Matthew Noe (Winter Break)
@noethematt.bsky.social
Overcaffeinated Kentuckian in Massachusetts. Librarian. Professor. Trustee. Ask me about #GraphicMedicine. Trying to be kind, do good, and read comics. (He/Him)
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Pinned
Standing together is the only way to survive, y'all ✊️
It is really not okay that social media (Facebook, largely) is the way Worcester is announcing things like parking bans.
Is there really no other alert system to contract with since the last one got hacked?
Is there really no other alert system to contract with since the last one got hacked?
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 AM
It is really not okay that social media (Facebook, largely) is the way Worcester is announcing things like parking bans.
Is there really no other alert system to contract with since the last one got hacked?
Is there really no other alert system to contract with since the last one got hacked?
Guys is it weird to like kids
I am more and more convinced that right-wingers are like this because they surround themselves with sociopaths to the point they don't know when they're broken inside because they're the same as the people they are regularly around.
Traumatized people traumatizing their kids.
Traumatized people traumatizing their kids.
January 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Guys is it weird to like kids
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somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
Reposted by Matthew Noe (Winter Break)
Honored to be featured in Part 4 of @comicsbeat.bsky.social's 2025 Creator Survey, alongside amazing comics folks like @peposed.bsky.social, @charliestickney.bsky.social, @neilkleid.bsky.social, @randywcgcomics.bsky.social, @zackquaintance.bsky.social, & @stevewmorris.bsky.social!
(Contd.)
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January 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Honored to be featured in Part 4 of @comicsbeat.bsky.social's 2025 Creator Survey, alongside amazing comics folks like @peposed.bsky.social, @charliestickney.bsky.social, @neilkleid.bsky.social, @randywcgcomics.bsky.social, @zackquaintance.bsky.social, & @stevewmorris.bsky.social!
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People are dying because of healthcare costs
TRUMP: MAY SUBSIDIZE OIL COMPANIES REBUILDING IN VENEZUELA: NBC
January 5, 2026 at 11:35 PM
People are dying because of healthcare costs
Get vaccinated.
Get your kids vaccinated.
Do not listen to these unhinged, eugenicists.
Get your kids vaccinated.
Do not listen to these unhinged, eugenicists.
January 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Get vaccinated.
Get your kids vaccinated.
Do not listen to these unhinged, eugenicists.
Get your kids vaccinated.
Do not listen to these unhinged, eugenicists.
Reposted by Matthew Noe (Winter Break)
This feels nice 💛 thank you @comicsbeat.bsky.social for this really lovely honor.
Here's to more fighters in 2026!
Here's to more fighters in 2026!
"Matthew Noe has been an undeniable force for good in the comics industry."
I... 😭🥰
Shocked and honored to be on this list as a Fighter alongside @maggietokudahall.bsky.social
www.comicsbeat.com/announcing-t...
I... 😭🥰
Shocked and honored to be on this list as a Fighter alongside @maggietokudahall.bsky.social
www.comicsbeat.com/announcing-t...
Announcing the 2025 Comics Industry Person of the Year: Marie Javins
With DC putting out banger after banger after banger, editor in chief Marie Javins is the Comics Industry Person of the Year
www.comicsbeat.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
This feels nice 💛 thank you @comicsbeat.bsky.social for this really lovely honor.
Here's to more fighters in 2026!
Here's to more fighters in 2026!
Eye exam done, no major changes, no bad stuff
Absurdly costly glasses ordered but I'll soon have 3 usable pair for the first time ever at once in my life ✨️
Absurdly costly glasses ordered but I'll soon have 3 usable pair for the first time ever at once in my life ✨️
January 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Eye exam done, no major changes, no bad stuff
Absurdly costly glasses ordered but I'll soon have 3 usable pair for the first time ever at once in my life ✨️
Absurdly costly glasses ordered but I'll soon have 3 usable pair for the first time ever at once in my life ✨️
This change to postmark dates is a nightmare
January 5, 2026 at 7:16 PM
This change to postmark dates is a nightmare
Reposted by Matthew Noe (Winter Break)
For comics folks whose readership is often centered in libraries, this is important. From @ginagagliano.bsky.social www.tcj.com/books-are-go...
'Books are going to take longer to get to libraries': What Baker & Taylor's demise means for comics - The Comics Journal
Diamond’s disintegration is not the only crisis facing comics publishers these days. The latest distribution company ceasing to exist is the venerable library distributor Baker & Taylor. If you’re not...
www.tcj.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
For comics folks whose readership is often centered in libraries, this is important. From @ginagagliano.bsky.social www.tcj.com/books-are-go...
Reposted by Matthew Noe (Winter Break)
Great shout-out for graphic medicine gem @noethematt.bsky.social! www.comicsbeat.com/announcing-t...
Announcing the 2025 Comics Industry Person of the Year: Marie Javins
With DC putting out banger after banger after banger, editor in chief Marie Javins is the Comics Industry Person of the Year
www.comicsbeat.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Great shout-out for graphic medicine gem @noethematt.bsky.social! www.comicsbeat.com/announcing-t...
Reposted by Matthew Noe (Winter Break)
You cannot value the librarian code of ethics while also being pro-genAI. GenAI is a direct violation of our code of ethics.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
You cannot value the librarian code of ethics while also being pro-genAI. GenAI is a direct violation of our code of ethics.
The over-the-top, amazing Transformers Kickstarter from @skybound.bsky.social arrived over the holidays!
I can't possibly photograph everything. Here's a quick look at the All-in-One Compendium editions, signed and in badass boxes. The book cover quality is 🔥
I can't possibly photograph everything. Here's a quick look at the All-in-One Compendium editions, signed and in badass boxes. The book cover quality is 🔥
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
The over-the-top, amazing Transformers Kickstarter from @skybound.bsky.social arrived over the holidays!
