Trung Le Nguyen
@trungles.com
Minneapolis. Author and illustrator of award-winning comics and funnybooks. Keeps hens. Tells fortunes. Is queer. I cannot tell if you're joking. Literal* cartoon. He/him, They/them
Support my work: patreon.com/trungles
Links: https://bio.site/trungles
Support my work: patreon.com/trungles
Links: https://bio.site/trungles
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Trung Le Nguyen
@trungles.com
· Nov 16
Hey, I’m Trung! I’m a comic artist and author. Here are my books! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2192...
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hi angels I haven’t been online but I have been watching heated rivalry
February 9, 2026 at 4:54 AM
hi angels I haven’t been online but I have been watching heated rivalry
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It is frustrating that the NYT profiled that AI grifter when Romance is such a load-bearing corner of publishing. You wouldn’t do that unless you actively hate books and the entire cultural apparatus around them.
February 9, 2026 at 10:28 PM
It is frustrating that the NYT profiled that AI grifter when Romance is such a load-bearing corner of publishing. You wouldn’t do that unless you actively hate books and the entire cultural apparatus around them.
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We aren’t resting until ICE is out of MN. We aren’t stopping until ICE is completely abolished. They want us to bend the knee so they can continue separating families, but we won’t be doing that. We’re going to win, and it’s bc of the resiliency of our neighbors.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
Minneapolis council member Chavez: We are not going to rest until ICE operation ends
While DHS said that it removed about 700 agents from the 3,000 that were in the state last week, Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez says he hasn’t seen much change on the ground.
www.mprnews.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
We aren’t resting until ICE is out of MN. We aren’t stopping until ICE is completely abolished. They want us to bend the knee so they can continue separating families, but we won’t be doing that. We’re going to win, and it’s bc of the resiliency of our neighbors.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
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Book-It is BACK!
That's right, all February long if you show your receipt from Black Garnet Bookstore, you'll get 50% off your Heggies Pizza.
That's right, all February long if you show your receipt from Black Garnet Bookstore, you'll get 50% off your Heggies Pizza.
February 9, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Book-It is BACK!
That's right, all February long if you show your receipt from Black Garnet Bookstore, you'll get 50% off your Heggies Pizza.
That's right, all February long if you show your receipt from Black Garnet Bookstore, you'll get 50% off your Heggies Pizza.
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If you create a ethnic cleansing based program involving immigration you can't reform that so that it's only wielded in responsible, narrowly prescribed ways to serve some idea of criminal Justice.
I could totally handle the one ring to rule them all. I just wouldn't let it affect me. Plus I could use that power for good. Those fuckers never thought about using it for good.
February 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
If you create a ethnic cleansing based program involving immigration you can't reform that so that it's only wielded in responsible, narrowly prescribed ways to serve some idea of criminal Justice.
I’m slightly worried I’m becoming a little agoraphobic thanks to *gestures at outside* but I will still go on work trips because those have publicity attached to them so people notice if I don’t show up.
February 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
I’m slightly worried I’m becoming a little agoraphobic thanks to *gestures at outside* but I will still go on work trips because those have publicity attached to them so people notice if I don’t show up.
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"Since launch, more than a dog a day has been found and more than 27 dogs a day every day every year have been shot by the police using your Search Party by Ring cameras to hunt and kidnap your neighbors who they also shoot to the tune of about 4 a day every day every year, as well as the dogs."
February 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
"Since launch, more than a dog a day has been found and more than 27 dogs a day every day every year have been shot by the police using your Search Party by Ring cameras to hunt and kidnap your neighbors who they also shoot to the tune of about 4 a day every day every year, as well as the dogs."
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Updated asks for Whipple Building/Ft Snelling protests:
-Hot food
-Hot coffee/tea/cocoa
-Sports drinks
-Over ear hearing protection
Volunteers break down and carry supplies each night so be judicious in how MUCH you bring 💜
-Hot food
-Hot coffee/tea/cocoa
-Sports drinks
-Over ear hearing protection
Volunteers break down and carry supplies each night so be judicious in how MUCH you bring 💜
February 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Updated asks for Whipple Building/Ft Snelling protests:
-Hot food
-Hot coffee/tea/cocoa
-Sports drinks
-Over ear hearing protection
Volunteers break down and carry supplies each night so be judicious in how MUCH you bring 💜
-Hot food
-Hot coffee/tea/cocoa
-Sports drinks
-Over ear hearing protection
Volunteers break down and carry supplies each night so be judicious in how MUCH you bring 💜
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Drawing. Watching current events unfold and feeling completely useless. Be safe if you're in LA.
June 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Drawing. Watching current events unfold and feeling completely useless. Be safe if you're in LA.
Oops there goes my Nitro
Discord leadership only people on planet who think adding age verification to Discord a good idea:
aftermath.site/discord-age-ve...
aftermath.site/discord-age-ve...
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Oops there goes my Nitro
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"The brilliance of the people in Chicago and the people in Minneapolis: they run towards the whistles, which is a scary thing to do. After two people have been shot, they run towards them and they start recording, and they've made it impossible for the administration to lie about what's happening."
February 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
"The brilliance of the people in Chicago and the people in Minneapolis: they run towards the whistles, which is a scary thing to do. After two people have been shot, they run towards them and they start recording, and they've made it impossible for the administration to lie about what's happening."
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In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
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February 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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if you're an author attending BookCon this year (or, to be honest, any other ReedPop events, which include NYCC), and would like to add your name to the letter: forms.gle/V7m2YbcGguAY...
