How is it so dark out. Why do I forget this every year. Wake me up when the new Mummy movie comes out

ICYMI: Cast of Wonders 658: Your Hold is Ready by @lduerr.bsky.social narrated by @danicutler.bsky.social produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social hosted by @chesneycat.bsky.social www.castofwonders.org/2025/10/cast... #bannedbooksweek

The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast' 10/10 response, no notes

this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread

"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it

I also did not get my ass kicked this year when historically I have very much gotten my ass kicked (Moderna moreso than Pfizer). Although I'm never getting both C+flu shots on the same day again like I did last year, whew that was rough

It's Banned Books Week and I'm celebrating seeing my first story published in 4 years 🥳📚 I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it, because it felt really, really good to write. Thanks @castofwonders.org for being a source of joy this week. www.castofwonders.org/2025/10/cast...

Lil friends on Mars who will soon be wearable after a journey to the fiery depths of the kiln 🔥 Join the newsletter to be notified when they drop. @sciencesocks.bsky.social and I can't wait to share the final results! sciencesocks.co/pages/amy-ra... #SciArt #bsnm 🔭

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

K-Pop Demon Hunters is legitimately the global cultural phenomenon of 2025 and honestly there are far worse things to be a cultural touchstone this year than a trio of young women fighting literal soul-sucking hegemony through the power of their art

Coming soon! Our Banned Books Week stories! #JoyThatSustains #BannedBooksWeek

Didn't make it into the Women of the Weird West anthology but at least made it into the second round. Takes the sting out of rejection a bit to know someone still enjoyed the story.

I wrote about our batshit media landscape and all the ads that keep trying to convince us stuff like taking a vitamin or using toilet paper is ✨self care✨ lauraduerr.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/s...

I have taken the Tylenol that was in the medicine cabinet and which they think probably is the reason you like trains forgive me but that’s bullshit you got autism from your dad

Anyway have you ever tried screaming into a cat tummy, strongly recommend, I feel better and the cat is just nonplussed

Botox ads are out there earnestly saying "women, your forehead wrinkles when you wrinkle it!! stop that!" and that getting needles poked into your face every month is self-care actually it's enraging and yet completely in line with Our Current Moment

I wonder how far back you have to go until telling someone that boycotting a company's actions involves cancelling subscriptions at three different, seemingly unrelated companies sounds insane again

Okay, people like these, so I painted a few more. NO AI ONLY BRAIN and USE YOUR OWN BRAIN artologica.etsy.com

Portland, OR, metro area folks, please keep an eye out for people who need help during this extended heat wave. If you're out and about, stick a couple of extra bottles of water in your tote bag and hand them to people who need them. Here's a list of cooling centers with day and night hours.

There’s a thin line between staying as informed as you should and making yourself anxious in a way that is completely unproductive and every single day the news is trying very hard to push you over into the latter

I like to stitch up my patterns before I put them on Etsy. Unfortunately since I have both crappy hands and ADHD, this pattern won't arrive until shortly before the heat death of the universe.

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rewarding my microwave by letting it heat up a fork as a treat

Right, since we're apparently doing "disabled people can't do art without AI" discourse again: Got adaptive/assistive tech that helps you or someone you know do art/crafts? Drop it in the thread (bonus points if you can say what it's useful for and how much it costs)

At first I thought this said "quilts" but those too!

If your workout aesthetic is also "ride to ruin and the world's ending," my favorite (okay only) realistic historical armor leggings designer is BACK @loricaclothing.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DNZOMYN...

I read the first volume of Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou 3 years ago at my friend's recommendation. Recently he showed up with all 5 volumes and maybe it's the new stories, maybe it's the world, but it Hits Different Now

"A.i." doesn't empower anyone. It strips them of belief in themselves and the power of their own minds and hands and abilities and stories. EVERY KID CAN DRAW. EVERY KID CAN TELL STORIES AND MAKE COMICS. Fuck "A.i." for telling kids lies and making them less-than.

i just did a workshop with kids about making comics. emphasized that ANYONE can make comics. you don't have to be a "good" artist. you find a story that matches your art style and you do it and it's awesome. and a kid who NEVER PARTICIPATES got out from under a desk and PARTICIPATED and had a blast.

