[compiling & adapting a birdsite thread here for preservation] I turned off a radio program in anger today when @Brian_Bosma claimed Hoosiers elect Republican super majorities bc we love @indgop policies and not bc his party gerrymandered the fuck out of our state. Election results are easily accessible on Wikipedia: For the Indiana house, @INDems … Why Indiana has Republican supermajorities
Just called the legislative assistants for my state representative and state senator about HB 1577 and SB 353. Indiana already has some of the most restrictive laws in the country on abortion and voting access, and these bills are attempts to make us a worse place to live. If you call today, odds are you’ll … Hoosiers: tell your legislators that you’re opposed to HB 1577 and SB 353
Part of me is excited by the (slow, far too slow) trend of people starting to back away from social media and moving to formats that are more under their control, and longer form (hopefully thus with more nuance, and less algorithm-bait). Part of me then dies when they’re moving to email newsletters instead of … Banging the drum for RSS feeds again
Over lunch, I just read “The Failed Dianas” by Monique Laban over at Clarkesworld Magazine. It’s a short story about the conflict between identity & parental expectations, and I’m not sure how to say more about it without getting into spoilers. But it’s a fast read, so you would be better off just reading it … Recommended Reading: The Failed Dianas