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Adam Miller @ajm6792.bsky.social · 22h

Something to add to the agenda

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 6m

Oh you bet! Free to download and print. Newlevant.com/covidzine

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DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Clean air in schools reduces infections for the WHOLE POPULATION. Why WOULDN’T we clean the air? The healthcare/missed work costs far exceed the infrastructure costs, don’t let them get away with “it costs too much”. Demand clean air in schools and workplaces!

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Rowan K. Briggs @kbriggs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

PCX is this Saturday! Blessed to be tabling next to the esteemed @newlevant.bsky.social and right by @planetx.bsky.social and @larsenproject.bsky.social I've got a new collection of short comics to debut - romance on one side, break-ups on the other!

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Nilah "Nine Jobs" Magruder @nilahmagruder.com · 05/10/2026

She's yelling about graphic novels again. I wrote a blog post about how to track work hours and do the math to build better work schedules. This speaks to graphic novelists specifically but it's good info for any freelancer!

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Graphic Novel Math

How comic artists can track work hours to manage time and build better graphic novel production schedules.

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 25/09/2026

Comics workers! We need YOU to contribute to this survey! Beyond page rates & advances, we also ask about con revenue, Kickstarters, subscription platforms, & more! To make positive changes in our industry, we need to better understand challenges faced by traditional & self-published cartoonists!

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Stoked to table at the Philly Comics Expo for the first time next Saturday, 10/10! I'm sure the show will be a 10/10 as well. Catch me at table 34 with the esteemed @kbriggs.bsky.social!

Philly Comics Expo poster, illustrated by Tara Booth. Text:
"Old Pine Community Center
Presented by Partners & Son
Philly Comics Expo
FREE & open to the public!
Saturday 10/10/26
6AM - 6PM"

Photo of my table setup at FlameCon 2026. Titles, from left to right:
Instant Portraits - "Done before you know it!" - $10
What's Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition [free]
NO IVY LEAGUE
BECOMING WHO WE ARE
SUGAR TOWN
TENDER-HEARTED
HAZEL'S FAVORITE PLANTS TO GROW: 2025
QUEER AND HOW WE GOT HERE: A (PERSONAL) HISTORY
CHAINMAIL BIKINI: THE ANTHOLOGY OF WOMEN GAMERS
CI VEDIAMO
QUEER UPRISINGS

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Just got in my table assignment for PCX, and I'm going to be rocking Table 35 with my good pal @larsenproject.bsky.social! And if that wasn't cool enough, I'll be right next to @newlevant.bsky.social and @kbriggs.bsky.social at Table 34! I cannot think of better company!

A map of the Philly Comics Expo with Table 35 circled.

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I too will be tabling at the Philly Comics Expo! Come thru 📚

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Sage Coffey🌿☕ @sagecoffey.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Mifepristone is still widely available but if you don't have access to it, safe medical abortion is possible with just Misoprostol! Excerpt from Abortion Pill Zine by myself, @isabellarotman.bsky.social & @marniegalloway.bsky.social on miso. Full zine here: www.silversprocket.net/2024/09/17/a...

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sorry to hear that! Have you tried something like a 3M Aura already? That does have a metal nose wire, for custom shaping, but there’s foam padding as well.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 26/09/2026

Let's splash in the dark www.instagram.com/reels/DdNgBG...

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Julie Lam @msjulieslam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So excited to see old and new friends at the UN event. Friendship, camaraderie, shared goals and love for our community brought us together. It has been over 6 years! @myrabatchelder.bsky.social @luckytran.com @newlevant.bsky.social @christinaauriana.bsky.social @positivedeviance.bsky.social

Myra, Dr. Lucky Tran, Julie and Hazel, all wearing high filtration masks at the UN Healthy Air in Schools event organized by the Air Club

Julie and Hazel at the UN meeting. Julie is holding a CO2 sensor showing 628 ppm.

Julie, Myra and Marcel, all wearing high filtration masks.

From left to right, Ms. Katherine Walsh, Dr. Louise Hidinger, Christina Auriana, Hazel and Julie all wearing high filtration masks.

