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Kori Michele
@korimichele.bsky.social
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Cartoonist, zinester, shawol.
portfolio: korimichele.com
fun website: studiokori.neocities.org
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Kori Michele @korimichele.bsky.social · Jun 16
Spent the day painting. I love you.
A painting of a boot crushing ice cubes in a grassy field; behind the boot is a pansy, a sunflower, and a poppy, as well as a sun and a moon. The word "Crush" is at the top in desert chrome lettering, and the word "Ice" is at the bottom in an ice-cube style of letter. The boot is laced with a string that represents the colors of the contemporary pride flag.
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
Black text on a yellow background - This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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internethippo.bsky.social
I don't know if there's ever been a culture more in love with charlatans than ours. "Success" defined entirely by how good you are at tricking people into giving you money. An entire country of aspiring slop merchants
May 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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lenlipui.bsky.social
see ya space cat! 🚀

✦ #oc / #art ✦
November 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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weisanboo.bsky.social
i have a PWYW digital pdf up in my store to raise money for my local transit advocacy org! Not sure how long I'll have it up for, but I'll email folks with a donation receipt in a month or so.

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Thinking Fondly About The Bus!!
A digital zine about the BUS! 9 pages, B&W. Pick whatever tier you'd like to pay. All proceeds go to Transit Forward Philly ! Digital PDF...
weiweiwei.bigcartel.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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josephcox.bsky.social
Here are some more examples. These whistles come with an immigrant rights hotline, instructions on how to warn people. 3D printing is “a way to show a little extra solidarity, because it's being made for a specific purpose.”

www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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decassette.bsky.social
chromis(?) in london
watercolour and ballpoint study of a damselfish. the creature has a yellow face, black middle & the back half is white. there are some corals & an anemone in the background.
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Yet another evergreen @dansheehan.bsky.social banger.
sickofwolves.bsky.social NOT A WOLF @sickofwolves.bsky.social · Jun 27
PLEASE REMEMBER TO REMAIN AS CIVIL AS POSSIBLE AS YOU ARE BEING TORN LIMB FROM LIMB BY WILD DOGS
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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NEW: Firings of LGBTQ staff at NBC and Condé Nast have worsened an already dire picture for legacy news media when it comes to covering the trans community.

From @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, a close look at our increasingly degraded media environment.

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Corporate Media’s Queer Purge — Assigned
It’s no coincidence that historic assaults on trans and queer people’s rights have been accompanied by the mainstream media’s widespread dismissal of LGBTQ+ journalists and the elimination of beats de...
www.assignedmedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”

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I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago.
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
korimichele.bsky.social
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Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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This is what future celebrities were supposed to be, not politics streamers
Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod in The 5th Element.
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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jkmakes.bsky.social
Do the thing that you can do.

Whatever it is, wherever you are.

The thing you actually do, however small, is of infinite more value than the most grand perfect thing you imagine but do not do.
Acrylic painting of a chicken holding bolt cutters. It says, embrace diversity of tactics.
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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richamm.bsky.social
Free Disability Research zines, all made by the Disability Action Research Kollective (DARK) Find them and subscribe to new releases here : linktr.ee/disabilityark
Disability and film, horror, star trek, dwarfism, saints, ancient egypt, eugenics, gods, leaders, radicals, communists, anarchists, history, feminists.
August 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
korimichele.bsky.social
This looks like a joke but it's not a joke, I had to switch my setting to show "rude" posts like okay mom????? Weird ass stuff
evilbatwitch.cryptoanarchy.network Evil Bat Witch @evilbatwitch.cryptoanarchy.network · 12d
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
Rude Rude or impolite, including crude language and disrespectful comments, without constructive purpose. Highlighted Off, darkened Warn, and darkened Hide buttons.
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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hannahtempler.com
this is such a fantastic example of the transformative power of design when used collaboratively and intelligently. the visual design of this campaign is deep-rooted in history and culture and is thoughtful and beautiful
angusmain.bsky.social Angus Main @angusmain.bsky.social · 12d
In particular Aneesh Bhoopathy, from the design coop Forge, who designed the identity. A brilliant reminder to *employ human creatives!*

www.curbed.com/article/zohr...
Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Logo Looked Nothing Like a Campaign Logo
The bodega-influenced visual language of an outsider campaign.
www.curbed.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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jeeyon.bsky.social
"Bury him face down." This barn burner of an obit might feel hyperbolic to people who entered the world in the wake of 9/11; it's not. Cheney was one of the architects of today's American Christian conservatism. He was directly responsible for millions of deaths. Salt the earth where he's buried.
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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jessfink.bsky.social
If you live in NYC vote for Zohran today!!! Let's keep hope alive friends!!!
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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thelatestkate.bsky.social
A drawing of colorful bats hanging in a glowing cave. The caption reads, "Today's a good day to really look after yourself."
November 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
korimichele.bsky.social
Would you believe this is the second time I've made a zine about my favorite musician's mullets?

The world is on fire but sometimes u gotta make a silly zine. You gotta. Fixate on a weird thing that makes you happy for a night. This made me happy.

The #1 mullet in action:
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photo of small zine. Cover: "Ranking Key's Mullets II" by Kori Michele. 2025 edition. Back Cover: December 2025. Luv little freaks. Happy Keyland USA! Uncanny Valley Tour. korimichele dot com. Ink illustrations of Key (Kibum Kibum) in a long curly yellow mullet.
November 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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pinkgabbercat.bsky.social
My Canadian Etsy is finally live! Please check out my stuff and consider supporting me/ getting some cool Riso printed cats!

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FIX YOUR HEART OR DIE decorated by two yellow cats and a sacred heart with florals IT WONT BE EASY BUT YOU HAVE TO KEEP GOING with an illustration of a yellow cat standing on a skull surrounded by florals and a rainbow DO GOOD STUFF- DONT GET CAUGHT- NOBODY NEEDS TO KNOW IT WAS YOU with an illustration of a cat spray painting the words in a spotlight CHILDLESS CAT PEOPLE AGAINST CHRISTIAN NATIONALISIM with an angry blue cat yelling surrounded by flames
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
korimichele.bsky.social
It's the last day to submit fanart to be included in our fanbook for Key! If you've been on the fence, today is the day to send it our way! Thanks so much! Email me at the address on the submission form if you have any questions at all!

#shinee #shinee_key #keyland_uncannyvalley
littlefreakkomi.bsky.social Komi @littlefreakkomi.bsky.social · Oct 11
Hey USA Shawols! I'm editing a fan artbook for Keyland USA & we want YOUR beautiful artwork for it! With the help of SHINee USA, we hope to gift the book to Key on tour (if approved!) Follow the link below to learn more and submit your art! (on X @ forevr5fanbooks)

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Announcement graphic: KEYLAND FANBOOK/ APPLICATIONS OPEN/ Details: We are looking for your fanart to create a beautiful fanbook to present to Key & USA Lil Freaks for Key's upcoming Keyland tour! Application period: 10/10 - 11/3. See form below for details! SHINEE USA/ Editor @forevr5fanbooks (twitter)
November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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"My Grandma would want me to fight them." I have loved Lynda Barry cartoons for 40 years. Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
November 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 3:17 AM