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Amy Dallen

@enthusiamy.bsky.social

Always wanted to live in stories. Surprisingly close! Chapters: WOTC, DC, G&S, πŸ“š! Comics forever. She/her. Art:Russ Heath amydalleninfo@ gmail linktr.ee/enthusiamy

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So sad to share that legendary colorist Tatjana Wood has passed away at the age of 99. Her pioneering painterly touch graced scores of DC & Vertigo series. She was truly one of a kind and a special friend. May her memory be a blessing.

27.02.2026 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1529    πŸ” 427    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 79
Black-and-white photo of a very fluffy White cat with black patches, looking up towards the camera. It appears to be sitting on a bench outside. Handwriting on the photo says β€œMickeyβ€œ.

Black-and-white photo of a very fluffy White cat with black patches, looking up towards the camera. It appears to be sitting on a bench outside. Handwriting on the photo says β€œMickeyβ€œ.

Look at this muppet. β€œMickey”, photo from my collection, no date.

21.02.2026 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2029    πŸ” 221    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 7
A woman strikes a thoughtful pose in a casual selfie, lifting one eyebrow quizzically. Added to the photo is an image: an emoji of a female detective, which has been placed on the woman’s shoulder.

A woman strikes a thoughtful pose in a casual selfie, lifting one eyebrow quizzically. Added to the photo is an image: an emoji of a female detective, which has been placed on the woman’s shoulder.

β€˜Struth! A Sunday Sleuth!

We’re playing Crimson Diamond and seeking mystery mastery!

Twitch.tv/enthusiamy

15.02.2026 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
aistobascistod on tumblr:
Pick a lock : Lockpick :: Cut a hair : Haircut :: Reuse a chart : Chartreuse

aistobascistod on tumblr: Pick a lock : Lockpick :: Cut a hair : Haircut :: Reuse a chart : Chartreuse

06.02.2026 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 197    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
Top of the photo in white text reads: "BREAKING OVER 680 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES MEMBERS, INCLUDING 10 NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATES, ENDORSE IMPEACHING RFK JR." Below that in black text is a statement reading: "We, the undersigned Members of the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering, writing in our private capacities, endorse the Articles of Impeachment introduced in the House of Representatives on Dec 10, 2025 by Representative Haley Stevens." Below that is the red "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE " logo. Below that is a link in white text reading: "standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr".

Top of the photo in white text reads: "BREAKING OVER 680 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES MEMBERS, INCLUDING 10 NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATES, ENDORSE IMPEACHING RFK JR." Below that in black text is a statement reading: "We, the undersigned Members of the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering, writing in our private capacities, endorse the Articles of Impeachment introduced in the House of Representatives on Dec 10, 2025 by Representative Haley Stevens." Below that is the red "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE " logo. Below that is a link in white text reading: "standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr".

BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
(1/2 🧡)

05.02.2026 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6529    πŸ” 2168    πŸ’¬ 69    πŸ“Œ 94

One of the reasons I so greatly dislike the β€œcan men and women be friends?” nonsense (yes, full stop, shut up) is that it casts suspicion on people with opposite-sex friends instead of where it more often belongs: on people with no opposite-sex friends.

05.02.2026 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4345    πŸ” 945    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 26

I think we feel similarly, in that we *shouldn’t* have to have such a discussion, or make a value/productivity case for why someone shouldn’t be harmedβ€”I do agree!

But for me, as a maker & fan, it’s still poignant & powerful to consider this angle, as I mourn for the work others never get to create

05.02.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œBut we lost all those girls.”

I think about this a lotβ€”but unsurprisingly, Seanan puts the perfect words around it.

::cries in comics… and games… and movies… and books… and apparently everywhere else, also::

05.02.2026 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 140    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.

Welcome home Liam ❀️❀️

01.02.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 21431    πŸ” 3816    πŸ’¬ 353    πŸ“Œ 184
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti
Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

β€œWe are heartbroken but also very angry.

Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact.

I do not throw around the β€˜hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. 

Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti β€œWe are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the β€˜hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

25.01.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 24934    πŸ” 12865    πŸ’¬ 200    πŸ“Œ 448

The predictably excellent @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social is on here right now, and he’s matching donations for Minnesota. I’m in for $100–if you’ve got anything to spare, join in!

25.01.2026 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a mobile website:
Text reads:
WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA

IMMIGRANT RAPID RESPONSE FUND
BECOME A DONOR
Join us. Support the immediate need for immigrant rights and resources.
(Lock symbol)
Payment method
$100.00

Screenshot of a mobile website: Text reads: WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA IMMIGRANT RAPID RESPONSE FUND BECOME A DONOR Join us. Support the immediate need for immigrant rights and resources. (Lock symbol) Payment method $100.00

$100 to Immigrant Rapid Response Fund, please. And thank you! Here to hearten our neighbors… and frighten your bank.

25.01.2026 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

[*I included Kirby (child of immigrants) because I’m quoting AF15.]

22.01.2026 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An image with a photograph at center and outlines added, with some doodles on either side. The photo is from a Washington Post article (Jan 22 2026) on the detention of a five-year-old in Minnesota. 

The child looks scared. He is wearing a bright blue winter hat with pom poms and a Spider-Man backpack. An adult in black, mostly out of frame, firmly grips the child by that backpack. There is snow on the ground. 
Doodles on the right show versions of Spider-Man’s head, one with β€œSpidey-Sense” tingling. Left side: β€œWith great power comes great responsibility.” Bottom right, small text: β€œWaPo/School District. After Romita. Lee/Ditko/Kirby. AD26”).

Modifications are by OP (me)

An image with a photograph at center and outlines added, with some doodles on either side. The photo is from a Washington Post article (Jan 22 2026) on the detention of a five-year-old in Minnesota. The child looks scared. He is wearing a bright blue winter hat with pom poms and a Spider-Man backpack. An adult in black, mostly out of frame, firmly grips the child by that backpack. There is snow on the ground. Doodles on the right show versions of Spider-Man’s head, one with β€œSpidey-Sense” tingling. Left side: β€œWith great power comes great responsibility.” Bottom right, small text: β€œWaPo/School District. After Romita. Lee/Ditko/Kirby. AD26”). Modifications are by OP (me)

I can’t stop thinking about him.

Credit for Spider-Man goes to Stan Lee and Steve Ditkoβ€”respectively, the child and grandchild of immigrants.

Community support recommendation from a local friend: check standwithminnesota.com for good places to donate.

22.01.2026 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAlways treat your collaborators well, but especially when they're doing mission critical work that doesn't come with much credit or visibility.”
^^^

Gold standard advice from Jim Zub (in reference to comics, here, but of course: applicable everywhere)
@jimzub.bsky.social

21.01.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re a sitting member of Congress and not reacting to this speech by calling for immediate impeachment, removal and conviction, why are we paying you?

21.01.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3773    πŸ” 932    πŸ’¬ 112    πŸ“Œ 37

(Honestly extremely cool stuff, follow/read @philplait.bsky.social )

20.01.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh dang I love that bit of Greek mythology, the tale of Castor and Castor and Castor and Castor and Castor and Castor and Pollux

20.01.2026 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
β€œOur lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” β€” a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr

β€œOur lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” β€” a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr

β€œOur lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” β€” Martin Luther King Jr.
#MLK #MLKDay

