Please. This heat needs to break. We've been the hottest region in France for the last 2 weeks and I am losing my mind. This \/ is literally me past noon every day.

JKR and her new org apparently helped get the new Amnesty International report on how TERF organizations destroy lives taken down from their site. Well, guess what? The Streisand Effect is real. Here's the entire report in a thread. Read it. Share it.

I never do #PortfolioDay, but I probably should. I'm a book cover artist, in the past working primarily in a montage of photos, illustrations and 3D work overpainted digitally. I am currently working on more illustrative work. I also have a lot of premade covers available. www.ravven.com

Also, Happy 'if you think this is bad, just wait a couple of years for the Terror' day. I smell smoke, which is not a good sign in this weather, and surely nobody is doing fireworks at 8 in the morning.

I think someone blocked me for being too old (I mean, it couldn't be the politics or the swearing), and I am totally here for it. Blocking on Bsky just feels like a good mental health move. Block on, my dudes, block on.

My tiny silver barn owl charm is hidden in this photo. While you hunt for him in the image the plant patterns will alleviate stress & when you find him there’ll be a ping of dopamine in your brain, lifting mood. It’s a small neuroscience-based visual puzzle I’ve made to help your brain 🌿🧠:

PLEASE REPOST AND SHARE WIDELY!!! We need your help once again, you magnificent Space Unicorns! Behold the Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! Kickstarter!!! buff.ly/Gab1zWu

Live a life where people talk about you after you die like they do Sam Neil.

🧵Hey lovely people. Big announcement today. We're launching an indie writing con based in Nelson New Zealand and Online in September & October 2026. So many awesome events, including in-person and online Tiny Moments workshops. beautifulwords.net

🧵Spotted At the Beach in Aotearoa New Zealand: A weka* is VERY curious about a sandwich currently being absent-mindedly held by a man sitting in a beach chair, reading a paperback. If Weka is very quiet... And very sneaky... And sidles up like this... Maybe... It shall have that sandwich... (1)

Happy anniversary of that time the post office asked me to provide evidence that my package was not delivered.

2. If you haven't picked up my Humble Bundle of books yet, today's a fine day. We have to date raised $18.7k for @wck.org, and it would be lovely to get to $20k this weekend. Available everywhere except (apparently) current and former Commonwealth countries: www.humblebundle.com/books/john-s...

🌱 New adventure on YouTube: We Can Make Land in Minecraft Skyblock!

With TennoCon starting today and the Relay opening Baro Ki’Teer has had it up to here ⬆️ with the Tenno! scarybooster.blogspot.com/2026/07/bad-... #warframe

If you do not have fur, please consider this shirt to fulfill that duty: www.bonfire.com/a-bear/ I am a bear.

New blog post: scarybooster.blogspot.com/2026/07/digi... #warframe

How did I miss this? Pure gold.

Because @belghast.com was such an amazing person and pillar of the blogging community, I started my blog back up in hopes to get ready for Blaugust. I hope it is bigger than ever this year to make him proud! scarybooster.blogspot.com It’s about @warframe.com of course

For anyone who would like to send flowers/plant a tree/donate to help cats in honor of #Belghast, his obituary can be found here: https://www.honoringmemoriesnowata.com/obituaries/mark-temple Pinging @Gazimoff#belghastas he has more reach than I. Love to everyone.

