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Maker. Metal (particularly prog). Goth. Geek. Long COVID. Bipolar. Writer. Queer.
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As many are noting, this is not true! On Amtrak back in August, I was opening my wallet to show a conductor my driver's license without thinking, and he said “I don’t need your ID, sweetheart. I ain’t the police.” Then we both laughed.
Markwayne Mullin defends "show me your papers": "If you're here legally, there's nothing to hide. Most people already are walking around with a government-issued ID, meaning your Real ID or your driver's license. If you go board a train here, you gotta show your ID."
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
As many are noting, this is not true! On Amtrak back in August, I was opening my wallet to show a conductor my driver's license without thinking, and he said “I don’t need your ID, sweetheart. I ain’t the police.” Then we both laughed.
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No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
This AI chat/video app ads are everywhere, and it's like watching a beautiful, well-rigged model animated by someone doing their third week homework for Into to Animation. The Judy Hopps one is especially bad, since it highlights how dead the eyes are.
Except humans know how to touch their lips.
Except humans know how to touch their lips.
February 5, 2026 at 4:30 AM
This AI chat/video app ads are everywhere, and it's like watching a beautiful, well-rigged model animated by someone doing their third week homework for Into to Animation. The Judy Hopps one is especially bad, since it highlights how dead the eyes are.
Except humans know how to touch their lips.
Except humans know how to touch their lips.
On one hand, I'm glad it occurred to me that a more fun way to do my core and balance PT would be dancing.
On the other hand, it's aggravating that one chill track* wrecked me. Want to dance more! More more more!
*Angel and Midnight - Matte Blvck
On the other hand, it's aggravating that one chill track* wrecked me. Want to dance more! More more more!
*Angel and Midnight - Matte Blvck
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 AM
On one hand, I'm glad it occurred to me that a more fun way to do my core and balance PT would be dancing.
On the other hand, it's aggravating that one chill track* wrecked me. Want to dance more! More more more!
*Angel and Midnight - Matte Blvck
On the other hand, it's aggravating that one chill track* wrecked me. Want to dance more! More more more!
*Angel and Midnight - Matte Blvck
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
February 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
Years after I stopped letting myself be coerced by an owl, I'm now letting myself be emotionally blackmailed by a finch. This cannot possibly be healthy.
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Years after I stopped letting myself be coerced by an owl, I'm now letting myself be emotionally blackmailed by a finch. This cannot possibly be healthy.
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Okay troublemakers, punks, antifa supervillains, and anyone who just enjoys being a petty little shitbird while they fuck up the algorithm of a massive media corp. Here's your assignment for the weekend. Get on it and spread the word.
January 31, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Okay troublemakers, punks, antifa supervillains, and anyone who just enjoys being a petty little shitbird while they fuck up the algorithm of a massive media corp. Here's your assignment for the weekend. Get on it and spread the word.
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Discworld QOTD, from Jingo
January 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Jingo
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I have done the math, and over 80% of my Patreon income is from folks who are signed up for the NSFW tiers, so please know Keeping Time is 80% paid for by cartoon penises
okay, brief porn vacation (that is, drawing porn comics to help subsidize the cost of producing my main comic) has ended, it's back to regular Keeping Time work. only now I have to start thumbnailing pages again for the first time since I made my 140 page buffer in 2023-24. life is suffering
January 31, 2026 at 12:05 AM
I have done the math, and over 80% of my Patreon income is from folks who are signed up for the NSFW tiers, so please know Keeping Time is 80% paid for by cartoon penises
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Me: If I post any NSFW art I might lose job opportunities or even have my payment methods or bank accounts frozen
Every third dude in politics and tech: Hello Mister Pedophile may I request passage to Nubile Redhead Beach it seemed ever so interesting. Best Regards
Jeffrey Epstein: yea h / .,
Every third dude in politics and tech: Hello Mister Pedophile may I request passage to Nubile Redhead Beach it seemed ever so interesting. Best Regards
Jeffrey Epstein: yea h / .,
January 31, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Me: If I post any NSFW art I might lose job opportunities or even have my payment methods or bank accounts frozen
Every third dude in politics and tech: Hello Mister Pedophile may I request passage to Nubile Redhead Beach it seemed ever so interesting. Best Regards
Jeffrey Epstein: yea h / .,
Every third dude in politics and tech: Hello Mister Pedophile may I request passage to Nubile Redhead Beach it seemed ever so interesting. Best Regards
Jeffrey Epstein: yea h / .,
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I’m old and have a lot less at stake than many people. If I get arrested, I won’t lose my pension. If I get shot, I’ll lose 10-20 years of arthritis getting worse and worse. I have no reason not to rouse a little rabble.
