So Texas republicans are attempting to end democracy openly. This is definitional of fascism and autocracy. https://www.mediaite.com/politics/texas-republicans-introduce-bill-allowing-secretary-of-state-to-overturn-election-results/
lucky enough to spend a pleasant afternoon with my dad's side of the family...kids who were in short pants pre-COVID, the last time i really saw them, are now these...*brobdignagian collosi.* giants whose heights pierce the very heavens. like i needed help feeling older this week. still, they got the good DNA from our familial gene-swamp, so good on you, boys. may you be happy to fetch things from the top shelf in perpetuity.
@dolari real talk...that's pretty good.
current mood: https://youtu.be/bDh9QgzFBN4
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@socketwench hope you recover quickly!
How to find STEVE, the purple streak that looks like an aurora but isn’t
Scientists...determined that this thin ribbon of light was actually a very fast stream of particles in the upper atmosphere that experience so much heat that they glow. A team of space physicists and citizen scientists published the initial study identifying Steve in 2018. The scientists gave the phenomenon a backronym: Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement.
https://wapo.st/3U11QkM (gifted, no paywall)
In Germany, teaching the Holocaust is mandatory.
It includes visits to concentration camp, museums, etc. They don't shy away from their own ugly history. Yet the kids aren't damaged; they're strengthened, matured, humbled. The U.S. needs to do same with slavery.
Not that complicated.
@001zlnv from the air, it's a five-sided mound...an uneven pentagon.
hmmmm.
[picks up a phone that isn't attached to anything] GET ME HAGBARD CELINE
i usually take today off. i had never been to the Weldon Spring Site, which is the location of the massibe white rock sarcophagus that contains the toxic remains of the fissile materials mined and enriched for the Manhattan Project. i still would like to write my Nuclear Occult History of the Central Midwest someday, and this seemed the logical place to start looking for data and inspiration.
i should have taken notes. it's as stark and dystopic as any 70's sci-fi film set. and the spring wind whistling through the metal stairs sounded like distant, ghostly air-raid sirens, which i was told was not a deliberate design feature. and while the view from the top of the sarcophagus was impressive, one could not shake the impression that every stone that made up the giant containment mound, piles of limestone stretching for acres in all directions, was a grave marker.
it is, most assuredly, not a place of honor.
#TDOV -- i am not trans, but i am fortunate enough to have many friends who are. they are all awesome humans who deserve to be loved, treated with respect, and championed.
the fight for trans rights, trans dignity and trans joy are a drastically important battlefront in the larger fight for bodily autonomy, identity autonomy, and the ongoing struggle against fascist oppression.
i stand in solidarity and love with my sisters, brothers and others.
@checkervest blursed owlfox
@mawr shit! i'm so sorry to hear this. i hope you land on your feet.
/very/ good trans news article
Vox has published a profound and thorough breakdown of the anti-trans movement, what the truth is and what the actual evidence says, all while having heart and compassion and acknowledgement of our damn humanity. https://www.vox.com/culture/23652475/trans-issues-in-the-media-healthcare-disinformation
Keep this in mind when someone tries to say the American GOP deserves to 'have their say' and be heard as a rational choice. I defy that person to find the logic in the following:
In Missouri, a 14-year-old is too young to:
1. Vote
2. Drink
3.. Drive
4. See an 'R' rated movie without an adult.
But that same 14-year-old can:
1. Openly carry a firearm in the streets.
2. Be forced to give birth
Some things can't and shouldn't be both-sided.
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