Rachel Merrill Artist for Gil Thorp and Death To Pachuco!
@ohhhaeee.bsky.social
Artist for the sydnicated cartoon Gil Thorp
Co Creator with Henry Barajas of Death To Pachuco from Image Comics
Illustrator, animator, storyboard artist, Cartoons at New Yorker
Full portfolio at http://www.rachelmerrill.net
Email @ merrillrach @ gmail.com
Co Creator with Henry Barajas of Death To Pachuco from Image Comics
Illustrator, animator, storyboard artist, Cartoons at New Yorker
Full portfolio at http://www.rachelmerrill.net
Email @ merrillrach @ gmail.com
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Figure its time to repeat my ongoing xmas wish for the last 3 years-all I want for Christmas is to work with @criterion.bsky.social someday!!
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those who object are subject to summary execution
a heavily armed paramilitary force with legal immunity is occupying a city and going door to door kidnapping non-white adults and children in furtherance of an explicitly white nationalist political project
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
those who object are subject to summary execution
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Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
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an administration staffed to the top with degenerate liars
Noem lies shamelessly: "An individual approached order Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic gun. The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently. This looks like a situation where an individual arrived to inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 11:13 PM
an administration staffed to the top with degenerate liars
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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On a serious note, I think I spend a little too much time evangelizing these days, but PLEASE find a faith community if you don't have one! Humans were not designed to see so much disembodied pain and violence on screens like this, and you need people you can mourn with in person
January 24, 2026 at 8:51 PM
On a serious note, I think I spend a little too much time evangelizing these days, but PLEASE find a faith community if you don't have one! Humans were not designed to see so much disembodied pain and violence on screens like this, and you need people you can mourn with in person
Im not gonna say Testament Of Ann Lee was THE best movie of the year but I will say as a self described slut for dance based musicals it was ABSOLUTELY the one I most enjoyed
January 24, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Im not gonna say Testament Of Ann Lee was THE best movie of the year but I will say as a self described slut for dance based musicals it was ABSOLUTELY the one I most enjoyed
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“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
January 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
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Inevitable that Republicans end up as a far right movement that says "the second amendment is only for us, if we see you with a gun we will kill you" and expect the rest of the country to just go along with it
Bovino shamelessly lies: "This looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Inevitable that Republicans end up as a far right movement that says "the second amendment is only for us, if we see you with a gun we will kill you" and expect the rest of the country to just go along with it
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We owe an incredible debt to the Minnesotans who are on the streets protesting and documenting what is happening.
January 24, 2026 at 4:08 PM
We owe an incredible debt to the Minnesotans who are on the streets protesting and documenting what is happening.
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The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
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CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
January 24, 2026 at 2:24 AM
CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
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Masked federal agents in Minnesota just shot and killed another person.
We must put a stop to Trump’s ICE. Now.
Stop the funding, stop the occupations, stop the killings.
We must put a stop to Trump’s ICE. Now.
Stop the funding, stop the occupations, stop the killings.
January 24, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Masked federal agents in Minnesota just shot and killed another person.
We must put a stop to Trump’s ICE. Now.
Stop the funding, stop the occupations, stop the killings.
We must put a stop to Trump’s ICE. Now.
Stop the funding, stop the occupations, stop the killings.
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they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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I would jump thru GLASS to get Joyce Carol Oates on the Gil Thorp train @henrybarajas.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I would jump thru GLASS to get Joyce Carol Oates on the Gil Thorp train @henrybarajas.bsky.social
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Erika Kirk's Amazing Race audition tape shows that all these right wing grifters really just wanna be rich and famous and won't stop until they stumble on an audience dumb enough to let that happen
January 24, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Erika Kirk's Amazing Race audition tape shows that all these right wing grifters really just wanna be rich and famous and won't stop until they stumble on an audience dumb enough to let that happen
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It really is kinda wild just how many MAGA influencers are either Hollywood hopefuls, has-beens or never-would-bes and you would think people would connect the dots when it comes to that. Hell, the MAGA Overlord himself is a B-list celebrity
Erika Kirk's Amazing Race audition tape shows that all these right wing grifters really just wanna be rich and famous and won't stop until they stumble on an audience dumb enough to let that happen
January 24, 2026 at 1:43 AM
It really is kinda wild just how many MAGA influencers are either Hollywood hopefuls, has-beens or never-would-bes and you would think people would connect the dots when it comes to that. Hell, the MAGA Overlord himself is a B-list celebrity
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Idk paid agitators seems like a pretty good description of ICE.
January 23, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Idk paid agitators seems like a pretty good description of ICE.
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This interview is very funny. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit
A conversation with Graham Granger, whose combination of protest and performance art spread beyond campus. “AI chews up and spits out art made by other people.”
www.thenation.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This interview is very funny. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Anyone have her number?
I would jump thru GLASS to get Joyce Carol Oates on the Gil Thorp train @henrybarajas.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Anyone have her number?
I would jump thru GLASS to get Joyce Carol Oates on the Gil Thorp train @henrybarajas.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I would jump thru GLASS to get Joyce Carol Oates on the Gil Thorp train @henrybarajas.bsky.social
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Mind absolutely BLOWN by the cinematography, production design, and direction of Orson Welles
"The Trial"-
They should teach this film in comics clsss!
"The Trial"-
They should teach this film in comics clsss!
January 23, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Mind absolutely BLOWN by the cinematography, production design, and direction of Orson Welles
"The Trial"-
They should teach this film in comics clsss!
"The Trial"-
They should teach this film in comics clsss!
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And by "aren't doing everything right," he means kidnapping children, spraying people with bear mace at point blank range, kneeling on unarmed civilians' necks, shooting women in the face, having a leisurely meal at a Mexican restaurant and then arresting the staff, ramming random cars off the road
JD Vance in Minneapolis: "The guys behind me are doing an incredible job, and frankly, a lot of the media is lying about the job they do every single day. That doesn't mean that there aren't occasionally stories and videos out there that suggest they aren't doing everything right."
January 22, 2026 at 8:10 PM
And by "aren't doing everything right," he means kidnapping children, spraying people with bear mace at point blank range, kneeling on unarmed civilians' necks, shooting women in the face, having a leisurely meal at a Mexican restaurant and then arresting the staff, ramming random cars off the road
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Local journalism may save us.
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Local journalism may save us.
Mind absolutely BLOWN by the cinematography, production design, and direction of Orson Welles
"The Trial"-
They should teach this film in comics clsss!
"The Trial"-
They should teach this film in comics clsss!
January 23, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Mind absolutely BLOWN by the cinematography, production design, and direction of Orson Welles
"The Trial"-
They should teach this film in comics clsss!
"The Trial"-
They should teach this film in comics clsss!
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celebrating the birthday of a Jack Kirby creation without any Jewish or women creators involved in 2026 is getting to me
ngl personally disappointed that that ETERNALS anniversary issue is all male creators and I think Jack would be, too
January 22, 2026 at 9:14 PM
celebrating the birthday of a Jack Kirby creation without any Jewish or women creators involved in 2026 is getting to me