"When I get demoted, it'll be because I earned it." ~ Beckett Mariner

Farscape rules.

To be clear: this entire “we’ve got to run more pro-lifers” insanity is because literally a week ago polling showed that Democrats would prefer politicians like AOC and Mamdani over Jefferies and Schumer by, let me emphasize this, a 20 point fucking margin. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

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The Solar Opposites crew gift this year was a pretty amazing hardcover art book!

The updated “7,000 Words You Can Never Say On Television” monologue takes four hours w/ an intermission.

“You used to be able to say anything” comedians never been more quiet in their lives

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

Might as well say what you mean with your whole chest and stand ten toes down in it, because no matter how palatable to their heinous beliefs you try and make yourself they're still gonna work to systematically disappear you either way.

Two months ago, after Colbert was canceled.

Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people

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Season 6 of Solar Opposites is so unhinged and fun. Putting the finishing touches on it now. Coming to your eyeballs on Hulu in less than a month!

One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

Q. Why is there a special election in the Minnesota House tonight? A. Because the Democrat who held the seat was assassinated in June. www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-di...

"They're politicians, what are they supposed to do? Literally fight in the streets?" Unashamed to say this made me cry.

“The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it. And that is the real trick of the Imperial thought machine. It's easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than a single incident” Every day this line feels more and more relevant.

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

Emmy winner! Outstanding writing for a drama series! For a Star Wars show! 🤯 More than deserved.

This is the way.

idk if you've seen this south korean editorial that ran a few days ago. google translate version scorched my eyebrows www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...

I was talking about this with my uncle the other day. I thought Einstein was reclusive for the last few decades of his career and life. He wasn't. He was denouncing racism by teaching & speaking at Black collages and organisations. White people need to know that for his work to be understood

this is great for two reasons 1, the obvious: brilliant deconstruction of how patriarchy tries to sell total emotional isolation as not just a side effect but a GOAL of doing masculinity correctly 2: the repeated mentions of Buffalo Wild Wings made me laugh so hard

I can always count on @syfysistas.bsky.social to have the important conversations.

Chatted with a cat from Sesame Workshop last night and pleased to confirm for fellow nostalgic dorks that, not only is “The Monster at the End of This Book” still in print, it is the only Sesame Street book that has never been out of print. The kids are gonna be all right.

Holy. Shit. youtu.be/eD9xkpJIYFU?...

The evil that men do lives after them

It’s an absolute shame that DC fired Gretchen Felker- Martin for exercising free speech and then @bsky.app suspended her account. Every writer here should be decrying this because we have to stand up for each other! This is ridiculous.

dog ear a book and Mayor McCheese will beat your ass

I wanted to post this drawing of T'Lyn giving the reverse live long and prosper, something she probably picked up from Mariner, I drew for #startrek day because I still love #startreklowerdecks and I had a nice time meeting the voice actress Gabrielle Ruiz at a Star Trek convetion this weekend.

So what I glean about this Mars announcement is that chemicals were found on Mars that on Earth are due to life, and no one knows any other way to make them on Mars. However, this is very far from knowing they *were* made by life. Reminds me of phosphine on Venus; "we don't know" doesn't mean life.

(Whichever food scientist concocted the Starbucks Jalapeño Chicken Snacker Wrap should be put in charge of all snackers.)

Certainly looks like we scared the President away from Chicago. Fighting like hell works.

Never became as popular as "ET Phone Home" did it

Hubs got me a Moopsy

Saw this in theaters. Formative stuff.

i'm selling a guitar on marketplace and some doorknob offered me a pixelart nft of the same guitar in trade and sent me an image of it and told me it was a 1 of 1 so i downloaded it and replied that now it was a 1 of 2 and this was the last thing he said before i blocked him

Here come two nice, new Star Trek: The Next Generation poster by @royalston.bsky.social for @vicepress.bsky.social Both Star Trek: The Next Generation fine art pigment print posters will initially be available in a limited edition of 2000, sized A2 (16.5 x 23.4 inches approx /42 x 52.9 cm approx).

im plopping some dough into a bunch of Chicago orgs today. join me if you got some money burning a hole in your pocket!

better things are possible!!!!

Happy #StarTrekDay ! I have a ton of wips, most of them Lower Decks, but this was one of the pieces I managed to finish a while ago, it's my take on the kids through the ages, since we didn't really get to see them grow up 🥹 #StarTrek #StarTrekLowerDecks #lowerdecks

Happy Star Trek Day! Here is some old art I did from a 2023 Trektober series focusing on the women of Star Trek

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I imagine we’ll need to buy an insane amount of LEGO D’s and then other lead character ships before they get to the Cerritos. 👴🏻

did you know gmail now has a subscriptions page where it lists all your subscriptions and you can unsubscribe from them????

Happy Star Trek day! Please enjoy the original Badgey drawing and some Titmouse Boimler expression tests from Lower Decks season one.

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