Iron Spike
@ironspike.bsky.social
Founder/Owner, Iron Circus Comics.
Founder/Owner, Iron Circus Animation.
https://ironcircus.com
Executive/Associate Producer, Lackadaisy.
Writer, Cartoonist.
webcomic: http://blikada.com #blikada
Founder/Owner, Iron Circus Animation.
https://ironcircus.com
Executive/Associate Producer, Lackadaisy.
Writer, Cartoonist.
webcomic: http://blikada.com #blikada
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I really hate the framing of these stories as "an AI agent broke out and hacked something."
No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm
No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm
September 19, 2026 at 5:01 AM
I really hate the framing of these stories as "an AI agent broke out and hacked something."
No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm
No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm
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Eddie's oral surgeon appointment is coming up this Wednesday and we're still not quite to the goal yet. Please help out if you are able. Thanks much! ^_^
I put together a Gofundme for our son's medical bills. Please help out if you can financially or by spreading the word. Every bit is greatly appreciated! ^_^
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Our Son's Diabetes Medical Bills, organized by Paul Taylor
My name is Paul, some folks online know me as pablowapsi, the creator of the … Paul Taylor needs your support for Support for Our Son's Diabetes Medical Bills
www.gofundme.com
September 19, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Eddie's oral surgeon appointment is coming up this Wednesday and we're still not quite to the goal yet. Please help out if you are able. Thanks much! ^_^
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I've been meaning to back this because I've loved reading it online, and was super psyched that a couple of the tiers are for all three books. Can't wait to reread all of them in PHYSICAL FORM.
The KS for Rigsby Book 2 had 588 backers — it would be great if book 3 could get close to that number. It’s just as good as the last book, I promise!!!! At 300, it’s over halfway there. Grab a copy and help it get to it’s first stretch goal — a 🌟fancy cover🌟
www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...
Rigsby WI - Volume 3: Flux by SE Case
Volume 3 of SE Case's Eisner-nominated webcomic is up for grabs! Welcome back to Rigsby, Wisconsin!
www.kickstarter.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I've been meaning to back this because I've loved reading it online, and was super psyched that a couple of the tiers are for all three books. Can't wait to reread all of them in PHYSICAL FORM.
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I've backed all of Rigsby to date and the books are GORGEOUS and very much worth the money.
you could just read Rigsby WI online and not get the books. That's 100% valid and I publish RWI free online so nobody has a financial barrier to reading it (other than needing internet). But did you know the books have B-B-B-BONUS COMICS?
Get one (or all!) here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...
Get one (or all!) here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...
September 19, 2026 at 3:55 AM
I've backed all of Rigsby to date and the books are GORGEOUS and very much worth the money.
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My friend got a picture of them all together.
September 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
My friend got a picture of them all together.
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Blacksmiths in the South have long embedded West African symbolism into gates, rails, and window bars, proof that the craft evolved with every hand that held the hammer.
African-American Blacksmiths Forge a Lineage of Sankofa
Blacksmiths in the South have long embedded West African symbolism into gates, rails, and window bars, proof that the craft evolved with every hand that held the hammer.
hyperallergic.com
September 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Blacksmiths in the South have long embedded West African symbolism into gates, rails, and window bars, proof that the craft evolved with every hand that held the hammer.
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September 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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September 18, 2026 at 2:06 PM
“I just think it’s a shame so few women are raising their own children in the home! My mom did that, and it was a great experience!“
“Well, let me talk to you about stagnant wages and inflation and wealth concentration and-“
“COMMUNIST!“
“Well, let me talk to you about stagnant wages and inflation and wealth concentration and-“
“COMMUNIST!“
You get the same pushback from the “return to tradition” shitheads who wanna go back to the 1950s but when you say “cool, 90% income tax rate” they go “no not that part, just the racism parts”
September 19, 2026 at 6:59 PM
“I just think it’s a shame so few women are raising their own children in the home! My mom did that, and it was a great experience!“
“Well, let me talk to you about stagnant wages and inflation and wealth concentration and-“
“COMMUNIST!“
“Well, let me talk to you about stagnant wages and inflation and wealth concentration and-“
“COMMUNIST!“
I’ll take this a step further and say, I believe we should be able to support an average-sized family on a single income at what we determine to be the minimum wage.
A lot of Boomers got this. But for whatever reason, we’re considered ridiculous for proposing it.
