Kip Manley
@kiplet.bsky.social
Writer, phantasist, bon viveur; a litigation support paralegal as needed. Spouse to a cartoonist, parent to an aspiring large-animal veterinarian, three cats and (now) two dogs to be fed on a regular basis. See also @thecityofroses.com
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Kip Manley
@kiplet.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Attently reading, as one does.
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speaking of maritime disasters ICE is going to drown a bunch of fishermen here in oregon
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
speaking of maritime disasters ICE is going to drown a bunch of fishermen here in oregon
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
That Tenet is a much better dream movie than Inception.
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
That Tenet is a much better dream movie than Inception.
(On the subject of corporate adaptations of Alan Moore's earlier comics work.)
Sed quis non custodiet ipsos custodes?
If I have to hear one more goddamn television producer insist their multimillion-dollar teevee show is really, truly punk.
www.longstoryshortpier.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
(On the subject of corporate adaptations of Alan Moore's earlier comics work.)
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no quote about the US political system has ever gone harder than this one
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
no quote about the US political system has ever gone harder than this one
Romanozy? Is that a thing?
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Romanozy? Is that a thing?
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JUST IN: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
JUST IN: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
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Starting today: the 23rd novelette, " – the thin ice – ", which begins the second season of the epic:
City of Roses | No. 23: the thin ice
In which an answer is given, a hat is stolen, an old friend returns, a dinner is held, and a situation's resolved to no one's benefit.
thecityofroses.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Starting today: the 23rd novelette, " – the thin ice – ", which begins the second season of the epic:
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It’s so frustrating that so much art is better than it’s ever been. Tools & knowledge has been democratized in a way that removes many of the biggest roadblocks to making cool shit. & yet, as a society we seem hell bent on throwing it all away with a.i. and the never ending deference to i.p. churn.
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It’s so frustrating that so much art is better than it’s ever been. Tools & knowledge has been democratized in a way that removes many of the biggest roadblocks to making cool shit. & yet, as a society we seem hell bent on throwing it all away with a.i. and the never ending deference to i.p. churn.
"Perhaps the longer we hang around, the more we simply want to somehow be of use."
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"Perhaps the longer we hang around, the more we simply want to somehow be of use."
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
Burning American Eagle jeans at a socially distanced bonfire, as one does.
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Burning American Eagle jeans at a socially distanced bonfire, as one does.
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An interesting thought about a small silver lining in the Supreme Court's anti-trans passports decision (or, rather, in Jackson's dissent), from a member of my Discord:
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
An interesting thought about a small silver lining in the Supreme Court's anti-trans passports decision (or, rather, in Jackson's dissent), from a member of my Discord:
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My latest at @comicsjournal.bsky.social: I talked to @oglaf.bsky.social! Not the character, but rather, the people who create it.
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My latest at @comicsjournal.bsky.social: I talked to @oglaf.bsky.social! Not the character, but rather, the people who create it.
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
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The least most politically engaged people I know are texting me before 8am to say, “we won’t forget.”
So I don’t know man.
So I don’t know man.
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The least most politically engaged people I know are texting me before 8am to say, “we won’t forget.”
So I don’t know man.
So I don’t know man.
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We cannot let “haunted ICE agent regretfully explores his feelings/past/guilt” become a genre the way we did with every bad actor since the Confederates.
This is why they were in downtown Chicago today.
"one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”"
Nuremberg Trials are the moderate stance
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
"one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”"
Nuremberg Trials are the moderate stance
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We cannot let “haunted ICE agent regretfully explores his feelings/past/guilt” become a genre the way we did with every bad actor since the Confederates.
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just discovered Ursula K. Le Guin's gorgeous interpretation of the tao te ching, the first i've read to fully convey the text's elusiveness, giving way to its meaning. her foreword outlines her philosophy in interpretation, and articulates why i love it so much
wesleyac.com/dao/refs/leg...
wesleyac.com/dao/refs/leg...
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
just discovered Ursula K. Le Guin's gorgeous interpretation of the tao te ching, the first i've read to fully convey the text's elusiveness, giving way to its meaning. her foreword outlines her philosophy in interpretation, and articulates why i love it so much
wesleyac.com/dao/refs/leg...
wesleyac.com/dao/refs/leg...
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Been trying to put that into words all morning
Amazing moment in time right now where people who yelled at us for sticking to genocide as a red line are now also disgusted with Democrats and threatening not to vote for them. So your health insurance becoming more expensive was your red line?
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Been trying to put that into words all morning
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Democrats when they have a supermajority: I mean, we don't really NEED to ban orphan crushing. Everyone understands it's bad.
Republicans: congrats, we did it. Took 2,000 tries over 10 years but orphan crushing is now legal.
Democrats: we just don't have the votes to ban orphan crushing and anyway the parliamentarian wouldn't allow it even if we did. Next year we'll do it IF we gain a supermajority and the stars align
Democrats: we just don't have the votes to ban orphan crushing and anyway the parliamentarian wouldn't allow it even if we did. Next year we'll do it IF we gain a supermajority and the stars align
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Democrats when they have a supermajority: I mean, we don't really NEED to ban orphan crushing. Everyone understands it's bad.
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The won’t release the Epstein Files,
RELEASE THE DATING PROFILES
You heard something at party? LET US ALL KNOW
If they think starving babies is funny?
Let’s get MOTHERFUCKING HILARIOUS
RELEASE THE DATING PROFILES
You heard something at party? LET US ALL KNOW
If they think starving babies is funny?
Let’s get MOTHERFUCKING HILARIOUS
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The won’t release the Epstein Files,
RELEASE THE DATING PROFILES
You heard something at party? LET US ALL KNOW
If they think starving babies is funny?
Let’s get MOTHERFUCKING HILARIOUS
RELEASE THE DATING PROFILES
You heard something at party? LET US ALL KNOW
If they think starving babies is funny?
Let’s get MOTHERFUCKING HILARIOUS
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Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
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Call your senators. I don’t care if they’re Republicans, or if a deal has already been reached. Call them anyway, and let them know exactly what you think of what’s happening. Don’t give them a moment’s peace to forget the blood on their hands.
(202) 224-3121
(202) 224-3121
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Call your senators. I don’t care if they’re Republicans, or if a deal has already been reached. Call them anyway, and let them know exactly what you think of what’s happening. Don’t give them a moment’s peace to forget the blood on their hands.
(202) 224-3121
(202) 224-3121
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They should not have fucked over all of our federal employees and hurt so many people for literally nothing.
Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
They should not have fucked over all of our federal employees and hurt so many people for literally nothing.
On the one hand, I guess I get paid again until the next one.
On the other, fuck these Quisling Democrats.
On the other, fuck these Quisling Democrats.
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
On the one hand, I guess I get paid again until the next one.
On the other, fuck these Quisling Democrats.
On the other, fuck these Quisling Democrats.
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Can we fucking please dismantle the patriarchy because I do not want to hear about techbro cum ever again
While women are fighting for basic reproductive rights, Silicon Valley is literally investing in guys who want their cum to race.
www.jezebel.com/more-bad-new...
www.jezebel.com/more-bad-new...
More Bad News: Tech Bros Are Sperm Racing
While women are fighting for basic reproductive rights, Silicon Valley is literally investing in guys who want their cum to race.
www.jezebel.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Can we fucking please dismantle the patriarchy because I do not want to hear about techbro cum ever again
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bad satire might as well be a.i. slop these days
it's not helping
it's not helping
With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
bad satire might as well be a.i. slop these days
it's not helping
it's not helping