Happy Independence Day, from the god Jack Handey.

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller July 4,1958

no war but class war (paladins vs necromancers)

People who set fireworks off in the daylight, what’s your deal? Seriously.

Good for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: they seem like decent people and I wish them every happiness. But nobody should have a billion dollars, and the welfare of the rest of us should not depend on the whims of those who do.

Patriot Tears Up While Pretending Washington Monument Is His Penis

Watched the first couple episodes of the second season of X-Men ‘97 (shouldn’t it be called X-Men ‘98?) which featured a lot of characters in their ‘90s era comic book costumes. There was a character wearing a tiny domino mask to protect their identity I guess.

On a scorcher like today, I wouldn’t be crazy about hanging out outside at a backyard barbecue, but has anyone thrown a July 4th party in a cave? They’re usually climatically cool when it’s hot on the surface. Maybe I’m the only person who thinks this would be fun.

Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them

America keeps trying to get me to go to her birthday party and I’m like no girl u need to go to the hospital

90s scientists: “We cloned a sheep! We landed a robot on mars!” Scientists today: “Please stop drinking bleach and urine smoothies.”

My Pug Surprise toys are available all around Chicago in @goodthingsvending.bsky.social vending machines. I also designed an exclusive Good Things Vending pug which is included at random in the machines’ stock.

Behold the mysterious sphinx, summoned by myself in answer to the #7weeks7geeks prompt, “mythology.” I must say that I’ve always enjoyed a good creative prompt list. It always takes you to places that you might not have naturally.

It’s a real scorcher out pretty much everywhere, so if possible, do what you can to stay cool, stay hydrated, limit your time outdoors, and keep an eye out for your neighbors, pets, and the vulnerable in your community.

I was just over on Threads and weirdos are reacting to the mayor of New York suggesting people consider energy conservation during a heatwave to help lower the strain on the electric grid like it’s the Khmer Rouge forcing them to work in the fields.

Morning doodles to knock the crusties from the orbs and to get the ol’ creative noodle warmed up.

I’m currently working on a DIY video with a client and am looking for some copyright free music for the background that makes sense with my whimsical and wonky artistic sensibilities. I’ve found that this is a lot harder than I originally thought it would be.

I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you. I was listening to hip hop music. youtu.be/3atx3gPquHQ?...

It’s been nice to laugh at how pathetic this this is, but it will make you furious once you discover how the nonpartisan America250 organization had planned an awesome “festival of festivals” to celebrate this anniversary, but the administration rejected the permits for it.

Huh! Well, these actually are like my favorite pickles already, so... that's good to know? 👍 www.witn.com/2026/06/29/m...

The 2000 year old man ladies and gentlemen…

This June marks the 40th anniversary of my first paid union acting job for a Southwest Airlines TV commercial… as a dancing mummy. Little did I know the career this was about to start, and here we are 4 decades later. Thank you for being with me on this thrilling ride!

If there’s a trope in sci-fi that makes less sense more and more every time you see it, it is transparent computer screens and holographic interfaces. How do you focus on something if you can also see what’s going on behind it?

Look what just arrived! A classic sticker design of mine is back in stock and this time on holographic glitter material, expertly printed by Sticker Robot! . Head to my Etsy shop (link in bio) and go to the sticker section and grab a few for yourself!

Look at these fun erasers I picked up at Daiso yesterday!

Dear People Who Make Action Figures, Can we please get more Superman figures where he's smiling or looking hopeful? Even if it's just for an extra alternate head? Too many Superman figures are scowling, straining, or yelling. The Superman I'm a fan of is a guy who makes you feel safe and at ease.

I tried to type “hijinks” earlier and this app suggested I was trying to spell “bikini” or “hijab.”

Close enough…

This case has flown under the radar, but we need to be shouting about it from the rooftops. The government just sentenced the Prairieland defendants to 50 years for protesting ICE. Now they're coming back for seconds. www.democracynow.org/2026/6/17/he...

the space maids are a horrifyingly grimdark fan legion. They give your people relief in the form of psychically enhanced delicious food that heals you. Can you imagine having to go back to corpse starch when they leave

You’ve been peached! youtu.be/rty910nlX2I?...

I’ve watched a few sci-fi shows where people meet duplicates of themselves. Either it’s kind of a cloning thing, a bit of time travel or alternate universe duplicate shenanigans. It makes me wonder, would you get along with yourself? I have enough trouble dealing with myself from the inside.

I’m a little concerned that YouTube keeps pushing videos to me of people who buy absolutely wrecked homes and discover a walled over space or trapdoor. Spoiler alert, it’s always a small, awkward space, but sometimes, there’s garbage covered in spiderwebs.

Has anyone considered that maybe Waldo doesn’t want to be found?

There’s a bunch of these weird AI Peanuts political memes being passed around which no matter what the message is, are really unsettling. We all know that this sort of comments should be coming out of ‘90s hip hop Tweety Bird or Betty Boop.

I just saw a clip from an interview with Maggie Hanberman promoting her new book. She was doing it remotely and wasn’t in studio with the interviewer. Behind her were wall mounted shelves, bare except for a few copies of her books. Seriously, she’s a writer and there were a total of five books.

Incredible words are being written on Bluesky dot com

You know the way your sims used to stare at their life burning in front of them and not do anything about it? I get it now

The discourse about this now has reminded me of how one of the first pieces of superhero mythology I enjoyed as a kid was the @lyndacarter.bsky.social Wonder Woman show. Wonder Woman is long overdue for a new program.

Of all cringiest attempts to create a political scandal, this was the most cringey. 🍤

There are dozens of actual far-right extremists in the House GOP caucus, people who have said and done racist, corrupt, crazy things. And you’ve never heard of them. Because the Times and other establishment media outlets have never negatively profiled them like this. The GOP gets a pass.

Turkiye spelling issue just reminding me how weird it is that in the 21st century there's still a handful of countries we refer to in English with totally different names than the actual people of that country use.

Don’t dismiss James Carville. He speaks directly to the times we’re living in. I will be thinking about that this weekend when I attend the world premiere of Sleepless in Seattle.

DC is really doing everything except making a Wonder Woman animated series.

Critics Warn ‘GTA VI’ Could Inspire Impressionable Teens To Live In Florida https://theonion.com/critics-warn-gta-vi-could-inspire-impressionable-teens-to-live-in-florida/

This morning I had an online meeting with a representative of an organization that I’m collaborating with on a video project. They mentioned that if I wanted to use music it had to be license free music. Fifteen minutes later, I was walking around my kitchen making noises into a mug.

Who made this mess?! I guess it was me. Here’s a peek at some pieces that I’ve been working on lately.

Victor Frankenstein walkinge yn a hurrye through a mall. He passeth a signe: BUILDE A BEAR. Victor Frankenstein doth pause, rolle up hys sleeves, walke ynto the store.