Just to clarify: Quarter 4 taxes are due Jan 15 and you can can pay instantly online at IRS dot gov. No need to involve the mail at all.

This article is excellent, but the Cartoon Art Museum shouldn't be under the radar. People should constantly be talking about the Cartoon Art Museum. Whenever people aren't at the Cartoon Art Museum, they should be saying, "Why aren't we at the Cartoon Art Museum?" www.sfexaminer.com/culture/muse...

Ohhhh this explains it

My battle with blood cancer (myeloma) is much less harrowing and at a much older age, less tragic. It is a crime that her own cousin is smashing the government research that could help. Please read her courageous article.

Putting more eyes on this because it needs to be seen. Vote against the AI bullshit and send a clear and concrete message if you have the time to do so

GODFATHER FROM HELL has risen from the grave! Earlier this year, we had to make the difficult decision to stop individual issues of our infernal neo-noir thriller but in 2026, @thevaultcomics.bsky.social will publish the entire story as an OGN with a new cover by @piusbak.bsky.social (1/3)

"Whenever you're bored, just watch Doctor Who. Or annoy the cat." - My very smart nephew

"And I never say no" We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control. We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.

It's kind of weird how some creators go to such great lengths to defend Gen AI but then say "it's just a tool." If I had a special high tech scissors that was "just a tool" but the company had stolen from all my friends and peers and also cut wrong 20% of the time, I would just use plain scissors.

Warning: Do not read this if you are allergic to laughing or have had surgery where laughing might cause suture failure. (I will remember 2025 as the year of the drunk racoon & the last penny.) davebarry.substack.com/p/the-year-i...

Reminder: The Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons Library Edition is set to release next May and is now available for pre-order! Details: https://bit.ly/47ukRmJ By @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @16biteric.bsky.social @jimzub.bsky.social, Diego Galindo, and team, cover: @kylelambertartist.bsky.social

ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries. Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves. "Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks. "No, guess he should've complied," agent says. Yakima, Washington

That time I wrote a Doctor Who Christmas Special 💖 Missing Doctor Who today, but my nephew is SUPER excited about new Stranger Things. Merry Christmas, everyone!

🔔LIVE! Cozy Christmas Eve stream <3 🎄 twitch.tv/16BitEric

The most important story many aren't talking about: we've become an airline style economy in which 10% of us enjoy First Class, responsible for 50% of the consumption, while the other 90% of Americans are responsible for the other 50%. It's not only unsustainable, but collapsing as you read this.

Yes, you should mask or stay home when you're sick, even when it's "just a cold". It was "just a cold" I had that turned into an inner ear infection in both ears, landed me in the hospital for five days with severe vertigo, and did such damage to my vestibular system...

If the season and inflation hasn't completely fleeced you, someone has set up a Go Fund Me for PJ's widow and children. www.gofundme.com/f/supporting...

Klaxon! New on Bundle of Holding is our own DIE RPG - the award-winning core book, plus the three scenario books and the quickstart for $15. Purchasing also includes a 15% off voucher for buying the physical books from @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social. #ttrpg #indiettrpg

🟢LIVE! Holiday break in in full swing now, lets chill with some coffee and friends. www.twitch.tv/16BitEric

Goldman refused to endorse Mamdani, closed his Brooklyn office on 9th Street, presumably to insulate himself from constituents, and is just... never around. Yes, he's done better on civil rights this year. But Lander would be a MASSIVE trade up. CNN mentions none of this, of course.

“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”

Five hours left! If you want to know when the shop reopens after the holidays, be sure to give me a follow on Ko-Fi!

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"What's the point of spending all this money on dice if I can't find them on game day?!" - every RPG player with ADHD, probably

Reminder that my shop closes TONIGHT until after the holidays! 15% off code GIFTS is still good until then.

Reminder that my shop closes tomorrow night for the holidays!

Kim Davis went to jail for not following the law as a public servant. Therefore, everyone at the "Justice" Department who is involved defying the law regarding the release of the files by midnight tonight, should also be held to account. The End.

Hey, if you're in a progressive group, PLEASE encourage them to get onto Bluesky/Blacksky. We CANNOT rely on Instagram. Zuckerberg will kneecap all of us sooner than later. I got some starter packs you can share to get 'em started! First, People Who Get It: go.blacksky.community/5KTiNKd

Only a few days left before my shop closes for the holidays! Get signed comics & books, original art (by a writer), handmade leather journals, and more! Here are some of the big releases from this year that are still available, including Stranger Things, Star Wars, Critical Role, and Rick & Morty.

There is no bottom.

Every trans person--including every trans child--deserves the chance to be fully themselves. I'm so sick of seeing trans folks harmed repeatedly and unrelentingly, against all reason and scientific precedent. To my trans friends--I'm so sorry the world keeps trying to dim your light.

Absolutely essential reading. Brilliant and chilling analysis from @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social. ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

Amazing that Republicans and Democrats are in complete agreement about how much health insurance companies suck ahh yet nobody is willing to discuss some of the very obvious ways to get rid of them, ways that other countries have already tried successfully

Breaking news: Moderate House Republicans join Democrats to force a vote on ACA subsidies, which are likely to expire. Speaker Mike Johnson had refused to allow a vote, provoking the strongest rebellion among Republicans from swing districts to date.

This is absolutely unhinged. Support the ACTUAL comic!

Going into 2026 like…

Being the director of the FBI and releasing a couples podcast while a mass shooter is on the loose is a wild choice

Assassin's Apprentice III returns this week in a hardcover collection, available now! Details: https://bit.ly/4aDKmoV @robinhobb.bsky.social's novels are adapted by @jodyhouser.bsky.social, @ryankelly.bsky.social, Jordie Bellaire, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, with cover from Anna Steinbauer

The percentage of the population that believes in human rights, hates bigotry, and wants ethical and principled leadership is far higher than 1%. (Though I'm sure many of us wish it was higher still.)

Time to kick back and do - yes - another stream :D 🟢Live! twitch.tv/16BitEric

Banksy loves to shock us

I saw Gaston trending and was like "What did that asshole do NOW?" (Get a movie deal, apparently.)

What the heck??

Obsessed with Stranger Things season 5? @screenrant.bsky.social suggests picking up #StrangerThings and Dungeons & Dragons: Rise of Hellfire, especially if you're missing a certain character. Details: https://bit.ly/4oWzara

Don't miss this from @nellscovell.bsky.social about Rob Reiner. One of the best reminiscences I've read & one that makes it clear what a uniquely important gift to comedy he was. (I also knew him a little re: politics & there too, he was a gift and a mensch.) www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/how...

🟢LIVE Grabbing some coffee and looking to chill with the good people of the League of Whimsy. Could use it right about now. Stop in and say hi and let us know how you're doin <3 www.twitch.tv/16BitEric

I miss when the worst thing this week was cutting off part of my thumb with a box cutter.

One of my top "only in LA" memories was going to The Princess Bride Live Commentary back in 2013. Cary Elwes had to cancel last minute, so it was just Rob Reiner and Jason Reitman moderating. An absolutely delightful evening. Just gutted by tonight's news about Rob and his wife Michelle. Horrific.

Updated my Ko-Fi shop with new leather journal covers in Field Notes and Passport sizes! These covers hold up to four notebooks with elastic cords. For those who want to do more analog writing in the new year!

ICYMI: Added some tiny handmade leather journals to my shop if you're looking for gifts or to go a bit more analog! Traveler's Notebook inspired, but for 2.5" x 4" notebooks. Other sizes coming soon. Made with literal blood sweat and tears (sliced off part of my thumb 🥲) ko-fi.com/jodyhouser/s...