On a personal level, I've made it clear to my wife and kids that I don't want the same end as my uncle, gradually losing the will to live along with my senses and faculties with the boundaries of each day shrinking into a world of sodoku, loud TV, and easily digestible meals. It's not for me, and the earlier I can plant that in their minds, the easier it will be for them.

Beyond needing to make assisted death statutes more widespread, we'd need to open access to those without a specific terminal condition.

If my life is truly mine, then exercising my freedom should include how I choose to end mine.

I want to do that in a way that allows my loved ones to be there without fear that they're participating in something that may carry legal consequences for them by being there.

Since the ideal death for most of us is to be surrounded by those we love and to go peacefully, with lucidity and not racked by pain, I would like to see people have planned finale events. These wouldn't be in hospitals, they'd be at home or in a place of significance to the person.

My uncle spends $11,000 a month for an assisted living facility. I don't think he's particularly enjoying life.

His experience has done a lot to shape how I want to live my life. That includes how I'll end my life. I want to do it on my terms. To that end, I want us to reframe how we talk about suicide.

Scotland making progress! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/27/scotland-losing-churches-morham

“To be truly radical is to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing" - Raymond Williams.

Ewwww. Just saw a propaganda ad paid for by the state of Israel while watching Hulu. It burns me up that it was really paid for by me given that the US taxpayers subsidizes that ethnostate while they bomb the people of Gaza.

Well done, Colorado SC!

Reading this about the American Geophysical Union, I'm reminded of the NPR sponsorship messages from Saudi Aramco. Allowing a fossil fuel provider to greenwash that company to NPR listeners seems like something they won't want to be reminded of in 10 years. Same seems true for the AGU.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14122023/american-geophysical-union-fossil-fuel-industry/

In 2017, Denmark repealed its 334-year-old blasphemy law.

It took a mere seven years to bring it back. Sad to see it happen.

https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/denmark-reinstates-blasphemy-law

I don't think I've felt this seen in a while.
https://youtube.com/shorts/0zDLS4uSTBE?si=nZVGsAEjnt_JKr6E

I'd love to say he's wide of the mark here, but the quote from Gustavo Petro in this article is hard to argue with given the evidence. The Western response to Gaza is a model for how we'll respond to climate refugees.
https://onlysky.media/mclark/cop28-has-an-f-word-problem/

What Drives This Madness On Small Modular Nuclear Reactors?
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/30/what-drives-this-madness-on-small-modular-nuclear-reactors/

Is there a person out there with a dog who doesn't believe that their dog gets them? I can't imagine so.

Bear is my bud.

Dear people of the 3rd district of New York, this is your moment. The ball is in your court once again and the rest of the world is looking for you to restore some tiny modicum of hope in the concept of representative democracy.

Try not to fuck it up again.

Cheers!

Another smishing attempt. Let's see where this goes.

Your regular reminder that faith is neither a virtue, nor a path to truth.
https://onlysky.media/alee/netanyahu-speaks-the-language-of-genocide/

Societies make progress one funeral at a time.

Why wait until someone is dead before saying how much of an impact they've made on your life? They can't hear you. It makes no difference. It can't encourage them to persevere.

With that in mind, I'm so appreciative to Stephen Fry for the impact he's had on me as a Humanist.