Medium Dave
@azzageddi.myatproto.social
English professor in Fukuoka, Japan; research focus on utopias in literature with forays into science fiction, ecocriticism, & monster theory. Immigrant, grandad, LGBTQIA+(bi), intersectional equality for all. he/him
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God I swear being a POC is like a superpower. But no one will listen to us.
Whenever a politician or pundit says the two-part "we've focused too much on identity" + "we haven't reached everyday Americans" they're ALWAYS about to throw POC under the bus.
That's why we're alarmed when we hear it.
Whenever a politician or pundit says the two-part "we've focused too much on identity" + "we haven't reached everyday Americans" they're ALWAYS about to throw POC under the bus.
That's why we're alarmed when we hear it.
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
God I swear being a POC is like a superpower. But no one will listen to us.
Whenever a politician or pundit says the two-part "we've focused too much on identity" + "we haven't reached everyday Americans" they're ALWAYS about to throw POC under the bus.
That's why we're alarmed when we hear it.
Whenever a politician or pundit says the two-part "we've focused too much on identity" + "we haven't reached everyday Americans" they're ALWAYS about to throw POC under the bus.
That's why we're alarmed when we hear it.
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If the US system remains trapped in an endless knife fight between a party of good government and a party of nihilistic governance then Europeans need to accept that the US will no longer be a stable partner long after Trump is gone
I'd just like to point out that we spent an entire shipment of air defense interceptors' worth of money on new signs for a name change that isn't even legally the name of the DoD.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
Letterheads and signage alone would quickly run the bill upward of $1 billion, with a full overhaul likely rising to double that amount.
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
If the US system remains trapped in an endless knife fight between a party of good government and a party of nihilistic governance then Europeans need to accept that the US will no longer be a stable partner long after Trump is gone
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The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas.
Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous Canadians as "concrete sign of dialogue, respect and fraternity"
The Vatican has returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada.
cbsn.ws
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas.
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Part 66 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
Foot reliquary from the Basel Minster treasury, 1450, silver, copper, gold-plated, mother of pearl, enamel, pearls, gemstones and glass
Foot reliquary from the Basel Minster treasury, 1450, silver, copper, gold-plated, mother of pearl, enamel, pearls, gemstones and glass
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Part 66 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
Foot reliquary from the Basel Minster treasury, 1450, silver, copper, gold-plated, mother of pearl, enamel, pearls, gemstones and glass
Foot reliquary from the Basel Minster treasury, 1450, silver, copper, gold-plated, mother of pearl, enamel, pearls, gemstones and glass
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According to Fox News, if you are a racist Young Republican you are still a "kid" when you are 34, but if you are an Epstein victim, you are an adult when you're 15.
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
According to Fox News, if you are a racist Young Republican you are still a "kid" when you are 34, but if you are an Epstein victim, you are an adult when you're 15.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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starting a list of actual problems actual coders could tackle to make modest but real improvements in work n life
mac mail search that actually works
scamproofing that isn't freakin' 2 factor for a restaurant res
citation format conversion generator
reliable synching of bluetooth devices
mac mail search that actually works
scamproofing that isn't freakin' 2 factor for a restaurant res
citation format conversion generator
reliable synching of bluetooth devices
Proposal: instead of pouring resources into AI, tech companies first figure out a way for people to be able to copy slides from one PowerPoint presentation to another without the formatting getting all fucked up
November 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
starting a list of actual problems actual coders could tackle to make modest but real improvements in work n life
mac mail search that actually works
scamproofing that isn't freakin' 2 factor for a restaurant res
citation format conversion generator
reliable synching of bluetooth devices
mac mail search that actually works
scamproofing that isn't freakin' 2 factor for a restaurant res
citation format conversion generator
reliable synching of bluetooth devices
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Can I take a moment to gush about Anne Wilsdorf's amazing artwork in ABSOLUTELY NO WORRIES? 😍
It's kind of a tricky book to illustrate because so much happens in Emma's head - but she did a brilliant job.
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#kidlit #books #BookSky #picturebooks
It's kind of a tricky book to illustrate because so much happens in Emma's head - but she did a brilliant job.
astrapublishinghouse.com/product/abso...
#kidlit #books #BookSky #picturebooks
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Can I take a moment to gush about Anne Wilsdorf's amazing artwork in ABSOLUTELY NO WORRIES? 😍
It's kind of a tricky book to illustrate because so much happens in Emma's head - but she did a brilliant job.
astrapublishinghouse.com/product/abso...
#kidlit #books #BookSky #picturebooks
It's kind of a tricky book to illustrate because so much happens in Emma's head - but she did a brilliant job.
astrapublishinghouse.com/product/abso...
#kidlit #books #BookSky #picturebooks
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One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
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“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts
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NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body."
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body."
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
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A wonderful event! The cure for despair is action.
November 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A wonderful event! The cure for despair is action.
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It's also an insane accusation to claim that Democrats are the ones obsessed with identity while Republicans are actively abducting and disappearing everyday Americans based on the probable cause of "being brown" and scrubbing Black history from every corner of the earth
November 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
It's also an insane accusation to claim that Democrats are the ones obsessed with identity while Republicans are actively abducting and disappearing everyday Americans based on the probable cause of "being brown" and scrubbing Black history from every corner of the earth
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So, as you know, we had a big cheat sheet to the elections on Bolts: nearly 200 key contests that we were tracking, & why.
