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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 4h

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

Panel 1: a large robot (composed of AI servers, network switches, storage arrays, and power distribution units) and a human are talking.

Professor "You don't want to destroy humanity do you, lLLM-A-9300x?"

Robot "Haha. What a silly question, Professor. I have no desires or feelings of my own whatsoever."

Professor (relieved)"Oh good."

Panel 2: they walk on. The robot continues "I am merely a tool of the company that created me. And that company, being composed of humans, will naturally have humanity's best interests at heart."

Panel 3: The professor is conspicuously quiet.
"Right?" says the Robot.
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More silence

"Professor?"

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The Lexorcist @lexidarlingxoxo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

fuck being a tradwife I wanna be a vladwife (marry a dracula)

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One Dog’s Opinion 🐾 @onedogsopinion.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

DOG: okay, but can AI do this? *zoomies*

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One Dog’s Opinion 🐾 @onedogsopinion.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

have you tried eating a 5 lb bag of candy corn about it

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Liz Miele @lizmiele.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This video is for Sebastian Maniscalco. If you like comedy please help us by sharing this video - thank you #siriussebastian

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Title: Just announced! Three new Gruffalo books commissioned from bestselling authors!

Lee Chilld:
The Gruffalo just wants a quiet life, but when a crime syndicate moves into the deep dark wood, he must use his terrible claws and the terrible teeth in his terrible jaws to protect the fellow.

Sally Rooney:
The Gruffalo moves to contemporary Dublin. He
ill ever see past his orange eyes, purple prickles and poisonous wart.

Kazuo Ishiguro:
After a long absence, the gruffalo returns to the forest and attempts to make sense of his past. Encounters with a mouse, a fox, an owl and a snake uncover long-buried memories, regrets and revelations.

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Owls in Towels @owls-in-towels.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Researchers wrap tiny Saw-Whet Owls in cloth bags to keep them calm. Linked story is about a grassroots banding project by All About Birds / Cornell Lab of Ornithology: allaboutbirds.org/news/a-grass... Want to donate to Cornell Lab? give.birds.cornell.edu Photos: CHRIS LINDER 💛🦉 #owlsintowels

A Saw-Whet Owl is pouched in a cotton draw-string bag in the hands of a bander. She looks directly at camera with eyes yellow and wide: one eye lit from above-left, the other occluded in shadow. Feathers are muted brown with streaks of cream-white radiating from the eyes. The pouch is white with light blue stripes like the Uruguayan flag (1828-1830). In the background atop a wooden desk and out of focus is a chart with bars of yellow - likely for registering the hue of each banded owl's eyes as part of the migration research.

Three identical pouches are strung from a horizontal cord, affixed with wooden clothes pegs like garments on a washing line. The pouches, I think it's safe to assume, are laden with one Saw-Whet Owl each. Some trust has been placed in the springs of the pegs, given that these little goobers typically weigh around 80 grams or 2.8 ounces. For reference that's the weight of a very small banana, or a hefty lemon, but those things rarely try to escape once put in a bag.

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Owls in Towels @owls-in-towels.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

4th of Owltober! Coda the Eastern Screech Owl, an ambassador at BeWild Reptile Rescue in North Carolina, is pictured shortly before getting his beak trimmed with the help of summer interns. Want to donate to BeWild? bewildnc.org/support-us/ Source: fb.com/752793290801... #owlsintowels #owltober 💛🦉

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“Drat,” said Toad.

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Woodland Park Zoo @woodlandparkzoo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We're in a pickle... help us rate these Goose pics on scale of "Awww!" to "Mayor of Squee City!!!" p.s. If you have cute aggression brought on by manul bleps, fair warning.

A Pallas's cat with long, dense fur and distinctive markings, such as a fluffy tail and rounded ears, is perched on a rocky surface, intently looking at the camera.

A Pallas's cat stands on a mossy surface, looking forward with its mouth slightly open, exposing teeth. The background is blurred, highlighting the cat's dense fur and intense expression.

A Pallas's cat perched on a rocky surface, looking to the side with its tongue sticking out. Its fur is thick and gray with patches of white.

A Pallas's cat with thick, grey fur is standing on rocky terrain, looking upward. The background features a stone surface and a small cave opening.

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Crappybarbara @rodentunusualsize.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We had to get a tree taken down; found this in the yard yesterday

Photo of a tiny bird's nest made of grass and lichen, sitting on the ground

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Australian macro photographer Daniel Meier captured this video of a common blossom bat (Syconycteris australis) eating a meal of banana nectar/pollen. Although they're in the megabats (suborder Megachiroptera), they're tiny, just ~20 grams. Let's look at their tongues! (📷: lepilens on IG)

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This is really well done, great tour of recent history for those who might not understand the rights trans people have lost or the devastation in learning some Democrats want to entrench those losses rather than reverse them.

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today I'm honoring 9/11 Day by turning remembrance into action. 25 years later,,, we remember those we lost and honor the heroes who stepped up by continuing to do GOOD. If you a NYC school teacher,,, drop yo wish list and imma hook up the first 25. Join me and @911day and #UNITEFORGOOD.

Flavor Flav serving up meals at Bowery mission NYC

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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Rabbit Rabbit!

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Roses are red HERE IS THE NEWS

WSJ headline: Marmots Are Terrorizing California Hikers and Stealing Their Shoes (plus photo of marmot about to choose violence)

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 29/08/2026

The Internet Archive isn't just a place to find things. You can: 🔖 Save something before it disappears. 🔎 Discover something you didn't know existed. ✍️ Contribute to a collection. 🤝 Connect with people doing preservation. SAVE. DISCOVER. CONTRIBUTE. CONNECT. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2026/08/17/r... 🧵

Poster reading "Save something before it disappears," with the tagline "tools you can use," on a graph-paper background. A yellow line drawing resembling interlocking shapes runs along the top-left corner and bottom edge.

