congratulations to the astronauts who get credit for a moon mission using rocket development work by trans women who had to quit their job and flee the state of florida and can’t celebrate this win with their coworkers

As a trans engineer who left the space industry in order to feel safe enough to transition: oof.

a spacecraft landing is literally like ALL THE SCIENCES AT ONCE textile strength is important and wind and water are important and what kind of metal they used on the outside and the trajectory of re-entry and the distribution of weight and mass inside the thing and atmospheric conditions and

I'm one of those trans women. I worked ground ops for Artemis I. I am torn between celebrating the success of my friends and peers and grieving how my dream of working for NASA was shattered by hateful assholes in Tallahassee

Weird to me that this is the thing everyone cites, because there's so much that's so much worse. In 1974 the first laws against marital rape were passed, but all 50 states did not classify it as a crime/remove the exemption until 1993.

Already on my list of Hugo nominations!

Hey #WheelofTime show fans & #savewot allies, we'll be nominating WoT S3, E4 "The Road to the Spear" for a Hugo award! Go and wash the noms with WoT, if you can! www.lacon.org/hugos/ Deadline for nominations is March 28 @ 7pm GMT/3pm EST!

Reference to Hamlet in Hoppers? Love it.

As Rachel points out on her Instagram, notice that the guy at the front has a Totenkopf on his quarter zip. That's why Maine Democrats should not let anyone displaying Nazi symbols near the United States Senate

So there is a story about the "top 10 cities at risk during nuclear war" circulating in various tabloids/etc. with my name attached to it, and I will say that a) I never have (nor would) make such a list at all, and b) I never said any of the quotes attributed to me in the article.

If you recommend certain books publicly, without caveat, then I don’t trust your book recs anymore. I’m a hater at heart sometimes. I’m sorry.

Finding out Robert Jordan had 2 girlfriends coordinating dating him together explains a lot about The Wheel of Time

Rewatching s3 cuz I'm apparently a glutton for punishment and I am once again extremely upset that they canceled WoT 😞 #TheWheelOfTime

showing up late to the Mad That The Wheel Of Time Was Cancelled After 3 Seasons Party like

Also, watching Dónal Finn in Amazon's new Sherlock, I'm once again furious with said Amazon for canceling Wheel of Time. Bastards!

Turning on Young Sherlock to support Donal Finn!

things every single republican president of your lifetime has done - started a war in the middle east - completely destroyed the economy

On the record as profoundly and violently sick of this shit

never look at your phone when you get up to take a leak. someone might have started an idiot war

I just left Singapore and I know that nowhere is perfect but that country made me think of how much better our world could be. Then I boarded an 18 hour flight home to the USA and just saw the news. I’m sick.

I’m on an 18 hour flight silently sobbing because we are at war? Wtf is this universe

While I was doing my taxes, they passed 1,000,000 whistles shipped! I am just so proud of this group of internet strangers who decided to Just Do a Thing as hard as they could, and so grateful to all of you who helped us do it! We're still shipping whistles! >>> whistlecoven.com

A piano only version Sailor song is playing on my Singapore airlines flight - kinda wild and I love it.

Ok Derry Girls episode six 😭

I had to gently back out of this on account of "404: Brain Not Found" but IT IS MY BIGGEST REGRET BECAUSE OH MY GOD THE LIST OF FOLKS IS OFF THE RAILS!!!!!!

It's Wednesday, the baby won't wear pants, and there are good audiobooks on sale! All links to libro and chirp are affiliate links, which means I get a small cut of the retailers' profits. They may be on sale other places! Click as you like!

literally everything i’ve seen this month makes me want to move to twin cities and build a life there

until recently, i was a dumbass. but no longer.

Did you miss out on your last opportunity to bankroll the fully stocked pop-up leftist supply depot?? Do you want to send free hand warmers, winter gear, first aid supplies, YOU NAME IT, to the Twin Cities? This is your moment. Let's ride. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... (non 'zon in follow up!)

Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

We need to make this more explicit: The violence and civil collapse we're now seeing in Minnesota is by design. It's exactly what Trump and Stephen Miller want. MAGA is *all about* deliberately unleashing ethnic hatreds and violent antagonisms among Americans. newrepublic.com/article/2052...

A blatant act of authoritarianism. This is the playbook of a wannabe dictator to rationalize even more extreme abuses of power.

the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?

Hey you. Yeah you. Things are heavy. Read a middle grade chapter book as an escape. It's light, low stakes, easy reading.

And sometimes devastatingly high stakes, but in a way that almost always leaves you with hope for the future and our youth

@lezbinerdy.bsky.social I think your discord is hacked

So I read 210 books in 2025. I want to make a thread but that’s exhausting.

Holy Jesus I didn't look close enough, saw the green logo quickly and thought this was The Onion and started chuckling man what have we done lol

AIM - the American Indian Movement, perhaps most famous for the 19 mo occupation of Alcatraz - was started in Minneapolis in the 1960s.

If you loved the costumes in The Wheel of Time, this is a must. The Fashion & Fantasy exhibition virtual tour is now available, packed with design insights from the inimitable Sharon Gilham. 📽️ Buy it now 👉 fashioninfantasy.com #TheWheelOfTime #CostumeDesign #FantasyFashion

nobody fucking flinches, these assholes have already lost

If you use Discord and want to tell them how you feel about them adding AI tools, here's a link to the survey. Share it far & wide. Let them know we don't want it. discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Discord wants to know how you feel about AI. Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

I just filled this out and boy do I have strong opinions about how much I do not need "AI" on my Discord experience.

You can’t erase what was witnessed. Everyone saw it with their own eyes and ears.

The problem with asking Democrats to abolish ICE is not that they can’t so it’s pointless; it’s that they don’t want to and there are plenty of people who would rather not expose that.

I’m not linking but I just read a columnist (one of my favorites) say Trump “has no ideology beyond his own power.” Ten years in, this trope should die. Trump's ideology is white supremacist and that goes a long way in explaining his imperialism and protectionism.

Stephen Miller’s cousin 👇🏽

I keep forgetting to come here.

Honestly, if Netflix saved “Wheel of Time” all would be forgiven. Well, maybe not all but most.