This right here. I know art is a “luxury” and when people can’t afford even the basics, it’s understandable that they aren’t spending money on art stuff. So if you still support artists in these though times, know how much we all appreciate it. (And don’t feel bad if you can’t.)

Oh this bill sounds amazing. Please spread the word and call your reps to tell them to VOTE YES for HR 4678 💜 this would be a huge anti-censorship win.

“I don't think this is just a phase.” As the backlash grows against U.S. tech dominance, companies, countries, and individual users are trying to find alternatives https://restofworld.org/2026/big-tech-backlash-alternatives-upscrolled/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky

I don’t know exact specifics of this particular case, but lots of older people are in situation where if they have more than a certain amount of money, they get reduced benefits or totally lose Medicaid/Medicare. $5k from Mattel seems offensive, but it might’ve been the max he could afford to take.

I had no idea that the Renaissance Faire started because a history teacher fired during the Cold War purges wanted to educate the public about history. A great essay about the RenFaire as joy and resistance, by @annamerlan.bsky.social. Only on @flaminghydra.com! flaminghydra.com/issue-553/

We have all the seen videos of ICE’s repeated abuses of power. I will not be gaslit by the Republican majority into voting to give another $70 billion to this agency. This agency needs to be dismantled, and its previously approved funding needs to be clawed back.

Very very good explainer for everyone's questions $2000 would change all of our lives. It's barely a drop for people earning millions every year. It's a no brainer

Find it oh so interesting how thing last night is framed by the media. “There was a shooting” + “there was a gunman” w/o saying all shots fired were by Secret Service, all missed, & incident was a floor up & several add’l sec checkpoints away. Headlines imply suspect made shot right outside room.

🌳✨💕 #pixelart

We were playing a simple dice game and we needed a dice tray, so we were playing this simple, silly dice game with custom obsidian dice and a custom exotic wood dice tray that a table company made for me and it felt a bit like taking a Ferrari to the Arby’s drive-thru.

Evergreen quote for everyone everywhere these days

I went to a local fairy festival (like a Renn Faire, but more fantasy) today for my birthday weekend and had a lot of fun. Also? So many hot guys (all gave permission to take a pic)

we all know I have no life, so:

Gentle reminder that if you see some outrageous/outlandish piece of news, always search for an original source. Yes, even (especially) for T-related stuff. Ppl tend to unquestioningly believe stuff that support existing beliefs, so it’s easy to spread disinfo with (yes) fake news.

So there’s a FB page called Orcoscope that posts daily horoscopes, as told by an orc. They’re pretty uplifting, too! Here’s today’s

“Why does [insert thing here] suck now” is reliably answered by a) private equity, b) AI, or c) both

I feel sorry for him & what he’s going thru, but I’m kinda proud of the newspaper, since they refer to him by right pronouns the entire time & gave a brief overview of what gender dysphoria is so Joe Schmo understands. & it ALSO noted that the US Attorneys Ofc referred to him as a woman.

I have a very strong version of a clannish emotional interaction. There’s people & My People. People that I implicitly trust to have my back & I’ll have theirs. Getting there can be difficult, but one you’re one of my people, you’re probably staying one forever.

Nuances of the language of the American South: There’s a difference between “he’s a good person” and “he’s good people” and the 2nd is definitely better.

I have fantasies about winning the jackpot, but it’s always like to keep enough to live comfortably for the rest of my life and use the rest of it to materially improve others’ lives. The amassing & hoarding of wealth holds no interest for me.

Here’s the thing: the current Israeli gov’t has NO interest in ending these conflicts/wars. AT BEST, they want a “ceasefire” so they can (try to) claim moral superiority. The current regime is aggressively expansionist & hates basically all their neighbors.

Is it a bad sign that I’m seeing friends and family get Canadian citizenship &/or passports based on ancestry & I’m lowkey jealous? Like, I have no intent of leaving the USA at this time, but having the option would be nice?

