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Coming on the waves of the Trump Administration's DEI purge, the Department of Offense has banned several books from schools the Department of Defense runs in the U.S. and abroad. One of these books is actress Julianne Moore's Freckleface Strawberry, which is (according to Moore herself) "a semi-autobiographical story about a seven year old girl who dislikes her freckles but eventually learns to live with them when she realises that she is different 'just like everybody else.' It is a book I wrote for my children and for other kids to remind them that we all struggle, but are united by our humanity and our community.

I can certainly understand how Resident in Chief Trump, his crony Pete Hesketh, and their weak sauce Department of Defense could hate "our humanity and our community." They (and many Republicans, too) are offended and frightened by communities of people with slightly different

Another day at the beach. As mentioned previously, planets out here in the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy tend to be cold, and icy. But there are a few with liquid water. Baker 103b is one of those. Bigger than earth, but lighter. Rotating around a real yellow sun but a dimmer one, and a little closer. Not tidally locked but with long days, sixty hours. And like a lot of planets out here, very light. All silicon and oxygen and aluminum with just a little

Radio Taiso (rajio taiso in Japan) is a short stretching routine that can really get a person going in the morning. I've been doing it every morning for a few months, and really feel good after doing it.

It only takes three minutes, and can be done by pretty much anybody. Unsurprisingly, millions of Japanese do this in the morning, even as a group in school, at the office or the factory.

Surprisingly, it

News for Noders

February 1: Brevity Quest 2025 begins!

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January 1: Gregorian New Year.

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December 1: Iron Noder ends

December 9: Smallpox eradication day.

December 9: Grace Hopper's birthday.

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December 21: Winter solstice arrives 10:27 PM, EST.

December 23: Happy birthday to Nemosyn!

December 25: Hanukkah begins.

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December 29: HairQuest 2024 ends.


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November 1: The IRON NODER CHALLENGE starts today and runs through December 1. It's never too late to sign up, and all writeups get rewards.

November 1: Happy Birthday Zephronias!

November 5: Bonfire Night in the UK.

November 11: Veterans Day in the US.

November 13: Everything2's Birthday.

November 27: Happy Birthday Estelore!

November 28: Thanksgiving in the US.

November 28: HairQuest 2024 begins!

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October 1: Oh no! It's The Halloween Horrorquest!

October 17: Happy Birthday gnarl!

October 31: Something spooky will probably happen today. It usually does.

October 31: prepare yourselves for the XVIInd Iron Noder in November!



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