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The military in my neighborhood

The National Guard are not just in my city, they're in my neighborhood! There are a million good arguments for why it doesn't make sense for them to be here, but ultimately, it's just morally wrong to have the military in a neighborhood joshkramer.substack.com/p/the-milita...

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What the National Guard are still doing here in D.C.

see how that lightpole is leaning though? I worry about that

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thanks for getting back to me. wow, that's a lot of trees. I haven't been over there since this morning but I think it's ok for now

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yep! neighbors got the tree out of the street, with national guard and fbi standing around and eventually pitching in lol

Councilmember Zachary Parker @cmzparker5.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

@cmzparker5.bsky.social hey cm, we're out here at Neal and Montello and need help ASAP

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Big news from @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social office. This is the largest tech settlement ever and represents our DC values: we will always fight to safeguard District youth.

AG Schwalb Announces Meta Will Pay up to $17.1 Billion for Exploiting Kids With Intentionally Addictive Social Media Platforms

Largest tech settlement ever
DC will receive between $90.3 million and $129.3 million
Meta will make sweeping child safety reforms to Instagram and Facebook
The agreement resolves claims by 51 states and territories

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It’s the first week of school in DC and armed National Guard soldiers are teaming up with federal police to patrol residential neighborhoods, including outside elementary schools. National Guard out of DC communities NOW.

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ok, whatever. You wanna see what an entrepreneur's paradise actually looks like? Make healthcare a human right, not contingent on employment, and watch people actually enjoy enough security and support to start businesses and take risks. www.economist.com/business/202...

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America has become an entrepreneur’s paradise

Etsy-sellers and small-town accountants are enjoying the fruits of AI

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

pet peeve: the idea that bluesky has "no algorithm" start a new account, follow no one, and tell me there's no algorithm. Guess what, there will be a ton of lower common denominator stuff in your feed.

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

incredible! very hyped to try this out

Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

In this case, CR, which is funded by paid memberships, subscriptions, philanthropic grants, and donations, is incentivized by trust, which leads to more outcomes like this — trust us, don't buy one.

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Even as part of the NYT, Wirecutter's business model is affiliate links. They make their money when people buy something, so they are incentivized to get people to buy (and the more expensive, the more of a kickback). But...

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

@tylerjfisher.com feature request for @sill.social: muted keywords. Love Sill, use it everyday, but some people I follow are obsessed with some stories I guess, and I need a break.

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Hey @jessethorn.bsky.social, I thought your recent Put You On with @dieworkwear.bsky.social was really fantastic, and I genuinely would listen to a whole series with your evergreen advice for getting started building a menswear wardrobe!

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I appreciate the follow up, and I would personally like to see a little more of an apology from our utility failing us 4 times in a row! Thanks for this.

Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

@wmata.com Hi, why are you taking the bike racks at NoMa station? The sign just says you are taking them but not why

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

@cmzparker5.bsky.social do you know what's up with the power outages in Trinidad and near by? There have been four in the last two weeks — it was just out for the last out.

Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I would have rather you used stick figures than AI, would have been far more interesting and charming

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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Our Not-At-Comic-Con Sale is on now: use code SDCC at checkout to save 25% off all our books (including the illustrious works of Daniel Clowes) on Fantagraphics.com! (Art from The Complete Eightball 1-18)

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Ayo @darrylayo.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

drawing comics is labor intensive and exhausting but at least it also does not pay

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

It's hard to imagine YouTube's core business being displaced by AI, but at the same time, 20 years ago it was hard to imagine everyone would turn to YouTube as a foundational reference library

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

No way! I think the main pieces that seem inferior by comparison are the other tv shows. But I have the opposite feeling about Rogue One. So much more resonant now

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

free story idea: someone should write "what AI companies advocating for UBI can learn from the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend"

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I wrote about the recent Oscar-nominated short Retirement Plan. A very nice 7 min watch-along! joshkramer.substack.com/p/retirement...

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Retirement Plan

⏱️ Going deep on an animated short

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Photoshop was a miracle for digital art, but it got loaded up with crap. Finally, upstarts like Affinity, Procreate, and Manga Studio seem to have motivated them to shake off the cobwebs.

New_ Public @newpublic.org · 06/03/2026

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We don’t have to stand for Big Tech turning our neighborhoods into “crime blotters with ads.” We need better digital tools that build trust, instead of eroding it. From our Co-Director @eli.bsky.social at @creativemornings.bsky.social

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Paul Chadwick @paulchadwick.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Happy we have officially announced this thing I've been working on for ten freakin' years. Expect to hear more from me about it over the next little while. Meanwhile, here are details: www.superherohype.com/comics/65227...

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Rev. Jesse Jackson stood with residents of the District demanding what should have always been ours: the right to govern ourselves. He showed up for D.C. because he believed the people of the nation’s capital deserved the same political power as every other American. Rest in power.✊🏾

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Ben Sears @bensears.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

General strike tomorrow

drawing of some kids on a baseball field
text:
GENERAL STRIKE
JANUARY 30 2026
NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO SHOPPING

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

All respect to his nephew, etc., but public domain this stuff already

Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

SomeBODY once told me, the world is gonna roll me...

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Small Press Expo @smallpressexpo.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Paul Karasik, the artist who translated Paul Auster's New York Trilogy into graphic novel format, will be teaching an online class through Politics and Prose about his process on Jan. 15th. If you’ve ever been curious about the process of writing a graphic novel, this one’s for you!

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ONLINE CLASS: Paul Auster's New York Trilogy: An Adaptation from Novel to Graphic Novel (2600)

One Thursday: January 15 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET Online

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

In 2019, when the vacant Venezuelan embassy here in DC was taken over by anti Maduro protestors, I reported on it for The Nib, in comics form thenib.com/a-showdown-a...

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A Showdown at the Venezuelan Embassy | The Nib

Antiwar protestors are holed up in DC’s abandoned Venezuelan embassy. Artist Josh Kramer interviews the people at an ever-intensifying scene.

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

US-backed regime change has been a fear for a long time

Jess Fink🍉🌈 @jessfink.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

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I didn't play a lot of games this year but we did finally play Disco Elysium, which I can honestly say the hype is true, the hype is real, this game fucks. I am simply astounded on every level. Also I didn't expect it to be so incredibly funny?? Maybe the most well written game I've ever played

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.

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Stephen R Bissette @stephenrbissette.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

It's loose! My new sketchbook of monstrous portraits & my "Philosophy of Monsters" essay on value & importance of putting monsters down on paper. Black & white budget edition linked here (there's also a full color edition, same contents)—Spread the link, please! www.amazon.com/S-R-Bissette...

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S R Bissette's In The Mood For MONSTERS

Amazon.com: S R Bissette's In The Mood For MONSTERS: 9798275808681: Bissette, Stephen R., Bissette, Stephen R., Masztal, Mark A.: Books

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Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

That's great, my friends and I got really into him in high school and each have way too many

Josh Kramer @joshpkramer.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Ooh did you get any $2 Steve Keene paintings? I saw he was there on insta