A watercolor sketchbook where there’s torn tape masking where the tree trunks are going to be, the sketch itself is very minimal, only a pathway and some tree branches. Nothing is painted

The first base layer has been applied, with a bit of blue sky showing, and a mix of yellows and oranges where the leaves are and red where grass will be. A bit of brown marks the path

Two of the trees have the blue masking tape pulled off and there’s a more detailed layer for leaves being applied, partially ontop of the two trunks

All of the tape has been removed. A lot more detail has been applied. Grass on the left side is visible. One of the trees has the scarring that is associated with birch and aspen trees, and also has shading. All the other trunks are practically untouched however and are just white paper. Some branches have been painted in and the foliage is starting to become detailed

Worked on some aspen/birch trees in watercolor! Last photo is where I ended up after two hours of work

(I know there’s a difference between aspen and birch but I don’t know what the difference is)

Critics of new bill say Ohio women would be banned from sports bras, bikinis in public 'The peak of fear mongering.'

Media needs to stop with "critics say" and just quote the actual language of the bill.

HB 249 creates a new category of "seminudity" which can be used to arrest women who aren't nude, but are wearing clothing — leggings, t-shirts without bras — that religious groups feel is too provocative.

A pigeon on the go, wearing a fez, painted in acrylic over a green background

Today's pigeon is wearing a fez, and was painted in a hotel room

Four white tulips and one red tulip against a yellow background

Tuleeeps
#artsky

can ai do THIS?? [making a mess while making art, having fun with textures and the play of art that is integral to the creation of art, the inevitable stamp of my soul within the art I make because it is born out of my experiences, my joy and wonder and despair, and it is wholly mine]

Lilac and white wavy checkerboard pattern. Lilac lozenge in the middle with white text, all caps LET TRANS YOUTH LEARN and a logo reading 'allsorts youth project'

🚨There are just two days left to respond to the consultation on Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026. If passed as it is, this guidance risks causing significant harm to trans and non binary students in schools and colleges. You can respond here: tinyurl.com/38uc2rdv. Please share for reach.

When mild-mannered politician Kier Starmer gets frightened or angry, a startling metamorphosis occurs…

Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’ Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai vacated the “Kennedy Declaration,” finding it unlawfully attempted to override medical standards and restrict care for transgender youth.

Breaking: HHS’s ban on gender-affirming care is struck down. Rarely have I read a ruling this sharply worded.

“This case is one of a long list of examples of how a leader’s wanton disregard for the rule of law causes very real harm to very real people.”

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Green Party MP, Hannah Spencer, holding a sign which says: I signed the letter... Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community NION logo NotInOurName.org.uk

A big thank you to Hannah Spencer MP for signing our letter and standing in clear support of the trans+ community.

Like Hannah, many women from across the political spectrum have joined the 101,000+ UK women who have already signed our letter - Women in support of the trans+ community.

The article didn’t need a JK segment. You can just say: she’s not affiliated with us, no comment.

Instead we hear paragraphs of praise for and the need for common ground with people like [author who called for funding to be withheld from Rape Crisis Scotland]

Contrast:
Feeling afraid to hold hands with her wife, and the need to be vigilant so that equal marriage doesn’t get rolled back.
Vs
The apparent need to find a middle ground on trans rights

Good morning, we have arrived at Swindon to report on this.

A few people are already gathering, having walked outside from the local pride hub here.

She left the SNP in late 2025
But right now she has a book to sell

A small hand thrown mug with "be nice to me my tummy hurts"

Hand thrown mug with a sad kitty face

New lil vessel.

Box Art

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DROP BLOX! //

"DropBlox! by studio-anchor is a high-speed, action-puzzle game designed for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color."

