Statement from Tristan Kern de Gonzales Husband of Jonathan Joss My husband Jonathan Joss and I were involved in a shooting while checking the mail at the site of our former home. That home was burned down after over two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us they would set it on fire. We reported these threats to law enforcement multiple times and nothing was done. Throughout that time we were harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not accept our relationship. Much of the harassment was openly homophobic. When we returned to the site to check our mail we discovered the skull of one of our dogs and its harness placed in clear view. This caused both of us severe emotional distress. We began yelling and crying in response to the pain of what we saw. While we were doing this a man approached us. He started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He then raised a gun from his lap and fired. Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not threatening anyone. We were grieving. We were standing side by side. When the man fired Jonathan pushed me out of the way. He saved my life. Jonathan is my husband. He gave me more love in our time together than most people ever get. We were newlyweds. We picked Valentines Day. We were in the process of looking for a trailer and planning our future. He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other. I was with him when he passed. I told him how much he was loved. To everyone who supported him, his fans, his friends, know that he valued you deeply. He saw you as family. My focus now is on protecting Jonathan’s legacy and honoring the life we built together. If your concern is how someone coped with trauma or how loudly they speak when recounting injustice and being ignored by authorities then you never truly cared about my husband. Jonathan saved my life. I will carry that forward. I will protect what he built. Tristan Kern de Gonzales

Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today.

I'm so angry.

“We don’t need this” it is a revolutionary communication aid used for a woman who cannot speak after having a stroke. It was never meant for y’all don’t worry 😭

Basel Adra.

“‘No Other Land’ reflects the harsh reality that we have been enduring for decades and still persist as we call on the world to take serious actions to stop the injustice and to stop the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian people.”

— Basel Adra while accepting the #Oscar  for Documentary Feature Film.

Sun Haven maybe?

Digital art of original characters Aran and Tao as young adults in a New York subway cart. Aran is sitting on one of the benches and Tao stands next to him holding to a handle bar and slightly leaning down to Aran, as Aran offers him one of his headphone, that are connected to an old mp3 player. It’s a sunny but colder day and the yellow sunlight is shining into the cart. Aran and Tao are framed by anonymous people in the cart left and right, we don’t see their faces and their colors are kept in one simple darker blue to keep the focus on the two main characters. The subway cart has some tags and stickers and scratches and there is a poster that’s acts as an advertisement for me, the artist and illustrator. 🏀🦀

Subway

Autumn Vibe

Or as we Californians call it: fire season
and there is no such thing as winter

#art #elk #fantasy #nature

I am as delighted by the nominations for THE SUBSTANCE as I am aghast at the lack of nominations for I SAW THE TV GLOW. The Academy continues their unbroken streak of getting as much wrong as right. And so it goes.