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.myatproto.social · 24/09/2026

Beautiful notes, Hazel! On a related note: the Green Healthy Schools campaign, led by @alignny.bsky.social, seeks a triple-win for environmental justice, public education, and organized labor through renovating NYC's public school infrastructure. You can learn more about the campaign here.

alignny.org

Green Healthy Schools - ALIGN

The Problem: New York City public school infrastructure is in crisis. There are over 1,200 public school buildings across New York City (NYC), many of which are on average 75 years old. Decades of dis...

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robin finn @robinfinnart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you wanna support mask-required queer spaces in Western Mass, check out Comics N' More in Easthampton! 🔗 comicsmongers.com

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New study suggests that raising school ventilation levels to ASHRAE 241 targets could reduce flu cases by 33% for the WHOLE POPULATION! We need clean air in schools so bad!!! www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...

Climate-Ready Buildings: Insights from U.S. Schools in a Global Context

Climate Week NYC • Sept 23
Projected Health Impacts of Cleaner Air in NYC Schools
Geetha Jeyapragasan and Charlie Whittaker I University of California, Berkeley
We modelled the projected impact of higher levels of ventilation and filtration in NYC schools. We did this by assessing the impact of achieving a field-recognized standard for healthy indoor air (ASHRAE Standard 241), developed by the American Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, the professional association of ventilation engineers. Adopting it in schools would reduce the burden of seasonal respiratory illness and improve preparedness for future epidemics.
We developed an epidemiological modelling framework to estimate how improving building air quality affects airborne disease transmission in schools. Here, using seasonal influenza as a case study, we share results about the potential public health impact of raising ventilation such that all schools met ASHRAE 241 targets, approximately 9 equivalent air changes per hour (ACH).
INFLUENZA INFECTIONS AVERTED
PER YEAR
54%
IN CHILDREN
33%
IN OVERALL POPULATION
Share of influenza infections averted in children and the general population if all schools achieved ASHRAE 241 filtration targets. This also results in 30% reduction in hospitalizations across all ages.
IMPACTS
261K
SCHOOL ABSENTEE DAYS
ELIMINATED PER YEAR
$25M
IN PARENTAL
PRODUCTIVITY LOSSES
SAVED
Days of school absenteeism prevented each year through reduced influenza transmission, and the value of the parental working time no longer lost to caring for sick children.

Why This Matters for New York City
ALL FLU CASES
New York City operates the largest public school system in the United States, with approximately 880,000 students across 1,800 schools. A large portion of this infrastructure predates modern ventilation standards, with the average school building around 70 years old. An inspection of NYC schools i…

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Notes from today’s “Healthy Air in NYC Schools” meeting. I learned that there’s a bill we can support RIGHT NOW (NYC Council Introduction 699) which would set air quality standards in schools and implement real-time reporting! intro.nyc/0699-2026+

Notes and drawings of speakers from the Leadership Action Hour on Healthy Air in NYC Schools.

“THE problem in SE schools is getting fresh air vs climate control” (Anisa Heming, Director, Center for Green Schools, US Green Building Council)

“Occupancy-based climate control is an important retrofit. Data needs to integrate into executive decision making.”
“If the property management is looking at the data, facilities staff will too.” (Thomas Yeh, Technical Advisor, NYSERDA)

“HVAC management needs to incorporate energy & IAQ goals” (i forget who the speaker was)

“Intro 699: City council bill for continuous AQ monitoring in schools and administrators to set standards”

“Reduce sickness: reclaim learning time, less burden on caregivers (illness + staying home to take care of sick child)”

“Air purifiers improve test scores THE SAME DAY”

“If you’re upgrading HVAC for energy reasons, put in environmental monitoring! If you’re monitoring, you WILL USE LESS ENERGY.” (Thomas Yeh)

“NYC is the country’s largest school district and 61% of schools have documented ventilation or air handling issues.” (I forget the speaker)

“Presenting information in ways that are easy and accessible helps bring on community partners for outside pressure.”
“How do we create consequences for councilmembers who don’t support? We need students and teachers with AQ monitors reporting on the bad quality!!”(Jenille Scott, Climate Director, ALIGN)

“Stakeholders care about health, human rights, pandemic preparedness, climate resilience, workplace safety, accessibility. It doesn’t matter the angle, as long as you can get their attention and get them moving.”
“Stories trump great stats!!”
(Dr. Bronwyn King)

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

anyway, I quite enjoyed the Leadership Action Hour on Healthy Air in NYC Schools today. Improving IAQ in schools has so many potential collaborators and such far-reaching consequences! 💨

My COVID zine in English and Spanish, open to the spreads about CO2 readings and the ASHRAE 241 ventilation standard.

