During meals, we often end up locking him in another room. #dailysteve

It's almost like rich people only want other humans to be consumers, not...wage earners. They are constantly seeking ways to put humans out of jobs so they themselves don't have to pay wages and can be richer. We can't consume if we don't have wages, dumbasses.

without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law. revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.

Now for the info you REALLY want....the #dailysteve! He is very sad here that he knocked his cat treat down the vent. He likes to bat them around and chase them before eating.

My comic near future sort of apocalypse vampire book has propagated to Amazon! www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

My newly published near future post SMALL scale apocalypse comic vampire football novella (YEP ALL THE THINGS) is now available at Amazon, Smash, B&N, Kobo! Link to my page with all the links and the blurb: www.jodywallace.com/books/the-go...

I did! I did publish a book tonight! You can buy it NOW from me or wait for the Zon et al - payhip.com/b/SuU4s

I feel like publishing a book tonight.

So like, I don’t want to get too alarmist, but “they might have still had drugs and they might have salvaged those drugs and those drugs might have wound up in the United States eventually” is, at root, a rationale to murder anybody you want, anywhere, at any time.

I am early today with some Steve action. Here he is with the bros. The ginger and flame point are kinda sorta a bonded pair but they tolerate Steve quite well. #dailysteve

Do banana hangers really extend banana life before they become overripe?

Daily Steve is a wee hours of the next day Steve because Yesterday Jody was Doing Other Things. Steve is Not Best Pleased (by the intermittent capitalization, probably.) #dailysteve

Here is Steve from a few months ago enjoying his nightly wet food. He's a BIG fan. I am a big fan of that little white sploot in the middle of his grey tabby part. #dailysteve

Just a very elegant profile shot as he waits for me to bring my plate to the table so he can try to eat off it. I love the way his nose has that roundness. #dailysteve

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

It be people who have never applied for a single government service bemoaning the idea of people "who don't need it," getting access to it. And like, that is not a problem we have. Our problem is that these systems are so Byzantine that many people who need them cannot access them.

His own tail was TALKING SMACK to him! #dailysteve

Oh, where would I have seen your stuff? Did you write any movies? (I'm a genre fiction author)

At the shelter today, struggling with yet another unprofessional model. All I wanted her to do was show off her little shoes and I feel like that should not be too much to ask.

Nearly HALF of all consumer spending in the US is done by the top 10%, so I know we're not immediately jumping to conclusions and ranting at the bottom 50% blaming them for big black Friday numbers. Right? RIGHT?

A little Sunday Steve. He does like this soft rug. He especially likes that it's a place humans often want or need to stand, in front of the sink. MUST LOUNGE. #dailysteve

Delaying vaccines doesn’t reduce risk. It simply leaves children unprotected for longer and has been associated with higher rates of vaccine-preventable diseases.

hello, i need a fren who isn't signed into a goog or doesn't have a goog account to test a form for me -- trying to figure out how to use goog forms if you don't have the goog!

Remember, the big argument for AI in the arts is that these “artists” have ideas, hundreds of ideas, thousands, all that was stopping them was the hoards of gatekeeping musicians, writers, illustrators… and not that they were lazy and didn’t want to put in the work.

And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

But it's still disheartening, even as you think "Maybe THIS one will be different--maybe this one will take off and pay some bills and give me breathing room" you've got constant reminders that's extremely unlikely; this thing you poured your heart into will just be distributed without your consent.

Today you actually get a Tanuki instead of a Steve! Watching Cat TV. Tanuki lives with my oldest child and she tries very hard to keep him entertained. #dailysteve

Per that last repost, you could make your "bespoke" delicious punch without alcohol and let guests add a splash of alcohol if they want! Then anything leftover is okay for breakfast, heh. I'm thinking red/cranberry type punches, but a lot of different fancy drinks taste good w/out booze anyway.

I 100% agree and would add that if you are hosting a holiday event and you do NOT have something festive, creative and delicious for your guests to drink without alcohol in it, you are actually an asshole don't make them drink tap water while everyone else has bespoke cocktails!

Steve thinks I am sus. #dailysteve

#ResistanceUnited And this, my friends, is why the working poor need SNAP. #RaiseTheMinimumWage

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Steve scritches. #dailysteve

Marge was big mad that Tr* put her in danger, which he did with his rhetoric -- let's see if she speaks out on behalf of , well, most of the Dem party that Tr* just called to be executed.

So I guess the official stance of this admin is that the military HAS to obey ANY order, no matter how illegal they might know it is? That's.... seems.... Starts with an F. Type of societal/gvnt approach to things...fa...fas... Fascist. Right. Obey or else.

Had outpatient procedure today to do my annual check on a creepy lump and the lump was still lumping there, same as always, and now I get to wait 2 years before we do another internal lump check. Hoorah! It was every 6 months and then every year and it's no fun to have this procedure.

This is a slightly angled photo of STEVE (plus mitten view) and our 6 yr old adult female cat PIP who is VERY SMOL and VERY CUTE and LOVES NOBODY. Steve loves EVERYBODY. #dailysteve

Here is a ball Steve is ALLOWED to play with, as opposed to yarn. #dailysteve

Steve is sorry if anyone had a bad day and says his day would be better if I'd give him this whole ball of yarn to eat. #dailysteve

Missed several days of Steve. Please admire his mitten. #dailysteve

People see huge backlists and assume that means people are raking in cash but I am telling you, esp writers who have been at it for twenty years: the book you buy might be the only sale for that title all month long. I've got old stuff that only sells one or two copies a year.

She’s younger than the president and several members of congress

If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.

15-year-olds aren’t “barely legal.” There is no such thing as “underage women” they’re fucking CHILDREN.

Teenagers are “too young” to make decisions on gender affirming care. They’re “too young to vote”. They’re too young to drink. But they’re not too young to be sex trafficked and raped by Epstein and all his rich pals? Be serious please.

I will never understand some people's total unwillingness to accept that if you want a story with kissing in it that might not involve a happy ending you can simply Read A Different Genre Of Literature

Steve's bro is in the hospital for another night. Honestly I'm praying for one of those $4000 just to have a big poop situations and not the much worse outcomes :(. #dailysteve

Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.

nothing is ever new

Anyway, I know Nov and Dec are supposed to be a bad time to release books, but I've found that any and all months are the same (for me) so I'll release it when it's ready. THIS year.