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gwydion* I have been following the forensics debate and bombing realated discussion, but given how terrible I feel physically, and my need to be lying down ASAP, I'm going to do the lazy thing and link to the most basic thing instead of trying to engage with the more complicated aspects. "N.Y., N.J. bombings suspect charged with 5 counts of attempted murder:" http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ny-nj-bombings/ahmad-rahami-identified-n-y-n-j-bombings-suspect-officials-n650306
* "One-on-one with Elizabeth Warren:"
* What I want to know is more about his misappropriation of Sandy disaster funds. "Christie knew about lane closings?:"
* Michael Steele is such a delight. "Priebus warns: Get on Trump train - or else:"
* "Because Hillary Listens (And now I do too) :" http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/150545693090/because-hillary-listens-and-now-i-do-too
* Michael J. Morell on National Security and Clinton vs. Trump: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/150663030102/during-a-33-year-career-at-the-central
* It became clear yesterdayish, that the weekend sluggishness was me actually being sick. My body is continuing inconvenient and all around unpleasant. Apologies for where this likely shows in my writing.
* This ends up being a really good discussion of bias in archaeology, simplistic reporting, forensics, and the fashion industry. No really. http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/150660585307/elodieunderglass-clatterbane
* "Kafka’s Joke Book:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/150662164412/kafkas-joke-book
* "Fashion Police and Grammar Police:" http://xkcd-rss.livejournal.com/441088.html
* Sex and Rape in ASoIaF vs. GoT: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/150616988747/in-your-numbers-post-up-through-season-3-you-note
* "Cheryl’s Landing Part 2: The Implications:" http://www.fandomfollowing.com/cheryls-landing-part-2/
* "Sunday Sweets For Pirates:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2016/9/18/sunday-sweets-for-pirates.html
* TNG 3 Rewatch:
- Allegiance. I know this pre-dates Babylon 5, but I like the B5 version of the Picard half of this plot. I know this pre-dates Deep Space 9, but they did the paranoia in a way more interesting way in that first season plot where they get imprinted by an alien artifact. Patrick Stewart's acting is excellent, but the plot makes me itch for reasons I can't put my finger on. Also the Enterprise half really underlines the creepiness of Deanna using her powers to spy on the crew, which is somehow still not addressed.
- Captain's Holiday. My favorite Deanna Troi moment in the series so far is her threatening Picard with a visit from her mother.
- Tin Man. Wow, the unethical use of telepathy is Star Fleet really makes the horrors of the Babylon 5 Psy Corps look reasonable by comparison. *shudder*
-Hollow Pursuits. I feel like watching Barclay's personal fantasies is an invasion of privacy for a character already accorded so little dignity, especially as they seem to be played for laughs. I have a lot of questions as to why group bullying of someone clearly suffering from social anxiety is considered acceptable in Starfleet instead of compassion and treatment, as would seem a more appropriate response. I have a lot of feelings about this one, but not many words at the moment.
- The Most Toys. Another entry in the Data Personhood theme. Data is kidnapped by a collector and treated as an object d'art instead of a person. This plot has been done so often before and since, from Twilight Zone and old school Doctor Who to just this summer on Killjoys, I'm not sure how much one can say. Data's means of resistance reminds me very much of myself as a child. Data decided to kill, even if they prevented the actual killing. This has it's own implications even though it was the right choice. Data lied to Riker. This too has it's implications.
- Menage a Troi. Olympic Lwaxana Troi dodging and Ferengis being gross all in one episode. Lwaxana Troi pressuring Deanna to marry. Lwaxana Troi cock blocking Deanna while simultaneously pressuring her to marry. Even more Ferengi sexual harassment now with stalking and kidnapping. Ugh. This is one of two episodes I can think of (the other being DS9 season One) where Lwaxana actually displays good qualities. Of course she displays them in both cases after the worst of her qualities being on display. She's such a terrible stereotype of a smothering mother, who also uses her telepathy and other people's knowledge of her having telepathy to humiliate people for her own amusement, that those rare occasions when there is a point to her outside of being awful it's a startle.
- Sarek. Ah, the heartbreaking Vulcan Alzheimer's episode, played as Shakespearean tragedy.
- Transfigurations. Wait, Worf's been with one woman once, why is he the one coaching Jordi on dating? I am too tired to do the gender and command style analysis this deserves.
- The Best of Both Worlds. I love that Picard references the Emperor Honorius seeing the Goths coming up over the hill. I love Guinan's response about resilience and diaspora. Boy were the Borg creepy before repetition stole all the mystery. I remember how freaky this episode was when it was new.
