Member of @authorsabb.bsky.social @jerroldconnors.bsky.social came through in the best way and assembled this for us all! Know thine shitty bills!

One of the reasons I admire Jason is because when I think of the game work I want to do in form and structure he is an amazing model. He consistently finds the ephemeral spaces of existence and says, "But what if we played a game here?" There's something life affirming for me in that.

Jesse to political candidates: this could be us but you playing

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

The bones in the crypt. A drawing of Rothwell church, Northants undercroft I did from a photo in 2017. It helped me draw up a survey of the space too confined for a scanner. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

"What's a cat's favorite sport? Meow-tain biking" (new Ranger Rick cartoon. Very good joke by Colton G. from Colorado)

Here's the full text of HR 2617 (it's very short & identical to S 2251) which threatens to cut federal funding to any public school in the US which teaches "concepts related to gender ideology" www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Here's the full text of HR 7661 (it's very short) which threatens to cut federal funding to any public school in the US which offers programing or books which mention "gender dysphoria or transgenderism" www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

HR 2616, text below, just passed today in the House. Now it's time to call your Senators & tell them to vote NO ON HR 2616/S 2251 (and the very similar bills: HR 2617 & HR 7661 which aim to ban all trans books from every public school in the country!) www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

BREAKING: The House of Representatives just voted to require teachers to forcibly out transgender youth against their will. Censoring "gender ideology" does nothing to advance the basic promise that every child deserves the same opportunity to thrive, and that includes transgender students.

A win for the Philadelphia left: Chris Rabb has prevailed in the open primary to replace the retiring incumbent Dwight Evans, who was supporting a competitor. Rabb is a shoo-in for the general election and to join Congress.

Some awesome kids' drawings at Roxborough Library last week! (watch out, two of them came to life and ate me)

New — I spoke to parents whose kids are former patients of NYU Langone's trans youth health care program about the Texas criminal subpoena for their private health records. "I was furious. I was in disbelief. I was scared for my child's well-being." Read my full report:

Flashbacks before the Side Character Quest finale: how did Rumor and Brunt meet? pnc.st/s/side-chara...

Backerkit smoke tests have gone out, I've opened up the backer kit pre-order store (ashers-ridge.backerkit.com/hosted_preor..., open until May 25th), and backers get access to a shiny new updated PDF today. My anxiety levels rise as fulfilment and general release approaches.

thank you everyone that came out last night to check out the group show and chat, was great meeting folks 🙏

I'm excited to announce that I've officially launched my editing and coaching business, Echolocation Editorial! www.echolocationeditorial.com

This is a very good thread about AI.

Reminder that my latest book is a Kindle monthly deal :o It's the third in the series but you don't need to have read the others (although of course I'd appreciate that). Ghosts! Pro-wrestling! A dog! www.amazon.co.uk/Grapples-Wra...

I love drawing items and icons. If this is something you need I’d love to help out!

It only takes a few minutes- visit vote.phila.gov to make sure you’re registered to vote and that your registration is up to date. And you can find a ballot drop box or neighborhood voting office near you at the same website! (2/2)

I'm back! With more lil facts! About the fact you shouldn't eat snacks while composing type because it has lead in it BUT it isn't just lead. Its an alloy of lead, tin, and antimony. Type was cast from master versions called "punches." Type designers made the punches and they were expensive.

This is correct. There is no future of democratic self government in the US with an unreformed Supreme Court. The Court is riddled with corruption and abuses of power and rooting out that corruption is a sine qua non of civic democracy in the United States.

We must understand the racist political rhetoric, the erasure and attacks on Black history, the reinstalling of Confederate names and monuments, all go hand-in-hand as the Court and Congress legitimize the taking of political rights and the end of multiracial democracy itself.

Episode 4 of Side Character Quest: Tired Lizard Provokes Angry Magic Family: pnc.st/s/side-chara...

Genuinely one of the nicest things I've stumbled upon as a result of liking both horror and folklore podcasts.

