It's a hell of a thing to see a director of communications go "SAY IT TO MY FACE, BITCH" at a country but that's why we love MSF. Hate that they have to say it, but.

"oof" is right. It's a very oof novella that packs a hell of a punch for its size. And she is so, so spot-on about the intersection of colonialism, imperialism, ecocide, genocide. I can't deal with how relevant it remains 5 decades later.

I BADLY want a Tailchaser's series. It was so good!

The Word for World is Forest. It followed me around for a week after i read it. And it still bubbles up to the top occasionally, quietly, before sinking back down again. I've been shaped by many books - Pratchett made me, among others - but I haven't had a book haunt me in quite that way before.

The definition they are using for woman is solely based on reproductive capacity. If you cannot be a breeding vessel for men, you are not considered a woman. That's it. That's the world they want. A fascist eugenics based world.

He WANTS to weaken patient/consumer strategic purchasing power.

You made me curious and OOF. She fired that one off like a laser.

Thank you! I see, it's close enough but you aren't sure which species exact.

A conversation that really went on inside my head:

"Wow, it looks like pixel art!"
"It's called pointilism, dumbass."

Anyway, gorgeous no-touch moocow.

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May i ask the stupid question of how you know they're endemic if species unknown? Does that area not have introduced snails? (And how does it not have the giant African land snail?? Which these are clearly not, but if there's no invasives...how?)

God, though, when he talks about how pathetic he thinks he sounded - that's piercing. Excoriating. And scorches the NYT from another side.

"more or less bovine noises of studious grey-lady impartiality"

HOWLING

My god, the sarcasm is glorious!

Hang in there buddy. I'm sorry it's tough. Your shrimp are beautiful.

Aw, that's fair play. The fannish circles absolutely blew up when the news first came out. But yeah. It's shite.

No idea how you just heard but no blame no fault. It sucked absolute shit for the fandom, which...was not small. Too many people grew up on his books.

My suggestions would get me banned.

Jay got upset that people were rightfully bitching her out for bsky's shitty treatment of transfolk and Palestinians.

dead like dick cheney