Iain Clark
@iainjclarkart.com
(He/Him)
Fan artist / 6x Hugo loser / Designer of the 2024 Hugo Trophy. Vocal about diversity, inclusion, feminism, trans allyship; tell me if I get it wrong.
No AI art.
https://iainjclarkart.com
Fan artist / 6x Hugo loser / Designer of the 2024 Hugo Trophy. Vocal about diversity, inclusion, feminism, trans allyship; tell me if I get it wrong.
No AI art.
https://iainjclarkart.com
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Iain Clark
@iainjclarkart.com
· Nov 13
On gender
“Cis dude talks about gender” alert. I’ve been thinking a lot about gender recently. I mean a lot. This is not a coming out post. I’m still a straight cis dude. But the more…
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Some thoughts about gender. Be kind, it's sort of personal and very well meaning. iainjclarkart.com/2024/11/13/o...
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you:
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
February 1, 2026 at 3:43 PM
you:
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
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I am just learning, very late in the day, of the death last August of Ina Rae Hark. Ina mentored me through my first attempts at writing, and I would not have a writing career with her kindness, generosity, intelligence, and care. I'm heartbroken.
SCMS joins the field in mourning the loss of Ina Rae Hark, Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of South Carolina and a pioneering scholar of film and media studies.
February 2, 2026 at 7:50 AM
I am just learning, very late in the day, of the death last August of Ina Rae Hark. Ina mentored me through my first attempts at writing, and I would not have a writing career with her kindness, generosity, intelligence, and care. I'm heartbroken.
Artist! Quote with your cosmic art ✨️
February 2, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Artist! Quote with your cosmic art ✨️
Wife and I still say "I think I have an aphasia virus" when something doesn't make sense. #DS9
Treknuts DS9 "Babel"
Yes you have to read this in Peanuts adult voice.
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Yes you have to read this in Peanuts adult voice.
New to Treknuts? Start here: www.patreon.com/post...
February 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Wife and I still say "I think I have an aphasia virus" when something doesn't make sense. #DS9
ALT TEXT: Line art in which woolly mammoths walk the horizon line between meadow flowers and tall piled clouds. The clouds and flowers are unshaded outlines. The only things with weight are the dark shapes of the mammoths, and two swallows swooping low in the foreground.
February 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
ALT TEXT: Line art in which woolly mammoths walk the horizon line between meadow flowers and tall piled clouds. The clouds and flowers are unshaded outlines. The only things with weight are the dark shapes of the mammoths, and two swallows swooping low in the foreground.
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The emblem of the House of Kraag appears in several places in #StarfleetAcademy's "Vox in Excelso". It's seen on Drekol's chest ⬆️ and as pins ⬇️. A closer look of the pin (2nd pic ↖️) shows its similarities to the Klingon emblem worn by (season 1) Worf ↗️, Kor ↙️ and Kang ↘️.
February 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The emblem of the House of Kraag appears in several places in #StarfleetAcademy's "Vox in Excelso". It's seen on Drekol's chest ⬆️ and as pins ⬇️. A closer look of the pin (2nd pic ↖️) shows its similarities to the Klingon emblem worn by (season 1) Worf ↗️, Kor ↙️ and Kang ↘️.
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There's an astonishing cruelty in trying to make the world even more hostile for trans kids by suing schools that want to include them. But that's where 'gender critical' Britain is.
We're acting for a school that is being sued - and we could really use your help with funding.
We're acting for a school that is being sued - and we could really use your help with funding.
Defend trans kids in school | Good Law Project
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February 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
There's an astonishing cruelty in trying to make the world even more hostile for trans kids by suing schools that want to include them. But that's where 'gender critical' Britain is.
We're acting for a school that is being sued - and we could really use your help with funding.
We're acting for a school that is being sued - and we could really use your help with funding.
Current PC desktop wallpaper. (A beautiful model from @admiralbuck.bsky.social that I liked so much I threw a few stars behind it.) #StarTrek
February 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Current PC desktop wallpaper. (A beautiful model from @admiralbuck.bsky.social that I liked so much I threw a few stars behind it.) #StarTrek
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Most people don't realize the truly staggering rate of improvement of renewable technologies - the pace has been *insane* and costs have fallen through the floor.
Ireland has dismantled its first commercial wind farm to make way for a step-change in scale. Each new turbine generates more power than the entire 1992 Bellacorick site, illustrating how 3 decades of innovation have compressed land use while multiplying output. buff.ly/goiabIO
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Last turbine on first commercial wind farm dismantled
The last wind turbine of what was Ireland's first commercial wind farm at Bellacorick in Co Mayo has been dismantled.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Most people don't realize the truly staggering rate of improvement of renewable technologies - the pace has been *insane* and costs have fallen through the floor.
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It’s an Auton! 😱
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 AM
It’s an Auton! 😱
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Happy #NationalHedgehogDay 🥺
This little Egyptian faience model of a hedgehog is from a tomb at Abydos, and was made around 1,500–1,300 BCE.
Hedgehogs had a favourable reputation in ancient Egypt, and were often seen as a symbol of rebirth and renewal of life.
This little Egyptian faience model of a hedgehog is from a tomb at Abydos, and was made around 1,500–1,300 BCE.
Hedgehogs had a favourable reputation in ancient Egypt, and were often seen as a symbol of rebirth and renewal of life.
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Happy #NationalHedgehogDay 🥺
This little Egyptian faience model of a hedgehog is from a tomb at Abydos, and was made around 1,500–1,300 BCE.
