DC Leclair

DC Leclair

@dcleclair.bsky.social

Subaru Socialist! Discordian. Hoopy Frood! Orange Catholic Liberté, égalité, fraternité

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transphobia is for imbeciles. you should be so lucky to have the integrity to change what's not you about yourself. you should be so lucky to have that kind of courage and battle for your existence every fucking day of your life. transphobes are stupid

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Replying to @juliusgoat.bsky.social

"I suppose you could say that insisting on the rights of all people is issuing a "political purity test." But this ignores the fact that those who refuse to enter the tent unless you push other people out of the tent are *also* issuing a political purity test." www.the-reframe.com/winning-the-...

the-reframe.comWinning the MiddleWhat makes for a purity test? What makes for a big tent? Unpacking the apparently pragmatic demand that we Speak Low about fascists to beat fascism.

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Replying to @admirablewomen.bsky.social

+ Chemical Engineer (Stanford 1977) + Founder, Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence to design STEM training for youth + Leads 100 Year Starship initiative + Wrote her autobiography, Find Where the Wind Goes + First real-life astronaut to appear on #StarTrek, 1993 #WomenInSTEM

drmae.comDr. Mae Jemison – Dr. Mae JemisonMeet Dr. Mae: Audacious and pioneering thought leader, Dr. Mae Jemison is at the forefront of integrating the physical and social sciences with art and culture to solve problems and foster innovation. Jemison leads 100 Year Starship®, a global initiative to ensure the capabilities of interstellar travel by 2112 while transforming life on Earth.

My profile is very incriminating: "Reads extensively across science fiction and fantasy genres Works on computer hardware projects Follows detective and mystery series systematically Collects complete book series methodically"

Dexerto@dexerto.bsky.social

Amazon users are discovering a bizarre "About You" page that reveals what the company thinks it knows about them One woman found Amazon had determined she "has flat buttocks"

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It's the kind of auroras right now where it just looks like a greenish smudge to your eyes, but then you take a photo and it's ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE Please enjoy this lovely instrument (a camera) that lets us see a bunch of colours too faint for our eyeballs!

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On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage.

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"But averages aren't real," objected Milo. "That may be so," he agreed, "but they're also very useful at times. For instance, if you didn't have any money at all, but you happened to be with four other people who had ten dollars apiece, then you'd each have an average of eight dollars.“

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Baroness Orczy was born #OTD in 1865. Her series of novels featuring The Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, is the origin of the #superhero trope--creating the archetype of the "hero with a secret identity," a concept central to modern superhero fiction. #BookSky📚🖋️

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I am deeply concerned by reports of ICE’s operation in New Bedford and surrounding communities. Masked agents disappearing our neighbors and refusing to release any information stokes fear and threatens our communities. We must abolish ICE now.

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While working people struggle to get by, Donald Trump is spending hard-earned tax dollars on illegal wars, vanity projects, and securing sweetheart deals. Trump doesn’t work for us—he works for billionaire CEOS. We must impeach Donald Trump now.

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Mike Maihack has a new book! It looks so good!!! I feel like a crazy person, because I should have known about this LONG ago, and somehow only learned this morning?? Hrrggh

Mike Maihack@mikemaihack.com

Excited to announce that ✨THE MOONLIT SPIRAL✨, my first creator-owned original graphic novel since Cleopatra in Space, arrives in shops 10/6/26 from Candlewick Press. 🩵

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"I don't like to get wet," moaned the unhappy bug, and he shuddered at the thought. "Neither do they," said Canby sadly. "That's what keeps them here. But I wouldn't worry too much about it, for you can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and still come out completely dry. Most people do.”