******
* Louisiana is having a major flooding disaster, the worst disaster in this country since Sandy. Want to help? https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation
* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan
* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com
* Donate to help refugees "UN Refugee Agency:" http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general
* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help
* A list of LGBTQA Charities: http://awkward0w1.tumblr.com/post/126399233673
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.comhttp://www.cnn.com/2016/07/28/asia/indonesia-drug-executions/
* "One-on-one with Elizabeth Warren:"
* What I want to know is more about his misappropriation of Sandy disaster funds. "Christie knew about lane closings?:"
* Michael Steele is such a delight. "Priebus warns: Get on Trump train - or else:"
* "Because Hillary Listens (And now I do too) :" http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/150545693090/because-hillary-listens-and-now-i-do-too
* Michael J. Morell on National Security and Clinton vs. Trump: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/150663030102/during-a-33-year-career-at-the-central
* It became clear yesterdayish, that the weekend sluggishness was me actually being sick. My body is continuing inconvenient and all around unpleasant. Apologies for where this likely shows in my writing.
* This ends up being a really good discussion of bias in archaeology, simplistic reporting, forensics, and the fashion industry. No really. http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/150660585307/elodieunderglass-clatterbane
* "Kafka’s Joke Book:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/150662164412/kafkas-joke-book
* "Fashion Police and Grammar Police:" http://xkcd-rss.livejournal.com/441088.html
* Sex and Rape in ASoIaF vs. GoT: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/150616988747/in-your-numbers-post-up-through-season-3-you-note
* "Cheryl’s Landing Part 2: The Implications:" http://www.fandomfollowing.com/cheryls-landing-part-2/
* "Sunday Sweets For Pirates:" http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2016/9/18/sunday-sweets-for-pirates.html
* TNG 3 Rewatch:
- Allegiance. I know this pre-dates Babylon 5, but I like the B5 version of the Picard half of this plot. I know this pre-dates Deep Space 9, but they did the paranoia in a way more interesting way in that first season plot where they get imprinted by an alien artifact. Patrick Stewart's acting is excellent, but the plot makes me itch for reasons I can't put my finger on. Also the Enterprise half really underlines the creepiness of Deanna using her powers to spy on the crew, which is somehow still not addressed.
- Captain's Holiday. My favorite Deanna Troi moment in the series so far is her threatening Picard with a visit from her mother.
- Tin Man. Wow, the unethical use of telepathy is Star Fleet really makes the horrors of the Babylon 5 Psy Corps look reasonable by comparison. *shudder*
-Hollow Pursuits. I feel like watching Barclay's personal fantasies is an invasion of privacy for a character already accorded so little dignity, especially as they seem to be played for laughs. I have a lot of questions as to why group bullying of someone clearly suffering from social anxiety is considered acceptable in Starfleet instead of compassion and treatment, as would seem a more appropriate response. I have a lot of feelings about this one, but not many words at the moment.
- The Most Toys. Another entry in the Data Personhood theme. Data is kidnapped by a collector and treated as an object d'art instead of a person. This plot has been done so often before and since, from Twilight Zone and old school Doctor Who to just this summer on Killjoys, I'm not sure how much one can say. Data's means of resistance reminds me very much of myself as a child. Data decided to kill, even if they prevented the actual killing. This has it's own implications even though it was the right choice. Data lied to Riker. This too has it's implications.
- Menage a Troi. Olympic Lwaxana Troi dodging and Ferengis being gross all in one episode. Lwaxana Troi pressuring Deanna to marry. Lwaxana Troi cock blocking Deanna while simultaneously pressuring her to marry. Even more Ferengi sexual harassment now with stalking and kidnapping. Ugh. This is one of two episodes I can think of (the other being DS9 season One) where Lwaxana actually displays good qualities. Of course she displays them in both cases after the worst of her qualities being on display. She's such a terrible stereotype of a smothering mother, who also uses her telepathy and other people's knowledge of her having telepathy to humiliate people for her own amusement, that those rare occasions when there is a point to her outside of being awful it's a startle.
- Sarek. Ah, the heartbreaking Vulcan Alzheimer's episode, played as Shakespearean tragedy.
- Transfigurations. Wait, Worf's been with one woman once, why is he the one coaching Jordi on dating? I am too tired to do the gender and command style analysis this deserves.
- The Best of Both Worlds. I love that Picard references the Emperor Honorius seeing the Goths coming up over the hill. I love Guinan's response about resilience and diaspora. Boy were the Borg creepy before repetition stole all the mystery. I remember how freaky this episode was when it was new.
******
* Louisiana is having a major flooding disaster, the worst disaster in this country since Sandy. Want to help? https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation
* "How to help Flint, Michigan:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/how-help-flint-michigan
* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com
* Donate to help refugees "UN Refugee Agency:" http://donate.unhcr.org/international/general
* Organizations helping with the refugee crisis: http://captainofalltheships.tumblr.com/post/128790538169/an-updated-list-of-organizations-to-donate-to-help
* A list of LGBTQA Charities: http://awkward0w1.tumblr.com/post/126399233673
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We desperately need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.comhttp://www.cnn.com/2016/07/28/asia/indonesia-drug-executions/