Happy Indie Bookstore Day! If you're wanting to support a black woman owned bookstore, a Latina author/illustrator, and a Texas Title 1 School... Buy a book for my upcoming School Visit as it will go to a kid who needs it! shop.blackpearlbookstore.com/gift-registr...

A lot of small business and indie artists are unaware of uline’s shittiness. They’re bad! Don’t use them! I am currently using mailersUSA.com for my packing materials, and as far as I know they do not fund fascism.

I've been having so much fun making these little imitation linocut drawings

UNSUNG HERO: Iris Long was an unlikely AIDS activist. A married chemist from Queens, she barely knew any gay people. She joined ACT UP to use her expertise to fight for treatments. May her memory be a blessing. By Richard Sandomir, w/ a small assist from me. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/h...

RIP Gary Kelley 1945-2026

New Episode! E120: Rumor Seeks Justice Anyway, this is Session 3 of Rumor's quest! He's hot on the heels of his target, so its time to ask some questions. pnc.st/s/side-chara... (this is where the story starts getting crazy and I fully commit to cursing everything out)

Hey #portfolioday! In addition to my comics, I also illustrate novels. If you've got a fantasy, horror, or mystery novel that needs illustrating, I'm always looking for work! ethanaldridge.weebly.com

Helloooo #Portfolioday! I'm Anine, an illustrator based in Scotland, and I'm available for work - email me if you think I'd be a good fit for your project ✨ 💻 www.anineillustration.com 💌 [email protected] (I also do private comissions, email me for that too)

Thank you to all the folks who came out to the Enoch Pratt Free Library this weekend to see @fuse8.bsky.social and me spread the word of the Secretary Bird! (seriously, it was amazing meeting y'all, and the Pratt Library was a wildly phenomenal host). @unionsquarekids.bsky.social

Budget cuts are effectively book bans in the places there are no book bans, and they are hurting not just libraries and readers, but publishers and authors too.

Orban has lost. What a great day! (Unlike some sundowning clowns we know, he has admitted he lost, too.)

“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears. "She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.” “'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..." azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...

THREAD: The Massachusetts House just advanced a draconian and unconstitutional social media ban bill. "This legislation would have kicked Greta Thuneberg off social media before she organized her first climate protest. How does that make kids safer?" www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2026-04...

RESULT: The right took over the Francis Howell school board, a large MO district in the St. Louis suburbs, earlier this decade; followed book bans & restrictive policies on LGBTQ students. Tonight, the slate endorsed by the teacher's slate swept, and the last remaining conservative was ousted.

Come see Mel and I in conversation at CCA next week! I think I'm going to do a little guy trade - bring me a human-made drawing of a little guy and I'll give you a very tiny original painting of a little guy(we'll see how many I get done).

We are terrorizing an entire country. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Join @fuse8.bsky.social and me this Sat 4/11 (10am-1pm) at the Enoch Pratt Free Library for Spring into Stories: a Family Festival! calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/spring...

We are Ravenous — food media with teeth. Ravenous is worker-owned food and culture media company founded by @francesdoingthings.bsky.social, @aemccarthy.bsky.social, @jayasaxena.com, @shokdiesel.bsky.social, and @thecourtneyesmith.bsky.social.

Got an email from Adobe saying that they were nearly doubling the cost of my creative cloud subscriptions and adding a bunch of Gen AI dogshit I didn't ask for! If you don't want to get charged you have to log in and downgrade to a "standard" plan that's just the fuckin apps.

Fundraiser for librarian Luanne James, who stood up to her rightwing library board that demanded she remove kids books with any trace of LBGTQ+ characters or content. "I will not comply." They sacked her and cops escorted her out. She's a hero. This banned author just donated.

Episode 2 of Side Character Quest is up! Rumor meets a skeleton pnc.st/s/side-chara...

Holy moly! Philly is showing up to march for No Kings!

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