Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it. So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:

the final commission bell tolls! simplified spot illustrations, done in an "artists choice" style. relay to me your characters references, their hearts and hardships, and I will editorialize them. $250 for a fullbody (or) two half-bodies! opening tomorrow: friday, december 5th @ 8PM EST.

Patreon Policy Team emailed creators saying they'll host a livestream clarifying existing 18+ guidelines on DEC 11. If you're a creator please show up! You can submit issues you'd like them to cover in the rsvp form.

Operation Midway Bliss: An effort to distribute a gift and an essential item to about 170 children from 100 families impacted by Trump immigration raids. Story by Laura Turbay with great photos from @briancassella.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/o...

If anyone can share this, seeing as it's International Disabilities Day. I have hEDS, fibromyalgia, CFS/ME, degenerative disc disease, and lumbar spondylosis that are all affecting my mobility. :')

Also tell them how much of a security risk the SCREEN act is! Remember the discord data breach that exposed IDs this year

Call the Energy and Commerce majority number and demand these bills go through more and detailed hearings because they cannot be rammed through with such little thought (202) 225-3641

You can find who is on the committee for the Kids Online Safety bills today via the link to the Energy and Commerce site I reposted, so if you have a rep, please also call them directly and complain Everyone else pls call the E&C lines Main Office: (202) 225-2927 Majority Office: (202) 225-3641

I called the Energy and Commerce office again and told them how horrified I was that they're trying to shove the bills thru so quickly when they talked like they didn't even know what was in them. Said it felt like they were hiding something and was ill prepared. Reiterated my opposition of them.

Realizing that there is a broad perception that people secretly in their hearts want to make zany weird messy stuff, but make bland and boring stuff because they think it will sell So advice for them is not meant for me, whose heart is a buttered bran muffin and who struggles to be interesting

In general you should not let the fear of getting yelled at prevent you from writing something messy and powerful and true But I'm mostly okay with letting the fear of getting yelled at prevent me from writing something meh because certain tropes are easy

My only two story ideas are inevitably 'slow walks in the woods looking at every rock and tree' or 'I condone nothing these characters have done and trying to pry a moral out of this story is like doing your grocery shopping at the toxic waste dump'

Please call if you can! We want them to know they're having this hearing in the shadow of our vehement disapproval

oh they gave me a blue check now I can say how I REALLY feel!!! trans rights free Palestine housing is a human right universal health care for all six hour day for eight hours pay mandatory minimum wage raises that track to rent & cost of living protect the oceans & the rivers and bring back Jujubes

I see so many people saying 'Write the thing that only you could write!' and ... I don't think there's anything that only I could write? Pretty much everything I write is something that dozens of other people could definitely write!

KOSA will obliterate trans people's ability to have spaces and even communicate online. It MUST be stopped.

it’s small business saturday, so consider supporting a commission artist for bespoke art this season! as for me, I have something simmering and will be posting holiday slots (very) soon. stay tuned and keep a bit a coin hoarded if that interests you.

Both Visa and Mastercard are really going to push the idea that "they dont restrict any legal transactions" when you call you need to call out how paypros restrictions arent on the transaction, but on the way they are pressuring platforms to drop/censor content that they have decided is verboten

I finally finished all the test works so outfit design commissions are now officially open 🎉 ToS as usual, apply here - forms.gle/JiWS45cFbbFmtXBDA Extra notes about the process and preferred themes - patreon.com/posts/144537960 (free post) more comm types - hungryghostcomms.carrd.co

Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.

If you only want a sketch comm, you can take advantage of a holiday discount on my kofi! #KofiDiscountChallenge 2 slots total (will close when any 2 are claimed) Code: BFMYWITNESS thru Nov 30! ❄️

It would be extremely cool if a bunch of people called payment processors over Black Friday weekend to ask why they're telling people what they can and can't buy with their own money. This holiday season, give the gift of calling payment processors over Black Friday weekend

I am always pleased to see people saying, 'WRITE FOR YOURSELF, be as unhinged as you wanna be, you are allowed and indeed required to be a little freak about it' But also, I would like to grant you permission to be 'boring' if that's what writing for yourself means

