Tonight I had the opportunity to smell the elusive and forbidden smell. It was awful, and so awesome. One of Dartmouth's corpse flowers bloomed unexpectedly and I was able to visit.

Best organizing moment of the day, summed up: Fabulous Queer 1: What if someone really young shows up to Event and we get in big trouble? Fabulous Queer 2: Old people talking in a room has literally no kid appeal. Adopt a Resolution: Protect trans youth from meetings that could have been an email!

I have a friend who teaches and openly advocates for LGBTQ+ students in this district. Having multiple friends turn up in the news in one week is wild for me. I'm thinking if it feels like they're coming for LGBTQ+ organizers and the most vulnerable members of our demographic, it's because they are.

I've got to share this one without saying too much, but I've said before, the teachers in the DoD schools (who work for the federal government and Congress is their school board) are the canaries in our coal mine. And the NYT was cautious about how much they shared to protect the teachers that spoke

A former student sent me a science meme today, and that makes me happy. :-)

Skittles and Winds of Chaos have finally agreed on boundaries for a double lap sit! I'm stuck in this chair forever.

I'm ready for @spookysciencelab.bsky.social Season 2!

If I don't know exactly what I want, the moment I open the door.

Today I saw a particular incarnation of René Magritte's Le Séducteur, and it is haunting me.

Julia Anderson asks me questions worth pondering at a Norwich Bookstore event.

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. One in four trans people has experienced bias-driven assault according to the National Center for Transgender Equality. Hate crimes of all types have been on the rise and more than doubled since 2015, despite notorious underreporting.

I just finished reading this gem, which I got over the summer but turns out to be a marvelously relevant historical analysis and organizing manual for the current moment. I cannot recommend it enough! pmpress.org/index.php?l=...