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Cal
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Cal @sovietdove.bsky.social · Nov 22
i will be tabling at Ink Fest in Chicago this coming February 13-14, with prints, stickers, pins, and print versions of Warmonger #1 available! it is free entry and open to the public.
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Mixed emotions among Palestinians as Rafah crossing partially reopens https://aje.news/04a6kb
Palestinian women, coming from the Rafah crossing with Egypt, hug as they arrive at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. [Bashar Taleb / AFP] Returnees are welcomed by relatives after they arrive at Nasser Hospital after a group of Palestinians was allowed into Gaza from Egypt following the long-awaited reopening of the Rafah border crossing in Khan Younis. [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo] Amani Abu Talha and her six children arrive in a bus at Nasser Hospital after a group of Palestinians was allowed into Gaza from Egypt. [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo] Palestinians long-separated from their loved ones shed tears of joy after the limited reopening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt allowed a handful to finally return to the war-shattered territory. [Bashar Taleb/AFP]
February 5, 2026 at 4:30 AM
sovietdove.bsky.social
two panel comic assignment
#art #illustration #comic #comicart #vietnamwar
a two panel comic inspired by a line or lyrics from the song "The Man Who Couldn't Cry" by Johnny Cash. the first panel shows a vietnam war soldier outlined against a burning hut as he douses it in napalm. the second panel reveals his face lit by the flames, emotionless. bottom text is the lyric: napalmed babies, the movie love story, for instance, could not produce tears.
February 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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lippoenen.bsky.social
RIP Michael Parenti.
January 24, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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mrtylercrook.bsky.social
An American Dream
14x18 oil on canvas panel
#artpost
An oil painting of a skull faced man in a black coat the distant hills are on fire and blood covers the bottom of the coat.
January 21, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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olliemnjones.bsky.social
Non-starter
digital painting of somebody sleeping in a messy bed as sunlight pours in to the room. Clothes, food wrappers and cups are scattered around. A poster of a famous golfer is on the wall above the bed.
January 18, 2026 at 4:24 PM
sovietdove.bsky.social
Reckoning
#illustration #comicart #artist #painting
A digital painting done in moody grayish-green hues depicting a terrified man clutching his mouth and shirt. Blood seeps through his fingers and drips down his arm, he is lit from below for dramatic effect.
January 14, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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unicouniuni3.bsky.social
The battle of the century begins!
A black-and-white cat crouches low on the floor, staring intensely at another black-and-white cat who is mid-jump with a paw extended, as if about to strike
January 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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thembo.bsky.social
The amount of after-the-fact consent manufacturing, shameless regime stenography, and gutless both-sidesing on every single media outlet right now is genuinely worse than 2001-2002. Absolutely pathetic. We have no journalists. We have no opposition party.
January 3, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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chimeraxmachina.bsky.social
The chief International Anchor for CNN is cheering on the unprovoked aggression against Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president. Never let these people lecture you about "democracy" or "international law".

The US intelligentsia is a bloodthirsty cohort of criminals.
@amanpour on twitter/X: "Extraordinary news of the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife by U.S. forces. Venezuela’s fate hangs in the balance. In 2014 I had a rare interview with Maduro in Caracas. Even then he made clear he had little time for the principles of a free and fair democracy."
January 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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innes.bsky.social
"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"
January 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
sovietdove.bsky.social
love referencing classical paintings, brownie points if you know which one.
#art #illustration #sketch #comicart
A man lounging on his stomach, propping his head up with one hand. He has short, brown, curly hair and a peaceful expression.
January 3, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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unicouniuni3.bsky.social
Happy New Year!
Wishing you a year full of chicken and happiness :3
A black and white cat wearing a collar with traditional Japanese-style colors, sitting with Japanese New Year decorations
January 1, 2026 at 1:25 AM
sovietdove.bsky.social
my fallout 3 oc Anfisa to cap off the year!
