J.M. Phillippe

A digital illustration of an owl-inspired dinosaur from my book Novosaurs 2.

A digital illustration of an owl-inspired dinosaur from my book Novosaurs 2.

Did someone say #SuperbOwl?

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

A mother’s confession on SNL😂👇

❤️

Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this.

“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”

Dave Matthews and Tim Ryenolds playing Neil Young’s Ohio last night and ends with some Rage Against the Machine.

2026 Fiction Submissions Strange Horizons Open Now

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Comic. [Comment section on a video. 564 comments, including posts from three different avatars: “Who else is here in 2023?” “Is anyone else watching this in 2017?” “Anyone else here in 2025?”] [caption] For some reason, confused time travelers always try to find each other using YouTube comments.

Anyone Else Here

xkcd.com/3188/

The tragedy of Rob and Michelle’s deaths are incomprehensible.

I’m hearing Rob’s voice telling us all to do more, to repair the human soul, to repair our hearts, to repair our country, to repair our world, to keep fighting, to keep living for every soul taken from this earth.

My Book,The Christmas Spirit, is part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale (75% off)! Check out mine, and all the other books on sale at smashwords.com/sale and follow @smashwords for more promos like this! #EOYsale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks

I also have books as part of this sale! Go check it out! (mine are The Christ Spirit and Perfect Likeness)

Hey all,

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I tried to start a NG+ of Horizon Zero Dawn, but it skipped the tutorial, so I just started a normal playthrough instead.

Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.

Call! 🚨🚨
SEN. CANTWELL (253) 572-2281
SEN. MURRAY (253) 572-3636

Map of the Olympic Peninsula with hand drawn messages about possible flooding impacts along State Routes 109, 105, 110, 115, 112 and US 101 near the coast. A talking geoduck has a thought bubble that says, "tides + storms = floods."

Image description A flooded roadway with a sign that shows the road is closed to travel. Hand drawn text that shows travelers should not pass the road closed sign.

King tides + heavy rains = roadway flooding in coastal areas. @nws.noaa.gov is telling us to expect heavy rains coupled with king tides on the coast Wednesday and Thursday.
For real time info:
Travel map - wsdot.com/Travel/Real-...
Socials links & mobile app - wsdot.wa.gov/travel/mobil...

POV: The new singer of the Reading Rainbow theme song and the new host of Reading Rainbow meet for the first time in Canada 🥹📚🌈

Video Description:
Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨

youtube.com/@kidzuko?feature=shared

YouTube video by Reagan Library President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

I'll leave you from Portland with one last video of the @unpresidentedbrass.bsky.social, the unofficial house band of #NoKings

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Los Angeles came out in droves. #NoKings

#nokings
Portland frog brigade

Minneapolis is showing up and showing out. #NoKings

Look at this turnout in Charlotte! #NoKings (via Marco Foster/Threads)

A helicopter shot of No Kings protesters marching to Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Our Founding Fathers are rolling in their graves over what we have allowed America to become under the fascist authoritarian rule of Trump. 🙌💪👏✊️🇺🇸👇

View from the sky of tens of thousands gathered in Chicago's Grant Park for the No Kings protest

Helicopter view of Chicago #NoKings in Grant Park via @cbschicago.bsky.social

1. Washington DC

#NoKings 👑

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

NYC: Aerial view of the #Nokings protest gives an indication of the magnitude of this unstoppable movement in downtown NYC.

Tacoma's Guaranteed Income Pilot Yields Positive Results Tacoma's guaranteed income pilot that gave 110 families $500 monthly improved employment, savings, and well-being, challenging myths about poverty. Recipients increased full-time work and showed bette...

What happens when you trust low-income families with no-strings-attached cash?

Tacoma's $500/month guaranteed income experiment shattered myths about poverty and public assistance.

#gbi #ubi #basicincome