Leighton Connor

Ruth Wilson Gilmore said, “No abolitionist who is a true abolitionist wants to save money. What we want is for the money to be spent, to enhance, and support human life so that it can flourish in a way that doesn’t destroy the planet. We’re not about cost-savings.” Save lives, not money.

Smurfs (2025) On feeling blue

In my most blatant cry for help yet I watched and reviewed Smurfs (2025) johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/smurfs-2025

I ran Laser Ponies today at #GenCon and it was huge fun! Thanks, players!

Exciting stuff!

Elon Musk has died. As part of his publicity campaign in Los Angeles he did the Die Hard With A Vengeance sign thing and was murdered simultaneously by nearly twenty people. No charges are being filed. “He thought it would be epic” a racist he paid to be his friend told journalists at the scene

Sadism And Depravity in The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation "We treat these civilians in Gaza worse, with less dignity, than we treated the ISIS fighters that surrendered in Baghouz in Syria." PLUS: Free Chris Smalls

Have you checked out any of former Green Beret officer Anthony Aguilar’s interviews about the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation? I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get this out of my head:

It's crazy how the Avatar franchise has gone from seeming like a lazy rehashing of SFF cliches to feeling refreshingly original since it is basically the only big budget game in town that isn't another cog in some sprawling IP universe with no artistic vision behind it.

Elon Musk's Tesla Diner Is the Cybertruck of Restaurants Elon Musk's new Tesla Diner in Hollywood: long lines, chaotic service, disappointing food and a puzzling design with drive-in movie screens.

I reviewed the Tesla Diner, congrats to me on my new career as a food critic

Because this is unbearable, I just gave to the Sameer Project - recommended by @prisonculture.bsky.social.

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As I’ve said before, a
billion dollars is the socio-economic equivalent of a
loose nuke, and we should WAIT WHAT no it’s a metaphor IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE A METAPHOR —

Just gave. Please consider helping if you can. Right now is an incredibly important time. Right now.

Bill Clinton finally being removed from public life as collateral damage for destroying Trump is like when they overthrow Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi and Boba Fett gets knocked into the Sarlacc pit by accident

They should add a second child and see if omelas gets more awesome

The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention is calling on every single leader in the world: DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO GET FOOD & WATER INTO GAZA RIGHT AWAY. Even if it takes bypassing the reports, meetings, endless conferences, parliamentary sessions, UN sessions, and all the other regular diplomatic channels that have led nowhere. Just do it. Genocide must not be allowed to continue while we all watch. We must not allow mass starvation in Gaza. We cannot wait any longer. IF YOU HAVE POWER, USE IT. HISTORY WILL DEMONSTRATE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS.

DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO GET FOOD AND WATER IN TO GAZA.
This is from Lemkin Institute begging..... we are all begging.

What I drew for TSR's toy line—with constant demands for "more detail!"—and what they actually manufactured & sold.

The most depressing AI pieces are always going to be the thoughtful, nuanced, open-minded considerations by respected writers who are transparently responding to the publicity incentive created by editors whose owners want this kind of content

A tweet from Matt Walsh reads: "Dudes like this were already gay. I’ve been married for 14 years and have never been home decor shopping, or even had an opinion on the subject, except for the one time when I had a painting custom made depicting me meeting a group of space aliens. It’s now hanging above a fireplace in our home." He is reacting to a video, where a man and a woman are shopping for home decor. The original poster writes: "when will people finally acknowledge the epidemic of men marrying women and being turned gay"

For a while, it was believed that women and gay men are born with a natural sense for aesthetics. In reality, straight men, particularly American male Protestants, have simply barred themselves from taking an interest in aesthetics because they think this makes them noble.

Anyway, I know it's not news that Trump is hypocritical, but here's my story reminding people that MAGA world insisted that the Biden admin sending impolite notes to Facebook was the greatest threat to free speech, but are completely silent on Trump calling up Murdoch and demanding he kill a story

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Hey! We are raffling off a signed copy of absolute Martian manhunter 1 (or another comic I wrote if you want) and a poster! Donate to one of the campaigns in the follow up message, email a screen shot to denizcampcomicbooks@gmail.com and be entered to win!

Stop the genocide and Free Palestine.

Despite all their differences, Dedra Meero and Kleya Marki have in common my willingness to brush their hair while they tell me what a hard day they've had. Makes you think.

I'd just like to point out how weird it is that places with hundreds or even thousands of reporters — the NYT, WaPo, CBS, NBC, AP, etc. — are all getting pummeled on every major story by the dozen computerboys at Wired. To fumble the bag this consistently is, at some point, cowardice and a choice.

gotham has three world class universities with great liberal arts programs, but the city has cut its discretionary budget to the bone to fund the police. that's why when the joker takes over the mob there's a bunch of low level goons ready and eager to wear facepaint and do coordinated dance numbers

Being a creative in 2025 is like, okay, time to work: first, let’s have a good cry about all the cruelty we are powerless to stop in the world but not too long, don’t want to drown in despair and alright time to draw my silly little pictures now

No, wait, that was just from looking through Superman and Action covers. When l looked through DC Comics Presents, l found the REAL first Superman comic l owned, DCCP #51 from August 1982.

l looked through a bunch of covers from the early eighties and l THlNK this is the first Superman comic l owned.

the epstein footage is missing a minute because jeffrey started singing hey jude in his cell. justice dept doesn’t want to pay for the licensing. somewhat understandable

This one sold but, DON'T WORRY, there are other drawings you can buy in my Etsy shop to raise money for charity!
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I feel like Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely really get what makes Superman so wondrous and, literally, awesome.

Miss Rachel continues to have more of a moral backbone than 99% of public figures