Mel -- (MonarchFisher)
@monarchfisher.bsky.social
Artist & Storyteller (HE/THEY). Disabled & Queer. Many a bard, often a cleric, never not worldbuilding.
monarchfisher.carrd.co
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I've said for years that Twitter has become nothing but a hate site and a vector for harassment.
And now it's a doxxing tool.
Get the fuck off of Twitter, now. And pressure the organizations you work with to get off.
It's a danger to everyone's safety.
And now it's a doxxing tool.
Get the fuck off of Twitter, now. And pressure the organizations you work with to get off.
It's a danger to everyone's safety.
NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
December 5, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I've said for years that Twitter has become nothing but a hate site and a vector for harassment.
And now it's a doxxing tool.
Get the fuck off of Twitter, now. And pressure the organizations you work with to get off.
It's a danger to everyone's safety.
And now it's a doxxing tool.
Get the fuck off of Twitter, now. And pressure the organizations you work with to get off.
It's a danger to everyone's safety.
It's seemingly one of those days where my disabilities and chronic conditions flare up really bad. I woke up exhausted despite getting more sleep than I have been getting, I'm overstimulated, nauseated, and just feel wretched.
I just want to draw but blegh :(
Wear a mask, friends, oof
I just want to draw but blegh :(
Wear a mask, friends, oof
December 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
It's seemingly one of those days where my disabilities and chronic conditions flare up really bad. I woke up exhausted despite getting more sleep than I have been getting, I'm overstimulated, nauseated, and just feel wretched.
I just want to draw but blegh :(
Wear a mask, friends, oof
I just want to draw but blegh :(
Wear a mask, friends, oof
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I really can't take much more of this fucking societal collapse shit
December 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I really can't take much more of this fucking societal collapse shit
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Eurovision has allowed Israel to compete in 2026.
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands have pulled out of the competition following the decision.
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands have pulled out of the competition following the decision.
December 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Eurovision has allowed Israel to compete in 2026.
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands have pulled out of the competition following the decision.
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands have pulled out of the competition following the decision.
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I've added a fun new listing to my Etsy: custom prints. Aka if you have a piece of my art that you'd love on your wall, you can now request it through here.
Sizes A6 to A4 available!
(Some exceptions apply, in doubt send me a message first ✨)
galacticjonah.etsy.com/listing/4416...
Sizes A6 to A4 available!
(Some exceptions apply, in doubt send me a message first ✨)
galacticjonah.etsy.com/listing/4416...
December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I've added a fun new listing to my Etsy: custom prints. Aka if you have a piece of my art that you'd love on your wall, you can now request it through here.
Sizes A6 to A4 available!
(Some exceptions apply, in doubt send me a message first ✨)
galacticjonah.etsy.com/listing/4416...
Sizes A6 to A4 available!
(Some exceptions apply, in doubt send me a message first ✨)
galacticjonah.etsy.com/listing/4416...
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Really telling how we've had years of these chromosome nazis telling us what they're doing is "standing up for women's rights" and "supporting scared women" and then when their stupid shitty policies go into effect actual real women are basically universally sad about it
December 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Really telling how we've had years of these chromosome nazis telling us what they're doing is "standing up for women's rights" and "supporting scared women" and then when their stupid shitty policies go into effect actual real women are basically universally sad about it
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So here’s the thing: I, a certified Disabled™️ Person, do not actually care if anyone fakes for an extra 20 minutes on the test. I care deeply about how the fear of that very thing puts up flaming hoops disabled people have to jump through.
Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
So here’s the thing: I, a certified Disabled™️ Person, do not actually care if anyone fakes for an extra 20 minutes on the test. I care deeply about how the fear of that very thing puts up flaming hoops disabled people have to jump through.
Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
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hi everyone! i’m going through some financial hurdles so it’d really help me if you shared this post promoting my brushes, maybe consider gifting them? it is the season 🫶
you can find them here:
🫶 www.patreon.com/MerlinGG
✨ ko-fi.com/everydaymerlin
✨ merlin2g.gumroad.com
you can find them here:
🫶 www.patreon.com/MerlinGG
✨ ko-fi.com/everydaymerlin
✨ merlin2g.gumroad.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
hi everyone! i’m going through some financial hurdles so it’d really help me if you shared this post promoting my brushes, maybe consider gifting them? it is the season 🫶
you can find them here:
🫶 www.patreon.com/MerlinGG
✨ ko-fi.com/everydaymerlin
✨ merlin2g.gumroad.com
you can find them here:
🫶 www.patreon.com/MerlinGG
✨ ko-fi.com/everydaymerlin
✨ merlin2g.gumroad.com
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I can finally show one of my favourite paintings from last year! This was a commission for @illumicrate.bsky.social which was printed on a blanket included in a recent Afterlight box.
Auroras are my favourite natural phenomena and i'd love to see them some day, so i'm very glad I got to paint one!
Auroras are my favourite natural phenomena and i'd love to see them some day, so i'm very glad I got to paint one!
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I can finally show one of my favourite paintings from last year! This was a commission for @illumicrate.bsky.social which was printed on a blanket included in a recent Afterlight box.
Auroras are my favourite natural phenomena and i'd love to see them some day, so i'm very glad I got to paint one!
Auroras are my favourite natural phenomena and i'd love to see them some day, so i'm very glad I got to paint one!
