Immunity

Between continued US attacks on civilian ships in the Caribbean and our threats against civilian infrastructure in Iran, there’s been a lot of talk about what can be done to discourage war crimes in a country where laws increasingly just don’t matter. Obviously the current DOJ won’t do anything, but what about a future DOJ? […]

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Making America Hot Again

A few days ago the White House announced they were eliminating Obama-era incentivizes for car engines that automatically turn off at red lights. The feature saves gas and reduces the more noxious emissions car engines produced at low RPM, but in some cars (especially non-hybrids) the air conditioning doesn’t work as well with the engine

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The 1% solution

From TalkingPointMemo, on the Supreme Court oral arguments challenging the Idaho ban on trans girls paying in girls sports: The justices spent most of their time during oral arguments on the equal protection claims, and seemed to coalesce behind a position that could have ramifications for small minorities beyond the trans community: that Idaho and

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Pick-a-peg

Every year for the past 36 years or so my friend Jay and I have exchanged Christmas gifts that are trapped in some way. Open it without disarming the trap and they’ll “explode” (set off a loud cap, sometimes with accompanying flash paper), fire nerf darts, set off an alarm, or the like. For a

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Christmas mash-up

As we say goodbye to Mariah Carey for another year, please enjoy one of my favorite Christmas mash-ups. As one of the YouTube comments put it: “A perfect mix of absolute pure evil and Marilyn Manson.”

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Love you for you: Conversations Between Trans Kids and Their Loved Ones

KQED’s California Report Magazine has produced a beautiful deep-dive series Love You For You, featuring six conversations between trans, non-binary and gender-expansive kids across California with their parents, grand-parents and mentors. Well worth checking out, either at the above link or at The California Report Magazine podcast.

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