I feel profound ambivalence about Thanksgiving as a holiday, but on the other hand, I am always here for Day Off to Cook and Eat Delicious Food, and in fact think we should celebrate this at least once a month for no particular reason

Hello network. This is real shit. I’m looking for transgender, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming front and back end web designers for a project to help trans people get housing in NJ. This is a paid opportunity. Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

Just got done reading a 1300-page book before work this morning, and you have no idea how relieved I am that the next book on my list is sub-100 pages

HOLIDAY COMMISSION RESOURCE — yule is upon us, and what better way to spread merriment than by supporting an artist, writer, crafter. if [YOU] are a creative with open commissions, with a turnaround time guaranteed before DEC 25 - JAN 1, please QRP or comment your information! #commissions

Sometimes I'm really tempted to Do Fandom again--it seems like a lot of people are having fun with it! They're writing incredible stories and making wonderful art, and people are so happy to see their work! And then some new batch of fandom drama comes to light and I'm like, 'Nope, never mind.'

I don't celebrate Thanksgiving but I LOVE making and eating tarts and pies and I would like to formally request we start associating them with some other holiday. maybe real labor day in may. pies the working man's dessert

Am I still in Destiny fandom, no; does O14 still have me in its clutches, always

BEHOLD as chosen by yall the #o14 print poll: STAR GAYZERS! soon to be available at my merch store 💖 #saint-14 #destinyOsiris

... wait, is Terrain Theory really just 'if you're enough of a Chad you can't get sick'

On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later. Remembering us is not enough.

steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back

she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October

The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund:

Help #Juntos raise $75,000 in grassroots donations & spread community safety resources! Juntos is a community-led, Latine, immigrant organization in South #Philly doing important deportation defense, community care work, and more. ICE hotline: 814-205-3293. secure.actblue.com/donate/junto...

It would be really exciting to see people stop constellating femme/small/delicate/cultured/pale/bottom and masc/large/powerful/savage/dark(er)/top, and trying to squish all m/m pairings into this model There is just so much homophobia, racism, and misogyny all braided together there

Three days left now. Help me help a dog. You get a #Necromunda gang. Oz gets help with his vet bills. Everyone feels better.

Happy #WaterfallWednesday from Yakushima, Japan!

November-December comms❄️ (turnaround is slightly longer than usual but definitely before xmas) more examples - hungryghostcomms.carrd.co ToS - tinyurl.com/cmmterms apply - forms.gle/gvG3WzFXQp4fSBNh7 (spicy options are in the examples🔗, DM/email for custom/commercial work and price quotes) 🔁🙏

Hey all - I'm once again sharing my ko-fi as I finish up this last pair of commissions. Bills are coming up this week and I'd love to balance it out and stay out of the red. Feel free to DM me with questions! #commission #commissionsopen #artsky #supportrealartists ko-fi.com/liizarddraws

Censorship is now coming for your dnd and your warhammer and your farming sim, they don't care if it's not adult content. They wanted everything

Y'all, I'm asking for help for a member of my community to not be on the street when they've got a job in hand, and need to stay housed so they can start and keep that job. I've seen folks help people with a last minute save, and Briggsy needs one today.

🧵Thread of cafes, restaurants, bars, bagel joints, etc offering free meals to SNAP recipients, for those who might need it, & so those who don't can give 'em their business. If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s. Here's one! toastedseattle.com

Let's keep showing them how profoundly irritating we can be, because they have an easy out. It's right there!

In light of not knowing what's wrong with my teeth: still looking for one nice big illustration comm. Payment plans, poster sizes, commercial use, etc. to name a few perks. Or, stylized and artist freedom ones for a discount, expecially if video game blorbo.

i finally remade my cmm form (after accidentally deleting it in a very stupid way) so it's open for applications again~ forms.gle/gvG3WzFXQp4fSBNh7 however, I have a HUGE backlog after my long and busy trip (also still a bit sick) so the form is currently in a waitlist mode for early-mid November

Sharing for awareness: For those able and willing to help, the Embassy of Jamaica in DC is coordinating disaster relief in the U.S. They have asked folks to reach out to them at [email protected] to coordinate support. The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm

Until SNAP is funded, here’s an ongoing list of Bay Area restaurants where SNAP recipients can receive free food. Just bring your EBT card!