Wow. They’ve never met before. The lives of royals are so different from ours

I HAVE NEWS! You asked, and now it’s time for me to answer! This August, I’m teaching a crash course on creative nonfiction!! We will meet once a week over zoom and students will have access to the recorded sessions afterwards! Go here for more info:

$5 is the price of one fancy cup of coffee. If 60 people each donated $5 a month, we'd meet that goal. We'd have $300 a month in donations. Now imagine if 100 people each donated $5 a month. See, that's how it works. A lot of people chip in small amounts. No one has to carry the burden alone. 2/

These are cool and ridiculously cheap for original art.

@pitairport.bsky.social Love the prompt, speedy shuttle buses. A retention bar on the floor here would be helpful

Andy Merrill (Brak) is an Amazon delivery driver. Carey Means (Frylock) got CHF from/exacerbated by COVID & was recently working as a restaurant dishwasher. C. Martin Croker (Zorak) died of sepsis from an infected tooth he couldn't afford to get treated. Capitalism destroys both art & artist.

Please #Vote! If you have filled out the ballot that was mailed to you, but you haven't dropped it off yet, put it in a dropbox, NOT in the mail. www.sf.gov/return-your-...

Hey @jordanjessego.bsky.social , when can you invite River B. back on the show, to turn it temporarily into a baseball podcast with Jesse so Jordan can joke about not knowing what’s going on 🙏

Wednesday in Pittsburgh my wife & i enjoyed a relaxed, relatable and FUNNY comedy set by originally-regional treasure @riverbutcher.bsky.social. Thanks dude for coming back here to @bottlerocketpgh.bsky.social and offering to snap a nice photo with us

Charming episode and a good reminder to contribute to the maximally fun podcasts of Max Fun during the MaxFunDrive. Next t-shirt or sticker suggestion, from Jesse’s remark in this: It looks like a graphic that’d say “But it’s a DRY heat”, but it says “But it’s a BENIGN animosity”

New ep, who dis? We're celebrating #maxfundrive with our pal @griffinmcelroy.bsky.social—whose latest book is a "choose-your-own-adventure" called The Stowaway. Catch the full episode at Maximum Fun and consider becoming a member today! Maximumfun.org/join

Seriously, tho:

Alert, alert @jordanjessego.bsky.social and @stevenraymorris.bsky.social - shocking poll data

🧵 Rapid response teams exist to intervene before a patient's deterioration becomes a catastrophe. At many hospitals, you can activate one yourself. Most people don't know this. Most hospitals aren't going out of their way to tell you. www.patreon.com/posts/154453...

Anyways... my data brief on new census estimates: www.ucsur.pitt.edu/sites/defaul...

Evil.

so instead of watching the SotU, a bunch of us spent last night doing silly presentations and raising fifteen thousand dollars (!!!) for a variety of good causes if you'd like to see me rant about star wars in person, I'm at about the 2:15 mark in the video, but the whole thing is phenomenal

We are counter-programming the State of the Union with a fundraising telethon featuring everyone’s favorite Bluesky posters doing short presentations and sketches on stuff they are passionate about. Will stream on YouTube starting at 8:30pm EST postersmadness.wordpress.com

Fun new-to-me Black History Month fact that I just learned while listening to public radio: Langston Hughes, the famed poet and activist, was also a composer! WQXR is doing a special tonight on his music www.wqxr.org/story/271251...

wrote about the occupation in minnesota with a closing note on how the white house has exactly one tactic — repression with goons — but no particular strategy for dealing with entrenched resistance. gift link.

HEY gang! I'm looking for work starting in JUNE. ME: - 10+yrs pub & print prod - 4yrs game dev (graphic design, OS, UI) - graphic design jack of all trades - eagerly collaborative & enthusiastic teammate! YOU?: - FT comics, print prod/design, or UI work - Contract UI work www.sashamakes.com

Some parallels between these two insights today: bsky.app/profile/wavd...

This is a loss for us, but it's a bigger loss for Pittsburgh readers. This city deserves better.

Well folks, some news. Ownership is folding @pghcitypaper.com. I wish I could say this was more surprising. I'll be on the lookout for new roles while I continue to teach and hopefully find places to publish some stories I haven't finished. In the meantime, I'm all ears for opportunities.

