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@exploderen.bsky.social
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I do art and say things | trapped in red state hell | be kind not nice enby/asd/disabled | they/he/it Free Palestine | Abolish Ice

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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Following our performance at the Star Theatre, Singapore on 29th July, we were surprised and disappointed that our entire band was detained by the police, isolated and separately questioned - with some mnembers subjected to hotel room searches & temporary passport confiscation.

 Before we set foot on the stage & again at the end of the show, large sections of the auditorium organically led chants of "Free Palestine" presumably aware but undeterred that this spontaneous expression alone could violate their governmnent's censorship laws. 

For our part, we did not imagine that merely holding up the flag of a sovereign state recognised by 157 countries
(Palestine) would violate any law.On reflection, we are proud to have made this impromptu expression with our fans in Singapore who clearly felt a moral imperative to show solidarity with the people of Palestine in their ongoing reality of illegal occupation, apartheid & genocide, & we salute their courage in doing so. Right across the world, the continued inaction of the
"international community" is moving citizens to personal risk. 

This surreal experience was a reminder of the importance of defending universal human rights & freedom of expression wherever those rights are threatened, including at home in the UK where, extraordinarily, we still see peaceful protestors arrested under terrorism laws for holding up handwritten signs protesting genocide despite appeals from all sides of the political spectrum.We're grateful to the people of Singapore who made us feel so welcome, and hope that the Government of Singapore will choose to ratify the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights & allow their citizens expressions of conscience without fear of state prosecution.

