ICE killed Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen—and you likely haven’t heard about it because DHS has been covering it up for nearly a year. My heart breaks for his family, who deserve immediate answers and an independent investigation into his death. ICE will be held accountable.

Den dänischen Maler Vilhelm Hammershoi ( 15. Mai 1864 - 13. Februar 1916) einen Vertreter des Symbolismus habe ich erst spät entdeckt, aber ich liebe seine Bildsprache. Bei seinen Porträts mag ich die Ruhe, die sie ausstrahlen, wobei die Bilder melancholische Züge haben

If you think I can't write an analysis of a video game and also make it about my favorite insect, think again:

Here's a close-up of Phobos in this scene:

BASH: Why was an unarmed man shot multiple times by your Border Patrol agents? BOVINO: Dana, you don't know he was unarmed. I don't know he was unarmed. That's freeze frame adjudication. That's why we have an investigation. BASH: It's not a freeze frame

Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."

Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed. www.startribune.com/detained-by-...

So excited to make my debut in Unwinnable! I dug my claws into Phoenix Springs, analyzing it through the lens of the Tithonus myth and the life cycle of the humble cicada.

If you read one thing today, it should be this Iran report says 16,500 dead in ‘genocide under digital darkness’ www.thetimes.com/article/01ba...

This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality

hello friends & enemies of bsky. could use some extra freelance work if anybody has any good leads. any website or magazine writing, or perhaps developmental and copy editing. I'm experienced in both areas! hit me up. [email protected]

"...the more one relies on vice signaling as a style of action and communication, the less relevant and powerful the in-group’s moral compass is as a practical constraint on anyone’s behavior." latest for @bostonreview.bsky.social www.bostonreview.net/articles/emp...

post-constitutional zombie nation full-throatedly embracing violence and murder, bringing chaos and destruction within our borders and around the world. disgusting, despicable

NEWS: In a heartbreaking video, after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, a woman who was in the same SUV cries out: “They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do." “We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs. www.advocate.com/news/minneso...

me: how do you stay looking so young? dorian gray: *shifts uncomfortably* essential oils

I don't even go here but when my friend @kellymerka.bsky.social sent me a video clip of Herdling, I was immediately taken by its beautifully unique and textured score. Do yourself a favor by reading her full feature on this music over at @startmenu.bsky.social !

To whom it may concern outofprint.com/products/dau...

some progress on her (now vs then)

the sinking inevitable realization that Emerald Fennell would absolutely crush an Angela Carter adaptation

"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace

gritting my teeth and commanding every muscle in my body to relax through sheer force of will

For anyone who liked my little Pride banner designs, they're up in my shop as stickers, with a few other designs and a smattering of other things! mspencerdraws.storenvy.com

@niadavenport.bsky.social has been an incredible part of the SSF community. She's someone who has helped many others, including myself. Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss. www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...

Happy Monday, all girl choral NIN cover www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cg0...

The Gothic manifesto for real.

A few paintings in process.

basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.

I hope you feel a little okay. I hope you smiled once. I hope today grants you space for restful sleep at least tonight and maybe some energy for tomorrow. I hope you're hopeful.

Last night I went to the Puca Festival in Trim, Ireland. It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.

On this Halloween, a reminder that a sculptor included a Xenomorph gargoyle during the 1990s restoration of Paisley Abbey

New profile picture because it has been two and a half years since I had short hair.

It was my pleasure to paint and design these covers for @jeshonard.bsky.social and @marieparks.bsky.social 👩🏻‍🎨🎨

Jess Hagemann’s second novel, MOTHER-EATING, is billed as a documentary because it’s written as a series of transcripts from the surviving members of a deranged cult. Today is its official publication date. Let us ALL eat cake to celebrate. Learn more here: ghoulish.rip/let-us-all-e...

Also me at my most gothic sitting right with Kristeva. I’m fascinated by the tensions among desire, attraction, repulsion, and disgust. What are we repulsed by and why? Who decides what is repulsive or attractive? What are the costs of not acknowledging what we find disgusting about ourselves?

Thank you to Split Lip and Allison for doing the interview and letting me talk at length about horror and my ideas and influences. I'm happy it's something they are still reading! Also, hey feel free to buy Skin Thief! I am very proud of that book. And I hear its very very good from others. 😜

“The boat strikes constitute murder,” Eugene R. Fidell told me. He used to be a JAG in the Coast Guard and is now at Yale Law School. The entire operation amounts to “treating the world as a free-fire zone,” he said.

Americans brace for food stamps to run out: ‘the greatest hunger catastrophe since the Great Depression’

this is absolutely monstrous and it is the result of the actions of a wicked government

I knew I recognized James Jean’s source image for his GDT’s Frankenstein poster. It’s taken from a 1740s mezzotint by J.F. Gautier d’Agoty. One of my favorite historical images.

Hitchcock’s Rebecca tonight, genuinely some of the most sublime camera work I’ve ever seen

this October I've been blasting through Daphne du Maurier. Started with My Cousin Rachel (shocking and un-put-downable) and just finished her much more famous Rebecca. Hot damn, yes. Tell me how the real monster is marriage, Daphne!

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Love seeing these books in 3 dimensions! I’m so glad y’all love the cover 🤩

If you're in the mood for something morbid this #InternationalMusicDay, might I suggest my #RomancingTheGothic talk on "Gloomy Sunday" (also known as the Hungarian Suicide Song) youtu.be/9092GFAyfys?...

Not to brag, but I saw five cats and three bats on my evening stroll and one of the cats let me pet them for a nice chunk of time.

Fresh batch of new stock at the shop! Come on down to Ghoulish Books and splurge on some spookiness…

This is Interesting. A 30-year-old who went straight from BFA to MFA to residencies looks very different from a 30-year-old who deferred art school, supported a family, or entered the field later. hyperallergic.com/1042641/when...

Miss you, sweetie 💔

Do you think unbending Clippy until he was a long piece of metal would be painful for him. Or do you think it would cause him to feel a great sense of relief