this is such a great encapsulation of what the various factions of the reactionary right want. i might add that they envision themselves as slave masters and the rest of us, in one way or another, as their slaves. betterdonkey.substack.com/p/the-vra-wa...

I'm sorry, what? In writing my first monograph, I spent six weeks trying to track down a citation in TWO languages I didn't know. And good thing too, because the citation was wrong. That's scholarship. That's research. You know, the thing we're trained to do?!?

If you never read the book or saw the movie, you missed one of the greatest Pulitzer Prize winning sagas ever written. To dishonor Alex Haley like this is disgraceful.

Impersonation scam alert! Despite the bogus Gmail address, I'm not sure of the provenance of this one (they also got the agency's name wrong). But I'd guess that multiple other agents'/agencies' identities have been appropriated. If you get something like this, forward it to me: [email protected]

Today in posts that are gonna age really really well

Does anyone know how to actually get in touch with #kickstarter support? I’ve been trying since Wednesday

i never really bought into the whole 'these fucks are a death cult' narrative but these fucks are a death cult

When this is over, the personal assets of Republican officials should be seized and used as reparations.

Not even sunup and I’ve about reached my USRDA of internet.

This is 100% true.

That's surprising: Astronomers discovered an atmosphere on 2002 XV93, a small world in the Kuiper Belt, out beyond Pluto Maybe the atmosphere comes from ice volcanoes or from a recent impact? Either way, it points to dynamic events in the cold outer solar system. 🧪🔭 www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/scie...

the best thing I got out of art school was how to take critique without wanting to A) die or B) kill I still get that red hot flush when someone starts picking apart my stuff, but if they were being respectful, it goes away in time if you want to improve, you *must* learn how not to explode

WELL worth reading, folks.

Querying absolutely sucks, a #Writesky thread To Wit: as I have mentioned before, I have Written A Book. It is not my first book! I self-pubbed the first one after (after multiple rejections), an agent asked for a full, gave me a glowing response +some great feedback, then promptly ghosted me. 1/

Passing this along - fucking scammers leveling up, here's a new one to pay attention to.

And evergreen advice for any kind of alarming email/phone call. Something I have struggled to remember when I've been phished, for real.

CJ Cherryh has announced retirement, everyone, raise your cups to a legend of the game. Thank you for your service www.facebook.com/groups/Balti...

Mainstream publications have spent the past 5+ years laying off culture reporters and pivoting away from informed commentary on topics like fandom. It's such a relief to know that Fansplaining is going to fill some of that void!! More info here on the site's ~vision:

Also the power of so many people saying "FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!" is awe inspiring! youtu.be/D7KxKG7pmL4?...

You LOVE to see it, good work everyone, keep up the relentless dunks on AI, all these bros deserve a wedgie/swirlie combo and they are not allowed to sit at our table ever again.

"These are the artists, illustrators, character designers, environment designers and other technical specialists responsible for the look of Marvel’s film and television productions. Many had been with Marvel for a decade or more." Short term vision, as usual. 🤷

Jesus Murphy.

This reality check by Rebecca Solnit grabs you right from the killer first sentence. Do yourself a favor & give it a read.

A mass effect fic for Shepard's birthday. 4/11/26 archiveofourown.org/works/82929566

Decoded: "You're not making enough taxpayers who we can propagandize into voting for us. Get back to it *or we'll make you."*

I missed this from @phineas.bsky.social when it originally came out but it sure feels relevant at the moment. Also, you can buy this as a print from the artist here: www.inprnt.com/gallery/phin...

So, like 23 rejections on the novel. Three in a row today. No one wants to read queer regency romantasy with Fox fae, immortal werewolves and sad, wet cat men in a midlife decline apparently

“We need intellectualism because we need liberal democracy. And that is precisely why these guys—they’re all guys—don’t like it.” Great piece from @espiers.bsky.social :

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

#dragonagetheveilguard mech au

Accountability brings consequences. And consequences are the only language corruption understands. Money and political power do not outrank the Constitution. They just need a wake up call and it’s coming at the midterms.👇

I can say this for sure: the first time I heard a Siemens Taurus loco sing its song as it started running, *my* cognitive health improved in a single bound. The only disappointment: when it goes flat at the top of the scale. youtu.be/J-IC-JRJYwc...

🚨 Launching this Thursday! 🚨 Pine Shallows is the perfect meddling kids genre ttrpg! Go sign up at the link below so you don't miss out!

And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Cadbury to be hatched? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cosplaying working class Rafael Cruz went to Princeton and Harvard. When he flees his constituents without power, he stays at the Ritz-Carlton. His wife, Heidi, is Managing Director at the fancy investment firm Goldman Sachs. They are not men & women with callouses on their hands. They are elites.

Man… that is…no I shan’t say it

And session 2 is out! Fresco begins their journey to Cloudlight University in search of answers. www.donnacwrites.com/donnacquests...

this is literally just "laid off reporters will all pivot to independent journalism and the now NYTs will have 10 thousand hardcore competitors they will have to get even better to survive" all over again

Fountain pen users among others who may find themselves yearning for blotting paper: I got a roll of this from my co-op www.amazon.com/Natural-Reus... and it's great. Less prone to bleed-through than a sheet of regular paper towel. It's like a _very_ thin Swedish dishtowel.

In case you’re also a fan of pansies and violas here are a few more. Dopamine from pansies= pansamine ✔️🌿

Tom the Dancing Bug: Super-Fun-Pak Comix Cartoon by Ruben Bolling

It's never a bad time to remind ppl that there is a boy-goes-to-wizard-school novel with deeper themes, gorgeous writing, and psychological depth that HP never attained. A Wizard of Earthsea. Do yourself a favor and read it. Ged is the better wizard, better man, and Le Guin the superior writer.

Another slide from the slideshow on sequential art I presented to my classes yesterday.

A recent issue of Natural History magazine has a feature on tropical katydids Incredible creatures! Hard to decide which were the most amazing, but these lichen katydids are *next level*

The new BookWalker Global launched today. Knowing several people working on this project, this is essentially for manga readers by manga readers. You can even download (LCP protected) epubs to read in any (LCP supported) reader. Cool stuff, check it out: bookwalker.com