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I’ve been a proud card-carrying member of the ACLU since 2004. I’ve never had need to ask them for help directly until a couple of weeks ago when my son’s healthcare was denied because of who he is. My phone conversations with them have been invaluable. Please consider your own membership/donation.

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For those of you who haven’t heard: www.wric.com/news/local-n...

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“[A] monarch pities none, because he has never been, can never be, in any other place than his own. A monarch is an egoist by nature, the egoist par excellence. A thousand traits show that this kind of men have no point of contact with the rest of humanity.” – Thomas Paine

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The President of the United States has accused me of “chemically mutilating” my son. Anyone who supports or defends this cruel, tyrannical regime cannot be my friend and does not have my respect. I’m done listening.

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Hugs to my fellow parents of a trans person. I’ve got your back. No tyrant gets to decide who’s allowed to be a person.

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Our new Secretary of Transportation was on Road Rules: All Stars so at least he has experience.

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“The only way to truly billionaire-proof the internet is to a) abolish billionaires and b) abolish the system that allows people to become billionaires. Short of that, any levees we build will need constant tending, reinforcement, and re-evaluation.” – Cory Doctorow pluralistic.net/2025/01/23/d...

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This is a post I’m posting to test micro.blog integration with Bluesky. Here is a URL in plaintext: example.com Here is a URL that I’m putting inside markdown Here is a screenshot of me composing the post in Safari on iPadOS 18.2.1

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Remember to use your own eyes. Sometimes a Nazi salute isn’t at all “confusing” or “awkward” but is an actual Nazi salute. x.com/atrupar/stat...

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The most efficient, long-term way to clear red notification dots in a Meta product (Facebook, Instagram, Threads) is to ignore them.

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John Williams’s Theme from Superman has no lyrics, but in your brain it does.

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“Open up your heart and let the Patrick Swayze Christmas in We’ll gather at the Road House With our next of kin”

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I think my dissonance with the musical Mamma Mia (despite my love of ABBA) is that it has multiple diegetic musical numbers and that feels like cheating.

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From the other room I heard my kid talking about the difference between an en dash and an em dash and I immediately SPRUNG INTO ACTION.

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I hate Uncle Jamie.

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“Don’t turn in your homework using Times New Dumbass” is a thing I just said aloud. https://timesnewdumbass.co

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One should not build a voice assistant without allowing the user some way to manually set Katherine Priority.

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A future archeologist who discovers my phone might think these names were common, not that I was trying to make it easier to command a stupid robot to call my wife.

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Really made the medical receptionist super defensive when I asked if they’d pay me $50 if they forgot about one of my appointments. My bad.

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At the risk of scorching you with the hottest of takes, the guitar solos in Pink Pony Club are pretty bitchin’.

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My 25th High School Reunion: https://samdavies.me/2024/12/03/my-th-high.html

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Tonight at dinner, I blew my teenager’s mind that she could watch Saturday Night Live, live.

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Happy Richmond Marathon Day! Or, as I like to call it “We Don’t Usually Go Anywhere But We Can’t Go Anywhere So We Don’t Feel Bad About Not Going Anywhere” Day!

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The cheapest “package” for my high school senior to participate in their graduation (cap, gown, and tassel) is $75.

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I’m off to the Nov meeting of the RVA People’s Budget Steering Commission. Want to get involved with Richmond’s local government and don’t know where to start? RVAPB needs multiple volunteers from each district to be Budget Delegates. www.cfengage.org/opportunity/...

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This morning I feel sad and scared. I won’t feel this way forever or necessarily for very long, but it’s important to acknowledge that I feel it now and that I am not alone.

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This morning my gracious, patient teenager allowed me to both explain the Electoral College to her in great detail and give her a demo of OmniOutliner. Love you, kid.

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Okay, hear me out… butter is delicious.

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Siri, start a two minute timer. STARTING 10 MINUTE TIMER. Siri, start a 1 minute 45 second timer #everytime

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I like my Sunday morning walk to the neighborhood bakery for pastries and the pleasant surprise when one of my kids wakes up early enough to come with me.

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Today we send the family’s iPhone 13 minis off to live in a farm upstate. Goodbye little friends!

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I like that my iPad and iPhone will show me pictures of my kids opening presents on their birthdays.

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Today I learned that Congress never bothered to pass a law clarifying what’s to be done under Section 4 of the Twentieth Amendment. Per Wikipedia: "Section 4 permits Congress to statutorily clarify what should occur if either the House of Rep... https://samdavies.me/2024/10/08/today-i-learned.html

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Today my friend is coming over and we’re gonna watch an hours-long NES race like other folks would watch football.

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