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snowflake_challenge dropped their eleventh challenge, and it's a call-back. Challenge #11
Grant someone's wish from Challenge #5.
( Merrily a wassailing... )
snowflake_challenge dropped their eleventh challenge, and it's a call-back. ( Merrily a wassailing... )
H.Con.Res. 70 and S.Con.Res. 26 regarding Greenland
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aurumcalendula posting in thisfinecrewHouse Concurrent Resolution 70 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 26 were introduced on January 15th by Representative Khanna (D - CA) and Senator Gallego (D - AZ).
I think it might be a good idea to ask congresspeople to support them.
https://congress.gov/bill/119-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/70
https://congress.gov/bill/119-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/26
( the main text of both under the cut )
I think it might be a good idea to ask congresspeople to support them.
https://congress.gov/bill/119-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/70
https://congress.gov/bill/119-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/26
( the main text of both under the cut )
Last week I mentioned some art installations in Downtown Crossing.
https://lauradi7dw.dreamwidth.org/1018485.html
Here's a link to the locations
https://www.winteractive.org/
https://lauradi7dw.dreamwidth.org/1018485.html
Here's a link to the locations
https://www.winteractive.org/
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Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time, or go back and do challenges you've missed.
( Fandom Snowflake Challenge #111 )
And just as a reminder: this is a low pressure, fun challenge. If you aren't comfortable doing a particular challenge, then don't. We aren't keeping track of who does what.
Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time, or go back and do challenges you've missed.
( Fandom Snowflake Challenge #111 )
And just as a reminder: this is a low pressure, fun challenge. If you aren't comfortable doing a particular challenge, then don't. We aren't keeping track of who does what.
Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders. They live there. It is their country.
They are legally Danish citzens. Greenland is largely self-governing, with the possibility of becoming independent if they choose to.
Denmark can't "sell" them or their country because Denmark does not own them.
And after a number of centuries and some debate, a general consensus was arrived at that selling people is not ethically acceptable, you know?
Even if they wanted to, Denmark can't "sell" Trump Greenland any more than the UK could sell him Scotland.
Also N.B. 85-90% of the Greenlanders are Inuit.
I am very certain that this is absolutely about thinking that Native people don't really count as citizens and they don't really own their land; it is Terra Nullius, and they can be sold off in a deal between the "real" nations of Denmark and the US.
(Or their land can be sold out from under them and they can just be forced elsewhere, which I'm sure Trump would be just fine with.)
If the US wanted to try to ethically acquire Greenland, it could talk to the government of Greenland and offer them a great deal with significant benefits if they wanted to become independent and then have a free association deal with the US.
Or rather, it could have, maybe, because now the Greenlanders are fucking pissed off and scared over the threats and offers to buy them, and if they have to choose between the US and Denmark they are unambiguously choosing Denmark:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgx8w4pgk0o
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/14/us-invasion-threat-greenland-trump-denmark
They are legally Danish citzens. Greenland is largely self-governing, with the possibility of becoming independent if they choose to.
Denmark can't "sell" them or their country because Denmark does not own them.
And after a number of centuries and some debate, a general consensus was arrived at that selling people is not ethically acceptable, you know?
Even if they wanted to, Denmark can't "sell" Trump Greenland any more than the UK could sell him Scotland.
Also N.B. 85-90% of the Greenlanders are Inuit.
I am very certain that this is absolutely about thinking that Native people don't really count as citizens and they don't really own their land; it is Terra Nullius, and they can be sold off in a deal between the "real" nations of Denmark and the US.
(Or their land can be sold out from under them and they can just be forced elsewhere, which I'm sure Trump would be just fine with.)
If the US wanted to try to ethically acquire Greenland, it could talk to the government of Greenland and offer them a great deal with significant benefits if they wanted to become independent and then have a free association deal with the US.
Or rather, it could have, maybe, because now the Greenlanders are fucking pissed off and scared over the threats and offers to buy them, and if they have to choose between the US and Denmark they are unambiguously choosing Denmark:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgx8w4pgk0o
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/14/us-invasion-threat-greenland-trump-denmark
A logitech vertical mouse.
The problem with this is that I'd have to sit at a desk for it to work, probably. The advantage of the touch pad on the laptop is that it's easy-ish to use while the laptop is on my lap.
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/shop/p/mx-vertical-ergonomic-mouse
The problem with this is that I'd have to sit at a desk for it to work, probably. The advantage of the touch pad on the laptop is that it's easy-ish to use while the laptop is on my lap.
