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A third of my comics collection is Matt Howarth. I collected Post Bros., Savage Henry, and Keif Llama, plus specials like WRAB. My reader letter included thanks for the “Love That ‘Bob’” comic that Matt wrote for The Stark Fist of Removal, and he reprinted it as the extra story in Post Bros. #11.

A few panels of Matt Howarth’s “Love That ‘Bob’”:

Ron Post, sitting in a living room armchair, is asked “Can I be of assistance?” and replies “Prob’ly…wait…I have a letter of introduction…”

He holds up a card: “BOB SENT ME”

“Bob,” pipe ever in mouth, examines the card with surprise: “I did?” Ron answers, “We have to talk — in private.”

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Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics @danidonovan.com · 05/10/2026

Nick and @andrewmreichart.bsky.social got me into Matt Howarth’s comics in college. I wrote to Matt a couple of times, once for a Post Bros. reader letter and another to order some older comics from him. He was friendly and kind and threw in something extra. Weird Luck is very much in Matt’s spirit.

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Here are my top 5 tips for finishing things you start: 1. Make a list 2.

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 04/10/2026

Looks a bit more candy-corn, IMO.

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Slow motion pelican coasting above the coast bliss. 🪶

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And not the subtle, indirect, to-your-seventh-generation kind of curse. Good straightforward Isla-de-Muerta stuff.

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And if you pop into existence somewhere in the Federation and kinda just need a ride somewhere, they’ll take you there and give you room and board on the way. Nice people.

YouTube video by Vince Guaraldi Trio - Topic

But if the vibe is warm, woody jazz bass, *this* is the cover your ears are looking for.

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Autumn Leaves

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I assume the other two “Add music” suggestions are in Meta’s licensed library and they’re just firing blind with random suggestions. I do not know the songs. I am not in the market.

Of these selections, Clapton’s cover makes the most sense (give the computer points for recognizing warm fall colors in the photo), but it’s not my vibe here. Fred Turner knew how to play a bass, but BTO is also not the mood. “The Distance” has, of course, a killer bassline, but, again, wrong vibe.

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…Where was I? Oh, yes: "Add music." The algorithm served up these handy one-tap options. Eric Clapton: Autumn Leaves BTO: Takin’ Care of Business Mr.Cine: I’m fuckin’ tired of this fuckin’ shit Cake: The Distance Nick Hustles: I Thank God I’m Me

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Fascbook's algorithm now offers an “Add music” option for photos. Setting aside my horror at the suggestion that I hack your mental state with unsolicited audio as if you’re incapable of quietly appreciating a picture without throwing your phone out of the cart in the middle of the aisle at Target…

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Jon Hall @hallcommajon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

No, no, go ahead, make your wings out of them. You’ll fly great

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I think that not being the Most Important Country in the World will be very, very good for us, but the process will be extremely painful.

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St. Chris @stchris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Or text. Just got one. Rude.

St. Chris @stchris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

So great to see Angine de Poitrine get some merchandising opportunities.

A display of insulated polka-dot drink mugs. Two are white with black dots; the other is matte black with lighter-looking glossy dots. Caption:

Only on Amazon
Shop the polka dot collection
HYDROJUG

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

HOW TO BLUESKY: The news is rough out there, plus the US election is coming. So here are some ways to tame your timeline so you see what you want. 1) You can mute words and phrases! Go to Settings, then Moderation and Content Filters, then Muted Words and Tags. Mute for a short time or forever

A beautiful blue sky with big poofs of white clouds. A law is below with a line of green trees at the horizon. But mostly the photo is sky.

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Paul Avgerinos: Fertile Soil of Peace

Regressive Aid: Anti-Chair

Au5 & Chime: Voidwalkers Varien: My Dreams Have Become Ghosts Karma Fields: Edge of the World 7 Minutes Dead: Sidewinder Pixl: Rat Twist

lizzywanders @lizzywanders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Vince Guaraldi Trio: Christmas Time Is Here

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🌴 liverwort resort 🌴

Macro shot of umbrella liverwort growing in a plant pot among sprouts and twigs. Pictured are multiple female reproductive structures with tall, reddish brown stalks and vivid green, star-like rays at the top, resembling miniature palm trees.

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 21/09/2026

as a hater let me acknowledge something ai is good at: producing irritating discourse at scale this is usually because, like "ai" itself, people are talking about different things like they are one thing so let me disentangle, with statements numbered for easy disagreement

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 28/09/2026

i think this is correct, and it's why everything is a fucking platform

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Juni! 🥰 @literallyjustadog.online · 30/09/2026

looking into the sunset from thirty nine thousand feet

picture of a beautiful red, orange, yellow, blue sunset with a mountain in the middle. juni doesnt know exactly which mountain, but its north of the plane when It was east of San Francisco

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Len Testa @lentesta.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My friend Gray took this incredible photo of the Magic Kingdom fireworks last night while on Big Thunder's second lift hill.

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St. Chris @stchris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s tricky to get the timing right, but riding Big Thunder during fireworks is a mind-blowing experience. My family did it once and we still talk about it. We call it Flash Mountain.

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St. Chris @stchris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Favorite semantic drift: “phone” Least favorite: “POV”

Tommy Siegel @tommysiegel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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Star Wars vs Star Trek: a guide

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“AI is now emerging as a force multiplier enabling partisan and ideological forces to reach bigger audiences in more subtle ways. Rather than alerting users to the hidden agenda, the bots are amplifying sources without disclosing their biases.”

‘Pink Slime’ Is Infecting AI Chatbots Ahead of the Midterms

“Leading AI chatbots cite partisan websites masquerading as independent local news outlets nearly half of the time when people ask about candidates and issues that the partisan sites have covered in the midterm campaign, according to a new audit by NewsGuard.”

politico.com

Partisan websites disguised as independent, local news outlets are shaping chatbots’ responses about key races.

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Update: I actually used mine in February, and I might have forgotten to recharge it? Not sure. In any case, do periodically press the “Display” button to check if it’s still charged.

Oh, hey, if you haven’t charged your big battery in a while, give it a check. I realized that I hadn’t used mine in more than a year. I’ll need to set up a topping-off reminder every few months.

That took less than an hour. Props to JCP&L. Hope everyone else gets their power back speedily. (And I’m charging the big battery. It was indeed low.)

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As usual, the houses in the block across the street, which are apparently on a different grid, have power. For now. Such is modern infrastructure.

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