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Raul the Third
@raulthethird.bsky.social
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New York Times bestselling Illustrator and 4x Pura Belpre award winner. Creator of the World of Vamos books and the Snips. Published by Harper Alley and Little Brown Ink.
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I just think it's wild that the armed professionals who wander our streets are allowed to act in fear, but the untrained normal citizens are supposed to know exactly what to do under terrifying circumstances or die
January 9, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Jan 5th, “oh shit here come the emails from my editors.”
January 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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When will they invent hot seltzer
January 2, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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Goodnight. Too cold to do anything but focus on the art. Dot dot dot.
December 31, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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“You ever heard of Doctor Feo?” - Ricky Raton

From Tough Times an El Toro and Friends book

Coming out March 4 from @versifybooks and @harperalley
December 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Oh Holy night! #fritzi and #nancy pencils and inks #yancy by Raul the Third
December 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Bari Weiss is innovating entire new dimensions of failure. She's failing in ways hitherto unconceived of. A pioneer of failology. A faileontologist. Whole career is a Fail Mary. She's beyond the fail. The Daily Fail. She's on the quest for the Holy Fail. Making tomato and Fail Salad.
December 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones. We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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El Watchalo y su familia

Ink on paper

5by7
in a collection
December 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Goodnight
La Watchala Sueña
Ink on paper
5by7 inches
12-6-25
after Ogden Whitney
December 17, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Never before seen cover for the Snips a Bad Buzz Day volume 1 cover! We decided to go for the cover with no background but I still do like the background option. A perfect holiday gift for your graphic novel loving kiddo!
Published by @littlebrownink !
December 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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I'm at @massmice.bsky.social with comics, stickers, and a book-and-record! At the Hub Comics table, #71!

(Pick up ND Stevenson's books here, too!)
The Hub Comics table at MICE
December 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Nopalize
Ink on paper
In a collection
December 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Yes!!
amlibraryassoc.bsky.social American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · Dec 3
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.

This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!

Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
ALL IMLS grants restored in every state & territory. In response to a ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reinstated all previously canceled grants in every state and territory. It's a huge win for libraries and our communities. "The reinstatement of all IMLS grants means that libraries across the country will be able to resume vital services for learning, imagination, and economic opportunity. We are breathing a sigh of relief, but the fight is not over." ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.
December 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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The Snips have the World’s most encyclopedic wig collection and that does not sit well with the WigMaster. Find out what he does about it in The Snips Enter the WigMaster this January from @littlebrownink Pre-order today!!
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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👨‍🎨 See the full drawing demo and share with your students on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/uykKI3RUhpE?...

To register for RAÚL THE THIRD’s author-illustrator event: www.bookelicious.com/Educators/bookelicious-presents-2025-26/

📅 12-10-25 @ 1:30p ET
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🎉 📚 Bookelicious Presents: RAÚL THE THIRD - Drawing Demo!
YouTube video by Bookelicious
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November 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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If I ever created a graphic novel for adult audiences it would be a surreal disjointed desert dirge.
Pen and ink on paper featuring El Bien Quemado.
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Still celebrating that these 3 titles are Amazon's best books of 2025!

THE SNIPS: A BAD BUZZ DAY by Raúl the Third @raulthethird.bsky.social

FISH DON’T GO TO SCHOOL by Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social

WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON by Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social
Amazon Editors' Best Books of 2025 includes these three ABLA titles! THE SNIPS: A BAD BUZZ DAY (a graphic novel) written and illustrated by Raúl the Third FISH DON’T GO TO SCHOOL written and illustrated by Deb Pilutti WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON by Venessa Vida Kelley
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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I just signed all of these books for @politicsprose ! Come grab ‘em!!
November 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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A little drawing excercise I created long ago for Lowriders in Space from @chroniclebooks !
November 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Tonight's bedtime story: Tacos Today by @raulthethird.bsky.social! Absolutely glorious art.
A vibrant spread showing a group of illustrated luchadores eating tacos in a town plaza
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Added a new slide

Raul the Third and Little Lobo
Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Goodnight: haunting of las trensas acrylic on paper private collection.
November 3, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Love you DC
Posters saying Stephen Miller is a creep and ugly
November 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM