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Or go malicious compliance! Get a backpack and cut off the straps and replace them with some paracord. 😂

You could use this as an opportunity for a fun weekend art project with her. Get some cool fabric and make one, and get some awesome patches and buttons and pins and stuff. Maybe even sew on some pockets to make it more of a backpack with a drawstring top.

Hate Map Subscribe to the https://soundslikehate.org/">Sounds Like Hate podcast to learn more about hate groups like the Proud Boys.​

This is a super useful map to find out what active hate groups are in your area. Feel free to try to infiltrate or monitor for counter-protest purposes! Courtesy of the Southern Poverty Law Center

YouTube video by Lagavulin: My Tales of Whisky Nick Offerman's 'Yule Log'

They forgot one of my favorites... 45 minutes (10 hour version available too!) of Nick Offerman just staring at you while drinking whiskey.

Even a regular podcast update makes me feel "Uggh, I don't have time for this but I have to listen because I never miss an episode"... when they drop an unrelated episode it feels even more stressful because the people I silently pledged to pay attention to are now saying to pay attention to others.

I always struggled with a good gender neutral group pronoun. I alternate between "y'all" (I am originally from Texas) and "comrades". I do like using "comrade" as a catch-all pronoun when I'm unsure of or worry that I've forgotten someones personal preference.

Agnes Obel is amazing!

Les Miserables, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Harold & Kumar go to White Castle, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, The Monuments Men, Woman of the Hour, Godzilla (1998), The Children Act, Conclave, Contact, Control, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Good Morning Vietnam, Death to Smoochy, Muppets from Space, Pieces of April, Black Friday, Captive State, The Artifice Girl, The Princess Bride, Deadpool & Wolverine, Elevation, Blitz, Rachel Bloom - Death Let Me Do My Special

Movies watched in the last week or so:
If you're wondering if our movie nerdom matches, check out my Trakt account! trakt.tv/users/deftne...

Considering Mark Zuckerberg just dined at Mar-A-Lago and metaphorically "kissed the ring" of Trump, I don't have much expectation that FB will turn into a sane platform anytime soon.

Found one at bsky.app/profile/kink... (found via an automated directory at blue.mackuba.eu/labellers/)
The labels aren't exhaustive at the moment, but it's not a bad start!

One of the best things I bought in the last few years was a set of wireless temperature sensors I keep in my fridge and freezer, with a temperature display magnetically stuck to the front of the fridge. It's astonishing how many people don't adjust their fridge temp right! (35f fridge, 0f freezer)

Dude, someone on your staff has mad LEGO skills. Very cool 🙂

I think one of the things that I love the most is how realistic it is... not just how the protagonist and her cousin have to travel, but how almost every man in their orbit hits on them. Old, young, boss, step dad, etc.

Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) ⭐ 7.4 | Drama 1h 41m | PG-13

Just watched the 2020 movie "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" - Amazing film about a teen who can't get an abortion in her area who has to travel out of state. Really moving and a good thing to show anyone who thinks that "State Rights" are more important than a woman's access to healthcare.

The experts: sex educators on 16 ways to talk to your children about bodies, porn and consent It is the discussion many parents dread most – so how and when should this be brought up? Here are the best ways to broach it

As a parent of three (two pre-pubescent), I found this article very useful.

It's frustrating to see so many MAGA people whine that people don't want to have Thanksgiving with them. That "we can disagree and still be friends." What they don't realize is that we don't WANT to be friends with bigots (or who support bigots). They offer nothing that I value in a relationship.

Book cover for "All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia" by Simon Garfield

#bookchallenge
(Day 4)
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

I love The Onion so much. Always has the pulse of reality... I actually spend money to subscribe to the resurgence of the print edition

It is gross... but it's because "ladyboy" is strongly associated with trans Filipinos who are sex workers... once again, some people keep conflating trans folk's mere existence as being something inherently sexual.

Good to see you here... way too many Russian bots and sympathizers over on Twitter.

#bookchallenge
(Day 3)
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Tulsi Gabbard’s history with Russia is even more concerning than you think One expert says her views are ‘so wildly fringe that her potential appointment as DNI is genuinely alarming’, Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg write

It's extremely concerning to me that so may people who have strong connections to Russia, including our president, are being put into positions of power.

For my non-binary and trans friends suffering under oppressive governments or required to do the work themselves, check out HRTCafe - When a doctor or government won't help you transition, sometimes you have to just roll up your sleeves and do the work yourself.

#books #bookmemes #booksky

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There is a great recurring bit on the cartoon American Dad, where the family watches "Morning Mimosa" - Basically that concept. It's always hilarious and has made me wish that it was a real thing.

Gender Wars Are an Early Warning Sign for Authoritarianism Women’s rights are at the forefront of security risks—and resistance.

Very insightful article from Foreign Policy

For the last few weeks, I've woken up immediately having an anxiety attack. It's rough feeling like you, and the people and things you care about, are about to be imminently in danger by the powerful and unstoppable government and social movements.

Anyone else having a rough time?

Standard Ebooks Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover. Download free ebooks with professional-quality formatting and typography, in formats compatible with your ereader.

Want to give a shout-out to Standard Ebooks - It's a collection of free Ebooks that have been obsessively checked for quality problems that sometimes happens when scanning in books. They also apply a high quality template and properly typeset everything to give a very good Ereader experience.