R Francis Smith (he/him) 🇺🇦
@rfrancissmith.com
Systems analyst for academic department. Not as sexy as it sounds. Spouse is, though. We have adult kids. Because we're old.
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#BlueDot #D4DJ #RWBY #RvB #DoA #Marvel #Zelazny #SCA #LoTR #Linux #GNC #MUD #bringbackLJinterests
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#BlueDot #D4DJ #RWBY #RvB #DoA #Marvel #Zelazny #SCA #LoTR #Linux #GNC #MUD #bringbackLJinterests
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I went in a 7-11 yesterday to break a 20 (really needed a ten) and tried to buy a fountain drink. The clerk insisted on giving me the drink for free, refused to take my money. I asked why and she shrugged her shoulders and said "because of God. "
September 25, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I went in a 7-11 yesterday to break a 20 (really needed a ten) and tried to buy a fountain drink. The clerk insisted on giving me the drink for free, refused to take my money. I asked why and she shrugged her shoulders and said "because of God. "
I see "everyone should be outraged by this" frequently these days AS YOU CAN IMAGINE and I don't dispute that but it would be a great convenience to me if we could just assume that I am at all times outraged thanks
September 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I see "everyone should be outraged by this" frequently these days AS YOU CAN IMAGINE and I don't dispute that but it would be a great convenience to me if we could just assume that I am at all times outraged thanks
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Happy Dolly Parton Day to all who celebrate!
(And if you don't celebrate, what is WRONG with you? "We don't write our dates that way" is not an excuse.)
(And if you don't celebrate, what is WRONG with you? "We don't write our dates that way" is not an excuse.)
Dolly Parton: 'I'm Proud Of You'
Alt: Dolly Parton wearing a hot pink suit and a necklace of stars. "No matter what you do this year, you're going to be you, and I'm going to be proud of you."
static.klipy.com
September 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Happy Dolly Parton Day to all who celebrate!
(And if you don't celebrate, what is WRONG with you? "We don't write our dates that way" is not an excuse.)
(And if you don't celebrate, what is WRONG with you? "We don't write our dates that way" is not an excuse.)
no contest, next question
September 25, 2026 at 12:54 AM
no contest, next question
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AGAMBA
September 24, 2026 at 11:47 PM
AGAMBA
Drop something MUSICAL🎤🎸🖤🎺🎻
September 23, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Drop something MUSICAL🎤🎸🖤🎺🎻
"Democrats can't win in Texas" okay but I remember Anne Richards being governor
"Democrats can't win in Oklahoma" Brad Henry and a fair few before him in my lifetime
Can we please stop confusing "haven't been winning" with "it's impossible" and make things happen kthx
"Democrats can't win in Oklahoma" Brad Henry and a fair few before him in my lifetime
Can we please stop confusing "haven't been winning" with "it's impossible" and make things happen kthx
September 23, 2026 at 3:44 AM
"Democrats can't win in Texas" okay but I remember Anne Richards being governor
"Democrats can't win in Oklahoma" Brad Henry and a fair few before him in my lifetime
Can we please stop confusing "haven't been winning" with "it's impossible" and make things happen kthx
"Democrats can't win in Oklahoma" Brad Henry and a fair few before him in my lifetime
Can we please stop confusing "haven't been winning" with "it's impossible" and make things happen kthx
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Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor.
Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister?
Child: No
Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister?
Child: No
Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
September 22, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor.
Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister?
Child: No
Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister?
Child: No
Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
I laugh at everyone commenting, because I was never good at anything athletic and so I spent my life preparing for being in my late 50s basically
Vital PSA for my fellow men out here: Just because you could do an athletic thing perfectly last time you tried does not mean you can do it again and you should absolutely not try because it's been 15 years and you now suck and must accept this because it hurts much less than not accepting it
September 21, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I laugh at everyone commenting, because I was never good at anything athletic and so I spent my life preparing for being in my late 50s basically
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Hey so we're going to see a lot more of these polls. They have a chilling effect on voting bc we think someone else will do the work.
If we've learned ANYTHING over the last ten years, it's that we cannot count on anyone else doing the work. WE have to do the work. Voting is work.
