Thank you to everyone for being here and having our backs! Chris and I are forever in your debt. Here is also the link to our ko-fi page ko-fi.com/tessfowler
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Thank you to everyone for being here and having our backs! Chris and I are forever in your debt. Here is also the link to our ko-fi page ko-fi.com/tessfowler
Three days to make this happen. Fighting every month to keep us housed. There is no fallback besides living in the car. So please consider a book purchase or a Ko-Fi thank you thank you thank you.
A page of five drawings. 1: Doodle-style comic. Viktor is massaging a headache while Jayce watches with a frown. Jayce: Have you had ANY water today? Viktor snarls over his shoulder: Have YOU had any water today?? Jayce is caught speechless because he has not 2. A screenshot redraw of Viktor for Jayce's trial. Yellow text is overlaid as a fake subtitle-style. It reads as if Viktor is the one speaking: It was the worst day of his life, but I had never been hornier. 3. Two pink doodles of Viktor with eyes closed, then open. Caption: *slow blinks at you*. Like how cats do. :) 4. A drawing of Viktor in profile, neutral expression. 5. A drawing of Viktor, hair messy, leaning against a wall. His cane is hooked into the crook of his elbow and he is wearing an oversized university-style tee shirt that says PILT.
Practicing Viktors
I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party.
We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.
Gonna be that guy again: you have to support trans work while you know you can.
It's more at risk than ever and I know some of you are engaging with the art and just not telling the creator!
So take this as your sign to tell somebody you enjoyed their work. It makes a difference.
you too can be the proud owner of a print if you donate to my pal kit’s GFM!!
details below 💖🏳️⚧️
“AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations”
perfect ht @mordent.bsky.social
Universities are supposed to be beacons of free expression, but the Trump administration is trying to usher in a new McCarthy era.
Students are fighting back — and so are we.
IF YOU'RE UNEMPLOYED IT'S NOT BECAUSE THERE ISNT ANY WORK JUST LOOK AROUND: A HOUSING SHORTAGE, CRIME, POLLUTION; WE NEED BETTER SCHOOLS AND PARKS. WHATEVER OUR NEEDS, THEY ALL REQUIRE WORK. AND AS LONG AS WE HAVE UNSATISFIED NEEDS, THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE. SO ASK YOURSELE, WHAT KIND OF WORLD HAS WORK BUT NO JOBS. IT'S A WORLD WHERE WORK IS NOT RELATED TO SATISFYING OUR NEEDS, WORLD WHERE WORK IS ONLY RELATED TO SATISFYING THE PROFIT NEEDS OF BUSINESS. THIS COUNTRY WAS NOT BUILT BY THE HUGE CORPORATIONS OR GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACIES. IT WAS BUILT BY PEOPLE WHO WORK. AND, IT IS WORKING PEOPLE WHO SHOULD CONTROL THE WORK TO BE DONE. YET, AS LONG AS EMPLOYMENT IS TIED TO SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROFITS, THE WORK WONT GET DONE.
the Black Panthers were right
sketchy figure drawings of two women, the one on the left wears a swimsuit and cowboy hat, the one on the right wears a tube top and skirt
For #DoubleChinWeek2026 day 2, I've got some portrait studies! These were instagram pics reposted to pinterest lol, i think they're both influencers or models? Both studies took 15-20 minutes.
Huge announcement: Girl Scouts on our trans girl scout cookies list have sold 250,000!!!!!! Boxes of girl scout cookies, a record for EITM's trans girl scout cookie drive.
Some have only sold 20 boxes though. I put those at the top of the list.
Lets close out this season and make their day! :)
My partner recently lost his job and I am still unable to find work. If you've ever used the Combat Wheelchair in any way, please consider tipping me on Ko-Fi. It would really help a lot. Thanks 💜
💖$561 worth of games for $10!💖
Thankyou so much to @gothhoblin.me & everyone who's donated games for this! We're raising money for my son to sit his GCSEs (we have to pay for them) Please support/share to help him reach his dreams!🙏💚💖💙https://itch.io/b/3469/path-to-education-mutual-aid-ttrpg-bundle
"you're gonna get in trouble for that"
*stone-faced*
"okay"
goddamn son
Cartoon: If anyone in Chicago knows this school or an anti ICE organization affiliated with them I would be happy to donate this art. I only wish I could have fully Sal Buscema-ed that punch :)
Store update!
We have five spots left on Take the Fall and the Diary Comics Vol.1-2. I'm still working though shipping and tracking will be sent to your email.
tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
Blessed Yule to all who celebrate. May the longest night of the year renew your strength and restore your peace.
icymi; i'm disabled and very poor. i crowdfund for monthly bills, food, and meds, in that order, but if you wanna help me with getting the stuff I can't afford past that, please check out my wishlist <3 https://throne.com/dovesndecay/wishlist
Saaaame. I hate dating apps. But there's no real alternative
Tis' the season and if you can spare anything to help a friend pay for filing for Asylum (along with his wife) He's so close to the goal!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-alexi...
Doctor's appointments - it's a schedule and at 7:00 is psyching myself up for a doctor's appointment there is an arrow down to 10:00 Doctors appointment and at 11:00 trying to calm myself down from doctor's appointment and arrow going down the whole day - mybodyistryingtokillme.com
For those asking for the link to Ko-fi here ya go!!
your on going support keeps us housed and able to work. Every little bit helps, thank you so much!!
ko-fi.com/tessfowler
If your GOVERNMENT CLAIMS THAT ANTIFASCISM IS TERRORISM. THEN YOUR GOVERNMENT IS FASCIST.
Periodic reminder :
Gift ACID BOX this Xmas to the ravers in your circle. My dog says it GOOD.
(See post for details & doggo pic)
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter
In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.
I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters.
Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
I sometimes wonder if I'm just an auld fella shaking my fist at clouds when I back off from modern tech, but the truth is, most big tech products are no longer built to be useful, they're built to rinse you for a minimum standard service. And even children can see this.
In light of the recent allegations resurfaced and levied against one of our own in the community, deadass shame on y'all for giving those accusations any room to breathe or discuss.
We do not use KF, KF is a weapon of the enemy.
Urgent!!
Update: we got a bundle sold but still need to sell seven more in 2 days!
