Crowbars.

Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams

Friendly reminder… As I am a former hustler (who survived the game), I let folks try before they buy. For anyone who is interested, check out the Ignatz-nominated first chapter of #TheReUp202 for free… Written by me, illustrated by Juliette de WIt. payhip.com/b/mFJ9O

Absolutely losing my mind over Ava, THE ROCK'S DAUGHTER, quitting WWE despite them offering her a raise to keep working a pretty cushy kayfabe general manager gig and then the day after her contract ends she posts this

I want AI to improve my life in ways I don't notice or think about. Like satellites or MSG. It would make traffic lights more intelligent. it would diagnose illness more effectively. It shouldnt be forced on me like that stupid feature that no one likes that makes everything look shit on smart TVs

If you disable all the weird AI fuckshit on your Gmail, it also disables spellcheck lmao. They really removed “don’t be evil” as their motto and then stomped it to death in the dirt, didn’t they? Christ alive.

Grimshaw's night scenes are a marvel, but I'm always delighted by the garden scene of "In the pleasaunce" in Leeds City Art Gallery. It feels like a real space, or a photo my mum sends of her garden in bloom. It's nothing like the dark tones I expect from J.A.G. www.wikiart.org/en/john-atki...

May I offer you a bunny in this trying timeline?

List of my new year's resolutions...

I've had a productive evening putting together a little website for SCARF with all the relevant info on (can't figure out custom domain nonsense unfortunately): sites.google.com/view/sheffie...

Watching The Muppets Christmas Carol with my family for the first time. My Dad has immediately pointed out some of the chimneys in the opening credits are anachronistic. 🫣

@nalsa.bsky.social Spotted this on my parents shelves. :)

Goodness me, it’s like someone rewrote The Twelve Days of Christmas with sex pests www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words. But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.

*smirks*

@leegrice.bsky.social I've been told to send you this. I'm sorry.

I had a similar call when I was working on the IT Help Desk. Although it turned out the Parent wasn't actually dead yet, which came as a relief.

So many times, the entire nature of what I'm working on has changed because of things I've discovered during the "tedious" work that they claim AI will save me from. It's in fact extremely common that I don't know what a thing really is until I start trying to do the hard stuff and then I find out

The Exhibitor Application Form for the inaugural SCARF is now open! Please go here to fill it out: forms.gle/uXsDuKcCyhdr... And please let me know if you find any issues with the form!

Kind of fucking sucks that my reflexive reaction to any “animal doing a cute thing” video now is “is this AI?“

Dates for your diary in 2026 📅 If you're thinking of trying a class and you have a question, please get in touch. We 🩵 beginners! Our classes are water-based dance for women and girls (age 12+). You'll learn new skills, build your confidence and have fun with us in the water 🧜‍♀️ #ArtisticSwimming

Rabbit locomotion — Brehms Tierleben, 1914

the rabbits outside my office window have achieved a near perfect roundness

I may come to regret this decision, but... SCARF! Sheffield Comic ARts Fair! Next October! Liam "Pais" Hill drew our mascot! Exhibitor application form will be out soon, tables will cost as little as I can get away with! Please remember to apply so this isn't a terrible decision on my part 🙏

Bridge Clearance xkcd.com/3174/

Lovely day! I spent time separately with two different friends for their birthdays, and then went to a great gig at the O2 in the evening. I sometimes worry about trying to fit too much in one day, but everything just seemed to go so smoothly today, it was amazing. Sleepy now though. 😴

"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!" "no problem boss. i'm on it"

Another amazing year volunteering at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social ! As always, the red shirt crew is a delight to be with, and I caught up with exhibitor friends too, but I also debuted new headwear and met some brilliant creators along the way. What a weekend!

Thought Bubble 2025 is done! A huge thank you to everyone involved in the making and enjoying of this year; our incredible guests, our inspiring exhibitors, every single ticket holder, the wonderful and excellent volunteers, HCC staff and everyone else in between! Let's do it again next year!!!

expect beauty shots with my *NON* PAYPAL/APPLE/STRIPE/GOOGLE card machine at #ThoughtBubble It'll be the first outing of my lil guy, so if you want to come to our table and buy Artistic Erotica Made With Great Artistic Intent (alongside all my usual horror/scifi/cyberpunk comics) come to A25!

Isn’t it strange how the vital culture-saving crusade of sticking flags on lampposts seems to have slowed down since the nights started drawing in and it got a bit rainy?

Thought Bubble Festival starts today! A week-long celebration of comics held across Yorkshire! With social events, workshops, talks, and loads of comic goodness for you to enjoy. See the full programme of events here: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/festivalprog...

pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.

It's the Fesshole/Vagina Museum crossover event you've all been waiting for. Tons of you tagged us into this across all of our socials, asking for a fact-check. The consensus of the reply guys is that it Didn't Happen. However, this is in fact very possible. Here's why...

@wangleberry.bsky.social Thank you for reminding me that I usually change my name in October. 🕸️🕷️🖤💀

Just found myself saying "Michaelmas" in exactly this style...

We've written a blog post giving tips and tricks for exhibiting at a comic convention, with input from Thought Bubble exhibitors past and present, and Team Thought Bubble's own experiences in front of, and behind the table! Take a look: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/blog/2025/9/1

I bet they did

Lincolnshire village names that sound like minor 1920s English film actors that didn't survive the transition to talkies. Ashby Puerorum Toynton Fen Side Charlton Scroop Barkston Grange Willoughby Moor Digby Gorse Tumby Woodside Mareham le Fen Halton Holegate Mavis Enderby

Happy pride folks I'm still fleshing out the entries, but here's a list of over 200 retro games (pre-2010) which were made by trans people or which had trans people on the dev team. We have always been here. dotmaetrix.neocities.org/classictrans...

Just absent-mindedly tapped my leg twice. Which is when I realised I was singing along to the Fraggle Rock theme tune in my head. Brains are weird.

Thought Bubble stands with Trans people. We want to make it extremely clear that Thought Bubble is a safe, welcoming and supportive space for Trans people. Trans rights are human rights.

For my cat-loving friends

YOUNG MAN, there's no need to feel down i said YOUNG MAN, pagliacci the clown you can SEE HIM he is playing in town you should go and have a good time

Very good advice to find after a day of doomscrolling

Hey friends - A date for your diary!

This might be promoting a new show, but it's good to see an article on these awesome women. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Meet the destroyer HMS Glowworm. In April 1940 she was forced to fight the German Heavy Cruiser Admiral Hipper, ten times her size, and Hipper's destroyer escorts. Her extraordinary last stand earned her captain the first Victoria Cross of WW2. In part because THE GERMANS nominated him for one /1 🧵