Gary Larson has always been a fan and booster of Jane Goodall. There's a funny story told better elsewhere about a misunderstanding between her and her foundation over a comic. In the wake of her passing, Larson pays tribute to Goodall with a rare new comic. www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/36...

Never ever Newsom.

So glad I woke up to see this. Signed. Immediately and without hesitation. ‘Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers’ To add your name, please read and sign here: lithub.com/against-ai-a...

Feeling blessed to have Father's day, my birthday, and midsummer all happen in the span of one week. And it happens every year! Happy Solstice everyone!

We're in Montréal and Google is so cowardly. Here's how they "solve" their geography-by-dictatorial-degree problem above the 49th parallel.

Inside Trump’s savvy plan to create an authoritarian spectacle to distract from the unpopularity of his budget bill.

hi! if you missed this, i made a small anonymous survey for trans and nonbinary folks about your thoughts around being touched... good, bad, or indifferent, regardless of if you're out or have transitioned or not! i'm closing it at the end of this week and would love more responses! please reskeet!

It's the reason for the season

Been saying this for years, too, Doug. Sigh.

New from me: Everything feels overwhelming. But here is a tangible thing you can do: write a comment to oppose Trump's plan to convert 50,000 career civil servants into political appointees. Deadline is May 23. Please share! donmoynihan.substack.com/p/here-is-a-...

A Soviet spacecraft launched in the 70s destined for Venus never left Earth's gravity. Now its orbit is degraded and will likely crash on May 10th. It probably won't hit anyone, but I'll be indoors this Saturday. You know, just in case. #space #ScienceNews www.sciencenews.org/article/sovi...

Yes, I'm going to Hell, but.... "They can't take the sky from me"—Starbuck

I composed this new poem specifically for Tuesday night’s “100 Days of Protest” reading. Video and text at the link below. The devil is in the details. shunn.substack.com/p/the-details

Parker is awesome, and gawd I hate Trump and our broken legacy media.

For inexplicable reasons, there is a voluntary registry of MAGA-friendly businesses. Why anyone would want to patronize fascist-sympathizers is beyond me, so we're using it to do the opposite: as a boycott list. www.publicsquare.com/why-publicsq...

My favorite podcast is relaunching and they're out with a new ep!

Your Indie band name is: Your favorite fruit + the last reason you took painkillers Pomegranate Hernia.

As today is my birthday, I'm going to make the rare ask that people consider becoming paid supporters of my work (if you enjoy my work, that is!). You can become a paid subscriber of my newsletter (www.readtpa.com) or my Patreon (patreon.com/parkermolloy). Thanks!

Jan Schakowsky, the incumbent in my race, will reportedly not seek re-election. So it seems like a good time to reintroduce myself — I’m Kat Abughazaleh and I’m running for Congress.

Kat's campaign is lightning in a bottle. I wish more Dems would follow Kat's lead. As in, be leaders.

Happy #Caturday from way up here.

Karina in a basket. #Caturday

We only get results if we fight and take action. Thank you, Senator Van Hollen. Now it’s time to bring Kilmar home.

The conundrum: Bluesky has more interaction than Mastodon. But: Bluesky is totally cool obeying fascist orders from Turkey's government to shut down accounts of activists who are trying to resist their fascist government. So what's to stop bsky mods from doing the same for US activists?

Sale ends today! I call this "the breakout novel that wasn't." You can read about its history at my blog, hahvi.net?p=8139, or pick up a copy—today only— for just 99¢. bsky.app/profile/lind...

I have a joke about Hypnos; it came to me in a dream. -My son Kepler came up with one 🤣

Did you hear the one about Odysseus? I heard it straight from the horse's mouth.

You outta see Circe's stand-up, she really hams it up.

I have a joke about Arachne, 🧵...

I have a joke about Medea; it's magical.

I have a joke about Talos; it's solid.

I thought Ariadne was telling me a joke, but it turns out she was just stringing me along.

I was telling Procrustes my favorite joke, but he cut me off before I was finished.

I tried telling the Minataur a joke, but he was too bull-headed to get it.

I have a joke about Eros. You’re going to love it.

My outrage meter is well past pegged to the max. I'm completely fatigued and my joie de vivre is completely depleted. I can't read anything without crying. So I'm turning everything off as soon as my work day is done. Happy weekend everyone.

Call your senators NOW

Finally, a news org using the word "millions" as a way to correctly talk about these protests

I am so far impressed with the congressional campaign of @katmabu.bsky.social She is not running my state, much less my district, but so far I like what I see, especially standing up for trans rights and against the MSM (and centrist Dem's) misreading of the 2024 November election.

France is moving far too fast against Marine Le Pen. by Merrick Garland

I see you Parker. I support you. ❤️ #TransDayOfVisibility

6/ I don't know how two different people knew I was a sucker for pins but I am! These ones are already on my backpack now :) bsky.app/profile/katm...

how the mainstream media covered the racist trump attack on the smithsonian vs how we covered it @dailykos.com read more here www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

In California? Ask your state senator & assemblymember to support this! Bill 829 makes a new CA science institute & authorizes vaccine purchase and production. Reduces some of the fed harm from chaos/budget cuts. Find your reps: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/trump-g...

Everyone (in my circle) is talking about "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov as the quintessential novel to read about the rise of AI. May I humbly suggest that "Player Piano" by Kurt Vonnegut is actually a better mentor text?

Have to admit: I was shocked that my federal IRS refund eventually deposited into my bank account.

Watch the great @jeremybent.bsky.social (C-53) MC the @maximumfun.org finale show on Friday!!

Dems have internalized one thing about R messaging: they hammer the same message, repeatedly. They've missed the other part: R's will pivot and attack quickly when their opponent falters. This is how you miss huge opportunities like Signalgate and instead repost the same old message.

Are you in CA? Sign the petition to demand better AI guardrails from Gavin Newsom! act.commoncause.org/petitions/we...

if we had an effective dem party, starting 8:30-9 this am, every dem on capitol hill would be on this story. they'd be calling for hegseth and waltz and the rest to resign, theyd be calling on trump to come clean with the people about what else they leaked. they'd be pushing for investigations etc