Ian Ignatius
@ianignatius.bsky.social
An engineering educator trying to make a positive difference in the world. He/him.
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It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
February 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
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Trump’s anti-trans playbook claims to rely on “shock and awe.” But trans people will survive, and prosper, by finding community and joy, by making real-world plans and seeking ways to escape. It’s a long struggle, our columnist Veronica Esposito says, but we will endure.
Article by Veronica Esposito
Article by Veronica Esposito
How Trans People Can Survive, and Thrive: A Playbook to Meet Trump’s ‘Shock and Awe’ — Assigned
Veronica Esposito offers her perspective as a therapist on how to stay safe and healthy during this time of crisis.
www.assignedmedia.org
February 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Trump’s anti-trans playbook claims to rely on “shock and awe.” But trans people will survive, and prosper, by finding community and joy, by making real-world plans and seeking ways to escape. It’s a long struggle, our columnist Veronica Esposito says, but we will endure.
Article by Veronica Esposito
Article by Veronica Esposito
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“Democracy without participation is no democracy at all.” Cruz Reynoso, CA Supreme Court Justice
February 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“Democracy without participation is no democracy at all.” Cruz Reynoso, CA Supreme Court Justice
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alright you wanna know how to support trans people?
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
January 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
alright you wanna know how to support trans people?
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
"Prayer doesn't help your relationship with God; prayer is your relationship with God."
January 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"Prayer doesn't help your relationship with God; prayer is your relationship with God."
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I always loved this image of Barack Obama looking at the statue of MLKJr.
January 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I always loved this image of Barack Obama looking at the statue of MLKJr.
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A blessed St Nicholas day to all who celebrate!
December 6, 2024 at 6:16 PM
A blessed St Nicholas day to all who celebrate!
This year is a rare year of all Advent calendars being correct because Advent starts on December 1. Happy holidays everyone.
November 29, 2024 at 4:32 PM
This year is a rare year of all Advent calendars being correct because Advent starts on December 1. Happy holidays everyone.
What are you doing for Thanksgiving this year?
November 26, 2024 at 10:48 PM
What are you doing for Thanksgiving this year?
Celebrating my 12 year anniversary with my partner today! Where does the time go?
November 23, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Celebrating my 12 year anniversary with my partner today! Where does the time go?
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I keep seeing this reference to public bathrooms as women's "private spaces" and I just do not understand it. Strangers are strangers even when they're women! We're not communing in there for hours at a time, talking about perimenopause and who's getting divorced and shaving our legs.
November 21, 2024 at 2:17 PM
I keep seeing this reference to public bathrooms as women's "private spaces" and I just do not understand it. Strangers are strangers even when they're women! We're not communing in there for hours at a time, talking about perimenopause and who's getting divorced and shaving our legs.
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Imagine if we just had a ton of really queer people, butch dykes, trans men and women, etc queue up to use the bathroom outside of Nancy Mace’s office and make them tell us which one we are allowed to use.
Absolute gender fuckery.
Absolute gender fuckery.
November 22, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Imagine if we just had a ton of really queer people, butch dykes, trans men and women, etc queue up to use the bathroom outside of Nancy Mace’s office and make them tell us which one we are allowed to use.
Absolute gender fuckery.
Absolute gender fuckery.
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Let's just get one thing straight. Every time Nancy Mace mentions a specific trans person's penis, it's sexual harassment.
November 21, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Let's just get one thing straight. Every time Nancy Mace mentions a specific trans person's penis, it's sexual harassment.
Forgot to set my alarm yesterday but woke up (in a panic) on time this morning. Funny how our subconscious looks out for us.
November 22, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Forgot to set my alarm yesterday but woke up (in a panic) on time this morning. Funny how our subconscious looks out for us.
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AOC comes out swinging against a Nancy Mace for targeting Sarah McBride.
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
November 21, 2024 at 2:48 AM
AOC comes out swinging against a Nancy Mace for targeting Sarah McBride.
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
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Today is #transgenderdayofremembrance
November 20, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Today is #transgenderdayofremembrance
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Rep Jasmine Crockett bringing the fire.
November 19, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Rep Jasmine Crockett bringing the fire.
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1. The Republican Party's panic over Sarah McBride in a bathroom shows it was never about sports or kids.
They cannot help but to indulge in its cruelest impulses when a transgender person becomes an equal.
Now, Dems have an opportunity to flip the script.
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They cannot help but to indulge in its cruelest impulses when a transgender person becomes an equal.
Now, Dems have an opportunity to flip the script.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Opinion: Republican Bathroom Panic Over McBride Shows It Was Never About Sports Or Kids
Republicans are in a frenzy over trans Congresswoman Sarah McBride, following a debate among Democrats about compromising on trans rights. Today’s events make clear the folly of such a decision.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 19, 2024 at 10:43 PM
1. The Republican Party's panic over Sarah McBride in a bathroom shows it was never about sports or kids.
They cannot help but to indulge in its cruelest impulses when a transgender person becomes an equal.
Now, Dems have an opportunity to flip the script.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
They cannot help but to indulge in its cruelest impulses when a transgender person becomes an equal.
Now, Dems have an opportunity to flip the script.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
#TenRandomThings that I love in no particular order:
1. LEGO
2. Matilda (the book)
3. Matilda (the musical)
4. Thunderstorms
5. Campfires
6. Singing (albeit out of tune)
7. Imogen Heap
8. Staying in my pajamas on Saturday
9. Mass
10. Candles
1. LEGO
2. Matilda (the book)
3. Matilda (the musical)
4. Thunderstorms
5. Campfires
6. Singing (albeit out of tune)
7. Imogen Heap
8. Staying in my pajamas on Saturday
9. Mass
10. Candles
November 19, 2024 at 11:29 PM
#TenRandomThings that I love in no particular order:
1. LEGO
2. Matilda (the book)
3. Matilda (the musical)
4. Thunderstorms
5. Campfires
6. Singing (albeit out of tune)
7. Imogen Heap
8. Staying in my pajamas on Saturday
9. Mass
10. Candles
1. LEGO
2. Matilda (the book)
3. Matilda (the musical)
4. Thunderstorms
5. Campfires
6. Singing (albeit out of tune)
7. Imogen Heap
8. Staying in my pajamas on Saturday
9. Mass
10. Candles
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November 18, 2024 at 7:13 PM
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I am finding it quite unbearable to watch Sarah McBride bear the grotesque attack of her colleagues with so much grace. I know it is what we have been taught to expect of trailblazers, but I am increasingly struggling to accept this.
November 19, 2024 at 2:55 PM
I am finding it quite unbearable to watch Sarah McBride bear the grotesque attack of her colleagues with so much grace. I know it is what we have been taught to expect of trailblazers, but I am increasingly struggling to accept this.