#GameBoy

studio-anchor.itch.io/dropblox

AGAINST ALL ODDS, THOSE WHO BELIEVED BLUESKY THAT THE CRASH WAS DUE TO A DDOS

AND THOSE WHO DIDN'T BELIEVE BLUESKY AND WERE SURE IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE AI VIBE CODING

WERE

BOTH

RIGHT

1837 color drawing, a plan of the interior of the Tomba delle Bighe (Tomb of the Chariots) showing the frescos, the sarcophagus (now in the British Museum 1838,0608.8) and its contents. It can easily be printed and cut out, everything folding into place to form a 3D version of the tomb. Other cut-outs include all four sides and top of the sarcophagus and the grave goods - mostly armor. Pen and ink and bodycolour inlaid into a second sheet of paper. Verso: faint graphite sketch of the interior of the tomb. British Museum, London (2016,5002.1)

Here's some paper cut-out fun for the whole family: an #Etruscan tomb, complete with 3D sarcophagus, frescoes, *and* grave goods!

This print in the #BritishMuseum was probably from Campanari's 1837 exhibition of Etruscan and Greek antiquities at Pall Mall, London. Print it out! 🏺 1/

A shirtless man with a skull for a face holding in his outstretched arm a human head with a flower in its mouth. The person is standing in a collage of torn papers that look like waves. Text reads: after you're sick of the sea there's this: more sea

My brother turned the opening poem from HAIR SHIRT into a poster that was one of 50 selected to be displayed in a poster exhibition in Greece.

preview of a sticker of a puffed up gray cat with the caption "no worries, is actually all worries"

"no worries"

*is actually all worries*

get the sticker here: mcapriglione.art

Visible Zorker status: Deadline is now available to Patreon supporters, and I have started Starcross.

I'll do a full blog post at the beginning of May; that's when Visible Zork 3 goes live in public (eblong.com/infocom/visi/). I'll stick to beginning-of-the-month status reports from here on out.

Photo of nanking cherry blossoms.

Photo of plum blossoms.

Photo of the plum trees in context against a moody sky.

Photo of white daffodils growing under an oak tree.

flower time

Unfortunately it might be the most memorable line he’s ever delivered

scraggly dog

saw him this AM

Supreme Court Decision one year on – 365 days of confusion, gaslighting, and fear A ruling that was supposed to provide legal clarity has left service providers more confused than ever, and Trans+ people vulnerable. What now?

“Spaces for all women have been lost as inclusive women’s groups have closed rather than be bullied into excluding trans people, and trans people have been increasingly worried about what comes next.”

Defining “sex” in crude biological terms does not offer clarity — it just cultivates more anxiety.

Between this and Sotomayor's recent dig at Kavanaugh, I'm getting the sense that Callais (the Voting Rights Act case) will be an absolute disaster and the liberals have given up trying to mitigate the damage.

Chiles v. Salazar Podcast Episode · 5-4 · April 14 · 52m

This week’s case is Chiles v. Salazar, where the Court held that conversion therapy is simply freedom of speech for evil therapists.

As I learn more about the Mandelson situation, it’s seeming harder to confect a scenario where everyone is telling the truth.

A year under attack – and a year fighting back Jess O’Thomson and Jolyon Maugham reflect on what has happened in the year since the Supreme Court’s judgment, and how the trans community has courageously fought back

It's a year today since the Supreme Court decision on the meaning of "sex" under the Equality Act 2010.

Jolyon Maugham and I have written a reflective piece with our thoughts on the judgment, everything that has happened since, and why it's so important that we are still fighting - together 👇

One Year On From Trans Exclusion... 100,000 Women Say 'Not In Our Name' Graphic of multicoloured women with rainbow.

One year on from trans exclusion: Over 100,000 Women Say ‘Not In Our Name’ 🎉

As NION Women’s letter in support of the trans community surpasses 100,000 signatures on this notable day, we look at how far we have come...

#NotInOurName #NIONWomen #OneYearLater #WomensRights #TransRights

All the demeaning ways Home Office expects LGBTQ+ migrants to 'prove' themselves With comments suggesting LGBTQ+ asylum seekers are pretending to be gay, how do you successfully prove your sexuality to the UK Home Office?

In light of the BBC claiming that asylum seekers are falsely claiming to be gay in order to gain asylum, here is an article about the difficulties and humiliations LGBT asylum seekers have experienced trying to prove their identities.

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