The last few days, I’ve been thinking about one of the Culture books that I read 7 or 8 years ago. (I think the book was “Player of Games,” but…
pre-2026
Reading about substack and shaking my head
This morning I read a write up at Vox and a post by a soon-to-be-former Substack newsletter writer, and I’m equal parts bemused and frustrated. It seems like people keep…
Why Indiana has Republican supermajorities
[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…
Hoosiers: tell your legislators that you’re opposed to HB 1577 and SB 353
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…
Banging the drum for RSS feeds again
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…
Recommended Reading: The Failed Dianas
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…
Links post for 2021-01-28: agender bookmarks
That is, bookmarks I tagged “agender” or “gender.” What It Means to Identify as Agender – I like to think of a person’s gender as a piece or collection of…
Hoosiers call your reps: 2021-01-15 edition
Gotta say, the aides answering phones are very friendly (even when I’m calling to say I’m opposed to two bills my state senator co-authored). 5 bills I just called my…
Hoosiers: Tell your state reps to not block funding our lives
The Indiana General Assembly has just started the 2021 session, and there are (at least) two bills I think you should be asking your representatives to oppose: Senate Bill 42…
I wish I could hope
Things I said today: “We’re watching what is arguably the most significant terrorist attack on U.S. soil in 19 years, against both the processes and symbols of democracy itself. Call…