Dimestorehalo @Dimestorehalo@qoto.org

My friend the brilliant author Rachel Pollack is coming to the end of her life. She won the Nebula, World Fantasy and Arthur C Clarke awards. She is a world renowned expert on Tarot, and her books on Tarot are still regarded as the good standard. She created the first trans superhero, in Doom Patrol in '93. I will miss her very much when she goes. I am writing this at the request of her wife Zoe, to let her friends know that the end is soon, and to let the obituarists know too.

Jay Willis has posted a series of videos on the bird site from Judge Duncan’s visit to Stanford. It shows a combative & mocking federal judge, deriding student questions & even calling one an idiot.

He had an opportunity to role model civil dialogue, to discuss judicial decision making, to show students how to debate difficult policy issues. Based on these videos, he failed on all three.

#lawfedi #lawprofs #lawyers #law #freespeech

https://twitter.com/jaywillis/status/1634785821382328321?s=20

#Arizona #GOP created a phone number, 602-771-3500, to report inapproriate school lessons. How about a few thousand folks give them a call on Monday and and teach them about appropriate education? Nice that they provided a phone number to reach them directly. The Internet knows how to handle this.

#USpol #USPolitics #antifa #Education #Facism #TransRights #Racism #Gaslighting

This photo of a juvenile bald eagle is quite for amazing for me.

I initially didn't think it had anything, but I kept shooting until the lens was pointed straight up. I'm surprised I didn't fall.

I didn't notice the fish in its talons until post processing.

https://pixels.com/featured/bald-eagle-fresh-catch-chad-meyer.html

#AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #TheArtDistrict #eagle #wildlife #birds

Unfortunate place for a wasps nest.

Well, if you've got someone's back you don't have to look them in the eye

"So I have my next knitting project picked out. It's perfect for a lot of reasons: reviews say it's easy to knit but not boring, I figured out how to do it with two ombré yarns instead of six single-color skeins, and I already own it. BUT I don't have the right yarn for it," I told my friend.

"What if we knit it together?" she asked. "Then you *have* to buy the yarn!"

A++ friending, would recommend.

#knitting #yarn #FiberArt

Under the American Rescue Plan, the expanded child tax credit slashed poverty in half.

Manchin and the GOP let it expire and child poverty spiked by 41%.

President Biden’s budget would make the credit permanent.

Folks, child poverty is a policy choice.

This is what you call a “non-starter.”

Every study ever: Overworked employees are less productive. Employees who work from home are just as productive as employees who work in the office. The evidence is indisputable.

Managers: I see. But I have a hunch that the complete opposite is true.

Considering that these days we have actual neo-reactionary loons who wish modern Western society to revert to absolutist monarchies, I feel I need to publish a folk tale collection at some point that highlights just how villainous nobles could be.

My current idea for a title is: "Noble Names, Wicked Hearts".

What’s this sorcery? 😅

Relax time.. 😊

A man files a wrongful death suit against the women who helped his ex-wife obtain medication for an abortion. He is seeking $1M in damages.

We are entering the modern day equivalent of the Salem Witch Trials.

#reproductiverights #women #abortion #democracy #politics #law #lawfedi

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/10/texas-abortion-lawsuit/

Sent by a friend, no idea who made this :

I took this photo a five minute walk from my house. I'm in awe that I live so close to such natural beauty.

This is a young double-crested cormorant.

#birdphotography #birding

This one is really worth seeing in higher resolution than mastodon allows. Here's the full-size image: http://carlbergstrom.com/upload/birds/double-crested-cormorant-large.jpg

Star Trek fans: Have you made plans to see me on stage in London? Star Trek night at Allegiance is Monday, March 20. They’ll be a special talk back with yours truly afterwards. Get your tickets today!