Hello, can I interest you in a frog in these tumultuous times?

Quote “the entire economy now is built on AI… if you could convince...Americans to cancel their ChatGPT or OpenAI accounts and...OpenAI had to announce that their subscriptions had fallen off a cliff, that would ripple into Nvidia [and] Microsoft. And these are the people that Trump cares about.”

I'm willing to give it a try! I was just thinking how I've been struggling to get myself to post things, cause it's just like...where tho??

Hourly Comics Day has MOVED! It's the 20th anniversary and we're taking a stand alongside our Black cartoonist members and friends to demand a change to honor Black History Month- draw your comics on the 8th, not the 1st! hourlycomicsday.com #hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicday #hcd

Just downloaded Krita!!! PHOTOSHOP YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED!

Reminder. Here are the House Democrats who crossed party lines and voted to fund ICE. House Democrats who voted to fund ICE: - Tom Suozzi (D-NY) - Henry Cuellar (D-TX) - Don Davis (D-NC) - Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) - Laura Gillen (D-NY) - Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) - Jared Golden (D-ME)

I think we should put all the ICE agents in an arena, and tell them ONE of them is secretly an immigrant... Then just watch til there's none left. 🙂

Found one. sign.moveon.org/petitions/fi... I signed. It's only a few short of the 20k signature goal.

Heyo, Chicago pals: Quick note that the executive vice president of the Bob Loquercio Auto Group is vociferously defending the murder of Alex Pretti. The auto group has 16 locations in and around Chicago, listed below. Please take your business elsewhere. www.blautogroup.com/locations/in...

OBSOL-EAT EAT DEEZ NUTS, TIN MAN! #pixelart #nogenai #animation

jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.

For those that don’t know, Minneapolis unions called for a statewide strike

Finally found a way to protect my pencils from my cat, who will eat them! It's genius!!! PURE GENIUS!!!

I’m so excited to share the cover for our upcoming graphic novel: The Greater Good: People, Power, and Public Health. Out 11/3 from @23rdstbooks.bsky.social! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Stay safe at the protests today ♥️ but go to the protests. (If you can...I have a baby shower to go to today lol, but I'm going to one tomorrow)

In fewer than 24 hours after announcing the ICE OUT for GOOD, we can report that we expect 1000+ events across the nation To find your nearest ICE Out For Good Protest, go to www.mobilize.us?tag\_ids=291... To host an ICE Out For Good Protest, go to bit.ly/iceoutforgood

This weekend's protests are under this name www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

“When’s the next nationwide protest?” You might be asking yourself. Here’s a big one that’s happening in less than a month! Jan 20th. Free America Walkout. Women’s March, 50501, & More. Be There.

Hey you know that game you paid £70 for? You don’t have to even play it any more.

Just finished the new mini comic for CAKE! And just in time! Gonna scan it tomorrow and send in the app :D

Had to find out the specific release date for the graphic novel I worked on by googling the title 😂 And turns out you can now preorder it! Didn't know that either! I'm dying. This is so funny. They email to tell us abt the sponsored post on Pub Weekly, but not that it's for sale. Is this normal?

Blasting through a mini comic for my CAKE app, due Jan 5 this Monday. 2.5 pages out of 10 already done, wish me luck!! 😬

If anybody hears about the next round of big protests, please let me know and spread the word. So far I've found Jan 20 (a Tuesday) Free American Walkout, but I don't think it's a march/protest? Seems more encouraging ppl to do local DIY actions?

www.senate.gov/senators/sen... www.house.gov/representati... Call.

I saw some deer! It was nice. Happy new year everyone!

Submissions for the 2026 Minicomic Awards are NOW OPEN through 1/31/26! 🎉 To submit your comic(s), register an account at mca.cartoonist.coop. Be sure to check out the full guidelines and FAQ before submitting.

Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom. Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country. (Published 2022)

Using Gen AI to "explore ideas" or "brainstorm" 9or anything else) is extremely dangerous. Whose ideas do you think you're being fed? If you think results are not being manipulated you are wrong. And if they aren't now, they will be. Will meta's AIs suggest stories about queer people?

Here's my line: No AI. None. Not in the final, not in the production, NOT IN THE PRE-PRODUCTION. NONE. OF. IT. "wE jUsT usE iT to eXpLoRe iDeAs" You can use it to fuck off too.

"More or less okay with the way we're using it" is just manufactured consent from the guy who has the power to fire all these people in the worst games industry job market that has ever existed

Uninstall Even if you "don't use the skin" or "will kill anyone using the skin on sight", playing the game is allowing kickback to JK Rowling in one way or another Make this licensing deal wholly not worth it I know it sucks to give up a game you like to play but if enough ppl do it,

Yes to all of this! Get students making mini-comics every term and I estimate I’ve given away a few hundred of my biking & anti-Ai syllabus to random people I meet! Onward…

Anybody know a online service like Trello but with no AI? I just want to be able to move around some stupid little to-do cards. It doesn't need AI ??!?!??

Well, not a huge surprise, but if you have Disney+ or other Disney products, I implore you to cancel them. thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-opena... Where Disney goes the rest of Hollywood will follow, unless we show we won't stand for it RIGHT now.

Y'all 9 Kings is SUCH a good little puzzle game! It's super fun and now it has a QUEST MODE??? With little challenge maps! I love it. It's perfect!!!

Volunteering at MICE was great! It's a fantastic show that really cares about it's exhibitors, creators, volunteers, and attendees! I got too frazzled to do much actual participating beyond my volunteer shifts, 😭 but I did catch up with some comic friends who were tabling!!

Real bummed to find out Ludum Dare allows AI content :( It's cool that if you use an image generation tool you have to opt out of the graphics category...but that's still taking artists out of the equation. If we let AI replace parts, it will eventually replace all. What's the point?

A reminder that Iron Circus is gonna get WALLOPED with Baker & Taylor bankruptcy backdraft for the next several months, turning our usual distro payout into bills. If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now! store.ironcircus.com

All I want for Xmas is AI bubble to burst! 🤞

FINALLY we are able to share this year's mini grant winners!! www.micexpo.org/mini-grant-s... Start off your shopping list for this weekend with these fantastic titles!

Applications are now open for CAKE 2026! Apply online at cakechicago.com/apply until Jan 5th.

I don't think I've ever hated anything as much as AI. Recently it told me I could get a free manicure at a car dealership...wow. very helpful. AI summaries are BAD and WRONG and the attributions are ALSO bad and wrong. Shocking. I'm shocked. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrwJ...

ooooo all weekend long, 20% off select originals! if you've ever had your eye on one of these guys AND MORE, now is the time! shop.sierrabravoart.com

I dunno, I don't think ANY subscription service in ANY category has brought me as much joy as Dropout.tv it's just A DELIGHT! Even when I'm buuuuummed, it makes me not bummmmmed! Crazy!

Joe the Pirate: The Life and Times of Marion Barbara Carstairs was reviewed through Publisher's Weekly! 👀 Coming in 2026, read this as a teaser to this fantastic work by Hubert and Virginie Augustin as translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger! www.publishersweekly.com/9781638991571 🏳️‍⚧️🚤

If you're new to cooking or don't trust yourself to recognize a bad AI recipe, for the love on god, do not just use random recipes from random profiles. Find trustworthy sites and creators (Serious Eats, NYT Cooking, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Alton Brown) and search their archives for what you need.

Applications for CAKE 2026 open December 1st! The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) returns May 2nd and 3rd at the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago’s Mayfair neighborhood. We can’t wait to see you there!

Today is BACK UP DAY! 💾 Here's your monthly reminder. Make sure your back ups are working. Download your cloud writing and put it somewhere else safe. Make a copy of your procreate files. Back up your website too! Check to make sure your back ups are running and USABLE!