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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Cavetown Merch Line, Day 16. Starting to think we'll never see the summit. A rumor started spreading that they're out of everything but extra small t-shirts. Trying to keep spirits up, but we lost three more gays to mountain lion attacks

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I have to assume that the audience for 100 Girlfriends is primarily guys, but it also feels targeted at women who are precisely a 5 on the Kinsey scale. The fantasy of being in a polycule with a ton of women and a single guy who is endlessly understanding and appreciative.

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The 100 Girlfriends dub has some great casting decisions, but the pinnacle for me is making one of the girlfriends Minnesotan This is an honor I rarely bestow, but this dub is approaching the mythical El-Hazard tier

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Orchiectomy gang rise up Admittedly's not as easy for us to rise up but hey

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Listen guys you can't get mad at us about high prices, the Coolidge administration left us in a real bind

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I dunno, I feel like there's a reason he chose two works whose English titles are extremely well known and have been for decades. Like, each to their own, but I used to know someone who always, ALWAYS referred to Sailor Moon as "Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn" and it was annoying as piss

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is happening with such frequency now that I'm getting numb to it, though I will point out that "Blake Gender-Bane" sounds like a name I'd come up with for a parody of a transphobic Democrat if I didn't have much time

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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Every Riot grrrl band in the 90s

Still from the television show Xena: Warrior Princess showing Xena, Gabrielle and Joxer all with goofy expressions on their face

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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · 29/09/2026

I got two job rejections today to start my week off, unfortunately. I appreciate all of your support. If you'd like to help, the best way is to buy my books and spread the word to other folks. If you love magical girls, trans women, and lesbians, you'll probably love them too. magicariot.com/buy

Artwork of the book covers of "Magica Riot" and "Magica Riot: Full Bloom," set against a background of purple crystal. Artwork of several main characters - Bloom, Claire, Nova, Hikari, Sara, Iris, Cass, and Hana - surround the book art. Text reads:

Lesbians! Trans girls! Musical magic! Gross monsters! Evil corpos! Cool band van! Portland weird! Agender hacker! Leftist cuties! Drum swears! They're adults! Hope & optimism! Sincerity!

Portland's Gay Magical Girl Rock Band

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 28/09/2026

The snails They escaped their basket Yes YES The snails are out

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Tom Larkin @tomlarkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We’ve spent many, many hours over the past few months searching the rock pools of Cornwall for a rainbow sea slug. Today, we finally found one! Absolutely worth all the time we’ve spent - it was truly breathtaking.

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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · 28/09/2026

Had so many feelings of wanting to be a girl when I was a kid, but I didn't know that was *something you can do*. You got in trouble for that in rural Texas in the '80s & '90s. When I did start noticing trans ppl in media, it was just hateful jokes. Finally realizing I could do it was a revelation.

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Guy who saw Tommy Cooper collapse and die on stage in 1984 and thought it was part of the act, and thinks the press coverage of his death, funeral and subsequent 40 years of inactivity are also part of the act

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beep beep i'm a sheep @foxkvells.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

apparently I never shared my silly little trans Alice in Wonderland fanfic here! check it out if you want archiveofourown.org/works/83216331

archiveofourown.org

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just got to Naddy in 100 Girlfriends, and I want to live in the version of America that exists only in Naddy's head

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St. Foran @saintforan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

coyote vs acme was life-changing #wilerunner

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PSL_4Loko @psl4loko.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The whole speech is good, but this part in particular is particularly relevant now. www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/publ...

A screenshot of a section of the linked speech by former President Harry Truman:

I've seen it happen time after time. When the Democratic candidate allows himself to be put on the defensive and starts apologizing for the New Deal and the fair Deal, and says he really doesn't believe in them, he is sure to lose. The people don't want a phony Democrat. If it's a choice between a genuine Republican, and a Republican in Democratic clothing, the people will choose the genuine article, every time; that is, they will take a Republican before they will a phony Democrat, and I don't want any phony Democratic candidates in this campaign.

But when a Democratic candidate goes out and explains what the New Deal and fair Deal really are--when he stands up like a man and puts the issues before the people--then Democrats can win, even in places where they have never won before. It has been proven time and again.
We are getting a lot of suggestions to the effect that we ought to water down our platform and abandon parts of our program. These, my friends, are Trojan horse suggestions. I have been in politics for over 30 years, and I know what I am talking about, and I believe I know something about the business. One thing I am sure of: never, never throw away a winning program.
This is so elementary that I suspect the people handing out this advice are not really well-wishers of the Democratic Party.

