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Dærick Gröss
@daerickgross.com
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illustrator, anti-trump satirist, gen x post-punk, and lead vision for @studiogart.net. around here, it'll probably mostly posts about music, standing firm, and highland games.

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Dærick Gröss @daerickgross.com · May 14
welcome to my eclectic space here... around here i'll mainly talk about music or comics or highland games or just musings on life in general. and yeah, politics too.

to see my Song Of The Day(ish) list:
www.daerickgross.com/sotd.html

i won't promise to be interesting, but i will be authentic.
Dærick's Song Of The Day(ish)
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ruin a movie:

The Gizzard Of Oz
aldorado.bsky.social ᴀʟ ᴅᴏʀᴀᴅᴏ @aldorado.bsky.social · 3h
Ruin a movie:

Hot Tub Mime Machine
December 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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just put out strip #40 in my #Trumpy satire series.

if these strips resonate with you, please consider giving the post below a Like, Repost, and Follow.

i really appreciate all the support and positive feedback, and i know Dærick Sr would as well. thank you all!

#NoKings
#ShineALight
trumpy.studiogart.net Trumpy @trumpy.studiogart.net · 5h
Strip #40 of our #Trumpy satire series is now available.

#NoKings
#ShineALight
four-panel cartoon of Trumpy (#40, volume 2), with the title/logo in the top left corner, "by the Dæricks Gröss" in the top right corner, the Studio G logo in the bottom left corner with "find us on BlueSky @trumpy.studiogart.net", and "Vol.2#40 12-26-2025" in the bottom right corner. All panels depict Trumpy sitting at his desk with Vance, Hegseth, and Miller in the room to the right of the desk. The panels are exactly the same except for their expressions, and except for Hegseth who is pouring a drink in Panel 1, holding a full glass in panel 2, holding an empty glass in Panel 3, and pouring a fresh drink in Panel 4. The room has beige walls, a blue floor, large window behind Trumpy's desk, and blue curtains, drawn open. There is money scattered loosely about throughout the entire room and on the desk. Vance is clutching a large red book in his arms labeled 'Project 2025'. Miller is depicted with a red nazi armband. The end of Trumpy's tie is seen sticking out from under his desk, implying it is a really absurdly long tie. Panel 1 Trumpy speaking: "The Epstein redactions were a disaster! We need a new, more intense distraction!" Hegseth: "We should blow some people up, it'll fire up the base..." Miller: "Do it on Christmas Day..." Panel 2 Trumpy: "Killing people on Christmas Day? My base are all Christians... how should we sell this? " Miller: "Just tell them you're killing to protect other Christians. Like Jesus would want you to. You can even wish the people we kill "Merry Christmas"... They'll eat it up." Panel 3 Vance: "Wait... aren't WE supposed to be good Christians and pro-peace?" They all sit silently dumbfounded. Panel 4 All four break out in laughter, the panel is filled with dozens of 'ha' words to represent the uproarious laughter in the room.
December 27, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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inspired by someone else's mention of 1993, i find myself reflecting on several things that made that year stand out for me...

-graduated college with my BFA
-kidlet #3 was born
-got my first fantasy rpg illustration gig
-Studio G published its first release with Murciélaga She-Bat #1
December 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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i admit sometimes it is a little tiring having a 10- and 4-yr old in my mid-50s, but times like this at Christmas i am reminded how much i love being a dad to young kids again ❤️
December 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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make a Bond movie casual...

- The Spy Who Kinda Liked Me

- A View To An Unaliving

- Octoprivateparts

- Casino General Populace
witchypoorose.bsky.social WitchypooRose @witchypoorose.bsky.social · 1d
Make a Bond movie casual

Copperfinger
sicburns2.bsky.social Jolly ol’ [Sic] Burns @sicburns2.bsky.social · 1d
Make a Bond movie casual

Dr. Nah
December 26, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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i feel like the theme music for trump's first term was Yakkity Sax (Benny Hill theme), and the theme music for this term is the same but much slower and like three registers lower. still absurd, just more ominous.
December 26, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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murdering people (terrorist or not) on christmas day and then wishing those same murdered people a "merry christmas" like an 80s action movie cliché absolutely fast-tracks a person to receive that nobel prize they covet so much...
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d
The malignant narcissist can’t stand America trying to have a peaceful Christmas without him.
December 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Merry Something to all you wonderful spuds out there!