A lot of Boomers got this. But for whatever reason, we’re considered ridiculous for proposing it.
I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️
September 19, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I’ll take this a step further and say, I believe we should be able to support an average-sized family on a single income at what we determine to be the minimum wage.
A lot of Boomers got this. But for whatever reason, we’re considered ridiculous for proposing it.
A lot of Boomers got this. But for whatever reason, we’re considered ridiculous for proposing it.
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“Students told us the temptation was greatest when they feared they would miss a deadline,” the report reads.
IMO the underlying issue here is the labor practices these students are being fed into as they near adulthood. Learning is not about volume of output, but do these students understand that?
IMO the underlying issue here is the labor practices these students are being fed into as they near adulthood. Learning is not about volume of output, but do these students understand that?
September 19, 2026 at 6:36 PM
“Students told us the temptation was greatest when they feared they would miss a deadline,” the report reads.
IMO the underlying issue here is the labor practices these students are being fed into as they near adulthood. Learning is not about volume of output, but do these students understand that?
IMO the underlying issue here is the labor practices these students are being fed into as they near adulthood. Learning is not about volume of output, but do these students understand that?
One of those mid 2000s Deviant Art comics about sapient wolf packs, except it’s about the dogs of Chernobyl.
September 19, 2026 at 6:35 PM
One of those mid 2000s Deviant Art comics about sapient wolf packs, except it’s about the dogs of Chernobyl.
Now, here comes the interesting part.
Multiple pundits and war commentators have been straight-up assuming that, with the election in the rear-view mirror, Putin with feel safe enough to spin up another round of conscription.
Not great if he does. But it also won't let him win.
Multiple pundits and war commentators have been straight-up assuming that, with the election in the rear-view mirror, Putin with feel safe enough to spin up another round of conscription.
Not great if he does. But it also won't let him win.
This weekend’s national parliamentary vote is the first since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
United Russia, the governing party that has long supported President Vladimir Putin, will once again win a majority in the lower house of parliament.
United Russia, the governing party that has long supported President Vladimir Putin, will once again win a majority in the lower house of parliament.
In Russia, the election result is easy to guess. Much else there is uncertain.
Russians are voting in parliamentary elections this weekend but, in contrast to the many uncertainties of life in today’s Russia, the outcome — in favoring the governing party, United Russia — is assu...
www.washingtonpost.com
September 19, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Now, here comes the interesting part.
Multiple pundits and war commentators have been straight-up assuming that, with the election in the rear-view mirror, Putin with feel safe enough to spin up another round of conscription.
Not great if he does. But it also won't let him win.
Multiple pundits and war commentators have been straight-up assuming that, with the election in the rear-view mirror, Putin with feel safe enough to spin up another round of conscription.
Not great if he does. But it also won't let him win.
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California could put money directly into the hands of families harmed by oil drilling, testing an approach advocates hope will spread nationwide.
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Some Black Los Angelenos May Soon Receive Environmental Reparations
New legislation would steer $5 million collected from penalized oil wells into cash aid for 1,000 nearby households.
buff.ly
September 19, 2026 at 5:30 PM
California could put money directly into the hands of families harmed by oil drilling, testing an approach advocates hope will spread nationwide.
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What. A. Day. 👥 🤝
650+ AI experts, Democrats and Republicans alike, faith leaders, parents, artists, labor unions, educators, and more, all came together this week, united by one critical message in the age of AI: We need to keep the future human.
This is the Pro-Human Assembly:
650+ AI experts, Democrats and Republicans alike, faith leaders, parents, artists, labor unions, educators, and more, all came together this week, united by one critical message in the age of AI: We need to keep the future human.
This is the Pro-Human Assembly:
September 18, 2026 at 8:59 PM
What. A. Day. 👥 🤝
650+ AI experts, Democrats and Republicans alike, faith leaders, parents, artists, labor unions, educators, and more, all came together this week, united by one critical message in the age of AI: We need to keep the future human.
This is the Pro-Human Assembly:
650+ AI experts, Democrats and Republicans alike, faith leaders, parents, artists, labor unions, educators, and more, all came together this week, united by one critical message in the age of AI: We need to keep the future human.
This is the Pro-Human Assembly:
There's nothing I love quite like a good historical buzzkill, so linking this.
