You can send proof of donation of at least $20 to printsforvenezuela at gmail, which is being managed by our friend and colleague @aphyray.bsky.social who will also be matching donations. The first $1000 will be matched dollar-for-dollar. Find an organization here: donarseguro.com/en

new books, ft. @adapalmer.bsky.social and @tkingfisher.com! 😁

Oh yes, very nicely done. Like WIDOW’S BAY it understands when doing a pastiche you don’t just have to simultaneously build on AND subvert the reader’s expectations based on the original material, it has to be its own well-plotted thing in and of itself. bookshop.org/p/books/mari...

Maybe Democrats find it easier to be mad at socialists so they don't have to think about how their friends the Republicans are trying to kill them? We keep showing up to volunteer & vote for Dems who keep telling us to shut up and fuck off. Then blame us when they lose ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Fantastic video of a guy making a Moria Door that lights up and opens on voice command. www.youtube.com/watch?v=woyv...

As an fyi, I turned off this feature previously and it apparently turned itself back on, almost sharing my full legal name with other fandom friends I was trying to send a video to, so just maybe. Double check occasionally

I made chainmaille suncatchers for the @romancingthevote.com auction this year. One rainbow: www.32auctions.com/organization...

🚨 The Steam Summer Sale is STILL ON! 🚨 Nab all our games for up to 70% off until July 9th. store.steampowered.com/developer/Wa...

Quick art, 80s-ish tiger girl :)

Also on offer are two wee beaded scarflettes. I wish you could feel these through the screen - the yarn is a wool, cotton, cashmere blend and is next level soft. www.32auctions.com/organization...

Have you heard? July is Disability Pride Month!❤️ Celebrate by drawing some disabled characters 😊 Need references? All my disability packs are 50% off this month! ♿ www.sambeawesome.com/store/stock-... 🚿 www.sambeawesome.com/store/stock-... 👌 www.sambeawesome.com/store/stock-... #samberef #disabled

As we end one Pride Month, we begin another! This is not mine, but has been on my phone for years, and is my favorite way to begin #DisabilityPrideMonth every year! #ActuallyDisabled #DisabledAndQueer #SecondPrideMonth

Curiosity Navcam Right B Sol 409 - From 2di7 & titanio44 - https://flic.kr/p/gjLREi

Born to watch Star Trek, forced to live in the apocalypse from the wreckage of which a better world must one day be built.

May 17th is now Bruce Lee day in California! apnews.com/article/bruc...

Lucky red!

Pride month may be over, but dyke knights are eternal! I've put up a special perma-discounted bundle on my shop for anyone who wants to get the first four books of the Out of True series in one go ⚔️ riengray.shop/b/KWOtn

Our August 2026 pre-orders for the folk horror summer package, LEGACIES & LULLABIES is on sale now and you NEED this if you love: Ancient evil, Appalachian horror, body-horror, psychological terror, isolation, and supernatural threats nightworms.com/products/nig...

Cometa McNaught desde ATCA - From Ángel López-Sánchez - https://flic.kr/p/zbCdc

Absolutely, I am originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the way Miller and the rest of MAGA talks about (non-white) immigrants is very much how those who waged war in my country talked about the other ethnic groups.

Video: penguins nibble-poking a soccer ball around together.

Imagine if proactive and comprehensive public safety comms like this were the norm in every town and city in the country. Whatever your politics, you should expect this from your elected officials.

Kicking off July with Nikai enjoying a refreshing slice of watermelon! 🍉🐺 Although classified as carnivores, wolves may sometimes follow an omnivorous diet. They can eat meat, eggs and even fruit! #wolffact

They both look like the cat that got the cream

And it has to be said, very loudly, that birthright citizenship was added explicitly to make formerly enslaved people and their descendants citizens so that the Dred Scott decision could never happen again. That it embraced immigrants was a benefit designed to prevent slavery from retrenchment.

Incidentally, I just read that Alexander Siddig shot this scene the day after Nana Visitor gave birth to their son. "Obviously a late-night birth meant I stayed up all night with the baby and Nana. Then at 5:30 I got in my car, bleary-eyed, and drove to Malibu to break up with Leeta."

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Happy Disability Pride Month to all the disabled baddies out there!! I hope this month (and year) will be filled with accommodations and support!

Literally tapping the sign.

“[R]ather than surrender our judgment to AI-detection software, we asked our winners to show their working drafts, outlines, the evidence of an artistic journey.” (shorturl.at/LUAbJ) 🧵 This is what we mean by defending human work. Verifiers and “tells” are untrustworthy... (1/2)

I don’t want this point to be lost in the discourse. Going digital-only means inequity for people who cannot afford internet or constantly purchasing new games. Libraries provide opportunities for people to experience games they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford, and that will be lost.

THESE ARE CONCENTRATION CAMPS www.newsweek.com/ice-immigran...

I have completed the impossible task: paid my home insurance. So now I'm for sure covered if my neighbors burn my house down. It was expensive and I put it in my card, tho... ko-fi.com/karidru

"It should be a no-brainer: Our tax dollars should not fund a genocide," said Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, who supports an amendment to cut off $3.3 billion in military aid to Israel.

The ‘dog days’ of summer get their name due to their association with the Dog Star, Sirius, found in the constellation Canis Major. The first visible rising of Sirius occurs during the hot stretch from early July to early September. Woof.

god I'm so fucking sick of our govt's shit. oooh it's an election year and we're wildly unpopular let's cut petrol taxes and bus card prices but like just until september. yes we do think you're all stupid

Imagine living somewhere where there was no point in running for anything, where equality reigned, and universal healthcare, education, and basic incomes meant no one lacked shelter, food, or opportunity. Then figure out what needed to be done to live in such a country. There's your platform.

“It’s Summer, it’s Hot.” We hear ya, but this is no ordinary heat. Several all-time heat records are likely to be broken across the Eastern U.S. this weekend, with triple-digit heat up and down the East Coast. Stay hydrated, have a cooling plan and #StayCoolforthe4th

like if you're a reporter writing sentences like "the Trump administration is working to create guardrails and a policy framework for AI safety" you should never be taken seriously on any subject ever again

Medical aid in dying/assisted suicide options cannot be ethical until we make accessible housing available, pain management for all, universal basic incomes and more

Basic income lets people take risks leading to better careers and futures.

Happy July 🐾🤍

There's a summer sale going on over at @everydayoriginal.bsky.social I've got a bunch of my paintings included :) You can see all of them here: everydayoriginal.com Mine: everydayoriginal.com/artist/LauraSiadak #bsnm

If my BlueSky experience is an echo chamber, at least it's an echo chamber that says "Change is possible," "This is how we win," and "Look at my cat."

*clanging a dinner bell* ROMANCING THE VOTE IS OPEN!!! COME AND GET IT, WHERE "IT" IS SIGNED PAPERBACK COLLECTIONS AND ALSO DIGITAL PAINTINGS OF YOUR PETS!!! I have NEVER offered art commissions before but you have three chances to win one from me! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Everyone wants their favorite romance author to also paint their pet, right? This is a good auction offering??? Well, since the bidding on all of them is already at [checks notes] over $50 per auction item, looks like yes! People DO want pet paintings by a romance novelist! LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOO

This is what good governance looks like.

Don't do any of this.

holy shit this actually competes with plants for percentage of solar energy captured