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@muccegai.bsky.social

Chiming in and complementing what @jametc.bsky.social said, Van Eyck absolutely saw these beasts. I swear I saw dogs do exactly the same snarl mouth and some of these freaky creatures probably came from a very inspired visit to the fish market where they dredged deep sea fish.

January 19, 2026 at 4:44 AM

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@strangehouse.bsky.social

Cover art for The Last Ten Seconds Life new album ”The Dead Ones”

January 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM

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@gockydongcuntry.gay

this image fills me with immense Peace

edit of pov photo with snoopy smoking a cigarette and drinking rootbeer wearing a relaxed grin, his eyes closed. the photographer holds a cigarette in their left hand and is drinking a beer which sits on the table. they are on a typical american street, a mcdonald’s is across the street from the photographer and snoopy

February 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM

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100pHz

@hz100p.bsky.social

Goodnight

October 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM

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Dusty Ray

@sloppjockey.bsky.social

light. gouache on paper :::

February 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM

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@hellodies.bsky.social

Remembering that there's some loser out there using Black Breath's name to make slop, and I immediately feel like screaming, but internally since there's company around me.

Black Breath please come back, your last album was about a decade ago. . 🥲

January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM

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KornArt3 GRAAGH

@kornart3.bsky.social

RE9 LEON #ResidentEvil #ResidentEvil9Requeim

Resident Evil 9 Illustration (plus porsche)

January 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM

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Kasey Gifford

@kaseygifford.bsky.social

I've been quoting this woman my whole life but didn't learn her name until today.

January 17, 2026 at 3:24 AM

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🪱𝔼𝕟𝕠𝕔𝕙🪱 -COMMS OPEN-

@oddoblivion.bsky.social

A grainy red and green drawing of a skeletal figure in agony. He’s plunged a sword through his abdomen, he’s gripping it with one hand, screaming. His other hands holds flesh that is coming loose from his body.

January 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM

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Norm Charlatan

@normcharlatan.bsky.social

I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.

January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM

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ariel

@aritalks.bsky.social

ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.

City of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 3d

Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.

Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746

Vehicles abandoned due to ICE detention will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.

January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM

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Trung Le Nguyen

@trungles.com

Abolish ICE. A little journal comic from South Minneapolis.

#iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics #iceoutofmpls

Just before Christmas, I got a puppy.
Her name is Minerva, and we call her *Minnie.

I'm still learning how to understand her.

Me: Do you need to go outside? Do you need to go outside, little baby? Do you need to do a poo?
Do you need to do a widdle piddle?

Minnie: Arf!

*I just call her "little baby" most of the time.

I'm also realizing I can't turn off the baby talk now.
Nobody tells you about that.

I got so lucky with my first puppy.
Her wonderful foster parents had her completely house-trained by the time we adopted her, so taking her outside for potty time has been pretty easy. I've got the puppy poopy routine pretty much down, now.

Me, putting on my coat: Let's see... I got the little poopy bags, puppy treats for bribes, jacket, scarf, phone… I think that's everything… Oh yes! And my passport.

I had been carrying around my passport for a while, but I knew it didn't matter. This is wrong. Nobody is required to carry around their papers.

I became a US citizen when I was seven. Since I was born in a refugee camp, I was stateless.
The US is the only nation where I've ever held citizenship. It's the only passport I've ever had, and it still felt important. Protective.

I would hold it in my pocket like a talisman, like it might ward off ghosts or something. But I realized I was holding onto it basically out of superstition.
ICE will pick up anybody.

I know that.

So I tucked my passport away.

And I largely avoid leaving my house.

I live a few blocks just South of George Floyd Square. I was in the neighborhood for that, too.
And all the neighbors came together to protect each other. We're already organized.
We'll do our best to get through this.

Me, to my dog: I hope I can take you for a walk someday soon. Won't that be nice, little baby?

January 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM

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Marisa Kabas

@marisakabas.bsky.social

i don't really give a shit if consultants think being anti-ICE is "good messaging" or whatever when people are actively being shot, beat, gassed and jailed.

January 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM

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Jonathan Hoefler

@jonathanhoefler.bsky.social

While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →

January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM

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Bill Corbett

@billcorbett.bsky.social

For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much!

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Stand With Minnesota: Resource Hub

Causes to Donate to in Minnesota to Help Our Communities Defend Themselves from ICE This list is now available/shareable at standwithminnesota.org *Note: I am from Minnesota, and these come from peo...

docs.google.com

January 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM

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CHOAM Nomsky

@samthielman.com

they're shooting us in the face, ted

Ted Lieu @tedlieu.bsky.social · 6d

The First Amendment protects the public’s right to:

1. Film ICE in public

2. Photograph ICE in public

3. Observe what ICE does in public

ICE and DHS officials cannot lay a finger on any American who is peacefully exercising First Amendment rights.

January 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM

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vanoreo

@vanoreo.bsky.social

put it back

JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 5d

recession indicator: I'm no longer a skeleton wearing a sombrero

January 14, 2026 at 7:43 PM

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Karla Ortiz

@kortizart.bsky.social

HELL YEAH!!

Look at what we did TOGETHER! Comic-con has quietly changed their language and will NOT allow GenAi imagery in their art show!

And this happened because you all wrote letters, and shared your concerns! Speaking up works EVERY time!

So congrats friends! We did this together!!!
🙌🙌💖💖💖

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 5d

San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event

"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"

This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted

January 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM

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Andrew Lawrence

@ndrew.bsky.social

ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms

January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM