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Jason Cann @zurichcrow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Back to scaring kids again, I see #crow #corvid #cawmunity

A crow standing on a wall at the lake cawing in an upright position. It's neck is outstretched and it's eye is covered over by the nictitating membrane. Creepy!

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Ian Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Rooks signal the beginning of the Autumn display flights - they can feel the strength of the Atlantic westerlies increasing. Rooks, Jackdaws, some Crows & even a few Ravens come together to celebrate the beginning of the display season. #Corvids #AutumnDisplayFlighs

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Steve Harvey @lightdrawing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just in time for #Twosday, I caught Hoppy (on the right; dodgy right foot) and Not-Hoppy a couple of mornings ago hanging out on an old eucalyptus tree stump I put out in the yard. #raven #birds #wildlifephotography

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Kat 🪡 @vvlgari.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

cause your friends don’t dance and if they don’t dance well they’re no friends of mine 🎶 #sleeptoken #vessel #fanart #otherappropriatetags

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.
But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families.

The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that.

Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened.

Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other
stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.

Ed was in …

What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me.

And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability.

I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed.
Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation.

When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic:
لا شكر على واجب
"La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty.
That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.

Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…

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˚₊‧꒰ა k8 is at the amaurot dmv ໒꒱ ‧₊˚ @selphie.etheirys.social · 14/09/2026

TL;DR THE WORLD AND YOUR FRIENDS DO NOT REVOLVE AROUND YOU. WHAT ARE YOU CONTRIBUTING BY ANNOUNCING YOUR DISLIKE OF A THING ALL YOUR FRIENDS ENJOY. I WILL TELL YOU: YOU ARE CONTRIBUTING TO YOUR FRIENDS FEELING BAD. YOU ARE CONTRIBUTING NEGATIVITY. THIS ISN'T SOME KARMIC BALANCE SITUATION SHIT

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Protect trans kids.

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Yours in negritude, Ryan K. Smith @mewefree.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Lethal Shooter has Ms. Rachel on fire.

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It's Windy, Darling 🐸 @sylviasbelljar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It's Oliver's 5th gotcha day! The only thing I regretted about deleting my Twitter was losing Oliver's origin thread. But I took screenshots! If you'd like to see some highlights of how he joined our family (some of you saw this in real-time), buckle up - it's going to be a long thread! /1

Over is an eight-year-old part Siamese cat and has super soft medium length fur and blue eyes. He’s various shades of gray with white pays, chest, and tummy. He’s currently a couple of pounds overweight but doesn’t seem bothered by this. He’s a round boy.

Tweet text, Aug 28, 2021: I first say this little dude during the heat wave in June hunting on our property, then again last week. Today I made contact. He’s very sweet and I already love him a little bit. I posted his pic on our local FB group to see if he has a home.

Tweet pics: 4 pictures of a very skinny Oliver (ha!). Upper left is a close-up of his face, ¾ visible. Upper right is a pic mid-bath with a back leg extended. Lower left is also mid bath with back leg up. Lower right is taken from above and he’s standing looking especially thin.

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Vuronika Baked @vuronikabaked.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I’m a finalist for our local papers “Best of the Berkshires” competition. I’d be honored if you’d vote for me! Vote here: berkshire-eagle.votebestof.com/b/berkshires-readers-pick-2026/c/drag-perfomer?ref=share&via=voter

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I'm Uni :3 @unicouniuni3.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

He's filled with determination

A black-and-white cat sits on a wooden cat shelf, looking ahead with a serious expression

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Oklahoma Comic Arts Foundation @okcomicarts.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

OCAF Special Guest Trung Le Nguyen (@trungles.com) will be at the @literatipress.bsky.social table in the 1st floor Creative Lounge, where you can buy and have him sign his books Angelica and the Bear Prince and The Magic Fish! 🗓️ Sat., September 12, 2026 🐠 11:00am & 2:30pm 📍Oklahoma Contemporary

