"so hows the big celebration going" the celebration:

every update on the NYT live reporting gets more ominous

Empire collapse under the weight of metaphors.

On the fourth of July, 1980, about fifteen trans women went to one of the most upscale public swimming pools in Milan, took off their tops, and started lounging around. It was a Friday, and the height of the summer vacation, so there were plenty of families with young children around. 1/

We are Americans – we are optimistic and we never give up. — “250 years later, our nation struggles through an emotional morass that hovers like a low-hanging weather system,” writes Clio Ajana. “For those who were alive during 1976 bicentennial, the feel, the mood… wildhunt.org/2026/07/opin...

TOP 10 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MONSTERS I've had the pleasure of illustrating over the years. What are your favorite D&D denizens? ⚔️🎲🛡️ Left: Beholder by Tom Wham, 1977. 1st appearance: "AD&D Monster Manual". Right: "Hive of the Eye Tyrant", 2021. From Magic the Gathering.

Left: Mind Flayer by Tracy Lesch, 1975. First Appearance: "Eldritch Wizardry". Right: "From Dungeons to Drivespace", 1999. From DUNGEONS ADVENTURES magazine #262.

it's crazy when you see a photo for the first time and recognize it's gonna be used as a shorthand for the era you're living in right now by historians in 100 years

I have such an expertly curated algorithm that I'm seeing posts from Mexican street food restaurants in the US and this is how they're advertising the game tomorrow night. "Good vibes"

Great moments in U.S. History.

Happy 4th of July!

Let's settle this...and talk a little about worldbuilding war. #ttrpg #dnd #wodbuilding #fantasy youtu.be/apQu476RXEE?...

Try not to drop anything down any wells today

The sooner the ENTIRE game industry manages to unionise the better, I say it all the time but holy crap the way workers are treated here is atrocious. Be a part of a companies best ever selling game and fired just a few days later, this behaviour should be criminalized

Come visit us at @anthrocon.org today and tomorrow! Booth H04 We added a bunch of OOAK handmade dolls. All of them are fully posable. Doll joints/wired limbs. We also have Terragryffs and other creatures looking for their homes. #anthrodoll #fursona #anthrocon #furryart #plush #plushie

It’s been a fun eight years! Thanks to the new followers here this year, the OG’s, and those of you who reluctantly jumped over from the zombie bird gimmick to keep up the tradition. I hope we’re all together in 2027 for the 9th run at this. Happy #IndependenceDay! #ID4

ITS THAT TIME AGAIN

Daily bunny no.3369 watching out for snakes

Be mindful of what you eat tomorrow unless you want to be out in the heat like Raity~ Animation by @thebatfang.bsky.social! youtu.be/_rPieklFf1s?... #mlp #mlpfim #4thofJuly

The Churchyard's Watchful Protector

And the same for authors and books

new metaphor just dropped

Also a cruise full of people in town for Anthrocon just went past. Anthrocon attendees come find me if you want a sticker I still have them and will be here until the game is over

They're fine, they're just charging.

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together? After a bit of work, the modular versions of my Star Trek Online corridors are now working in Godot! Need to add textures, and a bunch of stuff to get the doors and consoles working, but a playable version of Deck Zero won't be far off, I think!

The Onion presents Birth of a Nation, the only movie ever named this, is now live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cTi...

Post a random picture or else everything will go bad in July.

Friendly reminder to visit one of the longer running paranormal webpages in the interwebz. dailygrail.com

More Mina and Thorne ink drawing

Ko-fi Headshot Commission Columbo for @objelisks.space

Being this gifted with alt text means the images not working doesn't really matter, and alt text in general rules also everyone should use it! Not just for accessibility but also because you can cram in more jokes

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.

Open for headshots commissions! 💗 #furryartist #furry #brony #art #artist #commission ko-fi.com/c/545d1afc3d

Glup Shitto animal, Eastern Tube Nosed Bat Photos by Jasmine Vink

Authorities are imposing a limit of “one bottle of water per person” for attendees on the DC Mall. This is on July 4, when the temp will exceed 100 degrees. Checkpoints open at 1 pm. Fireworks don’t start til after 1030 pm. Good luck to our EMS friends. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Not that I'm cheering for 4Chan, but it's an example of why these under 16 social media bans are fucking useless... I guess that's why there was a California bill about the idea of verifying your ID with Operating Systems, you know, Windows, Linux, etc. Some won't give up an Orwellian future.

The Onion is doing funny stuff with infowars now lmfao

I'm actually going to try to pay myself with bday tips! Haven't gotten paid for my own work for over a month, so bday tips will go to me instead of the business <3 (Not required at all again, just for those interested!) ko-fi.com/baja

Birthday Wishlist (Not Required OFC!) throne.com/baja

They may not understand every word, but fans appreciate exuberant announcers who match their enthusiasm. Plus, cameras stay on the field during hydration breaks rather than cutting to commercials. n.pr/4p6ZMaI

Don't remember it being actually said until it became 'retro'. Most console games of the 8 & 16 bit era were hard for several reason such as the Arcade design mindset (which is why lives/continues were a thing) and trying to create longer games through difficulty to add 'value' to expensive...

In the summer of 1836, five Edinburgh schoolboys discovered something bizarre in a cave inside the rocky formation known as Arthur’s Seat: Seventeen tiny coffins, each with tiny wooden figures interred within them. www.dailygrail.com/2018/12/the-...

I'll never harass anyone for taking too long in character creators, those things take time. My first one took me nine months before I was ready to start playing.

how things are going

My posts most days. I'm sorry.