I can't possibly photograph everything. Here's a quick look at the All-in-One Compendium editions, signed and in badass boxes. The book cover quality is 🔥
I can't possibly photograph everything. Here's a quick look at the All-in-One Compendium editions, signed and in badass boxes. The book cover quality is 🔥
"Matthew Noe has been an undeniable force for good in the comics industry."
I... 😭🥰
Shocked and honored to be on this list as a Fighter alongside @maggietokudahall.bsky.social
www.comicsbeat.com/announcing-t...
I... 😭🥰
Shocked and honored to be on this list as a Fighter alongside @maggietokudahall.bsky.social
www.comicsbeat.com/announcing-t...
Announcing the 2025 Comics Industry Person of the Year: Marie Javins
With DC putting out banger after banger after banger, editor in chief Marie Javins is the Comics Industry Person of the Year
www.comicsbeat.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:13 PM
"Matthew Noe has been an undeniable force for good in the comics industry."
I... 😭🥰
Shocked and honored to be on this list as a Fighter alongside @maggietokudahall.bsky.social
www.comicsbeat.com/announcing-t...
I... 😭🥰
Shocked and honored to be on this list as a Fighter alongside @maggietokudahall.bsky.social
www.comicsbeat.com/announcing-t...
Reposted by Matthew Noe (Winter Break)
Hi, I'm Amber Akin! I'm a cartoonist, illustrator, and educator from the Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts. I love drawing all things cute, hopeful, and magical. My graphic novel debut, Penny and the Yeti (written by Jimmy Gaspero), is out in April 2026! Lovely to meet you~ 🌲🌙 amberakin.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Hi, I'm Amber Akin! I'm a cartoonist, illustrator, and educator from the Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts. I love drawing all things cute, hopeful, and magical. My graphic novel debut, Penny and the Yeti (written by Jimmy Gaspero), is out in April 2026! Lovely to meet you~ 🌲🌙 amberakin.com
Reposted by Matthew Noe (Winter Break)
Are people interested in more conversations like this? I'm wondering how to have them and have people feel like they can participate freely.
This conversation between Helen Rimmer, Bobbi Newman, and Beth Montague-Hellen is a good one.
But as someone living in the US, it is also an infuriating one because we are truly living in the most ass-backward place possible for taking care of yourself.
📚
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMQC...
But as someone living in the US, it is also an infuriating one because we are truly living in the most ass-backward place possible for taking care of yourself.
📚
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMQC...
Supporting Each other through Difficult times
YouTube video by Helen Rimmer
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Are people interested in more conversations like this? I'm wondering how to have them and have people feel like they can participate freely.
Oh
My
Fucking
God
My
Fucking
God
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Oh
My
Fucking
God
My
Fucking
God
*MINOR SPOILER*
I was not expecting union history inside of Dungeon Crawler Carl (book 6)
This rules
I was not expecting union history inside of Dungeon Crawler Carl (book 6)
This rules
January 5, 2026 at 1:05 AM
*MINOR SPOILER*
I was not expecting union history inside of Dungeon Crawler Carl (book 6)
This rules
I was not expecting union history inside of Dungeon Crawler Carl (book 6)
This rules
Reposted by Matthew Noe (Winter Break)
yeah, I’m not in the “teaching people responsibility” business, I’m in the “getting books and materials to people because that’s what libraries are for” business 📚
That’s a critique. Ok. Well, it’s not about money. It’s about responsibility. You take the book and you agree to get it back by a certain date. It’s not hard. If you don’t read it in time you can always check it out again. But be organized enough to honour the contract.
January 4, 2026 at 5:31 AM
yeah, I’m not in the “teaching people responsibility” business, I’m in the “getting books and materials to people because that’s what libraries are for” business 📚
Reposted by Matthew Noe (Winter Break)
You can be a punk library or a cop library; you can care about the people or the stuff.
Choose the people.
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Choose the people.
📚
The number of folx who are pro-late fees is INSANE.
January 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM
You can be a punk library or a cop library; you can care about the people or the stuff.
Choose the people.
📚
Choose the people.
📚
Someone is going to have to step up and stop this administration and fast
Because uh
Because uh
WELKER: Is the Cuban government the Trump administration's next target?
MARCO RUBIO: Well, the Cuban government is a huge problem. Yeah.
WELKER: Is that a yes?
RUBIO: I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes
MARCO RUBIO: Well, the Cuban government is a huge problem. Yeah.
WELKER: Is that a yes?
RUBIO: I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes
January 4, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Someone is going to have to step up and stop this administration and fast
Because uh
Because uh
Lol no
It is slop
And you're sloppy for using it
It is slop
And you're sloppy for using it
January 4, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Lol no
It is slop
And you're sloppy for using it
It is slop
And you're sloppy for using it
Reposted by Matthew Noe (Winter Break)
I won’t purchase any self-published/small press nonfiction these days unless I can vet the publisher and the author, which is a real pain in the ass, but it’s the only way to avoid purchasing this kind of slop (and it’s pervasive across topics)
I’ve received requests for these exact books, too!
I’ve received requests for these exact books, too!
January 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I won’t purchase any self-published/small press nonfiction these days unless I can vet the publisher and the author, which is a real pain in the ass, but it’s the only way to avoid purchasing this kind of slop (and it’s pervasive across topics)
I’ve received requests for these exact books, too!
I’ve received requests for these exact books, too!
Hey look, it's my nightmare:
AI generated medical books!
AI generated medical books!
January 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Hey look, it's my nightmare:
AI generated medical books!
AI generated medical books!