![TO: newyork@relx.com
ATTN: RELX CEO Erik Engstrom, Nick Luff (CFO), and Paul Ashton Walker (Chair)
Re: Immediate Termination of contracts between RELX subsidiaries and ICE
February 9th, 2026
Dear Erik Engstrom, Nick Luff, and Paul Ashton Walker,
We are some of the authors that make events like BookCon—run by your subsidiary, ReedPop—possible. Another of your subsidiaries, LexisNexis, has a $22.1 million dollar contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), supplying them with the data they need to surveil and terrorize our neighbors, friends, and families.[1] We condemn any collaboration with ICE and call for the immediate termination of all contracts between RELX and ICE.
ICE has a twenty-two year history of discrimination and abuse against immigrant communities. Under the current administration, their efforts have escalated in both violence and visibility—enabled by their partners in big data, including LexisNexis.[2]
RELX is a multinational corporation worth $40 billion, of which events like BookCon are only a small fraction. Our power is limited. But BookCon advertises itself as a place where "fantasy meets reality,"[3] and the reality is that RELX is profiting from mass terror against communities of color, including the murder of eight people this year alone. The fantasy is that a bunch of readers and authors could ignore it; we know a villain when we see one.
We, as authors, intend to honor our immediate commitments to BookCon and to our readers. If RELX chooses to renew their current contract with ICE–which expires on February 28, 2026[4]–we will be forced to reevaluate our association with all future ReedPop events.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5c65uqakb4kmnss5zgdsfego/bafkreicnq6khcuo2nkyef76ghhzvaikkm4vojnlasyxpuemjnrtmni4koa@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
if you're an author attending BookCon this year (or, to be honest, any other ReedPop events, which include NYCC), and would like to add your name to the letter: forms.gle/V7m2YbcGguAY...
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This is devestating.
In an alarming development, it appears the UK Government covered up a massive spike in trans youth suicides after restrictions.
Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
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Then covered it up again when caught.
Now, after fighting for years, the data is public: trans suicide increased 5x in the country.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trans Youth Suicides Skyrocketed In UK After Care Drawdown; Government Covers It Up
A Freedom of Information request to the National Child Mortality Database reveals that 22 trans children under 18 died by suicide in England in 2021-22 alone.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
This is devestating.
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“Oh but we think we’ve figured out a super neat way to deregulate an especially productive sector that will free up capital for an amazingly futuristic—” bzzt wrong. That will actually just exploit poor people
February 9, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“Oh but we think we’ve figured out a super neat way to deregulate an especially productive sector that will free up capital for an amazingly futuristic—” bzzt wrong. That will actually just exploit poor people
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Anyway, do you want onerous regulations on capital or do you want a racist terror state? Those are your two choices.
February 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Anyway, do you want onerous regulations on capital or do you want a racist terror state? Those are your two choices.
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book cover that ended up not being used!
February 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
book cover that ended up not being used!
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This direct mutual aid fund is tax deductible and your employer can match it, if any of my followers have been looking for one like that!
New mutual aid option just dropped (OK, maybe it didn't just drop, but I just found out about it): a direct aid fund run by Shir Tikvah. Takes donations by credit card or ACH.
www.yesodfund.org
www.yesodfund.org
Yesod Fund | Learn, Support, Make a Difference
Support those in need in the Twin Cities with the Yesod Fund. Providing direct aid for housing, food, and emergencies, fostering community stability and resilience.
www.yesodfund.org
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
This direct mutual aid fund is tax deductible and your employer can match it, if any of my followers have been looking for one like that!
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After 22 years as a letterer, I now only have enough regular lettering work to keep me busy for 2 days per week. So if you’re staffing a new project, please keep me in mind as your letterer! Or request me via your editor! Recent clients include DC, Marvel, BOOM, Dark Horse, 2000AD, etc.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you 🙏🏻
February 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
After 22 years as a letterer, I now only have enough regular lettering work to keep me busy for 2 days per week. So if you’re staffing a new project, please keep me in mind as your letterer! Or request me via your editor! Recent clients include DC, Marvel, BOOM, Dark Horse, 2000AD, etc.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you 🙏🏻
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One of my local yarn stores is also auctioning off finished hats as a fundraiser for immigrant organizing groups, and I imagine others are, too - so the amount raised from pattern sales is only the start of the story.
kelly’s whole thread! but also wanted to mention that since this guardian article was published jan 29 2026, needle and skein updated on ig that as of feb 5 2026 they had raised over $650k for emergency assistance www.instagram.com/p/DUYSbKskVLd/
Most political performances don't accomplish anything this concrete btw. I applaud the people who've pulled this off.
February 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
One of my local yarn stores is also auctioning off finished hats as a fundraiser for immigrant organizing groups, and I imagine others are, too - so the amount raised from pattern sales is only the start of the story.
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Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
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Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Please take the time to read what the children detained in Dilley wrote me in their own words: www.propublica.org/article/ice-... 10/
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Note that this is local police not ICE or CPD attacking these young people. Local police are working overtime to distance themselves from ICE/CPD. Don't buy the hype.
I feel like Los Angeles is a place where people expect ICE to happen because the kidnappings have been happening to my home city for decades, so there’s less media attention to it now. and I want folks to see that in LA, Latine students are organizing major protests & the police are attacking them
LAPD Charges at Hundreds of High School Students in Peaceful Walkout Protest at MDC ~ L.A. TACO
LAPD arrested at least two teenagers protesting ICE raids in Los Angeles yesterday. They were also seen corresponding with ICE agents on Alameda Street during the demonstrations.
lataco.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Note that this is local police not ICE or CPD attacking these young people. Local police are working overtime to distance themselves from ICE/CPD. Don't buy the hype.