I sat by an election denier on the airplane and he started poking me in the arm to be emphatic about his views on people stealing ballots secretly and the airplane was full and I couldnโt move anywhere so I started explaining the yellow fever in very great detail, all the way down to telling him about the bloody vomit that looks like coffee grounds and it worked. He stopped talking to me. The moral of this story is you canโt out-weird an academic; our toolset is too vast. #vastearlyamerica
SB 458 is one of the most extreme anti-trans bills in the country. Please take 3 minutes today and call the Capitol switchboard to say no to SB 458! 406-444-4800.
Here are some points you can make when you leave a message for your senator on SB 458. โ๏ธ Call 406-444-4800.
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in the yard
they whisper
messages or songs
i hardly know
but i listen
lest i miss the magic
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@skrishna @ScottSoCal agreed - their story, with Adira too, I feel has been presented sensitively and yet with normality.
As with your original post - which has moved me incredibly too - representation matters, to all :-)
As an older white straight male growing up in the north of of England, seeing anything outside that monoculture was important and vital, I've seen what happens to people who don't let these things in...
When I saw this scene, I announced that it was the gayest Star Trek moment - gayer than Jadzia Dax's kiss.
โLiberal, liberal, liberal.โ I remember when Ronald Reagan used the term as a slur during a speech in 1988. That dreaded โLโ word. Many Americans lump โliberalโ together with the words โbleeding heartโ and incorrectly believe it means people who are just plain soft on things like spending and crime.
But true liberal values are actually what hold our democracy together and the loss of them threatens our future as a democratic republic. Todayโs piece looks at the state of Florida under Governor Ron DeSantis and how it is a prime example of the illiberal threat to our system. You can read my latest Substack here: https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/illiberal-florida-desantis-war-democracy
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.