Look I love these books. They are fun! They have suspense without making me anxious! They will not add to your burden of existential dread! YOU NEED BOOKS THAT ARE GOOD AND FUN AND ENJOYABLE GO READ THEM

One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.

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Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g

Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.

There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom

the "I'm not dead!" stream is starting soon! come hang out. #livestream #art twitch.tv/erisoreilly

good morning, I have noticed that some of the critical responses to the Crave show Heated Rivalry have been, let's say, incomplete sex scenes are craft! goddammit!

“We flew the Trans pride flag in Yosemite to make a statement: Trans people are natural and Trans people are loved. We are done being polite about Trans people’s existence. Call it a protest, call it a celebration—either way, it’s giving elevation to liberation.”

Yo, sorry for the late notice but stream is postponed for now. I'm getting over a narsty headcold and my voice is still very froggy. I am getting better though! Just going to take another day to get all the mucus out 🤧

The most important political fault line of our time is over whether children are people or property.

Hey guys you know the thing that we all know doesnt work and is destroying the environment at a rate we never foresaw humans doing on purpose? Yeah haha i used it again. Still doesnt work. Really makes you think.

Strongly recommend doing this. This is an actual artist that has illustrations for use in your commercial games.

When I am finally victorious and my ideological enemies thwarted, all who opposed me shall be lined up and dutifully distributed their equitable share of the rights I fought for and they so vigorously opposed, because That Was The Fucking Point

I’ll be honest, ADHD was not where I saw TERFs headed next. I mean, I knew they were always gonna go after somebody, trans people were always the thin end of the wedge, but of all the bigotry available to choose from, we’re awfully niche.

Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.

i think need to forestall what i charitably call a misunderstanding. “I call bullshit. How do you know what to order if you don’t know what people are reading??” *anonymized circ stats.* we don’t need to know WHO is requesting or borrowing a book to know THAT it’s getting requested & borrowed. 📚

The most realistic scene in DS9 is when Gul Dukat whined about how the Bajorans never erected a statue in his honor. A prophetic text.

Then compare it this video of Dav Pilkey drawing Dogman live as a packed audience of kids go apeshit. I think a revaluation of “success” in comics could take away the stranglehold Big 2 has on using that to exploit creators. www.instagram.com/reel/DR40pku...

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.

"Democratic voters have to force their candidates to embrace real, aggressive Supreme Court reform. That means not only coming up with a plan (including, most likely, term limits and court expansion) but being unrestrained in how they talk about these six villains who are destroying our democracy."

This is your occasional reminder that, if you like Neil Gaiman's stuff, but can't bring yourself to like it anymore for justifiable reasons, Tanith Lee is the author he is credibly accused of extensively cribbing from, and her work is on Audible, and AMAZING.

The fjords on that man

This is so accurate it causes me mild physical pain.

Support us dry dry humans

🤒😰🤧 i am ill. sorry i missed stream this morning. i might do something live tomorrow morning, but i'm a gross mucus-y mess right now so if it happens it'll be something the requires no braincells. so maybe a zelda randomizer (i say, dooming tomorrow's me). stay healthy friends! being sick sucks.

yo i'm back and i'm streaming! come hang out! #art #livestream twitch.tv/erisoreilly

Bolts has pretty consistently been doing of the best coverage of state-level politics I’ve seen, in an era where it is needed more than ever. Well worth supporting IMO.

one insidious thing about gen AI is it's not just causing us to mistrust dodgy images, it's also making us mistrust images that look perfectly normal. this is gaslighting in a very literal sense bc the technology is undermining the trust we have in our own ability to perceive reality!

Jesus Christ. JESUS Christ. Jesus CHRIST. Yes, this person is correct, remigration is a white supremacy term for ethnic cleansing, basically. And the Department of Homeland Security, WHICH SHOULDN'T EVEN EXIST, just used the term. An official government account. That is...that is beyond fucked.

The Proofreader’s Guide to Comic Book Style came out a year ago today! To celebrate my first book birthday, I’m running a 20% sale on all orders on comicbookstyle.com now through Black Friday with the code BIRTHDAY

Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.

Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!

AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma. Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply. With @readfrontier.bsky.social

The most evil tech bro thing you've ever read SO FAR.

Leverage crew strikes again

This is an older article I still link to all the time because it continues to be so relevant. electricliterature.com/taylor-swift...

Hey everyone! No stream today--I've got to take the car into the shop to have it checked over before we drive 6 hours (maybe in snow!) for Thanksgiving 😬 uh.. happy holidays and also did you know i have a patreon...? Patreon.com/erisoreilly

narrator: 50 years ago... me: [nods] in 1945 narrator: in 1975... me: what

Whelp, there's no way to sugarcoat this, friends, Through a combination of hubris and misfortune, I messed up...

People really need to learn the value of saying “I was wrong”

Art is an act of hope. Writing is an act of rebellion. The world will always need more stories--from real human beings, not bullshit plagiarism machines. Every book is a love story from the author, and every reader is fighting the war against cruelty, ignorance, and hopelessness. We are fighting.

Anyway time to post this again. AI is a tool of fascism.

And stop screaming at us to move faster thru security. I wear pull up sweats and a T-shirt and slip ons cuz I got Jim Bob with a gun screaming at me to pick up the pace and angrily slamming plastic buckets at me. I’m not fucking around with nice clothes in those conditions.

Time to move past the neverending trial stage. Yes, basic income reduces homelessness.

Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.