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There's like a 10% chance the person I'm currently talking to is arguing in good faith, as opposed to being an implacable transphobe. But whatever, there's no labor like emotional labor

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Leaving aside the (justified) speculation that the MC is an egg, I think it's likely 100 Girlfriends gives us a trans girlfriend eventually. They're doing every archetype, and it's an archetype. It also has the potential to be done really well, given the extreme empathy this show has for its cast

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beep beep i'm a sheep @foxkvells.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

yeahhh, fucking THIS looking for textile art inspiration? ruined by AI doing writing research via literally any search engine? ruined by AI looking at pictures of food? ruined by AI caring about the environment? ruined by AI

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Trying to decide if this works better with the season 1 or season 2 vocalist

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Look at this adorable jerk

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I remember when 100 Girlfriends was called Negima. And it wasn't very good, so I'm glad we have this version instead.

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I think the more salient question is "Can Science Magazine feel shame?"

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It's not a Yuri anime on paper but I swear these two kiss each other way more than either of them kiss their boyfriend

Screenshot from The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You. Karane and Hakari have been kissing each other for some time. Rentaro and Kusuri attempt to pry them apart. Caption: "You two are way too into each other!"

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beep beep i'm a sheep @foxkvells.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The 100 Lesbians Who Really Really Really Really REALLY Love This One Guy, For Some Reason

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I really want to make one of those bots that posts an image every hour or whatever. I have most of the logistics figured out aside from the "making the bot" part. I know BASIC and 2002-era HTML and somehow I don't think either of those are going to cut it

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"Attention, transgender workers"

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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · 23/09/2026

JADE EVERGREEN HAS RETURNED! Rowan's new Jade college series, "The Education of Jade Evergreen," begins today with the first story, "The Elk Hunters." When Rowan pitched this idea to me, I was so excited for it. The finished product is exactly what I hoped for! I think y'all are going to love it!

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

With friends like these, who needs enemas

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A lot of the Vandals' stuff hasn't aged well, but I still admire their ability to write exceptionally mean songs about minor celebrities Like, what did GE Smith do to provoke such ire?

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N.I.M.B.Y.

YouTube video by The Vandals - Topic

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ghost: Please take care of my ex, who you are dating. And also my daughter, who you are also dating. Rentaro: I will! Ghost: To be clear, my daughter is also my ex's daughter. You're dating them both. Rentaro: When you put it like that it sounds messed up. Ghost: Does it? I dunno man, I'm like 13

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just read that Robert Duncan McNeill is running for Wastach County Council here in Utah There's a lot of jokes I could make, but this is cool! He seems like a stand-up guy and I hope he wins But mostly I'm surprised to learn he lives one county over from me. We could hang out, Tom! I mean Robert

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In the same way that Trump has the appearance and mannerisms of an evil CEO in a children's movie, Newsom looks and acts like the evil CEO in a Paul Verhoeven movie

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ah, so bittersweet. (the post might still be up, I think he was just added to a blocking while I was in the process of replying)

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Amy Spookslut @ammalea.northsky.social · 21/09/2026

At work feeling like: (credit to @jaqalope.bsky.social for the rewrite)

Hermes Conrad and LaBarbera Conrad.

The text reads "All the physical labor is now done by a single trans woman."

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My cactus family so far! From left to right: Crested emerald idol cactus (Austrocylindropuntia cylindrica cristata) Boobie cactus (Myrtillocactus geometrizans fukurokuryuzinboku) Ball cactus (Parodia magnifica) Spiny pincushion cactus (Mammillaria spinosissima) Chende (Polaskia chende)

Five cactuses in a small indoor greenhouse! A crested emerald idol cactus, which has a flat, ruffled shape covered in small spikes. A boobie cactus, which is a vertical column covered in boob-like shapes. A ball cactus, which is round and has columns of spikes running from top to bottom. A spiny pincushion cactus, a rounded vertical column with a lot of spikes all over it. A chende, which is a skinny cactus with creases running top to bottom, and a small number of large spikes.

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Aside from Texans, I can't think of any Americans as aggressively proud of their state as Minnesotans. So running for Senator in Minnesota with the campaign message "Minnesota sucks" is a highly unorthodox strategy

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Tiny Elf Arcanist✨ @tinyelfarcanist.com · 19/09/2026

The winner of Best Light Read is Magica Riot by Kara Buchanan.

Cover of Magica Riot. An illustration of a magical girl in the air, all in lilac shades.

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beep beep i'm a sheep @foxkvells.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

if you're ACTUALLY interested in keeping trans folks in the Democratic coalition (rather than pushing us out by insulting/yelling at us), maybe try to understand our perspective? this article is incredible

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Oh my goodness, congratulations! You earned it!

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4thdslip @4thdslip.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Trans women will be like "you have GOT to hop on this game, it's peak" and it's some Japan-exclusive shmup for the Sega Saturn called

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Xan @comicsbyxan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Want to Crack Your Egg

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