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Omg really! Sorry I didn’t realize it was you!

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the kat from HOUSE (1977) @dogunderwater.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

i think you can find some good examples in the graphic medicine space (two links), & @qzap.bsky.social would be a great place to check out too! www.graphicmedicine.org/category/zine/

graphicmedicine.org

zine Archives | Graphic Medicine

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Paul Evans, The Winter Blues, acrylic on canvas (recent)

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

SPX was a delight, and I didn't bring enough QUEER AND HOW WE GOT HERE(s)! Now it's on my Storenvy, and I'd be happy to ship you a signed copy 💌 newlevant.storenvy.com/products/370...

photo of my graphic novel QUEER AND HOW WE GOT HERE: A (PERSONAL) HISTORY. Narrator-Hazel (androgyne with pink hair) is hanging up a portrait of Reed Erickson in a gallery of queer-historical figures.

My graphic novel QUEER AND HOW WE GOT HERE, open to a spread showing the evolution of Pride marches, Harvey Milk giving a speech exhorting gay Californians to come out of the closet, and the candle-lit march after he was murdered.

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If anyone wants me to speak to their book club, I’m gonna need a SHORT email to know you’re real.

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Hari Conner @haridraws.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Some of my favourite resources about comics making! smallpress.scot/articles/how... I kept answering Qs or doing talks where I rec'd resources or gave out PDF guides, & wanted to make them more publicly accessible. So now they're up at @smallpress.scot 👍 Here's the pic version

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Akil Wilson @akilwilson.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026

Hey, US comics pals! Please take a minute to fill out this survey to help Cartoonists United track the economics of comic workers in order to see rate trends and address pay disparities across the industry! Whatever your role in comics or how your comics are shared, your voice needs to be included!

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 15/09/2026

Did you crowdfund and fulfill your own comic last year? We want to hear from you! If you make webcomics, graphic novels, direct market comics - If you write, draw, letter, color, or all of the above - If you make any kind of comics in the US, we want to hear from you! airtable.com/appLRxNDI7Yj...

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A juicy haul from #SPX2026 🤤📚 hammock reading time will be lit for the foreseeable future! If you were there, what are you stoked to read? If not, what do you want to pick up?

Stack of mini comics and graphic novels from SPX 2026, photographed on my patio.

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’m stoked to read more of them!

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

SPX was a delight, and I didn't bring enough QUEER AND HOW WE GOT HERE(s)! Now it's on my Storenvy, and I'd be happy to ship you a signed copy 💌 newlevant.storenvy.com/products/370...

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Celadon @antek.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Shoutout to all the drafstpeoples around the world! Drawing is life

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 13/09/2026

Hey, @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, thank you for the PARTIAL ban on "A.i." in the public schools! But let's please CLOSE these big LOOPHOLES in the policy that still allow "A.i." to be inflicted on kids! cc @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 13/09/2026

If you're in NYC and you agree, please take a minute to tell @mayor.nyc.gov that we need to close the loopholes in the "A.i." policy and shut down the pilots in 9-12. Our kids should not be guinea pigs for this unproven tech. heymamdani.fyi

heymamdani.fyi

Contact the Mayor - NYC Mayor's Office

Send a message to NYC mayor on the web. You can also get links to media contacts and submit FOIL requests.

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Now more than ever: shoutout to the act of drawing.

