This is a super useful map to find out what active hate groups are in your area. Feel free to try to infiltrate or monitor for counter-protest purposes! Courtesy of the Southern Poverty Law Center

Movies watched in the last week or so:
If you're wondering if our movie nerdom matches, check out my Trakt account! trakt.tv/users/deftne...

I think one of the things that I love the most is how realistic it is... not just how the protagonist and her cousin have to travel, but how almost every man in their orbit hits on them. Old, young, boss, step dad, etc.

Just watched the 2020 movie "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" - Amazing film about a teen who can't get an abortion in her area who has to travel out of state. Really moving and a good thing to show anyone who thinks that "State Rights" are more important than a woman's access to healthcare.

As a parent of three (two pre-pubescent), I found this article very useful.

It's frustrating to see so many MAGA people whine that people don't want to have Thanksgiving with them. That "we can disagree and still be friends." What they don't realize is that we don't WANT to be friends with bigots (or who support bigots). They offer nothing that I value in a relationship.

#bookchallenge
(Day 4)
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

I love The Onion so much. Always has the pulse of reality... I actually spend money to subscribe to the resurgence of the print edition

#bookchallenge
(Day 3)
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

It's extremely concerning to me that so may people who have strong connections to Russia, including our president, are being put into positions of power.

For my non-binary and trans friends suffering under oppressive governments or required to do the work themselves, check out HRTCafe - When a doctor or government won't help you transition, sometimes you have to just roll up your sleeves and do the work yourself.

#books #bookmemes #booksky

Very insightful article from Foreign Policy

For the last few weeks, I've woken up immediately having an anxiety attack. It's rough feeling like you, and the people and things you care about, are about to be imminently in danger by the powerful and unstoppable government and social movements.

Anyone else having a rough time?

Want to give a shout-out to Standard Ebooks - It's a collection of free Ebooks that have been obsessively checked for quality problems that sometimes happens when scanning in books. They also apply a high quality template and properly typeset everything to give a very good Ereader experience.

#bookchallenge
(Day 2)
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#bookchallenge (Day 1)
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

I'm writing a book about surviving the worst-case Trump presidency. Basically, how to survive a WW2-style fascist state that has modern surveillance technologies. It's entirely a product of my crippling anxiety. Ironically, publishing it would actually be dangerous if that ever came to pass.