I read this every month, thanks for doin it!
I read this every month, thanks for doin it!
Absolutely. There *is* a unionist (and at times leftist) tradition in there that's important to remember, connect with, cultivate - but folks flatten it out with easy stories (of a place, time, and people already so incredibly picked over by too-easy stories)
which to be clear is.............................................not true
More like "rednecks used to be proud socialists before 9/11"
She's one of my heroes! Awesome memory!
breaking the fifth wall
I understand that nobody on bsky knows wtf I'm talking about when I get into this shit, and that's okay, void-screaming is my preference
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Just read that Toby Keith invented being reactionary in Appalachia and now I have to lay down for a while
Microplane a lil nutmeg in there imo
"why did you become a writer" because no one gave a shit about my special interests growing up. now i make them everyone else's problem. next question
it's on miro. it's literally on figma. you have to log into okta. it's in jira. it's on zoom. it's on pureref. it's on flow. it's on perforce. it's on slack. you can find it on slack. you can go to slack and find it. log onto slack right now. you can slack it. slack has it for you. it's on slack.
ish
Goodnight my friends. Leave a kind comment for our fellow travelers if you are so inclined.
Being this naive about American history and culture should be immediately disqualifying
On Bandcamp Friday this week, consider picking up some of my wares:
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it will be me (someday [when I get paid])
2026 nuclear family memeβ featuring Fritzi as Neurodivergent Aunt, Sluggo as Sluggo, Nancy as Daughter, Nancy Jr as Woke Dog
Huh turns out I still want one
I want to get my radio cert too! I got a book on the visual language of QSL cards a few years ago and the idea's really stuck in me since
Been thinking about becoming an electrician
What a gigantic dork
(wisely) the Cohen brothers
"If I was to use ChatGPT for my designs rather than our designer Sean, that's taking money out of the local area into the hands of a multibillionaire ... removing value from the local community and local artists [and] into the hands of some of the richest people in the world."
#AIslop #refuseresist
In the style of an industrial warning sign β WARNING Cognitohazard: Do not think about it
I kept needing this, so I finally made it.
True
Photo from 1910 of children in a couple of rows, many holding newspapers.
Pressman wearing newspaper folded hat with brim resting between editions at the New York Times, 1942 (photo: Marjory Collins)
Gasoline Alley comic strips showing Skeezix being tricked into looking for mythical type lice and then having water splashed on his face.
Image from the movie Park Row, showing a boy with ink on his face with laughing, friendly typesetters all around, after showing him type lice.
Just launched on Kickstarter! βFlong Time, No See,β my collection of essays and reported work on printing history and peopleβs labor. Not academicβitβs a lot of fun, as you learn about a wildcat typesetter strike, βbogusβ copy, type lice,β and much more! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gle...
β2026 is the year of the horseβ
The horse:
Bet some of y'all recognize this one