A message from Mary, a 72-year-old Amazon worker from North Carolina projected onto Jeff Bezos’s $120 million penthouse before tonight’s #MetGala, chaired by Bezos.

I think about this all the time.

Today is #WorldPressFreedomDay. The United States is now ranked “problematic” on Reporters Without Borders’ index. But many journalists are still fighting the good fight. Here’s a thread of #SurfFeeds celebrating them, starting with @werd.io's Speaking Truth to Power. surf.social/feed/surf%2F...

"Every single trans person I know has improved my life. Like a unicorn’s horn, they’ve purified the water around them." medium.com/prismnpen... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

"Burger King is piloting an AI chatbot embedded in employee headsets that will evaluate their interactions for friendliness… " Imentiv advises clients on analysis of candidates’ emotional engagement and personality type." Free: archive.ph/2026.05.03-1... "Step it up lively." - Hartman, Scenes… 📚

God help me but I made a video to talk about two things I hate

My story "Tumbling" is up on Fictive Dream. A short read. Go check it out! #flash #flashfiction #indiewriter #fiction #WritingCommunity #writing

First-world hyper-niche complaint incoming: I hate that JetPens is so ride-or-die for Noodler's Inks. Really wish they would stop carrying them. As you were.

I'm opening up a small commission list for @comicconoakland.com, @heroescon.bsky.social and other upcoming shows later this year! This only happens for a short time each year so get your request in now while the window is open. www.justingreenwoodart.com/commissions

How is this being treated as normal? A Republican governor is declaring a state of emergency to cancel n ongoing election for Congress. If you think this is ends with redistricting, you are not paying attention.

she went for the throat, yep. and she usually found it.

Trans rights. Prosecuting the current mafia state. Declaring and prosecuting the Heritage Foundation as a hate group dedicated to overthrowing the government. These are starters. You don't run on these as a baseline, I'm voting for someone who will. Done with the DNC's craven complicity.

@SarahKendzior.bsky.social generally has worthwhile things to say:

Why do militaries mandate vaccines? Because for most of history, infectious diseases not combat, killed more soldiers. That only changed in WWII with vaccines and antibiotics. I write about this in my latest: bktitanji.substack.com/p/why-milita...

In preparation for the new arc coming soon, I’m starting a reread of The Forged! An amazing comic by @gregrucka.com , @mercuryeric.bsky.social , and @mikeshenderson.bsky.social in an oversized magazine format! Love this comic!

Gonna be chatting with the terrific @wordballoon.bsky.social live tonight at 7pm Pacific time! Taking questions, probably saying things I'll regret later 😂 www.youtube.com/live/ja3CSis...

FOC for THE FORGED issue 10 is today! You can pre-order with Lunar Code: 0326IM0325. By @mercuryeric.bsky.social, @mikeshenderson.bsky.social, @nolanwoodard.bsky.social, @airy.bsky.social and myself, edited by @alejandrobot.com, published by @imagecomics.com!

@RachaelStott is our first confirmed international comic guest for Heroes Dutch Comic Con Summer Edition! And Stay tuned... more later today! :)

Right now where you live healthcare for trans kids is either being made literally illegal by your state or made functionally illegal by the unlawful threats of the federal government and a care infrastructure glad to sacrifice trans kids on the altar of appeasement. www.npr.org/2026/04/17/n...

PREACH!

We're back! FOC is Monday! More deranged Heavy-Metal-esque madness from @mercuryeric.bsky.social @mikeshenderson.bsky.social @nolanwoodard.bsky.social @airy.bsky.social @frost.house.gov and myself! From @imagecomics.com !

A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity

My short story "Sleep-Depraved" has gone live at @unchartedmag.bsky.social. It's just under 5000 words of horror/fantasy/sf, originally published in Winter in the City: A Collection of Dark Urban Stories from Ruadán Books, and now online. #fiction #writing www.unchartedmag.com/stories/slee...

One Nation is seriously corrupt. This investigation explains how: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

You guys know this, of course, but it bears repeating: Ultra-micro-makers LIVE off reposts 😘 #NOBODYwantsthis calyxdesign.com/calyxworks/n...