The page is now updated with the results of ALL the races that were on it — from judges to mayors to school boards.
You can explore! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
The page is now updated with the results of ALL the races that were on it — from judges to mayors to school boards.
You can explore! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read M...
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
So, as you know, we had a big cheat sheet to the elections on Bolts: nearly 200 key contests that we were tracking, & why.
The page is now updated with the results of ALL the races that were on it — from judges to mayors to school boards.
You can explore! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
The page is now updated with the results of ALL the races that were on it — from judges to mayors to school boards.
You can explore! boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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Nice job of adding details to the classic graph!
November 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Nice job of adding details to the classic graph!
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it's fascinating that you can see when exactly the Reagan revolution happened
November 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
it's fascinating that you can see when exactly the Reagan revolution happened
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made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
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THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
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I am just about to stop a man walking down the road to ask him about the incredible costume worn by the baby he is carrying, and then I realise that he is holding a Philodendron wrapped in a coat.
November 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I am just about to stop a man walking down the road to ask him about the incredible costume worn by the baby he is carrying, and then I realise that he is holding a Philodendron wrapped in a coat.
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And not just any fish.
This is the red mullet, a fish that bankrupted Roman families. A fish that was, at it's height, worth it's weight in silver.
This was THEE FISH at one point.
They are small fish, and apparently especially delicious.
This is the red mullet, a fish that bankrupted Roman families. A fish that was, at it's height, worth it's weight in silver.
This was THEE FISH at one point.
They are small fish, and apparently especially delicious.
Part 128 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE
A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE
November 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
And not just any fish.
This is the red mullet, a fish that bankrupted Roman families. A fish that was, at it's height, worth it's weight in silver.
This was THEE FISH at one point.
They are small fish, and apparently especially delicious.
This is the red mullet, a fish that bankrupted Roman families. A fish that was, at it's height, worth it's weight in silver.
This was THEE FISH at one point.
They are small fish, and apparently especially delicious.
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🍃 Flora of Middle Earth 🍃
Another piece for my fandom flower posters. I really enjoyed working on this one in particular though, since I grew up surrounded by Tolkien's work!~
prints here: www.inprnt.com/gallery/thec...
#art #LOTR #tolkienart
Another piece for my fandom flower posters. I really enjoyed working on this one in particular though, since I grew up surrounded by Tolkien's work!~
prints here: www.inprnt.com/gallery/thec...
#art #LOTR #tolkienart
October 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
🍃 Flora of Middle Earth 🍃
Another piece for my fandom flower posters. I really enjoyed working on this one in particular though, since I grew up surrounded by Tolkien's work!~
prints here: www.inprnt.com/gallery/thec...
#art #LOTR #tolkienart
Another piece for my fandom flower posters. I really enjoyed working on this one in particular though, since I grew up surrounded by Tolkien's work!~
prints here: www.inprnt.com/gallery/thec...
#art #LOTR #tolkienart
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The problem with this calculus is the same as with every other bit of Presidential calculus applied to Trump. He doesn't give a shit.
He could use chemical weapons, fuel air bombs, tactical nuclear weapons.
Nor does he care to "maintain". He'll wreck the infrastructure and then just leave.
He could use chemical weapons, fuel air bombs, tactical nuclear weapons.
Nor does he care to "maintain". He'll wreck the infrastructure and then just leave.
"President Donald Trump has said he believes Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s days are numbered, and that land strikes inside Venezuela are possible."
@cnn.com
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Trump likely to face long military commitment and chaos if he ousts Maduro in Venezuela, experts say | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has said he believes Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s days are numbered, and that land strikes inside Venezuela are possible.
edition.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The problem with this calculus is the same as with every other bit of Presidential calculus applied to Trump. He doesn't give a shit.
He could use chemical weapons, fuel air bombs, tactical nuclear weapons.
Nor does he care to "maintain". He'll wreck the infrastructure and then just leave.
He could use chemical weapons, fuel air bombs, tactical nuclear weapons.
Nor does he care to "maintain". He'll wreck the infrastructure and then just leave.
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Alice was a friend, a mentor, and a guide to so many in the disability community, and especially in the realms of disability and technology and disabled-led design.
This one hurts bad, but some of her last words were "Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all."
Gonna try to hold that.
This one hurts bad, but some of her last words were "Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all."
Gonna try to hold that.
November 15, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Alice was a friend, a mentor, and a guide to so many in the disability community, and especially in the realms of disability and technology and disabled-led design.
This one hurts bad, but some of her last words were "Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all."
Gonna try to hold that.
This one hurts bad, but some of her last words were "Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all."
Gonna try to hold that.
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Dear San Antonio, but ESPECIALLY Black San Antonio, or, anyone else who wants solid healthcare for birthing people round that way, my midwifery sib Shiphrah is launching her practice and could use your support (and a few specific items).
Shiphrah Israel
🌻 Shiphrah | Student Midwife & Doula
Empowering births, one fam at a time.
planoly.store
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Dear San Antonio, but ESPECIALLY Black San Antonio, or, anyone else who wants solid healthcare for birthing people round that way, my midwifery sib Shiphrah is launching her practice and could use your support (and a few specific items).