Maria Shimizu Christensen
@mariaandrea.bsky.social
Writer. Sci-fi geek. Reader. Seattleite. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Occasional thunderstorms. https://womeninsciencefiction.substack.com/
Newspeak in a post-truth society
March 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Newspeak in a post-truth society
I was curious. And also wondered if I should abandon my Old Navy shopping cart. The answer is no. Here's a list of companies sticking with #DEI initiatives.
Report: 45 Companies Sticking With DEI [2025] | Buildremote
Here is the complete list of companies publicly sticking with their DEI programs and policies in the last 12 months.
buildremote.co
February 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I was curious. And also wondered if I should abandon my Old Navy shopping cart. The answer is no. Here's a list of companies sticking with #DEI initiatives.
Russia started the war. Putin is a dictator. It feels important to state facts in the post-truth society we're living in.
February 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Russia started the war. Putin is a dictator. It feels important to state facts in the post-truth society we're living in.
Good morning from #Seattle. #Photography
February 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Good morning from #Seattle. #Photography
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Start at your community, where you can make the most difference. Defend neighbors targeted. Protect schools, libraries, and parks. Battle the hatred locally. The national crisis is coming from the top down. Fight from the ground up. Apply your strongest talents. You were made for this moment.
February 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Start at your community, where you can make the most difference. Defend neighbors targeted. Protect schools, libraries, and parks. Battle the hatred locally. The national crisis is coming from the top down. Fight from the ground up. Apply your strongest talents. You were made for this moment.
Reposted by Maria Shimizu Christensen
Reposted by Maria Shimizu Christensen
The Lives of Women in a Dystopian Society
A look at 'Julia', by Sandra Newman
womeninsciencefiction.substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
So being against fascism means you're a terrorist now. Just so you know
January 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
So being against fascism means you're a terrorist now. Just so you know
Finally reading 'Hail Mary' and realizing if we had a short-term, obvious Earth extinction event right now, we'd never get people in power to cooperate enough to save the planet. Guess that's why it's fiction. But great book. 📚💙 #BookSky
January 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Finally reading 'Hail Mary' and realizing if we had a short-term, obvious Earth extinction event right now, we'd never get people in power to cooperate enough to save the planet. Guess that's why it's fiction. But great book. 📚💙 #BookSky
Well, won't shop at Target anymore now they have dropped their DEI initiatives, including a program to purchase more goods from black and minority owned businesses. Cowards.
January 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Well, won't shop at Target anymore now they have dropped their DEI initiatives, including a program to purchase more goods from black and minority owned businesses. Cowards.
Just because you CAN drive in HOV lanes doesn't mean you SHOULD. #slowdriversinthefastlanemakemewanttoscream
January 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Just because you CAN drive in HOV lanes doesn't mean you SHOULD. #slowdriversinthefastlanemakemewanttoscream
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Starting today, same-sex marriage is officially legalized in Thailand.
It’s the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.
It’s the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.
January 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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A Nazi salute and Proud Boys being set free. Could not be any clearer what we're fighting.
January 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
A Nazi salute and Proud Boys being set free. Could not be any clearer what we're fighting.
WTF. There's no mistake or misinterpreting. He knew exactly what he was doing
January 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
WTF. There's no mistake or misinterpreting. He knew exactly what he was doing
Reposted by Maria Shimizu Christensen
Reposted by Maria Shimizu Christensen
For the people in the back…
January 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
For the people in the back…
I feel like throwing a tantrum and knocking the board over because I lost.
We're trapped in a game of Monopoly where oligarchs own all the property and the rest of us are simply making our way around the board trying to avoid financial ruin.
They've also bought the bank and the government, so they can change the rules to their liking.
It's game over or time for a reset.
They've also bought the bank and the government, so they can change the rules to their liking.
It's game over or time for a reset.
January 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I feel like throwing a tantrum and knocking the board over because I lost.
If you DM me to ask how I am, don't bother. I'm fine
January 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
If you DM me to ask how I am, don't bother. I'm fine
We won't do this here in the U.S. because this doesn't help control a population
While we’re banning books…
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
January 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
We won't do this here in the U.S. because this doesn't help control a population
My reading goals for 2025:
Read
Read a lot
Read more
Buy a lot of books for the "to be read" pile, which, due to its current size, won't be read until next year
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Read
Read a lot
Read more
Buy a lot of books for the "to be read" pile, which, due to its current size, won't be read until next year
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
January 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
My reading goals for 2025:
Read
Read a lot
Read more
Buy a lot of books for the "to be read" pile, which, due to its current size, won't be read until next year
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Read
Read a lot
Read more
Buy a lot of books for the "to be read" pile, which, due to its current size, won't be read until next year
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
Not surprising
UNFUN FACT: The is the first incoming Congress to have fewer woman than the one before it.
January 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Not surprising
Truth
In 1979, Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed at the White House.
Ronald Reagan had them removed.
We may be able to trace back the current "Do Harmful Things if it Trolls the Libs" Republicanism to Reagan removing those panels the far more forward thinking Carter had installed.
Ronald Reagan had them removed.
We may be able to trace back the current "Do Harmful Things if it Trolls the Libs" Republicanism to Reagan removing those panels the far more forward thinking Carter had installed.
December 30, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Truth