January 31, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I’m old and have a lot less at stake than many people. If I get arrested, I won’t lose my pension. If I get shot, I’ll lose 10-20 years of arthritis getting worse and worse. I have no reason not to rouse a little rabble.
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I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
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"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'
The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.
www.pcgamer.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
Prior to Renee Good's murder, less than a quarter of DHS felt confident they could report illegal actions without retribution.
At what point do people usually think, "if I'm not safe from my colleagues, maybe I should quit"?
At what point do people usually think, "if I'm not safe from my colleagues, maybe I should quit"?
What's morale like at CBP & ICE right now? New survey data are damning.
*21% of CBP respondents (9% of ICE respondents) believe their agencies' political leaders maintain high standards of integrity.
*Only 23% at CBP (18% at ICE) feel confident they could report illegal acts without retribution
*21% of CBP respondents (9% of ICE respondents) believe their agencies' political leaders maintain high standards of integrity.
*Only 23% at CBP (18% at ICE) feel confident they could report illegal acts without retribution
January 30, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Prior to Renee Good's murder, less than a quarter of DHS felt confident they could report illegal actions without retribution.
At what point do people usually think, "if I'm not safe from my colleagues, maybe I should quit"?
At what point do people usually think, "if I'm not safe from my colleagues, maybe I should quit"?
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Anne Frank was killed in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp by epidemic typhus, a virus spread by human body lice in conditions where people cannot bathe and change clothes.
This new account from a Texas concentration camp shows the Trump regime is setting up conditions where typhus will thrive.
This new account from a Texas concentration camp shows the Trump regime is setting up conditions where typhus will thrive.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Anne Frank was killed in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp by epidemic typhus, a virus spread by human body lice in conditions where people cannot bathe and change clothes.
This new account from a Texas concentration camp shows the Trump regime is setting up conditions where typhus will thrive.
This new account from a Texas concentration camp shows the Trump regime is setting up conditions where typhus will thrive.
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In my disabled experience, accommodations are intensely personal, context dependent, and change over time.
It can be someone who doesn't use a wheelchair in day to day life borrowing one and, with help from a friend, participating in a protest match.
As a totally random example.
It can be someone who doesn't use a wheelchair in day to day life borrowing one and, with help from a friend, participating in a protest match.
As a totally random example.
January 29, 2026 at 1:15 AM
In my disabled experience, accommodations are intensely personal, context dependent, and change over time.
It can be someone who doesn't use a wheelchair in day to day life borrowing one and, with help from a friend, participating in a protest match.
As a totally random example.
It can be someone who doesn't use a wheelchair in day to day life borrowing one and, with help from a friend, participating in a protest match.
As a totally random example.
WA House Bill 2641 would ban all ICE employees since 20 Jan 2025 from holding any law enforcement job state-wide.
Gov Ferguson is backing it.
360-902-4111
Scroll down to find your representatives
leg.wa.gov/about-the-le...
Call! Write! Be heard!
Gov Ferguson is backing it.
360-902-4111
Scroll down to find your representatives
leg.wa.gov/about-the-le...
Call! Write! Be heard!
House of Representatives
leg.wa.gov
January 28, 2026 at 2:58 PM
WA House Bill 2641 would ban all ICE employees since 20 Jan 2025 from holding any law enforcement job state-wide.
