Terminology

In what ways is it useful to think of James Tiptree jr. as a transman?

AMERICA HELD HOSTAGE: Day 1

The terrorists, having failed to prevent the United States from moving a step closer to a first-world healthcare system by legitimate means (legislative, judiciary, electoral) and continued nagging (40+ legislative gestures), have managed to shut down the government. Stay tuned.

Verbiage

Bad food words

Thanx to andrewducker

"The Reign of Morons is here."

In his usual gentle and nuanced fashion, Charles Pierce discusses the shutdown. Sample follows:

We have elected an ungovernable collection of snake-handlers, Bible-bangers, ignorami, bagmen and outright frauds, a collection so ungovernable that it insists the nation be ungovernable, too. We have elected people to govern us who do not believe in government.

RIP Elliot Shorter

Fannish good guy, gone peacefully and not unexpectedly. I didn't know him terribly well, but I liked him. I loved hearing him sing "Teddy Bear's Picnic" at a FISTFA meeting.

ETA: and much more about him, from File 770.