Thinking about Patrick Stewart & his best TNG episodes like The Measure of a Man, The Inner Light, Chain of Command, The Drumhead, Darmok. These aren't just great TV episodes, they're profound examples of science fiction at its best. They convey amazing messages about humanity.

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This is how local news is covering the fact that far-right dark money created a fake trans org and sent millions of mailers from it to incite mass hatred in advance of the election. You know, early genocide stuff. Yet every word and design choice nevertheless reinforces the idea it’s an actual org.

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And it is not lost on me that this particular case is probably getting so much attention because the state's victim is a white woman. One of the horrors of the death penalty in the US is how extremely disproportionately it is used against people of color, especially Black people.

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Whether it "goes wrong" or not, execution by the state is not consistent with a humane, morally sound society.

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Warren Zevon tie-dye, anyone?

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