Okay this is cool and cause Sam Neill is a kiwi and I was just thinking about what a new NZ flag could look like, heres the nz flag with the Maori flag instead of the union jack:
The maori flag looks so cool what the heck
I love that there is this genuinely nice detail in a movie about a space ship that goes through a hell-dimension
talking about Rosie The Riveter, fun fact: while the We Can Do It picture has become the most-well known depiction of her in modern times, it wasn’t really a famous image when it was made–in fact, it wasn’t even intended to be her
the most famous depiction of Rosie The Riveter during WWII was probably Norman Rockwell’s painting
note what she’s resting her foot on
i fully support anti-fascist/anti-nazi butch lesbian rosie the riveter
well. looks like I’m gonna spend my afternoon after working out harassing my congressional representatives about fucking el*on.
The problem:
“Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
Since taking office 11 days ago, President Donald Trump has embarked on a massive government makeover, firing and sidelining hundreds of civil servants in his first steps toward downsizing the bureaucracy and installing more loyalists.”
And as always, the capital switch board is (202) 224-3121.
Please call your reps today and demand they start taking this shit seriously – we need an investigation into this rancid man’s involvement in our government and a demand for his immediate removal. If you don’t know what to say, you can just say this:
“Hi, my name is (blank) and I’m a constituent from (insert name of your town/city) and I’m calling because I’m concerned about the meddling of Elon Musk into our government’s critical federal functions. Musk is not elected and should not have access to government systems. He also has not taken the oath to serve and he has no regard for the work of public servants. Please take immediate action and demand an investigation. Thank you.”
In case anyone’s anxious about talking on the phone please know it’s the weekend rn (if you’re reading this between 02/1-02/2) so you can leave a voicemail!
The switchboard has a system to help you figure out who you’re supposed to leave a message for. There is a chance you might talk to a real person at the switchboard but they are just there to help direct your call!
The Autism Self Advocacy Network has a helpful guide to calling elected officials if you’re new to this and/or would benefit from a little more structure/expectation setting before calling.
The script above is super easy, gets to the point, and won’t take more than 45 seconds to record. I just called my senators and rep and it didn’t take me more than five minutes total. Please please please call your reps if you’re able.
ok so these new tariffs are likely going to be primarily affecting red states. i want y’all to ignore the urge to respond by saying the people in those red states deserve it because of the political representation we have. not because some of us are progressives but because this is an opportunity. if conservatives from these states start complaining about higher prices and financial strain, do not respond with “well you voted for this!” this is your opportunity to pull them to the center. say “wow that is really awful. i’m sure this isn’t what you wanted when you voted last year. you deserve representatives that will have your best interests at heart, you should let them know how upset you are! you deserve to be heard!”
because listen to me. republican politicians don’t give a shit about what progressives in red states have to say. they aren’t gonna change their voting trends for us. but if a bunch of small town conservatives start to get restless and angry with their politicians, if they lose support from their most important demographics, that has a shot at changing things. so swallow your pride and disgust and have a conversation with that republican truck driver instead of taking the pot shot that’ll get you 10 minutes of dopamine. do the hard work.
‘twist villain’ is always good of course but i’m such a sucker for ‘twist hero’. specifically as in they write a character to be as suspicious and unnerving as possible without really actually doing anything wrong yet but you just KNOW something is wrong but then surprise. they’re fine actually. all the alleged wrongdoings were either lies harmless or taken out of context. it’s even better if the suspicious aspects of their personality don’t go away after the reveal that they’re a good guy. they just act and look and talk like that for fun. they’re just a little silly
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