Jonathan Beckford Minnamon
@hvarf.bsky.social
Portland, OR
formerly @calamityjive on the birdsite
ain't afraid of no ghost
formerly @calamityjive on the birdsite
ain't afraid of no ghost
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Bill Watterson is my favorite cartoonist. I adored the relationship btw Calvin and Hobbes as a child. But as I've gotten older, these strips feel even more tender and insightful. My respect for him grew when I learned of his stance against merchandising. Such principles are almost unheard of today.
![Excerpt from Wikipedia reads: "Fight against merchandising his characters
For years, Watterson battled against pressure from publishers to merchandise his work, something that he felt would cheapen his comic through compromising the act of creation or reading.[21][22]
He refused to merchandise his creations on the grounds that displaying Calvin and Hobbes images on commercially sold mugs, stickers, and T-shirts would devalue the characters and their personalities. Watterson said that Universal kept putting pressure on him and that he had signed his contract without fully perusing it because, as a new artist, he was happy just to find a syndicate willing to give him a chance (two other syndicates had previously turned him down). He added that the contract was so one-sided that, if Universal really wanted to, they could license his characters against his will, and could even fire him and continue Calvin and Hobbes with a new artist. Watterson's position eventually won out, and he was able to renegotiate his contract so that he would receive all rights to his work. Later he said that the licensing fight exhausted him and contributed to the need for a nine-month sabbatical in 1991.[23]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreihmgl3sxrmb5t6edpjnixyanj2rvcf43zdv46mbifhl7hdtmz5u6y@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Bill Watterson is my favorite cartoonist. I adored the relationship btw Calvin and Hobbes as a child. But as I've gotten older, these strips feel even more tender and insightful. My respect for him grew when I learned of his stance against merchandising. Such principles are almost unheard of today.
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howling at the fact that someone just took photos of this man's phone from behind him. he was talking shit with his phone font set to large and screen at max brightness
The Mercury has obtained a series of images of group messages that show racist, sexist, and homophobic tropes used by a local developer and other local conservative political activists during a council president election. Readers may find this content offensive.
"Racist, Dehumanizing": Chat Images Show Portland Power Players Disparaging Councilors of Color
Messages obtained by the Mercury contain a slew of offensive tropes sent during a council president election
www.portlandmercury.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
howling at the fact that someone just took photos of this man's phone from behind him. he was talking shit with his phone font set to large and screen at max brightness
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We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
blog.bandcamp.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
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"My mother told me to be quiet about what I did. She told me: "Let Rosa be the one. White people aren't going to bother Rosa. Her skin is lighter than yours and they like her."" - Claudette Colvin
RIP Claudette Colvin, one of several women arrested for not giving up their seats on buses before Rosa Parks
But Rosa was prettier, more light skinned, more respectable, and leaders in the Civil Rights Movement thought she would make a better "face" for the movement.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/u...
But Rosa was prettier, more light skinned, more respectable, and leaders in the Civil Rights Movement thought she would make a better "face" for the movement.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/u...
January 14, 2026 at 7:27 AM
"My mother told me to be quiet about what I did. She told me: "Let Rosa be the one. White people aren't going to bother Rosa. Her skin is lighter than yours and they like her."" - Claudette Colvin
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I found out that you can reuse a decades old calendar if its year’s dates line up with the current year’s, so this year I got a lovely 1998 Xena: Warrior Princess calendar. The way they added show events into it is cracking me up.
January 13, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I found out that you can reuse a decades old calendar if its year’s dates line up with the current year’s, so this year I got a lovely 1998 Xena: Warrior Princess calendar. The way they added show events into it is cracking me up.
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The reports coming out of Minnesota of the brutality of ICE terror are harrowing. What's clear to me, however, is that the people are rising up to resist this violence head on. Resistance is everywhere. We may be on our own, but we are not alone.
"Every time a whistle blows, they don’t win."
"Every time a whistle blows, they don’t win."
Blessed are the whistle blowers
Resistance to the ongoing brutality is everywhere. One need only step outside to find it.
www.wordsaboutwork.news
January 13, 2026 at 9:54 PM
The reports coming out of Minnesota of the brutality of ICE terror are harrowing. What's clear to me, however, is that the people are rising up to resist this violence head on. Resistance is everywhere. We may be on our own, but we are not alone.
"Every time a whistle blows, they don’t win."
"Every time a whistle blows, they don’t win."
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Certainly no one should send postcards to their neighbours telling them what they actually do for a living or anything like that.
Oopsies
"A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department."
"A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department."
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach fo...
www.rawstory.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Certainly no one should send postcards to their neighbours telling them what they actually do for a living or anything like that.
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Hey every other company ever, check out how easy this was blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/k...
Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
blog.bandcamp.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Hey every other company ever, check out how easy this was blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/k...
