Sounds like the whale is still alive and the odds are still slim, but they did give it vitamins and keeping it somewhat hydrating so there may be some good news at the next high tide. We'll see.

If you have federal student loans, these are five ways President Trump is driving up your costs.

Another good episode of Welcome to Derry. If you're expecting much Pennywise, you might be disappointed. I feel like it's filling in the timeline of the new movie(s). Since it started in the 80s, we didn't get to see the '50s-60s, or the historical Derry disasters from the mid-chapters in the book.

Latest update on FB on the beached humpback whale on the Oregon Coast is that they're rigging up some kind of rope & pulley system and high tide is at 10 p.m. here, in 2 1/2 hours. I've been checking every hour but might drop off, gotta work at 6 a.m. Google will get you to the right sites.

I just realized that WICKED is almost totally ripped-off from The Wizard of Oz and I can’t believe people aren’t talking about it.

The lack of frequent and convenient connections between N/NE and SE is a big part of what is holding back the upzoning of the eastside. If there were a MAX or FX line—or even more frequent streetcar service—along MLK or Cesar Chavez, it would be game changing.

Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry

Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.

Super upset about this! I really hope the humpback makes it. D:

Sold 8-10 longboxes to another comic shop yesterday to clear out some bulk and boy, it has started pouring today, I'm glad I didn't go with the original plan of doing it today! That's Oregon for ya, seize the good weather when it comes because it's not always gonna be there, hashtag it's-a-metaphor.

Yep, this is what I've worried about all along, & it proves racism in my mind. All those early travel bans that said country of birth rather than citizenship. apnews.com/article/natu... US citizens thought they were safe. Trump's immigration policies are shaking that belief

RUNNING MAN was good, man, kind of a Stephen King trifecta this year, I hear LONG WALK was good, & I dug LIFE OF CHUCK.

Wow, yeah, RIP Rogue Brewery. We used to go to their little bar in Ashland down by the creek and watch early Simpsons episodes. Gotta love the 90s. And I think it's still good beer!

Pam got us one of those robot vacuum cleaners and I am calling it R2-D2. Probably nobody has ever made as funny of a joke :)

My most woke opinion is that if a white person hears another white person do a racism they have a moral obligation to call it out. This is the part of wokeness conservatives hate- the one where they can no longer feel safe being racist in all-white spaces.

Today!

On Friday, Trump scrapped his tariffs on beef, coffee, tea, fruit juice, cocoa, spices, bananas, oranges, tomatoes and certain fertilizers, saying they “may, in some cases” have contributed to higher prices. Gee, ya think?

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WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️

Headlines are already spoiling THE RUNNING MAN. Like, it's before 8 a.m. on Saturday after it came out. Guess I gotta go see it tonight!

SLUGGO’S SATURDAY

Matt Foley sketches by @farel.bsky.social. #comics #art #vandownbytheriver

I am begging America to not be stupid enough to embrace a racist and an antisemite because Donald Trump thinks she's a meanie. Just grab some popcorn and watch the Nazis fight.

"Flame on? More like a flameout for this dreary reboot of the Fantastic Four," IGN wrote in its 5/10 Fantastic Four review at the time. Bad movie reviews crack me up, sorry.

Who up screaming at they perimeter fence

This is part of the problem in comics and why we need a major cultural shift in comics reporting, even in 2025: @comicsbeat.bsky.social does a preview of this new book that I drew (a 30+ page issue), uses my art w @20eyesbrad.bsky.social for the article, but only interviews the writer & licensor.

Tacoma/Seattle/Greater NW Washington area! I’ll be at the Grit City Comic Show ( @gritcitycomicshow.bsky.social ) this Saturday with a full stock of all of my books and recent 1:25 DC variant covers! Come through!

Charlie has always been a great advocate for Kickstarter comics and often convinces me of the benefits if used correctly!

Yep. Terrance Moses in Kenton who runs a nonprofit doing camp cleanup says a lot of it is construction junk from folks who charged their customers for hauling. Cleanups are better than sweeps.

The Speaker of the House shut the chamber down for two months to block the release of the Epstein Files and the president is huddled in the Situation Room of the White House to formulate a plan to keep them from being released, and I don't know why you crazy libs think there's some kind of cover up.

It never ceases to feel weird seeing that person basically confessing to his crimes in real-time.

There are a lot of Portlanders who consider themselves progressive but turn reactionary when they see visible poverty. The urge to just make poverty disappear from sight instead of working toward holistic solutions is why we don’t have nice things in this country. Poverty is a social creation.

Watch my (incredibly timely!) interview with Congresswoman elect Adelia Grijalva. On Epstein, Trump, Mike Johnson and the harm to her district caused by the 50-day delay in swearing her in

Here's another piece about how Portland's methods, ie sweeps without bountiful supportive housing and services for people to be "swept" into, do not work, and kill people www.propublica.org/article/port...

EXCUSE ME, THEY JUST GOT TO QUIT?!?!!

Arguments for Prey being the best Predator movie: 1. Dog. 2. Quicksand.

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I know these 3 things: The sun will rise, the sun will set, & tech bros will try to somehow convert the comics medium to digital. I dunno, I always got the families and the lapsed readers. I very rarely saw folks who wanted another screen in their life.

TRUMP: You have to bring in talent INGRAHAM: Well, we have plenty of talented people in America TRUMP: No you don't. No. INGRAHAM: We don't have talented people here?

I voted for COFFIN MOON, happy timing because I just finished it yesterday (& loved it!). Please vote for it if you are so inclined.

BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow. She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.

spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"

Lower rents are the result of electing people who tenaciously work to provide a solid supply of new homes

Happy November 10th, the day Dr. Manhattan’s circulatory system appeared walking through the kitchen. We may have been inspired by this classic moment in Watchmen when writing the latest issue of Archie Vs. Minor Threats. Maybe. Artwork by series artist Scott Koblish! Issue #3 is available NOW!

"FBI says people dressed as ICE agents are committing a string of crimes" we know, they're ICE agents, we're all watching it too

Gave a public comment about the council amendment to cut some of the Portland sweeps budget. Lots of 'oppose,' sign up to do that or to give testimony at the actual meeting on Wed. to 'support' if you are so inclined. Sweeps are so horrible. www.portland.gov/council/docu...

I'm in! Love him.