Conferences are back, so I get to read books on planes again. But I find myself constantly thinking “CHRIST, just get to the fucking POINT already!” They’re authored by journalists, and I’m thinking the style is different than the academic books I read previously…?

Some white supremacist bullshit right here, wow. These white politicians have a loooong history of redefining race to keep nonwhites from touching their power.

Map of Europe drawn from memory

There were quite a few of us in the 20-teens raising a ruckus about how the accommodations made for pervasive misogyny & racism in niche spaces like atheism & gaming would spread well beyond them but warnings were met with hostility by free speech absolutists

Hey Twitter! I haven't spent much time on here in a while. (When my account was taken over by a crypto-bro for some months, it broke the habit.) Anything going on? Have I missed anything exciting?

Nintendo Announces New Charmander Evolution ‘Gerrymander’ That’s Unbeatable Due to Its Ability to Randomly Change the Rules of Battle hard-drive.net/nintendo-annou…

Hmmm, not sure this fits the scope of my musicals-related Pandora station. …but I can’t thumb it down. Not when I remember all these lyrics!

Twitter-related TIL (because why not): I've recently been surprised by the # of complaints about "the algorithm" impacting what the complainer sees here. I honestly had no idea it was a big issue; used 3rd party apps (tweetdeck & echofon) for a long time.

Lovely day for a lovely hike!

more of me 2 luv

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American politics is so broken we invented coalition governments in a two party system

Scene: An atheist on a panel at an intl religious freedom conference. Moderator: What is religious freedom? Panelist -: Here are some aspects of religious pluralism & secularism Other panelists: NO, RELIGION IS GOOD AND FAITH IN A HIGHER POWER IS UNIVERSAL

"YOU SECULARISTS DESTROYING SOCIETY AND ALSO YOU'RE JUST LIKE SPINELESS JELLYFISH" (I'm paraphrasing)

Gator said I look like a snaccc

just stared at this popup ad for 45 seconds trying to figure out what it says

This is appalling. Mayor Eric Adams, you lead one of the most diverse cities in the nation, including literally millions of atheists and nonreligious people. Church-state separation protects us all, atheist and believer alike. You should clarify and apologize. nydailynews.com/news/politics/…

So stoked for this conversation! Join me, Evan Clark Debbie Goddard and Vanessa Gomez Brake to talk about how secular activists navigate interfaith spaces—and how activists of faith can be more inclusive of our community. #InclusionMatters #interfaith 🔗 bit.ly/URI-UA