Sign in

Craig Tyhurst

@thewilytouchstone.bsky.social
216 followers 83 following 986 posts

Crafter of characters, master of games, and teller of stories. Any/all personal pronouns. "Motley is the only wear."

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Gordon D @gordondym.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Seconded. (Seriously. He was a horrible Mayor, and there's no way anyone in this city would vote for him as president. Let's just make it easier for him to write and release the eventual look-how-smart-I-am memoir)
093
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
JoCat is on his way home @jocat.net · 06/10/2026
"this wouldn't have existed without AI anyway, it's not taking away any potential jobs or opportunities" if you do not have the willingness or drive to make something without AI, then it shouldn't exist AI is built off of stolen labor. Want art? Do or fund the labor.
4051671522
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
297113104106
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: As Trump’s White House and influencers keep touting the unproven benefits of raw milk, hundreds across the country are falling ill from outbreaks. Some people get severe indigestion. And some nearly die. Here's the story of one toddler who drank it. 🧵👇 www.propublica.org/article/cali...
propublica.org
A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
421029498
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Jellybox Studio @jellybox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
UMBERT ACTUALLY! EP 8!!! Why are Queer cartoon characters censored?! #UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation
3435771473
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
$15 ebooks? One dollar. $10 ebooks? Just a buck. $25 ebooks? You guessed it. 💵 💵 💵 Sale ends this week. Don't dilly-dally, gang.
0230182
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 30/09/2026
"This separatist movement is a guerrilla faction of the global far right which is attacking open societies across the world." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: We must call Alberta separation what it is
It is not a movement of grievance politics. Something far more sinister is at work
110944
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Count Avi Henriques 🩸 @legalizegoblins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you see laid-off Paizo staff fundraising, I can tell you that these are URGENT needs. Severance pay was limited, and the job market is a dumpster fire. My friends are really struggling. Any help you can give is huge.
18328
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 21/09/2026
you think it's a coincidence that the most evil and corrupt people alive want you to believe that trans people are the real problem?
2936881015
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Kea Wilson @keawilson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Learned a lot from this report about why "fast, free buses" isn't necessarily an ambitious ask — and why it isn't just a New York thing. (Teaser: one of the most successful cities to attempt it so far is Birmingham, Alabama.)
usa.streetsblog.org
What Would It Take to Get 'Fast, Free Buses' Nationwide? — Streetsblog USA
Fast and free buses might sound crazy — but is it crazy enough to work, even as governments take aim at steep transit cuts?
39838
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Jennifer Graham @jennrgraham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Every intro to sociology class I teach gets this image.
A small digger trying its hardest to dig out the Ever Given ship that has run aground. It says, “Structural Problem” on the giant Ever Given and, “Making different personal choices” on the tiny digger.
101409312
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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.
15786382555
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 17/09/2026
Very good piece.
There is little to no holistic evidence that Republicans’ Nazi problem is tethered to age. Yes, it’s more likely that a younger person who’s terminally online will post imagery to be provocative, but they’re simply reflecting the values modeled by the Republicans who came before them and for whom they’re now working. Project 2025 and its mirroring of Nazi Germany values, like drastically reducing immigration and persecuting people who aren’t white, wasn’t brewed in a frat house; no, it was dreamed up by grown-ass adults who were forged in the hellfires of the Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan and Presidents Bush and now Donald Trump administrations, and whose embers landed at the Heritage Foundation.
1302113
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Sprite_Star0 aka Spar @spritestar0.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
You'd never believe that when I said I told y'all so i actually told y'all so. You don't hate AI enough if you still play this game
2168106
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“ICE agents were caught on video pulling one teen from the car and punching him repeatedly in the face while he lay on the ground. The other teen, Luis Ochoa, said he informed the ICE agents he was a citizen but was told, ‘I don’t give a damn.… Your parents can’t help you now.’”
1731681737
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.
485297787667
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I don't want to have to speak out, I just want to talk about my interests like games and movies. I'm just tired and exhausted and I've already been burned out from speaking about the issues trans people face over the years, it's only ever brought me pain and grief. Here's my tip jar if you like:
267787
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
David Froomkin @dfroomkin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Democrats being on track to control 52 of 100 Senate seats after two years of the most deranged presidency in modern history is a testament to how deeply broken the design of the Senate is. papers.ssrn.com/abstract=379...
papers.ssrn.com
Saving Democracy from the Senate
It should not be surprising that Americans say they are frustrated with their national institutions. Congress, particularly the Senate, responds poorly to the p
1830774
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Nikes | AlexLeeDee @alexleedee.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
40150324978
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
First thing the Blizzcon attendees see as they join the queue for this year’s show.
The Blizzard union stall set up outside of Blizzcon 2026A sign reading “Unionized Blizzard Gamemakers. We make the games!”
82229449
Craig Tyhurst @thewilytouchstone.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Alright, Blizzard, here's your big chance to show us you've changed and are no longer a shit company strip-mining your legacy to squeeze every last penny from your player base for your Microsoft shareholder overlords at the expense of the people who dreamed making digital art for you.
130
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
145136924891
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Almost every right wing conspiracy and tech fever dream falls apart after asking just one “*how*?” None survive asking it three times. The fact that US press is incapable of using this single word is why we’re here.
10557127
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
So convenient, every dev and publisher you need to block on one page
2999425
