technical definition. Namely, “any individual with the destructive capacity of the nuclear arsenal of...

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DanSlott @danslott.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

The fantasy that someone with all of that power would give their all to help others and to be kind.

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𝔾𝕆ℝ𝔸ℕ @gorangligovic.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Why doesn't Bruce Wayne use his enormous wealth and powerful physique to procure high end equipment and employ martial arts in the fight against crime

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The Booooobarienne @thebarbarienne.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Hey, what's up with books having sprayed edges these days? LET ME TELL YOU THE STORY! I was there! Thread: 1/13

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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Also, I am really tired of the idea that we have to choose between caring about class and caring about racism, sexism, transphobia, etc. This is not hard:

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Wokeness Is Not to Blame for Trump

How a misdiagnosis of the 2024 election has calcified into self-defeating conventional wisdom.

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Adam Scott Glancy @adamscottglancy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I gotta admit, seeing this level of open corruption goes a long way towards explaining why the Imperial stormtroopers' gear in Star Wars turned out to be completely useless the first time some stone-age teddy bears started throwing hands.

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The Trump Administration Might Just Spend $400 Million on 'Armored' Teslas

Donald Trump's administration expects to spend $400 million on 'armored' vehicles made by Elon Musk's Tesla.

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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

It hasn't even been a full month and they're straight up erasing trans existence I don't know how much worse it's going to get, but fuck if being trans out loud and living our goddamn lives no matter what they try to do to stop us isn't the only course of action in the face of shit like this

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I got forwarded this photo from Seattle's @phoenixcomics.bsky.social, where every single staff member has The Power Fantasy's new collection as their pick of the week, which is incredibly touching. Thank you! Available now, from @imagecomics.bsky.social.

photo of a comic rack, with all six picks of the week being filled with The Power Fantasy.

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I don’t have time to do the math - if Margaret Qualley is at the Grammys, does that mean Demi Moore gets to come out for the Oscars?

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Liam Sharp @liamsharp.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

My Eisner-nominated magnum opus 'StarHenge' is completely FREE online, and you can read it here:

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STARHENGE

THE DRAGON AND THE BOAR Pt.1

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

A guide for which versions of Batman are cops and which ones aren't. Golden Age Batman, pre-Robin: Not a cop, even though he shoots people. Has an antagonistic relationship with the Gotham PD.

Golden-Age Batman, pre-Robin, brandishing a gun.

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Mitch Gerads @mitchgerads.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

The ‘MISTER MIRACLE ABSOLUTE EDITION’ is out and CRUSHING IT! I am so proud of this collection. We really put everything we could into it from content, to the design of the whole package. It’s truly ABSOLUTE. @dcoffical.bsky.social Check out this great reel from @thebraveandtheboys.bsky.social!

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James Tynion IV @jamesthefourth.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

YESSSS. I was JUST talking about this the other day and was cursing that I couldn't find it in my old emails. Can't wait to chew this over again.

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Dan Hassler-Forest @danhf.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

The Zone of Interest

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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

just posting this every day going forward

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I will never stop being mad about how the media has treated the anti-trans movement as a group of ordinary people with legitimate concerns rather than the obvious frothing bigots they are.

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Justin🦩Boldaji @justinboldaji.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Ebert’s Mulholland Drive review is one of my favorite reviews he did

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

if only someone with four years of executive power had tried to do something about this

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I write comics. These are my current ones. THE POWER FANTASY with Caspar Wijngaard is an ongoing book, and the link below is an introduction thread. Issues out monthly, first trade end of January. WE CALLED THEM GIANTS is my new graphic novel with Stephanie Hans, out now. bsky.app/profile/kier...

Cover for The Power Fantasy's first trade.

Cover for We Called Them Giants by Stephanie Hans.

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Tristan Johnson @stepback.nebula.tv · 25/12/2024

My one step guide to what everyone needs to do when your friend transitions.

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Scott G 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @thegrayson.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Wonder Woman #16. This is the issue where I realised that we need more Detective Chimp in the style of Columbo. Not an ongoing, just showing up across random DC titles solving murders and being cool as fuck. Just one more thing, @tomking.bsky.social & @brunoredondo.bsky.social killed it. 10/10

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Kris Wilson @kriswilson.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

It's that time of year where I post this one

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Anthony Iannaccio @mrtonynacho.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Are there any comics published in the last 10 years that have joined your personal pantheon of greatest comic books of all time?

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Tom Taylor @tomtaylormade.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

When I wrote this scene with Spidey and Iron Man, it made a few people oddly angry at the time.

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

The beautiful thing about the movie Galaxy Quest is that I’m only somewhat sure Alan Rickman was acting and not just deeply irritated to be in the movie Galaxy Quest

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