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Handsome Devil Open Thread

April 19, 2019/127 Comments/in Cat Blogging, Open Thread /by Major Major Major Major

Took this last night. I wonder what he’s plotting. I don’t know about you all, but I had a hell of a week and am exhausted. Super ready for the weekend! I’m going to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for an early look at the cherry blossoms on Sunday, if the weather holds. Looking very forward to […]

Most People Aren’t On Twitter

April 9, 2019/192 Comments/in Election 2020 /by Major Major Major Major

As somebody who is Very Online™, I find it helpful to sometimes take a step back from the outrage du jour and remember what most people actually think. So, I was excited to see that Nate Cohn and Kevin Quealy have a piece in The Upshot today outlining the difference between ‘online’ Democrats and ‘non-online’ Democrats. Today’s Democratic […]

Glamour Shot Open Thread

April 5, 2019/62 Comments/in Cat Blogging, Gamer Dork, Open Thread /by Major Major Major Major

I was playing Spider-Man when this goofball sat on the coffee table and started watching the teevee. It was a good opportunity to snap some glamour shots that show off his new collar. How’s everybody’s Friday? The weather gave me half a migraine earlier, so I stayed in. I worked on short stories for an […]

Guest Post: Transgender Day of Visibility

March 31, 2019/88 Comments/in Gay Rights are Human Rights, LGBTQ Rights Are Human Rights, Rare Sincerity, Transgender Rights Are Human Rights /by Major Major Major Major

(This is a guest post by valued commenter Sister Golden Bear.) As I mentioned in the comments, today is Transgender Day of Visibility, held every March 31, intended to honor and celebrate transgender and gender non-conforming people (GNC) — both those visible and those invisible. It started a decade ago but only took off a […]

Meanwhile, in China

March 28, 2019/53 Comments/in Foreign Affairs, Rare Sincerity /by Major Major Major Major

The Telegraph has interviewed eight former detainees from China’s Muslim concentration camps, where roughly one million Uighurs and Kazakhs are detained. This is one of the least-horrifying things described: In order to receive a small portion of rice at noon and 6pm he, like all the others, must praise the Chinese president and shout “Long live […]