Gene Verley

Graphic Novel Librarian, pop-culture guardian, and grown-up kid. Fights for freedom wherever there's trouble.

[Immortal Rising Comics @Immortalrising1]

Its magnificent

[kasey @kaseyklimes]

I just got off a call with a friend in minneapolis

I didn’t understand how bad the situation is right now, I don’t think any of us outside MSP do

they were patrolling outside her window as I was talking to her

there are thousands of them

she (a white woman) now carries her passport with her when she leaves the house

our call was interrupted by helicopters

last year the ICE budget was $10B

it’s now $85B

this is coming to your doorstep soon

the silence of CEOs and even Democratic leaders right now is shameful. if you don’t understand how 1930s Germany happened, this is how it happened.

there’s nothing more unamerican. my grandpa manned a machine gun in the south pacific to fight this ideology. our constitutional rights are being shredded to pieces, and the powerful are bending their knee to it.

i don’t care about your stance on immigration, if you support masked thugs terrorizing american communities, pointing guns at citizens and demanding papers, entering homes without warrants— please, take a hard look in the mirror and reevaluate the dissonance with your american values and the freedom your ancestors fought to give you.

[Gene Verley @wakkomantis]

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[Paizo @paizo]

Paizo is proud to participate in the 4th annual TTRPGs for Trans Rights Fundraiser! For as low as $5, get $1700 of indie games, plus a PDF of Pathfinder Lost Omens Grand Bazaar!

[Gene Verley @wakkomantis]

@Lie_Felled That’s just too much work.

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

Because I am getting this question dozens of times in my DMs from trans people/parents... If you're trying to move for safety:

Countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Spain, France.

States: Any blue state on my risk assessment map, which I'll update post-election.

[Gene Verley @wakkomantis]

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[Gene Verley @wakkomantis]

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[Gene Verley @wakkomantis]

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[XBOX @XBOX]

An Xbox with an X-Gene?!

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[Gene Verley @wakkomantis]

@UpToTASK Also wild? A major Coca Cola commercial set in a comic book store! Hell yeah! 👍🏻

[Chad Bowers @chadbowers]

So many of my favorite comics were drawn by the man - Iron Man, GL: Emerald Dawn, Icon - but growing up, Mark Bright was *the* G.I. Joe artist as far as I was concerned. RIP + thank you.

[Gene Verley @wakkomantis]

@Lie_Felled It means... we'll never get to see the end?

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

If I may, there’s something I need to get off my chest.

As democracy remains under siege, it has been frustrating to watch how the press covers politics these days.

I am reminded by lessons that came to me during the Nixon years as a CBS News correspondent, which I’ll add here:

1. Enough with Both-sides-ism

When one side lies intentionally and repeatedly, they are no longer entitled to the benefit of the doubt. They should be held to account, right away. Do not simply repeat the narratives they spew.

2. Prioritize Live Fact-Checking

Rigorous and robust fact-checking is the best defense against misinformation, intentional lies, and deflection.

If Trump says the sky is green, the story isn’t that the sky is now green; the story is that the sky is still blue and Trump got it wrong.

3. Ask Lawmakers Hard Questions

Ask about the fundamental principles of democracy. Push them to go on the record that Biden won the 2020 election.

Ask if they support the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

This writing is not to offer any claim of knowing it all. Your correspondent has made his share of mistakes, but after more than seven decades I believe I have picked up a few useful guideposts.

Good journalism is always worth it. Our democracy depends on it.

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[Gene Verley @wakkomantis]

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[Adam Sandler @AdamSandler]

A true great man. Great dad. Great actor. Great athlete. So much fun to be around always. Smart as hell. Loyal as hell. Funny as hell. Loved his sons more than anything. What a guy!! Everyone loved him. My wife and I had the best times with him every time we saw him. Love to his entire family and Carl will always be known as a true legend.

[The Claremont Run @ClaremontRun]

Placing Kitty Pryde into the position of viewpoint character has to represent one of the most groundbreaking decisions within the entirety of the Claremont run – a move that ultimately impacted the series, comics as a whole, and even Western media in powerful ways. #xmen 1/10