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Stíofán Mhac an Bhaird (Stephen Ward)

@stephencward.com.bsky.social

Comic-loving bookworm. Scribbler of words and images. (cis,he/him) Website: https://stephencward.com

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The lie that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified is still being perpetrated in the US. We live in a country of cognitive dissonance because we have never grappled with this war crime, nor the racist justification for it. There is a reason they did not drop nukes on Europe.

06.08.2025 18:07 — 👍 258    🔁 91    💬 8    📌 0

Addendum:

An example like this (3 characters, full colour, with a little bonus) would cost €80.

Alternatively, I'll have this raw, once-off art of Kpop Demon Hunters art at Dublin Comic Con, for €80.

You don't have to buy it, but it's there.

#kpopdemonhunters #🎨sketch #fanart #markerart

07.08.2025 20:53 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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two men are standing next to each other holding guns in a field . ALT: two men are standing next to each other holding guns in a field .

"Bluesky is dying"

Oh yeah? Then explain why this GIF always does numbers.

07.08.2025 18:37 — 👍 10576    🔁 2409    💬 14    📌 59

I wrote a piece about this in @thebookseller.com. The coming apart of America’s carefully crafted and powerful myth, its influence on storytelling, and what comes after.

www.thebookseller.com/comment/a-ne...

07.08.2025 16:10 — 👍 23    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0

We also are going to ask FIFA: What WOULD Israel have to do in order to be sanctioned or even banned from international competition if targeting other teams' star players in the course of a genocide is not enough

07.08.2025 14:15 — 👍 64    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 1
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'Pele of Palestine' killed by Israeli fire in Gaza aid queue | The National Suleiman Al Obaid played for local football clubs as well as Palestinian national team

The IDF shot and killed "The Pele of Palestine", Sulaiman al Obaid, while he waited on line for food. No comment from FIFA. So we've made calls to FIFA. Whatever good that will do, at minimum aren't going to afford them the privilege of looking away. www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

07.08.2025 14:13 — 👍 288    🔁 140    💬 8    📌 4
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Illinois is the first state to ban AI therapists Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill banning AI therapists into law, the first in the nation.

Illinois has banned AI therapy, making it the first state to regulate the use of AI in mental health services.

www.engadget.com/ai/illinois-...

07.08.2025 18:55 — 👍 3229    🔁 874    💬 43    📌 236

it was not that long ago that "chatbot compares itself to Hitler and advocates openly and repeatedly for the Final Solution" would have been a career-ender but now the tech press just treats it like one more quirky thing created by our superiors in the tech industry

07.08.2025 16:31 — 👍 90    🔁 15    💬 2    📌 2

Can confirm: am suddenly coding multiple Covid cases coming through my ERs again, after seeing near zero cases since Feb 24

07.08.2025 16:08 — 👍 107    🔁 76    💬 1    📌 4
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ORLA? Please and thank you @bigbangcomics.bsky.social
@johnlees.bsky.social

07.08.2025 15:57 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1

An Taoiseach is both correct and at the same time glossing over how little we actually do. Ireland still not even rising to the level that our AG said (Feb. 2024 at the ICJ) was required of us under international law, so far as banning trade involving illegally occupied Palestinian territory goes.

07.08.2025 13:37 — 👍 18    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 1
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Restocked DVDs and Blu-rays are now up on littledeercomics.ie The animation line up is incredible. From Tokyo Godfathers, The Iron Giant, to Paprika! Reminder we're closing late today (7pm!) Plenty of time to stop by our shop in Stoneybatter

07.08.2025 15:26 — 👍 16    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
Psylocke , X-men character from Marvel comics. Kwannon , Japanese assassin, who has psionic abilities. She is wearing an inspired Japanese leather kimono while underneath wearing a bodysuit . On feet are wedges with metal butterfly patch

Psylocke , X-men character from Marvel comics. Kwannon , Japanese assassin, who has psionic abilities. She is wearing an inspired Japanese leather kimono while underneath wearing a bodysuit . On feet are wedges with metal butterfly patch

Psylocke 🦋💜 [Redesign] (Commission)

06.08.2025 21:58 — 👍 1273    🔁 357    💬 23    📌 16

This story in particular is a great resource to read, bookmark, and share with your networks outside of Bluesky. Let's make Lex's dream come true by clicking through and sharing widely!

www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-ra...

