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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Imagine the first clown in human history, what that must have been like for everyone else

Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The "Guys named Al" lobby heavily in favor of this change. Mental health providers typing "SI" in notes all day not so much.

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm enjoying this debate because it proves my longstanding point that hardly anyone actually knows how to conduct a job interview or what an interview is actually for. (short thread)

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I need a smash cut of all the times he says "What the fuck?!" for when anyone asks how my day is going. Like today.

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Shocked Bryan Hodukavich

ALT: Shocked Bryan Hodukavich

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Who would spend their hard earned dollars on a gym membership and never get yoked?

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Gabriel Hardman @gabrielhardman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The hardcover collection of BATMAN/GREEN ARROW/THE QUESTION: ARCADIA is in shops tomorrow 9/23! I’d love to write and draw a follow up series so think about picking this up. The collection is beautifully produced and would look great on your shelf.

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arr @arr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This makes me hopeful. This number is aspirational but nowhere near out of reach: a working professional could realistically cash out their 401k and buy off a public official. Owning a senator is more attainable for most Americans than home ownership.

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

lol my flight got diverted because of a medical emergency and they landed us in reykjavik in the middle of the night and deplaned us and sent us through passport control and then the crew vanished and then british airways sent us links to book an overnight hotel room but for a hotel at heathrow

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026

Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Watched the first episode last night and it's legit. If you liked Strip Law the tone is very similar.

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Pretty solid short film with Spiderverse style animation in the after credits

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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Thank God someone's finally standing up for the group who has suffered most in comics. Men. I'm a fan of Brubaker who thinks there's a real chance he's innocent. But when it comes to "online mobs," far more women & minority & LGBTQ+ creators have been mercilessly harassed online than white dudes.

Marc Guggenheim saying "comics men" and others are tired of online mobs.

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Imagine the horror if they put out a Bluey movie, but Bluey dies in the first 40 minutes. Anyway, walking into Transformers 1986 40th re-release.

1986 Transformers animated movie re release poster with Optimus Prime

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Supposed to be working on chart notes, but remembered I've been meaning to inflate the Bosu balance trainer a bit more for a few years now.

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Resident Evil was a blast. More movies should just be 90 minutes of momentum building, climax, roll credits.

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Heidi MacDonald @ SPX @comixace.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Beat needs an EXPERIENCED writer/editor to help us with our NYCC coverage. This requires staying at home and helping post stories and report news. There is pay but it is small, but it is only 5 days work. To be clear, this is a WEB WRITING JOB not video - dm or email w/clips heidi @ comicsbeat

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It's like when the Chuck E Cheese animatronics go on the fritz

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

One of the fun things about cons is that some reader is going to bring up a comic that I had almost forgotten I wrote and it’s their favorite story ever. We all are throwing rocks in the pond and we have no idea how far the ripple will go.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I've been trying to put my finger on what's bothering me so much about this supposed interest in slowing AI development and it's exactly this 👇

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Rose City Comic Con @rosecitycc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🤩 ONE DAY DOWN, 2 TO GO! Saturday is JAM-PACKED, so check out all we have going on! 📆 Visit our official mobile app or rosecitycomiccon.com/programming for the complete panel schedule! (Panels and times are subject to change.)

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Insurance denied imaging my surgeon requires so I opted for self pay because the alternative is forcing my surgeon into a peer-to-peer that will also likely get denied and then we both have to be mad which doesn't help anyone (except Blue Cross).

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Can we go back to when my main concern was there were too many covers for this issue I wanted to buy? Each press release has just been one more bummer after another.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...

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oh no @ili.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

en esta economía??????

nyt cooking melissa clark seis leches cake january 21, 2020

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/08/2026

That cardboard box in your home is fueling election denial... A boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country. (Published 2022)

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That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial

A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.

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Brian Michael Bendis @brianmbendis.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

It’s amazing to have so many people having such a great experience at this movie, this is how comic book readers feel all the time. Go to a comic bookstore and treat yourself to an even more uniquely immersive experience.

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Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

my memory of the tea party is that shortly after their appearance the republicans would go on to capture all branches of government to this very day so actual positions aside im not sure why people think comparing them to the DSA is a negative

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Now that folks are getting their Rose City Comic Con table assignments, I have a favor to ask. If you'll be at #RCCC and you were on my Jimmy Olsen cover, reply with your table number so I can assemble a printed list of where you'll all be, and send people to you to sign it!

The endpapers of the Jimmy Olsen hardcover. A bunch of people who are depicted on the cover, many from helioscope, have signed the endpapers. One name per bow-tie.

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Scoiattolo @scarnecchia.net · 03/08/2026

Good lord I wish some of you could read on this text based social media website.

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Inflammatory disorders can be brutal. I’d know personally (thanks vasculitis et al). But the misinformation, including on vaccines, is dangerous. A deep dive from me into how MAHA sped up the inflammation panic. New from me at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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The Great Inflammation panic

The wellness world's favorite buzzword has gone federal. For those of us with real inflammatory disorders, the misinformation isn't just annoying—it's harmful.

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This is, and always has been, a Spider-Man stan account. That being said, Brand New Day is truly spectacular. The best down bad Peter Parker we've gotten since the opening scene in Raimi's first movie.

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Lord Jermaine Retail @lordretail.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Of my friend Spider-man, I can only say this: Of all the movies I have seen, Brand New Day was the most...SPECTACULAR. If you're waiting for some reason, step up plans to see this very impressive movie. Don't let the spoilers find you because they will be trying. Be surprised, shocked, & amazed!

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Spider Man Crawling

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

100% agree with this, but the players overall have shown a willingness to speak up en mass on social issues even against the league. I'm hopeful this will be one of those times. It's one thing to suspend an owner, wholly another thing to suspend stars.

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Trump kicked millions off health insurance while failing to check inflation & hiking gas prices so uninsured forego care or end up in ERs racking up unpaid bills & hospital profits fall & they raise rates on the insured & insurers hike premiums - a hell spiral. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/b...

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After Obamacare Cuts, Hospitals Are Treating More Uninsured Patients

More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms and unable to pay bills.

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I will spend 10x the time to prove a task was unnecessary as it would have taken to complete said task. I will then still be forced to complete the task. I am Sisyphus.

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I will be here quietly hoping The Odyssey and Spider-Man tie at the box office so we can get a solid Telemachus and Spider-Man pointing meme.

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Victor Caroli, the narrator from Transformers (1986)

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I don't know what this will be and I don't care I will be buying it.

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Matthew Berry @the-mrberry.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Petition to rename the "Social History" in the medical chart as "Fun Facts"

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