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Sho | Dora Ingrid @doraingrid.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's my birthday today! ✨ Honestly no special wishes this year - I've been taking things slow while low on energy so there's fewer personal art this year. But what I did draw I love dearly so feel free to share! Dana and Niamh will appreciate you doing so! 😤 #art | #ocsky

Illustration of Dana (a pale, dark haired female elf) with a tiny opossum Malik on her shoulder, a black raven flying next to the two.
She's smirking, light reflected in her eyes. The scene is illuminated like in flash photography
Dana is wearing a white shirt with red trimmings, sleeves pulled up showing red tattoos on her forearms, brown pants, two leather belts with gold details and a matching bracelet with a big red gem.
She's leaning on a tree, the background behind her is a dark dead forest. The There's a decorative border around the background, in the style of her tattoos.

dark urge tiefling Niamh is holding a tray of bloody skulls. her gaze is blank, distant, her eyes bloodshot white - something's not quite right.

behind her is a dark eclipse and bhaal's teardrop halo frames her face

my dark urge tiefling Niamh in the style of Hades 2. she's wearing regal bhaalist clothing inspired by the game's aesthetic, lots of reds and whites with gold trims and skull decor. she's smirking, holding a dagger, long hair and cloak flowing in the wind

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maya kern @mayakern.com · 07/09/2026

hi all! this is really difficult for me to talk about, but the store is in danger of closing before the end of the year. you can read more about what happened here: www.mayakern.com/blog i'm at a point where i need to ask for help. 👇

maya is wearing the hot air balloons skirt in size 2xl. the skirt has a gradient of light blue to sunset pink with hot air balloons floating in the sky

maya is wearing the wrap top in a dusty green

maya is wearing a spaghetti strap maxi dress with a flattering pleated bust and belt, the pattern is a sepia-toned repeat of snakes and roses

maya is wearing a black midi skirt with pleats on the waistband

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Kimono and geta. Japan

Poised atop two tall wooden teeth (ha), a passerby steps lightly across a paved stone thoroughfare, capturing a captivating glimpse of formal Japanese dress in motion. The footwear consists of pristine paulownia-wood clogs (kiri-geta), their pale, untreated grain anchored by a cushioned thong (hanao) in brilliant scarlet and white over crisp, split-toed tabi socks. Above the clogs, the heavy, padded hem (fuki) of a black silk formal kimono sweeps upward with the stride. The outer garment features rich yūzen dye work portraying opulent, blooming peonies (botan) in shades of saffron, orange, and white, alongside a gilded Heian carriage wheel (goshoguruma). As the black silk lifts, it reveals a fiery vermilion underlayer (nagajuban) delicately outlined with golden floral scrollwork.

The combination of motifs reflects a deeply stratified visual tradition. The carriage wheel (goshoguruma) recalls the ox-drawn carriages of the Heian court nobility, a classic emblem of miyabi (courtly refinement) that gained widespread popularity in Edo and Meiji-era textile design. Paired with the peony—traditionally revered as the "king of flowers" symbolizing wealth, honor, and vitality—the ensemble communicates a high ceremonial register, typical of formal furisode or celebratory attire worn during major rites of passage. Furthermore, the selection of lightweight paulownia wood for the geta showcases functional craft: kiri wood is naturally moisture-resistant and light on the foot, allowing the wearer to maintain an upright, gliding posture while elevating the delicate silk trailing edges far above the damp stone road.

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JRho @jrho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.

Massive quilt made of prize ribbons in blue, red, yellow, and white

Center square of quilt made of yellow and red ribbons and yellow rosettes

Block of quilt made of blue, yellow, red, and white ribbons. Ribbons state the year. Some have the prize winning object written on in marker

Carol St. Clair Johnson
born 1954; resides Albuquerque, NM

O Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years
2023
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After unexpectedly winning her first blue ribbon for a sewn cape in 1981, Carol St. Clair Johnson developed an enduring love for the New Mexico State Fair. The quilt Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years incorporates more than six hundred of the ribbons she won at the fair every subsequent year except 2020 (when the fair was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Johnson earned ribbons for needlework, knitting, crochet, pies, cookies, cakes, canning, jewelry, flowers, vegetables, and potted plants. The title of the quilt is a reference to the state song, and the design places the state's Zia sun symbol at the center. The quilt earned Johnson yet another ribbon: Best in Category (miscellaneous quilt) at the 2023 New Mexico State Fair.