#DutyNow

youtu.be/7urrqfMjw-M
Merry Something to You
YouTube video by DEVO - Topic
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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every time a Gen Z refers to something just 30 years ago as "the 1900s" instead of "the 90s", a Gen X falls down and breaks a hip...
December 25, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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100% *my* Superman 👇
December 25, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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i was hoping to get one more song posted for xmas, but it looks like that won't happen.

wishing you all a very merry christmas and may your holiday be safe, warm, and fulfilling, whatever it is you celebrate.

i am grateful for all of you.

love to you and yours!
December 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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boosting the signal... if you're into listening to podcasts and have a thing for saturday morning cartoons (looking at you, Gen X), perhaps consider giving the two linked below a listen to:
satmornpod.bsky.social The Saturday Morning Podcast 🎙️ @satmornpod.bsky.social · 3d
Good morning #podcast family! I released a new episode last weekend. But, if you’d like to hear the origin story of the Saturday Morning Podcast, give a listen to THE CARY PODCAST! @rollerdognc.bsky.social had me on as a guest to discuss #cartoons!

Find it here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode 42 - Christmas 2025 & Saturday Morning Cartoons
Podcast Episode · The Cary Podcast · 12/23/2025 · 38m
podcasts.apple.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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i promise not to use my Song Of The Day(ish) list to trick you into that Wham! song you're avoiding. instead, please enjoy The Waitresses this christmas.

SOTD 394's christmas magic's brought this tale to a very happy ending...

youtu.be/ZYE7UJSA7k0

#SOTD
#TheWaitresses
#ChristmasWrapping
Christmas Wrapping (Single Edit)
YouTube video by The Waitresses - Topic
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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this works so much better than any mashup has any right to...

thank you, @morganlbrown.bsky.social, you magnificent bastard
December 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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much thanks to @aldorado.bsky.social for unintentionally inspiring this Song Of The Day(ish)!

SOTD 393's not the one who's run out of lies...

youtu.be/m4HO8cdJBko

#SOTD
#Ministry
#Stigmata
Ministry - Stigmata
YouTube video by Radio Anarchia Rock
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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🎵just like a car crash
🎶just like a knife
🎶my favorite weapon
🎵is the look in your eeeeyes...
Sound of Music meme, an image from the movie where Maria, a young blonde woman, is sitting in a grassy field on a hillside on a sunny day holding a guitar and singing to the Von Trapp children. the meme is pairing this image against posted text using inappropriate or awkward quotes or song lyrics.
December 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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as discussed before with many of you, 'punk' is an attitude 👇

#NaziPunksFuckOff
mollytie.bsky.social Molly Tie @mollytie.bsky.social · 4d
It's the date when I remember the great Joe Strummer and the incredible D Boon- both passed on this day in 2002 and 1985 respectively. Strummer's quote 'Punk means exemplary manners to your fellow human beings" is my mantra.
Picture of Joe Strummer sat behind a typewriter. Underneath is a quote "Punk Rock means exemplary manners to your fellow human beings". Picture of D Boon from Minutemen holding a guitar and leaping on stage. Underneath is a quote "Punk is whatever we made it to be".
December 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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not an official Song Of The Day(ish), just a great track to share.
December 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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what actor's facial expression in a movie/tv show will stay with you for the rest of your life?
image of iconic scene in Star Trek II The Wrath Of Khan when Kirk shouts "Khaaaan!" angrily into his comlink as Khan leaves him marooned within the planet underground.
December 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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listen to the biologist. the concept of the "alpha male" in popular culture is fundamentally flawed:

youtu.be/kOuer8-sIzQ

your right wing uncle is not going to hear this.
The Scientific Lie That Damaged Generations of Men
YouTube video by Be Smart
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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this right here... priceless times from my childhood with these books! especially sick days home from school, i actually looked forward to spending a day going through these over and over again.

