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People are always like “What, Warreil Bergaquivel should never work again?!? What about second chances?!?” while gleefully skipping past hundreds and hundreds of victims and whistleblowers who, indeed, never get to work again, and never get second chances.
February 6, 2026 at 2:43 AM
People are always like “What, Warreil Bergaquivel should never work again?!? What about second chances?!?” while gleefully skipping past hundreds and hundreds of victims and whistleblowers who, indeed, never get to work again, and never get second chances.
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Because careers go to people who don't rock the boat, and some people are lucky enough to be given a place to sit, and other people are left standing. (cont'd)
February 6, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Because careers go to people who don't rock the boat, and some people are lucky enough to be given a place to sit, and other people are left standing. (cont'd)
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I am 43 and I don't make a living in comics anymore largely because I want the freedom to say things like this without trading it for my livelihood.
That's pretty fucked up.
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That's pretty fucked up.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I am 43 and I don't make a living in comics anymore largely because I want the freedom to say things like this without trading it for my livelihood.
That's pretty fucked up.
(cont'd)
That's pretty fucked up.
(cont'd)
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And those, in turn, are the people who set the standards and tone of the industry with their participation and complicity.
Again, there are exceptions and people in power who push for change, and I'm glad. But they're not yet a plurality. (cont'd)
Again, there are exceptions and people in power who push for change, and I'm glad. But they're not yet a plurality. (cont'd)
February 6, 2026 at 1:45 AM
And those, in turn, are the people who set the standards and tone of the industry with their participation and complicity.
Again, there are exceptions and people in power who push for change, and I'm glad. But they're not yet a plurality. (cont'd)
Again, there are exceptions and people in power who push for change, and I'm glad. But they're not yet a plurality. (cont'd)
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The people who rise, who stay long enough to accumulate power and seniority, aren't all predators; but they are by and large--not universally, but mostly--people able to mesh with company and industry culture, to avoid damage and avoid being too impacted by the damage other people take. (cont'd)
February 6, 2026 at 1:43 AM
The people who rise, who stay long enough to accumulate power and seniority, aren't all predators; but they are by and large--not universally, but mostly--people able to mesh with company and industry culture, to avoid damage and avoid being too impacted by the damage other people take. (cont'd)
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(A bit of relevant context for those of you who've only known me relatively recently: I transitioned in my mid 30s, which means that I spent my 20s and early 30s in the comics industry perceived and presenting as a woman.)
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February 6, 2026 at 1:29 AM
(A bit of relevant context for those of you who've only known me relatively recently: I transitioned in my mid 30s, which means that I spent my 20s and early 30s in the comics industry perceived and presenting as a woman.)
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My entire generational cohort of female editors--who were pretty numerous--is gone from DH. Many of them no longer work in the comics industry.
This is not exceptional. I cannot emphasize how exceptional this is not.
This is not exceptional. I cannot emphasize how exceptional this is not.
February 6, 2026 at 1:40 AM
My entire generational cohort of female editors--who were pretty numerous--is gone from DH. Many of them no longer work in the comics industry.
This is not exceptional. I cannot emphasize how exceptional this is not.
This is not exceptional. I cannot emphasize how exceptional this is not.
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Anyway.
I am pretty sure that there is no woman or other person of marginalized gender in comics whose career has not been substantially impacted--whether they saw it or not--by the extent to which misogyny, expressed partly by harassment and assault, are normalized in the comics industry. (cont'd)
I am pretty sure that there is no woman or other person of marginalized gender in comics whose career has not been substantially impacted--whether they saw it or not--by the extent to which misogyny, expressed partly by harassment and assault, are normalized in the comics industry. (cont'd)
February 6, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Anyway.
I am pretty sure that there is no woman or other person of marginalized gender in comics whose career has not been substantially impacted--whether they saw it or not--by the extent to which misogyny, expressed partly by harassment and assault, are normalized in the comics industry. (cont'd)
I am pretty sure that there is no woman or other person of marginalized gender in comics whose career has not been substantially impacted--whether they saw it or not--by the extent to which misogyny, expressed partly by harassment and assault, are normalized in the comics industry. (cont'd)
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You absolutely can win “not being being a privileged white asshole annoyed about being asked to learn how not to be racist”. You can without question win all of those.
February 6, 2026 at 1:31 AM
You absolutely can win “not being being a privileged white asshole annoyed about being asked to learn how not to be racist”. You can without question win all of those.