Courtesy of Carol St. Clair Johnson

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𝔢𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔲𝔦 @emorui.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Please please please do this. Only 1663 alegations of thousands of people who are against AI, we NEED to push back

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Rachel @rachmarie.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Have a kitty. This beautiful girl is Gigi. She’s available for adoption in Minnesota through Carver Scott Humane Society. You can learn more about her here: www.carverscotths.org/cats#sl_embe...

A petite black and orange tortoiseshell cat with wide green eyes

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Take a Bumblepurr with you just to make sure you get the necessary kind of nonsense in your life. 🐝😽🤍

A wide-eyed black cat dressed as a fuzzy yellow-and-black bee floats against a textured turquoise-to-coral background. Behind it, “Purrrzzzzz” blends a purr with a buzz. White text reads: “Here’s a bee cat to protect you from unnecessary nonsense.”

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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

UNIONIZE YOUR WORK PLACE WHILE U STILL CAN - dashare.zone ADMIN

A SKELETEN BAT DEVVIL SWINGIN THERE COOL SWORD AND IT SAYS " HAPPY LABOR DAY TODAY, UNIONIZE YOU'RE WORKPLACE TOMORROW, ON WEDNESDAY WERE ALLOWED TO BRING SWORDS TO WORK, READ THE NEW CONTRACT MONTHER FUCKER " - WE NEED TO GET PAID LUNCH BREAK AND PAID TIME TO TRAVEL TO WORK!!!! AND WE SHOULD BE ALOWED TO TAKE PERSONAL STUFF TO WORK BECUASE IT AINT GONNA HURT YA IF I LIKE BEING AT WORK MORE, THINK ABOUT THAT, IF YOU CAN, THE AVERAGE BOSS HAS LOST MOST OF THERE BRAIN CAPACITY DUE TO RETURNING TO OFFICE AND USING CHAT GPT FOR THE PAST YEAR, THERE TYPING SOME SHIT RIGHT NOW THAT SAYS "COMPUTER PEASE TELL ME HOW MAKE EMPLOYEE LIFE WORSE" AND THE COMPUTERS LIKE "I WOULD BE GLAD TO DELVE INTO THAT — HERE IS A LIST OF WAYS TO DEMORALIZE AND SUBJUGATE A PERSON WHOSE JUST TRYIN TO PAY FOR HOT DOGS" - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

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moon ‼️ @fruitgravy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

tell me you love me! 🗡️🌹 #originalcharacters

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 07/09/2026

just some drawings | patreon.com/lubchansky

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bay 🌙 @baydews.com · 19/07/2026

Isilaith Sunflare / outfit & hair refs. [ #worldofwarcraft #commission #art ]

artwork of an obsidian dragon in the visage of an elf. he has long black hair, depicted loose or gathered together and secured with a golden clip, and he wears black, brown and golden armour, and wields cosmic void.

artwork of an obsidian dragon in the visage of an elf. he has long black hair showing signs of void corruption, depicted loose or gathered together and secured with a golden clip, and he wears black, brown and golden armour, and wields cosmic void.

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Possessed opossum @possessedopossum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Better than Bob... B&W sketchy comm for @jazzypossum.bsky.social!

A vintage-style cartoon illustration of Monk singing into a hairbrush passionately, belting the lyrics "I got a head fulla ideas that're drivin' me insane."