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Shayna MoooOOOooon (she/they) @themoonis.gay · 10/09/2026
Cut a transphobe and a racist, sexist, homophobe bleeds.
06815
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Here's an anecdote: On 9/10/2001, The Onion staff had a New York launch party at the Bowery Ballroom to celebrate the staff's move from Madison, Wisconsin to New York City. They woke up hungover, took a week off, and then produced one of the greatest front pages in the history of newspapers.
904434752
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
There are already articles circulating trying to rewrite history and say America was great after 9/11 and united and thoughtful and just a reminder that that period was marked by intense and insanely racist hatred, paranoia, and a frothing desire for unhinged violence and oppression.
16953001518
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
CyberellaDraws - Commissions Open @cyberelladraws.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If you see this, QRP your green art 💚
Dimension 20: A Court of Fey and Flowers, true Rue portrait art.
1175
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/09/2026
i think it is bad that the president is that helm of a deranged cult of personality
1506184953
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Aleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 10/09/2026
I’m a Texan trans kid who almost died because of Ken Paxton. The world should know what he’s done. This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands. He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.
transiticsnews.com
I’m a Texan Trans Kid Who Almost Died Because of Ken Paxton. The World Should Know What He’s Done.
Regardless of Talarico’s recent statements on trans people, Paxton cannot be rewarded for the extreme suffering he’s inflicted on me and tens of thousands of Texan trans kids.
9064172556
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Mau @japoniano.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
There's literally a whole genre of gaming called 'dating sim'
static.klipy.com
Marin Kitagawa My Dress Up Darling
ALT: Marin Kitagawa My Dress Up Darling
021
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
YOU DON'T "CONSUME" ART MOTHERFUCKER. YOU EXPERIENCE IT. YOU FEEL IT. YOU ENGAGE WITH IT. YOU WRESTLE WITH IT. YOU LIVE IT. ART ISN'T A LITTLE MORSEL YOU GOBBLE UP.
81214466324
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
andidee15 @andidee15.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
MAGA: SUPPORT THE MILITARY Me: Ok, so we should ensure safe working conditions, cap the length of deployments, provide good sanitation, nutrition, and mental health resources- MAGA: NOT LIKE THAT
113531
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
i love that this has had literally no impact on my day lol
2376631727
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Eskart(Commissions open!!!) @eskart.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
35136574957
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
the best explainer out there on the Trump/USPS war on mail voting
021675
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Petisia @petisia.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca called for rescinding the executive order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' that violates the terms of the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua―citing a 225-year-old treaty between Native Americans and the U.S. government. thehill.com/homenews/adm... #PINKS
15246130
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
if you're Canadian, there is a petition active right now to have him removed and sent back to the US for signaling his obvious allegiances here. There's already a quarter million signatures. Get him out of our country, we don't have time for this bullshit rn www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
ourcommons.ca
Petition e-7531 - Petitions
141812980
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
❀TerraTerraCotta™ @terraterracotta.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
THE ENTIRE WEBSITE IS VIBE-CODED (aka solely AI coded with no human feedback), IT HAS MULTIPLE SECURITY VULNERABILITIES, THEY PLAN TO TRAIN AI ON POSTS, AND THERES REPORTS OF IT FALSE-FLAGGING POSTS BECAUSE MODERATION IS AI AS WELL. DO NOT USE THIS PLATFORM. bsky.app/profile/cm30...
4637163174
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Reminder that the lies of white women have cost innocent Black and brown people everything. They are not bystanders in white supremacy, but active participants.
21324421
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
That's not how executive orders work and that's not how naming things work and this isn't how political reporting should work either. This event should be covered, yes, but as another sign of the president's steady descent into complete ineffectiveness and utter insanity.
1934123999
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Georgia audited its own data center tax breaks and found that the state gave up $474 million in sales taxes in one year—and got back just $41 million from the industry. At least 38 states have deals like this. #AI #News #US
311431672
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
🫀nenetto [🌳 Deku edition ▿] @nenetto.com · 17/08/2026
By www.jwz.org/blog/2026/08...
2043101785
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Indie Press Revolution @ipr.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Restocked! Wreck This Deck is a dark urban fantasy RPG of solo journaling, demon summoning and deck crafting. #WreckThisDeckRPG www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
0216
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My next book has a whole section on the psychology behind "People becoming successful by simply lying about already being successful then charging other people to learn their 'secrets' about how to become successful". This would make a perfect case study, but I doubt the legal team will go with it.
bad.baltic.takes 12h
Lawvers for Andrew Tate have had to admit in
court that he is not a citizen of Estonia as he
previously claimed.
Much of his wealth and status is fabricated, they
said in attempt to convince the court he and his
brother are not a flight risk if released on bail
That included his claims to seven passports.
"The Tates are engaged in several businesses
teaching men how to earn money. It is in their
interest to portray themselves on social media
as uberwealthy." 1/3
1493742835
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
🌸Anime Themes🌸 @animethemes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
RIP Peter Cullen. Not only the voice of Optimus Prime, but the voice for toonami. His promos for countless anime series got me so hyped as a kid, and is part of the reason I started watching anime to begin with. Here's him doing what he did best. He will be missed.
1398182
Reposted by Craig Tyhurst
Reveal @revealnews.org · 27/08/2026
"Trump issues this meme coin...It’s completely worthless, and a million people bought into it thinking that they were somehow gonna get rich." @benmckenzie.bsky.social talks about his documentary, “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money," which examines the scammers & fraudsters behind cryptocurrency.
revealnews.org
The cult and corruption of cryptocurrency
Actor Ben McKenzie talks about his documentary, “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money,” which examines the scammers and fraudsters behind cryptocurrency.
215252