Jim Milligan

@chronopunk.bsky.social

I write RPGs & Science Fiction. Find me on Patreon, Drive Thru RPG, & Amazon. Progressive. Leftist. Pro-Union. Pro-Heaux. Devastatingly versed in random facts. Kind of a Super Villain. He/Him. https://www.patreon.com/posts/where-to-find-my-37204261

Staghorn Sumac and its related species of plant (none of which are the dreaded and poorly-named “Poison Sumac”) are all native to North America and are a historically staple crop to many indigenous peoples. Most of what we get in spice aisles is from overseas. This makes me sad.

GOOD NEWS! A new cancer treatment has demonstrated unprecedented results in a large trial for cancer patients whose disease has become resistant to chemotherapy AND immunotherapy. Tumors shrank in OVER a third of participants, with 15 patients experiencing COMPLETE eradication of their tumors.

Was the fact that Mel was a Bootstrap Paradox ever resolved in Doctor Who? I’ve seen every episode she’s ever appeared in and I’m really not sure it was. Did it get addressed off screen? In a comic? Or an audio drama?

This got me to finally read the entire New Yorker article on the Tates and... yeah. I don't see how what they're doing is any different than what everyone has accused Jeffrey Epstein of doing. Except they're *more public* about admitting to what they're doing AND getting young men to join in.

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 4d ago

However horrible you think the Tate brothers are, I promise, it's worse than that. It's insane that Dems aren't making a bigger deal of the GOP embracing these grotesque monsters.

I’m calling this one done. Alice doing some cheeky pinups, done in Sketchbook and Procreate on an 11” iPad Pro using watercolor brushes from Disyukov, based on a photo of Crystal Klein. Two versions, with a third only for people I know personally. 😉 Technically #nsfw but not particularly.

I am TERRIFIED to call people and I call my reps. Even just a simple 'I need you to appeal the KOSA act/Online Safety act or I'm voting against you' is enough of a sentence. it gets them scared, it gets them to act. This isn't just about 'porn', even tame stuff is targeted now. You might be next.

Suzanne ✨🌑@tendermiasma.com · 4d ago

The TOS being so strict that they control you offsite is the problem; sites like Patreon and Kofi have offsite clauses too. The social criminalization of the suggestion that somewhere you might be doing nsfw is a problem. It's branding a person as obscene and we need consumers to stand up for us

Bringing this back because as my art pals know, I’ve been really pushing myself to get my skills with watercolor (or at least digital watercolor) back, and I think I’m making some pretty decent progress with it. There’s no excuse. Pick up the pencil and PRACTICE.

Jim Milligan@chronopunk.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"But if I don't use AI, I'll never be able to make art!" Bro, I have literal trauma-induced brain damage that took away my ability to draw a straight line for years. I've managed to get a remarkable amount of my skills back through practice and fucking SPITE. What's your fuckin' excuse?

Rowling signed the Harper’s Letter, which lamented, “it is now all too common to hear calls for swift and severe retribution in response to perceived transgressions of speech and thought.” Are ANY of her co-signatories — some follow me — going to speak up about her crusade against trans people?

Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE@leftistlawyer.com · 4d ago

Amnesty International correctly called out Rowling's transphobia. She threatened them in response. And @amnesty.org surrendered. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...