Go make something rad today. Go learn something new today. Go tell someone you love them today. Get on the dance floor of life and flex all your moves. The fascist can never move like you can. Never love like you can. Never see the future you will create. Be happy, be loved, be human.

I've been suffering from a PTSD episode since yesterday. A friend's husband is giving me a lot of old triggers and I haven't been able to shake loose of the panic in my body, of feeling trapped and unable to escape. I'm watching a playthrough of Silent Hill F, and I feel my body calming.

My sister and I are both ADHD. But we don't know where it came from, because we're the first to get diagnosed. All I can think is how my grandmother would constantly burn my grilled cheese because she'd walk away and forget it was on. Maybe it came from somewhere, after all?

I cried a lot in therapy today. I cried because two Black men were found hanged in Alabama. Because gun violence exists. Because I can't even help my own friend in an abusive marriage. My heart is too soft for this world, friends. I keep going because I don't know what the hell else to do.

I'm so discouraged today. America is *gestures wildly at everything*. And I found out that a friend of mine is in an abusive relationship and doesn't know how to get out. And then Athena comes to me, her voice gentle: "you can't do everything, Jami. You're only obligated to do your part."

Cozy YA from Delilah S. Dawson? This sounds heavenly.

If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.

I dunno, y'all. I know karma exists, and I know we're all tempted to revel in it, but I don't really want ANYONE to live in a world with gun violence. I'm not going to cry over Charlie Kirk, but I am going to reiterate that THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. If this is being soft, I don't wanna be hard.

What's a weird book habit you have? Even if I'm really enjoying a book, I can put it down for a long time. I very seldom experience "one more chapter" syndrome. I have to be in the mood to read, and if I'm not, it doesn't matter how good it is. Also, the mood can leave me for months at a time.

"WE CAN'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD BECAUSE SOME OF THAT PUBLIC GOOD MIGHT GO TO SOMEONE I DON'T LIKE" is part of how we got to where we are in 2025

My mom was a conservation officer. She said her issue with wind was the fact that they had such short shelf-lives, needed to be repaired constantly, and left an indelible imprint when they reached the end of their usefulness. To me, this is a reason to improve the tech, not to abandon the effort.

I'm running my first game since my mental break this Friday. #Starfinder2E. It's a big fucking deal. My ADHD: "Yeah, you're not going to work on it today. You can work on it Thursday night and not a moment before. Have fun with your crippling anxiety, and have a very merry Fuck Off."

Some two-bit twat on Bsky said that states shouldn't fund the defunded rural hospitals, because it's their own fault they didn't vote for democrats. If you agree with this, please unfollow me. Dehumanizing and denying life-saving care isn't a solution to fascism. It IS fascism. Miss me with that.

Horror can be cathartic. Horror can be subversive. It can help us understand the human experience. It can help us shine a light on beliefs and norms and systems that cause people pain. It can help us find strength. It can expand our consciousness. Horror can be so many things.

My friend Kat decided they needed something to do with their hands. So they took up whittling. They made this as their first project. Isn't it gorgeous? We need to make things with our hands. We need to be creative, to toss aside AI and just fill the world with who WE are. Be like Kat.

Persie approves of my copy of Isabel Cañas’ THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DIAZ. (And y’all, she just put her paw reassuringly on my leg. Squeeeeee) #cats #horrorsky

I know a number of degenerates who make incredible art, it's true.

I know quote-dunking feels good. But part of the way we keep this place clean is by not lining the streets with junk. Don't litter. Keep the skies blue.

I'm about 2/3 of the way into S.A. Barnes' COLD ETERNITY. Until now, it was horror-lite. Interesting enough to keep my attention, fun to read, and fun to wonder at the larger conspiracy. But then, finally, something arrives to eat the protagonist -- and my friend calls to talk. WHY. #booksky

Do you ever feel so horrifically misunderstood that you never want to speak again, because you're afraid that no one is going to take you with good faith? That's where I'm at. No one should ever have to cry over social media. Especially not before a big appointment to see if you're dying again.

Musicology Rant Time: Saying "music is the universal language" is xenophobic nonsense. The notation style, the system of tuning, tonal harmony -- everything that makes music "relatable" are all European constructions that were disseminated via colonization, and then globalization. (1/?)

The SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides.

‼️😿 PLEASE HELP / BOOST ‼️ My cat ingested ADHD meds and had to be rushed to the emergency vet, I am able to do a payment plan but do not have full funds for the deposit ;; any bit helps as I figure this out, tysm for any help ;; 💓 🦋 PayPal: squeedgeart@gmail 💕 ko-fi.com/squeedge ☘️ cashapp $squeedge

My HS Spanish teacher started posting leftist memes on social media, and instantly her timeline is all "I know what I value and that's why I support TRUMP" and "why can't you just put America first," "stop falling for lies," and "unhook from the news, both parties are the same!" AAAAAHHHHH

This man's administration is systematically ripping out every program that benefits Americans, while spending billions of dollars on gilding his own lifestyle as a little treat -- and we're footing the bill. What's left for America? Crumbs. PS. Release the Epstein Files.

