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Sociologist, speculative fiction reader, Jewish Reconstructionist, gardener, frequent natural foods cook, poodle mom, card-carrying ACLU & public library member. Author of A Year in White: Cultural Newcomers to Lukumi and Santería in the United States
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Thank goodness he's back.

Running around like chickens with their heads cut off.

This has got me chewing my nails...

My review of James Corey's Livesuit (a novella in the new scifi series Captive's War. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky #booksky.club/sff

My review of C. J. Cherryh's Cyteen, my scifi bookclub's 131st book. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky #booksky.club/sff

Got my renewed passport in the mail today. I don't have any specific international travel planned, but OMG was I relieved to have it in hand.

Trump's mobilizing the thought-police, going after the teachers. And I may be next... www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...

My review in Reading Religion of Orren Kroll-Zeldin's Unsettled. readingreligion.org/978147982145... #booksky #nonfiction

My non-academic, non-spoiler review. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #booksky #booksky.club/sff

My non-academic, brief review of a brilliant novel. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Rebecca Solnit: “They want you to feel powerless and surrender and let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither am I. The fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything and everything we can save is worth saving.”

I haven't the words... wtf

Unsatisfying. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

Share it. Democracy requires a free press.

Ahahahah!

How smart do I really want my socks to be?

Free speech and academic freedom are necessary for democratic society and the pursuit of knowledge.

He’s not wrong

Should I feel guilty about loving this one and their ilk? www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Owh...