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K I read that as "The World in Trans," and I know that public transpo is your special interest, but have to admit I'd like to read that book just a little bit more than one on trams.

I should write a book

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Good US news because I think we all could use some of it:

The Marines are to be withdrawn from LA. The extreme escalation many of us feared did not happen thanks to the people of LA and the soldiers themselves who said "no".

The "Good Trouble Lives On" protests may not have been as big as the previous "Hands Off" and "No Kings" protests (likely due to heat + being planned on a weekday), but still 1.6k protests were held across the USA with thousands joining in with the peaceful protest.

The Trump administration has been ordered to restore $6.2 million in grant funding to nine LGBTQ+ and HIV-related nonprofits. This is fantastic.

Pittsburgh City Council has passed bills to protect its LGBTQ+ citizens.

California has stepped up to partner with and support The Trevor Project. Let's go, Cali!

Another win for California: Reports show that California is powered by two-thirds clean energy. This is a historic first and it keeps getting better!

The ACLU of Louisiana has secured the release of two wrongfully detained Iranian LSU students.

The Republican governor of New Hampshire has defied her party and shot down a book banning bill.

Shareholders have pushed back on corporations' anti-DEI proposals, forcing companies to face the fact that diversity is good for business... And reminds us that the majority does not agree with the removal of DEI, no matter what MAGA wants us to believe.

Since November, 69 of the 110 Supreme Court lawyers tasked with defending the Trump admin's policies have quit.

Don't let anyone tell you that there isn't hope, that there aren't people fighting and working and just as scared and angry as you are. You are not alone. Peaceful protests, contacting reps, and simple non-cooperation is how we sustainably and successfully push back against authoritarianism.

"We're cooked" is the devil talking. Giving up, rolling over, and perpetuating the idea that we've already failed is exactly what MAGA wants. Don't give them the satisfaction. Don't make it easy. Continue to look after each other and support your communities where you can. Keep protesting, keep calling, keep writing, keep loving. The heart is a muscle the size of your fist; we can get through this as long as we continue to stand up and say "no".

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This is why I love T. Kingfisher, because every once in a while she squeezes in a "yes I know I've written someone who is a nerd, and also pasty and thin, but I am BEGGING you to understand that his love interest finds so so so so hot and so should you."

I’m convinced that writing fictional guys is 50% “yes I know I’ve written someone totally ripped, but I am begging you to understand that at heart this is a nerd” and the other 50% is “yes I know I’ve written someone who is a nerd, but I am begging you to understand that they are also SO ripped.”

Ahem- some examples:

Category 1: Mathias Helvar, the Mandalorian, Hugh Prentiss, Jace Herondale, Will Herondale, Nikolai Lantsov, Anakin Skywalker, Rhys, Azriel, Elliot Spencer, Dain Aetos' Frank Zhang, Murtagh Morzanson

Category 2: Benedict Bridgerton, Assar Voldari, Sir Phillip Crane, Henry Fairchild, Obi-wan Kenobi, Dorian Havilliard, Aang

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My son actually answered a question "wrong" at school because we're a happy, lenient family. I don't remember the whole deal but I could for sure see the answer you're supposed to get, and how my son arrived at a different one.

The reason I was able to have that kind of family? Years of therapy, and other peoples' families to stand as example. I would read about how families or couples were supposed to function and think, well that's ridiculous, there is no way anyone does that.

And then one day, on a group trip with my marching band, I saw a mom and dad calmly talking over something they strongly disagreed about and it was just like the therapy books. People like that existed! And that's when I knew it was possible, even if it seemed outlandish.

do you ever hang out with someone else’s family and you’re like ooooh. so this is what it’s supposed to be like

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why did you people come up with russian names for what is supposed to be a movie set in italy. what was the thought process here. why does she sound like she walked out of a tolstoy novel

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My sister sent this to me, and as a lesbian in MA I can't say anything lmao

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Barf one back up every time he says it in the first half of The Ashes and the Star Cursed King.

take a shot every time raihn says “there she is.”

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Oh shit I thought we were just all sharing playlists and music preferences 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

That's that classic ADHD reader comprehension there.

If you feel like sharing: what type of music do you listen to? I’m always looking for more song recs

I listen to a lot of different kinds of music, but I can give you a quick random list of my favourite songs? (In no actual order)

Smooth by Santana

Sandstorm by APASHE

Stupid Boy by Ashnikko (blood tw)

TRRST by IC3PEAK

My Name Is Human by Highly Suspect

Trailer Trash by Carolesdaughter

Porcelain Jesus by Carolesdaughter (wildly different genre, same artist)

BIJIN by Chanmina

If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot

Out of the Black by Royal Blood

Sex & Candy by Marcy Playground

Playing the Villain by Son of a Kick

BXILING PXINT by Scarlxord (yelling tw, flashing)

Let’s Go by Stuck in the Sound

Black Velvet by Alannah Myles

Pepper by The Butthole Surfers (I swear to god that is their band name just listen to the song though)

Princess Castle by Jazmin Bean (blood tw)

Maneater by Nelly Furtado

White Tee by CORPSE

Blue Orchid by The White Stripes

.Coda. by Dead Poet Society

The Chain by Fleetwood Mac

Glitter and Gold by Barnes Courtney

Come With Me Now by Kongos

Omen by The Prodigy (flashing tw)