Thread. Hard to read (or it should be, at least) so prepare yourself.

A joint investigation by ProPublica and FRONTLINE identified more than two dozen cases of immigration agents using "less lethal" weapons in ways that appear to flout the government's own rules, including by aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin or deploying chemical agents near children.

NEW from me — I broke down Trump's claim on local right wing radio that the US carried out a Christmas Eve land strike in Venezuela, how he doubled down Monday, the subsequent media reports with no substance, the potential role of social media rumors about an actual fire, and how we need the truth:

“…Saltedfuckingpork?”

Uh-oh

matt & co’s theory of how public opinion on immigration would respond to new information was simply empirically wrong. at this point the only reasonable conclusion is they refuse to update their priors w/ new data because the data is inconvenient for them www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...

pdf, but worth the read

Apparently you can submit public comments on these proposed rules here. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

If you're not familiar with them, they're very cool!

One of my favorite cross stitch designers is doing a stitchalong based on W.E.B. DuBois's data visualizations from the 1900 Paris Exhibition in February! I made her first piece based on the visualizations and thought it was a great project. 🧶

A reminder that Iron Circus is gonna get WALLOPED with Baker & Taylor bankruptcy backdraft for the next several months, turning our usual distro payout into bills. If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now! store.ironcircus.com

Who is this person that they’re contacted so often for a quote in these pieces? www.seattletimes.com/nation-world... www.pressdemocrat.com/2024/07/24/a... www.rawstory.com/amp/maga-cri... www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...

Also if you have writing editing experience please come help

Hubby @kundalinisteve.bsky.social and I have collected donations to a charity fund for those in need at the holidays. Reach out if you need a little extra money via PayPal to get by. It's not enough for rent or a car payment, but it's enough for groceries and smaller gaps.

Hey everyone! Looking to fill some gaps in my schedule until the end of the year. Both comics (short stories, possibly single issues) and covers/pin-ups. Some samples below! And more in my portfolio here: ahmedraafathussein.myportfolio.com

Batman/Static: Beyond #1 is out tomorrow! I'm signing it all over Austin: 11a-1p: Bat City Comic & Games 2p-4p: Austin Books & Comics 5p-7p: Dragon's Lair Austin I'll also be at Comic Arts San Antonio on Saturday 11/15.

I wrote about why I can't sleep at night: the devaluation of so many things (critical thinking, creativity) I thought were paramount. lithub.com/when-we-deva...

I hate that this is now a regularly scheduled announcement, but SNAP is 9X the size of the charitable food system. Food banks and pantries need help helping folks right now. If you can donate or volunteer, please do. If you need help, it's out there. Find your Feeding America food bank here:

We don't want to single anyone out but... If you still have your ballot, PLEASE drop it off NOW! Find your drop box location at vote.pa/return.

🚨 Evie, @thetripleruthtruth.bsky.social, needs *urgent spinal surgery* after suffering a fall upon moving from US to Croatia. Every donation helps ease her recovery. Link to contribute or share: gofund.me/1ed39784b She’s a splendid person that I haven’t seen in too long but admire a lot. #mutualaid

Election Day is Tuesday, November 4 -- mail-in ballot must be _received_ by Tuesday. If you have a mail-in ballot, it's too late to drop it in the mail, but in Allegheny county you can use one of these ballot return sites! More info: www.alleghenycounty.us/Government/E...

I fell down the stairs + broke my neck in Croatia! I need spinal surgery asap! My sister organized a GoFundMe! #ProtectTheDolls from not being able to pay for spinal surgery! If you don't have $ to spare, sharing widely would be just as appreciated <3 www.gofundme.com/f/support-ev...

🚨 Evie, @thetripleruthtruth.bsky.social, needs *urgent spinal surgery* after suffering a fall upon moving from US to Croatia. Every donation helps ease her recovery. Link to contribute or share: gofund.me/1ed39784b She’s a splendid person that I haven’t seen in too long but admire a lot. #mutualaid

The #MySciJourney playlist is live at Galactic Polymath! Your likes, comments & views will help determine the winners! Watch videos from real scientists, discuss them in class, and vote by 11/15. Feeling inspired? Submissions are being accepted until 11/3! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #scicomm