If you read the Washington Post story i shared in here yesterday about the trans teen volleyball player who had her life ruined by bigots and the police. This is a verified fundraiser (I have personal verification) to help them raise moving expenses to flee Florida.

JKjessdkant.bsky.socialSep 30, 2024 8:29pm

This family has been absolutely hammered relentlessly by local school officials and the DeSantis administration for supporting their trans daughter. Please, please, give if you can, and share widely. www.gofundme.com/f/support-je...

Donate to Help The Norton Family Relocate, organized by Kristen Ferretti

My name is Kristen Ferretti, and I’m reaching out to you during an incredibly difficu… Kristen Ferretti needs your support for Help The Norton Family Relocate

And back home. Now to return the wonderful car and then possibly collapse for a while.

378 miles today, across some of the most exquisite scenery in Utah, and god was I smug getting to show @byzantienne.bsky.social just HOW beautiful it is (now in a really lovely midcentury-modern motel with beer and pretzels and THE INTERNET OMG)

I’m “respectfully fuck off” (see also the signal flag “stop carrying out your intentions”)

added to the list of improbable vehicles I have driven: black Dodge Charger (surprisingly lovely, actually, nicely responsive steering but heavy enough to feel secure, and I think I actually know where the edges of it are) (also vroom)

THERE finally sent back the latest round of copyedits on STRANGE NEW WORLD weirdly I -still- like this book even at this point

"watch out or genre cooties will hide in your closet"

The one that comes to mind was actually from a creative-writing teacher in response to a story I'd handed in: "You should...maybe try to -avoid-...GENRE." Pronounced as if "genre" meant "infectious disease". Sometimes I fantasize about walking into her classroom and showing her my pub contracts.

should you build a submersible pressure hull out of carbon fiber given the fact that it's absolute shit at withstanding external pressure? NO! Should you do it badly?...Sure, why not! Should you listen to literally anyone else telling you you're going to die? Nah.

also holy shit watching the OceanGate hearing testimony just keeps getting -worse- I thought the Coast Guard report images and text were bad enough but these people are describing a culture of not-safety that surpasses Soviet Russia's "you must break the laws of physics bc the Party says so"