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I like SF, superhero comics, and indie comics. Somehow I mostly share political stuff. *shrug*

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I'm a small (miniscule) indie writer with too many migraines and not enough income. If you'd like to help, check out my Ko-fi and consider buying something or tipping. It helps keep the lights on and the cats fed!

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February 20, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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"Everyone must be in high-viz all the time" is a great way to victim blame and shift the focus from dangerous drivers and poor infrastructure. Unfortunately it doesn't actually make anyone safer.

This is a fantastic analysis of a truly ridiculous proposal.
February 19, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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If every pedestrian must be in high-viz all the time, that means every driver who is not entering an enclosed parking garage with a single parking space for their car should *also* be in high-viz, because you have to get out of that car at some point and be, you know, a pedestrian.
"Everyone must be in high-viz all the time" is a great way to victim blame and shift the focus from dangerous drivers and poor infrastructure. Unfortunately it doesn't actually make anyone safer.

This is a fantastic analysis of a truly ridiculous proposal.
High-vis for cycling, high-vis for walking to parties, high-vis for children playing… Where do people think this stops?

Comment & Analysis: Yesterday, it was the bus drivers' union's turn to call for mandatory high-vis for cyclists. But I just have to ask: Where do people think this stops? The…
February 20, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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Danielle Smith's address to Albertans is as much about the subtext as it is what she said out loud...

Our analysis on our substack is live now!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Separatism By Any Other Name...
Danielle Smith's address to Albertans is as much about the subtext as it is what she said out loud
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February 20, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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hahaha seriously though we should charge these people as child sex traffickers
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein cultivated relationships with CBP officers at the airports he frequented.

Epstein emailed and texted with six CBP officers, invited them to his island, visited with them at the airport, and frequently sought to determine who was going to be on duty when he was traveling
Revealed: Epstein cultivated relationship with CBP officer, causing US investigation
Guardian review of US justice department files reveals Epstein interacted with six CBP officers. The officer investigated denied any knowledge of trafficking underage girls
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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"tapering plans" for HRT is a death sentence if you've had gender-affirming surgeries, like I have with my orchi, because your body will just wither away and die without hormones. Unspeakable evil. Demonic shit. You don't hate these motherfuckers enough.
BREAKING: Trump admin issues new policy aimed at ending transgender-related care in federal prisons.

"It's a really dangerous policy,” an ACLU lawyer representing trans people in federal prison suing the Trump administration tells Law Dork of the new Bureau of Prisons policy.
Trump admin issues new policy aimed at ending transgender-related care in federal prisons
"It's a really dangerous policy,” an ACLU lawyer representing trans people in federal prison suing the Trump administration tells Law Dork of the new Bureau of Prisons policy.
www.lawdork.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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oh hell
There's video of ICE doing a massive operation with Tennessee state troopers—and making horrible comments as they go along.

I'm talking awful racial profiling and bad jokes like "The guacamole is never going to taste the same."

So much to dig into here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Tennessee said yes to ICE—and turned into a deportation state
How the feds worked with state troopers to terrorize Nashville’s immigrants.
www.motherjones.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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Not the point, but look how shabby it is. Crinkled edges. Too shiny, reflecting light in a way that diminishes its effect. Amateur-hour ropes along the sides, crappy, temporary looking strap around the column holding it in place.

Like everything this administration does: Trash.
February 20, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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Hailey's been stuck at 5 percent of her goal for a while now.

I'd really love to get her to 10 percent. Can you help please? <3
Here's another #transcrowdfund:

Hailey Kaas is a brilliant writer, translator, educator and activist in Brazil, and one of my fav humans. She founded Brazil's first transfeminism website/collective.

Hailey's mom has cancer and she's had to quit working to take care of her:

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February 19, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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This post is going around again so I will add this excellent resource: leavesubstack.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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I was trying to get us over 500k whistles shipped in Feb this morning, but that was like 8 hours ago so now we're at 522,875 shipped, because THAT IS HOW WE DO IT.

It seems impossible you could be following me and not know where to get whistles, but. I mean. If you don't...

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February 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Last week Donald Trump registered the trademark "Donald J. Trump International Airport." This week Florida Republicans voted to rename Palm Beach International Airport Donald J. Trump International Airport," putting taxpayers on the hook for licensing fees that go straight to him
State House votes to rename Florida airport to Donald J. Trump international
The Republican-controlled Florida House voted 81-30 in support of the name change to President Donald J. Trump International Airport
www.wesh.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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Just to keep it straight ...

It's Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security who's allegedly having a barely concealed affair with her married aide who tried to fire a Coast Guard pilot for not turning their luxury jet around mid-flight to go back and get her blankie ...
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
www.wsj.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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Meanwhile, it's Trump's Secretary of *Commerce* who apparently lied about his connections to the president's best buddy Jeff Epstein, the pedophile sex trafficker, which seem to run much deeper than previously known ...
White House Shrugs Off Lutnick’s Epstein Ties
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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At the same time, it's Trump's Secretary of *Labor* who took staffers to a strip club while her husband was allegedly committing sexual assault against staffers at the agency ...
Trump’s labor secretary accused of taking staff to strip club on official trip
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, currently under investigation by her department’s inspector general, denies wrongdoing amid allegation that she took staffers to bar outside of Portland, Oregon, last April
www.independent.co.uk
February 20, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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Now, Trump's *Attorney General* -- his second choice after nominating a pedophile -- is under fire for protecting the abusers in the Epstein Files, and for not prosecuting Epstein when she was AG of Florida too ...
Epstein accusers say Pam Bondi turned her back 'on survivors everywhere'
A group of three women who have accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse allege Pam Bondi and the DOJ have made seeking justice "incredibly difficult."
www.usatoday.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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A feathered t-rex (flamingo coloured) from my Larchives for @erinbiba.bsky.social
February 20, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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And that's different from Trump's *Secretary of Health and Human Services* who has admitted to more disqualifying insanities than I have time to recount, but the most recent was a casual admission that he used to snort cocaine off toilet seats ...
RFK Jr. admits to snorting 'cocaine off of toilet seats'
Speaking on Theo Von's podcast, "This Past Weekend," the HHS secretary talked about his recovery from alcohol and substance abuse.
www.usatoday.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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Meanwhile, Trump's Secretary of *Defense* has committed countless fuckups, ranging from drinking on the job to the Signalgate snafu, and that's not even counting his backstory of sexual assault allegations ....
Pete Hegseth: Police report details sexual assault allegations against Trump defence pick
Hegseth, a cabinet nominee of President-elect Donald Trump, denies any wrongdoing in the 2017 encounter.
www.bbc.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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And an underrated villain, Trump's Director of OMB, slashed funding from programs that kept millions of people alive around the world so he could spend that money on something more important -- himself
Trump Official Who Helped Kill USAID Now Using Its Funds for Himself
Russ Vought, White House Office of Management and Budget director, has decided what is happening with USAID funds.
newrepublic.com
February 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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We have just ONE HOUR LEFT on our Kickstarter for SINK YOUR TEETH IN #1

It's bloody, it's sapphic, it's got a killer cliffhanger, it's been praised by a dozen all-star comic creatives and sites, it smashed its funding goal in 24 hours and your TIME IS ALMOST UP

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...
SINK YOUR TEETH IN #1 - Mature Sapphic Noir Chicago Vampires
An undead PI hunts a missing vamp, facing ancient Mob Families, corrupt cops, & a past she buried to survive. Zoe Tunnell/Lauren Knight
www.kickstarter.com
February 20, 2026 at 2:09 AM