I am honored to announce that in cooperation with the Toth family, I will be working on the official Alex Toth typeface in the coming months. The plan is for this to be a commercially available font via the official Toth estate. Stay tuned for updates.

Still, the study should be seen as a warning. Free speech has been under attack from many directions and we need to put in place real protections: anti-SLAPP laws, putting NYT v. Sullivan into law... and getting rid of gov't attempts to suppress speech.

started watching the bakshi directed seasons of the 60s spiderman cartoon & every so often there will just be a killer shot someone managed to throw their whole pussy into despite all the production limitations

That said, let us take a moment to thank our Bluesky Trans and Furry Elders for freaking out Jack Dorsey so much he bolted and left us this nice social media playground, taking most of his crypto chuds with him. We thank you for your service.

"I don't understand why you, a fantasy writer, don't appreciate the value of making bargains with the fae."

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 3d ago

Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude

I’m gonna say virtually all authors need to get serious about textiles. Who is weaving them? Out of what? Who’s turning them into clothes and how much does it cost and do you have any idea how HARD all of that was before modern mills

David J Prokopetz@prokopetz.bsky.social · last wk.

To write in the classic high fantasy mould, you need not be hung up on food specifically, but there must be SOME very mundane thing you're sincerely interested in and prepared to describe in excruciating detail every time it comes up. Clothing. Furniture. Architecture. It doesn't work without it.

Okay, I am going to tell a little story. It's one I have saved for the last couple years, almost nobody knows about it. But it lives in my heart. I don't know how others will feel about it, maybe something, maybe nothing. It's about the Uncanny X-Men. 1/

The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime and it has nothing to do with AI, crypto, metaverse, robots or any of the other massively hyped "tech" the media always talks about instead

Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · 2d ago

Absolutely unbelievable how solar power has taken off worldwide during the Hormuz oil crisis. You don't have to hand it to him, but Trump may have done more to finally kick off a global civilization of effete librul solar users than anyone else in the West

our queer trans sci-fi short film LONG AWAY is an official selection of the Gilbert Baker Film Festival! stream it through Sept 23 as part of the linked collection, with an exclusive intro and outro by me and @susanlbridges.bsky.social! pay-what-you-can! and then vote for it to win awards, yay!

*Family Affairs Collection GBFF2026 "Family - can't live with 'em, can't live without them" | Gilbert Baker Film Festival GBFF2026

Family Affairs Collection GBFF2026 "Family - can't live with 'em, can't live without them" From genetic family to found family, there's never a dull day when it comes to family affairs

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Today is the birthday of cartoonist Jackie Ormes (Aug. 1, 1911-Dec. 26, 1985), the first Black woman to create a newspaper comic strip that was read nationally in the US. She created Torchy Brown in Dixie to Harlem, Torchy in Heartbeats & Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger. Patty Jo became a toy doll.

christ if that’s not a metaphor for our times

I’d rather get bad news from an honest man than lies from a flatterer.

You're trying your best, Steve...

Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.

It’s the 56th anniversary of the first day of a legendary rock festival. Sly & The Family Stone, Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, and Janis Joplin were booked, but an injunction by locals meant none of the artists turned up. So tens of thousands of people turned up and took a shitload of drugs anyway 🧵

#OtD 30 Jul 1893 the Fascio congress of radical peasants and agricultural workers in Sicily began. They wrote the Patti di Corleone (Corleone Covenants), which historians consider to be the first trade union collective contract in capitalist Italy stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1029...

Incidentally, a lot of what I do as a writer is discard material. But in order to discard it, I need to know it exists and I need to understand why it doesn't belong in my book. If I allowed AI to analyze documents for me, it would only feed me information it felt was relevant. What might I miss?

Prometheus had the first hot take.

He was very weary; the day had been long, and full of dragons.

that's fucking right

Guillermo del Toro Says “No Goddamn AI” Was Used in 'Pan’s Labyrinth' 4K Re-Release: — PHANTASMAG

The 'Frankenstein' director reiterated his opposition to AI in filmmaking to the Hall H crowd at San Diego Comic-Con

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150,000 marched yesterday in London for trans rights. Opened the Sky News app. Scrolled and scrolled. Nothing. BBC News app. Nothing. Guardian app. Nothing. This is what actual silencing looks like.

He had grown up in a country run by politicians who sent the pilots to man the bombers to kill the babies to make the world safe for children to grow up in.

#OtD 26 Jul 1956 21,000 workers on strike against job cuts at 13 BMC factories in the UK were joined by 12,000 Briggs Motors workers in Dagenham who walked out. Fascists who turned up to urge a return to work had their van trashed. Video included here: www.youtube.com/watch

No but seriously, so many trans people advocate for collectivist political ideologies but then fall for trans infighting bait, make it make sense. We would make an excellent team, but so many of you would rather attack each other.

Solomon "Nasty Evil Mean" Skalozub@sollizyy.bsky.social · 2w ago

Like I genuinely don't give a fuck which "side has it harder" bc 1) I don't think that's a conversation grounded in material care for trans people’s needs and 2) we both still face transphobia and medical discrimination, so what does seperating every trans experience into microlabels actually do??

I don't buy into the narrative that a spiritual life means being a blank slate of toxic positivity. I like to look directly at what is. And right now, what is includes corporate exploitation, severe overwork, and systemic violence. To look at the state of the world and feel no

anger isn't enlightenment, it's disconnection. It’s privilege. Anger isn't a failing; it is a boundary. It is a biological and emotional alarm system shouting that something is deeply wrong. There is a massive difference between destructive rage and righteous, clean anger. Clean anger doesn't

destroy; it clarifies. It demands change. Social media loves to promote the "peace and light" narrative because angry people demand unions, accountability, and systemic change. Validate your anger. Refine it until it becomes clean focused determination to build something better.

I don’t think I have ever seen Dartmoor so crispy in July. The turf has turned golden, sharply outlined against the green of the bracken. For Unsuitable Dog Walk Attire then, Paul Poiret’s 1925 Arrow of Gold dress matches the moorland palette @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

The new guidance goes further than previous drafts, also setting out detailed information on how to support children to detransition

English schools to segregate Trans+ kids from toilets – including those who've already transitioned – from September

New ‘Keeping Children Safe In Education 2026’ (KCISE) guidance sets out in detail the limits now placed on schools on supporting Trans+ children

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Others have noted that this gigantic march hasn't gotten the level of attention it deserves—so let's amplify the story. This seems like a good writeup from the Independent. "An estimated 150,000 people marched through central London in the world’s largest trans pride event, organisers have said."

150,000 march through London in world’s largest trans pride, organisers say

Protesters voiced anger at the new guidance on single sex-spaces and fears that trans people are being excluded from society.

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