even calling LLMs and LIMs A.i. was the beginning of the grift.

They booked a bunch of 14 year old models to come to a Mar A Lago party, told them to dress sexy and tried to ply them with alcohol.

Trump says we need to go after drug cartels. Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on. And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking. Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy. It's a power grab.

Missing Tom. I only met him once in person, but I checked the Comics Reporter every day. I was lucky to be one of his last interviews. He was such a devoted champion to all comics. What a singular voice. You can actually still read my interview with Tom here: www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/cr...

Join us! For much less than streaming. Patreon.com/mannequinonthemoon

Convince me this book cover isn’t AI. This is from a big publisher and huge author. They could have paid a black artist. They could have paid anyone to actually make a decent cover. Instead they went with slop.

Anti-A.I. stamps! For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital! You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)

Eddington is a very weird movie. I like Ari Aster, but what an uncomfortable movie. There is a Dan Clowes cameo at the end for some reason. That was fun.

A tanker? We just doing straight up piracy now?

"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—" Reviews. Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.) Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!

Here are all 25 red-to-blue flips this year, as well as the corresponding list. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

No one is going to want to come here

"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat. Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..." coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...

I’m going to be at the new NW Museum of Comic Art @nwmoca.bsky.social giving a talk today from 1-3 PM. This is a good excuse to get out and check out the museum if you haven’t yet. I’ll have some giveaways and lots of artifacts to share.

Relatable Corvid

Drawing…by hand!

19 year old freshman just wants to go home for Thanksgiving to see her family, she gets deported to Honduras. Former President of Honduras who’s serving 45 years in prison for drug trafficking? He gets a full presidential pardon. Both are Honduran. Only one is a criminal.

PORTLAND: go see Joe Sacco in conversation with Kate Kelp-Stebbins, discussing Sacco’s new book. Tuesday 12/2 at Powell’s on Burnside. @powells.bsky.social www.powells.com/events/joe-s... #pdxcomics

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Hilariously insulting panel experience at NCTE: I was invited to talk about place/setting (cool! I rarely get to talk about craft!) and then before the panel the moderator explained "I know you're a wild card for this panel but I thought you could talk about TRANS RIGHTS in different places."

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup

I don’t get a page rate. I get an advance and a hope for future royalties. I’m making royalties on the last six books I made, so that and school visits keep me afloat. If I crunched the numbers to see how much I’m earning per hour based on advance alone, it would be very depressing for you to hear.

I keep harping the last handful of years that we need to support the things that we love or they will disappear. What Katie has built at @bkswpicspdx.bsky.social is what you hope every comic store in the world could be. Please donate to keep it going. gofund.me/52340dc9b

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.

Both male and female horses have eyelashes. Unicorns don't exist so this can't be scientifically verified. Valiant use of taxpayer money to micromanage the acceptable eyelash representation of fictional animals.

Visiting schools in Seattle and Poulsbo. Tomorrow is the Poulsbo Kids’ Book Festival 11-3 at the North Kitsap High School. Lots of cool folks like @danacorn.bsky.social @kristinvarner.bsky.social @jessixabagley.bsky.social and many more will be there.

Happy Friday! In order to continue fighting on behalf of all books, all authors, & all readers Authors Against Book Bans is fundraising. No donation is too small & all are tax deductible!

BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike. Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year. Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.

NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find: - NONE of the arrested were criminally charged - NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists." - ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.

Join me and tons of kidlit authors this Saturday from 11-3 at the North Kitsap High School for the 2nd annual Poulsbo Kids’ Book Festival!

Finally saw Weapons. Holy moly! Loved it.

In Japan, tourism to Portland, Oregon, is promoted by a grinning blue monster named Odnarodude. He’s at a Portland artisan event in Jiyugaoka De Aone this weekend.

Just a reminder that the #pdxbookfest is tomorrow. And I’m doing two events.

No National Guard on our streets! Tonight, Judge Immergut issued a permanent injunction that blocks the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard members to our city. 🧵

Ummm. What?

If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.

OH FUCK OFF

We’re seeing increased and aggressive ICE activity across the Portland metro region — including around sensitive locations like schools. Save the PIRC hotline on your phone and call/text if you witness ICE activity: 888-622-1510

We find him not guilty on all Counts of Throwing A Monte Cristo

Hey illustrators/agents! I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; texture (printmakingish); AND BATS! Lively, active, swarming BATS! Please respond w/ samples + folio link. Please no emails/DMs. 💙❤️ #artcommissions

Getting new details on this now: As the arrest unfolded, teachers pleaded with the agents telling them the teacher had a work permit. The agents went into multiple rooms looking for teachers while children were present. One teacher hid with a child in her care while the agents stormed the facility.

I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.

Zagreb Film's YouTube channel is a goldmine of restored classics from the '50s onward

More info about Marta Leiva, the woman I witnessed being assaulted by plainclothed men in the SLC airport last week. She has a work permit legal through 2029, mom of 4 with sick kids: www.ksl.com/article/5139... You can donate to her gofundme for legal expenses: www.gofundme.com/f/apoya-madr...

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

BILLIE EILISH TO BILLIONAIRES: “If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? Give your money away.”

I will never forgive them, or America.