Dr. Christine Beavers
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Crystallographer with far too many opinions. Shouldn't have to say these things but Black Lives Matter and Transwomen are women. She/Her
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I don't get to do writing for fun much in my professional life, but here's a beloved exception: www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/a-ni...
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This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.
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"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion
Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.
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This very very very bad. I cannot stress this enough. I said that they crossed the Rubicon with arresting Ras Baraka several months ago. This is very bad and portends more bad things for regular people.
The President of the United States is calling for the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois to be jailed.
It's real bad, and so many people are just sleepwalking towards disaster.
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It has been shown time, and time again, that when you are able to provide basic support for folks, such as UBI, not only are they able to thrive, but there are significant increases in measurable indicators of economic health, such as purchasing power.
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
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They tell us to leave, but where do we go when every place is a target? Families move in circles, running from death that follows everywhere. My family has lost everything but faith that someone will care enough to help us.
please donate to save us💔🙏🏻
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I think it’s very interesting how emphatically these conversations are about inevitability—it’s time, it’s happening, like it or not, and in particular, a sense of: “You have to.”

When it comes to treating an AI product as a person, I assure you that I do not have to. And you do not have to.
If you've ever laughed at a post about writing or fanfiction, this fine human is probably responsible. Please help!
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it genuinely sucks so much in this country how often you only learn about a super fucking cool person because something horrifying has happened to them
The superintendent they just kidnapped is a former Olympic athlete who runs footraces with the kids from his schools while wearing a maroon suit and a bowtie. This is quite simply about the people in power feeling threatened by Black excellence.
This is the man that ICE just detained. This isn't about catching criminals, it is about Ethnic cleansing www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-np...
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There was no "battle" at Wounded Knee.

It was a massacre.

Over 300 Sioux people, many women and children, were butchered.

Hegseth is praising and rewarding the murderers.

How is this Christian, MAGA?
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same along racial lines.
One of the big asymmetries in US politics is how Republicans getting more votes from men is a major crisis for the Democratic party that must be addressed, perhaps by abandoning some values, while Democrats getting more votes from women is a nonissue for the Republican Party, not worth discussing.
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Canada Post “lost” 1 billion dollars last year?

How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.
"Canada Post is on track to lose money" Hum. Duh. It cost less than a toonie to send a letter across Canada.

"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.
List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours without prep:
1. Horses and the joys of horse ownership
2. Crystallography
3. Being an American in the UK
List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours without prep:
1. British shows on streaming and where to find them.
2. The rise in popularity of political pantos in the 21st century
3. Star Trek & Doctor Who as cultural bellwethers of their respective countries.
List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours without prep:
1. Theme Park Design
2. Norse Mythology
3. The History of Fandom Culture
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List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours without prep

1. Watergate

2. Best time loops / time travel in film and TV

3. Weird Catholic saint lore
List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours without prep:
1. British shows on streaming and where to find them.
2. The rise in popularity of political pantos in the 21st century
3. Star Trek & Doctor Who as cultural bellwethers of their respective countries.
List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours without prep:
1. Theme Park Design
2. Norse Mythology
3. The History of Fandom Culture
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Alright folks,

If yall want to support my writing, you can do so via my Patreon:

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Autism does not need to be cured

Ableism does

The end
Most days...🤷🏼‍♀️
Can beavers send emails?
imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off