If we've learned ANYTHING over the last ten years, it's that we cannot count on anyone else doing the work. WE have to do the work. Voting is work.
September 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Hey so we're going to see a lot more of these polls. They have a chilling effect on voting bc we think someone else will do the work.
If we've learned ANYTHING over the last ten years, it's that we cannot count on anyone else doing the work. WE have to do the work. Voting is work.
If we've learned ANYTHING over the last ten years, it's that we cannot count on anyone else doing the work. WE have to do the work. Voting is work.
QTP with a Sword
September 21, 2026 at 4:03 AM
QTP with a Sword
Grease.
Everyone has an objectively bad movie they saw at age 13 that they still love & lives in their brain in perpetuity.
Mine is Batman Forever.
Mine is Batman Forever.
September 21, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Grease.
@tomtomorrow.bsky.social For what it's worth, I use the things you mention in a strip that I believe is too new to talk openly about, using my own resources as much as possible, which is often, and I agree with everything in the strip (and was amused by it, of course!) so there's that.
September 20, 2026 at 4:48 PM
@tomtomorrow.bsky.social For what it's worth, I use the things you mention in a strip that I believe is too new to talk openly about, using my own resources as much as possible, which is often, and I agree with everything in the strip (and was amused by it, of course!) so there's that.
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I am a cis, white, straight woman who was born and raised on a remote dairy farm, raised around no diversity at all.
Virtually everything I know about people unlike that narrow group came from meeting people at cons first.
Embarrassing but true.
Virtually everything I know about people unlike that narrow group came from meeting people at cons first.
Embarrassing but true.
Gail, you’ve always been so outspoken and consistent on this and I wonder if there’s an origin story?
September 19, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I am a cis, white, straight woman who was born and raised on a remote dairy farm, raised around no diversity at all.
Virtually everything I know about people unlike that narrow group came from meeting people at cons first.
Embarrassing but true.
Virtually everything I know about people unlike that narrow group came from meeting people at cons first.
Embarrassing but true.
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It's pretty damn impressive how much ground Mayor Mamdani has been able to cover after only nine months in office on a wide range of basic quality-of-life issues in NYC.
I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing.
(thread)
I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing.
(thread)
September 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM
It's pretty damn impressive how much ground Mayor Mamdani has been able to cover after only nine months in office on a wide range of basic quality-of-life issues in NYC.
I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing.
(thread)
I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing.
(thread)
Watching some (white, male) comic writers abruptly decide they have discovered the new phenomenon of being dogpiled online is... a thing
September 19, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Watching some (white, male) comic writers abruptly decide they have discovered the new phenomenon of being dogpiled online is... a thing
first movie I ever saw in a theater (well actually a drive in)
September 19, 2026 at 2:27 AM
first movie I ever saw in a theater (well actually a drive in)
September 19, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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I'm in love.
2026: Time for the Midterms
YouTube video by Hamilton
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September 18, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I'm in love.
On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it, but holy crap if someday a multi-Oscar-winning actress voices a lion that's sort of meant to represent me then wow i don't even know Peter
September 18, 2026 at 8:42 PM
On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it, but holy crap if someday a multi-Oscar-winning actress voices a lion that's sort of meant to represent me then wow i don't even know Peter
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It’s very simple. A reality TV host became dictator because he turned down a role for Sharknado 4 and that’s why the king of outer space, who cheats at Diablo, got to kill Africa. Now the economy is controlled by a sex cult that has something to do with Harry Potter fanfic because of robots.
September 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
It’s very simple. A reality TV host became dictator because he turned down a role for Sharknado 4 and that’s why the king of outer space, who cheats at Diablo, got to kill Africa. Now the economy is controlled by a sex cult that has something to do with Harry Potter fanfic because of robots.
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Oklahoma doesn’t need another millionaire insider. It needs a governor who’s actually lived what you’re living. That’s me.
September 18, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Oklahoma doesn’t need another millionaire insider. It needs a governor who’s actually lived what you’re living. That’s me.
My historically accurate version of the Odyssey did not dominate the box office as I hoped.
September 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM
My historically accurate version of the Odyssey did not dominate the box office as I hoped.