Gov Ferguson is backing it.
360-902-4111
Scroll down to find your representatives
leg.wa.gov/about-the-le...
Call! Write! Be heard!
Gov Ferguson is backing it.
360-902-4111
Scroll down to find your representatives
leg.wa.gov/about-the-le...
Call! Write! Be heard!
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Living in the trump era makes me feel very connected to my ancestors, who lived as serfs under a succession of insane moron god kings
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Living in the trump era makes me feel very connected to my ancestors, who lived as serfs under a succession of insane moron god kings
Hey people with Congress members who agree with you: tell them thank you! Add your name to the list of people who feel a way.
If you're really pissed off about a vote, you can call any representative, express disappointment, & tell them you're willing to donate to primaries outside your district!
If you're really pissed off about a vote, you can call any representative, express disappointment, & tell them you're willing to donate to primaries outside your district!
January 27, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Hey people with Congress members who agree with you: tell them thank you! Add your name to the list of people who feel a way.
If you're really pissed off about a vote, you can call any representative, express disappointment, & tell them you're willing to donate to primaries outside your district!
If you're really pissed off about a vote, you can call any representative, express disappointment, & tell them you're willing to donate to primaries outside your district!
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there is no earthly reason to believe that these goons will comply with any new regulations! it’s like if I put a sign on my door ordering the pines not to drop their needles! they’re pines and those needles will drop! zero funding, “reform” my ass, this guy must be stopped
Word is from NBC that instructions from Mr. Schumer to his caucus are: “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.” 1/ www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:47 PM
there is no earthly reason to believe that these goons will comply with any new regulations! it’s like if I put a sign on my door ordering the pines not to drop their needles! they’re pines and those needles will drop! zero funding, “reform” my ass, this guy must be stopped
My initial reaction on reading this was, "oh, that's not so bad." Then, I realized that's a seriously defective response.
Abuse almost never starts as pedal to the metal awful. It's a slow drip that becomes a flood. Abusers often know when their partner is attached enough that they can step it up.
Abuse almost never starts as pedal to the metal awful. It's a slow drip that becomes a flood. Abusers often know when their partner is attached enough that they can step it up.
Was a little busy this morning watching the new Mothership Discord get filled with new subscribers, but my first piece for Mothership went up at launch - not a fun one to write, but an important one that I am glad Mothership supports.
CW: IPV/abuse
www.mothership.blog/if-your-roma...
CW: IPV/abuse
www.mothership.blog/if-your-roma...
If your romantic partner purposefully breaks your gaming equipment, that's abuse
A shattered Switch can be a big red flag
www.mothership.blog
January 27, 2026 at 4:25 AM
My initial reaction on reading this was, "oh, that's not so bad." Then, I realized that's a seriously defective response.
Abuse almost never starts as pedal to the metal awful. It's a slow drip that becomes a flood. Abusers often know when their partner is attached enough that they can step it up.
Abuse almost never starts as pedal to the metal awful. It's a slow drip that becomes a flood. Abusers often know when their partner is attached enough that they can step it up.
It'sheartening when my partner is seriously ill and suddenly goes, "oh wow, this is what it feels like for you."
Of course, I also feel really bad for them.
Also, it drives home just how crap my good days are compared to most people's 'normal.'
Emotions are complicated. Health is complicated. 😖
Of course, I also feel really bad for them.
Also, it drives home just how crap my good days are compared to most people's 'normal.'
Emotions are complicated. Health is complicated. 😖
January 26, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It'sheartening when my partner is seriously ill and suddenly goes, "oh wow, this is what it feels like for you."
Of course, I also feel really bad for them.
Also, it drives home just how crap my good days are compared to most people's 'normal.'
Emotions are complicated. Health is complicated. 😖
Of course, I also feel really bad for them.
Also, it drives home just how crap my good days are compared to most people's 'normal.'
Emotions are complicated. Health is complicated. 😖
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