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With love,
Sophie

It's my birthday today and I'm far from home, but it's okay because I got you all 🤩🥰 Thank you for being there and giving meaning to what I do. This past year has been quite a ride. All I wish for is another year of having the privilege of creating art that appeases the ambiant noise.

4 frame comic. text is floating in white clouds. we see a bench in a park, a computer chair in front of a bright computer screen, someone with a scarf over their mouth and sunglasses, in assault gear, and finally 2 pigeons in a park. text reads : "my name is m******. I have something to share that I'm not proud of. as a sheltered teenager, I was active on forums that led harassment cam- paigns against trans people on the internet." "we would su*cide-bait them, attack their friends and family, hurl slurs and threats at them. I was getting told that this was a higher form of humor that most people didn't understand. it made me feel special." "I almost lost my best friend after he discovered how I was spending my free time. his sister is trans... he got very upset with me. I chose his friend- ship and left these forums. looking back on it, I was lucky. I could have doubled-down. I'm glad I didn't, when I see the crowds I hung out with getting radicalized. this could have been me." "I'm not asking for forgiveness. I realize that I've hurt people. I still wanted to share my story, because people need to know that they always have a choice. it's never too late to get off of this spiral of hate."

Spiral of hate

I'm so thrilled omg

that is so messed up.

also this.

4 frame street reporter comic. the reporter, off frame, asks someone waiting for the subway, with a dark long jacket, a gold and red scarf and round glasses : miss! any thoughts about the newest study showing that trans people's mental health deteriorates after starting gender-affirming treatment? she replies : kaltiala's paper didn't measure mental health deterioration. it measured how many trans people visited a psychiatrist after getting their diagnosis from the finnish gender clinic, which forces trans people to be screened extensively every 3-6 months during their treatment. this paper counts any visit to a psychiatrist, including when the patient is cleared of any issue, as a sign of "mental health deterioration". that metho- dological flaw is mentioned in the paper*, but that didn't stop any of these powerful anti-trans bigots to share it online. *erin in the morning : "Fact Check: New Finnish "Study" Does Not Prove "Trans Youth Care Leads To Worse Outcomes" *kehraaja.com (in Finnish)

Mental health care

4 frame comic. first frame shows a swimmer with a one piece bathing suit. 2nd frame shows an enthusiastic kid with a shirt written waterpolo on it. 3rd shows a man with a shirt that reads "someone I love is trans". 4th frame shows a girl with a trans flag. text reads, across the frames : Being visible or outspoken as a trans person will make you a target of violence and hatred. but it will also show every other trans person that it's possible to exist in their space. visibility empowers and changes heart. I believe in a future in which trans people aren't forced to live in fear, shame and secrecy.

"I believe in a future in which trans people aren't forced to live in fear, shame and secrecy."
My strip for TDOV.

D: oupsss

is that from last year? please don't submit a final paper with the wrong date on it XD

4 frame comics, where we see scenes from the 1936 olympic games in Berlin : the Berlin stadium, 5 women holding hula hoops in the shape of the olympics logo, athletes doing an obstacle course. the last frame is the 2028 Los Angeles olympic logo. the text reads : the olympics have seen various forms of gender policing since the games of 1936 in nazi germany. it was introduced as a way to enforce the gender binary by disqualifying people with inter- sex characteristics or atypical gender expression. naked parades in front of a jury, gynecological inspections, chromosomal testing, certifica- tions that only richer countries could issue... these were all attempts at gender policing by the olympic committee between 1936 and 1996. one after the other, these practices were outlawed. they were all found to be flawed, misleading, humiliating, discrimi- natory, racist, misogynistic. since 2003, strict guidelines have allowed intersex and trans women to participate. despite 20 years of inclusion, there has only been one trans woman who competed, not winning any medal. yet, we just learned that the I.o.C. was looking into bringing back gender policing to ban intersex & trans athletes, in time for the nazi germany olympics of 2028. oops, I mean united states.

The IOC made the decision to re-introduce gender policing for the 2028 Olympics. Here are the facts.

Post Sophie Labelle ‪@assignedmale.bsky.social‬ War of choice 4 frame comic. first frame shows wallstreet stock market, second shows economist paul kruger, third shows the Saudi Arabian prince with Jared kushner and ivanka trump, fourth shows troops walking towards a plane. text reads : this week's events have made it abundantly clear : every turmoil the american adminis- tration has thrown the world into in the past year was used to manipulate the markets and enrich themselves. on Monday morning, instants before trump announced fake peace plans that caused the opening markets to surge, hun- dreds of millions $ were traded, which prompted nobel prize of economics paul kruger to declare : people close to trump are trading based on national secrets.* between the trump/kushner multi-billion family stakes in saudi arabia, who need the war in Iran to continue, and the trump boys' massive investments in probability markets, chaos and instability have become ends in themselves. this should be on everyone's mind, as the ultra rich are about to plunge the world in even more chaos by sending american troops on the ground to fight their war of choice. ALT 4:18 PM · Mar 27, 2026 Everybody can reply 24 reposts 44 likes 2 saves 1 24 Write your reply ‪Left I on the News 🇨🇺🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️‬ ‪@leftiblog.bsky.social‬ · 1m Furthermore as the rich get richer they have even more ability to influence politics and public opinion in general. 😡 30+ Search Discover Following More feeds Trending 1. Hegseth 2. Senate Vote 3. Last Four Watched 4. Blue Reflection Quartet 5. Mariners Feedback ∙ Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Help 4 frame comic. first frame shows wallstreet stock market, second shows economist paul kruger, third shows the Saudi Arabian prince with Jared kushner and ivanka trump, fourth shows troops walking towards a plane. text reads : this week's events have made it abundantly clear : every turmoil the american adminis- tration has thr…

War of choice

4 frame comic. 1st frame shows a boy crying. text says Boys can cry too. 2nd frame shows another boy hugging him. text says They can also take care of each other. 3rd frame shows the two smiling at each other. text reads if you allow them to show their emotions. 4th frame shows them walking on a field. text reads maybe they won't grow up to be ashamed of them.

