Historian of abolition here, history tells us how we got here, to put it succinctly “John Brown was hanged for treason and Robert E. Lee was not.”

We need to prepare our youth for a world in which they will be required to dance the Macarena as a necessary skill. The Macarena will never go away, in fact it will bring about the next cultural revolution. Anybody who doubts this is just a naysayer who will inevitably be left behind.

Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain is ON SALE in The Storyteller's Festival on Steam! For less than five bucks you can pet cats and do crimes. From the creators of Arcade Spirits! store.steampowered.com/app/2227030/...

It is the time of year when I remind people that SSRIs, SNRIs, and SSNRIs make you more intolerant of heat, primarily through the mechanism of dehydration as they make you sweat like a motherfucker.

Slightly increase a band Bismuth Zeppelin

Snarf offers fist bumps for birthdays

Yay! We made it! Thank you so much for pledging, and @alepresser.com and I will post updates when the prototype comes in. Until then, we shall focus on our true goals: words, art, and bespoke artisanal shitposting.

Go pledge for a vulture plushy!

Scabby is out in Reno, the pro soccer team is using non-union labor to build their new stadium www.reddit.com/r/Reno/s/cUE...

WE NEED 48 MORE PEOPLE TO MAKE STUFFED VULTURES HAPPEN IN TIME FOR HANUKKAH www.makeship.com/petitions/pe...

So, friends: I promised I'd tell the story. Now I shall. Let a (former) psych nurse tell you the true (gods help us) story of a night in a big-time NYC emergency room: and the arrival of The Man With The Bloomingdales Bag. (1/n)

Sure, this is fine.

RIGHT! The shop has been restocked with a variety of inexpensive leather items ranging from pretty nice lil envelope wallets to truly terrible prototypes get em dirt cheap ko-fi.com/neolithicshe...

It is Scavenger Sunday, and the world does not have enough Egyptian vulture plushies, so you should really support this Makeship petition.

If you know you know …..

Question: Do you use the dyslexia-friendly font option in our games? Research seems to indicate it doesn't work very well, but we don't want to remove an accessibility option we've supported for years without checking with the community first.

<and the collectively held breath is at last released>

In about 25 mins (14:30 BST) it's time for NEW GAME NUMBER ONE! Mysteries about in Blue Prince! Join me twitch.tv/djnrrd

This means that just $5 will give us one of the funny numbers. Go on!

WOOOO! We hit US$264.69 raised of US$600.00 for our fundraising for tcpipeline.org Come hang out www.twitch.tv/fractabellum and help out by spreading the word!

Got up early in hopes of catching this photo before work this morning. There's only a few days each year where it's cool enough in the morning to make this shot possible. Thankfully, today was one of those days! #wildlife #birds

It's #InverteFest, why not learn how to draw a mantis? #mantis #insect #education #SciArt #bug

Get help from a farmer - growing food plants is a skill (I'm bad at it). Lower elevation Californians are likely to find Mohamed *really* helpful due to similar climates between California and Gaza.

It is Scavenger Sunday, and California condors have very large wings.

If you're in Virginia check out the delivery area, Chris Newman has been pioneering farming that's kind to farmers as well as the land and animals for uh. A long time now. Which is what we need for sustainable ag. Anyway buy your meat and eggs from Blackbird Co-op: blackbirdcoop.com

Been a while since I did a silly stream game, but today I learned that hairless bats exist so enjoy these monsters.

Some relaxed Pokopia for a few hours, live now www.twitch.tv/ray_of_swords

This is @sylvanaquafarms.bsky.social commenting (hilariously) on poor herding.

Buy the wallet, I have bottle babies to feed and they're g r o w i n g

“Hey look, the humans got something right!” Osprey were once in danger of disappearing but conservation efforts brought them back. Thank goodness, just look at these charmers #birds 🌿

I haven’t seen anyone post this but you can say your piece on UK getting digital IDs here, only available a couple more weeks! roadmap-for-modern-digital-government.campaign.gov.uk/digital-id-c...

Ridiculous child

We photographers warn against following content scrapers (who steal photos, post without credit & make $ off the accounts.) This thread shows there really is an account resale market for Bluesky. And scammers take full advantage (Gray Catbird says be careful and guard your passwords) #birds 🌿 📸

Right, well, we've got extra bills to pay thanks to probably a ground squirrel chewing through a wire, and meanwhile I'm behind because I have to move my work bench up here to the living room where there's electricity. I have put prototypes and practice pieces up for sale to support this nonsense.

Come in and say hello!

Live now! Already changed the plan I need more coffee, someone bring coffee please .... www.twitch.tv/ray_of_swords

Tomorrow I'll be doing a 10 hour marathon stream to celebrate 10 years since I changed my name to Ray! Do I have a plan? ..... Well kinda 😅 join live at www.twitch.tv/ray_of_swords

On this Scavenger Sunday, we visit a species that was Extinct in the Wild 40 years ago that's achieved an impressive population recovery with the aid of a captive breeding program.

it only works if you're clicking the link, so if you wanna be super nice go to the artists links and click on it to go to their shop 🫶. and etsy sellers, update your links if you're not using this format.

Public post on the Patreon with some housekeeping stuff: www.patreon.com/posts/154612...

As mentioned in stream I'm planning to do a 10 hour marathon stream to celebrate 10 years of being Ray! Currently planning to be live Saturday, 11 April 2026 12:00 (BST) until 22:00 (BST), hope to see folks there!!

This handsome man needs a temporary residence! The only real risk is that if you spend a year with a Maine Coon, you may want one when you're done.

My standard reminder that if you are a man of a certain age and want to weep uncontrollably while reading a scifi short story, then i have you covered. "The Message". A short story about love, family, and physics.

Oh my gosh these bug photos are incredible!!! #invertebrates 🌿

Hopefully will still manage to fight some of the bills but could still use some help. A massive thank you to everyone that's donated or reposted, it really means the world!

I draw wings all the time yet still forget that all the different feather sections can move in different ways #art #animal #bird #cute #gyrfalcon #sciart #animalchunk

Watching a feminist rabbi argue that it's ok to give money to JKR and I just. She is actively using that money to harm people. Like to explicitly, actively campaign to harm trans people. When you give her money, that's what you are funding.

Is it a giant wooden horse