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/shop/p/mx-vertical-ergonomic-mouse
A post by Naomi Kritzer:
https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
This also has advice on how to start preparing for if and when this shit comes to your home state.
(If you are in Minnesota: https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/19/how-to-help-twin-cities-residents/ )
https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
This also has advice on how to start preparing for if and when this shit comes to your home state.
(If you are in Minnesota: https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/19/how-to-help-twin-cities-residents/ )
A post by Naomi Kritzer:
https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
This also has advice on how to start preparing for if and when this shit comes to your home state.
(If you are in Minnesota: https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/19/how-to-help-twin-cities-residents/ )
https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
This also has advice on how to start preparing for if and when this shit comes to your home state.
(If you are in Minnesota: https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/19/how-to-help-twin-cities-residents/ )
Democrats Successfully Strip All Anti-Trans Riders From Final Appropriations Bills.
Now would be a great time to tell your Democratic representatives that you saw the party protecting trans people, and that you approve and want them to keep doing that. If your reps are Republicans, I guess tell them to stop putting discriminatory clauses in the budget?
In her video from yesterday, very serious American historian Heather Coz Richardson referred in passing to Trump as "cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs" among other things.
The situation is not amusing. I think AZ senator Gallego was correct when he said that Trump is literally insane, although I'm not a shrink and can't diagnose. But a sugar cereal reference made me smile.
They kept the slogan for decades, but this is the ad from the 1960s
Also, when she is describing the formation of the EU, she says people might have wondered how the countries would get along when they all like different cheeses (joke, but there were serious concerns about disagreements).
The situation is not amusing. I think AZ senator Gallego was correct when he said that Trump is literally insane, although I'm not a shrink and can't diagnose. But a sugar cereal reference made me smile.
They kept the slogan for decades, but this is the ad from the 1960s
Also, when she is describing the formation of the EU, she says people might have wondered how the countries would get along when they all like different cheeses (joke, but there were serious concerns about disagreements).
Nanao must chose between staying with her abusive family or accepting the offer of marriage from handsome, wealthy, sincerely considerate Yako. A dilemma for the ages!
The Ayakashi Hunter’s Tainted Bride, volume 1 by Midori Yuma & Mamenosuke Fujimaru
- 1. Bid for massive AI-generated Glasgow mural given green light
- (tags:Glasgow art ai wtf )
- 2. Alternate universe in which Trump is a Russian asset is otherwise absolutely identical to this one
- (tags:Russia USA politics satire funny scifi )
- 3. A fascinating speech by Mark Carney, PM of Canada on how the world is changing
- (tags:economics politics Canada )
- 4. EU Parliament freezes US trade deal ratification after Trump's tariff threats over Greenland
- (tags:europe usa trade doom )
Oh good: the problem with my Kobo not showing up in Calibre was as easy to fix as I hoped it would be: dodgy USB cable. Phew. (I still think of this kobo as new, but it is seven or eight years old now.)
So I have a lot of new-to-it books on there now, which is exciting. Good timing, since I'm off to London for three fucking days tomorrow.
And despite D's efforts at de-DRMing the ebook he got me for my birthday, the way for me to read it turns out to be to just log in as him on the Bookshop app. Stupid DRM! I've got a bunch of vouchers to spend on bookshop.org too, and it'll probably still be more worth my while to get ebooks than paper books, but it's not as sure a thing as the calculation would be otherwise.
Still, it's been nice to read the first 10% of my birthday present.
1) delicious caramel and chocolate cookies
2) our daughter and I enjoyed watching the beautiful colours in the air because of the upcoming sun while cycling to school
3) hubby's mother is staying over for dinner
Their calendar is here -- creator sign-ups open on the 26th Jan:
https://fandomtrumpshate.dreamwidth.org/53196.html
Their list of non-profits they're supporting is here:
https://fandomtrumpshate.dreamwidth.org/53468.html
Apparently last year they raised $127K!
https://fandomtrumpshate.dreamwidth.org/53196.html
Their list of non-profits they're supporting is here:
https://fandomtrumpshate.dreamwidth.org/53468.html
Apparently last year they raised $127K!
Their calendar is here -- creator sign-ups open on the 26th Jan:
https://fandomtrumpshate.dreamwidth.org/53196.html
Their list of non-profits they're supporting is here:
https://fandomtrumpshate.dreamwidth.org/53468.html
(Mods, could we have a "fund-raising" tag please?)
https://fandomtrumpshate.dreamwidth.org/53196.html
Their list of non-profits they're supporting is here:
https://fandomtrumpshate.dreamwidth.org/53468.html
(Mods, could we have a "fund-raising" tag please?)