Civil rights leaders and defense attorneys say they believe Holland lacks regards for the rights of Black defendants. “He’s demonstrated that he is untrustworthy, unreserved in his aggression and without any judicial temperament,” one attorney said. With @veritenews.org

Here’s a quick peek at Batwoman #2 from @dc.com that comes out today! W: @gregrucka.com A: Dani #batwoman #comicbooks

Oh and if you order one of these Jimmy Olsen books, I’ll include one of these nifty SHOWDOWN ashcans I just received from Ignition Press! Great stuff from @davewielgosz.bsky.social @taddgalusha.bsky.social @treecolour.bsky.social & @claytoncowles.bsky.social.

Meanwhile, the typical American will pay a federal income tax rate of 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like. [Via @itep.org]

Hi #PortfolioDay I'm comic book writer Dave Wielgosz. I have Showdown #1 coming out from Ignition Press on May 13th. I have also written for DC, IDW, Boom, and Oni. I have other projects coming up, and I am still hoping to fill my calendar for the rest of 2026! Thanks! [email protected]

Some pitches are wild and some of them are PARTYING! JFC Thielbar. 😂

Long COVID is significantly underreported across the globe. Long COVID has affected over 400 million people globally as of 2024, but it’s likely underreported—especially in low- and middle-income countries where data and access to care are limited. Source: archive.md/26rjh

Like the biweekly Batman Day, I always seem to miss #PortfolioDay. I liked leaving it to folks actively needing work as I’ve had a very lucky couple of decades but I’m also a GenX’er who sucks at self promotion so I draw comics like THE FORGED/THE HIVE/NAILBITER/Wolverine/Daredevil/Cable etc etc

Ok, Phillies, that’s enough of that.

A new anti-trans law in Kansas effectively forces trans voters to obtain new documents with inaccurate gender markers, or abstain from voting. “We either won’t be able to vote or participate in public life, or we change our documents.”

Trump's DOJ is trying to erase the most serious charges against members of the Proud Boys & Oath Keepers for helping plan Jan 6. These are the people who beat Capitol Police bloody & tried to overturn an election. And the Trump Admin wants to let them get away with it. www.cnn.com/2026/04/14/p...

Yes I agree.

Colorado's wealthiest man owns Coachella. He also bankrolled Project 2025, and the right-wing machine that killed Roe. I spent 20 years organizing to protect the rights he spent millions trying to erase. That's why I don't take corporate PAC money. Join the fight: secure.actblue.com/donate/julie...

It is April and I shouldn’t need a fire in the fireplace in Portland goddammit.

Hi #portfolioday! I'm Steve Lieber, and I draw comic books. Clients include DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, Ignition, Ghost Machine, DSTLRY, Oni, Valiant, Dynamite & more. These days I'm best known for humor, but I love all kinds of storytelling. Here is some superhero/adventure work I drew for DC.

Hundreds of people who were at Centennial Middle School in Southeast Portland this month may have been exposed to measles, according to state and county public health officials.

So these jingoistic car ads are striking me as extraordinarily tone-deaf in the current climate. But what do I know.

I am pivoting to video* *for this one promotional post because I have 3 weeks in a row of pre-order cut-offs starting today YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT I'VE GOT COMING OUT? WATCH!

Issue 2 is out tomorrow, I think, and has more of Matt, Hass, and Dani showing off 😍

We Need You: Our Privacy Cannot Afford a Clean Extension of Section 702.

Will Kate’s father reach her in time before the streets become a kill zone in Batwoman #2 on shelves and digital platforms April 15, 2026, from @gregrucka.com #DaNi #DCComics #DCNextLevel #Batwoman comic-watch.com/news/comic-b...

DC Preview: Batwoman #2 - Can her father, Jacob Kane, reach her before the streets of Petalon become a kill zone? @gregrucka.com #comicsky #Batwoman Out next week, read the preview here:

Covers by @stevelieberart.bsky.social & @dillonsnook.bsky.social, @taddgalusha.bsky.social, and @davidlapham.bsky.social & Lee Loughridge. See you on sale 5/13!

Because I SUCK I didn't get a blurb to @davewielgosz.bsky.social in time for this but I read it, I LOVED it, and I urge people to pre-order. Inventive take and awesome premise, quiet in its intensity and left me eager for issue 2! And Dave, sorry I dropped the ball, man. :/