1/3 Because "FCC" now stands for Federal Censorship Commission, CBS' lawyers would not allow the broadcast of a Late Show segment interviewing James Talarico, a Dem running for senate in TX. So Colbert and his cronies posted it to their youtube channel. youtu.be/oh7DPSP65JA?...

Let me tell you about the SAVE Act. You need to know about it. It’s Trump’s first (of likely many) major attempt to rig the election in his favor. It takes away the right to vote for millions and allows your voting records to be erased. We cannot let it pass the Senate.

(This one's my favourite version.)

If you're going to Boskone this weekend, hope to see you there. I'll be in the art show, in Authors' Alley, and on several panels. Schedule follows.

What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it

Important thread for self publishers and small indie presses:

Word guessing programs that guess wrong or make shit up make you work harder and longer instead of making it faster and easier like the scammy techlords claimed. Who could have guessed?

it's never been easier to dunk on people, all you have to do is answer questions

Post a mage. #noAi #3dRender

Post a mage.

Age verification? This was my first computer. Programs came on cassette tapes, so you had to provide your own cassette player, and use your own TV (CRT) for a screen.

People get prickly about these requests bc they see them as individual critiques but they're really efforts to set norms and build culture around sharing information, which feels very meaningful and worthwhile to me in this moment.

Great thread. "you can make art with literal trash." It's true, I once made a giant puppet out of *literal trash.* Pro artist for over 40 yrs, most of my work still starts with pencil on cheap copy paper.

if you see this, post your orange art

Layoffs over the last year: UPS: 48,000 Amazon: 32000 Intel: 27,159 Microsoft: 15,387 Nestle: 16000 Verizon: 15000 Google: 12000 Chevron: 8000 Paramount: 7000 Walmart: 7000 P&G: 7000 Estée Lauder: 7000 Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.

I don't even know where to start with the illegal...The Executive does not have the constitutional power to raise revenue. The Executive does not have the constitutional power to make decisions about expenditures. The Executive does not have the power to privatize the functions of the US Treasury...

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Omar is exactly the kind of Dem we need. Note that when the guy attacks, she moves *toward* him like she's ready to take him down herself. Once her security guys have him, she insists on finishing her speech. We need more fierce Democarts.

What makes these Vichy Democrats think that a few more regulations will reform a rogue agency that ignores the law, murders citizens w/o consequences, abducts children, tear gasses preschools and does random driveby pepper spraying? This is useless bullshit.

Folks attending Boskone should be aware this person is offering to sell a full list of all attendees, including email addresses and phone numbers. This is a serious breach of privacy, and potentially dangerous for marginalized folks and prominent presenters. 1/4

@attackerman.bsky.social's destruction of Bari Weiss here is so vicious because it is so spectacularly well-informed; this one is an earner, folks www.forever-wars.com/watching-bar...

Another health breakthrough. (h/t Gav)

Terrific book at a great price. Grab it while you can. (Of course then you'll want to get the rest of the series).

Once again invoking Betteridge's Law: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word 'NO!'"

Move over, Clement Clarke Moore.🧵

A festive Solstice to all!

The actor Michael Sheen used all his money to start a fake debt collecting business, buy 900 people in Wales's debt, and excused it. If Musk bought ALL $194 billion in medical debt in the U.S. and excused it in the same way, he'd still be the world's riches man by hundreds of billions of dollars.

Late for Krampusnacht, but here he is anyway.

Finally got my Covid booster and flu shots. Typical for me, no reaction except for a slight ache in the arm. I realize others do have more extreme reactions, but seriously, a couple of sick days now is preferable to serious illness down the line. Get yer vax while it's still legal.

Been thinking on the use of GenAi for mood boards. Ethics and legal risks aside, I truly believe using GenAi as references deprives one of many pivotal things. Here’s a blurb on what I mean:

Washington’s refusal to regulate AI is a corruption story. Just ask Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.

this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous this is worth sharing and educating people about

Great thread about a great fight scene. I knew the script's references were legit, but Mr. Moore has clearly delved deeper into the history than I (although I've studied the historical styles somewhat, my real expertise in this area is more stage combat choreography, about which more will follow).

What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again? I could estimate what font/size/leading would fit an article of X number of words into Y number of column inches. Send to typesetter to type article & specs to a fridge-sized machine to churn out the columns, to cut & paste to a board.

The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service

I know some people are going to say "I don't need to use "AI", I can do it myself" is an arrogant statement, and... yeah, it is. I'm really proud of the things I can do. I worked really hard to be able to do them. I think that pride is earned. And I want other people to feel it, too.

NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

I dunno, sure sounds like eugenics to me. "Eugenics: The selection of desired heritable characteristics in order to improve future generations, typically in reference to humans." --Britannica

It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.

Reposting with Alt text (this one is too good to miss!)

my favorite holiday meme

Oh @rianjohnson.bsky.social played all innocent "I'm not doing a muppet thing with Knives Out" he knew HE KNEW

I love this idea. My dad died when I was three and I had to figure out simple things like how to tie a tie and even shave on my own. Please retweet this because I know there are a lot of kids out there who could use some help with day to day life.

If you see this post a monster. "The Eye in the Deep" Actually the name of the steampunk sub in which Victorian scientist Dr. Hobbes encounters Jormungandr, the world serpent of Norse myth, in "Dr. Hobbes and the Old Worm."

When I first glanced at this, I read it as "...I started editing." Which also tracks.

You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

Editing the registry can be intimidating, but make a backup first, follow the instructions carefully, and you should be fine.

New blog post. :) Short version: "We are on the cusp of an age of unreality, and the danger it poses to us, and to the planet we inhabit, is enormous." theodoragoss.com/2025/11/23/t...