"I don't think people should be taking medical advice from me." - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Tending the garden

If you legit know anyone who thought they'd get Raptured yesterday, sadly shake your head and say with as much pity as you can fake, "That's because you exhibited the deadly sin of pride. You presumed to know God's will and believe you were fit to sit in His presence. That's why you were not taken."

Yes and also we all aren't outrage jukeboxes, you can't just press a button and have us be outraged on request. We're all allowed to focus on what we want and where we feel our voices will be effective right now, and trust that others will fight the other fights worth fighting. It's a group effort.

I've received three of the book club scam emails (one of which wasn't for a book I'd written). Whoever's sending the emails claimed they actually read the book they're so eager to promote. I said, "So I'll be seeing an Amazon review from you soon?" (1/2) writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/r...

Timeline cleanse.

Louder for the Evangelicals in the back.

Enhance a book! Like, REALLY Great Expectations.

Happy Rapture Day to all who celebrate 💋

Disregarding decades of scientific study by the best minds on the plant and instead proclaiming vitamin supplements (that you also just happen to sell) as a "cure" for a complex spectrum of conditions is the LEAST surprising news from a government composed of social media gym bro wellness grifters.

I sense the impending return of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Weekly Update – September 23, 2025 Nothing much to report on the writing front, so I'm going to speak briefly about a topical issue -- which I know some people don't care for, so if you're one of those, might as well tune out now. I'm sure you've all heard about the censorship of Jimmy Kimmel by…

Suggestion: rebrand antifa as, I don't know, freefi (freedom fighters), and when the regime pivots to try to make freefi a "terrorist organization," rebrand again. Just keep changing the name and let the GOP run in circles. They'd fall for it, very easily.

Always here for Julius Carry as the Shogun of Harlem.

I still hear this one from people who should know better and claim to be using it ironically, to mock those who use it with sincere malice. Try using the N-word "ironically" and see how it goes for you.

Gonna just say, if it's this easy to protest against the monolith that is Disney. Then there is no excuse for people to be clinging to Harry Potter. Like, if the needle can be moved against Disney, people can make it move against JK Rowling. Stop the flow of money into her accounts,

cats cats cats cats cats 🐈

In summary, a lot of people who suddenly believe Tylenol causes autism took Tylenol while pregnant and gave birth to kids who do not have autism, and they're ignoring an objective reality staring them in the face so they can add something new to their list of Total Nonsense To Be Scared Of.

This!!! Don't resign up for Disney+. Let them keep feeling it in their pocketbooks.

Yeah, I'm sure jacking the price up will really create brand loyalty after the Kimmel "apology."

Me on my way to the rapture

This series is going to be such a blast.

ABC is reinstating Kimmel, but the network's statement is devoid of any kind of apology or mea culpa, so Hulu and Disney Plus are staying cancelled.

A clip of the show I just finished, taken during tech week dress rehearsal. Choreographing kind of silly fights is fun.

subtly downgrade a band Kilodeth.

The very definition of performative.

*sees Disney dropped a Star Wars trailer today* *taps the sign*

If anyone needed further proof CK's killer wasn't a liberal or leftist, all you need is Erika Kirk's statement of forgiveness. She would be howling for bloody vengeance if the guy had been a registered Democrat.

I don't have anything profound to say. Censorship is bad. Tag and spoiler your NSFW art. Informed consent is more important than smothering voices.

Today's tip for #authors - self-promo edition: get business cards from Moo.com, which allows multiple different face images at no extra cost. Slap your books' covers on them. Eye-catching, and people get little pieces of art on top of your website info. Art by @patricialupien.bsky.social

Unsolicited writing advice, no.555: Your voice is an expression of your identity, your culture, your range, your imagination, your experience. Not every reader will like it or connect with it, but it’s the only voice you have, and it matters.

Seconding Tubi for all these reasons, plus: * It's the current home for the Looney Tunes catalog because David Zaslav is a raging imbecile * It's a treasure trove of bad genre films * Its user interface is way better than a lot of other free streaming services * Stable, doesn't glitch constantly

Returning? My dudes, it never got a proper theatrical release when it was new. That said, if you've never seen this, correct that. It's a fun scary movie, which is something sorely lacking in today's market.

I'm being so real right now, learn how to engage in media as art and not a reflection of your own real life morals. consume things that make you uncomfortable and understand why it makes you uncomfortable. Don't just base yours and others morals standings on the media you consume.

It's an oddly comforting feeling whenever I encounter anyone who remembers The Mighty Orbots, one of those 80s Saturday morning cartoons that lived fast and died too soon.

Said poster is 99% of the time a straight white man who is likely to regard himself as a "free thinker."

If you want to cancel Disney, but are reluctant to do so because your kids like to watch one or more of its shows, then this is an opportunity for you to step up and be a good parent. Explain to them why you are cancelling it. Teach them about doing the right thing. Kids are smarter than you think.

Does this mean we're going to get another wave of news stories telling us how gullible dopes expecting to be Raptured gave away everything they owned and quit their jobs and are now panicking because, surprise, the Rapture didn't take their dumb, nihilistic asses and they have to keep living?

Ralph McQuarrie’s concept art for BATTLESTAR GALACTICA is often overshadowed by his legendary work for STAR WARS, but is absolutely deserving of a revisit! 1/2

✨ A Sprinkle of JoyousJoyness ✨ Mesmerizing! Have a JoyousJoyfulJoyness day! #happy #prairiedog #animal #funny #cute #joyousjoyness #repost

technologically advance a band. Weird AI Yankovic. (Give it a minute.)

The Minutes has wrapped, and the cast got these very thoughtful, clever, and thematically appropriate gifts for the production team. Maybe the coolest cast gift I've ever received. (It's a gavel, in case you can't tell.)

Art motivation 💪

If you're in MA and ever want to see a surviving structure like this, visit Cordage Park in Plymouth. Also check out the Dirty Water Distillery tucked behind it.

History does not always repeat itself, but it often rhymes.

I know a few Disney Adults preparing their defense (rationalization) of their upcoming annual family Disney vacation.

If you meet anyone who believes the Rapture is (finally) happening on Wednesday and you see them on Thursday, look at them sadly and say, "Oh, you weren't chosen. That's too bad. It looked really cool. My Uncle Dave vanished right in front of me. Poof! Left nothing behind but his clothes."

I legit don't understand why anyone is so stubbornly clinging to that dumpster fire of a site.

Seconded. Bluesky isn't perfect, but it's so far the best alternative to Twitter and Facebook, and the nuclear block is what has helped keep the right-wing bad actors relatively at bay. Don't give them an opportunity to get a foothold by going silent.

It's perfectly acceptable to speak ill of the dead when the dead in question did nothing but speak ill of marginalized people and make their lives unnecessarily harder and less peaceful.