So much of the USA political climate of the last 40ish years can be explained quite well by realizing that the ppl in power have a deep & overwhelming fear of dying. Fundies who want the Rapture/Apocalypse? Want to get to Heaven w/o dying. Ultra-wealthy? Rage at not being able to buy not-dead. …

My guys & I are *well aware* that all it would take is one of our incomes faltering for us to have a rapid descent. The joke goes: “Monogamy? In *this* economy?” And it’s getting more & more bitterly true every damn day.

Someone just told me that The Princess Bride is "overrated" and long story short it's perfectly acceptable to remove toxic people from your life.

Circling the Artemis II splashdown site, texting to ask if they're taxiing yet. Getting yelled at to keep moving by a rent-a-cop

Every. Single. Time. I speak Spanish with a client, I wonder how badly I’m mangling it.

I wonder if my dog thinks that I’m part dog, what with the very fuzzy face

Gregory Sievers, American (1951- ), The Theater, oil, 36 x 24 in, private collection

"When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go." I have given Texas Toast all manner of tributes: apples, carrots, Altoids. But this satire is top notch horsaganda. I feel like a terrible person because I never brought him cake! I'm gonna bring him cake.

What #movie had a #soundtrack entirely too good for it? I nominate The Saint, a fairly forgettable 90s spy movie. OTOH, it had music (some original!) by Orbital, Moby, The Chemical Brothers, Duran Duran, David Bowie, Daft Punk, & others. Truly a #banger album.

Finally! An appropriate time for them to be blooming! #rose

Not a joke! One of the hubs & I watched this over lunch & it was fun. youtu.be/_sQz0TyU7cE

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

Comment elsewhere made me think: nobody pays attn to non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Yes, Jews were single largest racial/ethnic group @ 6mill killed, but there were an est 17mill killed by Nazis in total. Roma, queer ppl, physical & mental disabled, Soviet POWs… so many others.

There isn’t an algo spoon-feeding you accounts to create/reinforce bias. You have to put in the effort yourself to do that.

And yet, Mr. Bloodmaw is the best English Literature teacher the district has ever had. #orc #orcs #teaching #funny #school #teacher

Can any #AmericanStamps person let me know how much these are potentially worth? Envelope came into the ofc w/ these & I kept them. Thought it was odd that someone kept AND USED #stamps from the 80s.

My updo is on trend, right? I’m one of the hip and cool cats of Generation Zebra? Side note, where’s my Advil?

Breakthru dep ep. Whoop-de-fucking-doo. Already had psych f/u scheduled for this upcoming week, so at least there’s that. Made me think, tho: given how bad my symptoms were before I got meds decades ago & my neurochemistry has only ever worsened, I actively fear what I’d be like if I stopped them.

US policy re: Middle East & Israel makes perfect sense once you know that a large, politically connected number of fundamentalist evangelicals believe that Israel *MUST* exist so that it can be destroyed when the Rapture happens & they need to hasten it so they don’t have to die to go to Heaven

Jesus Christ. Just went to adjust my work-sponsored 401(k) contribution & they use a fucking *slider bar* to change the amount. **WHY?!** I just wanna increase it by $100/mo but gotta try to fat finger the slider bar instead & get it to $97 increase. Just use a fucking text box!

Regret to announce that we’ve reached Wrong Coat season. Every coat you wear from now til mid April will be The Wrong Coat for the weather

Just realized that I’ve been with one of my hubbies for more than 1/3 of my life

One of the hubbies & I were watching #Jeopardy and I got to thinking… What category & clue would you make if given the chance? Mine is #RoleplayingGames

#TIL that #antimatter was discovered in 1932 as #positron s. The model that first predicted the possibility of positrons was theorized in 1928. That’s before FM radio (1933), magnetic tape recorders (1934), and canned beer (1935) #physics #ScienceHistory en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positron

I moved where I live now just over 20 years ago. I have friends, both online and off, that I’ve known just as long or longer. I’ve been here almost half my life. Wow.

This is… astoundingly good

Sent this one to my beloved @anarchocatfan.bsky.social.

Just learned there's an RPG for the Mystery Flesh Pit National Park. Gonna have to check this out. youtu.be/v6Lh4ayWtmc