#REALITY

The new episode Reclaiming Stories is now up! I chat with @RobertSaysThis about representations of dyspraxia & autism in Doctor Who and in fandom. You can listen to the episode/read
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Trump-appointed coup leader Juan Guaidó and the US-backed right-wing political parties in Venezuela announced they will be *voluntarily boycotting* the National Assembly election coming up this DecemberOnce again, they're refusing
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I‘ve waited for this to play out before commenting.The issue with 2 + 2 = 5 playing out in @ConceptualJames’ feed is about the “Principle of Explosion” and is quite
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The media is neither able to grasp nor express the reality of America right now. The reality is that we are tired. We are exhausted. We have had ENOUGH. We
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Here's one of my takes, so I'm gonna give you all the definition of empathy. It's not "live and let live", it requires you to take a much more active
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The Republican Party that is now responsible for guiding America through a generational crisis was elected because it amplified the paranoid, racist ramblings of a cable news network tuned to
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Why are people more upset at looting & the destruction of property & the blocking of roads than the murder of an innocent man!! & not just one murder, but
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from a narrative standpoint, i feel really grateful that royal exists. with persona 5, the ending can feel a bit too "tropey" and "cliché," you know, the typical JRPG plot
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At the end of the day this all comes down to money.The current football money circus is unsustainable, the lockdowns due to pandemic made sure of that. It’s not an
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Look again. We talked about defining things (in this case squares) and the combining them (in this case placing them besides each other) and then counting before and after combining
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I always try to put a positive spin on things...today, I am deeply sad to see so many people sick and dying from #COVID19 . It never had to be
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99 days into an already historic presidency, President Biden is giving his first formal address to the nation. Is that trending? Nope. But #my600lblife is. This country will be lucky
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I think we waste too much thinking about inconsequential things. Will Jesus the man come back? Will an actual heaven happen after we die? Is there a pitch fork red
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For many people, the pandemic has been a chance to hit the pause button on their busy lives — and some aren't ready to press play againhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/returning-to-reality-the-taboo-of-admitting-that-you-love-lockdo
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As someone who is tasked with raising a Black male child, my task is daunting. How do I raise him to be aware without becoming bitter? How do I teach
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This was almost my point from the beginning. If you read my essay on it (https://newdiscourses.com/2020/08/2-plus-2-never-equals-5/) you'll see. The deviation from this point is that applied postmodernists (or critical ones)
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