Kaiju Sommelier

@kaijusommelier.bsky.social

Doug Hardy 2nd gen Tattooist, Sofubi collector and maker, lover of cats (and all animals), ☭ ♾️ He/they 🚫AI/Crypto🚫 From the River to The Sea 🇵🇸 📷 Instagram @tattoosbydoughardy

Finally felt comfortable enough to ask a friend in Tokyo to send me 2 Sofubi I ordered in 2024 & 2025 that he’s been holding for me with the understanding that it would be a 10% tariff (so around $30). What I didn’t know is that UPS tacks on an additional $30 for processing 😑

The “best” thing about genAI (the quotes are doing heavy work here) is that it’s really lowered the bar on getting into hand-made art. Literally anything you make is better than ai. There’s never been a better time to throw away your fear and start learning that craft you’ve always wanted to learn.

One nice thing: a gal who I’ve shared an on and off thing with for 16 years (!) has been back in contact lately and we are showing our feelings again. She’s going to try and figure if she can come down south to spend time with me for her birthday. Last time we were actually together was 9 yrs ago.

A baby was rescued by her family after her home was set on fire by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. The attacks come as settlers and Israeli forces carry out extensive raids across Nablus.

AuDHD can be such a fuck sometimes. Yesterday I actually got a bunch of work done and made some much needed money. Today I feel like I'm just stuck in a near pointless cycle of not really having much agency, just making enough to tread water financially still.

One thing to keep in mind with this is how they *want* to hurt people. During the shutdown last year they were salivating at the chance to use defunding SNAP as a pain point to make Democrats give in. They’re proud of doing this. They like the pain.

Andrew Russeth@russeth.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Four months into an appeal, Ms. McDonald, a cancer survivor who weighs 69 pounds, bustles to food banks, stretches ground turkey with oatmeal, and skips meals to feed three teenage boys." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...