Welp, Gallup is no longer a source of viable anything, let alone survey data:

February: Gallup says that due to cost reasons it will no longer do presidential approval polling
May: Gallup says it is exploring "digital twin" technology that replaces human respondents with AI/LLM-generated answers

https://news.gallup.com/opinion/methodology/709373/gallup-begins-research-simulated-responses.aspx

So I was bedridden for 16 months, and I've been focusing on getting employed since then. I'm making progress but I'm still up to my ears in debt from being sick for so long, and I'm out of food & rent money.

If you've got a couple dollars, it'd really help. Thanks so much!

https://ko-fi.com/fooneturing #mutualaidrequest

🎉 We’re celebrating the Public Domain with PROMETHEUS (1930), José Clemente Orozco’s monumental mural of the mythic fire-bringer, rendered with dramatic intensity and human struggle. It's a landmark of Mexican muralism.

See it in our collections ➡️ https://archive.org/details/Prometheus-1930-Orozco

#Prometheus #Orozco #MexicanMuralism #PublicDomain #OpenAccess

"So let me get this straight, you found our DNA, all 13 of us, on an old clay cup?"

"The Grail, yes. You all shared it that one time."

"And you made..."

"Grew."

"...grew copies of us? And now we all have to have dinner together every day because..?"

"It's the biggest attraction at Jesusland."

"What happens when we look too old?"

"We start a new generation every 5 years, your replacements are nearly ready. The Grail really does grant immortality, if you think about it."

#MicroSF #Microfic

I drew more stuff.

Happy #MerMay !

#Art #MastoArt #Yuri #LGBTQ

It has been an honor and delight getting to know @Tzipporah and @Yehuda over the past few months.

If you haven’t met them, they’re the grandfather & grandkid duo that co-admin #TurtleIsland, a server focused on building community with Native/Indigenous people, other BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) people, and allies. To me, their story perfectly encapsulates the best thing about the fediverse and Mastodon: People coming together to build a place for themselves.

Read their beautiful story: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/05/community-spotlight-tzipporah-and-yehuda-of-turtle-island-social/

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb

"Make things as open as possible."

Librarian Chris Freeland explains why Internet Archive's new book, VANISHING CULTURE, is both free to read online & available to purchase in print.

It’s not either/or—it’s and. Open access helps preserve culture.

📚 ⤵️
https://archive.org/details/vanishing-culture-2026