Dead Souls by Static-X

Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea by MISSIO

Temple Priest by MISSIO

Guns & Ammunition by July Talk

Body of Years by Mother Mother

Crazy Bird by Wild Child

Cold Blood Warm Nights by Faceless 1-7

Pop Rocks by Faceless 1-7

Mary Jane’s Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

I Kill Everything by DeathbyRomy

Feeling Good by Nina Simone

Buttercup by Jack Stauber

Dead Girl bu AU/Ra

.SALT. by Dead Poet Society

Lacrimosa by Apashe

I’m Not Okay by My Chemical Romance

12345SEX by UPSAHL

Gooey by Glass Animals

Make me Fade by K.Flay

Wanted to add more but ran out of time. You can check out my #music recs tag too

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Ooooooh I remember when my 22- and 24-year-olds were in elementary school and came home after one of those programs. In defense of the schools, they're in an impossible position because parents are terrible, and they are at least getting *some* information to the kids, but -

These two came home with homework about how they need to be "better than" drug use or some bullshit? Absolutely not. Had to have a whole discussion over the folly of assigning moral value to substance use, plus assigning value to PEOPLE based on substance use?!? Are they nuts?

All of these programs are terrible, but also I think if you tried to teach children content that was accurate and emotionally healthy, most parents would blow their tops.

all the “peer pressure is bad” education we give kids is practically useless because all it cares about is telling them that Drugs Are Evil rather than the much more useful lesson of ‘the person who responds to you saying you don’t drink by telling you they’ll find a way to get you to is also going to be shitty about all your other boundaries’.

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Well, on Independence Day my youngest son didn't want to go to a traditional patriotic gathering, so we went to his hacker's group and then drove the main highway loop around the downtown fireworks listening to an alternative playlist:

1. This Is America, Childish Gambino

2. Formation, Beyonce

3. Guillotine, The Coup

4. Tennessee, Arrested Development

I forgot where it went from there but it ended on Or ille Peck's There Ain't No Glory In The West. It was the best fireworks experience of my life.

But I also listen to Ani DiFranco (folkish, a good bit of it political, started in the '90's), Sub-Radio (they drew me in with spoofs like Stacy's Dad but their originals are SO GOOD), tons and tons of Orville Peck since discovering him, Dadi Freyr, idk. Some other '90's pop or alternative music because that's when I went to high school and college.

Once in a while YouTube introduces me to something new, this Orville Peck and Dadi Freyr.

I'm not sure what would be any kind of common thread between anything, except if something is political and liberal, or queer, there's a good chance I'll at least listen to it if not become obsessed with it. 🤷

If you feel like sharing: what type of music do you listen to? I’m always looking for more song recs

I listen to a lot of different kinds of music, but I can give you a quick random list of my favourite songs? (In no actual order)

Smooth by Santana

Sandstorm by APASHE

Stupid Boy by Ashnikko (blood tw)

TRRST by IC3PEAK

My Name Is Human by Highly Suspect

Trailer Trash by Carolesdaughter

Porcelain Jesus by Carolesdaughter (wildly different genre, same artist)

BIJIN by Chanmina

If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot

Out of the Black by Royal Blood

Sex & Candy by Marcy Playground

Playing the Villain by Son of a Kick

BXILING PXINT by Scarlxord (yelling tw, flashing)

Let’s Go by Stuck in the Sound

Black Velvet by Alannah Myles

Pepper by The Butthole Surfers (I swear to god that is their band name just listen to the song though)

Princess Castle by Jazmin Bean (blood tw)

Maneater by Nelly Furtado

White Tee by CORPSE

Blue Orchid by The White Stripes

.Coda. by Dead Poet Society

The Chain by Fleetwood Mac

Glitter and Gold by Barnes Courtney

Come With Me Now by Kongos

Omen by The Prodigy (flashing tw)

Dead Souls by Static-X

Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea by MISSIO

Temple Priest by MISSIO

Guns & Ammunition by July Talk

Body of Years by Mother Mother

Crazy Bird by Wild Child

Cold Blood Warm Nights by Faceless 1-7

Pop Rocks by Faceless 1-7

Mary Jane’s Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

I Kill Everything by DeathbyRomy

Feeling Good by Nina Simone

Buttercup by Jack Stauber

Dead Girl bu AU/Ra

.SALT. by Dead Poet Society

Lacrimosa by Apashe

I’m Not Okay by My Chemical Romance

12345SEX by UPSAHL

Gooey by Glass Animals

Make me Fade by K.Flay

Wanted to add more but ran out of time. You can check out my #music recs tag too

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Simple entertainment

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Here is the Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition content from the Prisoner’s Throne.

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There was a boy's phone number among all the photos and sketches and memorabilia in his room, too.

Holly Black randomly dropping the fact that Oak is bi is so like her

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They call me Johnny Six-Bowls. No, I don't smoke weed, it's - yeah, I know. It's cause when I cook I need a buncha those little bowls to put my stuff in. You know, cut up veggies and stuff. What's the word. Mise en place. Yeah. So I gotta have a bunch of em with stuff all prepped before I start. Elsewise it's all chaos. Anyway. You here to duel? Or should I give you head