thank you for posting this @bronzeagebabies.bsky.social
bronzeagebabies.bsky.social Bronze Age Babies @bronzeagebabies.bsky.social · 5d
Winter weather keeping you inside, giving you the blues? Grab a pencil!
Mighty Marvel Superheroes Fun Book cover, featuring Reed, Spidey, Thor, and Iron Man holding up the book’s logo. Mighty Marvel Superheroes Fun Book 2 cover, featuring Spidey, Thor, Conan, Cap, and the Thing - standing pyramid-style.
December 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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there is a 100% chance i will be using this term inappropriately and in an incredibly juvenile manner...
grandiloquentwords.bsky.social Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 5d
Yule-hole [YOOL hohl]
(n.)
-The last hole to which one is able to stretch their belt at a Christmas dinner. (Shouldn't there be a Thanksgiving hole?)
Grandiloquent Word of the Day logo - Sepia-toned graphic with a baroque Victorian typeface and an illustration of a finely dressed gentleman enjoying a grand dinner.
December 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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just posted #39 in my #Trumpy satire cartoon series.

please consider heading over to @trumpy.studiogart.net to directly Like, Follow, and Repost/share this and my other strips. let's normalize mocking this tedious and inane blot on our history...

#NoKings
#ShineALight
trumpy.studiogart.net Trumpy @trumpy.studiogart.net · 5d
#39 in our #Trumpy satire series is now out.

please consider giving it a Like, Repost, and Follow us for more lampoons calling out this absurd buffoon and his cast of circus clowns.

#NoKings
#ShineALight
#ReleaseTheCompleteFiles
four-panel cartoon of Trumpy (#39, volume 2), with the title/logo in the top left corner, "by the Dæricks Gröss" in the top right corner, the Studio G logo in the bottom left corner with "find us on BlueSky @trumpy.studiogart.net", and "Vol.2#39 12-21-2025" in the bottom right corner. All four panels depict Trumpy standing at a lectern speaking to the press, represented by a bunch of hands holding microphones pointed at him. The panels are basically the same, with Trumpy listening and speaking to the press. Panel 1 Press: "Mr. President, are you concerned the heavy redactions in the Epstein files implies you are hiding something big?" Trumpy is silent with a flummoxed look on his face. Panel 2 Trumpy, grumpily: "As I've said previously when dodging this topic, this is all a Democrat hoax, there is nothing at all in these files, so we'll thoroughly investigate every person who is not me in them." Trumpy, with redactions appearing in the speech balloon: "I have [redacted] nothing to hide. We will [redacted] jusitce [redacted] done." Panel 3, some of the press mics have black redaction censor boxes over them Press: "Then why all the [redacted] and [redacted] release, or al l the distractions like [redacted redacted] oil [redacted redacted redacted] ISIS or [redacted redacted] speech? Trumpy, more grumpily: "Quiet, [redacted redacted redacted redacted] mouth." Panel 4, the entire press pool, the White House seal behind Trumpy, and Trumpy's eyes are all covered with black redaction censor boxes. Trumpy, still angrily: "I am [redacted x5] definitely [redacted x3] [redacted x11] totally [redacted x10] innocent."
December 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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this. 100% this. 👇
sonofathomp.bsky.social Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 5d
When you’ve had a solid month for the entire FBI to work on redacting evidence of your underage sex ring participation and there was still too much evidence to get it completed, you probably shouldn’t be President.
December 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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a revisit of Richard Elman's Forbidden Zone brings us today's Song Of The Day(ish), courtesy of Felix Figueroa.

SOTD 392 wants to settle down in my La Brea tar pits, where nobody's dreams come true...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyz3...

#SOTD
#FelixFigueroaAndHisOrchestra
#PicoAndSepulveda
Felix Figueroa and His Orchestra - Pico & Sepulveda
YouTube video by loop66
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM