Mariah McCourt
@monsterteatime.bsky.social
Bestselling graphic novel writer, editor, artist, mominator. Obsessed with hedgehogs, cozy horror, and squidly octopi.
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For the night folks: free downloadable art for any protests you might be attending. www.patreon.com/posts/131420...
Wow, lot of food firsts today. Kiddo ate 1. carmelized onions 2. absolutely inhaled teriyaki tofu 3. carrot muffins. Because she's more of a sensory seeker than avoider she's always had a more flexible diet than a lot of other ND kid but still! Big leaps!
January 6, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Wow, lot of food firsts today. Kiddo ate 1. carmelized onions 2. absolutely inhaled teriyaki tofu 3. carrot muffins. Because she's more of a sensory seeker than avoider she's always had a more flexible diet than a lot of other ND kid but still! Big leaps!
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One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 AM
One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Had to explain a pun to my kiddo at the local donut shop and suddenly felt like I was channeling my favorite scene from Feet of Clay.
January 6, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Had to explain a pun to my kiddo at the local donut shop and suddenly felt like I was channeling my favorite scene from Feet of Clay.
I've been watch of Smosh's Reddit Stories and Arasha Lalani said something in one that I think is really relevant; "All feelings are valid but they're not always reasonable". I sit with that a lot, personally.
January 6, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I've been watch of Smosh's Reddit Stories and Arasha Lalani said something in one that I think is really relevant; "All feelings are valid but they're not always reasonable". I sit with that a lot, personally.
My child: Mom, you are so pale and have red eyes and nung nung *hair when you wake up you look bald.
Me: ...super. If you'll excuse me, I'm going just going to find a cathedral to climb like the gargoyle I apparently am.
My child: You're so funny, I love you.
Me: ::bows::
Me: ...super. If you'll excuse me, I'm going just going to find a cathedral to climb like the gargoyle I apparently am.
My child: You're so funny, I love you.
Me: ::bows::
January 6, 2026 at 1:10 AM
My child: Mom, you are so pale and have red eyes and nung nung *hair when you wake up you look bald.
Me: ...super. If you'll excuse me, I'm going just going to find a cathedral to climb like the gargoyle I apparently am.
My child: You're so funny, I love you.
Me: ::bows::
Me: ...super. If you'll excuse me, I'm going just going to find a cathedral to climb like the gargoyle I apparently am.
My child: You're so funny, I love you.
Me: ::bows::
So far 2026 feels like 2025 is refusing to leave.
January 6, 2026 at 12:27 AM
So far 2026 feels like 2025 is refusing to leave.
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We need to be sharing lists of who has what skills they are willing to do/share for free or low cost to help others.
Also finding exchanges of goods and services locally (or setting up if that isn't already set up) that are in person or at least not centered around facebook 😭😭😭
Also finding exchanges of goods and services locally (or setting up if that isn't already set up) that are in person or at least not centered around facebook 😭😭😭
January 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
We need to be sharing lists of who has what skills they are willing to do/share for free or low cost to help others.
Also finding exchanges of goods and services locally (or setting up if that isn't already set up) that are in person or at least not centered around facebook 😭😭😭
Also finding exchanges of goods and services locally (or setting up if that isn't already set up) that are in person or at least not centered around facebook 😭😭😭
Yeeeah. There are a bunch of ways to work out these very legitimate feelings about the world in constructive ways. Communities to organize in. People to support. Creative endeavors to pour that energy into. It's like dunk culture. Temporarily gives relief but overall? Not healthy.
All these insufferable years of internet discourse might be a symptom of the larger problem of “shit’s bad” and I need people to recognize that they are lashing out at dumb shit that doesn’t matter on the internet because they feel powerless so they should do something about that… offline.
January 6, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Yeeeah. There are a bunch of ways to work out these very legitimate feelings about the world in constructive ways. Communities to organize in. People to support. Creative endeavors to pour that energy into. It's like dunk culture. Temporarily gives relief but overall? Not healthy.
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They’d been doing it to black feminists on twitter even before that. Twitter has had this problem for over a decade easily and they decided to side with the creeps (not to mention when I brought casework to them with CSAM in it as a trust and safety partner, they often said it was “inactionable”)
January 5, 2026 at 9:11 PM
They’d been doing it to black feminists on twitter even before that. Twitter has had this problem for over a decade easily and they decided to side with the creeps (not to mention when I brought casework to them with CSAM in it as a trust and safety partner, they often said it was “inactionable”)
In the 90's there was a hit romcom called The Truth About Cats and Dogs which was a modern & gender swapped Cyrano retelling. Janeane Garofalo is the "ugly" host of a radio show and let's a guy she likes think she's Uma Thurman because she doesn't want him to be disappointed. My gen is fucked up.
January 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
In the 90's there was a hit romcom called The Truth About Cats and Dogs which was a modern & gender swapped Cyrano retelling. Janeane Garofalo is the "ugly" host of a radio show and let's a guy she likes think she's Uma Thurman because she doesn't want him to be disappointed. My gen is fucked up.
Not that I want things to get worse but other countries are going to need to start telling us to fuck off. We are not entitled to Greenland or any other country jfc.
January 5, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Not that I want things to get worse but other countries are going to need to start telling us to fuck off. We are not entitled to Greenland or any other country jfc.