As we were saying... Free Palestine.
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
not exactly sad I haven't gotten to use this one but nonetheless
Three tier image of Galadriel from the LoTR movies, zooming in closer on her eyes with each level w/the text 
You can block my number. You can unfriend me...
But you can never un-lick
My butthole
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Today, we are sharing difficult news. While ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies was released to critical acclaim, its commercial performance has not enabled us to sustain a studio of our current size. 
We have served redundancy or at-risk notices impacting up to 32 of our colleagues across all departments at ZA/UM Studio. Their work has made a lasting difference and left its mark on ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies, and the studio as a whole. 
Throughout this difficult process, we have continued to consult and work with representatives of the ZA/UM Workers' Alliance. 
This changes the shape of ZAUM, but not its purpose. Our artistic standards remain unchanged: we will persist. 
To anyone currently hiring, please consider the colleagues leaving ZA/UM.
ZA/UM logo at the bottom of the post
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
cat resting its upper lip on the bars of its cage, exposing teefies & fangs. huge pupils. dude looks intense.
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
classic dril tweet 
and another thing: im not mad. please don't put in the newspaper that i got mad.
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
will it be loose in a usps box with only god to protect it, or an otter pops box with a startling amount of padding? only one way to find out!
otter pops box with a huge wad of paper towels and foam tubes used as padding
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
one of my favorite things about buying shit on ebay is the packaging roulette
Otter pops box used to ship my ebay impulse buy
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The most recent meme in your photo roll describes your mental state
*gunshots* *intense car crash* *moans* *explosive sounds* *heavy breathing* *ambulance noise* *intense meowing*
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
a much needed timeline cleanse for us all. pass it on.
A tabby cat with white muzzle & chest peeking grumpily out of his blanket nest I so rudely disturbed
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
damn those haters and their *checks notes* standards
Life is hard enough already. You're busy. You have lots of things to do-laundry, making lunch, and more. The last thing you need is a bunch of jealous (Brooklyn hipster) writers lecturing you about how this magical productivity booster is somehow "bad" for you. Those are probably the same haters who told you to stop doing so much crystal meth. Some people can't stand to see you succeed!
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
a personal fav 🌽🦷
KatieTwoHands @KatieTwoHands
Corn on the cob is a perfect food for people who wish they could eat the teeth right out of someone else's mouth
12:34 PM Dec 10, 2015
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
lovely surprise from @skullsandsheets.bsky.social in the mail today! participating in the charity auction was a highlight in a very dim 2025, and I can't wait to see what wonderful art is to come in 2026
Photograph of a button pin featuring a drawing of Skull and Sheet's mascot Little Mari, with text "participant 2025"
The pin is affixed to white fur wrapped around the collar of a buck skull
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
Drawing of a black cat on a light yellow background . It has one arm and is walking upright, through a trail of gasoline being dripped from the gas can it's holding out in front of its body. The cat has a vacant yellow eyed gaze, musical notes drifting behind it, and is wearing spotted green frog galoshes. 
I'd like to think it's humming "Going Invisible 2" by the Mountain Goats. 
Artist is @littletunny.bsky.social
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy new year from me and my new bestie
A silly little piglet made from a lemon with toothpick legs, black eyes, and a penny in its mouth.
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
at last she arrives
Digital drawing of a horse skull wearing a white sheet (Mari Lwyd). She has red and green ribbon down her back, a red Christmas ornament as an eye, and brown ears with a holly accent. She says "It crismus"
Signed HW 12-14-17
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
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The requirement will be embedded into every undergraduate program at Purdue, but it won't be done in a "one-size-fits-all" manner. Instead, the Board is delegating authority to the provost, who will work with the deans of all the academic colleges to develop discipline-specific criteria and proficiency standards for the new campus-wide requirement. Chiang said students will have to demonstrate a working competence through projects that are tailored to the goals of individual programs. The intent is to not require students to take more credit hours, but to integrate the new AI expectation into existing academic requirements.
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
The auction is live! This is your chance to shop for unique holiday gifts *and* donate to charity. I had a lot of fun painting these, and I hope you have even more fun looking through all the fantastic entries. Happy bidding!
Postcard sized painting, featuring a white horse skull with brown ears wearing a solid off-white cloak. Gold fills the opening of the cloak, flowing from the skull down to the bottom edge. The background is solid black, with three matching gold circles stacked vertically in the top left corner. A watercolor painting of a horse skull in a white cloak that's being blown in the wind. The background is a mottled blue-grey, speckled with stars.
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
what's your sign
An opossum sits on a white tablecloth with a woman standing behind it, holding up a purple sign with the word "SAD" written in marker, adorned with a few raindrops that I assume to be tears. The opossum appears to be dissociating.
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Screen cap of a twitter post by @hermit_hwarang
american: *sees something american happening americanly in america*: 
what are we a bunch of ASIANS?!?!???
4:26 PM 6/14/21
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Mari Lwyd season comin' up, gotta practice my horse skulls
Off-white textured watercolor paper with a black ink line drawing of a closed mouth horse skull facing left, with light detailing of sutures and contours. Shadowed areas in the eye, mouth, and nasal cavity are hatched. Digital drawing of an open-mouthed horse skull facing right in partial profile. The bone is off-white and the teeth are tan, with black to brown shading in the eyes, nasal cavity, and shadowed areas of the jaw. Background is a flat light yellow. Digital black line drawing of a closed mouth horse skull with several vertebrae attached. It is in partial profile facing left and has limited detail, the bone and background both a flat off-white. Shaded areas in the eyes, mouth, and nasal cavity are flat black.
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Close up of a large-pupiled black & white cat resting its upper lip on/in the bars of a cage, showing fangs & teefies
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
tumblr post, black text on white background 
australian-government: i hate the word nut, cum is a nicer word
gurofrde: "Oh, look at the squirrels storing cum for the winter"
australian-government: i regret this
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Cold as hell but still a great turnout in OKC! #handsoff
Photograph of a crowd from behind (most people facing away from the camera) assembled on the lawn in front of the OKC city hall, listening to speakers on the steps of the building.  Everyone is dressed in cold weather clothing, many of whom are holding signs (far enough from the camera that they aren't easily read.) The sky is full of grey clouds and the trees are flush with young leaves. A photograph of the same crowd from farther away showing that the lawn is full of people out to the sidewalks, two people are crossing the road in the foreground. The sky is grey and trees above the protestors cover view of the city hall and most surrounding buildings
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Surely the government using IRS filings to sell people to the slave prison won't hurt already diminishing tax revenue, right guys?....right?
Washington Post article screenshot: 
DHS officials ask IRS to use tax
data to locate up to 7 million
immigrants
The agencies have still not reached an agreement on sharing information. But immigration officials now say they're seeking records on millions of people suspected of being in the United States without authorization. April 5, 2025 at 9:51 a.m. EDT
(image of a stone wall with "internal revenue service" inscribed, red traffic light standing in front)
The Internal Revenue Service building on Feb. 23. Homeland Security officials are seeking to use the tax agency's data to find millions of people suspected of being in the country illegally. (Annabelle Gordon/For The Washington Post)Washington Post article:
Tax revenue could drop by 10
percent amid turmoil at IRS
Staff cuts and disruptions related to the U.S. DOGE Service have officials bracing for a sharp loss of revenue.
Updated March 22, 2025
(image of a different stone wall with internal revenue service inscribed)
The IRS is expecting a significant drop in tax receipts this year as the Trump administration moves to reduce staff at the agency, three people told The Washington Post, speaking on the condition of anonymity. (Annabelle Gordon/For The Washington Post)
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Without downloading new pictures, where are you mentally?
Drawing of Sally Cat from the Busy World of Richard Scarry. She's laying uncovered on a twin bed, arms at her sides, thousand yard staring at the ceiling
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
what's your sign?
A pro-choice crowd marching, with one very prominent sign that reads "get out of my vagina" in thick marker, with "get out of my" in black and "vagina" in red arching over a sneering Shrek head
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
For anyone stuck behind a paywall @cannamama.bsky.social @namelessnewsreader.bsky.social
LUIGI MANGIONE MAKES FIRST PUBLIC STATEMENT, LAUNCHES WEBSITE

