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It's official: Cis and cisgender are now slurs on Twitter

(I have SO MANY links about Elon Musk being terrible, here is a random recent one: Elon Musk has made some disturbing comments about Jews. Here’s a list. A history of offensive remarks, including quoting Nazis and reinstating bigots to Twitter)

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For anyone who is interested in setting up a Mastodon, here is a handy quick guide:

https://spreadmastodon.org/

It'll set you up on mastodon.social to begin with, but you can always move if you find a different server you like more.

I've been on Mastodon since November and it's nice. Please ask me any questions, although here is a useful guide (don't be put off by the 'for developers' thing, it's v straightforward).

Powerful video encourages men to #ShareTheLoad when it comes to housework

Watch it.

Ta-Nehisi Coates writes a lot about the American Civil War, and it's always very interesting and informative - I love his writing. And then sometimes he posts something that just... something that's a Soylent Green moment:

The SCV wants Mississippi to issue license plates honoring Forrest. I have a better idea.

Go. Read. It'll take you two minutes tops.

"Do you find it easy to get drunk on words?"
"So easy that, to tell you the truth, I am seldom perfectly sober. Which accounts for my talking so much."



Many thanks to owlsie for pointing this one out. I think I'm in love. And also laughing helplessly...

(Quote above from 'Gaudy Night'.)

From Wiki's list of Doctor Who planets:

Argos is the planet where the Doctor got his sonic screwdriver.

*raises eyebrow*

ETA: American flisters can substitute 'Planet Walmart' so as to get the joke...

(Also, I defy anyone to blame Buffy for wanting a piece of that. The bow tie is totally undoing me btw...)

And I know that I linked to this earlier. But - a kind soul cut down the video, so here are the *important* bits!

(Also, RTD is devious in ways Joss couldn't dream of. Kissing his way into the fans good graces again? Is it working?)

And all I'm thinking is: Chiwetel Ejiofor and John Barrowman should be *forced* to collaborate on some project where they'll both be in drag. Seriously, just picture that for a moment...