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she/her π³οΈβπ writer & managing editor @ Pitt π©π»βπ» coffee and comic lover βοΈ
One third of a way into the fair already; this year more so than ever it's a place to discover a variety of emerging and exciting artists, with our highest number of new-to-the-fair exhibitors and people making their very first comics!
www.shortboxcomicsfair.com
These guys just want cool action scenes, men being powerful, and fanservice. They don't want to dig into the colonialism & imperialism, racism & enslavement, war & revolution. They don't even want to think about Ace and Robin's backstories.
Absolute fucking losers. LUFFY WOULD NOT LIKE YOU!
The amount of people who read and watch One Piece and completely miss the not so subtle messaging or say it's "not political" are boring, vapid losers.
12.10.2025 18:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0UNTIL ITβS DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trumpβs politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
Very quick ink sketch of a rat, sitting on its butt.
5 minute study of a rat sitting like people.
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illustration of a shark working on a laptop. Second image is them crying on their desk Text: "Why do cute people (me) have to suffer so much"
Im just a shark
#art #sharks
Pulitzer Prize finalist Tommy Orange (Cheyenne and Arapaho) was just named as a recipient of the MacArthur Genius Grant!
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
Canβt decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead π
For #BannedBooksWeek, weβre highlighting the unjust censorship of political books which impacts countless incarcerated readers each year.
For every book purchased from this reading list, we will be sending a book to someone who is incarcerated.
4 more days to apply!
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βWeβre operationalizing our old corridorsβtaking ancient trade routes our elders told us about and articulating them in a modern context,β said Solomon Cyr, spokesperson for Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation.β β Love it when people take advantage of political opportunities.
06.10.2025 16:54 β π 423 π 126 π¬ 11 π 12If you missed this, this is a conversation we need to be having as an industry. Right freaking now.
05.10.2025 21:13 β π 156 π 42 π¬ 3 π 1To quote Paramore, you are the only exception π
05.10.2025 21:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I canβt believe I used to have imposter syndrome over my opinion articles when people are getting paid to write this type of unfunny shit
05.10.2025 20:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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TFR Awards start in less than two months π³
I hope people have been thinking about their favorite books of 2025 :3
If you haven't, here's a refresher on the categories. Still plenty of time to read some great books before December rolls around!
look ai is completely destroying the world with massive pollution and is using up water at a concerning rate but at least you get to use technology that lies to you and is the primary propaganda mechanism by fascists
05.10.2025 15:11 β π 7357 π 2195 π¬ 56 π 14Youtubers/long video essays and Twitch streamers.
I would rather read the essay than watch it, sorry! And twitch streams are justβ¦friend hangouts on discord chats man.
me: it's okay to be a person struggling with productivity during a prolonged crisis my brain: not u though me: not me though
05.10.2025 17:09 β π 1141 π 397 π¬ 3 π 23This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Your moment of calm this morning, in totally unwartorn Portland. Cedar waxwings lit by the sun, preening on branches.
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blue sky screen shot from Bill Kuchman saying "Treasury Department considers minting a $1 Trump coin" quote posted by Adam Weinstein saying "Only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency and securities." 31 USC 5114(b)
blue sky screen shot from Aaron Rupar saying "Trump has not been seen in public since Tuesday and had no public events on his calendar today"
hold on just a second here
03.10.2025 22:29 β π 2672 π 503 π¬ 148 π 89"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that
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a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"
02.10.2025 17:52 β π 14524 π 5279 π¬ 8 π 92Happy Courier-ween! Your daily reminder that The Comics Courier issue 3 Kickstarter is live and going strong! If you like print comics criticism, head over to our page and pledge now!
comicscourier.com
On October 3rd, Iβm asking you to register to vote.
zohranfornyc.com/register
