Caterwauling in the night 🌈🏳️‍⚧️✊

This morning’s inversion layer in Paradise Valley, Montana.

ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI

If you're in need of positive and rather wholesome news, there's a high school teacher named Bryan who took a ton of freely licensed celebrity headshots at the New York Film Festival last month for Wikipedia, and I truly can't believe how drastic the upgrade is for some articles (thread)

Cover of “233 Celsius” by Ray Bradbury

The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢

“Viewers,” ha! How many of the novels you read, pal? Ever read a 100k Kirk/Spock fanfic? Ever WRITTEN a Kirk/Spock fanfic?

I’m going to be so, so mad if I actually have to switch to Linux on my gaming desktop

I know Linux is generally Fine for gaming these days, but come on

A screenshot of an X.com post by @phildstewart , Phil Stewart, stating, "As of today, America no longer has a resident press corps at the Pentagon. Here is the statement from the Pentagon Press Association. Please read and share," with a profile picture of a man wearing sunglasses outdoors.

A statement from the Pentagon Press Association (PPA) dated October 15, 2025, featuring the PPA logo with a pentagon and red background. The statement reads: "Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution. The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all."

This is shameful and un-American. The people have a right to ask what their military is doing, and we shouldn’t have to buy just the official line.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.

We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.

> @wsj.com

Big fluffy black and tan husky mix with bright blue eyes smiling in the morning sun.

goooood morning it is BRISK and BRIGHT and we had a marvelous trip around the neighborhood so yes indeed: Lucy Loved That Walk

a digital painting of a hooded crow. the bird is centered in the image, with most of his body facing forward to the viewer, and his head in profile so that his bill is pointing to the left. he is mostly white with a black head and spots on his wings and tail, but the artist has included flourishes of aqua and blue in his feathers. he is surrounded by yellow and orange leaves that become more and more abstract as they fall to the background. a few blades of green grass cut the front from the left corner.

Reposting my hooded crow from this time last year because I love his little fall vibes.

(Ref photo by Akbar Nemati)
🦢🐡 #art #birds

postmodern finance theory

I might not find some political activism that compelling but I try to keep in mind Kwame Ture's point:

"You don't criticize somebody who's doing something when you doing nothing."

Me and Usagi Yojimbo.

Hey did I tell you NYCC absolutely rules?

That is an incredible Usagi Yojimbo outfit! Wow!

I got my then pre-teen to look closely at all the art in the Doge’s Palace in Venice by having a “Where’s Willy” competition with him, to see which of us could count the most penises.

A tortie cat named Freya,, has zero fucks to give you.

This unrepentant minx has just strolled in after an all nighter minus her collar. Cats!

My Tiamat kitty is letting me know, loudly and at length, what a horrible person I am for not producing treats. Or at least a nip of the ol' nip.

Wasn't the first "robot" on the silver screen a woman? Maria? (I could be misremembering, it's been a long time, and my memory is worse as I get older.)

Promotional graphic with a purple and blue fantasy-themed background and crystal-like formations. The image features two logos: the Wizards of the Coast logo in rainbow gradient colors on the left, and the Trans Lifeline logo in white on the right. Large bold text in the center reads: “Support Trans Lifeline.” Below, smaller text says “Tune in Oct 4” next to the Twitch logo.

Wizards of the Coast is hosting a Twitch stream to support Trans Lifeline, a hotline and non-profit organization offering direct support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.

Tune in to twitch.tv/magic on Oct 4th at 10am PT to play games with us and support!

a cartoon of a man standing in front of a door with a face on it . Alt: Animated gif of Cusco from the Emperor's New Groove pushing open big double doors and walking in with sassy fingerguns.

Welcome to the Republican government shutdown. The shutdown of the Republican controlled government. The shutdown specifically done by the Republicans, who control all three branches of the US government.

October first! Time to start rereading A Night in the Lonesome October, #booksky!

I'm reading this Young finding of facts thingie, and it is full, just chock full, of the most civilized judicial burns. Followed by "The Court makes no judgment" on this egregious assault in norms that I've specifically put in my footnotes. For no reason. (Whistles innocently.)

@diane.dianeduane.com So You Want to Be a Wizard series and the spinoff The Book of Night With Moon were THE wizard books for me when I was a young spring kitten.

With how many comedians who complain that they can't tell jokes anymore with all the implicit social censorship, it's nice to see a group of comics demonstrate they can tell tons of jokes with explicit contractual and legal censorship as long as the price is right.

I shall no longer be a leftist! No! I shall be a sinisterist!
Sinistral?
Sinestro?
Wait, no, definitely not that last one.

The United States drawn entirely from memory

Trump to meet with top congressional leaders as a government shutdown looms The gathering at the White House on Monday comes after Trump canceled an earlier meeting with Democratic leaders.

Trump and Dems are officially meeting Monday.

This is after Trump cancelled his last meeting with Democrats because they were holding firm on immigrant and transgender protections.

The Republican budget has dozens of anti-LGBTQ+ riders.

Call your Dem senators, people, don't let them capitulate.

Not... Tons of games from way back then, but still some.