Hedgehogs had a favourable reputation in ancient Egypt, and were often seen as a symbol of rebirth and renewal of life.
This little Egyptian faience model of a hedgehog is from a tomb at Abydos, and was made around 1,500–1,300 BCE.
Hedgehogs had a favourable reputation in ancient Egypt, and were often seen as a symbol of rebirth and renewal of life.
Today's news: A billionnaire paedophile caroused with a global elite including the US President in an operation that collectively abused girls and woman for decades. What does this mean for *checks notes* Peter Mandelson's career?
February 2, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Today's news: A billionnaire paedophile caroused with a global elite including the US President in an operation that collectively abused girls and woman for decades. What does this mean for *checks notes* Peter Mandelson's career?
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What a lovely tribute to the forever missed Elizabeth Sladen. 💕
Today would have been Elizabeth Sladen’s 80th birthday - for all the generations she made happier - a memory of her first departure from #doctorwho
February 2, 2026 at 7:22 AM
What a lovely tribute to the forever missed Elizabeth Sladen. 💕
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Now watching: ‘Black Angel’, dir. Roger Christian, 1980. A medieval horror fantasy originally shown before screenings of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ in UK cinemas. Also part of the latest BFI Short Sharp Shocks set. 🎬🎥
February 1, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Now watching: ‘Black Angel’, dir. Roger Christian, 1980. A medieval horror fantasy originally shown before screenings of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ in UK cinemas. Also part of the latest BFI Short Sharp Shocks set. 🎬🎥
Saw #TheNightManager Series 2 episode 3, which ends on a twist that would have surprised me if not for the trailers for subsequent episodes all over the BBC. Ah well, serves me right for not keeping up-to-date I suppose.
February 1, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Saw #TheNightManager Series 2 episode 3, which ends on a twist that would have surprised me if not for the trailers for subsequent episodes all over the BBC. Ah well, serves me right for not keeping up-to-date I suppose.
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Goodnight.
🖼️ Kent Ambler
🖼️ Kent Ambler
February 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Goodnight.
🖼️ Kent Ambler
🖼️ Kent Ambler
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OK folks, let's get this started. Think back to pandemic year 2020. Think of SFF books from that year which "include positive explorations of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered characters, themes, or issues." A broad citation!
Here's my initial longlist from racking my brain. What've I missed?
Here's my initial longlist from racking my brain. What've I missed?
February 1, 2026 at 7:34 PM
OK folks, let's get this started. Think back to pandemic year 2020. Think of SFF books from that year which "include positive explorations of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered characters, themes, or issues." A broad citation!
Here's my initial longlist from racking my brain. What've I missed?
Here's my initial longlist from racking my brain. What've I missed?
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On her birthday, remembering Bibi Besch, who played Dr. Carol Marcus in the feature film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
February 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
On her birthday, remembering Bibi Besch, who played Dr. Carol Marcus in the feature film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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In progress.
Based on a tree @simonguy.bsky.social shared.
Based on a tree @simonguy.bsky.social shared.
February 1, 2026 at 8:12 PM
In progress.
Based on a tree @simonguy.bsky.social shared.
Based on a tree @simonguy.bsky.social shared.
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The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe. Haunting and compelling, all told in a hard boiled journalistic style. Kind of like if Dashiell Hammett wrote a history of engineering.
February 1, 2026 at 11:32 AM
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe. Haunting and compelling, all told in a hard boiled journalistic style. Kind of like if Dashiell Hammett wrote a history of engineering.
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Good Morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading the last chapters of the very interesting The Night Ship by Alex Woodroe. What are you reading at the moment?
February 1, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Good Morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading the last chapters of the very interesting The Night Ship by Alex Woodroe. What are you reading at the moment?
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I will probably get told off for sharing this - but it does give some perspective on why I was under so much pressure to leave Monkey Cage - I accept my career is dead so….
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The BBC Chose Transphobia over Science
Transcript: Over the holidays, there was some news out of the UK that I wanted to highlight, lest it be lost in the news black hole that is Christmas and New Year: the British Broadcasting Corporat…
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February 1, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I will probably get told off for sharing this - but it does give some perspective on why I was under so much pressure to leave Monkey Cage - I accept my career is dead so….
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
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Today would have been Elizabeth Sladen’s 80th birthday - for all the generations she made happier - a memory of her first departure from #doctorwho
February 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Today would have been Elizabeth Sladen’s 80th birthday - for all the generations she made happier - a memory of her first departure from #doctorwho
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Follow @spottedgiraffe.bsky.social on instagram for 28 days of Black cosplay!! 🖖🏽
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For 28 days support Black cosplayers in your fandom, follow, like, repost, comment - give them visibility!
Let celebrate Black cr...
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February 1, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Follow @spottedgiraffe.bsky.social on instagram for 28 days of Black cosplay!! 🖖🏽
www.instagram.com/p/DUOhB-xEjy...
www.instagram.com/p/DUOhB-xEjy...
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Jay-Den Kraag mentions Klingon love poetry in #StarfleetAcademy's "Vox in Excelso", but we've heard about Klingon love poetry before: Worf talked about it in two #StarTrekTNG episodes, namely "The Dauphin" (2nd pic) and "Up the Long Ladder" (3rd pic). :-)
February 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Jay-Den Kraag mentions Klingon love poetry in #StarfleetAcademy's "Vox in Excelso", but we've heard about Klingon love poetry before: Worf talked about it in two #StarTrekTNG episodes, namely "The Dauphin" (2nd pic) and "Up the Long Ladder" (3rd pic). :-)