Poor bastard’s starving

I decided to do another Sanguinary Utnapishtim story. A legal drama! Not really. But I have thought for a while some of the slaves have to be better than the Pact at their own schtick? Hence this story! A combo of some worldbuilding and then attempts at humour idk archiveofourown.org/works/88795401

This ESPN mini doc about how "Seven Nation Army" became an arena anthem is so good www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D8B...

Power Lines Drawing #122 (Detroit, Delray) Original drawing for sale at my store 8" x 10" black ink on paper $200 marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com/product/powe...

@zachweinersmith.bsky.social will be reading an excerpt from Bea Wolf at Forgotten Ground Regained's #NYCPoFest reading at 1 pm Saturday, White Horse stage, Governor's Island. He'll be signing books at FGR's book table immediately afterward.

Future utilitarians living in a solar punk utopia having anguished debates about the credit owed to President Trump for supercharging green transition.

PEOPLE OF THE SOUTHWEST. On Tuesday 21st of July I'll be in talking to @starkholborn.bsky.social at @mrbsemporium.bsky.social in Bath about my new book THE KNIGHT WATCH. Ticket sales are looking a bit thin on the ground at the moment so please share far and wide! mrbsemporium.com/events/2026/...

On Instagram I posted a video on how to prepare for THE WICKED AND THE WARPED. Reading list: • I&D • “Mindshackle” in INFERNO PRESENTS: THE INQUISITION • “The Bleeding Stars” • THE FALL OF CADIA • “War in the Museum” in NEXUS (audio narrated by Richard Reed) www.instagram.com/reel/DattmmS...

A lot of people know about the “measure of a man” Data episode from Star Trek: The Next Generation, but onlyyyyyy the real heads know about the Data arc in the ep “peak performance.” I know TNG is one of the most beloved shows of all time but also… it’s vastly underrated lmao

The premiere is at 6pm so come join in with the chat! I've worked sooo hard on this video and i think it may be one my best and most adventurous yet! I can't wait for you guys to see this one and show you EXACTLY who this little guy is because i think it'll blow your minds :')

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM0i... OH BOY it's FINALLY time for the video you've been waiting 2000 years for! A while ago @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social dug up a VERY familiar looking 28mm figurine...except this guy is 1800 years old! So come join me and find out more about this amazing lil mini!!

If there’s one question I’ve been asked more than any other it’s this: “Will there be a sequel to Infinite and the Divine?” Today I can answer: YES. Join Trazyn and Orikan as they try to mend their relationship by ruining the galaxy… again. www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...

What would a rainbow look like on Tatooine? Watch the latest What If? video in collaboration with @minuteearth.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO8r...

A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.

To put Ukraine's use of drones against the sinews of Russia's economy into context, it's worth considering the impact a hostile cartel might have on the American Southwest if it used even a fraction of Ukraine's drone capabilities against transport infrastructure on the US side of the border

Mel Brooks has been around for 40% of the US's existence.

Probably the best example of a rapid bottom-up energy transition: Pakistan imported more Chinese solar last year than any country on earth. No big subsidy, no rooftop scheme, no feed-in tariff. Solar is now around a quarter of electricity. More in my piece👇 www.thenewworld.co.uk/jan-rosenow-...

just constantly seeing these homages to Paul Verhoeven's oeuvre in the wild

Shou Xin

Exciting news! I have an official release date for my book Luckpilled! April 13, 2027. Let’s gooooooo!

this is a great illustration of one of the fundamental insights of democracy — that there is no such thing as "the people" and that majorities are elusive and ever shifting. no election, no decision, is final and treating an election as a final decision is profoundly undemocratic.

Trump has turned the White House into a 24/7 corruption operation. This is a national crisis. Trump thinks the public will stop paying attention. So I went to the Senate floor to call his bluff. I told the ENTIRE STORY of his 500 days of corruption. 1/ Here it is - in one🧵

New Orleans man becomes first in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell disease: https://www.wafb.com/2026/06/23/new-orleans-man-becomes-first-louisiana-functionally-cured-sickle-cell-disease/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_

My effort at the reflecting pool gag

"Gandalf ask the Ents to guard the Shire." A sketch in honor of yesterday's news of Tolkien's wonderful letter! #Tolkien #Ents #TheLordoftheRings

A QUARTER OF A MILLION of you are subscribed to my stupid toy soldier channel. NERDS!

I spent the last month obsessed with finding colors that can't be displayed on a conventional screen. This is what I found. moultano.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/w...

Good morning with good news: Solar overtook gas in Asia to become Asia's third-largest source of electricity! China's exports of solar to Asian countries doubled to 39 GW in March 2026. ~81 GW of planned gas in Asia were cancelled in 2022 & 2023. #energysky www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-sol...

this guy is crazy if he thinks a bunch of money and fancy tech will ever get Speed Racer to turn his back on family

We are living in a golden age of ostensible super powers shooting their own dicks off

Inspired by oh so many things I decided to write another short story for the Sanguinary Utnapishtim, exploring the activities of their diplomatic corp. Head on over to kudos comment subscribe at AO3 archiveofourown.org/works/86895466

Such good news. Human beings are capable of magical and wonderful things. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Revenue tied to environmental products and services climbed to $5.5 trillion last year, expanding at its fastest pace since 2022. Flobal listed companies that generate revenue from climate solutions now boasts a record high market value of $10 trillion. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Journalists have a duty to tell the public that the president and his aides are seriously considering suspending habeas corpus *when it is happening* rather than saving it for a book rollout over a year later

Hello! 👋 I'm hoping to raise money for two Bay Area cat rescues. If you post a screenshot of you donating at least $20, I will answer a style-related question for you. But first, let me tell you about the rescues, why they're worthy of your support, and hopefully get you to adopt a cat. 🧵

Screwworm, Ebola, measles and other problems are piling up as Trumps degrades the basic functions of the American government. www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-war...

Seattle's light rail & streetcar lines carried 4.8 million riders in April—a 44% increase above March, after Link Line 2 was extended to connect Seattle & Bellevue across Lake Washington. Seattle's light rail & streetcar lines are now the most-ridden in the nation, above LA, Boston, or San Diego.

Further evidence we can have nice things if we try

21:06 on Friday June 5th, over the North Pacific Ocean

The United States government is occupied by an ignorant, bigoted, anti-American ideology of white nationalism. It will need to be scoured.

The moment I finished drawing this joke, I realized someone had probably already done it. But then, given that this is recursive, there's at least some layer of Doom on Doom that has not yet been achieved. COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/yes PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...

The U.S. Supreme Court erased all doubts about the sweeping nature of its recent voting rights jurisprudence Tuesday night with a shadow docket ruling that effectively reverses the Court’s own decision in the same matter just three years ago. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

this is the correct take, it also has garbage politics and is intensely misogynist. people were just unused to Big Idea sci-fi because it was a bit out of fashion

Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then John Thune is deferring to Tom Cotton & he has no observations on the matter.

Half in the Bag: Backrooms

walking is low key my favorite activity