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laney @saltmalk.in · 07/09/2026

how haunting, to miss an old idea of home

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pumpkin spice doodlemancy 🎃 @doodlemancy.com · 07/09/2026

this is Sailor Kuiper, who i created for a Sailor Moon TTRPG that never got off the ground. her name comes from the Kuiper Belt and she has gravity powers. ✨ #doodlemancyart #sailormoonoc

Sailor Kupier, whose serafuku includes cute little bike shorts and is all pan flag colors, using one of her attacks, Kupier Barrage (it's rocks) (it's so many rocks)

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Big stretch! Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Photo of a fluffy light colored cat lying on a bed, stretching out fully with legs pointed straight out in front and behind on a yellow bedspread with wavy yellow stripes.

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moon ‼️ @fruitgravy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

new oc everyone be kind to robin please. he probably will not be kind to you #oc #originalcharacter

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Rain's Cats @catssurname.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Suitcase is so sleek, so elegant, so photogenic....then there's Airport. #CatsOfBluesky. That Harpo pillow and many other cool things that will make you smile and help me pay off this massive medical debt are available at rainsurname.threadless.com.

An extremely handsome grey and white cat is lying on an apple green sofa, looking up at the camera. Behind him is a Pride flag pillow, with a picture of a black and white cat carrying a big sea monster stuffie, with the words Keep Calm and Carry On written across it.

A derpy looking grey and white cat is peering out of the hole in a big circular cat tunnel/bed, which is full of strips of white paper, some of which are falling onto the floor.

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Dimension 20 @dimension20.dropout.tv · 07/09/2026

every job deserves comfort, dignity and safety! 🫡

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The ultra-wealthy keep trying to pit the rest of us against each other with scare tactics ("communists!" "men in the ladies room!!" "brown people!!!" "drag queens!!!!") to keep us from noticing that our real problem is THEM. They want us to fight *any* war—except a class war. Happy Labor Day.

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Loudoun Cats @loudouncats.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happy Labor Day! We hope everyone is having a great weekend as we all venture into PSL and sweater weather! Why not kick off September with a new furry friend or two? We still have several kitties looking for their forever homes. www.loudouncommunitycats.org/adoptions

Cats who are available for adoption from LC3

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CLSmithPhotography @cls180.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This crabby little baby has already been adopted but a beauty like this could be yours if you adopt, don’t shop 😽 #adoptdontshop

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Iron Circus Comics @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

HAPPY LABOR DAY! Be sure to take the day off, because that right was not easily earned for you! 📆 FAILURE TO LAUNCH and RADIUM GIRLS are both 30% off to celebrate those we forget suffered for progress and capitalism. store.ironcircus.com/products/fai... 🚀 store.ironcircus.com/products/rad... ⌚

Failure to Launch and Radium Girls are both 30% off! Read about the ups and downs of the industrial revolution in Failure to Launch, as well as a cautionary tale of how your employer can disregard your safety if it means an increase in productivity in Radium Girls!

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GONZO the Ca'at @gonzo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Me fiksingto whoopup on my opponints

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Iron Circus Comics @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Happy Labor Day! Today we're bringing you The First Union, as told by HBomberguy (@hbomberguy.bsky.social) and illustrated by Skutch (@skutchdraws.bsky.social) It's the dawn of the industrial revolution, and of the way many of us work... Have you ever heard of the term "Luddite" from an elder?

Stanhill, Lancashire, 1764. Wear and carpenter James Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny, the first practical spinning-frame, to make the tedious task of producing cloth a little bit faster. He doesn't know it yet, but this will destroy the world.

Spurred by inventions like his, the industrial revolution will transform everything -- work power, the wealth of nations. Society as we know it began here, and it wasn't great for everyone. But a group of weavers and textile workers saw this future coming. And did their best to prevent it.

"Curse you spinning jenny, you ruined everything!" The standard narrative does that LUDDITES were foolish lunatics who, in fear of technology, decided progress was bad, and started hitting it with sticks. But the truth is entire ways of life were being destroyed.

Previously, skilled craftsmen were respected for the time and effort it took to do their work. The entire family usit would form a cottage industry - creating something valuable, and command a decent living. But when a machine can work 10 times faster its owner can charge less for the prodcts- craftsmen couldn't compete and were left out of work almost overnight.

