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Star Trek + Social Commentary (context in the captions)
THIS is what the original Star Trek TV series and films were about. Not just about blowing up things in space and snazzy lens flares with a side order of casual sexism -.-‘.
dude do you know how many people I have pissed off by saying the exact same thing?
Not enough people.
This what all good Sci-Fi is about.
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I am in awe of the accuracy of NASA scientists.
3 billion kilometers travelled, and they arrived within 1 second of their predictions.
ok who are the ladies who did the maths this time, names pls
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Inflammatory Essays, Jenny Holzer
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Oh, well this is super fun.
So, I realise that having admitted to myself that yes, I do need a root canal, and that the tooth that they filled in England just before I left rotted enough in the 6 months in between the ‘you should get it checked in 6 months, or if you get any more pain, because I think you might need a root canal’ and the 6 months being up that I now definately need a root canal I might not be in the most positive of moods. Especially since I’ve already fore-spent $700 on the dental work already and this is now going to be more expense on top of that.
…and I managed to bite deeply into my lip after the last dental treatment which then got infected, which then made me spend Sunday lying down and exhausted and so ill I didn’t actually want to do anything. Not dinking on the computer, or watching TV. I just felt like absolute crap.
…and my allergies are kicking my arse *spectacularly* this year.
…and given the $700 bill which needs paying for the incorrect septic design that – and the $300 more for the new PERC holes and the $400 more for the new design work…
So I might not be feeling super positive right this instant.
But trying to find a 6 month rental is proving to be super difficult. Most of these people want 1 year’s lease, which we don’t want. And we don’t really want carpet because we suspect that carpet is what’s driving my allergies to be worse than normal (the UK allergy advice is ‘get rid of carpet’ as step one). Add in the requirement for somewhere to park the EV (with ideally a 40A outlet – although we’ve been running the gauntlet with a 30A outlet here) and it feels like we’re on to a losing streak.
I’ve had repeated disappointment over the last couple of days with people saying “rented it already” or “we need a longer lease”. So yes. Going well this is not.
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@SaraSoueidan: Dear men, This is how you greet a veiled Muslim woman (a Hijabi). Hand on your chest, not offering to shake hers. ????
so prominent BLM activist deray mckesson just retweeted this which i think is super cool for various reasons :)))
I did not know this. Is it OK for a non Muslim woman to shake hands with a Hijabi? Or do we do the hand on chest thing too?@popcanpoli
hey so i don’t wear a hijab and i’m not muslim so i definitely don’t have the authority to answer this question (or any other questions i’ve been getting abt this) (i’m just a lil canadian politics blog i didn’t expect this to blow up lol)
BUT here are some tweets by the original tweeter (who wears a hijab) that clarify some things
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This is also good if you’re meeting an Orthodox Jewish person who’s not the same gender as you! Not all Orthodox Jews hold by this restriction, and many consider it a permissible exception to shake hands in a formal greeting context; I’d guess this is parallel to Ms. Soueidan’s last-quoted tweet above. And as that says, the sensible thing is to wait for initiation.
Yup! Back when I worked for an LGBTQ organization, I had to warn my (Christian) boss ahead of time that the Orthodox rabbi we were meeting with would offer his hand to my boss but not to me. I just didn’t want my boss to be surprised and say something inappropriate.
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Does Planned Parenthood offer Hormone Replacement Therapy for transgender people?
Someone asked us:
Can Planned Parenthood provide hormones to transgender people? And if so, what are the costs?
Why yes, yes we do. There are an increasing number of Planned Parenthood health centers that offer hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for trans clients. (Cost will vary depending on your insurance and Planned Parenthood health center policies.) Currently, the Planned Parenthood health centers that offer hormone treatment for trans folks are:
California:
Colorado:
Maine:
Montana:
New Hampshire:
New York:
North Carolina:
Vermont:
Washington
– Calvin and Maureen at QueerTips
IMPORTANT NOTE: OBTAINING HRT THROUGH PLANNED PARENTHOOD DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY SORT OF PSYCH DIAGNOSIS OR SEEING A SEPERATE ENDOCRINOLOGIST. IF YOU LIVE IN THESE PLACES AND WANT HRT, PLEASE SAVE YOURSELF A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS
they also do it in portland oregon now!
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At this point I suspect Brexit simply isn’t going to happen. The chickens have come home to roost and have shat horrible economic and regulatory revelations on the heads of all the prime Brexiteers, who stepped up bravely to the challenge of steering the country through the rapids they pointed us towards by, to a person, jumping overboard. No-one left with any reasonable expectation of political power wants it to happen, a significant number of chumpy leave voters don’t want it to happen, and the EU doesn’t want it to happen, and so basically we’ll have ratcheted up the violence against people of colour, immigrants, and Muslims, given the economy a kick in the proverbials it’ll take an age to recover from, and proven without a doubt to the entire electorate that their vote doesn’t matter – we showed stay voters that their votes can be entirely obviated by incredibly obvious lies and we’re going to show leave voters that their votes have been ignored – for ABSOLUTELY NO REASON WHAT SO FUCKING EVER.
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The metaphor I’m using is that Boris bet David that David didn’t have the guts to shit in the bed. David shat the bed, and then left. Now the other Tories have to either a) climb into a shat bed, which is… unappealing or b) change the sheets and climb in, which will let everybody know that they’re not really cool kids.
I should be on Newsnight.
“Will you climb into a bed that’s been shat in, or will you change the sheets?”
“That’s a very complex question, Jeremy, and I think you’ll find the answer I’m going to give at my press conference tomorrow very–”
“I don’t want to wait for your press conference, and neither does the public. Simple question, yes or no: will you climb into a shat bed?”
“I think the British public is fed up of beds, so–”
“Yes or no, minister?”
“It’s a–”
“There’s the bed that Mr Cameron left for you. It’s full of shit. Will you, yes or no, climb in and pull the covers up to your chin?”
“Enough of this.”
“I’d like to state for the record that the minister has stood up to leave but has failed to unclip his microphone and is now unsuccessfully attempting to untangle himself. It’s like watching a dog running in circles with its lead tied to a tree. Sooner or later he’s going to– Yes, I’d like to state for the record that the minister has fallen over.”
“This is harder than drinking water.”