May 1 No Work No School No Shopping

You know what? Palestinians call Trump “Knafeh” which is a delicious dessert famous for its bright orange colour. So, I think we can allow it. “Zataar Man.” That’s haram.

We won. Tesla Chicago is closed. Their new location is in a ghost town. They sacrificed visibility to thousands/day--& proximity to the other luxury car dealerships--to get away from us, because we'd turned their brand ambassador location into a liability. Organizing works. @teslatakedown.com

"And Tim Curry, WHO DID NOT DIE"

Tim Curry IS VERY MUCH ALIVE. It is his birthday so he is trending because people are gushing about how great he is, which is deserved.

personally I agree that we should indeed reject the hollow pluralism of pretending that we shouldn't judge Klan, Nazi, and sparkling eugenicist subcultures according to what they have historically produced, and would enthusiastically endorse rejecting inclusion of them in public life

Tim Curry, the absolute legend, turns 80 today. This man took huge swings.

@aptshadow.bsky.social is there a UK release event for Salvation's Child?

"Amateurs study tactics. Professionals study logistics." - General Omar Bradley This is a relatively minor operation, too!

We're one reboot away from them trying what Fantastic Four did and chucking Pedro Pascal in there, see if that makes anyone care (nope).

With sincere apologies to @tkingfisher.com.

Ha! He updated his website, which is why the URL is borked: newmexiconativeplants.com

They’re not wrong, though.

Hey, here's some news! I've decided to make the artwork from the 2026 Small Robots Calendar (Wistfulbot Goes for a Walk) available as individual prints on Redbubble. I'm only going to upload up to the current month and versions with and without text are available! www.redbubble.com/people/smolr...

Yeah, well *I'm* fed up with politicians who took until 2026 to realize an energy system which relies on constant extraction of resources sets you up for this very thing to happen one day. Alternatives are here! We've been talking about them for decades now! It's not that complicated!

I should really post a link: www.amazon.co.uk/Final-Archit...

"I looked out the window and stared at the rain running down that glass like so much ruined red sauce in my mother's best ratatouille. As soon as Alfonso brought in the green vegetable I knew it was trouble, but ma had a soft spot for him and didn't want hear my complaints.

House of Leaves needs an audiobook version!

Look, this is probably just some usual Threads Bullshit, but it is very much in line with the maxim that, to the priviledged, equality looks like oppression. A space is being (supposedly) carved out in SFF for female readers, and to a certain kind of man that needs immediate redressing.

More than that, scary things get ingrained as wrong or offensive. As soon as something becomes a matter of right/wrong the human brain starts to draw lines to protect their identity and idea of 'self'. It takes a lot to cross that line, but we desperately need more people to do so.

Ideally you'll have some knowledge of the software I use, but I don't expect applicants to be able to do it all, so I'm most likely looking to get 2-3 people onboard.

So, I'm looking for someone (or a group) to do a 'Guest Residency' of ElectionMapsUK to cover the 2026 Local Elections while I'm away! If you, or a group of you would like to apply to do this, it would be much appreciated if you could fill out the form below. forms.gle/ewF1HypMUz5M...

🚨 | Hello! Bit of a weird one this, but I'm going to be away from 27th April for up to 24 nights without access to the internet (I can explain why in a few months time...). Obviously, I'm aware this is the worst possible time of year for me to be absent.

Woohoo!

Flower Stream is live!!! twitch.tv/beefstatic :D

The exact people who say ‘but you’re alienating half your audience!’ Are making burner accounts to post homophobic sewage on every article talking about Starfleet Academy. Make your art. Not art you think will mean bigots don’t hate you in public

One hopes images like this, when paired with the knowledge that everything we burn ends up in that tiny slice of gasses, would help contextualize why we need to move away from energy sources we set on fire. One hopes. Climate communicators should make some hay of this.

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"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..."

Because no one else can feel it for you

trump could say something like "the earth is shaped like a bmw m5 cs" and the media would headline it as "Trump declares corruption in nasa"

guys the fucking fuck the fucking FUCKING fuck please stop this ride I'd like to get off

Hey, here's some news! I've decided to make the artwork from the 2026 Small Robots Calendar (Wisfulbot Goes for a Walk) available as individual prints on Redbubble. I'm only going to upload up to the current month and versions with and without text are available! www.redbubble.com/people/smolr...

Here is my schedule for Eastercon

Title text: ""While I try to do my part to destroy the environment, I try not to focus too much on individual responsibility. By pushing for broad policy changes, we can collectively do far more damage to the biosphere than any of us could on our own.""

Katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) trees growing out of a wall in Whitman, shot yesterday. #Trees #UrbanTrees #RebelPlants #Wallplants

BISOPODS

If you’ve thought about picking them up at any point, this is the month for it! Juniperbooks.com

Hey gang, from today until April 30th, Juniper Books is gonna be donating a portion of sales of the fancy Sworn Soldier editions to Trans Lifeline!

Any votes appreciated :)

It's Trans Day of Visibility. The bastards will see this robot coming, but it won't help them.

by far the worst tendency on this platform is its tendency to interpret a description of something that happened or is happening as an endorsement of that thing I have been reading Mark on conversion therapy cases for years and he has always been very clear about how awful it is

and it's a double-feature! in January I made a basically unplanned journey to Cincinnati. It was very cold. youtu.be/ebGLFVzvdfM

finally got that video done the thumbnail is honestly the most important part but there's some good info in there if you can stand it www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NG4...

But hey, that said—how about a very very early #bloomscroll? The garden is so enthusiastic right now that I am in mild terror. Our last freeze date is in MAY. But the plants didn’t get the memo, so here we go!

Mad props to both her and the photographer.