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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La Corte della Sfinge
A personal practice piece in-between work projects 🖤
A personal practice piece in-between work projects 🖤
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
La Corte della Sfinge
A personal practice piece in-between work projects 🖤
A personal practice piece in-between work projects 🖤
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Art helps us to think and understand and express ourselves in new ways and any healthy society should value it.
Adding alt text to this because this is fucking amazing and everyone deserves to read it.
December 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Art helps us to think and understand and express ourselves in new ways and any healthy society should value it.
I'm currently watching D(e)AD and I can confirm it's VERY good!
If anyone out there has been wanting to see D(E)AD—my beautiful daughter-in-law Izzy's movie—but hasn't been able to find it at a local theater, you can see it online this coming Tuesday, December 2! Tickets at this link:
live.dynastytypewriter.com?utm_source=s...
live.dynastytypewriter.com?utm_source=s...
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I'm currently watching D(e)AD and I can confirm it's VERY good!
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🎄 hello december and hello holiday season (and also my birthday month!)! 🎄
✨here is the list of final posting dates with standard shipping to ensure arrival by the holidays!✨
nooskaart.etsy.com
✨here is the list of final posting dates with standard shipping to ensure arrival by the holidays!✨
nooskaart.etsy.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🎄 hello december and hello holiday season (and also my birthday month!)! 🎄
✨here is the list of final posting dates with standard shipping to ensure arrival by the holidays!✨
nooskaart.etsy.com
✨here is the list of final posting dates with standard shipping to ensure arrival by the holidays!✨
nooskaart.etsy.com
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In case you've never seen our Initiative Trackers in action 📽️
The top row of our leather DM screen holds a secret line of magnets to connect with our whiteboard markers. And the grey Active marker shows everyone on both sides of the screen who's turn it is and will be next!
#ttrpg #dmscreen
The top row of our leather DM screen holds a secret line of magnets to connect with our whiteboard markers. And the grey Active marker shows everyone on both sides of the screen who's turn it is and will be next!
#ttrpg #dmscreen
December 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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People catastrophizing about a precedent where no one can mark anything down anymore for being wrong when the real precedent is trans people not being able to do literally any job without an army of bigots launching a harassment campaign against their employer.
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
People catastrophizing about a precedent where no one can mark anything down anymore for being wrong when the real precedent is trans people not being able to do literally any job without an army of bigots launching a harassment campaign against their employer.
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Every single one of us will either become sick, injured, or otherwise disabled in time. The true measure of humanity's strength is not in a show of brutality against each other. Nature itself is a ravening force, and it would've eaten us alive if we did not make an effort to care for anyone else.
December 1, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Every single one of us will either become sick, injured, or otherwise disabled in time. The true measure of humanity's strength is not in a show of brutality against each other. Nature itself is a ravening force, and it would've eaten us alive if we did not make an effort to care for anyone else.
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Disabled people were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis.
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Disabled people were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis.
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
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Something’s new in the works! And because it’s a personal project I get to share it with you while I work on it 🙌 This is the cover for Aquarium, Herbarium’s spiritual successor. So if you like rivers, folklore, holy wells, and D&D it might just be for you 🐟
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Something’s new in the works! And because it’s a personal project I get to share it with you while I work on it 🙌 This is the cover for Aquarium, Herbarium’s spiritual successor. So if you like rivers, folklore, holy wells, and D&D it might just be for you 🐟
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And I think I'm calling her done, bit sloopy on the values but we'll blame that on going heavy on the red.
One day I'll find a pathfinder table for her, but for now she goes back on the shelf with all of the other character conepts.
One day I'll find a pathfinder table for her, but for now she goes back on the shelf with all of the other character conepts.
November 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
And I think I'm calling her done, bit sloopy on the values but we'll blame that on going heavy on the red.
One day I'll find a pathfinder table for her, but for now she goes back on the shelf with all of the other character conepts.
One day I'll find a pathfinder table for her, but for now she goes back on the shelf with all of the other character conepts.
Good morning to everyone but the housing corporation who decided 3 degree weather was a good time to paint the outside doors that we now have to keep open all day :-)
December 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Good morning to everyone but the housing corporation who decided 3 degree weather was a good time to paint the outside doors that we now have to keep open all day :-)
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meowdy, and here's a little art challenge for december my minnows and i have been cooking up! if you'd like to share your designs, please do so to #brushweek2025! (more info ic!)
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
meowdy, and here's a little art challenge for december my minnows and i have been cooking up! if you'd like to share your designs, please do so to #brushweek2025! (more info ic!)
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If you have some money and remember you have money, throw some at this book. You're supporting an artist, and you're also fucking over assholes who are ripping off an artist.
i've paid $50k in the last 1.5 years to have 2,967 fake Anti-Planner listings taken down.
🖕 fuck counterfeiters. 🖕
support indie creators during the holidays:
📘 anti-planner.com
60 PDFs for $14.95 (or get them FREE with a book purchase!)
🖕 fuck counterfeiters. 🖕
support indie creators during the holidays:
📘 anti-planner.com
60 PDFs for $14.95 (or get them FREE with a book purchase!)
December 1, 2025 at 5:53 AM
If you have some money and remember you have money, throw some at this book. You're supporting an artist, and you're also fucking over assholes who are ripping off an artist.