#fallout3 #fallout #illustration #art #artist
a digital illustration of a Fallout 3 original character. Anfisa is short with light skin and dark, choppy short hair. He has a high brow arch and a chunk missing from his ear. He is depicted in his underwear and in a wastelander outfit, wielding a scoped .44 magnum in both. A third supplementary illustration shows a radiation burn scar on his back and side. A digital illustration of Anfisa making two expressions, the left is angry with gritted teeth, the other is smug and neutral.
December 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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sweatermuppet.bsky.social
a little bit of hope means you want to know about the world, no matter what it's done to you
a black and white typography edit that reads "i am not doomed. i am still curious." there are two white ducks below the text looking up at a duck flying above the text. the entire image is edited to look photocopied.
December 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
sovietdove.bsky.social
final i did for a studio class
#illustration #comicart #surreal
A digital painting of a young man dressed in soldiers garb, an AK-47 hanging off his shoulder. He lights a cigarette at his lips. He stands in a yellow room, a dark cast shadow behind him depicts a silhouette of a soldier with haunting white eyes. The whole scene is lit from below with a strong yellow light.
December 12, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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bodegacats.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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moggettt.bsky.social
Barks robotically

#art #artsky #illustration #darkart #mecha #werewolf #artistonbluesky
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
sovietdove.bsky.social
i will be tabling at Ink Fest in Chicago this coming February 13-14, with prints, stickers, pins, and print versions of Warmonger #1 available! it is free entry and open to the public.
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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homocommunist.bsky.social
Pedro Lemebel, voice of Chile’s queer proletariat, was born today in 1952.
Photo of bullets laid out in the shape of a heart with the text: "I am not. tolerant. I do not tolerate fascism. / Pedro Lemebel"
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
sovietdove.bsky.social
ive been incredibly busy with college so apologies for no posts in like a month. been working on warmonger issue 1 along with other things. here's an illustration I did recently
A zombie soldier drawn from the thigh up. It is staggering forward in a tattered uniform, its mouth agape and skull exposed beneath a helmet. Drawn in black ink.
November 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
sovietdove.bsky.social
evil white man with a receding hairline and a bit of a comb over!!!!
October 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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amazonpissjugs.bsky.social
IOF is now conducting a "massive and extensive wave of strikes" on Gaza. No rational person should ever have believed the Zioentity would actually conform with a ceasefire
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
16m ago11.41 EDT IDF confirms it has begun ‘wave of attacks’ in southern Gaza The Israeli military says it has launched a wave of airstrikes on southern Gaza as the fragile ceasefire comes close to total collapse. The army said ‘massive and extensive wave of strikes’ were aimed at dozens of Hamas targets. In response to the blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement earlier today, the IDF (military) has begun a series of strikes against Hamas terror targets in the southern Gaza Strip,” it said in a statement. Smoke billows following an Israeli strike that targeted a building in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on 19 October 2025. Photograph: Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images
October 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
sovietdove.bsky.social
my oc Ahmed drawn in a historical Abbasid caliphate au for fun. he'd be a wrestler since boxing didn't exist
Ahmed, a stocky Egyptian man with black, curly hair posing in two outfits. The first is topless, with short red pants and brown leather sandals. The second outfit is more complex, with yellow pants, a red tunic decorated with colorful medallions and embroidered appliqués, a blue waist sash, an earthy green over the shoulder sash with similar medallion decoration, a white veil, and brown leather sandals.
October 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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unicouniuni3.bsky.social
What is this round creature…?
A tuxedo cat sitting in an almost perfectly round ball shape, like a mysterious creature.
October 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
sovietdove.bsky.social
comic about shot anxiety i did recently for my graphic novel class
#comic #illustration #artwork
A nine panel comic titled "Day 920" depicting the process of preparing for a testosterone shot and hesitating with self injection. It is rendered fully in black and white with a prominent textural element.
September 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM