I think we all deserve some peacock silliness, enjoy. Behold these lovable idiots.

For folks in the BC Lower Mainland, my workplace (non-profit, office in Richmond) is hiring a communications manager currently. Salary of $70-80K. Excellent medical & dental, and RSP matching benefits. It's a very good workplace. DM me your email for the official package 🙂

I want to believe that the slang term “egg” was coined while thinking about this character, who was too afraid to crack the shell and become a chick.

Me, after spending a good chunk of May on a MGS illustration and in the middle of considering doing one for Drive in June, only to come online and find out that Kojima and Winding Refn did an AI ad for Prada... In the words of Miyazaki:

I snort-loled

The Pope’s AI warning, and how humanity can thrive in this new world The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Inez Jabalurwala, Andrew Nevin: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

GOOD NEWS! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a UNIVERSAL vaccine known as GLA-3M-052-LS+OVA, that protects against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria AND even allergens. The vaccine is delivered intranasally AND provides broad protection in the lungs for several MONTHS.

I'm hard at work on a story about the crisis in Seattle and the trans folks strained to the bone trying to help struggling new residents. If you care about trans news, subscribe now! If you're a legacy subscriber and don't mind letting Assigned have a few extra dollars, resubscribe early!

Funny how two+ years in and we're not hearing about all the massive success stories AI must be responsible for by now

Yup. You can be clear you do not consent to them using AI on your charts. They will try to persuade you. I know. But you can decline.

Beyond the clear success of the boycott, the biggest win for Canada in the trade war has been psychological; that little split-second we all take now before buying something to make sure it's not made in the USA. Every time we put a US product back on the shelf, it's a win for our self-respect.

The article emphasizing that only seriously elderly people may get the pill because everyone else should be game to get a virus that randomly disables people of all ages is absolutely dangerous. EVERYONE needs access to this or else they will become sicker Jesus fuck

B.C. Greens call for a pause in building AI data centres in B.C.

I got to meet @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social 's bird friend today!

I made a Bluesky starter pack of shark science and conservation professionals. Many are attending sharks international #SI2026 ! Please follow and share. go.bsky.app/Q1x1gJB @sharks-int.bsky.social 🧪🌎🦑🦈

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Oh hey. If you're an artist, writer or frankly, anyone with a website, consider adding something like this.

if owls are so wise then why can’t they remember anyone’s name

Hey, for real, shit's pretty dire, anything helps. The overdraft itself is what I need to cover at this point, I've just barely managed to cover all my actual bills. Thank you so much. I hate begging like this but I can't shuffle things around anymore than I have at this point...

it was extremely radicalizing to hear of school admins banning air purifiers in classrooms during covid waves. In BC there was even an incident where they had the windows nailed shut. I will never get over this

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.

This is Sadie. She was finally reunited with her human, astronaut Christina Koch, after her mom’s voyage around the moon took her the furthest any human has ever been from their dog. She can't wait to hear all about the universe. 14/10 (IG: astro_christina)

lol

I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses

From this day in 2021: My nephews were curious about Final Fantasy after seeing a Moogle I drew and I described Chocobos as looking "kind of like Big Bird" so then I had to draw it.

Happy Leland Melvin day to all who celebrate. 💚

Wow this is insane. The BBC posted a story yesterday with a supposed quote from an Iranian citizen saying he is okay with the US dropping an atomic bomb on Iran. After pushback, without public acknowledgment, they just changed the quote in the story to something completely different.

This actually might explain the gap I have between website subscribers and newsletter subscribers. I’ll have to look into this

Plot twist: Iranians are encouraging Americans to rise up:

Okay. Fuck it. I need to post this. I am writing a book. Do you like science fiction? Do you want to know how softball could be played in outer space? Do you want to know what happens when humanity suddenly has a technology imbalance? This is that book! cariad.keigher.ca/2026/03/21/a...

"If you’re living with Long COVID, we want to hear from you. Fill out the survey linked below to share your story and have it featured." docs.google.com/forms/d/1wed... #longCOVID #disability #chronicillness

I want to quote screenshot this whole excellent piece from Marisa, but this especially - we *make* the words, we don't just regurgitate without the feeling, without the things that makes us human.

ARTEMIS FROM SAILOR MOON WAS AT THE ARTEMIS 2 LAUNCH AND IM VERY EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT www.reddit.com/media?url=ht...

The CDC has paused testing for rabies and pox viruses, the family of viruses that includes smallpox and mpox — and by July will have no experts to advise states on clinical aspects of the diseases Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/h...

So fucking funny to sell this to big businesses and world governments

tricking other men into mating with me so i can steal their precious bodily heat and use it as my own en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garter_...

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.

wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it

just turned all of this fucking bullshit off and you can too!

"The Trump administration admits to testing conversion therapy on trans prisoners and implies its policy of forcibly detransitioning trans men in prisons has the aim of preserving their fertility." transitics.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

Hey leftists, it’s ok to discuss disagreements about strategy, but if you say people who take COVID precautions: - are too scared to leave the house - demand that everyone wear a mask 24/7 - are terrified of a just a "cold" You are using far right anti-science talking points.

@dropout.tv now that I've seen the crossover Rookie episode, I have to say I'm extremely disappointed. I love both Rookie and Gamechanger, but geez. Incredibly disappointing to let your cast be portrayed like that, and ignoring all the things I thought Dropout stood for.

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a powerful antibody, known as 04_A06, that is able to neutralize 98.5% of MORE THAN 300 different HIV strains AND permanently reduce HIV viral load to UNDETECTABLE levels, making it one of the broadest-acting antibodies against HIV identified to date.

In honor of Mr. Rogers’ birthday, here’s your regularly scheduled reminder that the quote of his you keep sharing, that in times of crisis we should look for the helpers, was for his audience of children. We’re adults now. We’re supposed to *be* the helpers.

Couldn't agree more! Please take this as my nomination for the researchers who discovered Covid is airborne & everyone fighting for respirator masks & clean air in public spaces www.forbes.com/sites/arthur...

It is a simple thing a really quite simple thing, to remember where you were at the pandemic’s start. It is a difficult thing a really quite difficult thing, to remember where you are is still in the pandemic.

I know some disagree but someone like Stephen Fry changing his mind and doing a complete 180 after supporting She Who Must Not Be Named, is a good thing and is evidence that attitudes are changing.

We ( @cloudscapecomics.com ) have formed a small working group to complete a response to the People's AI Consultation. www.peoplesaiconsultation.ca This is a CITIZEN-LED initiative that aims to collect and provide input directly to the Minister of Artificial Intelligence.