Series like "Story of Yanxi Palace" has billions convinced the Qing imperial harem was a hotbed of drama, deceit, and 4D chess machinations by power-hungry concubines.
But sorry, nope.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-bj...
Series like "Story of Yanxi Palace" has billions convinced the Qing imperial harem was a hotbed of drama, deceit, and 4D chess machinations by power-hungry concubines.
But sorry, nope.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-bj...
The TRUTH About Palace Intrigue Among Concubines in the Qing Dynasty Imperial Harem
YouTube video by Amimisu
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2026 at 5:15 PM
There's nothing I love quite like a good historical buzzkill, so linking this.
Series like "Story of Yanxi Palace" has billions convinced the Qing imperial harem was a hotbed of drama, deceit, and 4D chess machinations by power-hungry concubines.
But sorry, nope.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-bj...
Series like "Story of Yanxi Palace" has billions convinced the Qing imperial harem was a hotbed of drama, deceit, and 4D chess machinations by power-hungry concubines.
But sorry, nope.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-bj...
Barack Obama drove a lot of white people insane.
This was the election version of being ordered to integrate the town swimming pool, and choosing to fill it with cement instead.
This was the election version of being ordered to integrate the town swimming pool, and choosing to fill it with cement instead.
Still crazy to me that Donald trump essentially ran the campaign penguin ran from Batman returns including career ending recordings and still won the presidency twice
September 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Barack Obama drove a lot of white people insane.
This was the election version of being ordered to integrate the town swimming pool, and choosing to fill it with cement instead.
This was the election version of being ordered to integrate the town swimming pool, and choosing to fill it with cement instead.
Fun fact: Californian law sets the tone for the nation. As the most populous state, the laws it passes related to media and manufacturing and whatever else? They get soft-launched everywhere else.
CA law is why have "known carcinogen" tags on stuff you buy, regardless of where in the US you live.
CA law is why have "known carcinogen" tags on stuff you buy, regardless of where in the US you live.
CA Governor Newsom signed SB 1050 into law, a bill that requires advertisers to provide a clear disclaimer when an advertisement uses a synthetic rather than a human performer. Thank you, Gov. Newsom & @senatorashby.bsky.social, for championing #SagAftraMembers and fighting for AI guardrails.
September 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Fun fact: Californian law sets the tone for the nation. As the most populous state, the laws it passes related to media and manufacturing and whatever else? They get soft-launched everywhere else.
CA law is why have "known carcinogen" tags on stuff you buy, regardless of where in the US you live.
CA law is why have "known carcinogen" tags on stuff you buy, regardless of where in the US you live.
I already felt that anyone trying to buy waterfront property in the year of our lord 2026 had to have at least a few screws loose. But I wasn't aware they had an entire support system to enable them.
A few weekends ago I went to Miami and attended 9 open houses in extremely high-risk flood areas to see what agents are telling prospective buyers about them.
Here is my journey
Here is my journey
The open houses at the edge of disaster
What are buyers being told about climate risk in Miami? I posed as one to find out.
heated.world
September 19, 2026 at 3:10 AM
I already felt that anyone trying to buy waterfront property in the year of our lord 2026 had to have at least a few screws loose. But I wasn't aware they had an entire support system to enable them.
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The live-watch is offline, but but we'll be back next week; in the meantime you can keep watching animation history over at @pubtoons.com
September 19, 2026 at 1:21 AM
The live-watch is offline, but but we'll be back next week; in the meantime you can keep watching animation history over at @pubtoons.com
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If you've been active online for the last few years, and white guys being called out for bad behavior is what's driven you over the edge, you really have not been fucking paying attention.
September 19, 2026 at 12:59 AM
If you've been active online for the last few years, and white guys being called out for bad behavior is what's driven you over the edge, you really have not been fucking paying attention.
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At Brooklyn's MPreg SpongeBob rave, 'shitposting is catharsis'
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September 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
At Brooklyn's MPreg SpongeBob rave, 'shitposting is catharsis'
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The "Is Iron Circus for sale?" emails are honestly just boring, now. Not even worth the effort of my smart-assed copypaste reply.
September 19, 2026 at 2:58 AM
The "Is Iron Circus for sale?" emails are honestly just boring, now. Not even worth the effort of my smart-assed copypaste reply.
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I’ll take any excuse to recirculate this
September 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I’ll take any excuse to recirculate this