@dominicburgess.bsky.social , thank you for reading a quiz question for #theweecon - everyone was happy to see you! You'll be happy to know that Jeffrey! Fettering!'s horse was well represented 🐴 💩

Jeffrey! Fettering! #theweecon #ofmd #ofmdcosplay

Ed's an artist! @tuks.bsky.social #theweecon

Look ma, I made a convention :) #theweecon

@ghostalservice.bsky.social has been mentioned so often but I also have to shout out that drive to turn poison into positivity @veeagainsttheday.bsky.social offered to beta for me without any idea of whether I can string two sentences together (I have yet to finish a story but Someday)

The people who have let this show awaken something in them and made huge changes to live an authentic life. The ones who can't make the big life changes, but now know themselves better. Those who give back and help the fandom community however they can. The creative geniuses. My beautiful friends.

Lots of other people have already said it (and I love that), but shouting out everyone who feels a little invisible when these posts go around, whether you're a lurker or a cheerleader or because life has been lifeing and you've found yourself out of sight and out of mind ❤️

Bing bing bing. And while it would be nice to make these things freely available after the fact, there are a lot of reasons why that's just not feasible. That sucks! It really does! And the person arranging this knows that, which is why for all of these there have been *copious* discounts.

the options are not "christine wada's panel costs money" or "christine wada's panel is freely available to everybody," they're "christine wada's panel costs money" or "there is no christine wada panel at all." if she wanted to do a free one she'd have already done it, nobody in fandom can stop her

Those who don't make art or fic or edits, who are just here to enjoy and comment and share the stuff. I've said it before, but they're the heart of fandom, and this ship would be a ghost ship without them.

A few! @ghostalservice.bsky.social and @ferventemily.bsky.social and every other fandom organizer that does the (often *eye-wateringly* thankless) work to keep our community fed and thriving (tbc in comments as I have scattered time, bc this is sth I can YAP about)

I HAVE JUST TODAY DECIDED TO MAKE A 1723 RECIPE FOR WHITE-POT BREAD PUDDING AND IT LOOKS SO GOOD ALSO IT’S WILD HOW LITTLE BREAD PUDDING HAS CHANGED IN 300 YEARS. PIRATES COULD HAVE BEEN EATING THIS AND THAT KNOWLEDGE MAKES ME FEEL CONNECTED TO HISTORY IN A REALLY COOL WAY

Everyone who shares their fic, their art, their craft or who uses their skills in some positive way to build the community

Everyone who makes this a safe spaceship, with special mention for @politestmenace.bsky.social who is unfailingly kind and supportive.

All of you - this space is full of lovely, welcoming, beautiful people who help each other all the time, whether with a hug and a kind word, or practical advice, or donations to fundraisers and charities. Yeah sure there are a disputes, find me a group of people with none. I love you. I LOVE YOU.

YESS! Thank you for saying this! Everyone contributes, for keeping the light going.

Shout out to all the fanfic writers, artists and cosplayers and generally anything creative! There’s so much love and care in these words and pieces and I love how we all collectively loose our minds when see them. They have kept the entire fandom well fed all this time. Thank you and love you all

Shout out to all the podficcers in the fandom, whether they have narrated one story or 400. Every time they ask us to go back and leave comments or kudos for the author, and ask for nothing for themselves.

@siren-events.bsky.social for giving way more of herself than most people ever see, so that fans and cast and crew can all come together and celebrate one another and our show in a supportive and respectful space @poshtater.bsky.social and Illia for speading creativity and joy everywhere they touch

@obliquitywrites.bsky.social for tirelessly and quietly working to foster creativity and togetherness through art projects and con organization @amuseoffyre.bsky.social for spreading curiosity, kindness, and joy through art and muppets and events and connection

@howellingwolf.bsky.social and @siren-events.bsky.social for saving the tiny boats from S2 and then organizing Tiny Crew Big Raffle (twice!) to spread the extra love to deserving causes @ghostalservice.bsky.social for spearheading a staggeringly successful fundraising auction that is saving lives

Because we need a little positivity: who are the people in OFMD fandom who you most look up to and want to send a little love?

