Here, have this cat-and-kid video.

Episode #490 of Off Panel is now up, and it's a real treat, as the always wonderful @omgkatiep.bsky.social joins me to talk comics retail, ComicsPRO, and comics being GREAT! Listen up!

Do you remember that time Pence tried to see Hamilton and the cast called him out. Or when McConnell was chased out of a resraurant and not allowed a peaceful meal. Or when Cruz abandoned Texas during the deep freeze and we shamed him into going home. That. Do that.

Wheels up for Burbank. LA friends & family, my schedule is busy but I’d love to make time for a bite or a drink. ComicsPro pals, I can’t wait to see your faces. My body is cranky but my heart is yours.

My parents got together as teenagers: here, it is 1972, Nixon was still in office. My dad was scorned for his “long hair,” my mom is wearing a shirt that says “vote” even though she wouldn’t be able to for another two years.

Impulse hair chop!

Every drawing I see from Maria, even a pencil sketch like this, is a window on a world I wish I lived in.

Today I was laid off from Dark Horse Comics. While devastating news, I'm so proud of what I helped make there and am grateful to have worked alongside such amazing coworkers and creators. I'm not quitting comics yet, so if you or someone you know needs a savvy editor please reach out.

Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory

it'll be sort of important to show each other some grace if we're cringe or say some stupid shit over the next little while

I have rarely tittered so much and so consistently at the joy of creativity and ingenuity and teamwork and just dogged perseverance as I did tonight in the cinema at @hundredsofbeavers.bsky.social It’s going to be talked about in film courses forever. The amount of inspiring it will do

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

Oh hey it’s the year of the snake! Here’s a drawing of a snake I made.

There's also the classic "What's funny about it?" when they say that something awful was just a joke.

Well. I did it. I submitted my book on the history of how the US government has removed Indigenous children from their families. From colonization to removal to boarding schools to today. For middle schoolers. I think it's the first book of its kind. I can't believe I got to do it.

In children per year, the US birth rate is at an all-time low, but in Miles’ per hour it’s at an all time high.

Normalizing spelling out what people actually mean when they cite DEI rather than letting them hide behind the safe cover of a euphemism that's been sapped of meaning

When the Patriot Act was passed, libraries got requests for patrons’ borrowing history. We were prohibited from disclosing those requests. We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason. ALSO.

I mean, literally, the answer to this is "I am federally prohibited from telling you anything about my students without a subpoena or judicial warrant; if you have a subpoena or judicial warrant, please submit it to [Legal Officer/Office] to ensure it is in compliance with all relevant federal laws"

This issue was great fun, if you never read ICM, do so now with these one-page horror stories.

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

One of the best things you can do right now is read books. Buy them. Borrow them from the library. Gift them. Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is. Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙

why did nobody tell me that reading is actually very calming and relaxing compared to infinitely doomscrolling? there's something to this whole "books" thing. people should read more

Tom Scioli's "Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre" has been giving me lots of delight over the last few months, but I actually did a spit-take at this bit:

I don’t care if you’re a relative, a fantasy novelist, or an elected official, transphobia is manufactured outrage and transphobe are trash. None of America’s problems are cause by trans people. None. But a LOT are caused by bigots.

Judge Dredd: a Better World - my review @2000ad.bsky.social

Hello, all. In a time where everything is so much for so many people, I feel guilty asking but my family and I are in need of help. Even if it is a signal boost, any help is appreciated. I love you all, and I hope you are all safe. gofund.me/980022e5

Hey, American trans community. We took a big collective punch in the gut yesterday, so today is a really good time to have a nice meal, watch something light, and rest.

Sometimes I feel sad about the state of the internet but then it delivers an educational comic strip where two puppets talk about fisting. Bluesky is such a gift.

Being trans is a joy and a gift! Some folks are trying to take away that joy! We will not let them! We will become even more trans and more joyful as time goes on!

I don’t know where to start. If you’re not reading FML by @kellysue.bsky.social, @davidlopez.bsky.social, Cris Peter, and @claytoncowles.bsky.social, YOU ARE MISSING OUT! I have not had this much fun reading a comic since Chew. A few of my favorite moments from issues 1-3 #fmlcomix @darkhorse.com

Your regular reminder that the first known clinic to offer gender-affirming surgeries was … destroyed by Nazis. In 1933. (Magnus Hirschfeld’s Institut für Sexualwissenschaft.) They always come for trans people first.

THIS-Ive read a few mutuals posts saying shit like "all yall dont care" and other just brainrot logic and I have to ask-Is it fun in your solitary birdcage of supposed moral perfection?

If “know your rights” = “escape ice,” ice is catching people by violating their rights

I have this political opinion that trans people should be left the fuck alone, and unfortunately it is a lot less common than it should be

I know a lot of people are despairing right now. I have people replying to me, quoting me, telling me I'm naive to think we can fight the administration. But I'll die before I detransition, and I'm not dying any time soon. I will not give these people the despair and helplessness they want from me.

Jasper, setting off into the world in a pretty paisley skirt. Me: Jasper, I love you, nothing the federal government says or does takes away from how beautiful you are. If they come for you, they have to go through me. Jasper: Plus, THESE GUNS. (Flexes a rather impressive set of teenage biceps.)

Anybody use their daily wordle score as a kind of fortune teller for how much mental capacity and universal benevolence they’re going to be working with that day?

There’s some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for #art #fanart #LOTR #lordoftherings #illustration #SamwiseGamgee

From Oregon Senator Ron Wyden ( @wyden.senate.gov): "Feels like a good time to remind everyone that if you are a public servant wishing to report retaliation, acts of corruption or abuse of government power, I have a page for that on my website:" buff.ly/4ayTEAD

In a total bright spot: My kids are attending Fan Expo solo today, in homemade cosplay! They are so self-reliant and cool! Listening to them pack up brought me joy: “tickets? water? snacks? props? extra hair ties? portable speaker for vibes? bus pass?”

At nearly two months of still-undiagnosed chronic pain, pain levels fall into two broad categories:

📽️ WATCH: At ProPublica, we’ll be devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing the second Trump administration. If you are a federal employee and have tips, documents, data or stories you can share that the public should know about, reach out: www.propublica.org/tips/

Never be flippantly rude to any inoffensive grey-bearded stranger that you may meet in pine forests or hotel smoking-rooms on the Continent. It always turns out to be the King of Sweden.

Many things are quite terrible. So thought you might enjoy these time lapse photos of Maggie and Hopey, the monochrome mafia, as they negotiated several hours of their afternoon.

Just saw an ad for Liquid I.V., and two things hit me: 1: Aren’t all IVs liquid? 2: Liquid IV is a powder That’s going to bug me forever now

In 1953, Eisenhower signed an order banning queer people from working in the government. Agencies encouraged employees to report colleagues they suspected of being queer based on how they acted, spoke, dressed, or had masculine/feminine characteristics like wide jaws in women or small hands in men

live in a red district and want to inconvenience tyranny? call your rep DAILY with an update on the local price of eggs and a demand to know why the Republican Party is focusing on nonsense issues only weirdos care about instead of keeping their promise to lower the cost of household staples

@annaleen.bsky.social My youngest (13) was combing the bookshelves for a new read yesterday and picked Autonomous. They like Paladin best so far.