If you're planning on shopping this cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.

Shaking my budget until calico kitty tree falls out

You guys completely wiped out my #KPDH mirror stock- which THANK YOU wow!? I was not expecting that ;w; Preorders are now open. Will ship out early January just to avoid the holiday shipping terrors. That means you can start the year looking fresh, Hunters! seateas.store

I get being annoyed by the consumerist frenzy that accompanies Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday, but believe when I tell you, gang: it makes all the difference in the world to small businesses and independent creatives. Now is the perfect time to support them.

Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from. tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this. 🧵⬇️

YOU GUYS LOOK at that COMPACT

If your favourite artists, creators or local independent shops choose not to participate in Black Friday/Cyber Monday for any reason, please continue to support them. They need us most of all.

Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago. We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.

Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game. The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.

Let’sa go!

🦃🎮 Creator Day returns this Friday with the start of our Black Friday 2025 Sitewide Sale. For 24 hours we'll waive our free on all transactions. Over 15,000 projects to be on sale from this Friday through December 3rd. More details here itch.io/blog/1124058/creator...

Instead of doing a consumerism on "Black" Friday, consider supporting small businesses, dropping a few coins in someone's ko-fi or go fund me, sign up for their patreon instead. Life is expensive, things are hard. Drop coins to humans, not AI, or big corporations today. QRP with your links!

Hey reminder please be kind to anyone working in public service jobs over the holidays we’re all doing our best and are really tired!!!

Most libraries have a request form! If you want to see a book in your library's collection, fill out the form! Get your friends to fill it out! If there is demand, the library will fulfill it!

Boss, the FASCISM.

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

This is actually pretty good beer, from Burning Bush Brewery, at Irving Park & Rockwell.

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.

lol sign worked

Absolute genius

If we're talking turkeys, this one is my favourite.

Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.

This is just how we sing it now.

We are back on the Monday before a holiday! Join hosts Kari Lane and @kiaxet.bsky.social for #anime news, #SPYxFAMILY, #Gachiakuta, and more! Going live NOW! www.youtube.com/live/LoeDaqm...

starkid has been secretly making some of the most vital musicals of the past decade and a half, like Twisted is both an incredibly funny parody of both Wicked and Aladdin and also a very nerdy and very angry takedown of Bob Iger-era Disney

LET'S ALL WEAR ONSIES TO THE AIRPORT

More generally, wherever you are in the world: if you have kids’ toys, books, clothes or anything else in just-about-giftable condition that you were thinking of decluttering some time soon, please do it now, this week ideally, and get them to your local charity shop.

Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!

Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays: Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink. If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business. Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.

I misread this image so badly that I can only really hope to illustrate what I saw. ( Also a good excuse for an #art study )

Happy #DoctorWhoDay! Every year I’m happy to celebrate this beautiful show that’s changed my life in profound ways but this year is extra special since it’s the first year I can count myself among the people who have had a hand in making a small part of it. Dare I say it’s… fantastic!

This is Pepper lookin up at me while laying on my side

Ghostly dance #rabbitfollydraws #art

When I talk to students about public speaking or teaching, I always bring this up: Just tell people when you don't know something! It's remarkably powerful b/c it signals to your audience that you know the boundaries of your expertise and they can trust what you DO talk about.

First Mamdani and now this? Whoa this is going to be much too much for the evangelicals

Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…

Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art. Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.

Happy Eevee day~!

My #FF14 Music player charms! I love the effect on 'To the Edge' a lot. What's your favorite song? (even if it's not here) You can get them here: www.seateas.store #FFXIV

willow ptarmigan 🌾

Recent Lorcana pieces have been feelin good to me- it's always such a boost to get to work on characters you're excited about

I WANT TO HOST ONE OF THESE

The scammers are getting good, guys, and they tried to get me. Thankfully, I argued and they hung up. Never, NEVER change your password to something someone else sets. #scam #scammers

authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now

I got 2 of these abd surprisingly they turned out to be some of my sturdiest acrylic decorations i have had on my keys so far If you like the look, go grab one!

13oct - ‘the curious and quite dreadful sensation of being forgotten’

Oh yeah btw the reason why Vine is being relaunched with great fanfare and no Al is because it's jointly operated with an Al company and they probably don;t want to pollute their scrap pile with stuff they've already shat out.

Join our hosts Kari Lane and & @kiaxet.bsky.social LIVE at 7:30pm PT to chat with the producer (Soumya Vijay) and lead actor (TalithaHanks) of #InheritanceToLove. Plus, we'll dive into #GACHIAKUTA, #SPY_FAMILY, anime news, and more! #SPYxFamily #Filmmaking #anime