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I’m ready to part with my display copy of QUEER HERE 💨

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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This article reveals that Lilly Wachowski tried to make a show based on @hannahtempler.com's brilliant COSMOKNIGHTS. While its a shame we'll never get to see that show, you can still bask in the glory of the original comic: www.cosmoknights.space

cosmoknights.space

Cosmoknights

For this ragtag band of space gays, liberation means beating the patriarchy at its own game.

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Joan Zahra Dark 🔥 جون زهر درك @joandark.com · 11/09/2026

I'll be squatting at Hazel's table this Saturday if you're at SPX with a few zines and lots of *propaganda*, come say hi!

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michiums @michiums.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

idk what my con schedule is going to be for 2027, im still in a lot of debt but am available for work!!

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Omw to SPX! 🚌💨 I packed a Commander deck 👀 who’s turning cards tonight? 🃏

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"Sobre el COVID y qué podemos hacer al respecto: Edición del 2026" ¡Estoy encantado de presentar este zine, traducido magistralmente por Maru Florián! Dona a él: ko-fi.com/unlocalizedl... Léelo en newlevant.com/COVIDzine/es o debajo 👇

[Portada del zine]
Sobre el COVID y qué podemos hacer al respecto: Edición del 2026
Básicamente, ¡limpiar el aire! Por Hazel Newlevant

[Contraportada del zine]
“Toda cadena de transmisión que se llegue a romper CUENTA. Cada persona que no llega a enfermarse, que no pierde ESA SEMANA DE TRABAJO, que no se llega a MORIR ni a DISCAPACITAR, desde el más mínimo de los inconvenientes, hasta la MAYOR de las pérdidas: cada una de estas cosas CUENTA”.
– Becca en el podcast de “DEATH PANEL” el 16/02/2023.
¡Imprime y distribuye este zine tú misme! Puedes descargar el PDF aquí:
Referencias: newlevant.com/COVIDzine/es
DE DISTRIBUCIÓN GRATUITA

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

[Zine sobre COVID 1/18] La teoría de la propagación por gotículas ha quedado obsoleta. Las enfermedades respiratorias se transmiten principalmente a través de aerosoles. Instituciones poderosas han ignorado esta información debido a los cambios estructurales que se requieren.

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Hay muchos intereses [1] beneficiándose de que ignoremos la siguiente verdad:

El COVID es una enfermedad que se transmite por EL AIRE que CONTINÚA siendo un peligro para TODES. ¡Pero hay muchas cosas que podemos hacer para prevenirlo!

Si el COVID se contagiase por gotitas de saliva y por tocar superficies contaminadas, entonces podríamos prevenir los contagios lavándonos las manos; convenientemente, reduciéndolo a una responsabilidad individual.

Sin embargo, los estudios llevados acabo desde el 2020 dejan claro que:
¡Muchas enfermedades se transmiten por aerosoles! [2]
Incluyendo:
MERS (Síndrome Respiratorio de Oriente Medio)
Sarampión
COVID
Varicela [3]
SARS-CoV-1
Resfriado común
Gripe
VRS
Tuberculosis

ES UN CAMBIO DE PARADIGMA BRUTAL.

La transmisión aérea implicaría que los propietarios de un edificio tendrían que garantizar aire limpio en interiores, como pasa ya con el agua potable. [4] No podrían “lavarse las manos” con el COVID.

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Cartoonists United @cartoonist.coop · 10/09/2026

CartUn continues to collaborate in solidarity with UNITE HERE Local 25 as they seek a labor neutrality agreement to safely unionize! Attending SPX? Don’t worry, read about 4 ways you can help support Local 25’s efforts: journal.cartoonist.coop/stronger-tog... (art by @amandajealous.bsky.social)

A drawing of Inkling and Nibford hold signs supporting the Local 25’s union organising efforts.

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Kiku @ SPX W15A @kikuhughes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Please help get this film about Kiyoshi Kuromiya to the finish line! Not only does it tell an important story in the history of gay rights, AIDS activism, Asian American and Black solidarity during the civil rights movement, but it also looks at his organizing strategies and gofund.me/5a1a75855

Black and white drawing of Kiyoshi Kuromiya, a Japanese American man, smiling from the screen of an old computer monitor.

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Hazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

That’s the beauty of translation by someone who really Gets It 😊

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