Autistic, trans and an academic who keeps exceptional company.
I’m clearly a joyful threat to authoritarianism.

Comedy with a clear political through line, has entertainment & political value

“This is because comedy—through a priming process—helps make otherwise dense political topics more salient or accessible to audiences, which motivates attention to and aids comprehension of traditional news coverage.”

“The left must overcome the impulse to respond to conservative comedy by saying, “That’s not funny.”

Instead, liberals must understand how right-wing comedy has expanded its reach and embrace the need to combat it with new, progressive comedic weaponry.”

#phdlife and this is the list when you LOVE what you do (it's humorous, I promise).

Pepper update - one week post-surgery. She’s much happier, eating better and more zoomies. Much more engaged in the world. Our garden birds better start paying attention…because she is…flying nun mode engaged.

I have such good quality friends. Sunday chats with a friend who lives on the other side of the country. Sorry coleslaw fans (that was me).

This is Pepper. At 11.5 she is old in greyhound terms. The racing world left her with dental disease and overgrown nails and severe corns. She has had a long recovery with us over the last few years. Just before Xmas she had tooth extraction surgery and is getting lots of snuggles. #rescuedog