"Anybody who thinks it's time to play militia, F around and find out."
Philly DA isn't putting up with that shit.
May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather.
Today's the day, Citizen. If you never do your duty any other day, ever, in your entire privileged life, do it today. Not for yourself, but for all those who can't stand up for themselves, all those who gave their lives to defend democracy, and for the generations yet to be born. You want a better nation? You have to be a better citizen.
Today is the day. Now, get after it.
#MAGAts in garbage bags will always be funny to me. From the maxi-pads on their ears to made in China "God Bless the USA" Bibles to their trash bags, they remind me of that kid in elementary school who would eat bugs for attention. Hate destroys everything including the haters.
October reading stats
#CoSoBooks
22 titles
3,758 pages
10 titles 110 pages and over
More print books than usual.
Apparently I didn't read any non-fiction.
No five stars for me this month, but several four+.
House of Leaves
It Would be Night in Caracas
Bury Your Gays
A Botanical Daughter
Patricia Wants to Cuddle
And of course the Swamp Thing volumes and the 1818 Frankenstein.
Thinking of starting a reading blog. House of Leaves would be a fantastic book to start with.
What makes this piece so effective is its plain language and its information density. This density is a real strength of hypertext that is often overlooked and taken for granted. Only 110 words in that paragraph but it contains 27 links to other NYT opinion pieces published over the last several months that expand on each linked statement or argument. If you were inclined to follow these links, you could spend hours reading about how unfit Trump is for office.
Pro-Trump activists are using Jim Crow-era laws to disenfranchise voters. Unfortunately, while the The Georgia NAACP, Black Voters Matter Fund, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and other frontline organizations have sued over these challenges, the U.S. Justice Department is, so far, nowhere to be seen.
βΆοΈ My latest for Truthout: https://truthout.org/articles/pro-trump-activists-are-using-jim-crow-era-laws-to-disenfranchise-voters/
And all of this is remarkable because until about a year and a half ago, I was reading about four books a *year*.
I was a reader as a kid, and through school, but...
- Untreated sleep apnea meant that any time I relaxed, I nodded off. By the time I had it treated, I was out of the habit.
- Pain in my forearms, wrists, and hands (too much time on the computer) made it hard to hold a book. One reason I LOVE my eReader.
- Streaming is a time suck
I'm *delighted* I've made reading my #1 hobby.
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Sharpie these words to the inside of your arm:
"Give me a provisional ballot with receipt as required by law."
If you are told there is a problem with your registration and you are turned away from voting - SAY THESE EXACT WORDS TO THE ELECTION CLERK.
β Stay at the polling place β
β Do not leave until you have are given a provisional ballot and a receipt, with instructions on how to track your ballot β
Currently reading:
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (digital)
Enter Boogeyman (physical, short story collection)
Might also start an audiobook. Maybe Fingersmith. Which is almost 24 hours. Or John Gardner's Grendel.
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