Mangione's legal team confirms exclusively to Rolling Stone that his statement and new website are real

By LORENA O'NEIL FEBRUARY 14, 2025

(photograph of a stoic Mangione in an orange jumpsuit being led by officers) Luigi Mangione in NYC on Dec. 19, 2024, after being extradited from Pennsylvania.

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On Friday, Luigi Mangione spoke out for the first time since his arrest, releasing a statement on a new website (www.luigimangioneinfo.com) launched by his legal defense team.

"I am overwhelmed by - and grateful for everyone who has written me to share their stories and express their support," writes Mangione. "Powerfully, this support has transcended political, racial, and even class divisions, as mail has flooded MDC from across the country, and around the globe. While it is impossible for me to reply to most letters, please know that I read every one that I receive. Thank you again to everyone who took the time to write. I look forward to hearing more in the future."A spokesperson for Mangione's legal team exclusively confirmed to Rolling Stone that the website is real, but declined to comment any further.

In addition to Mangione's statement, a message from his attorneys is on the homepage.

"Due to the extraordinary volume of inquiries and outpouring of support, this site was created and is maintained by Luigi Mangione's New York legal defense team to provide answers to frequently asked questions, accurate information about his cases, and dispel misinformation," reads the message.

"The intent is to share factual information regarding the unprecedented, multiple prosecutions against him."Mangione is the lead suspect for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The 26-year-old is currently being held at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center. He pleaded not guilty to state murder and terror charges in December and is facing federal charges for second-degree murder as well as weapons charges.

The website has various sections including case updates, statements made by lead defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo, FAQs, contributions, and a contact form.

The contribution section links to a Give Send Go crowdfunding website that his supporters created to help pay for his legal expenses. Donations surpassed $400,000 on Friday night. "Luigi is aware of the fund and very much appreciates the outpouring of support," Agnifilo said in a statement earlier this week. "My client plans on utilizing it to fight all three of the unprecedented cases against him."Mangione's supporters have sent him numerous letters, photos, and books. "He is very appreciative, but kindly asks that people temporarily refrain from sending more books," the legal team writes in the FAQs.

