Six years ago
as January ended
and February began
the WHO declared Covid
a Public Health Emergency
of International Concern,
and though that may seem
like a lifetime ago,
the tragic fact
is it was more
than 7.1 million (reported)
or 18.2-33.5 million (estimated)
lifetimes ago.

Hat number 2. Modified with fewer cast on stitches, an inch knit in stockinette after the ribbing & before the decreases, & the first 3/4 of the decreases done every other row instead of every row for a taller peak.

#MeltTheIce
#knitting

One quick #urbansketching today at mega-corp coffee hang. Rapt attention to a laptop and headphones. Ink on postcard as always

This #urbansketching of today looks a lot like one a few days ago. It's drawing habit at this point-- go out, drink a coffee, draw a little.

This is #urbansketching from today. I sat at the coffee bar, and that means people talk to me more. Which is better than being shunned, I guess, but cuts down on the sketching.

#LongCovid #BlackHistoryMonth call for submissions:

Be featured on the “Mt. Black-MORE of Long Covid”

Submissions will be accepted until Thursday, February 12, 2026.
10-20 Black PwLC featured, first come first served

Prompts here, full sentences not required (sorry it’s substack):
https://theblackestsidelc.substack.com/p/the-mount-mt-black-more-of-long-covid
Via the sick times

Busting Long Covid Myths from the WHO:

Public health campaign images saying "Long Covid isn't just being a bit tired" or that "being young and healthy doesn't you from Long Covid?! Yes please. :SurprisedPikachu:

https://www.who.int/europe/event/myth-busters--debunking-long-covid-myths-and-misconceptions

@raphaelmorgan
my niche:
- covid / virus protections
- disability justice
- public health that is pandemic/crip inclusive
- body autonomy: accessible HRT, reproductive care, etc
- health intersections with other justices
(incl sex work, race, queerness, work/UBI/anti-work, more)

I would like to get more into solarpunk and hopeful futurist art but so far I am less knowledgable in these domains.

I make long COVID propaganda where I visualize symptoms:
https://illmarks.com

One comrade suggested making a list of subjects I'm passionate enough about that I'm willing to make free art for, and another suggested making a list of artists people can ask for free propaganda

So, artists, what subjects are you maybe willing to make free art for?

And everyone, feel free to ask me for scanned traditional sketches, comics, and illustrations about:
- DHS-
- fascists in general-
- big tech-
- community resilience+
- irl cyberpunk/solarpunk+

Did somebody say “baitfish”? #WorldWetlandsDay

I feel like this dharma talk on fear is very timely. Really enjoyed it.

https://www.youtube.com/live/XqROLkkRHKI?si=rSxWvY8nxznsZPa6

Hey, brief reminder that today is #GroundHogDay so please be kind. You don’t know where people are on the cyclical, existential journey of empathy and self-discovery

@APBBlue clap clap clap clap clap!!!!

@raphaelmorgan
my niche:
- covid / virus protections
- disability justice
- public health that is pandemic/crip inclusive
- body autonomy: accessible HRT, reproductive care, etc
- health intersections with other justices
(incl sex work, race, queerness, work/UBI/anti-work, more)

I would like to get more into solarpunk and hopeful futurist art but so far I am less knowledgable in these domains.

I make long COVID propaganda where I visualize symptoms:
https://illmarks.com

Additional reasoning for all this:
Everyone has a niche in resistance. Whatever you're best at, whatever comes naturally to you, is a great place to look for it. If you *want* your niche to be propaganda art, feel free to start practicing and I'll give you so much encouragement and support! But if the only way you're able or willing to make propaganda art is to use the fascist slop machine, that is just not your niche 🤷

Two things can be true at once:

- a lot of artists are desperate for commissions
- if you can't afford to commission your propaganda, there's probably at least one artist with aligned values who will do it for free, because we also have morals that we're at least just as passionate about

Combined, that makes your computer generated propaganda a huge fucking slap in the face, whether you could afford a commission or not

@artcollisions that’s true, but the way you used the textures and prints to lay out said colors 😚👌