The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

Those planes aren't gonna land themselves.

illustration, load sinclair, magazine (1986) archive.org/details/Load...

Welcome to Antifa, Lori Lightfoot

I think my baristas are trying to tell me something...

And alarming actions like this are why political contagion scholars are so concerned about the situation in the United States. Historically, if we decide it’s okay, a lot of other places feel they’re given license to do similar things: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

I have finished my submission for the Cassette Case Game Jam, put on by @axiomdelver.bsky.social: itch.io/jam/cassette... If you snag it, I'd love it if you could donate any amount to the Trevor Project for their life-saving work: give.thetrevorproject.org/fundraiser/6...

Oh a 4.6 out of Berkeley. Whoa

#thefarside #farside #comic https://www.thefarside.com/2025/09/17/3 Suddenly, Bobby felt very alone in the world.

Could you imagine taking a mental health day as a small business?

-Unclench your jaw, have a snack, take your meds. -Not everyone will like you. That’s fine, don’t worry about it. You don’t have to like everyone! -The Cursed Object wants to try a merry-go-round. I think I’ll give it the salad spinner. ❤️ Auntie Jilli

#thefarside #farside #comic https://www.thefarside.com/2025/09/09/3 “Sorry, ma’am, but your neighbors have reported not seeing your husband in weeks. We just have a few questions, and then you can get back to your canning.”

It's funny. I'm in my hometown but I'm lost on what to eat. All the places I used to go to are gone.

Let's fuckin go

Some important “What to expect when we’re electing” messaging from the Brennan Center. Election fraud lies are integrated into the administration’s strategies of election interference going into 2026. What we need to be aware of… and what we can do:

A group of wizards is called a staff meeting.

I made it all the way to El Mejor when my eyes started getting sweaty. #losdryheavers #elmaschingon

I wish I could sleep a full night like I did when I was in my 20s. Halcyon nights.

we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light

i think about this tweet every single day

I drew this on my lunch break your excuses are fucking pathetic

Sometimes, even my days off are tiring.

This is how they declare martial law without having to say "martial law"

There are days when folks in the TTRPG indiesphere really gives off "Dude selling hand-labelled jam at the farmers market is salty because his jam is better but he's not making Smuckers money", and it's just, *waves at the jam and market.*

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

Unfriendly reminder:

PSA for the Seattle area folks: A Mad Scientist estate sale is happening this weekend (8/9-8/10, 9am - 4pm) that you probably want to check out! 122 N 105th St, Seattle WA Books/Comics/Games Collectibles/Tools + More!

<I'm in Starfleet. My ship is caught by the Borg. I am added to the Collective.> Borg drones: Hey, does anyone mind if we un-assimilate this guy? We've all only had songs we know half the chorus to stuck in our heads since he showed up.

How does the Epstein scandal end? I went over some likely scenarios. Mostly it’s just amazing to consider what an absurd Gordian knot the Trump administration has created for themselves. Featuring some thoughts from the very smart @rothschildmd.bsky.social. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Day 8 of covid. This is stupid. If I test positive again in the morning, I'll ask for paxlovid from my gp. I can't afford to be sick for weeks. I'm so thankful for my friends who have helped keep my shop open since last Thursday. I'd be finished without them.

I've never felt like a Far Side comic before today.

Increasingly this 2017 article feels like a foundational text of the 21st century, a Rosetta Stone that deciphers every other problem we're currently facing: www.huffpost.com/entry/i-dont...

A day off tale in two photos.

This is genuinely the news every day

Many of us with invisible illnesses go to great lengths to hide them. We pretend to be “fine”. We push our bodies to the breaking point. Why? Because we know how ableist our society is. We know we will be treated better if people see us as “normal”

Only two more shifts and then I can just not be.

I'm at war with the banal. Always have been. I'm guessing that's why I suppose I fell in love with Iggy Pop the first time I listened to Raw Power. And right now, I could use some weird sin.

Found an old ipod from when I was last on tour with some real bangers on it. Can't wait to hear what else is on it.

Freedom from kings. Freedom from fascism. Power to the people forever. ♥️ Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

It's so important to support your local theatre, café, bookstore, bakery, and library. They are little corners of magic in a world full of chaos. Without them, a town loses a piece of its soul. Keeping them around not only saves them, but in many ways, also saves us.

Happy "Lottery Day" to all who celebrate. www.newyorker.com/magazine/194...

Board gamers too!

Free Role-Playing Game day is June 21st. But I like to party so let's do the whole weekend! Free to play RPG Weekend starts Friday June 20th until Sunday June 22nd!

warhammer40k is for divorced dads