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Retired Software Exec. Mosaic Crochet, Cooking, Baking, Hiking, Reading. #NewMexico
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Oh I hope a sternly worded letter follows
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me too. I'll back this Gavin all the way.
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Just a reminder that some blue states aren't wealthy (like New Mexico). We'd get caught up in the backlash of that. OTH, it's the best power play CA has and they should use it. With no FEMA, no Medicaid, and no CA... I can't imagine states like Louisiana or Mississippi surviving.
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That's a lot of notice! :-)
What's coming up for July?
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When I hear about drone attacks in Kyiv, I wait for your post. Glad you're alright.
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America stands strongest when we stand together.
Don’t be afraid. We knew this was coming.
We know we are on the right side of history and humanity.
His evil will burn fiercely - but briefly.
But we know that steadfast, patient humanity will outshine his corruption. Good will prevail.
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Say no, Marines.
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While Le Guinea says that there was more equal footing because of the ambisexuality, she disparage women, saying they can't coordinate together and using he as the default pronoun. I don't think she proved that equality within the story context.
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This was the one part of their culture that stood out to me too.
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yes and santa fe is too
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this. all the way this.
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Huh. Surprising that strongly worded letters aren't working. I can't imagine there's anything else to be done, then.
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Gorgeous!
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Yes! I was thinking NATO but U.N. is a much better analogy.
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the generic male pronoun during her discussion of androgyny and kemmer! I just think Le Guin herself infused many of the characters with a level of misogyny and sexism and Genly wasn't more or less sexist than the others. She could have taken the gender equality idea further than she did.
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Okay, this may be controversial but I'm not sure Genly Ai is the misogynist. Maybe it was just the time she wrote the book in, but I found Le Guin to be sexist (diff from misogynist). Several of the narrators were condescending or dismissive of women. And the first Investigators journal uses (1/2)