Status:
Feeling better today. Still a little fragile but found myself making jokes so my mood must be improved. I’m reluctant to draw too many conclusions but it does seem I was brain-tired and just needed to rest. Now I just need to remember this the next time I feel like that and not get too upset about it. Treat it like a tired leg and rest it.
Apparently (I say because I haven’t been out of the house for weeks) the fascists-masquerading-as-patroits have been in Stirchley putting up their flags again, which would be cause for anxiety and depression, but it seems they were barred from the local pub and kicked out of a curry house. Both are the sort of establishments that might be (understandably) keen to stay neutral and ride out this shitstorm but clearly a line has been crossed.
Combine this with news that ICE are in retreat in Minnesota after a concerted grassroots resistance and it feels like a good day. Now if only our mainstream politicians would join us.
Overnight listening:
Reading:
- Minnesota proved MAGA wrong 🪜 - Focussing on the mutual aid networks that emerged in the absence of any institutional resistance to the occupation.
- I have no mouth and I must scream at Black people: Scott Adams, 1957-2026 - I was waiting for the Comics Journal to put the boot in with this obituary and they do so in the time honoured tradition of just stating the facts. The quote from Berkeley Breathed a year before Adams got his first gig is just ::chef’s kiss::.
Bookmarking:
- Accessibility for Everyone - Laura Kalbag has put her book on accessible web design online for free. Worth keeping on hand for when your well intentioned graphic design friend who does lovely posters makes a pretty but utterly inaccessible website.
Watching:
- Ruminations on that DHS Penguin Tweet (3:38) - Dan Olsen is posting short videos. These are desperate times. End of days.
- Maria W Horn & Sara Parkman present Funeral Folk live at Supersonic Festival 2025 (8:03)