There's an 89-year-old man who lives across the street. He heard that we were screwed over by our landscaper, so this Korean War veteran has taken it upon himself to fix our fence and do handy work around our yard. All this for a very clearly queer couple. Sometimes people are good, actually.

In case anyone is needing a little peace today, just know that there's a YouTube channel called Luna Ambience that does 10-hour plays of Zelda music without ads. I'm listening to BOTW's Temple of Time theme with ocean sounds in the back, and it feels like taking a deep breath.

Two things are true: 1. There has, conspicuously, been no identifiable Song of the Summer this year; and 2. Item 1 is only true for people who haven't seen KPOP DEMON HUNTERS

I just picked up a promo code for THE AUDACITY, which sounds like a huge amount of fun. I think there are still codes available for the audiobook, so you should pick one up! You deserve a treat.

My Vyvanse was denied. It works night-and-day better than anything I've tried. That gives me spoons to DO THINGS. The sole reason I've been making my appointments. They want me to try ONE MORE drug before they'll cover it. Another month of my life drowning in overwhelm to satisfy Daddy Capitalism.

I deeply want to make wights a playable ancestry in #Pathfinder2E so I can make a Wight Bard. A Playwight, if you will.

Hey, babes -- it's okay if that idea you have never gets published. It's okay if you never learn to draw well enough to sell your art. It's okay if you just play the piano for fun. The word "amateur" means "one who loves the task" And humans desperately need to re-learn doing things for joy.

That’s how it’s done, Paizo!

Today, my wife and I are putting on a #pathfinder2e demo at our local comic con event! It’s a cute thing our little town has been doing for five years now. I’m stoked to introduce new people to gaming. (And we’re giving away free dice!)

I found silversplints.co.uk today, which makes custom, fashionable splints for your fingers if you have EDS, arthritis, hypermobility, etc. Unfortunately, they require your fingers and hands to be measured by a specialist, and there are none within hours of me. So maybe it'll help someone else.

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH SHE'S AT IT AGAIN

Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President should not be allowed to trade stocks. Ban insider trading now.

Everyone, my therapist just recommended me this beautiful queer bookstore in Portland, OR! She says it feels safer and more welcoming to her than any place she's been, and plus, I just looked at its website, and it has a lot of horror GEMS. www.alwaysherebooks.com #booksky #horrorsky

Hey Pete! LET KIDS PLAY SPORTS. Do you really think that ONE kid in Arizona playing sports as a trans girl is going to cheat at the sport to win unfairly and go after a bunch of girls in the locker room? Because that sounds more like Trump, to me. Defend trans kids.

When you strip away humanity

Some dude just called on a huge account known for humiliating people who have "bad takes" to take me down because I posted that Satanic Paganism is misunderstood and that we shouldn't automatically presume people are evil because they don't fit a Christian paradigm. God, people suck.

Pendleton could use some new life in it. Keep Pendleton Music Co open, or you could REALLY make a killing if you OPENED A PHARMACY. Regardless, move here; I'll be your friend, and we'll harass the locals together. XOXO

So every year or two, I have a flare-up of my autoimmune disease, and I have to do 12-hour days in the cold-ass Day Surgery getting very expensive infusions. I found a site that sells hoodies with zippers in the SLEEVES so you can do infusions. IN MY SIZE. #chronicillness

This was the first book of Katsu's I'd read. And y'all. OH MY GOD. I grew up listening to the stories of the Donner Party, and this book is both incredibly well-researched and entirely original. Don't sleep on it. Just don't. Buy it while it's cheap and do yourself a favor. #horrorsky

My wife and our friend are going through our basement today, going through our MASSIVE board game collection. I'm not sure if I feel refreshed or melancholy about getting rid of games. But I meant what I said: Fuck Quirkle. #IsaidwhatIsaid

Kara is a phenomenal writer, and I’m so excited to read this series! Also, it’s her birthday. So buying at least the first book only feels polite, right?

Call me crazy, but I don't have the energy to read the last 90 pages of my book. So I'm going to buy the damn audiobook so I can stab a piece of cloth repeatedly while I listen. Maybe in a few hours, I'll be done with the book and my embroidery won't look like a vagina anymore.

I'm starting on Week 3 of being without a key ADHD med. Why? Because capitalism failed the rural working class, and we've lost 3 of our 5 pharmacies in the last 3 years. Now, there's a waiting list a mile long for the 2 remaining to service over 25K people. For-profit pharmacies caused this.

It’s ok to change your mind when you realize you were wrong.

We can't give them the satisfaction of despair, friends. Despair is capitulation in disguise. HOPE is what tells us "this can be better," so we fight until it's better. I know the US feels hopeless right now. But we need hope more than ever, if only to spite the people who don't want us to fight.