Travel day! Heading to SEA.

I've had an incredible year with my fursuit. Lightning has traveled thousands of miles already, visiting cities, deserts, forests, and many conventions! I've loved becoming a fursuiter and can't express enough how well my maker @arvinslair.bsky.social executed this wonderfully expressive piece.

I really enjoy this! It's like a mix between RCT 2's 'Ice Style' music, with even more jazz, and some regional instrumentation! youtu.be/svnNVbSU6X4?...

Immigration policy as neurosis and paranoia of government. Executive decision-makers ill at ease with the character of the contemporary world, and the guiding principles of their nation; a politics so far off the reservation that popular support cannot be assured. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Haha, wow, imagine thinking you can just "Stop the Furries" with an email button. We're much bigger than one district and not dependent on money or corporations for our fandom. We have imagination. I hope this badger continues making their opponent discover more about the world around them.

The UK COVID Inquiry concluded Module 2 (Core Decision Making and Political Governance) today. Statement from the Chair here: youtu.be/a6xYuJkThwU?... BBC write up: www.bbc.com/news/article... The Chair summaries the findings as all UK governments acting "too little too late".

Yes the current UK government is quietly achieving some important progress in certain areas. But meanwhile they are SHOUTING at the top of their lungs the most depraved and poisonous rhetoric regarding immigration and asylum in a manner that also demonstrates total political incompetence.

"What is this, are you having fun on our educational visit?" ... "That's more like it."

Gazing into the eyes of a friendly fox, and thinking: "wanna get nuggies after this?" With @pjfoxes.bsky.social. #fursuitfriday

It's the Elizabeth Line!

From Lake Eola Park last weekend to Richmond Park this weekend! Well done to the normie who correctly identified me as a fox. Another asked for a picture of me looking fierce; I definitely delivered! #furry #fursuit

Sneaking up on Alexi in classic foxy style. Thankfully he didn't fall in. That would have been a long bath time afterwards.

Travel day! Heading to LHR.

Time for brunch! Heading home later today.

I had a great evening with @sammythedragon.bsky.social. We did the Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue which was so much fun - they even had a song about the dessert! Then we wandered the campground and Wilderness Lodge afterwards.

My, you're looking awfully small and vulnerable down there. What a shame it would be if you managed to find yourself under our paws... 🦊: @xfoxlightning.bsky.social 🗺️: @pawsome.bsky.social 📸: @crikeycroc.bsky.social

If it was "a mistake for people to regard Brexit’s success on the basis of the number of trade deals that we could stack up", then why were they "anxious as a government to secure those deals in order to show that Brexit was working"? www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...

It's #FursuitFriday, so here is a shot from Pawsome last week with myself and @badwolfbrock.com. Look at those teeth! You definitely don't want to get on the wrong side of either of us. 📷 @crikeycroc.bsky.social

Don’t mind us, we’re just a couple of woodland creatures casually hanging out in the forest… 🦊: @xfoxlightning.bsky.social 🗺️: @pawsome.bsky.social

What are you doing down there? This is our tree. 🦊: @xfoxlightning.bsky.social 🗺️: @pawsome.bsky.social

With some of my best friends @babstro-ferrt.bsky.social and @puptoy.dog... while @tylerthefox.com makes sure he gets the spotlight at my expense. 😩 📷 @foxyhop.bsky.social at FWA 2025. #furry #fursuit

For #fursuitfriday, it seems @predicta.bsky.social is struggling to repel the yearnings of competitor crossy @makalu8485.bsky.social. We're both clinging to the derg, so will have to see who wins! Taken at @megaplexcon.org. #furry #fursuit

ID cards are normal and a valuable part of civic life in many comparable countries in our region, and beyond. The way the UK government has announced a new scheme for the UK seems designed to undermine what should be a good idea from the beginning. (1/2)

Fox a very special #FursuitFriday this week: @tamari.bsky.social and I decided to show off our best sides, with both our suits and our cars! Between his Awoodi and my Big Murry Wolf, who would you want to take a ride with? 📷 @leohusky.dog #furry #fursuit

Being at the top of a desert mountain like "why do I hang out with this fox again?" 🦊 @tylerthefox.com

Travel day! Arrived at SJC.

Went for a stunning hike yesterday at Mount Rainier with friends. ^^

Travel day! Heading to Seattle.

Here’s my Megaplex thread! Also thanks for helping me find a room for BFC guys, looks like I’m going! got @heybayle.bsky.social @briarcollie.bsky.social in here, @xfoxlightning.bsky.social and @tylerthefox.com, @ozzycallooh.bsky.social, @gatorcoyote.bsky.social and @archthefox.bsky.social too!

Lazing by the pool last weekend at @megaplexcon.org! 📷 @predicta.bsky.social #fursuit #furry

We've made it to the Centre for Migratory Birds at The Grey Lighthouse! Now it's time to hunt down some lunch. 📷 @blazarinpamps.bsky.social #fursuitfriday #furry #fursuit

Prowling the desert with @kytiger.bsky.social! #furry #fursuit

How about some Future Garage today? Introduced this track to a friend of mine and they were very taken by it. youtu.be/fVu0r-13Hqg?...

Enjoyed some waterfalls in the Peak District today! #furry #fursuit

We built a den! Out and about with Fuji and @olithewuffy537.bsky.social. #furry #fursuit

Poor choice of headline by the BBC - it is not just porn sites where this is being implemented; the article itself states that Reddit is one social media platform among many. The UK public's access to information has been severely curtailed overnight. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Something I have increasingly reflected on is how bar-centric UK fur meets are. I wish UK regional meets would consider more US-style diversity: going to parks, bowling, shopping, shows, concerts - the list goes on. I don't mind bars, but they are far less interesting than other activities.

It's this way to Phoenix! Fursuiting in the Sonora Desert, in July, with @kytiger.bsky.social and @tylerthefox.com. It was a toasty 42c, but luckily my fur is already toasted. #furry #fursuit

Today I climbed the A Mountain and went to Scottsdale and the Fashion Square Mall! I am heading home this evening, after a fantastic weekend.

I had an amazing dinner yesterday in Scottsdale with @tylerthefox.com and the generosity of @kytiger.bsky.social.

I think there is a problem for the US polity, in that the MAGA base has been conditioned to embrace conspiracy theories. With Epstein, they were promised the ultimate validation of such a theory. Now that they can't have it, they are not too pleased. And nobody knows how to handle that.

Travel day, heading home from Billund! Next weekend I will be in Arizona.

Travel day to Denmark! Spent some time in the Qantas London lounge before departure.

Made an amazing Japanese curry dinner with my friend Squish this evening! The recipe was courtesy of @charmhusky.bsky.social.

Taking Fuji for walkies near Blenheim Palace! They were very excited. ^^ #furry #fursuit

Back at the Lion King in London!

Why will the Democrats not produce something like this? I suspect it's because they feel they would be seen as fearmongering; most of the population either do not know what is happening, or would prefer not to engage with the reality. It's on Democrats to get people to reckon with this.

“Look into my eyessss” @lightningcf.bsky.social @tylerthefox.com

After an adrenaline inducing and possibly very scary accidents stay calm and... ...fill in this tiny report, noting any police action taken, a full description of events in 6cm of space, a full sketch with damage, a fax number for the third party, and get them to make a sketch and sign it. :/

I think the poison of misinformation is illustrative of how prone to conspiracy the human mind is when operating in the realm of complexity and the unknown. E.g. the widespread misinformation on Air India 171: fake AI-generated accident reports; people making definitive statements as to cause.