New, Ominous Signs for Gay Rights Keep Emerging - The Atlantic
One of my most-used meeting phrases is "I think the two of you are talking past each other. You're talking about X, and the other one is talking about Y."
@randahl β I might lose because Iβm demented & insane.β
It would be too little, too late.
Our houseguest arrives tomorrow morning. Timba canβt waitβsheβs looking forward to having a new fren to play with in the pool! #DogdOfMastodon #SoCal #KeepingCool
@DemocracySpot@mstdn.social
We set up small overflow fountains in the front yard, and a large waterfall fountain in the back yard, when we bought our house. Purely for aesthetics, but over the years it's amazed me how many animals and insects they attract, to get a drink on hot days. Hornets, bees, birds, squirrels, they're all out there, all day long, getting drinks of water.
Yβall, this is not that hard. In the US:
Right to Work refers to States that have banned union security clauses. Essentially, you canβt be required to join a union or pay dues as a condition of employment. Itβs meant to weaken unions. It has nothing to do with firing, and itβs relatively recent.
At Will refers to an employment arrangement where neither party must give any cause or any notice to terminate the relationship. Essentially, you can be fired for no reason at all.
During winter, I really felt bad about the lack of weapons supplies to Ukraine. To think that we, "the free worldβ, should pause when helping the Ukrainian people fight their fight for freedom, really made me cringe.
But watching all the impressive deliveries from all countries this spring has been amazing. I know, this war is far from over, but if the 50+ wealthy allies keep increasing the aid, there is no way, the Russian economy can keep up.
Not in the long run.
Important new research finds that a bunch of mammals are out there being gay and biologists are just IGNORING them https://skepchick.org/2024/06/why-are-scientists-ignoring-all-the-gay-animals/
Off-hand, I can't remember the last time I laughed.
If tfg becomes president, with the stroke of his pen:
DOJ will no longer be independent; no one left to stop tfg from charging his political opponents with crimes.
FBI efforts to curb the spread of disinformation, including Russian propaganda, will be shut down.
The Insurrection Act will be used to shut down protests and to deploy red-state National Guard units against blue states.
Abortion will be banned nationwide.
#tfg #trump #election2024 #Project2025 #VoteBlue
https://democracyforward.org/the-peoples-guide-to-project-2025/
Kegernaugh must be drunk again.
BREAKING: Supreme Court accidentally posts draft opinion appearing to side with Biden admin on Idaho abortion case
Then quickly removed it. Jeez. Is this any way to run an airline? (as the old saying goes).
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/26/politics/supreme-court-abortion-idaho-bloomberg/index.html
The Indigenous Shasta Nation of California just won 2800 acres of their land back after 100 yrs, the largest in California #history! And, California is paying for it!
It's part of the Klamath River dam removal project, an ecological project which revives a 300 mile salmon habitat! Shasta land was stolen in the 1848 Gold Rush & 1911 by imminent domain for the Copco No 1 Dam. Shasta chairman Janice Crowe said βToday is a turning point in the history of the Shasta peopleβ
#news #indigenous #uspol
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.