MapleAlchemist

banging pots and pans and telling u to read my comic

I really wish people would stop using slop to just mean 'thing I don't like' or 'stuff that is part of a trend'.

Neither of those are inherently worthy of being called slop. You really gotta earn that title by being low-quality, low effort products of greed and laziness.

when Michael Phelps was dominating US swimming there was endless coverage of all his genetic advantages. His wingspan, the way his body processed lactic acid, on and on and on. Nobody, not one person, floated the idea of kicking him out of the sport for genetic advantages

A photo of Baby Joe, a small grey and white dog with pointy little ears and an absolutely hateful expression. He stands outdoors next to a fancy ribbon he won.

I watched the American Kennel Club dog show and there was a dog named Baby Joe that looked like he had angry cartoon eyebrows, so the announcers say "Baby Joe" and it cuts to this guy looking like he's gonna kick your ass:

I am once again telling everyone to get the fuck off Substack leavesubstack.com

an ad for the new series “welcome to derry” with the tagline “go back to where IT all began“, except somehow, they highlighted the word “to“ instead of “it“

"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"

"no problem boss. i'm on it"

PLEASE DON'T IGNORE THIS!

i've been losing momentum on my gender affirming surgery fundraiser lately, and im stuck at $2799/$9000 right now.

please share this if you can't donate, i really need this surgery to alleviate my dysphoria.

#trans #transcrowdfund #gofundme #surgery

Ari: The pun.. the punish... p... the p... the pun?!?!? Elf: You'd better think fast, stranger. A young man with long blonde hair and a scar across his face appears, partially obscured behind some trees. It is immediately apparent who he is. Sky: Zerra! Zerra, what's going on over there? The elf, Zerra: Sky! I told you to stay hwere it was safe while I made sure- Sky: Come now, it's my anni... versary. Sky and Ari lock eyes for the first time. Ari, shocked and in tears: Sk... Sky? Sky tears up also. Sky: hhh. heh. it's... it's Ari. He breaks into a run, going to sweep Ari into a hug. Sky: IT'S ARI! Zerra: Uh, who?

They embrace. Sky: It's Ari. It's Ari. It's Ari. Ari: It's me? it's YOU! How are you even real? How are you alive? You were gone. You were dead. Sky pulls back to get a good look at him. Sky: Gone? Yes. Dead? Not just yet. Ari, don't you know where we are? It's the bladelands. It's real, Ari. It's all real. Always has been. Just like I thought. Gods, you look so well. So young! Other than the scruff, you look just the same. Ari: Heh, I guess. I dunno. But this does explain her. He waves awkwardly at Zerra. Her elf ears assume an expression that resembles someone cocking their eyebrows. Ari: If we're in the bladelands, that's why there's an elf.

welcome to pages 6-7 of bladelands (feel free to make your 6-7 comments now)
and the return of a familiar face!

all stanning of popes is necessarily conditional, the Church is the Church, but the man said AI won't stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God's creation so with all our conditions intact yes we stan

This photograph looks like a 3d render from the late 2000s/early 2010s. I think it’s the lighting

Ana Valens @acvalens.com Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season Nov 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM Everybody can reply v 1.8K reposts 29 quotes 2.8K likes 56 saves

Ana V v @acvalensVT X.com Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season 12:05 PM • 11/24/25 • 1.3K Views 1 1z12 35 3

Key takeaway of 2025: Bluesky is an enormous activism force that punches above its weight. The paypros censorship stuff? This site is the one that’s getting us to the 20 yard line. The initial interest in the summer hasn’t returned to Twitter, whereas Bluesky is now the de facto source on this issue

I’ll have what she’s having

Gender-affirming care saves lives

Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.

Five years after Sky disappeared, Ari is walking into the woods behind his childhood home. He's on the phone with his mom, and it's nighttime. Ari (on phone): No, I told you, Ma. I can't make it to dinner. It's the anniversary. ... What I always do. I need this, okay? I'll see you guys next week. He opens one of the two cans he brought with him and puts it in the grass on the hill beside him. Ari, sighing: Hey, Sky. It's Ari again. Been a while. Some time passes. Ari: So, remember how last year I said I was sure the new Game of Thrones book was gonna come out? Guess who looks like a big idiot now? I dunno, I sort of hope he doesn't ever finish the series at this point. Some things are better when they don't have a real ending. Like you. Cheers, Sky. He clinks the cans together, but the can set aside for Sky starts rolling down the hill, spilling beer everywhere. Ari: Aw, shit. He chases it to the base of the hill and sees something sparkling behind a tree. Ari: What... what the hell?

He reaches behind the same tree Sky reached behind five years ago. He emerges into a forest in midday. Ari: Hel... Hello? Hello? Hell-- He's interrupted by an arrow thrumming straight past his head. Ari: Ah! Elf: Halt! State your business, stranger. We see an elf woman with red hair and a bow and arrow. She's in front of a sprawling landscape that includes a forest, a camp and a castle in the distance. Elf: Poaching in the Princewood is punishable by death.

