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anneliesej.bsky.social
@anneliesej.bsky.social
1.1K followers 760 following 13 posts
Writer, artist, and K-8 school librarian, middle-grade and graphic novel enthusiast, geek, lover of animals (esp. 🐬🐳🐋) and terrible puns! She/her
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bedupolker.bsky.social
Pumpkin house (it was eaten within 30 minutes)
A large pumpkin with three windows and a door carved into it, it is full of mice.
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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meganpiont.bsky.social
70+ free printable "How to Report ICE" zines with info on the SALUTE protocol and local hotline numbers for all over the country! Including some in Spanish!

There is an info sheet on how to fold and cut the zines and a form to request a zine for your area.

drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Aloe plant "reading" black and white illustrated zine titled "How to Report ICE and Help Keep Our Neighbors Safe."
November 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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kibblesmith.com
Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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trungles.com
Strega Nona fanart! I think more of us should draw fanart of our childhood faves. What were the kids’ books that you remember fondly?
A black and white drawing of an old woman in her kitchen, blowing three kisses over a pot of pasta.
November 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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heykellyjensen.bsky.social
And with that, this thread has been updated!

When you are tempted to ask "what can I do," the answer is probably in here.

When you are tempted to ask me what *I* am doing, the answer is in here.

This is nearly five years of work. It's all free to you.
heykellyjensen.bsky.social kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · Nov 10
A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education.

This is updated regularly!
Image of the tops of books in a herringbone pattern. They are in a rainbow gradient. The center of the image has a green textbox with the words "Resources for fighting book censorship, library challenges, and more."
November 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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derfbackderf.bsky.social
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
Norman Rockwell painting, depicting little Roby Bridges being escorted into a school by Feds. Racial slurs are pained on the wall behind here. A thrown tomato lies on the ground.
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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markharris.bsky.social
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.

Yes, THAT Pope.
The logic of algorithms tends to repeat what “works,” but art opens up what is possible. Not everything has to be immediate or predictable. Defend slowness when it serves a purpose, silence when it speaks and difference when evocative. Beauty is not just a means of escape; it is above all an invocation. When cinema is authentic, it does not merely console, but challenges. It articulates the questions that dwell within us, and sometimes, even provokes tears that we did not know we needed to express.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social
Vasilisa Romanenko’s Lush #Portraits Wrap Common #Birds in Decadent Patterns #flowers #art

Link for more info and paintings: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/03/vasi...
Vasilisa Romanenko’s Lush #Portraits Wrap Common #Birds in Decadent Patterns #flowers #art
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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bodegacats.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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measuredandslow.bsky.social
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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lauraillustrates.bsky.social
I designed an otter blanket! Up for presale on my kofi this weekend. 🦦
Photograph of a woven blanket on a clothesline that features cute otters swimming among kelp and fish. There is a cute decorative border on the sides of the blanket that have seaweed, shells, urchins and fish.
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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catsofyore.bsky.social
I saw this illustration by @annafollies.bsky.social on Tumblr today and instantly lost it. Still missing Fergus every day. 💔 www.tumblr.com/annafollies
Illustration of a slender, light skinned woman lying on her side in bed with one arm outstretched. In the curve of that arm there is a white, translucent image of a cat as if it is a snuggling ghost.
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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weratedogs.com
This is Rufus. His Halloween costume arrived late. Really wants to escargot trick-or-treating if you don’t mind turning on your porch light. 13/10 (IG: rufuscorg)
a small corgi with huge ears stands in front of a kitchen. he is wearing a snail costume with a concerned look on his face
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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cleefouti.bsky.social
Captain Torture
A four frame comic about Captain Torture. The first frame shows the sign "BREAKING NEWS" and the drawing of a man, with the words "CAPTAIN TORTURES PASSES AWAY" near him. The second frame shows a journalist holding a mic, as she says "A controversial and divisive figure, Captain torture will be remembered for his key role in history." The News title is "Mourning day for Captain-". The third frame shows three posts on social media. The first one is by a man called Paul James @Paulitician. He writes: "I didn't always agree with Captain Torture but he sure was a man who believed in something." The second post by James Paul @Avegetable reads: "I pay my respects to Captain Torture and his family. His heart was in the right place- with our country." The third post is by SonicVomit @SonicBleh , and reads "HE TORTURED PEOPLE". The fourth frame shows an interview on TV. An angry man on the right is saying: "Let me tell you something, Jen. I think it's SICK to celebrate Captain Torture's death. These people should be LOCKED UP, and also tortured-". The news below says: "Every president on earth pays homage-".
November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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shannonhale.bsky.social
More info about Marta Leiva, the woman I witnessed being assaulted by plainclothed men in the SLC airport last week. She has a work permit legal through 2029, mom of 4 with sick kids: www.ksl.com/article/5139...

You can donate to her gofundme for legal expenses: www.gofundme.com/f/apoya-madr...
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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maddow.bsky.social
www.durangoherald.com/articles/ice...
November 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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silkdusk.bsky.social
lament of the kraken #ofmd
November 2, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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victoriamaderna.com
Wandering fox. Pastels on paper.

Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/vmad...

#illustration #art #pastels #fox #nature
Pastel painting of a fox walking on top of a stone fence, rolling hills behind. By Victoria Maderna.
May 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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strongman.bsky.social
“The Problem We All Live With” (1964)
The problem we all live with by normal Rockwell. Painting depicts suited US Marshalls escorting a young black girl wearing a white dress and holding a book and a ruler. The background is a wall splattered with tomatoes and racist graffiti.
November 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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glendunlap.bsky.social
This is long but well worth the time investment, especially if you have friends or family that are having trouble spotting AI Slop. @banditelli.org
AI Slop: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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November 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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rachelqiuqi.bsky.social
Happy Halloween 👻👻👻
#kidlitart
October 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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scottmccloud.bsky.social
During our spring tour for The Cartoonists Club, @goraina.bsky.social and I presented to several hundred families in Evanston. A more peaceful, beautiful setting would be hard to imagine.
lucyknisley.bsky.social Lucy Knisley @lucyknisley.bsky.social · 21d
Yesterday, on a holiday where kids go door to door connecting with their community, my sweet town was terrorized by government-backed thugs. Our schools locked down. We patrolled the streets, warning vulnerable people to stay inside. Helicopters circled incessantly. ICE get out.
A graphic that reads: Hey ICE, get out of Evanston. We do not want you here. Stop trying to terrorize our community and go away, you pathetic losers.”
November 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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November 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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mhak.bsky.social
Made some ghosts 👻
October 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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etheringtonbros.bsky.social
Our feature artist/tutorial for today is this WONDERFUL & ESSENTIAL page on the placement of BODY FAT on figures by the talented @marinscos! REAL BODY SHAPE VARIETY is a part of what makes us all beautiful, and that should be reflected in our art. I LOVE this. #ART #anime #ARTIST
October 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM