Uncle Kage 🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦
@unclekage.bsky.social
Chairman of Anthrocon since 1998. Doctorate in chemistry. Raconteur. Hack writer. Grumpy old man. Questions? Email please: unclekage01@gmail.com
So United Airlines imposed a rule that you can't play a video onboard with the sound on or they'll throw you off the plane. When you connect to their wifi, the first thing they do is play a bunch of videos with sound.
Had a lil' wholesome moment with a young furry at EF 🥹❤️
This picture was drawn by a 3-year-old girl in Ukraine after a devastating rocket attack on her neighborhood. If you support the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I shall respect your political opinion. But you must in turn respect my desire to punch your fucking lights out. ##slavaukraini
Russian Lullaby. This is what it is like to be woken up in the middle of the night. (NOTE: This is a reconstruction of actual events pieced together from recordings made during the trip. I did not sit there and record this all while rockets were being fired at me. Give me a little credit, here!)
By the way, if you want to see the photos I took while I was in Ukraine, I arranged them in a Flickr album. If you want to sneer at the fact that I am still using Flickr, you can just fuck right off. I am tired and am going to bed. www.flickr.com/photos/uncle...
Ukraine 2026
I have been honored to be invited as a guest at dozens of conventions, but I never thought that I would be asked to attend a convention in Ukraine, a country that is actively at war with its neighbor....
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A year ago I allowed myself to get bullied off of social media. I spent the last 5 days in Kyiv, in Ukraine, where I met the bravest, most defiant and resilient people. It made me feel deeply ashamed to have given in to the internet bullies. I am not going to let it happen again. #slavaukraini
I want to make one thing clear. An unwelcome person snuck into our fursuit parade. I was standing by the escalators and saw every single suit that went by, and I did not see him. I still don't know how he got by me, but if I had spotted him, I would have said, "Hold it. You...come here."
You do realize, I hope, that if someone shows up at an event with the specific intent of causing an uproar in order to get attention, screaming about it is only giving them the attention that they seek and will encourage them to try it again.
I have been told I have to promote this by the tiny voice that screams at me “You need to get booked at some point” so be advised this is where I plan to do anything blue this year, because technically if it happens off site did it really happen? Hope you’ll come by.
If you are going to Anthrocon, you’ll be able to pick up a FREE piece of my original artwork of a Doc Rat character. Go to Bill Holbrook’s Kevin and Kell table. It requires one purchase of a very cheap Doc Rat eBook, and then the bonus free art can be yours.
In case you missed it: the Harris Theater in Pittsburgh is featuring special discounted screenings of FLOW and WOLFWALKERS for #Anthrocon attendees! 📽 🐱 FLOW: Fri, July 4 at 3pm trustarts.org/production/1... 🐺 WOLFWALKERS: Sat, July 5 at 4pm trustarts.org/production/1...
Then vs Now This #Anthrocon marks 10 years of me organizing/hosting Anthrocon's Fursuit Dance Competition. I've been doing Floor Wars for even longer (since 2012). I'm humbled to have helped grow this community and event to where it is ❤️ 📸 @aolun.bsky.social / @kazeshiba.dog #FursuitFriday
Last year, the North Carolina senate approved a bill that would criminalize wearing a surgical mask in public, but which allowed Klansmen to wear hoods. At the time I tried to call out what I saw as blatant institutionalized racism, but the callout was misconstrued. My apologies for being unclear.
Onsite, of course, we must be restrained and observe proper decorum. But this is not onsite. We can talk about whatever we want to. And we intend to. (Note: you must be 21 or over and there is a 2-drink minimum. For us, at least.) Thursday of #anthrocon2025
🤣 A NEW stand-up event is coming to #Anthrocon #AC2025! 🤪 Join four familiar comics at the City Winery in Pittsburgh's Strip District, on Thursday July 3. No admission or badge required, and accessible by foot, car or our Red Route shuttles! Location: maps.app.goo.gl/j5p6wrshKQri...
F igured I’d share this here since @papabarks.bsky.social event in the fight against ALS is around the corner. A comic by @skippylynn.bsky.social Please check out papabarks.org to see more about our event. We kick off our event on July 11th. For more info about the event and this art see below:
Having an interesting philosophical discussion. Started with questions about Furry, followed by a challenge to "define humanity." Humanity, I said, is offering aid to another not because there is a legal or social requirement, nor for any tangible reward, but solely because that other needs help.
Before they take it down and claim it never happened: The colors on either side of the stars form the flag of Russia. 🇷🇺
I have known people who stormed the beaches of Normandy. I have known people who were members of the NSDAP in Germany. I have known people who were conscripted as Kamimaze pilots by the IJN. I find myself now the custodian of their stories. "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori." ##Nokingsday
Cary, NC, at 11:00 am today. Quite the turnout. Very proud of my town. #Nokingsday @motherjones.com
I was prepared to give a sake class tonight at Triangle Wine Co. in Cary. I did not. It was a farce. The class never existed. It was a scam perpetrated by @ronnienoodles.bsky.social designed to gather a dozen or more of my friends in one place to celebrate my 60th birthday.