Takin a little social media break for November after a busy Halloween! 443 trick-or-treaters, new record for my house.

Nobody ever says "I wish I'd played more video games" when they die. Video games haven't been around long enough. I may be the first to say it.

Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have. Python foundation said no and rejected the grant. If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

“They’ve got money for ICE and golden ballrooms but not for hungry families” is so easy it’s almost funny

The Fractured Blooms demo is now live on Steam - a fresh out of the oven cozy life-sim in a horror time-loop. This game is deeply personal and we’re excited for you to finally taste what we’ve been cooking. Our story is now in your hands.🌺 Play the demo now: store.steampowered.com/app/4029780/...

When I was a kid the Black Panther Party sustained me with kindness and free bag lunches over one dismal, hungry summer. I'm white. I was almost as nervous as I was hungry the first time I stood in line. I'll never forget that gentle man's smile or his friendly "See you tomorrow". 😭

Reposted with alt text The trouble is, for a huge portion of the US population, "the devil is real and made me stub my toe" is a much more plausible statement than "humans cause climate change" IDK how you reach someone for whom imaginary things are a governing force in their life

At the food pantry I volunteer at we were absolutely swamped today and by many first timers. We ran out of whole categories of food. Please donate cash to your local organization if you at all can.

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You know what is a weird thing I miss about regular TV seasons? Obligatory seasonal holiday episodes. Like, no one dropping 8 episodes in July is going to give you an unhinged Halloween ep, a totally inappropriate murder on Christmas ep, and probably some weird Valentine's Day nonsense.

I’ll be honest, “the government is shut down so we’re using private funds to pay the military” is the end of democracy, period, point blank. “The military is paid by an individual and all other government services are suspended” is… there’s no clean way back from it.

this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread

Q: Can the president tear down anything he wants without oversight? Could he demolish this building or the Jefferson Memorial? LEAVITT: Only for vertical construction will a submission be required. Q: So it sounds like the answer is yes

Paypal is now playing harder ball on artists, going after anyone even mentioning commissions. Artists, send invoices. That way, no one has to say what the money is for on Paypal's paper trail. Customers, SAY NOTHING about commissions. Just say "thanks" on donos. Everyone: INCREASE THE CALLS.

Best part of homeownership: it's your house. Worst part of homeownership: it's your house.

I heard there's more Twitter people coming over here

I don't have any stakes in the wellbeing of the whitehouse. but you have to admit. it's wild that he's just knocking down the whitehouse

Dinner is ready.🍅 Prepare your taste buds for a feast on October 27th.🍽️ We’ve cooked up a polished Steam demo of Fractured Blooms. Paired up with new art by @satchely.bsky.social, we’re excited for you to sink your teeth into it. Our story is in your hands.🌺 store.steampowered.com/app/4029780/...

you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am

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it is my pleasure to report they are indeed mad as fuck on the other site over being blocked and ignored. keep up the excellent work everyone

I promise you, nothing is more satisfying than watching bullshitters and troll accounts whines about how "dead" and "boring" BlueSky is because their accounts are mass-blocked by the lefties they utterly depend on for signal boosts.

Also, they want to make content. And that means they are going to take the worst stuff people say in response to them (this being the internet, some of which might be quite bad) and splash it across the official comms organs of every major federal law enforcement agency. So take that into mind.

the president is now on the bluesky app are you a bad enough dude to block the president?

BREAKING: Pokémon poop now! In Japan, Pokémon Legends: Z-A mentions Pikachu pooping, but the game's English-language translation adjusts the dialogue to Pikachu experiencing "tummy troubles." Regardless, it's official: Pokémon poop. bit.ly/3WJjoUI

Shinra believes that these so-called No Kings rallies are funded by the terrorist group AVALANCHE...

Had a minor crash out when I saw a TikTok post listing “ten best female characters in fantasy” and it was entirely characters written by dudes. I have read so much great fantasy written by women in the past year! There is so much good stuff out there if one expands their horizons a little.

The most fucked up thing about this is they really *wanted* this to be AI chatbots, but the chatbots got all racist, fascist and encouraging self-harm so now they have to actually try to hire people to do this. Which is what the AI tech boom has been trying to avoid this entire time.

Making a settings menu and got an idea:

Can barely tell them apart.

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How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s: "I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”

California state legislature CAN override a veto! Call your reps!

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility. This is beyond cruel. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Police officers who publicly declare that they’ll quit if a mayoral candidate they dislike wins the election are (1) usually bluffing—sure buddy, toss away that paycheck and pension—and (2) exactly the sort of cops cities would be better off without, ones who don’t see themselves as public servants.

You should ideally have separate pitch decks for in-person versus email pitching! If you don’t, question why!

I think the fact that we allowed cops to lie openly with no real consequences is part of How We Got Here. If the people with the ability to shoot others in the street are allowed to lie about it, you can't expect other officials to abide by a higher standard.

Why is a class action lawsuit against Amazon alleging Prime Day is a scam getting zero coverage by mainstream media? Could it be because media outlets get a cut when a customer purchases a Prime Day product when clicking through their featured deals? h/t @juddlegum.bsky.social

It's just become unambiguously clear to me that liberal democracy cannot survive extreme wealth inequality. These people need to be stripped of their assets.

I know not everyone is who they thought they would be under a fascist, authoritarian regime. That's okay. But it's time to do more than react and post about it. It's time to get organized—including mapping or creating lines of support and defense in your community.

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕. 𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

The Art of Slay the Princess has started to ship out!! 🤍 It's been well worth the wait and we want to thank all of you for your incredible patience and support. No worries if you missed the first run! Pre-orders for the second print are now open: store.serenityforge.com/products/the...

this is what it takes. we're here now folks, there is not a "if the nazis came" it's "they're here and your mettle will be tested now"