I keep thinking about this. Imagine you live on an island (Bornholm) 5k years ago. Suddenly the sun stops being bright and warm. The sun is dying. Crops are failing. You'll die too. And in a world with no painting the entire island starts drawing suns on stones, as the last attempt to avert the end

Jenny did good.

This absolutely BONKERS. Read EVERYTHING you sign.

the most important thing to remember when you see eugenicists who don’t believe that autistic people should exist rambling about “the autism epidemic” is not that they’re wrong about the “cause” (although they are absolutely wrong about it); it’s that they are eugenicists

Hey #kidlit illustrators! I'll be presenting my “Kid Lit Illustration Dos and Don’ts” talk to “At Home Author” on October 23rd, and will also be offering portfolio/picture-dummy reviews. Register today! 💙❤️ ▶️▶️▶️ www.athomeauthor.com/service-page...

If you have a chance to listen to the legend talk, you show up! 💖

This is one of the sweetest bits of animation I've seen in a minute. If you're a gamer, you might appreciate it.

Last night while watching Lake Street Dive perform, I realized what those drunk dancing ladies (you know the ones) remind me of:

This is Annie. She freaking loves fall. 13/10 (FB: James Osborne)

I try to remember that while they were fighting the ban on gender affirming care for minors here, one of the (trans) lawyers did a thread reminding folks that they're really good at making this feel like an overwhelming groundswell, but it is one clown car of debunked experts on a road trip.

It’s a rainy version 🌧️ #pixel #pixelart

You look at every culture that's ever existed and the running theme is everyone pretty much just wants to play/dance to music, make art, eat stewed meat wrapped in flat bread, and tell stories about the shapes we find in the stars. Somehow we turned that into wars and overtime and profit margins.

A fun fact about McCarthyism is that just two and a half years after he was condemned and censured, Sen. Joseph McCarthy drank himself to death at 48. Fevers break. Petty tyrants fall. Censorship and persecution drive good people to stand together and fight back.

Only ten more days until SPOOKY LAKE MONTH! #umyeshello 💀👻🌊 spookylakes.com

If you have not heard of Fated States, they are @romancingthevote.bsky.social's democracy pals! You should follow them and be ready because they organize and they also phone bank and phone banking with romance readers & authors is REAL FUN.

Every time you repost or quote repost and indie creator's project, you can imagine yourself as a hand in this gif

Do YOU remember “the 21st night of September?” Earth Wind & Fire’s co-writer Allee Willis said she told the band: “We can’t leave ‘baa-dee-ya’ in the chorus. That has to mean something.’” Maurice White replied: “No, that feels great. That’s what people are going to remember. We’re leaving it.”

Affordable power for decades, neighborhood resiliency in catastrophes, & then the small fact that this DOES NOT DESTROY THE ONLY LIVABLE PLANT THAT WE KNOW OF— a truly spectacular one at that. Resist fascism. Solar on every school, community center, and a whole lot more. #SunDay

If you want to push back against censorship, here’s some actions to take. Censoring *yourself* is not the way. Please listen to those who are most affected (nsfw artists) and what they’re asking us to do which is not to be silent!

YES!!!!!! I routinely post this article about Magnus Hirschfeld because there are still many folks out there who refuse to acknowledge that attacking queer communities is consistently a means for fascists to gain a foothold in a country.

This is some ripe bullshit. Please give if you can and boost if giving’s not in the cards.

Once again I am asking small business owners, artists and artisans, and anyone else who purchases packaging to do it anywhere but Uline

Keep sharing Keep donating Keep going The African Translation Project is at 42% of their goal! just TWO DAYS left! We want all three of their goal books! ko-fi.com/africantrans...

Not being bilingual means not being able to fully cuss somebody out in a way they really deserve. 😤 Don’t get me wrong, I do a good job in English, but I can tell in my spirit that there’s an unexplored depth of cutting words I’ll never be able to acquire! 😩

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read. They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

Oh man I'm glad I listened to the person who said a rep told them Disney+ unsub was broken! I went back in and did it again and this time I actually got an email. If you didn't get an email you might still be subbed!

If you found that Jimmy Kimmel getting pulled due to FCC coercion was a heinous attack on free speech (& it sure as hell is!) wait till you hear about the 10,000 books that have been banned in schools & libraries! If you're an author, join the fight @authorsabb.bsky.social We're stronger together!

Do one thing today to help. One thing tomorrow. One thing the day after. Taking a swing at every bad thing happening is just going to burn you out. Remember, if everyone does their one thing the world changes

A simple thing you can do with $10 or $25 today that will sincerely improve someone's life!

this is outstanding especially because I just watched Lord of the rings last week. Thanks for this

Reposting for the morning crowd!

OooooOOOh! #kidlitart friends, look at this one!

If you’re dropping streaming services, but still like watching stuff, Tubi is free and has tons of movies and cartoons. They have Jem and GI JOE! Pluto Tv has a good live function that shows a lot of movies and old tv shows, also free. PBS Passport has tons of shows, docs and news.

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us. We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again. That's the revolution.

I came of political age hating the Bush guys and now I have to get in the trenches with them against the guy from the apprentice I would like to file several complaints

Audre told us.

Join us in our very first Texas Right to Read Night! Check out the book Chains and register for the night below! 📚📚

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing. These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

2 weeks away! {comic by @heyluchie.bsky.social}

A fantastic collection of vintage diner table mats, in today’s Casual Archvist newsletter. More open.substack.com/pub/casualar... And thanks @goodspeed.bsky.social

Y’all know KIRBY? Have a listen. 😎

HACK THE PLANET 🤘🏽😜

Hey #kidlitart crew, an opportunity to shine! 👇

This is our construction 🦺 classroom. The kids need a few supplies. If you support the trades in schools please donate and share! #clearthelist www.donorschoose.org/project/cons...

WeRateDogs now has a product for fans of @tkingfisher.com in particular 😄 weratedogs.com/products/ske...

hey we have a lot of fun here, living in a fascist dystopia and goofing on the very real lives being ruined by the state, it's great, things are fine, we love it! Why not enjoy the end of civilization with a good book? why not do it with MY book?? www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/bitte...

If you’re also a fan of The Greedy Peasant, then you can “hear” these two items, and understand why I practically cackle every time I look at them. 🤣🪦🙏🏼 #cemtember #grabjoy Lots of fun things in their shop, especially since it’s Cemtember! www.greedypeasant.com

@courtneymilan.com has started collecting some of the suspicious accounts in a blocklist, FYI bsky.app/profile/cour...