19.01.2026 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 476    πŸ” 160    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
Text: β€œA friend said those of us who live in Minneapolis should write about what's going on here for folks who live elsewhere. You need to know that whether you're a Republican, Independent or Democrat, the Constitution is being violated by our federal government. This is not about catching criminals, or even deporting people. It is about punishing an entire state, including
citizens, for not supporting the president. Everyone in my part of Minneapolis is affected. On our streets, ICE is stopping people of color and demanding their papers. In America. US citizens do not have to prove citizenship to ICE. Yet people are being intimidated, some cases beaten up and detained, for requiring ICE to follow the law. ICE needs a judicial warrant to enter homes. Yet there are documented cases of them
ignoring the law - violating a bedrock constitutional principle. Americans of color are staying home, afraid to go to work, school, to grocery shop, or fill their cars with gas. This isn't just "illegals" or immigrants with valid work permits, it is citizens who have had their cars rammed by ICE for merely looking Hispanic. Businesses are closing. Schools are 50 percent full. When they are open, fascists are calling in bomb threats because the
president decided to make us a meme. After a daycare teacher with a valid work permit (through 2030) was snatched from her workplace, parents (and grandparents) have had to organize to watch their SCHOOLS, to make sure conditional rights are observed. This is being repeated throughout Minnesota. Imagine trying to do your job or live you life while also taking volunteer shifts to make sure the federal
government doesn't act extrajudicially.
Because of ICE's documented abuses, neighbors have organized to monitor federal actions. This observation is legal, as long as it doesn't interfere with a valid action. Yet since ICE killed Renee Good, they are increasingly stopping this observation, breaking car windows and …”

Text: β€œA friend said those of us who live in Minneapolis should write about what's going on here for folks who live elsewhere. You need to know that whether you're a Republican, Independent or Democrat, the Constitution is being violated by our federal government. This is not about catching criminals, or even deporting people. It is about punishing an entire state, including citizens, for not supporting the president. Everyone in my part of Minneapolis is affected. On our streets, ICE is stopping people of color and demanding their papers. In America. US citizens do not have to prove citizenship to ICE. Yet people are being intimidated, some cases beaten up and detained, for requiring ICE to follow the law. ICE needs a judicial warrant to enter homes. Yet there are documented cases of them ignoring the law - violating a bedrock constitutional principle. Americans of color are staying home, afraid to go to work, school, to grocery shop, or fill their cars with gas. This isn't just "illegals" or immigrants with valid work permits, it is citizens who have had their cars rammed by ICE for merely looking Hispanic. Businesses are closing. Schools are 50 percent full. When they are open, fascists are calling in bomb threats because the president decided to make us a meme. After a daycare teacher with a valid work permit (through 2030) was snatched from her workplace, parents (and grandparents) have had to organize to watch their SCHOOLS, to make sure conditional rights are observed. This is being repeated throughout Minnesota. Imagine trying to do your job or live you life while also taking volunteer shifts to make sure the federal government doesn't act extrajudicially. Because of ICE's documented abuses, neighbors have organized to monitor federal actions. This observation is legal, as long as it doesn't interfere with a valid action. Yet since ICE killed Renee Good, they are increasingly stopping this observation, breaking car windows and …”

People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .

13.01.2026 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6671    πŸ” 3726    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 102

My social media feed is full of people protecting their neighbors. Normally reserved Minnesotans screaming obscenities at lawless nazi ICE agents. And I keep thinking of the Mister Rogers quote, "Look for the helpers." My whole feed is helpers. Brave, foul-mouthed helpers.

13.01.2026 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 359    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

What an unexpected and lovely treat! It’s a dear (and slightly surreal) memory.

13.01.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Please do write me, thoughβ€”I’ll need excuses to check my adorable red mailbox.

13.01.2026 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ta-ta, worldβ€”skipping the rest of this year to go live on this boat.

13.01.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Selfie of a woman in headphones, looking thoughtfully up at the top left corner.

Selfie of a woman in headphones, looking thoughtfully up at the top left corner.

Where are the clues?! Are they in the… top left corner? Hasty selfie for a tasty Sunday Sleuth Day!

(Live on twitch!)

11.01.2026 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Demonstrators at the January 7, 2026, evening vigil for Renee Nicole Good. A tall flag reads "Fuck ICE."

Demonstrators at the January 7, 2026, evening vigil for Renee Nicole Good. A tall flag reads "Fuck ICE."

Minneapolis.

08.01.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 22654    πŸ” 5425    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 116

Boosting.

07.01.2026 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Morning.

07.01.2026 07:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8741    πŸ” 999    πŸ’¬ 176    πŸ“Œ 51

Well well well, what have we here?

πŸ†?!?!

07.01.2026 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0