So sad to share that legendary colorist Tatjana Wood has passed away at the age of 99. Her pioneering painterly touch graced scores of DC & Vertigo series. She was truly one of a kind and a special friend. May her memory be a blessing.
Black-and-white photo of a very fluffy White cat with black patches, looking up towards the camera. It appears to be sitting on a bench outside. Handwriting on the photo says “Mickey“.
Look at this muppet. “Mickey”, photo from my collection, no date.
A woman strikes a thoughtful pose in a casual selfie, lifting one eyebrow quizzically. Added to the photo is an image: an emoji of a female detective, which has been placed on the woman’s shoulder.
‘Struth! A Sunday Sleuth!
We’re playing Crimson Diamond and seeking mystery mastery!
Twitch.tv/enthusiamy
aistobascistod on tumblr: Pick a lock : Lockpick :: Cut a hair : Haircut :: Reuse a chart : Chartreuse
Top of the photo in white text reads: "BREAKING OVER 680 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES MEMBERS, INCLUDING 10 NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATES, ENDORSE IMPEACHING RFK JR." Below that in black text is a statement reading: "We, the undersigned Members of the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering, writing in our private capacities, endorse the Articles of Impeachment introduced in the House of Representatives on Dec 10, 2025 by Representative Haley Stevens." Below that is the red "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE " logo. Below that is a link in white text reading: "standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr".
BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
(1/2 🧵)
One of the reasons I so greatly dislike the “can men and women be friends?” nonsense (yes, full stop, shut up) is that it casts suspicion on people with opposite-sex friends instead of where it more often belongs: on people with no opposite-sex friends.
I think we feel similarly, in that we *shouldn’t* have to have such a discussion, or make a value/productivity case for why someone shouldn’t be harmed—I do agree!
But for me, as a maker & fan, it’s still poignant & powerful to consider this angle, as I mourn for the work others never get to create
“But we lost all those girls.”
I think about this a lot—but unsurprisingly, Seanan puts the perfect words around it.
::cries in comics… and games… and movies… and books… and apparently everywhere else, also::
Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
The predictably excellent @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social is on here right now, and he’s matching donations for Minnesota. I’m in for $100–if you’ve got anything to spare, join in!
Screenshot of a mobile website: Text reads: WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTA IMMIGRANT RAPID RESPONSE FUND BECOME A DONOR Join us. Support the immediate need for immigrant rights and resources. (Lock symbol) Payment method $100.00
$100 to Immigrant Rapid Response Fund, please. And thank you! Here to hearten our neighbors… and frighten your bank.
[*I included Kirby (child of immigrants) because I’m quoting AF15.]
An image with a photograph at center and outlines added, with some doodles on either side. The photo is from a Washington Post article (Jan 22 2026) on the detention of a five-year-old in Minnesota. The child looks scared. He is wearing a bright blue winter hat with pom poms and a Spider-Man backpack. An adult in black, mostly out of frame, firmly grips the child by that backpack. There is snow on the ground. Doodles on the right show versions of Spider-Man’s head, one with “Spidey-Sense” tingling. Left side: “With great power comes great responsibility.” Bottom right, small text: “WaPo/School District. After Romita. Lee/Ditko/Kirby. AD26”). Modifications are by OP (me)
I can’t stop thinking about him.
Credit for Spider-Man goes to Stan Lee and Steve Ditko—respectively, the child and grandchild of immigrants.
Community support recommendation from a local friend: check standwithminnesota.com for good places to donate.
“Always treat your collaborators well, but especially when they're doing mission critical work that doesn't come with much credit or visibility.”
^^^
Gold standard advice from Jim Zub (in reference to comics, here, but of course: applicable everywhere)
@jimzub.bsky.social
If you’re a sitting member of Congress and not reacting to this speech by calling for immediate impeachment, removal and conviction, why are we paying you?
(Honestly extremely cool stuff, follow/read @philplait.bsky.social )
Oh dang I love that bit of Greek mythology, the tale of Castor and Castor and Castor and Castor and Castor and Castor and Pollux
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” — a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” — Martin Luther King Jr.
#MLK #MLKDay
Text: “A friend said those of us who live in Minneapolis should write about what's going on here for folks who live elsewhere. You need to know that whether you're a Republican, Independent or Democrat, the Constitution is being violated by our federal government. This is not about catching criminals, or even deporting people. It is about punishing an entire state, including citizens, for not supporting the president. Everyone in my part of Minneapolis is affected. On our streets, ICE is stopping people of color and demanding their papers. In America. US citizens do not have to prove citizenship to ICE. Yet people are being intimidated, some cases beaten up and detained, for requiring ICE to follow the law. ICE needs a judicial warrant to enter homes. Yet there are documented cases of them ignoring the law - violating a bedrock constitutional principle. Americans of color are staying home, afraid to go to work, school, to grocery shop, or fill their cars with gas. This isn't just "illegals" or immigrants with valid work permits, it is citizens who have had their cars rammed by ICE for merely looking Hispanic. Businesses are closing. Schools are 50 percent full. When they are open, fascists are calling in bomb threats because the president decided to make us a meme. After a daycare teacher with a valid work permit (through 2030) was snatched from her workplace, parents (and grandparents) have had to organize to watch their SCHOOLS, to make sure conditional rights are observed. This is being repeated throughout Minnesota. Imagine trying to do your job or live you life while also taking volunteer shifts to make sure the federal government doesn't act extrajudicially. Because of ICE's documented abuses, neighbors have organized to monitor federal actions. This observation is legal, as long as it doesn't interfere with a valid action. Yet since ICE killed Renee Good, they are increasingly stopping this observation, breaking car windows and …”
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
My social media feed is full of people protecting their neighbors. Normally reserved Minnesotans screaming obscenities at lawless nazi ICE agents. And I keep thinking of the Mister Rogers quote, "Look for the helpers." My whole feed is helpers. Brave, foul-mouthed helpers.
What an unexpected and lovely treat! It’s a dear (and slightly surreal) memory.
Please do write me, though—I’ll need excuses to check my adorable red mailbox.
Ta-ta, world—skipping the rest of this year to go live on this boat.
Selfie of a woman in headphones, looking thoughtfully up at the top left corner.
Where are the clues?! Are they in the… top left corner? Hasty selfie for a tasty Sunday Sleuth Day!
(Live on twitch!)
Demonstrators at the January 7, 2026, evening vigil for Renee Nicole Good. A tall flag reads "Fuck ICE."
Minneapolis.
Boosting.
Morning.
Well well well, what have we here?
🏆?!?!
