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

So sorry to hear this. JA’s underwater photography brings such interest & fun to the skyline. Donate if you can

If the wrapper were edible, I’d probably grasp a pack of these and eat it like Bugs Bunny eats a carrot. 😞 (After first eating just 1, of course, which reawakens The Hunger.) My wife once gift-wrapped a carton like in the photo as a gag gift for me when we were dating

Happy Ctenophore Day! 🐙🦑🧪

At today’s sold-out Monongahela Pop Festival at Gov’t Center Records, before the Frampton Bros. reunion folks are pumped for, Benefits (band I’m in) will play our new record BURNOUT 🫩 (& we’ll have copies, courtesy of @hellbendervinyl.bsky.social) + on Bandcamp benefitspgh.bandcamp.com/album/burnout

Monongahela Pop: Pittsburgh’s new music festival brings back the Frampton Brothers https://nextpittsburgh.com/arts-entertainment/monongahela-pop-festival-brings-frampton-brothers-to-pittsburgh/

I would go for the pdf if I were u

Can I sign your cast? “Cast” is a 16-page comic written by me, drawn by @aaronlosty.bsky.social, colored by Aaron and @marissadraws.bsky.social, and lettered by @illusclaire.bsky.social. You can read it below or purchase a hi-res .pdf on Itch: hagaipalevsky.itch.io/cast

Conclave. Time to choose new battle pope

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

Now is a good time to turn off video auto play.

I am an nyc teacher and I would love books for the class library. Please repost. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Depends. Does Bovril have all 6 Infinity Gems?

Can folks do me a favor? I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January. I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am. I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics. Here’s two favorite set photos. Repost? I am in the wilderness.

Follow Chris, a great guy, an exquisite creator, and the Iron Man writer who showed me the ropes for my run.

‘Crime is down 87%… I’m trying to think of where was that 13%, because I don’t think it existed…’ How does he think these percentages work? Does he think there was “a 13% of the time when Crime wasn’t happening”?

Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you attended: Decemberists Sparks David Byrne’s American Utopia Beat (‘80s King Crimson reunion) Alarm Will Sound playing Steve Reich pieces

Most people can’t quite grasp how it feels to read this, but imagine if the federal government commanded every agency to form task forces charged with finding new ways to humiliate you. Then imagine every institution in your life not only folds but starts participating. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...