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The problem with this argument is that, regardless of what your evil overlords are doing, *you* can be a total piece of shit in the workplace, and your female, disabled, and non-white coworkers can be punished, harassed, or even fired for bringing it up on their own.
It is critically fucking important to get that people hated that stuff - and the general business Maoism shift of Late Woke - because of how incredibly insulting and demeaning it is to be lectured about your personal culpability in inequality by your evil corporate overlords. That's what sucked
“Diversity trainings were annoying” okay, name a work training that you loved to do?
February 6, 2026 at 5:34 AM
The problem with this argument is that, regardless of what your evil overlords are doing, *you* can be a total piece of shit in the workplace, and your female, disabled, and non-white coworkers can be punished, harassed, or even fired for bringing it up on their own.
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wow this is scary
huge bart closures if a tax prop doesn’t pass in nov
huge bart closures if a tax prop doesn’t pass in nov
February 6, 2026 at 5:19 AM
wow this is scary
huge bart closures if a tax prop doesn’t pass in nov
huge bart closures if a tax prop doesn’t pass in nov
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Actually we don't talk nearly enough about conversion "therapy" or how evil it is or the fact that many people who go through it never fully recover.
So many people, even cishet allies, think it's just like ineffectual talk therapy and that misconception is so dangerous.
So many people, even cishet allies, think it's just like ineffectual talk therapy and that misconception is so dangerous.
February 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Actually we don't talk nearly enough about conversion "therapy" or how evil it is or the fact that many people who go through it never fully recover.
So many people, even cishet allies, think it's just like ineffectual talk therapy and that misconception is so dangerous.
So many people, even cishet allies, think it's just like ineffectual talk therapy and that misconception is so dangerous.
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i don't see a lot of conversation about secular conversion therapy, but it's incredibly brutal, definitely not just "bad talk therapy."
my therapist gaslit me into thinking my own mind was a fabrication, that my desires, goals, etc were delusons. all an effort to break me and rebuild me as a woman.
my therapist gaslit me into thinking my own mind was a fabrication, that my desires, goals, etc were delusons. all an effort to break me and rebuild me as a woman.
Actually we don't talk nearly enough about conversion "therapy" or how evil it is or the fact that many people who go through it never fully recover.
So many people, even cishet allies, think it's just like ineffectual talk therapy and that misconception is so dangerous.
So many people, even cishet allies, think it's just like ineffectual talk therapy and that misconception is so dangerous.
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 AM
i don't see a lot of conversation about secular conversion therapy, but it's incredibly brutal, definitely not just "bad talk therapy."
my therapist gaslit me into thinking my own mind was a fabrication, that my desires, goals, etc were delusons. all an effort to break me and rebuild me as a woman.
my therapist gaslit me into thinking my own mind was a fabrication, that my desires, goals, etc were delusons. all an effort to break me and rebuild me as a woman.
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Here's a really tiny violin, and it will play the tune of "maybe if you can't handle habeas cases you shouldn't kidnap people off the street with no due process and fly them to Texas, you fuckers"
NEW: The top Trump-appointed proseutor in MN says his office is dropping "pressing priorities" to manage crushing immigration workload.
His short-staffed office is doing constant overtime and bouncing between contempt hearings.
The bleak assessment:
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
His short-staffed office is doing constant overtime and bouncing between contempt hearings.
The bleak assessment:
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Here's a really tiny violin, and it will play the tune of "maybe if you can't handle habeas cases you shouldn't kidnap people off the street with no due process and fly them to Texas, you fuckers"
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The rule cites research that at will programs at the state level encourage the adoption of Schedule F. I wrote here why such a claim is nonsense: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/at-will-wh...
At will? Whose will?
Removing independent agency heads is part of a broader assault on a nonpartisan government
donmoynihan.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The rule cites research that at will programs at the state level encourage the adoption of Schedule F. I wrote here why such a claim is nonsense: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/at-will-wh...
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I mean this is exactly what happened with MeToo, for the number of harassers and abusers outed, those punished had to be less than 1%
It’s really weird for some corners of the media to do a whole “the Epstein files are a moral panic that has gone too far” thing when no one has faced any sort of punishment and doesn’t sound like they’re going to.
February 6, 2026 at 4:21 AM
I mean this is exactly what happened with MeToo, for the number of harassers and abusers outed, those punished had to be less than 1%
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Disabled in current circumstances and disabled by current circumstances.
February 6, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Disabled in current circumstances and disabled by current circumstances.
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It's obviously bullshit and it's obviously meant to put the creative output of oppressed people onto a fragile medium that the powerful can toss into the void whenever they want, leaving behind a gaping cultural void *that was never actually possible* until now.
February 6, 2026 at 3:25 AM
It's obviously bullshit and it's obviously meant to put the creative output of oppressed people onto a fragile medium that the powerful can toss into the void whenever they want, leaving behind a gaping cultural void *that was never actually possible* until now.
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It's not only obviously bullshit, again just fucking *look* at art, but is actively trying to destroy the ability of the oppressed to make art.
Because using genAI isn't making art, it's not improving one's skills at making art. It's the opposite, and it is controlled by a handful of billionaires.
Because using genAI isn't making art, it's not improving one's skills at making art. It's the opposite, and it is controlled by a handful of billionaires.
February 6, 2026 at 3:21 AM
It's not only obviously bullshit, again just fucking *look* at art, but is actively trying to destroy the ability of the oppressed to make art.
Because using genAI isn't making art, it's not improving one's skills at making art. It's the opposite, and it is controlled by a handful of billionaires.
Because using genAI isn't making art, it's not improving one's skills at making art. It's the opposite, and it is controlled by a handful of billionaires.
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It's not only obviously bullshit, again just fucking listen to any American music, but it is openly advocating for creative expression to be gatekept by a literal handful of billionaires in the Epstein files.
Who control the tool that will supposedly allow art to finally be made by the oppressed.
Who control the tool that will supposedly allow art to finally be made by the oppressed.
February 6, 2026 at 3:19 AM
It's not only obviously bullshit, again just fucking listen to any American music, but it is openly advocating for creative expression to be gatekept by a literal handful of billionaires in the Epstein files.
Who control the tool that will supposedly allow art to finally be made by the oppressed.
Who control the tool that will supposedly allow art to finally be made by the oppressed.
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The thing about saying that genAI will enable the marginalized to create art is that not only is it not true, literally just fucking look at art and music and writing,
but it is saying that a handful of rich pedophiles should be allowed to control whether marginalized people can produce art.
but it is saying that a handful of rich pedophiles should be allowed to control whether marginalized people can produce art.
February 6, 2026 at 3:17 AM
The thing about saying that genAI will enable the marginalized to create art is that not only is it not true, literally just fucking look at art and music and writing,
but it is saying that a handful of rich pedophiles should be allowed to control whether marginalized people can produce art.
but it is saying that a handful of rich pedophiles should be allowed to control whether marginalized people can produce art.
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IF THEY DON'T CHECK IMMIGRATION STATUS BEFORE DETAINING SOMEONE, YOU CAN'T CALL IT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT!
IF THEY VIOLATE COURT ORDERS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW WHEN DETAINING IMMIGRANTS, YOU CAN'T CALL IT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT!
IF THEY VIOLATE COURT ORDERS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW WHEN DETAINING IMMIGRANTS, YOU CAN'T CALL IT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT!
February 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
IF THEY DON'T CHECK IMMIGRATION STATUS BEFORE DETAINING SOMEONE, YOU CAN'T CALL IT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT!
IF THEY VIOLATE COURT ORDERS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW WHEN DETAINING IMMIGRANTS, YOU CAN'T CALL IT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT!
IF THEY VIOLATE COURT ORDERS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW WHEN DETAINING IMMIGRANTS, YOU CAN'T CALL IT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT!
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A big problem in the industry is how many people conflate "Not a danger to me" with "Not a danger to anyone." And I keep seeing the terrible impact of that so maybe stop doing that.
February 6, 2026 at 1:16 AM
A big problem in the industry is how many people conflate "Not a danger to me" with "Not a danger to anyone." And I keep seeing the terrible impact of that so maybe stop doing that.
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Tens of thousands of comments were filed to try to block this rule, but this administration has no respect for democratic input and is determined to destroy all expertise in government.
Final Schedule F rule published: in defiance of the vast majority of public comments, it commits to further politicizing government, removing anyone the Trump administration dislikes.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02375.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02375.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Tens of thousands of comments were filed to try to block this rule, but this administration has no respect for democratic input and is determined to destroy all expertise in government.
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But also, this may be one of the best conflict-of-interest statements ever?
![Screenshot of an excerpt from the article in the previous post. Text reads: "[Disclosure: Prior to his election, the author was Councilor Green's DM in a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rgzw2gfpyanm42hqkxvewh7l/bafkreih5jmgp4g2tttv4fhreve7hcaumxv5effmceh3osbl2khhtfibsky@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
But also, this may be one of the best conflict-of-interest statements ever?