Obituary: MMORPG blogger and community leader Mark ‘Belghast’ Temple has passed away

Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC

Internet for everyone* is truly a paradigm-changing thing, but it also reveals quite how ridiculously, wilfully ignorant some people are. Wilfully because, see above, internet. Sub-whatever-ing because of some CERN (actually LHC) bullshit I just accidentally read. * for a given value of 'everyone'

People : oh wow they ordained those illegal bishops i wonder what the pope might d- Pope : EXCOMMUNICATE DAY WOO People : u didnt let me fin- Pope : I DIDNT STUTTER JIMMY

Old enough to recognize this as a data center

idk how you unfuck the economics of game dev, but big studios constantly going "we just can't afford all these developers who we pay like 60% the market rate for engineering roles w/ comparable experience at comparable non-game-dev companies" doesn't reflect well on studio execs' basic competence

Our house has stone walls and mostly tile floors, so it stays pretty cool in summer, but after a week of near- or above-100F (37C) temperatures, even it can't keep up. It's 38C (84F) in my kitchen and yes, I can't stand the heat so I'm getting out. If all else fails, the car has air-con... 🥵

It's so warm in the archive right now that we've chosen a new Muad'Dib.

Just a quick question for all the lovely people out there. You doing okay? Just know you're not the only one. This economic nonsense is global. The downturn's affecting all of us. Speak to friends. Please don't isolate. You're awesome. You matter. You're not alone.🌸🌺🌻❤️

Just - no.

🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (3?) and Grandad are engaged in a VERY involved and raucous debate about dinosaurs. Small Human Paleontologist is MOST INSISTENT his neon pink tyrannosaurus rex is the right colour. Grandad's not so sure... The debate continues! (1)

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A grumpy looking man (80s?) with eyebrows like jousting ferrets is grumping to his wife that music nowadays isn't as good as it used to be. She takes a bite of her scone and says angelically: "Some of US aren't as good as we used to be either." (1)

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A woman (20s?) in a cosy mustard yellow woolly jumper is walking along a river walking path while pulling a wheeled shopping basket behind her. Leeks and carrots peeking out the top. The night setting in, woodsmoke in the air. Headed for home. (1)

The older I get, the more I understand why cats just walk away mid-conversation

I've created a channel focusing on topics around #introverted folks and #socialanxiety in #MMORPGs - specifically #FFXIV. I'm a #YouTube Sprout - this is only my second video. But the first had lots of great conversation! Let's chat! #Gaming #VideoGames www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJkY...

🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand:* A small human (6?) wearing sparkly pink roller-skates is holding Dad's hand as he tugs her through the markets. Laughing when Dad threatens to veer off-piste to look at a patisserie stall or a sausage truck. (1)

Nice thing to see on my way home.

This is Ryker. It's impossible to be sure, but we think she might want some breakfast. 12/10 (TT: rykertheiggy)

It’s a pretty weird week when a guy who wants to be a trillionaire is simultaneously getting headlines for the economy-shattering IPO expected Friday and the racist pogroms he is accused of stoking — but these stories are viewed as separate and in no way connected or prescient of the future.

What's happening in Belfast and the rest of NI at the moment is absolutely horrific. If you can, please consider donating to a fund to help people affected by the racist violence. Your donation goes towards emergency accommodation and transport. 💜 Reposts appreciated! chuffed.org/project/1854...

“I mean, your society’s broken… Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.” —Iain Banks died #OTD, 9 June, 2013 www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...

every screen, pop-up or button i have to see after clicking "cancel subscription" and before i see "your subscription has been canceled" should cost the company ten million dollars

new William Gibson book opening line dropped

I Beavis & Butthead laughed at this over my morning coffee.

The existence of non-subordinated women with college degrees has driven a substantial proportion of men completely fucking insane. It's not great.

The Albanian people have been massively protesting for several consecutive days against slumlord crook Jared Kushner and Crimestress Ivanka seizing land in their country to the sum of billions of dollars to build a trashy resort. I hope they don’t stop until their evil corrupt deal is reversed.

There is something brutally psychically injurious to being constantly told "just do good work and you'll be successful" while watching people who do the most dogshit work possible do all the succeeding.

I tend to only stream/YouTube in sporadic bursts. But seeing as I am doing it a bit at the moment, I'll just drop a link to my YouTube channel. It's just gaming. I do not have the necessary reserves of lifeforce right now to do political videos. www.youtube.com/channel/UC4t...

Ted nails it. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...