Then by your reckoning, they’re doing pretty well. Colorado has a population of 6 million.

It needs to be in the streets but it’s hard to be the first to do it. And where I love I’m not even sure who, what, or where to protest.

I grew up on Gundam Wing. It’s quite the ride now that I’m older and see a lot of the politics at play. And in much the same vein I loved Gundam 00.

But Iron-Blooded Orphans might be the best/most accessible series in the franchise.

Witch from Mercury hits hard at the end of the first season which is a good thing and a staple of the franchise.

Unicorn is bright and shiny. I watched it twice and that’s all I can remember.

Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket is probably the most succinct and existential series with 6 episodes and a build up to reveal how fucking horrible war is.

I dunno, you kind of just gotta jump in and get dirty. The themes vary from series to series but the main timeline, called Universal Century (UC.) is almost always focused on the human aspect.

Gundam is about space battles and politics and giant robots… Until it is about the stress and rigors of war. Not sleeping because you see the people you’ve killed. Overcoming the horror of losing friends, mentors, and loved ones to the fighting.

But again there are a bunch of series, each one is basically it’s own self contained narrative that requires little in the way of prior knowledge. If you see something that interests you just jump in and watch it. I’m currently gearing up to watch the second Gundam Thunderbolt movie. The first one was pretty damn intense and I needed a three week cool down period.

On a more general anime note, I highly recommend the Apothecary Diaries.

Or when your kids are dying from school shooters…

Every ad adjacent to Nazi content needs to be shared far and wide. We need it to look like:

Deport all immigrants! Brought to you by Disney!

The backlash needs to be loud.

These fucking morons don’t understand a thing about soft power. They’re so ridiculously eager to remove the US from a place of global leadership. The next decade is going to be wild beyond anything any of us millennials have ever lived through.

Damn! That’s pretty cool. Mine are definitely coins, mixed in with a bunch of coins from other countries I’ve been to…I just need to find the yogurt container they all live in.

I’m pretty sure I have some Kuna around somewhere

Nah the take is:

Often times in media the only queer representation is a villain.

It’s actually difficult to find characters that are gender non-conforming and good or at least neutral in any media before like 2006. Only having queer people show up as villains subtly hints at your brain that something is wrong with queer people, that you should be wary, that they are bad. This is held out in scientific studies and also applies to bipoc representation in media too.

I’m all for queer and bipoc villains but we also deserve to be heroes.

Currently looking at Australia or NZ.

NZ seems like a pretty good bet although I’d love to know what I’m getting into if anyone has more thoughts. And I’ve been to Australia. I know what I’m getting into there but god I like Brizzy. The most racist people I’ve ever met have been in Australia.

Ireland has been of interest, my stepsister lives there and is trans.

And France, Spain, Portugal all come to mind also.

I think most important part of this is being open and informed on a new set of challenges. Everywhere has their own problems and I need to know about them but frankly we have the luxury of picking. Some of my friends do not and will not. We are all scared of what the future brings.

Thanks for the quick reply! I’ve wondered about Canadian citizenship through family ties before, but my mom would have to assert her citizenship first and that’d never happen!

Also thanks for your well wishes. It’s a pretty trying time. We’re good, my partner and I, for now since we live in a liberal city on the West Coast. But I’ve read books. How long will that last? Nobody knows right now.

I hope your daughter’s friend is okay and stays safe!

I’ve seen a couple of your posts. Is your daughter trans? I only ask because as a trans person I’m needing to get healthcare wherever I move to and my needs seem tog globally be getting more controversial. Any tips for getting out?

“Shooting death.” Can we not say he murdered the homeless man?

Like oh no, the gun shot and this man spontaneously died! Fucking passive voice bullshit.

The seat was filled by a Democrat or an independent. By blocking the election the Republicans are able to maintain a majority for a little while longer and do super cool things like elect a speaker of the house.

I think the point is that adopting should be much easier. I’m not sure I agree but if that’s the premise I can’t really disagree.

No idea for the US but a few years ago South Korea dealt with a similar situation. It was revealed that the president had a friend who was acting as an unpaid, unelected advisor making decisions for the president, seeing classified information, and helping set national policy. They had million person protests in the middle of Seoul that culminated in the impeachment of their president and her removal from office. The advisor was also arrested and sentenced to 20 years or something.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_South_Korean_political_scandal

Any chance you could link to this or help me find more stuff from Robert? I am always interested in his takes.

As an American I agree with everything you said after your BTW. It’s fucking wild that Trump is as awful as he is. It’s wise that he seems to be genuine about the Canada stuff. I’ve lived close to the border for a long time and America’s hat stuff is common… But like it’s a meme, it’s not supposed to be real life. What a fucking lunatic we voted for. I’m sorry, I’m setting up to get out as soon as anti-trans stuff gets rolling.

Honestly I’m sure I’ll find it similar but it’s the last book, I’ve just got to try! I’ve set the series down for a break and a change of pace whole I read the latest Stormlight book, Wind and Truth. It’s a good break.

Don’t force it! I think if you read books solely because other people say it’s good then you’re doing it wrong! :)

If you were interested in the Cosmere but wanted something light…much lighter. Then try Tress and the Emerald Sea. The narrator breaks the 4th wall a bit and speaks directly to you but if that isn’t an immediate deal breaker the story is light-hearted and adventurous. It follows a girl, Tress, as she leaves home to save her beau.

I dropped ASOIAF in the middle of the third book. It probably had something to do with knowing it’d never be finished, but I just felt bored. It was all so high stakes and meaningless, not for me.

The writing in The Expanse is grating, it’s all he said, she said, he said, they said, he said, said said said said said said said said said said said. If I hadn’t been listening to it while at work I’d have bailed in the first book. If you can get past that the series has great world building and I love Avarsarsla.

Rothfuss is indeed great but I can’t recommend it to anyone knowing we’re only getting two nights of the three promised.

Silo is actually on my list.

I’ve also been rereading the Honorverse by David Weber. I love it still but it gets to be a slog and the story is feels like it’s the same everytime. I want to get past book 6 or 7 but never have.

I can’t say enough good things about the Stormlight Archive.

But then again I also enjoyed the hell out of Brent Weeks’ Lightbringer series which seemed to be mostly disliked on the whole. I read it before the 4th and 5th books were released so I’m not sure where it goes and need to get back to it some day.

Speaking of Weeks, the Night Angel Trilogy is bomb. It’s no literary masterpiece but it’s a dark and gritty world that sets your expectations and fulfills them over and over again. The story is cliche and I like it. The characters are fun to follow as they navigate the plot points I can see coming from books away.