Writer, teacher, and former state poet laureate Arianne True is up against Long Covid and needs our help... chuffed.org/project/aria...

Cover art for the most recent issue of KINGFISHER a journal of haiku poetry. kingfisherjournal.com

The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals. The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry. Where is the MAHA outcry?

USA: Let's stop bailing out polluters... secure.everyaction.com/v_Jk4_ahykKz...

Quiet part, meet out loud.

Brilliant satirical sculpture by artist Natalie Niblack... www.instagram.com/p/DRIIzpsEja...

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This song was written by Robert Deeble after he read Frank Young's and my graphic novel biography of the Carter Family. youtu.be/yGS-c2ZQVq0?... I'm biased, but I love it...

Every now and then you hear a song and wonder why it's not loved by tens of thousands of people. For me, this is one of those songs. youtu.be/IB8UjREYve0?...

Grant Snider kindly included m in a Substack post called "Haiku Comics Anthology" -- so I'm finally posting actual material to my Substack. Who knows if it will last...? davidlasky308808.substack.com/p/more-haiku...

IF YOU'RE IN SEATTLE, and you're free on 11/19 (tomorrow), I'll be reading 10 minutes of new material in a group reading called "Murmurations." It starts at 7:00 at Common Objects, 2601 1st Ave. I'll be reading with a few of the WITS writers I admire and respect. lectures.org/event/murmur...

head of modern SS ladies and gentlemen

As Karoline Leavitt concludes her press briefing and walks off, @andrewfeinberg.com asks: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?" She did not respond.

Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨

Accounts of this ICE facility are everything that America was literally never supposed to have. This country was formed with the intention that things like this would not happen here.

TONIGHT - NOV 6 - a live comics reading in Seattle, featuring me and a few other exciting, funny, and innovative comics creators. 7pm, Hugo House. It's the return of SLIDE RULE! I know the weather is lousy, and you probably have a lot going on, but if live comics is your thing, come join us!

First they cut aid to the African children, And I did not speak out, Because... We know the rest of it. www.instagram.com/reel/DKDRJaQ...

Debuting today at SHORT RUN: "HAIGA, How Are You?" a collaboration between Lark Pien and me. shortrun.org

Donald Trump: Best in Show

Come and get your HAIKU COMICS from John Burgess, William Chen, and me. This Saturday, 11/01, Seattle.

Meet the Fascists: statuskuo.substack.com/p/meet-the-f...

I just backed The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby Vol. 4 (Graphic Novel) FEATURING THE BATTLE OF THE CRATER, on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...

I am heartened by New Yorkers who are standing up to ICE to protect their neighbors. Polkadot dress woman especially! <3 www.instagram.com/reel/DQHXahb...

I highly recommend "Golden Age Explosions" if drawings of explosions is something that appeals to you.

In case you missed it on zoom, you can still play along at home using this handy video recording! www.youtube.com/live/9jtFzKa...

It's the guns 💯%

I will be teaching a new online class in Haiku Comics which starts in one week, on Sunday OCT 26! Link in comments.

We Do Everything For Free!

Pritzker: Throughout history we've learned that tyranny doesn't arrive with dramatic proclamations. Most times it comes quietly wrapped in the language of law and order, with fingers pointed at someone who doesn't look like you, promising safety while demanding that we sacrifice our neighbors.

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Ballard, Seattle, Washington” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Zohran Mamdani uses his appearance on Fox News to "speak directly to the president," since "he might be watching right now." Mamdani looks straight into the Fox camera as he says this >>>

Coming up this Friday: I'll be teaching a free online workshop in abstract haiku comics (yes, it's a thing!)... www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/freefnc-signup?

Did you know: Everyone in this photo is Antifa!

There’s no hiding the political retaliation and weaponization. It’s all out in the open.

Didn’t the Soviets build Bagram?

Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...

This Friday in Seattle - Haiku Comics art by five NW artists at the U District Art Walk. www.udistrictartwalk.org/hosts/univer... (This image by John Burgess)

Yes, release the Epstein files!!!

As he launches his very own Great Purge, Trump has a Max Headroom style glitch. www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts...

I think this post is now open to the public. In case you need some cute animal people brightening your day... www.patreon.com/posts/137692...

Good.

As the people in the White House tear apart many of the things that have made this country great, I am given a much needed sense of hope for our future listening to HCR and Allison Gill... www.muellershewrote.com/p/live-with-...

Neil Young quits Facebook and Instagram over Meta's use of chatbots with children 'Meta's use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,' Young's team shared in a statement. www.cbc.ca/music/neil-y...

The damage this man has done is incalculable.