It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.

When writing this piece, I kept thinking back to this Instagram post I saw from a trans woman the other day. This is what I'm talking about. Watch this:

KOSA, SCREEN and a lot of US bills are going through a hearing today. Calling the committee and *in your own words* explaining why these impact you negatively would do good. democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/committee-ac... Main Office: (202) 225-2927 Majority Office: (202) 225-3641

Hi folks - we’re slowly catching up with rent thanks to your help, but we’re still very much in the hole, and we also need to get the power bill paid ASAP. Any help is massively appreciated. ❤️ PayPal.me/MaeGodHaveMercy Cash.app/$MaeGodHaveMercy Venmo.com/u/MaeGodHaveMercy

It’s wild how there’s several different videos of several different establishment democrats giving public talks where they say “it’s a shame young people can see videos of war crimes online because they’re missing the context behind the war crimes”

If you're trying to ditch NYT Games, which you should be since their games singlehandedly prop up the entire dogshit rag financially, you should switch to Puzzmo. An annual sub is 50% off today for a crazy $19 and as a bonus doesn't enable the genocides of Palestinians and trans people

Game developers were here first. Not executives. Game developers make games. Not executives. Game developers have skills & knowledge important to the business. Not executives. Game developers deserve to keep their jobs. Not executives. Executives are replaceable. Not game developers.

Executives trying to replace game developers with so-called AI is nothing short of a usurpation. They’ve always been clueless interlopers who muscled their way in, and it’s disgusting that they’re the ones authorizing themselves to decide who is needed and who is not.

Spell X Sword by @assumptionprime.bsky.social is incredibly funny in the best way The combination of Mira/Dani throwing out snarky remarks as well as the wacky hijinks of their daily lives and throw in witty alt text and I couldn't stop laughing out loud This comic is a newfound GEM #ForestComics

Contact your reps directly. I keep seeing stuff about a petition and like, contact your reps directly. Sign that too if you want, but petition signatures are a lesser priority.

You feeling okay, man? I’ve noticed you developing some darker themes that contrast with the whimsy of your earlier installments.

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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes

i’m genuinely so convinced all of this has been a planned operation by the student and her mother (who is commenting on this publicly, and associated closely with the republican party), and big far right propaganda account going all in on it. this is designed to oust trans people from public life

[trans people fired from all federal jobs] [trans people fired from all military jobs] [trans people fired from jobs everywhere] [cis people fired for being accused of being trans] [cis professors fired for mentioning trans people exist] [trans teacher fired for giving a bad grade to Nazi] liberal:

I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.

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KOSA is never about protecting kids. It’s anti-queer and about making sure kids don’t have access to information they need to survive - from health basics to knowing they are not alone and not broken. And it will destroy the internet as we know it.

Finally playing the original Fallout (I tried years ago and didn’t get out of the first cave) and I’m having fun in spite of the crusty gameplay (navigating indoor spaces suuuucks). AGL 9 and LCK 10 plus the LE Red Ryder BB gun can *shred* raiders.

Okay now that it is seemingly confirmed via datamine stuff and not just folks posting on Twitter: If/when Harry Potter stuff comes to Fortnite if you are still playing that game I Will Be Judging You. Fortnite is fun. I've enjoyed playing it over the years. An HP collab is a Hard Out. Don't do it

SUNDAY MAKE IT COUNT CALL MC! CALL VISA! IF THEY REDIRECT YOU TO YOUR BANK, TELL THEM YOUR BANK DIRECTED YOU TO MC / VISA

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. 🧵⬇️

It wasn't why I picked the name, but the European Robin is the platonic ideal of a birb. Just round little guys.

A flawed and under-baked game that I can't deny I've had a bunch of fun with. A different and engaging battle system in some of the most boxy, samey environments I've seen since the PS2 era.

r/neverbrokeabone

I have not! Though I'd love to check out TCAF some time

Hrm. No singular moments jump to mind that I haven't already made comics about, but I'm sure there must be some waiting to be remembered and smack me in the face

Sure, as long it's not the name of the Worst Pilot who commits horrible crimes and smells bad

I'm glad they helped! And congrats on four years, rough though they may be.

In general: Pizza But if I get specific: there's a Korean taqueria in Atlanta (where my spouse and I went to college) that's my favorite restaurant ever. Their Korean barbecue pork tacos are the stuff of dreams. We try to eat there any time we visit. I look forward to it for months.

I have not. I was never a horse girl 😔

I still get hit with the block from time to time. Stepping back from news/social media can help, but largely I find it's a "no way out but through" thing. Make what preparations or changes you can to keep safe, and otherwise do your best to live your life. It's scary out there, but we're still here.

Yes, although it does not pay the bills currently. My spouse has a 9-5 that supports us.

square is giving away the $59 chip reader for free as long as you log in to your account to order it 👁️👄👁️

most playlists I make these days have at least one Louie Zong on there

I'm trying to think of one but nothing comes to mind. There are games that I've been enjoying and fell off of, but if I *love* a game I finish it.

Dick or Tim are close enough in my esteem to share the winners podium while Jason and Damian can go be edgy elsewhere. I haven't really consumed any Stephanie Brown media so I can't give an opinion on her.

I'll go faves: Nephenee (Fire Emblem, there's not a lot OF her, but I think she's neat) Minako Aino (Sailor Venus, total piece of shit (affectionate)) Varok Saurfang (WoW, terrible BfA writing not withstanding) Veronica (Fallout: New Vegas, just a great character in a great game)

Hm. Museum is a broad category. I'll go museum, assuming I can choose a cool one.

Hmm. The first that comes to mind is Tunic. That first playthrough is so fundamentally different than every following one.

In the two and a half years since I moved to Philly, I've taken way more trains than planes. They're much better than flying, and we should have cross-country passenger rail.

I've seen an episode or two when nothing else was on, but I don't really have an opinion on it

Spending the next several hours in the airport, ask me stuff to pass the time: ngl.link/assumptionpr... (or just reply here if you do not need or want anonymity)

Every Ranma 1/2 episode: "Ugh I hate how I keep transforming into a girl, I'd do anything to be rid of this curse, by the way I bought another bikini"

Incredibly helpful flowchart to use in so many aspects of work and life.

Comic about the darkest time of my life (⚠️Trigger warning: bullying, suicidal ideation, self-harm) #transcomic #transartist

We are actually doing something. DON'T STOP CALLING.