Pages 4 and 5 of Into the Bladelands are here! Please enjoy & share ur thoughts and feelings

This was the calculator included every version of Mac OS from 1984 until the launch of Mac OS X in 2001. Steve Jobs designed it himself.

Portratis and isometric art of some of the classes for my personal project City Noire, The Shadow, The Blade, The Doc, The Face, The Hunter, The Spark.

Isometric pixel art of characters from my personal project City Noire planning a heist that end up becoming just a drinking meeting.

Anybody wants to hire me to make an isometric pixel art gothic tactical stealth rpg?? Or hire me as a pixel artist in general.

#pixelart

AOC on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's surprise resignation from Congress: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. She is saying a lot but her ACTIONS have not backed up the rhetoric. For all her talk, she's STILL voting with them to gut healthcare and advance self-dealing corruption schemes."

And now a word from AOC.

Into the Bladelans cover

Ari (vo): When I was sixteen, my best friend disappeared. We grew up together in the woods between our houses. Sky could have fun no matter what. Sky: Pick up your sword and fith me like a man! Ari: Wait for me! Ari (vo): My favorite thing to do was just live in his world. Bully: Whatcha drawin, faggots? The map to your honeymoon? Sky punches him. Later, Ari tends to his wounds. Sky: You probably think I'm really stupid. Ari: I just think you're really brave. They kiss. Sky: We can't tell anyone about this, okay? Ari: Yeah, of course.

A couple years pass. Sky and Ari are looking at the stars. Sky: Y'know, I think about it all the time. Ari: What we've been doing? Sky: No, man, the Bladelands! We'd run shit over there. Be warriors or kings or whatever. Ari: Heh, too bad it's not real. Sky: well, it could be. Ari: Dude. Sky: I'm just saying! Maybe we were picking up a signal or something. Like a radio station from another state, but with dragons. It feels like that sometimes. Y'know, I turn 17 tomorrow. And I'm starting to freak out a little because, like, this is it? I thought I could be more than this. Ari: Hey, you can be! When we're 18, we can get out of here. We'll move to the city. Together. Sky: I guess... it still just all feels so small. At least in the Bladelands, there's magic. And prophecy, and swords, and danger. You can be an adventurer. You can at least be, like, an important person. Ari: You're important, Sky. You're important to me. Sky: Heh. Gayyy. Ari: Shut up. Ari (VO): That was the last night I ever saw him. Ari walks away. Sky spots a mysterious portal behind a tree and reaches out to it.

Ari (Vo): The next day, he was gone. We see a montage of Ari's lonely life. Sky's parents mourn and move away. Ari graduates. Gets a job working at a bookstore. The impromptu memorial for Sky rots. Ari (VO): And the next. And the next. And the next. And the next. And the next. And then five years were gone.

This is the thread for my minicomic, Into the Bladelands! I will be posting updates of anywhere from 2-4 pages here, hopefully to be finished before the end of the year.

Sky disappears. Ari gets left behind. Five years later, the door to the Bladelands opens again.

Zohran Mamdani standing in front of a portrait of FDR at the White House

Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump standing next to each other with their backs turned, just outside the White House

Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump (who's got his hand giving a thumbs up) in front of the portrait of FDR at the White House

Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump (who's got his hand giving a thumbs up) in front of the portrait of FDR at the White House

Trump also just posted these photos to Truth Social, including the one with Mamdani standing next to a portrait of FDR. Trump mentioned Mamdani asked if he could have his picture taken there.

"It's an amazing portrait in the cabinet room," Trump said. "So he's a big fan of the New Deal, I guess..."

Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad

My favorite thing about creating and owning characters is that I can just be needlessly cruel to them for no reason and nobody's allowed to get mad at me.

ImpulseSV says he would have liked to take part in the Vampires SMP.

🎥: @impulsesv.bsky.social

#mcyt #mcytclips #minecraft #minecraftclips #impulsesv #vampiressmp #hermitcraft

🕰️ Thumbnail for #LifeCount Episode 4! ❤️ 💛 💚
Watch it now if you haven’t yet! Link below!!

I was just debating on my Sunday plans and now I know exactly what I’ll be doing! I’m very excited

A promotional graphic for the upcoming HermitCraft 11 Stream Day on Sunday, November 16th. The schedule shows that Xisuma starts his stream at 10AM GMT, followed by Joe Hills at noon GMT, iJevin at 2pm GMT, and FalseSymmetry at 4pm GMT. From 6pm GMT onwards, several additional Hermits will begin streaming all at once, including Cubfan135, Grian, GeminiTay, ImpulseSV, RenDog, and ZombieCleo. The Hermits who streamed earlier will also be returning for that group segment: Xisuma, JoeHills, iJevin, and False. Localized times are available via https://live.hermitcraft.com/

me sitting there having everyone go 'glitch hire this woman' when bunlith show launched last week:

Here's Archery, Badminton, and 100meters.

I made this in 4 weeks. Handled everything from code to character design, from background art to animations to gameplay. It was a promotional sports game for a big advertising agency.