Creative output from the cast and crew is creative output from the cast and crew, period. It doesn't matter who paid for them to create it. It's totally okay to get excited about it and celebrate it. But it's not okay to steal it by copying it without permission. It really is that simple.

This is very much not true. What was requested is not to post extensive transcripts, or screencaps especially of things that Christine Wada requested not be shared outside the recorded video. Tweeting about it and sharing bits to be excited about is perfectly fine, and always has been.

when anyone asks why he's my fav

How dare people who work hard get paid...or more likely barely break even....for their many hours of time and effort and experience. All art and organization should be served upon a silver platter to be consumed....of course. They want a community without sustaining it.

The entitlement is wild. I keep saying it, but it speaks volumes that they aren't taking their whiny pitchforks to Vico. They ultimately don't respect other fans bc they see themselves as in charge of the fandom (at least some of them). Shocked they aren't at artists demanding free commissions.

It's ridiculous!!!! Whiny children demanding access to things for free Because Community. No one is denying you access to THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY isn't "official" content! From what I can gather through my blocks it's the usual suspects complaining they don't have the fandom's full attention.

Amy was one of the first people I interacted with when I joined the fandom in early 2024. Their organisation of the tiny boat crew helped boost morale and community through the cancellations and allowed those of us who couldn't afford larger auction items an opportunity to own a tiny piece of magic.

besides all that, all fans equal. running events is a complete ballache for many reasons and i’m just glad we’re getting fed in the year of our lord 2025.

Reposting this, as an open letter to anyone continuing to treat Siren Events (Amy) in bad faith. I've had enough of this nonsense.

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Y'all I expected this #InterviewAsACrew to be good and I could not even. My jaw was on the floor the whole panel. Definitely check it out if you haven't yet! 🍑 👁️👄👁️ (iykyk)

#InterviewAsACrew was brilliant - Christine Wada is not only an absolute delight, she is so, so interesting to listen to AND she brought the eye candy! @siren-events.bsky.social Thank you so much for another great evening 🩷🩷🩷

y'all these aren't even the hottest photos of Taika she shared

I cannot recommend this panel (& all the #InterviewAsACrew) enough. This is a brilliant event with lots of fun facts & stunning pics 🤩 So many hot looks 🔥🔥🔥 Christine Wada is lovely throughout the panel, pls consider buying a ticket for the VOD if you can ❤️ Especially artists & cosplayers #OFMD

if you see this post, your actions are: - if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this - if you don't have a spare buck, just repost your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive

You know what would fix me? Season 3 of the hit television series Our Flag Means Death. AND/OR the Jenkins cut of the first 2 seasons

mid-morning nap #OurFlagMeansDeath #ofmd

as you see only two flags here have hearts on them, guess whose flags these are 🤭

NEW: The State of Arizona sues the House of Representatives, demanding that Speaker Mike Johnson seat Adelita Grijalva or that someone else be allowed to swear her in. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Love you Jerry 💜🏴‍☠️🇺🇸

Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement. Check out how tiny the crowds were: Philly: 200 DC: "several hundred" Boston: 500 Austin: 1,000 Houston: 2,000

Don’t cry. Fight like hell. Be funny as hell while you do it. Be kind as hell while you’re funny as hell while you’re fighting like hell. We’ll win.

guy who brought the trans flag we iwo jima’d described himself as “yeah i was pretty neutral about trans people, think i still am honestly, but these people are being so goddamn weird about it that i gotta get off the fence”

“i wish i had my second grader instead of your second amendment” sign. that one hurts

this is extremely normcore it’s awesome. retirees children and everyone in between. we’re just hanging out

In this country, the power lies with the people. And as we’ve seen at No Kings protests across the country — we, the people, are united against autocracy.

I’ve seen just one counter-protester at No Kings San Diego. He’s got a Trump 2024 flag and this guy has been following him around for probably an hour playing Benny Hill and circus music.

I recently gave out letter grades to news outlets based on their service to citizens in a democracy. ProPublica got an A. The New York Times got a C. CBS got an F. See other grades and my rationale in this edition of my Stop the Presses newsletter, which you should subscribe to. (It's free.)