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冰 ✧ { 𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙜-𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 } ✧ 他/he/they

multidisciplinary creator working in illustration, design, comics, poetry, sci-comm, & the intersections within. queer as in always been here, always will be.

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binglin @binglin.bsky.social · Jul 8
蒲公英 (dandelion)

an autobiographical comic poem I created for Pride, shared in collaboration with the Baturu Cultural Festival

I'm sharing a few of the first pages in this thread, but you can download the full PDF for free (or tip/pay what you want/can) on itch: binglin.itch.io/dandelion

1/17 ✍🏼
cover page. "蒲公英" in large text with "dandelion" in small text beneath it. Both words are set in black over a yellow-gold burst on an off-black background. The yellow burst looks like the silhouette of a dandelion flower. My names are on the bottom two corners in small yellow text. The left corner reads "冰" and the right corner reads “bing"
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rubylith-art.bsky.social
Flying loon among broken chunks of ice on a bright red background. Bottom text reads abolish ice.
January 10, 2026 at 3:45 AM
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rubylith-art.bsky.social
Prints are available—all proceeds will be donated to Neighborhood House:

rubylith.bigcartel.com/product/abol...
Abolish ICE Loon
Available in 8x8 or 12x12 inches. **Besides shipping/tax, all proceeds from sales of this print will be donated to Neighborhood House MN, an...
rubylith.bigcartel.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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chadloder.bsky.social
oldhead advice from an oldhead.

every couple years, newcomers to the movement think "THIS is finally it, the moment when the dam breaks and the whole system is overthrown"

and when it doesn't happen they lose patience and get disillusioned and drop out of movement work

gotta build for long term
January 8, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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edidin.bsky.social
HEY PUBLISHERS: pay attention to this entire thread; and recognize that a HUGE part of the problem is assigning comics projects to editors with no comics knowledge or experience. Editing comics is a discrete discipline, and when you don't recognize that, you fuck both creators and yourself over.
nilahmagruder.com Nilah "Nine Jobs" Magruder @nilahmagruder.com · 11d
I've had to explain that no, I cannot pencil and ink a 260-page GN in two months, do you even understand the words you're saying to me? I've been asked to design characters, pencil, ink, and color a 200-page GN myself in eight months (I said no).
January 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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nilahmagruder.com
I wish I'd thought sooner to explain to tradpub editors that illustrating a graphic novel is not like writing a prose novel or illustrating a picture book, a 250-page GN is actually like illustrating eight picture books.
January 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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ourobororoboruo.bsky.social
Another post from a Venezuelan friend:
They speak of justice while ruling through fear. They speak of sovereignty while stealing the vote. They speak of dignity while condemning their own people. I learned that those who insist the most on calling themselves "the good ones" are often the ones most afraid to face themselves. The Maduro regime wraps itself in flags, in anti-imperialist rhetoric, in a false epic where any criticism is labeled as betrayal. They claim to defend Venezuela, yet they stole the people's voice when they refused to respect the elections. That act alone strips away any moral authority. But do not be mistaken. The fact that a tyrant is real does not automatically turn an external aggressor into a savior. The United States does not act out of love for democracy. It acts out of interest. It always has. The language changes, the enemy changes, but the method remains the same: pressure, punishment, displays of power. And as always, the blow is not absorbed by those in power, but by ordinary people. The Venezuelan people are trapped between two narratives that do not represent them. One that oppresses them from within, and another that exploits them from outside. One that claims legitimacy without real elections. Another that claims justice without taking responsibility for the human consequences of its actions. I do not defend Maduro. I point at him. But I also refuse to accept that a global power can appoint itself as a moral judge while its history is written in interventions, sanctions, and broken countries. Pain does not need propaganda. Hunger does not understand geopolitics. Dignity is not imposed with missiles, nor with dictatorships. While some sell themselves as the good ones to justify repression, and others sell themselves as the good ones to justify aggression, the result is always the same: more suffering, more rage, more generations learning that force replaces justice. And once again, pain is inherited.
January 4, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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esherukweku.bsky.social
A very long and important THREAD -

The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.

And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.

Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
January 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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mossworm.bsky.social
Orthoceras (big) and Lituites
fantastical drawing of extinct nautiloids, cephalopods with external shells. A larger Orthoceras has a straight, pointed, cone-shaped shell, colored in teals, browns, and purples. several smaller Lituites nautiloids are nearby, and their shells are mostly straight with a snail-like coil at the end. they are colored in pinks and oranges
December 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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jenniferhudak.bsky.social
100% yes!!! The essay "We Are the Mountain" by @laviecestmoi.bsky.social gets into this; I'm constantly recommending it to folks because it's such an important reframing!
psychopomp.com/fantasy/augu...
December 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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heykellyjensen.bsky.social
"I am open with my sexuality to anyone who asks in the hallways of Merrimack Valley, which leads me to wonder: Should I be removed from the school if parents find the topics I speak about inappropriate?"