It's a toss up between the time I fell UP the stairs in the subway in college and bruised the entire right side of my body that lasted for weeks (concrete is no joke!) and last year when I slipped on a blueberry and nearly broke my knee. I'm a bit like a looney tunes characters sometimes.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
😅
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January 5, 2026 at 11:43 PM
It's a toss up between the time I fell UP the stairs in the subway in college and bruised the entire right side of my body that lasted for weeks (concrete is no joke!) and last year when I slipped on a blueberry and nearly broke my knee. I'm a bit like a looney tunes characters sometimes.
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Devastated I can't be there to hear this amazing conversation. Please attend on my behalf!!
HI! If you are in the Portland OR area join me and David Walker for a conversation about historical fiction in comics. Specifically Out of Alcatraz and Big Jim. Friday, Jan. 16 , 7PM at Powell's Books
January 5, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Devastated I can't be there to hear this amazing conversation. Please attend on my behalf!!
::points:: This one. It really matters.
We are all in a state of constant panic and terror. It’s important to take a second when you see something online that triggers you to ask yourself “am it really triggered or am I just experiencing nonstop psychic damage from the world and my brain sees this as an outlet for my fear and rage.”
January 5, 2026 at 9:59 PM
::points:: This one. It really matters.
Yes! And also when it's all misty especially if you're headed into Pasadena. It's absolutely gorgeous Big Sky energy.
January 5, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Yes! And also when it's all misty especially if you're headed into Pasadena. It's absolutely gorgeous Big Sky energy.
I love the Ice Planet Barbarian series of alien romance/erotica with giant blue aliens on a frozen planet. Not ironically, I straight up love this series & its follow ups Icehome & Ice Clones and the adjacent space series.
I am once again asking everyone to post more about the weird shit you like instead of joining ridiculous fights
January 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
I love the Ice Planet Barbarian series of alien romance/erotica with giant blue aliens on a frozen planet. Not ironically, I straight up love this series & its follow ups Icehome & Ice Clones and the adjacent space series.
Showed the kiddo how to make carmelized shallots. She's been trying a ton of new flavors lately. I want to thank @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social and his book Color, Taste, Texture because even though she's not as food averse as some other ND kids, the tips & recipes here are still so helpful!
January 5, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Showed the kiddo how to make carmelized shallots. She's been trying a ton of new flavors lately. I want to thank @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social and his book Color, Taste, Texture because even though she's not as food averse as some other ND kids, the tips & recipes here are still so helpful!
Jfc, this is ahistorical brainrot. There is no such thing as "reverse colonization", "native citizenry" is a WILD fucking term to throw around in America with our history. As for "dissolving its empires & colonies" I might die laughing.
Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
January 5, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Jfc, this is ahistorical brainrot. There is no such thing as "reverse colonization", "native citizenry" is a WILD fucking term to throw around in America with our history. As for "dissolving its empires & colonies" I might die laughing.
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if you're looking for how to help:
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if you're looking for tranquility:
@icebird.bsky.social
If you're looking for info: @angrystaffer.bsky.social
if you're looking for how to help:
@gregpak.net
if you're looking for tranquility:
@icebird.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 6:51 PM
info✨
If you're looking for info: @angrystaffer.bsky.social
if you're looking for how to help:
@gregpak.net
if you're looking for tranquility:
@icebird.bsky.social
If you're looking for info: @angrystaffer.bsky.social
if you're looking for how to help:
@gregpak.net
if you're looking for tranquility:
@icebird.bsky.social
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Got an early peek at DEAD TEENAGERS #1 from @judedoyle.bsky.social and @caitlinyarsky.bsky.social and holy HELL what a first issue.
Had me laughing out loud multiple times, wincing at some of the most brutal kills and DYING to read the next issue after a killer cliffhanger.
Pre-order it RIGHT NOW
Had me laughing out loud multiple times, wincing at some of the most brutal kills and DYING to read the next issue after a killer cliffhanger.
Pre-order it RIGHT NOW
January 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Got an early peek at DEAD TEENAGERS #1 from @judedoyle.bsky.social and @caitlinyarsky.bsky.social and holy HELL what a first issue.
Had me laughing out loud multiple times, wincing at some of the most brutal kills and DYING to read the next issue after a killer cliffhanger.
Pre-order it RIGHT NOW
Had me laughing out loud multiple times, wincing at some of the most brutal kills and DYING to read the next issue after a killer cliffhanger.
Pre-order it RIGHT NOW
Spirited Away. It's a comfort watch for me in every way.
January 5, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Spirited Away. It's a comfort watch for me in every way.
Getting kind of concerned at how many people I'm seeing transferring onto stories/creatives the weight of the world. Like, almost literally. None of us are in a great head space right now and fiction cannot possibly solve the crisis we're in. We have to deal with that ourselves.
January 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Getting kind of concerned at how many people I'm seeing transferring onto stories/creatives the weight of the world. Like, almost literally. None of us are in a great head space right now and fiction cannot possibly solve the crisis we're in. We have to deal with that ourselves.
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I actually didn't think it was possible to get 94% of Americans to agree on anything.
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I actually didn't think it was possible to get 94% of Americans to agree on anything.
Just straight up looting. Absolutely disgusting.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Just straight up looting. Absolutely disgusting.