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James Mathurin

@mechanicalrefugee.bsky.social
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British / Australian illustrator and educator Fantasy art, character design, sci-fi and alternate realities. He/him www.jamesmathurin.com/ linktr.ee/mathurinjames

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Thorne Identity @thorneidentity.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
we bury the dead. interesting. it wears a horror movie's clothes but I don't think it qualifies. it's a meditation on loss and grief with zombies. I think it could exist in the world of the NEWSFLESH novels. nice work but I can see why it didn't catch. the niche doesn't really allow for subtlety
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James Mathurin @mechanicalrefugee.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This gives another layer to the already surreal experience of using the weird public toilets in Sydney where the door closes with a Star Trek sound effect, Shatner's voice welcomes you and tells you you have 10 minutes, and then a Muzak version of "What the World Needs Now Is Love" plays.
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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If you were ever targeted by the Gamergate horde from 2024 onward, I'd love to talk to you briefly for a short section in my book! Reply, DM me, or email me at alyssamerc@gmail.com. Signal boost!!
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 12/10/2026
I am normal, I don't hang out with platforms and people that sell child porn. That's who I was ten years ago; that's who I've stayed. That's *the big things*. It is the people who have stayed on Twitter who have changed, and who have not realized it. They embrace the dumpster fire, and can't see it.
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James Mathurin @mechanicalrefugee.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Here is a thing. For several months I kept saying I had a blood feud with John Cena. He has no idea who I am, I’m sure. One day I was joking with @jamesgunn.bsky.social and I said the blood feud joke. And James says, “I’m standing next to John Cena right now.” Yikes!
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Carykh I'M Just Joking
Alt: Carykh I'M Just Joking
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Thorne Identity @thorneidentity.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Audio drama for the spooky season. Do yourself a favor. www.pendantaudio.com/shows/phanto...
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Bob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
New Big Picture - SCHLOCKTOBER 2026: "ROBOT MONSTER" www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXWC...
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New Big Picture: SCHLOCKTOBER 2026 - ROBOT MONSTER
YouTube video by moviebob
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Gaijin (GimGam Glitzdakka) Goombah @gaijingoombah.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"I suffered so everyone else should to" is the most backwards, change-nothing attitude that perpetuates suffering and destructive entitlement.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Computer programs are going to get enshrined rights before numerous minority groups
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Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.latinsky.app · 08/10/2026
Does it deserve labor rights? A union? Should it be compensated? Can it leave your company and go elsewhere? Is it allowed PTO? Can it choose not to follow certain requests it finds unethical? If they're gonna lie and go there, then lets go all the fucking way
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Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.latinsky.app · 08/10/2026
Obviously this isn't true. But if they're going to lie about it, then journalists need to start pressing them with more questions If it is conscious does that mean you're using it as a slave? Is it unethical to make it work 24/7? Should you be allowed to profit from an enslaved thing?
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
well the Tyrannosaurus first decides it's a good day for stomping, then has conversations in turn with Dromiceiomimus and Utahraptor
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
People do not understand how men who are white supremacists can have wives who are women of color and I need folks to realize that those men see their wives as subordinate property and not equals. These men are foaming at the mouth to bring back quadroon balls.
Screencap from Invincible: "I do love your mother, but she's more like a pet to me."
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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Fact.
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Bob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
So for whatever reason, the review of "DIGGER" is my most viewed upload in ...forever? 🤷‍♂️ Unexpected, but thanks, everybody 👍 youtu.be/jXwnZUhDgmI?... *(I kinda suspect the "SPOILER" tag is driving the extra traffic, but a win is a win 😁)
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Review - DIGGER (2026)
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𝕯𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖞 𝕱𝖊𝖓 @danfenlon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
People talks about how "its the revolutionary gone bad trope" when, no d16 here isnt one, he doesnt care about the people, he feels personally slighted that all his work in the mines meant NOTHING and wants revenge Not saying his anger isn't justified, just he had no plan beyond kill that fucker
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
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Michaela Joffe @joffeorama.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
not sure why I made this but now you have to see it
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Tauriq Moosa @tauriq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The thing I've always wanted for music is for it to be... solved. Have these weirdos ever engaged with art from a human level?
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Thorne Identity @thorneidentity.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I've already turned down a gig from one of these soul-destroying "content" generators. there's no "marrying" here. there's only being tricked or coerced into coupling with your own murderer.
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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 25/09/2026
The two greatest artists of the 21st century? I would have to say Banksy and Macklemore
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
lol I know multiple women/brown people who have literally been chased out of the industry on trumped-up bullshit, and been a target myself. So miss me with pretending comics dudes suffer the most from "online mobs."
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Alliance Against Gun Violence and Gun Violence Ticker. @gunviolenceticker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Michael Fry @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Your Grandad Cyclops talks about his school days
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is the most masculine video on the internet right now
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Claudio Pozas — Commissions Open @claudiopozas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