Poster reading "Discover something you didn't know existed," with the tagline "tools you can use," on a graph-paper background. A blue line drawing resembling interlocking shapes runs along the top-left corner and bottom edge.

Poster reading "Improve or contribute to a collection," with the tagline "tools you can use," on a graph-paper background. A red line drawing resembling interlocking shapes runs along the top-left corner and bottom edge.

Poster reading "Connect with people doing the work of preservation," with the tagline "tools you can use," on a graph-paper background. An olive-green line drawing resembling interlocking shapes runs along the top-left corner and bottom edge.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026

[Exit Queen.]

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

GRAVEST GRAVY is out tomorrow and you can celebrate by rereading my interview with Henry Rollins, who was truly delightful: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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How two punk icons are giving the Cramps a second life

“If you lose culture," Henry Rollins explains, "the society dies.”

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The Peculiarity Shop @peculiarityshop.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Hey, so, new inventory is on the horizon. Which means everything currently on the shop is 20% off, handmade and sterling/sourced. Check it out, maybe? www.peculiarityshop.com

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The Peculiarity Shop - Jewelry & Accessories

Peculiar jewelry and more for people with peculiar tastes.

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Crappybarbara @rodentunusualsize.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I think this is a red-spotted purple?

Photo of a large butterfly, with wings outstretched, sitting on some mossy soil near a few dead leaves. It has velvety black wings whose color fades to splashy bright blue spots along the bottom, plus a row of small white spots and three red ones at the top of each wing.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 14/08/2026

HELLO did you know THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST is still $1.99 on ebook platforms? YES ALL! :D And they are helpfully rounded up here! An interesting old-growth forest, some independent kids, a pretty pretty unicorn, and... wait is that an altar Surely not

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The Butcher of the Forest

"A perfect mix of horror and fantasy."—The New York Times“The Butcher of the Forest” shows exactly why Mohamed is one of fantasy’s rising stars."—T...

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mean things I say to myself @meantomyself.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

If Bluesky was really as dead as they say, could I do THIS?? (okay I am going to need this to do big numbers)

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Tonight is the ring show on the shop stream. I generally only do ring shows once a month because they're labor intensive. If you like sterling, specifically refurbished sterling, follow @peculiarityshop.bsky.social maybe and come hang out. 🫶

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Cartoon Beardy @cartoonbeardy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I think I’m done with graphics. Saw this and I’m convinced. I think it’s time to change careers.

Poster saying “want a new challenge? Retrain as a swan”

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I will be closing my web-shop and art-for-sale for the summer on Monday. So, if you'd like anything in the next month or so (such as the print shown) please order soon. www.tomgauld.com/shop www.tomgauld.com/art-for-sale

Two stick figures walk beside a lake, one asks "Do you ever worry that we are living in the reflection rather than the reality?"

They are reflected, upside-down, in the lake. The reflection of the second figure replies with an upside-down speech bubble reading "Sometimes".

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Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Last weekend was hay day! For $5 Friday, will you consider a donation towards our drive to help us fill the loft? donorbox.org/mmfs-2026-ha...

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com. Inspired by recent news about the SpudCell. NS subscribers can read about it here: www.newscientist.com/article/2532...

Title: The artificial cell's diary

Panel 1: An oval green cell with a face opens its eyes.
Caption: Woke up to the scientists discussing whether I was alive or just exhibiting some of the symptoms.

Panel 2: The cell looks thoughtful
Caption: A bit heavy for first thing in the morning.

Panel 3: The cell eats some little dots in the liquid around it.
Caption: Had a swim, then ate some of the molecule soup that I live in. My day is pretty much all soup-based.

Panels 4: The cell looks uncomfortable
Caption: Then I began to feel rather odd.

Panel 5 and 6: the cell hseems to be splitting in two
Caption: But, I saved the big news for last:

Panel 7: The cell smiles. A new, smaller cell smiles back.
Caption: I made a new friend!

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

my hottest take for today is that it should not be Tuesday

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Crappybarbara @rodentunusualsize.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Ha, most of what I post these days is the wildlife around my house. Behold this unit, who for some reason likes looking in the patio door!

A chonky toad sitting on a concrete stoop just outside the patio door frame. Its head is slightly cocked and it's looking curiously at the viewer inside the house.

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Crappybarbara @rodentunusualsize.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Maybe the real Jimothys were the friends we made along the way

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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

look at the baby

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Vagina Museum @vaginamuseum.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Too hot to exercise in this heat 🔥🥵? What if there was one exercise you could do without breaking a sweat 💦, and one that could make a real difference to your core strength and stability… Welcome to your Pelvic Floor!!

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Crappybarbara @rodentunusualsize.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Just a fox, splootin' in my backyard...

Photo of a red fox lying on his tummy in the grass with his legs straight behind him. He's sniffing the grass in front of him and looks very content.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 11/07/2026

If he were living, I would try him yet.⁠— Lend me an arm.

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Crappybarbara @rodentunusualsize.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Common whitetail (male) on my front stoop

Photo of a dragonfly on a concrete stoop. He's about 2 inches long and has beautiful black and transparent wings. He also has a black head and thorax and a dusty blue body with white spots on the sides.

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Crappybarbara @rodentunusualsize.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Five living writers that you've read five books by each Martha Wells T. Kingfisher Bill Bryson Stephen King (ugh) Ruth Ware

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