07.08.2025 14:02 — 👍 786    🔁 463    💬 10    📌 14

Here's the full art I made for the poster! 🐉🌊🩷

06.08.2025 18:10 — 👍 19    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1

NEVER EVER USE CHATGPT FOR MEDICAL ADVICE, OMG, IT IS FANCY PREDICTIVE TEXT, IT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IT'S DOING

07.08.2025 13:27 — 👍 523    🔁 179    💬 10    📌 6
cover art for pisces iscariot. A green and yellow abstract design. Text on cover reads: "the smashing pumpkins. pisces iscariot. includes starla, landslide and la dolly vita. Parental Advisorty, explicit content"

cover art for pisces iscariot. A green and yellow abstract design. Text on cover reads: "the smashing pumpkins. pisces iscariot. includes starla, landslide and la dolly vita. Parental Advisorty, explicit content"

pisces iscariot - the smashing pumpkins
#NowPlaying #NowListening

07.08.2025 13:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Swedish deputy PM, wearing an IDF T-shirt.
Genocidal cunt.

05.08.2025 09:33 — 👍 103    🔁 32    💬 13    📌 6
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Ooh and it looks like the STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS OMNIBUS is hitting shelves on August 20th, which features among its 240 pages, the story "Facemaker" by @magsvisaggio.com, @tench.bsky.social, @longtalljodie.com, @heatherantos.bsky.social, @sercas.bsky.social and I!

Pre-order now!

07.08.2025 10:45 — 👍 23    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0

The billionaire CEO of the third richest company on the planet gives the President an actual block of gold so his company is exempted from US Government tariffs. And the whole thing is broadcast live on TV.

Anyone who can't see what is happening to this country is unsalvageable at this point.

07.08.2025 13:02 — 👍 4529    🔁 1494    💬 204    📌 78
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Disturb your senses, dirtbags

06.08.2025 21:49 — 👍 21    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 1

haha this rules.

folks don't know that AIs scraping websites accounts for like half of all internet bandwidth usage right now. Sites get scraped- ie, all the contents downloaded- over and over again, destroying/wasting their bandwidth, often maxing it out. It's like being continually DDOS'd

06.08.2025 20:43 — 👍 3317    🔁 1787    💬 1    📌 18

Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.

07.08.2025 11:31 — 👍 8497    🔁 2185    💬 17    📌 21
Seán Hogan - Storyboard Showreel
YouTube video by Seán Hogan Seán Hogan - Storyboard Showreel

Spent some time putting together a fresh Storyboard Showreel!

Featuring my work for companies like Nickelodeon, Disney, AppleTV+ and more, it's quite exciting to see it all put together =]

#storyboards #animation #storyboarder

youtu.be/qk9gE3OUkQs

07.08.2025 11:24 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Ah, promoting is hard. Some people make it look so easy!
Plushies! Buy from my Ko-Fi or at whatever convention I'm tabling at!
ko-fi.com/s/eec220ae75

#customplushies #Dustbunnies #plushies

07.08.2025 10:53 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

*that employ nobody AND do cloud computing for genocide

07.08.2025 10:45 — 👍 77    🔁 29    💬 3    📌 0

Wait, so the woman who Rowling and her cult of hate are targeting atm isn’t even confirmed to be trans, and might simply be being targeted for the crime of being too tall?

Try telling me again that they aren’t a hate movement and that Rowling isn’t an active danger to people

07.08.2025 08:17 — 👍 65    🔁 25    💬 6    📌 1
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Doggust day 7
Broholmer.

07.08.2025 07:23 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I don't think a landlord should be "homelessness minister" in the first place

07.08.2025 07:57 — 👍 270    🔁 44    💬 12    📌 0
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That time the Wizard Shazam got jacked at poor Billy's expense in Lazarus Planet (with G Willow Wilson) #Shazam

07.08.2025 09:27 — 👍 13    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

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