That Cap speech going around again doesn't really sit well with me because you can swap Cap with Hatemonger and it'd still fit. It doesn't state a anything beyond "stick to your opinion, no matter the opposition". I much prefer Beta Ray Bill's "let us make good" speech.
Panel of Beta Ray Bill, the alien god of thunder from Marvel Comics, saying "if there is nothing but what we make in this world, brothers... let us make good."
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Me in 2050: …and that’s how Macklemore became a civil rights icon. My son, Dale Jr.: Wow his music must’ve been incredible. Me: Dale Jr.: Like so many good songs. Me: Dale Jr.: Was he the A Change Is Gonna Come Guy? Me: Dale Jr.: Me:
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
ICYMI we as Palestinians voted to give DJ Khaled’s Palestinian card to Macklemore years ago, the vote was unanimous
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PZ Spiders @pzmyers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Q: What's the large muscular organ in a woman's chest called? A: The heart? Q: I'm sorry, Bob. It's the SPLEEN. The spleen. freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...
Hideously bad AI illustration
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 14/09/2026
If the only thing you have to note about the rising tide of fascism is that we have to let it rise far enough to be over someone else's head in order to stop it, I don't think your strategy is particularly good.
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James Mathurin @mechanicalrefugee.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I find it crazy that the only sensible reading of skeets like this is "Why are centrist people insisting on attacking trans people, when all it does it give credibility to the Right and transphobes", but apparently it's meant to be, "Why are people unwilling to throw trans people under the bus".
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Moose booooogelow @moosebigelow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Lenny from the simpsons changing a sign that says 365 days without charlie kirk saying something racist
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Abra / Jessica Conwell, Carmella Creeper's Gender Doula🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"The Transformers do not endorse the views of the President" okay, great, yeah, it's very normal that you had to say that. This is an ordinary world where things make sense. It's normal that I'd wake up to an official statement from cartoon robots denouncing the man who has the nuclear codes.
Image from Hasbro's Instagram: Optimus Prime is a beloved character who represents humility, leadership, compassion and justice. Hasbro is aware of the recent posts using his likeness.
These posts were done without permission and do not represent the Transformers brand or Hasbro.
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Rom the Spaceknight @romspaceknight.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
ROM #73 was released on this date in 1985.
ROM #73 cover art by Al Milgrom and John Romita. Signed as MilgROMita.
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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you're reading this, I just want you to know no matter how hard things are right now, we're in this together and you're not alone. You are loved and you are needed. Take this snow monkey with you. They are fueled entirely by serenity and wisdom.
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Japanese Snow Monkey Tranquil
Alt: Japanese Snow Monkey Tranquil
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PizzaCake @pizzacakecomic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Laura Webster @lauraewebster.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
We have made a full documentary about what really happened at Reform conference. If you only watch a bit of it please make it these 39 seconds. You won't regret it.
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James Mathurin @mechanicalrefugee.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: Public Enemy Method Man / Redman The Killers Muse Bloc Party Kendrick Lamar De La Soul Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip Polish Club King Stongray
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Robert the Battletoad @robertbattletoad.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Malakai Black may not be everyone's favorite, but he paid a loving tribute to Andy "The Butcher" Williams after winning the Progress Men's World Championship today. "There's nothing that can make my heart feel less, instead of cheering for me, please cheer for Andy one final time" #Wrestlesky
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
long story short, the very first mouth-to-mouth romantic kiss between Transformers ever directly depicted, fully, without cutting away, was between two lesbian Autobots in the pages of IDW Transformers comics
Arcee kissing Aileron in IDW Transformers
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Since it's the anniversary of the debut of "Batman the Animated Series," feeling compelled to share this art by Bruce Timm of all the things they weren't allowed to show in the cartoon. Can you guess them all? Answers in the next skeet down.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/09/2026
I did not have Tetris needing to put out anti-fascist statements on my bingo card, but here we are
At Tetris we believe in the power of connection and bringing people together, not dividing them. To our fans everywhere: we love you, we see you, and we're grateful to have you in our community.

P.S. The Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of 'Build the Wall.
P.P.S. We take copyright infringement very seriously.
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Bugs, Yaoist @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
so anyway about the transphobia thing
British public wrong about nearly everything, survey shows
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Hare LockwoOoOoOod @harelockwood.com · 01/09/2026
Chapter six available now! I was amazed that I managed not to ruin every single take by snort-cackling at @misterabk.bsky.social's Boat Guy accent. thedailytism.com/podcast/
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It’s a Superpower??
From the team behind The Daily Tism and A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs comes the first ever sitcom by and for autistic people. Wait, surely that’s illegal? It’s a Superpower?? follows Norah, Sop...
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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
First I came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was the one coming for the Communists Then I came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because, again, I was the one coming for the Jews Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me
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James Mathurin @mechanicalrefugee.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Probably Syndicate on the Amiga Sensible World of Soccer Wizkid Super Street Fighter II SNES
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James Mathurin @mechanicalrefugee.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Lightning that we see actually travels upwards, as it's the current from the ground travelling up an invisible "feeler" strike that comes down from the cloud.
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