Even granting motherhood as womanly in the conservatives paradigm, I don’t understand this distinction about the masculine provider. Mothers feed children with their own bodies, women acquire, prepare and serve food, etc—how are these behaviors properly showing dependence? Isn’t that providing?

I think it’s partially the type of jobs, too. Lots of blue collar electricians and the like, IT, huge portion in defense

My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.

We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.

We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.

Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.

Just started Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher!

I’m in the unenviable position of being furloughed with a fired fed spouse whose still job hunting. We’d planned well but wow are the reserve funds draining fast

My husband hooked a pc up to our tv and we play most of our games via steam and controller!

I’m really hung up on the statement that truth-seeking is the work of capitalism

Only 5 years ago my husband’s boss commented to him that the other, female manager was obviously less committed to her job because she had kids

Daycares are often staffed on their margins. Good chance this left the school with too few staff to safely watch the kids

It’s a city! The county is PWC.

I’m still scarred by going to visit my grandma in the dementia ward and finding her roommate on top of one of the other seniors in their room. My aunt ran in and literally shooed them out.

Just finished Bitter Waters by Vivian Shaw to close out Halloween and started The Gilded Heiress by Joanna Shupe

SweaTarts

Also I sincerely doubt all those J6 pardons were signed by hand

I think Ghostwatch would work similarly!

Ohhh, the east wing is where the woman stuff happened, everything makes a lot more sense now

Currently leaning in to spooky season! Just finished What Moves the Dead and started What Feasts at Night

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Elfreth spoke at the Howard County rally

Good turnout in obx, too

Local cops drove past our protest honking support and holding a sign that said “No Kings”

notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?

anyway that’s why these events are important

Local police just drove by honking, with a #nokings sign

Recently talked to a self-described moderate, non-political marine vet who used to work at PWC who said there need to be prosecutions

There’s a reason St. John’s kicks a bunch of students out after sophomore year

The Emily Wilde series has an excellent example of this character as their protagonist

I convinced a friend to attend her first protest for the last No Kings protest and I was so glad it was as goofy and peaceful as I promised

The autism rates have increased as he’s gotten older and wealthier— makes you think

Meanwhile all the news chatter today is “should Trump get the Nobel Peace Prize”