Whew, this teen's editorial is GREAT.

www.concordmonitor.com/2025/12/12/m...
Opinion: A student's perspective on the removal of inclusive literature - Concord Monitor
The removal of 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower' from a high school curriculum sparks debate on the importance of including LGBTQ+ experiences in education.
www.concordmonitor.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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thoughtrise.bsky.social
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing

these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous

this is worth sharing and educating people about
screenshot of a post on facebook from Alex Lamoreaux, depicting two versions of the "same" photograph of a bobcat in front of a pine plantation, one labeled original game cam photo, one labeling AI processed the markings have been altered on the AI photo, and the head changed and resized text says: Oh! A neat goose hybrid posted to ‘What’s this Bird?’ but when you zoom in on the photos the bill details have been too manipulated by AI photo editing to be accurately assessed for which species may be involved. Scroll on… A cool-looking Red-tailed Hawk that someone is wondering which subspecies it might be - right up my alley! But when you zoom in on the photos literally every feather group has been so heavily manipulated and altered by AI editing that it’s impossible to determine subspecies because the photo is essentially fake now; just a mashup of whatever AI thinks parts of a Red-tail should look like. Scroll on… WOW! That’s a remarkable trail cam photo of a Bobcat! It almost looks like a painting!… but the head looks oddly small…. hmmmm. After some prodding the original photo is produced and sure enough it had been so heavily altered by AI ‘post processing’ that the photo posted was essentially a digital mock-up with totally different proportions and fur markings. No longer the photo off the trail cam; it may as well have just been ‘created’ by AI from scratch. This stuff is killing me. My days on social media are becoming very limited. We can’t even trust simple, everyday photos of animals to be real. The wildlife community needs to quit editing with AI, and we need to start calling out photographers that are using it. Our reality is being destroyed all around us.
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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us.theguardian.com
"There’s a freedom people are craving because they’re feeling so constrained, surveilled and, frankly, threatened in so many other spheres."

Zines have made a resurgence as communities seek to share information on everything from ICE raids to local elections.
Gen-Zine: DIY publications find new life as form of resistance against Trump
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
binglin.bsky.social
we’re on season 3 of yugioh
drawings of simply colored yugioh characters: yugi, yami yugi, dark magician, kuriboh, kaiba, blue eyes white dragon, bakura and yami bakura, marik and yami marik (and namu marik)
December 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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alixeharrow.bsky.social
tapping the sign
a grainy image of john waters saying "remember, pornographers have always been on our side. Brave, ready to fight for our rights. Smut is our friend."
December 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
binglin.bsky.social
I made something a little silly 🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎
A beaded glasses chain made to look like those pony beaded lizards that were really popular in the 90s A beaded glasses chain made to look like those pony beaded lizards that were really popular in the 90s. They've been attached to my glasses for demonstration. The lizard closest to the glasses loop has a long pink tongue sticking out.
December 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
binglin.bsky.social
I bead-embroidered some trans pride pins, which are now up on our shop. Take a look!

🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

seatoad.bigcartel.com/product/tran...
#transpride #art #cybermonday #beading
an array of seed bead embroidered trans flag pins the back of the pins
December 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
binglin.bsky.social
I like him
a drawing of maximillion pegasus
November 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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ashantifortson.com
My spouse and I have been watching through Yu-Gi-Oh for (more or less) the first time, and I’m struck by how much Pegasus looks exactly like this in every other shot
Image of a crude line drawing portrait of Maximillian Pegasus from Yu-Gi-Oh. His nose is very thin and long, his mouth is tiny, and his visible eye is comically proportioned. He looks relatively on-model, all things considered
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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lioninthetrees.bsky.social
Goddess of the Wolves Totem 🐺✨
My piece for the upcoming Giant Robot Store - Totoro Show celebrating all things Ghibli!

My piece will be available 11/29 at 11am PT on their site here:
www.giantrobot.com/collections/...

(She does have very minor damage to her mouth shown here)

#art #pottery
A ceramic sculpture of a large white wolf with two tails. This is Moro, the Goddess of the Wolves from the film, Princess Mononoke. She is barring her teeth, holding a handmade red tassel with a fortune coin tied to it, and she also has a handmade replica of San's necklace. This closeup shows the wound/damage to her face. it's a very small amount of chipping as though she's had some teeth removed. But she still has the power to bite.
November 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
binglin.bsky.social
an interesting conversation from an old sketchbook/journal, still very relevant, today and forever
Sketchbook scan. Written in brush and ink: I miss art as physicality action movement control vs. movement texture, refinement, motion 工笔 vs. 写意 — can the two coexist in one? precision vs. spirit — the feeling of accomplishment and the joy of existing in the moment. Where does my work fall? do I care about the final work? — (of course I do!) but do I sacrifice the joy of letting go in the pursuit of a beautiful finished piece? — (I know I don't have to!) so how do I proceed? — (maybe I set aside the "distinction" for now, and just focus on the feeling?) in the end, this moleskine was mostly journalling than anything else. I guess that's okay. May I continue to seek questions and answers in my artistic journey. end: Sept. 11. 2021
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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katrafiy.bsky.social
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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reallandsend.bsky.social
Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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chillybears.bsky.social
Opened Twitter for the first time in a while just to dig up this tweet of theirs I adore
Tweet from Jesse Hamm (@Hamm_Tips) reading "Somewhere out there are people who need to hear a story you're uniquely able to tell. Art by others, even better art, won't do; only yours."
December 19, 2024 at 9:19 AM
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laurasaurus.bsky.social
I’m howling.
Recently, Clifford "Buzz" Grambo decided to upgrade his electric scooter. The old one he had purchased online only reached 16 mph and wasn't cutting it anymore. He needed to go faster to keep up with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement cars he chases around Baltimore. So, Grambo bought a Segway MAX G3, which features a 2,000-watt motor and can get up to 28 mph. "The first time I caught up to them, I could tell that they already knew who I was," he told me when we first spoke on the phone in late October. "They had seen me before, so they thought they were just going to speed away. I was like, ha-ha bitches, I got a new scooter!"
November 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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motherjones.com
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”

Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM