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conulyI noticed something I didn't notice before about Ascencia. She says she was sent back in time three years ago. Three years! And in three years she managed to identify the person most likely to bring her to her target, flawlessly impersonate an ensign on her ship, and maneuver events to her favor? Damn. I know she's a go-getter, but what the fuck.
(And at no point does she think "Nah, I'll tell them not to visit my home planet and then go chill on Risa"?)
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(And at no point does she think "Nah, I'll tell them not to visit my home planet and then go chill on Risa"?)
Does It Matter How a Cello Is Held? It’s a Centuries-Old Debate.
Tibetan Musical Notation Is Beautiful
The right touch: Octopuses' surface-sensing secrets decoded
Striking Black and White Photographs of London Taken by Robert Frank in the Early 1950s
A long-standing puzzle of ‘missing’ ordinary matter in the universe may be solved, astronomers say
The Jumping Frenchmen of Maine
Yes, Virginia, asexuals masturbate too. Sometimes to porn! (But if he knew or at least suspected he was ace before he married her then he really ought to have told her before tying the knot. Also, if LW is unhappy in this marriage then that's enough reason to divorce.)
A new book of Edward Gorey’s drawings shows what’s lost when the artist’s sexuality is glossed over
FDA approves powerful HIV drug that nearly eliminated spread in clinical trials: The twice-yearly injectable drug’s potential could be compromised by the Trump administration’s dramatic cuts to HIV-prevention infrastructure in the U.S.
Suicide counselors for LGBTQ+ youth removed from hotline by Trump admin
Trump says he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would ‘waste time’
New York mayoral candidate arrested by ICE: ‘Trump is looking to stoke conflict, weaponize fear’
They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
A Sea Story: One of the worst maritime disasters in European history took place three decades ago
Russia has resorted to using untrained spies after its diplomats and operatives were expelled from Europe in response to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The case against a Canadian teenager now jailed in Poland reveals how Moscow conducts the operations, and how cryptocurrency funds them.