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Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach fo...
www.rawstory.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
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Want to become an official Coyote & Crow Storyteller? Get exclusive swag, access to resources, and get paid to run C&C games? We've launched our new organized play program!
Learn how to join or just how to support the project: coyoteandcrow.net/storyteller-...
Learn how to join or just how to support the project: coyoteandcrow.net/storyteller-...
Storyteller Program - Coyote & Crow Games
Click The Image Below To Donate Or Scroll Down To Learn About Membership What Is The Storyteller Program? The Storyteller Program is our answer to an organized play program. If you aren’t familiar w...
coyoteandcrow.net
January 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Want to become an official Coyote & Crow Storyteller? Get exclusive swag, access to resources, and get paid to run C&C games? We've launched our new organized play program!
Learn how to join or just how to support the project: coyoteandcrow.net/storyteller-...
Learn how to join or just how to support the project: coyoteandcrow.net/storyteller-...
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Leftists address this constantly. We advocate for universal health care and child care, guaranteed pensions, decommodified housing, and all kinds of other things that would directly address these issues. What we don't do is say "more white babies" which is what is really being asked here
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in. n.pr/3NH3yso
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Leftists address this constantly. We advocate for universal health care and child care, guaranteed pensions, decommodified housing, and all kinds of other things that would directly address these issues. What we don't do is say "more white babies" which is what is really being asked here
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There’s a big difference between ICE, which shoots people in the street, and the regular cops, who shoot people in the street
January 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM
There’s a big difference between ICE, which shoots people in the street, and the regular cops, who shoot people in the street
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Never forget what Scott means when he talks about his constant struggle with violence.
January 26, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Never forget what Scott means when he talks about his constant struggle with violence.
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I'm gonna be honest, that's still bigger than I thought it was
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I'm gonna be honest, that's still bigger than I thought it was
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This INCLUDES INDEPENDENTS AND REPUBLICANS. Among Democrats, the number is SEVENTY SEVEN PERCENT.
Any Democrat who isn't saying abolish ICE is serving someone other than you and me.
Any Democrat who isn't saying abolish ICE is serving someone other than you and me.
Wow — New YouGov / Economist poll:
46% support abolishing ICE
43% oppose abolishing ICE
This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support
46% support abolishing ICE
43% oppose abolishing ICE
This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support
January 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
This INCLUDES INDEPENDENTS AND REPUBLICANS. Among Democrats, the number is SEVENTY SEVEN PERCENT.
Any Democrat who isn't saying abolish ICE is serving someone other than you and me.
Any Democrat who isn't saying abolish ICE is serving someone other than you and me.
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Song of the day by They Might Be Giants. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSQ8...
When Will You Die? - They Might Be Giants (Official Video)
YouTube video by ParticleMen
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Song of the day by They Might Be Giants. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSQ8...
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extremely sad to hear that the dilbert guy finally lost his long internal struggle with pathological racism
Scott Adams, Audacious Creator of the ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68
His chronicle of a corporate cubicle dweller was widely distributed until racist comments on his podcast led newspapers to cut their ties with him.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
extremely sad to hear that the dilbert guy finally lost his long internal struggle with pathological racism
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The only error popups I should see on my computer are from when *I* have *intentionally* broken it, as very computer persons are known to do.
If it is a random, truly unexpected error, I am biased to assume it is malware horseshit.
If it is a random, truly unexpected error, I am biased to assume it is malware horseshit.
January 13, 2026 at 3:48 AM
The only error popups I should see on my computer are from when *I* have *intentionally* broken it, as very computer persons are known to do.
If it is a random, truly unexpected error, I am biased to assume it is malware horseshit.
If it is a random, truly unexpected error, I am biased to assume it is malware horseshit.
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The increasingly common habit of screenshotting the AI summary of a Google search and presenting it as evidence must be nipped in the bud immediately. That is nothing. That is not anything, it is not a thing.
January 13, 2026 at 3:13 AM
The increasingly common habit of screenshotting the AI summary of a Google search and presenting it as evidence must be nipped in the bud immediately. That is nothing. That is not anything, it is not a thing.
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✨ THE GLAMOUR ✨
January 12, 2026 at 12:41 AM
✨ THE GLAMOUR ✨
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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"More training" for law enforcement is just like the "if we just get more data our ad targeting would be more effective" for tech companies.
Just like Jamelle Bouie says, they're both sleight-of-hands. It would help if we had a less credulous media that included the long view in current coverage.
Just like Jamelle Bouie says, they're both sleight-of-hands. It would help if we had a less credulous media that included the long view in current coverage.
January 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"More training" for law enforcement is just like the "if we just get more data our ad targeting would be more effective" for tech companies.
Just like Jamelle Bouie says, they're both sleight-of-hands. It would help if we had a less credulous media that included the long view in current coverage.
Just like Jamelle Bouie says, they're both sleight-of-hands. It would help if we had a less credulous media that included the long view in current coverage.