Just so we’re clear: The Supreme Court claims anti-Black racism is over in order to allow racist state legislators to engineer the largest removal of Black Congresspersons in history. The Supreme Court is returning the United States to Jim Crow by claiming Jim Crow won’t return.

Big shoutouts to @fgcmeetups.bsky.social for letting me do some artwork to support my Chicago locals! The grind for Combo Breaker continues tonight so I’ll see y’all there!

Yeah pretty much this. Before I bowed out, I definitely felt the gap between where I was at the time and my ceiling was pretty vast. Not to say I was bad, but I thought my current good was so much more inferior to what I knew I could do. Hearing the best at their best is something so special.

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Hey— so, earlier in April, I lost my day-to-day job. I wanted to take time to process two years contributing to a company leading to this moment. It doesn’t feel great, and I’m not okay. I have enough saved to weather this month’s expenses, but that will soon end. ko-fi.com/bobbeigh/goa...

Hello! My very good friend has had an awful April, and had his car totaled. If you're able to help, that would be tops. gofund.me/b0c2e9701

One of the most clarifying passages I've ever read on what "polarization" actually means in the U.S."

We must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy.

"Turning frustration into motivation" I've written before on managing painful feelings in fighting games, but this one is about learning to embrace them as a normal and natural part of the experience instead of suppressing or denying them. www.patreon.com/posts/turnin...

The whole "play by the rules" bit was always a sham because they made the "rules" back when we were pieces on the board and not players at the table. It has always been about keeping us as pieces on the board.

Today's demolition of Voting Rights Act by Roberts Court will likely trigger largest drop in Black representation since end of Reconstruction. They're taking America back to Jim Crow, when white supremacy and one party rule enshrined across South www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Today is one of those days where things feel overwhelmingly difficult from a socio-political perspective. Only solace I have is that my ancestors have faced staggering odds in the past, and here I am today because of them. This is still winnable.

We can’t do anything to fix voting rights, repro rights, environmental rights, racial justice, the administrative state, without unfucking the courts. Court expansion NOW. Anything else is bitchmade bullshit. Everyone knew this was coming. What are Dems going to do about it? #Callais

Me: How do I *feel*? Crippled by sorrow. Imprisoned in my own consciousness. Like a man with no parachute in a burning plane Dr: I meant your ankle

Sometimes timeline be funny. Love both these people.

Commissions are open again! I would love to work with you if you have a beautiful OC, something you want designing, or are an author who wants a cover illustrated for them! Please share to those who may be interested!

Thing about FFXIV players is... if there is a mechanic to be understood and performed, it will be understood and performed.

This isn't incompetency, or cowardice, or any other word you want to say instead of what it is. A choice. A conscious choice. Let the action speak for what it is. There are several Dems who are collaborating. It's been a problem the whole time.

Get him out.

Again, the civil rights era never ended. You are still in it. Black people never got the equality that we seek. The US government just eliminated all of the Black leaders. And what little gains were made, are now being rolled back.

Welp. Time to hand out another round of the Fell For It Again Awards.

The well being of World leaders is not my responsibility… they are protected cared for and secure The well being of people who can’t afford the rent Can’t afford healthcare Can’t afford groceries Is my concern

One of my first thoughts when I saw the remake was that there would be NO way they added Freedom Cry.

Okay the name goes dummy. I won't lie.

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I will never believe a single 'They Tricked Me' article about Republican voters. Ever. Especially considering the rags that publish that consistently publish that narrative & also especially because, how many times you gonna fall for it man? You're not being tricked. You're doing fetish play.

Learning my first shump still with Thunder Force IV. Will I be a thunder fource to reckon with? Or will I wreck on as a blunder force? Let's go, space cadets! Starting shortly! twitch.tv/ryyudo

the hardest picture of her imaginable tho

Don't get me wrong, I loved Black Flag. ...that being said you know someone in the Ubisoft office was like, "Okay after Shadows and a Black samurai, we gotta give these white folks some pirates. Roll out Kenway."

"Welcome to the Clubhouse" Wrote one about our garage gaming venue, the Clubhouse, and what it's like having fighting game community at home. Running fighting game events has been a source of great joy for me, and I'm so proud of what we've got going on. www.patreon.com/posts/welcom...

...no?

Draw!

From new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar's acceptance speech tonight. This is the absolute BARE MINIMUM platform for any Democrat running for President in 2028.

The power of moving images and music:

Every year all year

Get him out.

X4 meets Alpha 2 #megaman

I find it interesting that every quarter I wind up explaining to my students what a Sundown Town is in relation to Black ppl (it usually comes up when anyone asks me about my dog, Willow) and when I mention the ppl who raised her + the place she was raised (Cullman, AL) their eyes always bug out.

There’ve been 100s of instances like this all over the US & it’s important to know that to contextualize what’s happening now. It’s valuable to ask why, in the aftermath of Jan 6 & as democracy & privacy are having sledgehammers taken to them, why & when mob violence has been deployed & by whom.

I like to remind my students that Jackie Robinson RE-broke the color barrier because >50 yrs previously there were Black players in the Majors, but the teams actively chose to segregate. Segregation & acts of racism are affirmative choices made by & for the benefit of White people & institutions.

Real.