Boys can cry too.

j'ai mal au coeur. c'est tellement dégueulasse.

4 frame comic, in which an off-frame street journalist asks a man with a handlebar mustache waiting for the subway : "sir! what do you think it says about transgender issues that a pro-trans state such as Iran forces gay people to undergo sex change surgeries to make homosexuality disappear?" the man replies, over three frames : "forces sterilisation is something trans people have been fighting against for decades. Iran is absolutely not a good place to be trans. Trans iranians have no rights, are discriminated against and ostracized. Trans kids face electroshock therapy. (note: a 2021 study by healthcare for women international found that 70% of Iranian trans women have been victims of physical violence.). Sure, there's a narrow, legal pathway to have your gender recognized (unless you're non-binary), but the surgery you're being forced into won't be performed by an expert. Trans people who can't or don't want surgery remain subject to anti-sodomy and anti-crossdressing laws. Iranian authorities don't want more trans people. Recent studies contest the myth that cis gay Iranians are being forced to transition, and found that western media are widely misrepresenting the legal loophole of having a cis gay person transition (in order to live with their partner openly) as de facto forced transition for all of them. It's not a thing. (note : Ardebili, M Eftekhar 2918: Tramnsgenderism in Iran. Saeidzadeh, zara 2019: Understanding socio-legal complexities of sexe change in postrevolutionary Iran)."

It's not a thing.

mouahahah ça a marché de l'utiliser constamment depuis 15 ans!

*nervous laugh* wtf

🔺️🔺️🔺️🔺️🔺️

I find it so fascinating how people either think that my comics are way too long or that they are "succinct". there's no in-between 😂

4 frame comic. first frame shows the banner of Trump's face that appeared in DC last year. Second frame shows Mussolini giving a speech in front of a church. third shows the silhouette of Putin. Fourth shows the silhouette of Trump giving a speech in front of a Trump - Make America Great Again banner. The text, spread over the four frames, reads : coined by ruth ben-ghiat, history professor and author of "strongmen: Mussolini to the present", autocratic backfire refers to the self-destructive pattern of authoritarian leaders who isolate themselves from expert advice and objective feedback. "I follow my instincts and I am never wrong," said mussolini shortly before invading ethiopia, which made him popular at first, but led to the bankruptcy of the italian state. doesn't that sound familiar? surrounded by an echo chamber of sycophants, auto- crats overestimate their power and underestimate their adver- saries. that's how russia is still sending ever more people to die in ukraine for a "special operation" that was supposed to last just a few days. strongmen are at their most dangerous when they feel threatened. they might even, for example, start wars to protect their over-inflated egos from historically low polling numbers.

What is "autocratic backfire"?

I'm currently fully immerged into learning Finnish, and the damage done by AI to language learning tools is so pervasive. there's only like 2 or 3 websites that I can trust. Same with recipes!

Have you read Stone Fruit? one of my favourite books ever!

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4 frame comic. a street journalist is interviewing a tall light brown man with a pink scarf and a tshirt of the band Angine de Poitrine. off-frame, the journalist asks : sir! are you worried about homophobic parents who might want to trans their child rather than have an effeminate son? the man replies : wait wait wait wait wait. are you implying that some homophobes might not also be raging transphobes? Never heard of that. trans kids are currently being hunted down, outlawed, marginalized from social life, singled out in their own schools, and you're asking me about some hypothetical parent who might pressure a child into being trans so they might what? fit in better? transitioning as a child in- volves years of determination. every adult in their life is likely to cast doubt on who they are. if they are lucky and have supportive parents, their families are often ostracized by their community. the idea that someone sees the hardships a family with a trans child goes through and thinks "they must have forced it on them" makes me physically ill.

Wait wait wait wait wait

4 frame comic. each frame shows a scene of destruction in Iran, with pillars of smoke rising up in the sky. text reads : joseph weizenbaum was an a.I pioneer and the creator of the 1966 early chatbot "eliza". in his 1976 book "computer power and human reason", he warned against the dangers of artificial intelligence. weizenbaum asserted that a.I. should never be used for decision-making, because it will always lack moral judgement. people in power, executing their will through a.I., would absolve themselves of moral responsibility. weizenbaum would have known about that. his jewish parents fled nazi germany. from 1933, the nazis spent considerable resources studying how to desen- sitize their agents to commit mass murders. the solution was automation and the removal of agents from decision-making.* (note : The Nazi Mind, Laurence Rees, 2025) I wonder what Weizenbaum would have thought about the rise of AI warfare.

AI and decision-making.

the most special part is the light. it always comes from very low on the horizon, so it's extra dramatic!

probably that it's an hour drive to the nearest grocery 🥲 also, it's really hard to find any professional (plumber, electrician, etc) willing to come all the way here

me, at every noise our old cracking house makes, while trying to get back to sleep : 👀

my husband is fast asleep but I just had this intense lynx-watching experience that I need to share so thank you bluesky for being there for me, I'm excited/in awe/terrified/worried about our birds/paranoid a lynx will find a way inside my house lol