Ben Rush

I expected nothing less from you and your works

I mean, one can hope…

Unless it’s in ICC custody.

I’ve never liked beer, but I’d drink one of those just for the statement

Welcome back, let’s get to work

Ain’t that the truth

‘struth

Sounds like a solid plan to me

Let ‘em, see how it feels sometimes

This is correct

That is downright lovely. Thanks for bringing that to us

They know, and they’re afraid. So we need to be careful and keep the momentum. Scared fascists can be even more dangerous, so we need to make them understand where, exactly, and how precariously, they stand. And that there are more of us than them.

Don’t forget we retained the sane judges in PA!

Maybe he’ll offer him a couch to sleep with

…ON!

A couch to sleep on…

Specificity is key here

That seems a really good way to elevate one’s blood pressure significantly to the point of being life threatening

You have until Sunday SUNDAY Sunday to order a Biology is Bigger than Binaries shirt. I don't have room in my house for piles of shirts so our shirts are always time-limited.

Designed by @franzanth.bsky.social, supports @skypeascientist.bsky.social, looks cool as hell.

Get one: SquidFacts.net

Dogs are social animals, they are tuned to recognize signs of distress among their own, as well as us. I’m not at all surprised that your dog responded that way to a movie centered around a dog in such a situation.

You can donate to the Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund to help buy out a local street vendor’s cart for the day. They’ve partnered with a bike patrol / cycling solidarity group, which rides around buying out the inventory then distributing the food at homeless & unhoused encampments & shelters.

Would that I could affort it…

Though as soon as this week’s paycheck clears, I’m gonna buy your two books on pencils and inks. In part because I want to have a copy of some of your work, but mostly to support you and yours. Because you need it and I can help a little.

Accurate

As a former artist, I love this idea. This is a fantastic promt for anyone with artistic inclinations to create special creations. Go for it!

OH I KNOW THAT ALL TOO WELL

So they made it worse…

again…

<sigh>

I would consider taking out a loan for this

YES PLEASE

American Contemporary L'Or des Fous

Why am I simultaneously shocked and completely unsurprised by this…?

4 frame comic. in the first frame, there's a giant banner of Trump on a building. text reads : authoritarianism in the 21st century tends to appear through what is called a process of "democratic backsliding" (also called "autocratization") rather than through a traditional coup. this allows the new regime to claim some kind of legitimacy. 2nd frame shows a silhouette of trump. text reads : democratic backsliding is when an elected executive uses power to subvert democratic institutions by attacking fair & free elections, suppressing freedom of speech, press & asso- ciation, or weakening the rule of law in the 3rd frame, we see a nazi parade in the 30s. text reads : according to political scientists mettler & lieberman, there are four key characteristics that provide the conditions for democratic back- sliding: political polarization, racism and nativism, economic inequality, and excessive executive power. in the last frame, we see the white house. text reads : in a report published in sept. 2025, the intl. institute for demo- cracy and electoral assistance found that 54% of the world's countries experienced democratic backsliding in the past year. that includes the united states.

"Democratic backsliding" is the process through which modern authoritarianism happens.

No surprise there…