MossyFeathers

I only see people as an enemy if they've declared themselves as such. I'm not gonna make the first move, life is too short to make enemies with everyone I meet. That said, if you've got a swastika tattooed on your forehead then I'm gonna take that as a declaration that you're my enemy.

However, McGaugh and his colleagues argue that these predictions do not match JWST observations. Instead, the newly observed galaxies appear bright, large, and fully formed, even as scientists peer deeper into the universe’s past. This unexpected brightness directly challenges the conventional understanding of galaxy formation driven by dark matter.

Are you sure these aren't old galaxies? Like, how do we know that we aren't in a relatively small little bubble and there's an infinite universe out there where there isn't a single big bang, but instead small bangs that happen every now and then. Maybe if a black hole gets massive enough then its gravity "overflows" and causes it to vomit everything up; and all those bright, fully-formed galaxies are actually unrelated and proceeded the big bang.

That sucks, dude. I haven't been too up-to-date on Canadian politics (been too busy panicking over US politics) and was hoping at some point Canada might relax immigration requirements for people who're POC, LGBTQ, etc; but maybe not...

I'm honestly scared that the LGBTQ community isn't gonna """be a thing""" in 30 or so years because it seems like LGBTQ rights are backsliding; not because being gay will go away, but because the Internet will allow for surveillance so invasive that there'll be no chance for a community to exist.

Like, people outside the community don't get it. Hell, some people inside the community don't totally get it. The reaction I've gotten from people who're cishet is "aw, it's okay. I think you're just overreacting. Trump really won't be able to do as much as you think". Hell, right now I'm dealing with parents who think hrt is an optional, cosmetic thing; not something I kinda need to not be a completely dysfunctional, self-loathing mess. They're wanting me to move out (reasonable) before I start HRT (unreasonable). I feel like I'm in a catch-22 from hell.

I'm starting to understand why afrofuturism tends to feature heavily afro-centric worlds. Like, not just knowing why, but actually understanding why. When you have to rely on politicians who see you as just a pawn to be traded, you start to wish you had a country of your own that's free from politicians who'll use you. Why can't we have the Gay Empire and the Confederation of Fur, Feathers and Scales next door or something? Just steal Western Sahara or something. Supposedly people can't even agree on who actually owns it; but then that'd be colonialism, 'cause there's nothing left on this planet that isn't already owned.

*sigh*

You seem like a good dad, you're accepting your daughter for who she is, so I probably don't have to say this, but make sure your kids know and understand you love them and that they're free to talk to you about whatever. Make sure you don't just tell them, but that they understand they can come to you to talk about things.

Topics like sex were very much a taboo growing up, so I thought I was a disgusting pervert when I first became aware that something was different about me as a teenager. It led to me suppressing my feelings for about 20yrs; and when I finally came out a month or so ago, the dam broke and 20yrs of pent-up emotions came flooding out. I lost almost all of my friendships in a self-destructive spiral that lasted somewhere around a week because I couldn't get my emotions under control and my parents wouldn't step in and help.

Don't let that happen to them. If you want them to understand that it's okay to talk to you about that stuff, then you have to make sure they don't think it's taboo to talk about. That means you have to breach the taboo so they understand it's okay. Maybe that's making cringy jokes about a sex scene in a movie, or making a throwaway comment about how someone has a nice butt (yanno, and then you get the cliche "play slap" from your SO). Maybe smoke a joint every now and then, or let your kids occasionally have a sip or two of something alcoholic on special occasions. Dunno if your kids are old enough for that, just some things that woulda helped signal to me that my parents were open to talking about those kinds of things. It would have potentially saved me 20yrs of grief and festering misery.

From Texas, to Canada: I hope y'all manage to stay safe.

P.S....

Girl, that is absolutely bullshit

Thanks for this. I don't mind people calling me "dude" or "man" in a gender-neutral way (like, "hey dude, what's up?"); I do it a lot myself. However, it feels good when someone thinks to swap the genders. Can't be on hrt right now, so I'll kinda take any affirmation I can get, heh.

I hope I'm out of the US by 2028. Fuck this dumpster fire of a country.

You misunderstood, heh. It's not uncommon for people in the trans community to refer to other members as "siblings" or "brothers and sisters" regardless of actual blood relationship.

That said, my sister is non-binary and I'm pretty sure my mom is heavily closeted based on a number of things she's said to me after I came out.

Apparently you've never had people tell you that you don't matter because you're from a red state. I'm trans, stuck in a red state, and get to have people tell me I deserve what the state is doing to me and my trans siblings because we were born here.

Obviously Texas wouldn't be so red if we would just vote for Democrats, right? Therefore, we must be part of the problem! As long as one person votes blue then that cancels out all the red votes so we really have no one to blame but ourselves!

I voted blue. Fuck you.

The gun isn't for what's outside.

Diamond is actually a very efficient heat conductor.

That's not a bad idea, I'll have to keep that in mind myself.

Shit. Hmmm... Does he have a decent water bottle? Maybe something like a hyroflask would be good. Plus it'd be multi-use. Another possibility might be a skate bag to put his stuff in if he doesn't already have one.

See, those would be better terms to use. It wouldn't fit the acronym, but they'd be more precise and not imply that chunky people are easily grifted.

Does he have a skateboard? If so, maybe some cool wheels or bearings? Figure out what kinda wheels he uses first though. There are different types that are good for different situations.

Edit: I'm not super into skateboarding, but if I'm not mistaken, Bones bearings are generally seen as some of the best you can get.