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I’m out.

Tumblr went and Made It Weird. So, I’m not staying. This blog has been purposely blanked to delete all newly-flagged content so the account isn’t suspended. I’m not picking through five years of drawings to contest the mislabeled stuff. It’s not worth it. 

Iron Circus Comics will maintain a presence at @ironcircuscomics, but my content can now be found on:

Twitter: Iron_Spike for personal stuff, like politics, art history and some of my drawings. Ironcircuscomix for news on the books I publish. Very Active.

Facebook: Personal Facebook is not used. Iron Circus Comics has a Facebook page here for news and announcements. Active.

Drip: Support me and my personal work, like game dev and comics, here. Sporadically Active.

Pillowfort: Pretty new. The place to go to see some of my new art. Find it here. New.

Ello: Squatting my name, in case this becomes a thing. Inactive.

Bye.

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had to get that off my chest… 

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I feel like the reason certain dog-lovers insist cats are evil is because they read their body language as if they were dogs. So here’s a very basic guide to common “mean” things cats do that actually aren’t mean at all if you know what they’re thinking.

Rolling and exposing belly- attacks you when touched Does not mean: Give belly rubs! - haha I tricked you!  Actually means: I’m playful! If you reach for my belly I’ll grab your arm and bite it because I think we’re playfighting! 

Lazily exposing belly - still attacks when touched Does not mean: tricked you again! Actually means: I’m showing you my belly because I trust you. Please don’t break that trust by invading my personal space. I might accept a belly rub if I’m not ticklish and I know you well. Snapping at you while being pet Does not mean: I suddenly decided I dislike you! Actually means: You’re petting me in a way that gives me too much restless energy. Please focus on petting my head and shoulders instead of stroking the full length of my back next time.

Is in the same room but makes no attempt to interact Does not mean:  I’m ignoring you Actually means: We’re hanging out! I’m being respectful by giving you space while still enjoying your company. Slapping/scratching your hand when you try to pet them Does not mean: I hate you! Actually means: You’ve failed to establish that we’re not playing, or the way you’re approaching me scares me. Be calmer, speak more gently, make eye-contact and blink slowly at me before you try again.

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Source

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Is there anything better?

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“People are getting the warm cuddlies over George W. Bush again. Stop. The Obamas are gracious to him because they have important public roles to play. We don’t. We can respect their having to stomach what makes us retch without pretending Bush deserves their grace. He doesn’t. George W. Bush ignored screaming sirens before the September 11 terrorist attacks. George W. Bush used those attacks to lie the United States into attacking a nation that had nothing to do with them, and hundreds of thousands of innocents were killed, with millions made refugees. The disaster he created continues. George W. Bush authorized torture. George W. Bush let a great American city drown. George W. Bush ignored climate change and his policies actively made it worse. George W. Bush deregulated everything, attacked unions and the social safety net, and crashed the economy. I get it. Compared to Trump, almost anything looks good. But this isn’t grading on a curve. George W. Bush was a horrible president because he was a horrible person. He is not cute. He is not charming. And pretending he is cute or charming is how we got Trump. Stop.”

— Stop trying to rehabilitate the reputation of George W. Bush

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I honestly don’t understand why there aren’t more people who, when given the platform to discuss minimum wage, don’t simply distill it to the simplest of facts:

A forty hour work week is considered full time.

It’s considered as such because it takes up the amount of time we as a society have agreed should be considered the maximum work schedule required of an employee. (this, of course, does not always bear out practically, but just follow me here)

A person working the maximum amount of time required should earn enough for that labor to be able to survive. Phrased this way, I doubt even most conservatives could effectively argue against it, and out of the mouth of someone verbally deft enough to dance around the pathos-based jabs conservative pundits like to use to avoid actually debating, it could actually get opps thinking.

Therefore, if an employee is being paid less than [number of dollars needed for the post-tax total to pay for the basic necessities in a given area divided by forty] per hour, they are being ripped off and essentially having their labor, productivity, and profit generation value stolen by their employer.

Wages are a business expense, and if a company cannot afford to pay for its labor, it is by definition a failing business. A company stealing labor to stay afloat (without even touching those that do so simply to increase profit margins and/or management/executive pay/bonuses) is no more ethical than a failing construction company breaking into a lumber yard and stealing wood.

Our goal as a society should be to protect each other, especially those that most need protection, not to subsidize failing businesses whose owners could quite well subsidize them on their own.

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Honest Posters of Our Relationship with Technology

Designer Ajit Johnson, living in England, has imagined a series of posters called “#This_Generation”. With honesty, the posters show anecdotes linked to our daily relationship with technology and social networks.

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Well, JavaScript

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I haven’t turned on the news today, but I will in a few hours. If the top story is anything other than TRUMP DECLARES HIMSELF ABOVE THE LAW, I will lose my fucking mind.

Every single political journalist needs to be getting Republicans in Congress and in State Houses all over the nation on record about this: do they agree with Trump’s assertion that he is, essentially, a king.

I just … if any democrat in my lifetime made this claim, Republicans would – rightly – be drafting articles of impeachment, or at the least making it very clear in writing that our Constitution clearly and unambiguously does not allow a president of any party to claim this power.

I will say it again: we are in a Constitutional Crisis. We have been in a Constitutional Crisis since McConnell took away President Obama’s Constitutional right to nominate a SCOTUS judge. A lot of attention is correctly focused on Trump’s corruption and lawlessness, and the same amount of attention should be given to McConnell, who is a goddamn fucking traitor to the fundamental principles of American government.

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Machine learning ;)

(Via smaine)

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I wanted to go on a long ride this evening. My bike did not agree with this plan. #cycling #workout #mechanical

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“Give someone a program, you frustrate them for a day; teach them how to program, you frustrate them for a lifetime.”

— David Leinweber

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Goodnight, sweet prince. #DeBorbasLastCall (at Deborbas)

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The Professor, giving DeBorba's the send-off it rightly deserves. #DeBorbasLastCall (at Deborbas)

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Happy Friday, from my commute to yours. #SanFrancisco #RidingTheBus (at Golden Gate Bridge)

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Waiting for my turn in the office ping-pong tourney 😂