The contract is signed so now I can scream it from the rooftops: I'm going to have a story in @castofwonders.org for (oddly, the 2nd time!) Banned Books Week! It's my first pub in 4 years and it feels *good*, esp with this year's theme of joy. Felt good to write, feels good to be in print again.

I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.

On the shutting the fuck up part -- Cops will keep questioning you even after you ask for a lawyer. It is purposely disorienting and makes it seem like you really have to talk. If you do, there are ways that those statements can be used against you. So you really have to focus on shutting up!

I actually *don't* want it to rain tomorrow. I want there to be no excuses for when only ten people show up to watch planes go vroom. I want the glorious sunshine on a parade that outnumbers its observers.

This is the slap back to Stephen Miller’s “arrest everyone” madness. And an admission that Trump is under pressure from multiple industries that rely on migrant workers. This is huge and important. Keep amplifying the harm done by the Trump/Miller zealous, cruel overreach. Don’t bury this.

This needs to go viral: We are being informed that on June 14th, Proud Boys, etc., plan to infiltrate the protests, attack the police and destroy property. If violence breaks out at your protest sit DOWN. Leave only the provocateurs standing Please share far and wide. Do not let them provoke you

UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!

I think about this all the time in regards to the anti-trans movement in particular. It was sparked by…nothing. Trans people existing, getting legal recognition of their gender, accessing healthcare (including as minors), participating in sports, using the bathroom? That was the status quo

🚨 Trump federalized the CA National Guard + is threatening to “liberate” LA from a made-up migrant crisis. ✊ Join us in solidarity with LA Resisters! 📍 Esther Short Bell Tower 🗓️ Mon, June 6 | 🕔 5–6 PM Bring signs, noisemakers & resist energy. #DefendDemocracy #Resist #StandWithLA #VancouverWA

🚨 ICE arrested a 24-year-old trans asylum seeker from Vancouver with no due process. Her lawyer doesn’t even know where she is. 📍 Rally Weds 6/4, 5–6PM Bell Tower, Esther Short Park Bring signs + noisemakers. Vancouver shows up. We stand up. We defend our neighbors. mobilize.us/s/ZjmAiW

Who needs to see a ridiculously tiny frog

Counter-argument: You should use Sinners to springboard yourself into some other Black American horror like the following

Everyone recommending books for sinners, but not enough of yall recommendind Ours -- a generational story about a town founded by a conjure woman for freed Slaves to live divorced from the trauma of slavery and protected by her stern, otherworldly rule.

public comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit & strip care from DACA recipients ends at 23:59pm EDT tonite if you haven't commented, it won't take long & is worth doing. context & guidance in-thread ⬇️ if you have commented, thank you💜🏳️‍⚧️

It is basically impossible to get people to believe that things like impoundment and extraordinary rendition and illegal trade wars are a crisis if nobody in a position of authority acts like they are.

This is the "Hateful Crescent," a suburban arc that wraps around Dallas-Fort Worth. The area has a documented and disproportionate share of far-right extremists, hate preachers and MAGA influencers. Today, however, its anti-fascist residents came out for #HandsOff protests in several towns. 🧵

“Sewing your own clothes to avoid tariffs” seems like a good idea until you realize it’s very expensive, takes a ton of time, and just about every component — from fabric and thread to sewing machines — are made abroad. I do think this is a great time to learn how to mend clothes, though!

we all understand that this just means we have to yell at our reps more, right

Cory Booker is on the Senate floor taking about how underrated the Speed Racer movie is

“‘I just wish that the Democrats would match my anger and my fear,’ she concluded. The packed room burst into applause.”

GOP representative: “I support Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.” Town hall crowd: “BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!” Let’s keep making Republicans own their complicity in President Musk’s hostile takeover. Take action near you during this congressional recess: indivisible.org/muskorus