I am a well educated, pretty media literate person whose job it is to be professionally annoying. I cannot figure out if my cancer medication, which costs $17k a month (I do not pay anything thanks to a combo of insurance/access programs), is going to be tariffed 100%.

Can’t even laugh at this. The idea of these meatheads skulking around my beautiful, glittering jewel box of a city, looking to tackle every non-white person they see, makes me sick to my stomach. This is the real domestic terrorism.

A grey tree frog (Dryophytes versicolor or D. chrysocelis) said hello today.

It is actually peak absurdity that we still have people arguing that voters should bend to the positions of their political representatives instead of the other way around.

renetta dorata apples, painted by mary daisy arnold, 1939

Age yourself with a movie you saw in a theater as a kid.

On this #caturday please think of Doctor Salem and the living hell his life has become since deciding domestication might not be that bad...

🚨 IMPORTANT THREAD 🚨 People are protesting the Broadview ICE facility tonight. This will likely be an extremely high-risk action. I caution you to consider your risk level before attending. I will not attend. Attendance risks your safety, but also the safety of Broadview residents + detainees. 1/6

Five years ago, @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social and I did a story about rural Oregon's fever dream that Antifa was coming to their town from Portland. Hundreds showed up armed downtown because they heard on Facebook that "Antifa buses" were coming. No buses came so they said Antifa "retreated."

good morning from our flaming nightmare hellscape I guess!!!!

My shiny hot off the @bonedustpress.bsky.social press copy of #TraitorAndTheWretch ! Written by @mythjae.bsky.social Illustrated by @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social Cover by @fusspot.rip

Last weekend I went fishing with some friends. I took both of the boys and…some fishing DID occur. My friend did a sketch of how it went. One son was flinging sticks and one was VERY mad I wouldn’t let him get in the deep, cold lake, clothed. Thank you so much @spainimation.bsky.social 😂😂

This has been pushed to the background, but pay attention: Right now, a stack of bills aimed at reining in AI companies and big tech sits on Gavin Newsom's desk in California. These are the bills Silicon Valley and the GOP tried to ban outright. Now they await Newsom's signature—or veto.

⏰ Briefing on AI and climate change in federal policy-making is happening now! Tune in at eesi.org/livecast to watch. Follow along with EESI in the 🧵

Make it crystal clear for everyone in your life.

This is me. Support you give me to help me muddle through this rough patch also helps to keep #BookstoreRomanceDay going. I'm working on plans for events in November & December, but they may not happen if I can't meet expenses. #Romancelandia

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I do a comic about ornithological vocabulary for every issue of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's wonderful Living Bird magazine. Here's the latest one, featuring the American Bittern.

reichstag fire but not a one of these goons can keep a match lit

I have said this multiple times, but I do not share the religion of AI evangelists, and I think it is startling that they feel they need one.

“Just a cat”. Rude! Photo from my collection, ca. 1950s.

The first round of books are headed to the post office later this week! If you want a chance to get this book a little early (depending on the speed of mail delivery) preorder your paperback asap!✨

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Now’s a great time to pick up Alaa’s book, folks. It is perfectly titled: you have not yet been defeated Alaa was not defeated!

'Rapture' comes from the Latin 'rapere' meaning "to seize and carry off." 'Raptor' also comes from 'rapere.' We hope neither carries you off today.

Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station. List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/

@peterclines.bsky.social -- aaaah!

Hey, it's my birthday! I am Moderately Old! If you want to do something nice for me today, you could buy either of my new books for yourself or a friend! books2read.com/b/angelmaker books2read.com/b/thefoldedsky

Wishing an happy bisexual week to everyone!! 💖💜💙 Lucky I made this little doodle of my bi girl Mignya not so long ago :D Taking the opportunity to say that I am officially bisexual myself now! 😊🏳️‍🌈💖 #Doodle #Art #OC #BiWeek #BisexualAwarenessWeek #LoveIsLove #BisexualVisibility #LGBTQIA

And that's a wrap on FUNeral Home! Thank you to our 294 backers, we're super grateful for all your support. We're close to finishing work on the book, and can't wait for you all to read it 💜

Today's Classic Cover is The Bones by Sheri S. Tepper, with a cover illustrated by Paul Stinson.

Latest cross stitch. Feel like this encompasses my general feeling about the world rn.

@georgetakei.bsky.social is the 2025 Honorary Chair of #BannedBooksWeek (Oct 5–11), joined by youth advocate Iris Mogul. Together they’ll spotlight the harms of censorship. #BookSky #FuckCensorship

I’m no fancy politics guy, but i’d say any country where you can’t put a man in prison for accepting a literal bag full of cash in exchange for favors from the government is not, in fact, a functioning state.

A year ago this week, Sept 18-25, the San Rafael Valley was a different place, as you can see in this video, tracking wildlife that passed by a single camera. Now border wall is going up. We will continue to keep watch — so have heart and know that all walls eventually come down. ow.ly/1zaV50WXc5Z

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes. #romancelandia

I'm also currently recruiting #BookstoreRomanceDay sponsors. I'd love to see a group of authors come together as a collective to sponsor BRD. My DMs are open if you want to talk options. #Romancelandia

Please let adults have a safe space for creative expression and discussion of sensitive topics. Censorship is not the answer. People should be responsible for curating the content they view using tools already available. #bskycensorship

Bee would like to know your plans for that there pizza

Pears are so beautiful. That palette. That shape. Those freckles.

#Angles in nature #BlueskyArtShow #Photography #Tree #Sunset

Reminder that I'm hosting a new podcast at @issuesinst.bsky.social where I basically invited a bunch of my friends who work in really interesting areas and we talk about what they do with a lens of disaster studies and speculative fiction. The conversations have been amazing!

POV: you are me and you have cheese

I don’t do the disability advocacy thing out loud as much anymore, but being at school this week had me thinking about the way well-meaning abled people move to help and what actually helps. This is not shaming anyone. But I appreciate when folks who do instinctually help move intentionally. 🧵

Knights of Guinevere PILOT youtu.be/MCAdbUaMlAE

#HispanicHeritageMonth: the legendary Linda Ronstadt. 11 Grammys, Grammy and Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards, an Emmy, a Tony nomination, the first woman to accumulate four consecutive platinum albums, and one of the most glorious and diverse vocalists ever ✨

Join us and other activists on Saturday, Sept. 20 for the Make Billionaires Pay March to rally for clean air, clean water, and justice for all. This is the moment for us to demand a better world for people, wildlife, and the climate ➡️ makebillionairespay.us #MakeBillionairesPay #StopBigOil

For the first time in history, 270 media outlets from over 70 countries joined together to make themselves heard. Front pages, websites, social media profiles, and broadcasts went dark to demand a stop to the killing of journalists and call for press freedom in Gaza.

I'm going to be really honest here, friends. I am struggling. I've been out of work since June, what little income I had coming in has dried up, & the job market sucks. Anything you can spare is appreciated & literally keeps me housed. gofund.me/879fe4c84