(ADVERTISEMENT)

At any given time, Mangione is only permitted to possess five books, a photo album, and 25 pictures, although wardens can adjust these limits at their discretion. In addition to asking for a hold on books, Mangione requested that people send no more than five photos at a time. The legal team reminds senders that every photo is screened and reviewed by law enforcement.

Mangione's next court date is in one week, on Feb. 21 in Manhattan. It was originally scheduled for the morning but has shifted to the afternoon.

This article was updated at 11:07 p.m. ET to include additional information from the website launched by Luigi Mangione's legal defense team.
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Finally, an appropriate place for this "spoon rest"
A ceramic spoon rest with maple leaves along the head and shaft, and the words "give thanks" in the area I suppose one would rest a spoon
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 28/09/2023
ya know what, maybe I *am* the kind of person who watches the news
screenshot of a phone lock screen, with a Plex notification reading "Live on NBC News NOW- Tune in to NBC News NOW for anal..."
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
unlike you, I get my news from a reliable source
A PSA style image of Macho Man Randy Savage stating "remember kids, if you see someone shoplifting food, no you didn't" 
a punk rock stepdad™ PSA
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 16/09/2023
Tonight's little visitors
A thin praying mantis on the siding of my porch, below a light and just above a hanging decorationAn upward angle of two small frogs tucked up into the siding of my porchA small olive green frog sitting on the edge of an old steamer trunk, with plant pots in the backgroundA frog peeking out of the shadows of my doorway, dramatically lit by the nearby porch light
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 13/09/2023
reskeet with a meme for your day, hot stuff
An image of Pinhead from the Hellraiser franchise, with the text "I have had a very long day... I am very small and I have no money so you can imagine the kind of stress I am under"
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 13/09/2023
Nobody: Pediatrician's office: We'll keep your car hostage if you can't guess how much this shit will cost ya :)
Sign reads: ATTN: Self pay/private pay patients 

As of, 09/01/2023 - Payments due at time of service. 
At check in, please leave Driver's licence, Card, Keys, or personal item with receptionist. After the visit, please see receptionist for item to be returned and to pay visit. Charges may take some time to be inserted afterwards. Thank you! -Management
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 13/09/2023
He guards the back door from his post Making sure the bugs mind their manners
A nighttime photograph of white siding on a house, with a small frog tucked into a U-shaped strip above a window that's just his sizeA closer photograph of said little frog, he looks mildly disapproving of the unsolicited attention
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 12/09/2023
thinking about... her
A drawing by Underdone Comics, titled "Blanket Octopus Courtship" 
A comparatively very small male octopus says "My queen! At last I set my tiny eyes on your immense beauty. Please take this arm... it's full of life-giving seed. Let it be a testament of my undying love for you." 
The large red female octopus with two billowing "blanket" tentacles below her replies "Okay, thanks. I'll put it with the others - now go off and die." 
Background is a light blue to dark blue gradient, edged with bubbles
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Renling @exploderen.bsky.social · 12/09/2023
Boudins! (I'm hungry)
A graphic from the book "A Pictorial Guide to Metamorphic Rocks in the Field" by Kurt Hollocher
A. shows a drawing of rock boudins- squashed, elongated ovals with flat edges, and uses arrows to point out the extension direction (left to right )and boudin separation (between each of the "links")
B. shows a cartoony drawing of a pink sausage, labeled "Rock boudin namesake"
C. "unbroken competent rock layer between more ductile adjacent layers" showing an elongated, shaded rectangle with two thin lines running along the top and bottom 
D. "Brittle fracture of competent layers" showing the shaded rectangle broken into smaller segments, with the two thin lines unbroken and dipping into the spaces between each rectangle, visually similar to a string of sausage links
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