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Old Man Glas

@oldmanglas.bsky.social

Veteran & Methodist (he): Pro-choice; pro-dismantling racism; anti-fascism and anti-totalitarian rule; anti-releasing CO₂ to the air (I'm fine with renewable fuels & sequestration); and pro-human & LBGTQ rights. If God is Love (She is), then ACT LIKE IT.

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Old Man Glas@oldmanglas.bsky.social · 3w ago

Do you understand why what Kegsbreath is doing is both wrong and violates our laws and policies? If not, I have no desire to discuss it with you. If yes, take action appropriately (e.g., voting, letting your representative know, protests, strikes, etc.). www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...

Opportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More Promotions (Gift Article)

For the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty female Navy officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year.

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Old Man Glas@oldmanglas.bsky.social · 4w ago

Opinion: In my view, it's important to note that Dr. Okorafor's Africanfuturism aesthetic highlights African science fiction, etc., without the framing of the Diaspora. I love it. But I do ALSO love Milton Davis' MVMedia and its Afrofuturism, Steamfunk, and Sword and Soul. Both enrich my world.

Nnedi Okorafor, PhD@nnedi.bsky.social · 4w ago

I am so tired of correcting people who call my work afrofuturism. But what’s the alternative? Sitting and tolerating my own cultural erasure? That’s not an option. 😒 #afriCANfuturism

Old Man Glas@oldmanglas.bsky.social · 4w ago

Very good to see, in my opinion. (I do have a bias: dismantling racism and promoting equality are goals that my religious denomination, the United Methodist Church, pursues as Biblical. And you can't legally discuss how to break four centuries of racism, and more of misogyny, if it's outlawed.)

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4w ago

BREAKING: Eleventh Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, upholds injunction blocking Florida from enforcing its 2022 Stop WOKE Act in the university context. The majority opinion is from Judge Britt Grant, a Trump appointee: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Before GRANT, LAGOA, and WILSON, Circuit Judges. GRANT, Circuit Judge: "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech." U.S. Const. amend I. The First Amendment, incorporated against the States in 1868, is this country's written commitment to the idea that freedom of speech is essential to freedom of thought, and that both are essential to maintaining our liberty. The Supreme Court has long been clear that teaching and scholarship are due some measure of protection under the Amendment. But how much? And in what contexts? That Court has not had to say, but this one is now put to the test. The State of Florida legislated a broad set of speech restrictions banning certain viewpoints relating to race, color, sex, and national origin in various settings. The provision at issue here bars Florida's educators from promoting or endorsing those distavored ideas when instructing students. Its prohibition applies not only in primary and secondary education, where states traditionally exercise a great deal of control, but also in public colleges and universities, where the state government's role has been far more limited. When several groups of professors challenged Florida's new restrictions, the State cast about for an existing case or doctrine that could support its speech ban in the university setting. Finding none, it tried to marry public-employee speech cases with government speech doctrine, resulting in a new rule: if the
Old Man Glas@oldmanglas.bsky.social · last mo.

Sharing. Honestly, from today's "ethnic cleansing" by ICE (genocide) to the midnight knock on the door and illegally "disappearing" people without a public trial, many GOP leaders favor Stalin's Communist tactics. (The Nazis and Italian Fascists were far right; the Soviets far left. All were evil.)

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · last mo.

Since Trump wants the big issue in the midterms to be "communism," I'm reupping this thread about how Trump and the Republicans want to rule like Stalin and the Soviets.

Old Man Glas@oldmanglas.bsky.social · last mo.

Take note: • Forecast is 100°F (38C). • Limit is one bottle of water per person entering. • Four hydration stations will be set up for an estimated 150,000 attendees. See why I call the GOP the "Pro-Death Party"?

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · last mo.

Authorities are imposing a limit of “one bottle of water per person” for attendees on the DC Mall. This is on July 4, when the temp will exceed 100 degrees. Checkpoints open at 1 pm. Fireworks don’t start til after 1030 pm. Good luck to our EMS friends. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Old Man Glas@oldmanglas.bsky.social · last mo.

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has the LHC offline for upgrade to HiLumi configuration after 2030, which is neat. (I don't blame the stone marten -- the woozle -- for this horrid timeline. I blame my country's misogyny and misogynoir and worship of the Epstein class. :P )

CERN@cern.bsky.social · last mo.

#FunFact: After 12 years in operation, a record amount of data and thousands of scientific results, the LHC is taking a break. Watch the complete livestream to find out more about it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVwz...

Old Man Glas@oldmanglas.bsky.social · last mo.

Wow! ❤️ Quoting NPR: "And when it was all over and the 44-year-old Williams had performed admirably in a three-set defeat to an opponent less than half her age in the opening round of Wimbledon with her two daughters cheering her on, Williams smiled as she walked off to a loud round of applause."

NPR@npr.org · last mo.

Serena Williams was beaten 6-3, 6-7 (6) 6-3 by 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia in her first professional singles match in nearly four years in the opening round of Wimbledon. n.pr/3QMJNlk

Old Man Glas@oldmanglas.bsky.social · last mo.

On 28 June 1969 police raided a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village: the Stonewall Inn. The Stonewall Uprising began. A year later the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade began our traditions of Pride. PBS: www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...

Stonewall Inn: Through the Years | American Experience | PBS

Greenwich Village's Stonewall Inn has undergone several transformations in the decades since it was the focal point of a three-day riot in 1969.

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Old Man Glas@oldmanglas.bsky.social · last mo.

When I was born, the rights of many LBGTQIA+ Americans weren't recognized by state and federal governments, and open discrimination was encouraged. The Stonewall Uprising, just over three weeks before the Moon Landing, changed that. Remember its heroes. PBS (10 June 2023) pbs.org/wgbh/america...

Stonewall Uprising | American Experience | PBS

In 1969, homosexuality was illegal in almost every state... but that was about to change. The Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement.

pbs.org

Old Man Glas@oldmanglas.bsky.social · 2mo ago

1621: His people decimated by leptospirosis, the Wampanoag Confederacy's Massasoit Sachem, Ousamequin, made a mutual defense treaty with the Pilgrims of Plymouth. 1636: Ousamequin sheltered Roger Williams, whom the Puritans exiled for preaching freedom of religion; Williams founded Rhode Island.