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Chris Hazeldine @ch-art.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Huge news I'm still sort of processing as someone new to the kidlit world. But @waterstones.bsky.social have announced Star Breakers (a book what I drew) is their Children's Book of the Month for July!

Waterstones Children's Book of the Month for July is Star Breakers: Zeke Zero vs The Galaxy

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 10/03/2026

This is the stupidest g.d. thing I have read all day.

"Human writing often includes some clunky phrases, like this passage from Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, caused by the author's aversion to punctuation: 'As well ask men what they think of stone.'"

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Dear Shabana, Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

ICE must be abolished. It has become a lawless, rogue agency. Federal law enforcement agencies must follow the law, if they're going to have any credibility enforcing it. We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.

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phylan @phylan.website · 07/01/2026

post from crushingbort

reporter: donald trump has announced that americans must evolve into a race of hardy metal men via mandated injections of liquid mercury. your response?

klobuchar: *visibly straining to remember line consultants came up with* donkey kong donald’s economic policies are “bananas” for small business

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Love this from Guillermo del Toro

“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. “At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

News Team,
Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier.
I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity.
Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.
We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed
to kill the story.
If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we

have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient.
If the standard for airing a story becomes
"the government must agree to be
interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast.
We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state.
These men risked their lives to speak with us.
We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.
CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.

We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it.
When it fails to air without a credible
explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet.
I care too much about this broadcast to watch
it be dismantled without a fight.
Sharyn

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neongrey @neongrey.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The truth: we need migration. The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it. Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality. Reject it. Draw the line.

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Chris Hazeldine @ch-art.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

🧵My relationship to Marvel is as a consumer and I will never knowingly purchase or read a comic with generative AI, and I'd feel a failure to disclose such use an ethical betrayal. I read comics to be inspired by the creativity and dedication of artists and writers, not drink sludge. 1/4

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

when the AI bubble finally collapses and everyone who spent a year smugly hyping it suddenly has to come crawling back with their tail between their legs, i just want to say i am not going to be the bigger person about it. i am going to be meaner than you can even believe

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I was going to say that we need a Christmas movie where a woman goes back to her small town and realizes that it sucks terribly and so recommits herself to her liberal lawyer boyfriend in the big city.

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Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

You sure about this, Google?

A Google alert announces Chappell Roan concert tickets, but the image is of Weird Al

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

bluesky absolutely has a growth problem. at this point it's just me, the several thousand sockpuppet accounts i faithfully maintain, and you. and if you're weirded out by that, how about you just take a beat and imagine what an average day is like for me

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Joel @snufkinlib.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Stefan Zweig on borders is almost too much to bear

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

A story about why Democrats are losers, in four parts.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 30/04/2025

this would be so funny if this guy wasn’t president

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onion person @junlper.beer · 25/03/2025

i’m losing it

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

who did this??

a screenshot of Signal messages:

- war secrets tonite 👀
- war secrets tonight queen??
- war secrets tonite 👀

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WIRED @wired.com · 18/03/2025

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

freedom.press

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow

As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

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Adam Conover @adamconover.net · 28/02/2025

The attack on DEI shows why liberals should stop arguing about "strategic" use of language forever. DEI stands for three uncontroversial virtues that most every American accepts, and the right still turned it into a vile slur. It doesn't matter what you say - they will poison it because YOU said it.

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 27/02/2025

hello, in light of conversations online today, if you are a games developer and don't know how games journalism works, please consult this handy guide, it will help you avoid making an ass of yourself on the internet, thank you!

aftermath.site

Games Journalism: An FAQ - Aftermath

What's a blacklist? How do NDAs work? Let's find out

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Just got this tip from an airline pilot

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

im on every app. im in your city, in your neighborhood. the sales associate who handed you a large when you asked for a medium? that was me. i am now behind you.

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

🧵This is a thread about Reply Guys. I like it when posts go viral coz I'm a big show-off and the internet is responsible for most of my career. When you go viral you get new followers, fun replies, sometimes even industry interest omg. But you also get: Reply Guys.

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Chris Hazeldine @ch-art.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

A little Lord of the Rings illustration I'm working on. Trying to step outside of my usual art style and make something that'll look cool as a print. On an unrelated note, I might be selling this as an A4 print at #thoughtbubble2024.

A graphic illustration of Gandalf, Frodo and Samwise facing against the Balrog - a great shadowy beast surrounded by luminous fire.

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nickenny.bsky.social @nickenny.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

Testing out the new alternatives for when the last few lifeboats leave Twitter

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