And as factories became a fixture of the british landscape, these now unemployed labourers often ended up working the factories that had just destroyed their way of life. Britain was the most prosperous nation in history, factory owners became extremely wealthy and influential. But the people doing the actual work saw almost none of it.

Factory work paid little, since "the machines" did "the real work" human labourers were deemed unimportant and replaceable. FUN FACT!: Factory owners preferred to hire ORPHANS since less people would notice if they were maimed or killed on the job!

Now the owners quickly realized the workers might notice they did all the work for almost no pay. If they went on STRIKE or ARGUED FOR HGHER WAGES, this would threaten their tremendous wealth. In 1799, Parliament passed the Combination Act, which made FORMING TRADE UNIONS, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, AND GOING ON STRIKE ILLEGAL. Organizing against the rich became a crime.

If you were living through it, opposing the industrial revolution wasn't techno-phobia. It was SELF-DEFENSE. The combination act forced unions underground into secret societies. And the greatest secret of all was their leader - Ned Ludd. Ned had been a folk character for years. In one version after being whipped by his master, he smashed two knitting frames in a rage. In more fanciful versions, he then escaped to the Sherwood forest, here he lived among the animals as their king. Some versions specifically call him 'Much Better Than Robin Hood'.

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skelliefranky @skelliefranky.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

trying 2 b a good boi

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Shaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

this interview with verhoven (director of Starship Troopers) is worth reading: “I borrowed from the films of Leni Riefenstahl to show that these soldiers were like something out of Nazi propaganda,” [Verhoven] wrote in the Guardian in 2018. “I even put one in an SS uniform. But no one noticed.'”

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Orlando Sentinel @orlandosentinel.com · 07/09/2026

“Fascists who aren’t aware of their fascism,” is how director Paul Verhoeven described the characters in his 1995 film.

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Trump posts Space Force uniforms derived from fascist-inspired ‘Starship Troopers’ movie

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie

Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

19th century woodblock print [and details] by Hiroshige Utagawa “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Scenery of Monkey Waka Town”. “The place is Saruwakacho. It is located in Asakusa 6-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo, northeast of Sensoji Temple. “ Text and images via Ota Museum.

Titled Saruwakachō yoru no kei ("Night View of Saruwakachō"), the print captures the famous entertainment district in Asakusa under a deep Prussian blue sky (bero-ai). Along both sides of the street stand the grand wooden facades of Edo’s licensed Kabuki theaters, punctuated by the distinctive lookout towers (yagura) perched atop their roofs. Strolling along the broad thoroughfare, figures carrying paper lanterns (chōchin) and clad in head-cloths (zukin) cast crisp, elongated shadows onto the pale earth—a groundbreaking visual effect in traditional ukiyo-e.

The creation of Saruwakachō—located in present-day Taitō Ward, northeast of Sensō-ji Temple—was born from the strict puritanical decrees of the Tenpō Reforms (1841–1843). Seeking to curb moral indulgence and mitigate fire hazards in the city center, the Tokugawa shogunate forcibly relocated Edo’s three officially licensed Kabuki troupes (Edo Sanza: the Nakamura-za, Ichimura-za, and Morita-za) to this dedicated northern enclave, named in honor of the theater founder Saruwaka Kanzaburō. Rather than dimming the city’s passion for the stage, Saruwakachō flourished into a self-contained world of fantasy, lined with theatrical teahouses (shibai-chaya) and merchant stalls that hummed with life long after the final curtain fell.

Aesthetically, the print is a tranquil meditation on yūgen—that subtle, mysterious grace that descends when a realm usually defined by noise, spectacle, and heightened emotion falls silent. Hiroshige’s inclusion of cast shadows, an innovation influenced by European perspective and light studies, imparts a dreamlike, suspended stillness to the urban landscape.

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Yitanran @yitanran.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Finally drew a full-body illustration of Yrni, and also worked out a bit more lore for the venom in his venomous fins. OC art really makes me wish I knew how to do graphic design… 😭 #oc #fantasy #merfolk

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Rafin @rafin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The monster under the bed

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