Remember when we were all Sleepytime bears? Papa bear sleeping in his armchair next to the fireplace, Mama bear putting us to bed in our little bear PJs, oh those were the days. Before we grew up and weren't bears any more. I'm very angry about this and blame foreigners. Return to Sleepytime bear!

There seems to be some powerful wishful thinking among corporate types that their businesses based on selling productivity software are suddenly going to increase in value when nobody has to use that software anymore…

One thing that consistently bothers me is that among the AI accelerators/boosters there seems to be no serious contending with what logically would happen if an economic system dependent on everyone having meaningful employment suddenly collapses because AI can do everyone’s jobs.

It's truly insane that it's legal to go "I'm going to spend $50 billion dollars to buy this company. Do I have $50 billion dollars? No, the company I'm buying is going to take out a big loan"

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.

Streaming Silksong live with @icecoldbrew.bsky.social and @thecescalante.bsky.social ! twitch.tv/icecolebrew

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Yesterday people asked why Nexstar and Sinclair caved. The answer is simple: those who tracked which companies were advertising with them made a huge impact. Thanks to those calls, companies began pulling their ad budgets over the Kimmel blackout.

All your protesting online, writing to your MPs, attending protests, sharing news, keeping the conversation going is making changes All your complaints against war, especially your tax funding it, govs selling arms…. Is turning the tides. Don’t stop. They can’t ignore the public forever.

How hard is it to say “invading an American city with the US military is treason and the second we have power we will prosecute anyone who gave or obeyed an illegal order”

Excellent reporting from Heated and Atmos. It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry. heated.world/p/fossil-fue...

JD Vance has the nerve to say that Tik Tok - under U.S. ownership - will NOT be used as a propaganda weapon against Americans. *cackles into the abyss* If 2025 is any indication: the billionaire class will ABSOLUTELY use their toys as propaganda weapons against Americans. Over & over again.

[at my second rodeo] listen up you ignorant sack of shit

In short it’s not just about James Comey. It’s about whether the justice system remains neutral, or becomes a tool for those in power to punish their enemies.

laughs nervously in "needs vyvanse to be functional" 🫠

Which design do you like better for the Chuppy (rhymes with “puppy”) Cabra?

I’m so worried about everything. Why have so many people become rotten and awful all at once?

Got a little further on this thanks to a kind soul (who also wants to see me finish some work haha) we definitely still are in need of funds for food and my main account is still in the negative. ;w; Boosts appreciated and comms are open. #MABoost #KofiGoal #CommissionsOpen ko-fi.com/paeonygalaxy...

I find it very funny Hades 2 is launching on bissexual week

Reopened my shop! 👻

I just realized Bsky didn’t include my comment with the post since I linked directly from my shop 😑 Anyways, I added pet portraits to my shop and I dream of one day getting to paint a portrait of someone’s bird, lizard, snake, horse, or other less common pet!

As we boycott vile companies, a reminder that many US public libraries offer: 1) Ebooks & audiobooks via the Libby app. Pro tip: use the “notify me” tag to request your library add books by trans, disabled, & BIPOC authors! 2) TV & film streaming via Kanopy 3) Language learning via Mango 💙📚 And:

Happy first day of fall! Here are some pumpkins that I am growing!

Art opinion time. I’m revisiting this older piece called 90s kids to prepare it for convention prints, and I wanted to make it more obvious who the characters were (Chibiusa and Trunks). The theme is time traveling 90s kids, but the original was too subtle. Which version do y’all like better?

i don’t think people on bluesky understand the severity of this situation. i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.

To oppose trans people's rights and freedoms you break so many social contracts. We keep saying that trans rights are human rights, but conversely, human rights are trans rights, because the second you decide some people don't deserve the same rights and freedoms as others? You start to lose it all.

This is entirely true on so many levels I don't think I could possibly detail it exhaustively, but you really can't oppose trans people's human rights and still have freedom of expression and bodily autonomy, the idea that people are entitled to self determination goes right out the window....

Always look on the bright side of life. 🙌🏻✊🏻 More optimism at the link: resistrebelrevolt.substack.com/p/trumps-dic...

when it's time to trade your polycule for more power

Trying to find the motivation to make new art pieces for conventions but I feel so burnt out and am struggling with art block.

tbh I _would_ appreciate it if social media could stop speedrunning its own demise until after everyone I know who needs work finds a job

I got called paranoid and hyperbolic when I said this would happen because one of the long-term goals is to push cis girls out of sports and it would happen because ppl only see the transphobia so they get in board, but they don't realize how they're hurting cis girls too.

Things were better when computer was in room. Now everywhere is computer. This is bad. Computer should never have escaped room.

I don’t know if this is related to the card payment processing stuff blocking adult content, but at work our terminals no longer work with tap or Mastercard. Mastercard is saying they will fine us for every transaction run on an “unsafe” (out of date) terminal. We are a local family toy store.

Aka "don't sign protest sheets" and be smart about things. Stay inn groups, bring protective gear, know your "supposed" rights and don't incriminate yourselves by posting shit online or talking about shit with people who "don't need to know" Be careful does not mean be a coward. It means be smart.

This is what really stands out to me about the widespread cowardice on display in this moment from corporate and college leaders: the people they're capitulating to while visibly quaking in fear are absolutely hated by an enormous majority of the national population.

NEW: RFK Jr. has dubbed fluoride “industrial waste,” and federal agencies are reviewing their approaches to fluoridation amid a backlash that has seen state and local governments upending a decadeslong public health success story. By @annaleighclark.bsky.social

While it LOOKS like Trump is making everybody capitulate, you guys realize 6 people own 90% of ALL media in America? There are not tens of thousands of people capitulating. There are just a few old men—lusting for more power— & Trump is giving it to them! That’s what Kimmel's cancellation means.

Also, likely to have Warner Bros. Discovery (which includes HBO and CNN) based on what's been said. So, you know... Of course, I'm sure we'll continue to hear about how "the woke liberal media" is against MAGA.

GROYPER EXPLAINER: Part 3 🧵👇🏼 Fabulous intro into the worldviews of Charlie Kirk vs the base Nick Fuentes taps into. Here, Cy Canterel explains why Black Pill Accelerationists use "for the LOLs" to justify dangerously destructive acts. And how they turn reality into a toxic "in-joke."

Yep

Yeah the fact that insurance companies can come together and agree to 100% cover something regardless of whether its officially recommended, you KNOW it’s gotta be a super effective and cost-saving preventative measure.

it's so funny to see America's health insurance companies be like "look. If there's one thing we love it's denying you care. but we ran the numbers - and we cannot BELIEVE we're saying this - and it's cheaper for us to just pay for the vaccines than deal with you going to the ER."

Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.

Truly disappointing that just 2 wks ago, we DID have something to talk about: the bipartisan Epstein bill. She was advocating for victims & hugging people. She even seemed human. Now Kirk's death has put her right back into the hostile shell she hides behind. Shame she lets trauma do this.

Rest in Peace Robert Redford