As I Wrote In My Book, “There Is Perhaps No Single Vote Members Of The U.S. Senate Take With As Much

As I wrote in my book, “There is perhaps no single vote members of the U.S. Senate take with as much long-term ideological importance than that of a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, and asking them to keep that vote, and that vote alone, separate from the ideological promises they make to their voters, and to themselves, is bizarre.” The old norm worked when party conflict was mild enough to create a court that felt, and perhaps was, largely nonpartisan. But those days are long gone. Making matters worse is that the Supreme Court has gone from being undemocratic to being anti-democratic. Lifetime appointments are iffy under the best of circumstances, but the vagaries of retirements and deaths have given Republicans a control that makes a mockery of the public will. Five of the court’s six Republican justices were appointed by presidents who initially took office after losing the popular vote (and, in the case of George W. Bush, after a direct intercession by five of the court’s conservatives in Bush v. Gore). Donald Trump was able to make more appointments in one term than Barack Obama was able to make in two.

Dobbs Is Not the Only Reason to Question the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court (via wilwheaton)

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#SnoopySlays #StarTrek #IDIC #InfiniteBeagles

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3 years ago

reblog if you like star trek, or if you have lost the remaining shreds of control over your life and you are star trek and you’re shaped like the uss enterprise and star trek music plays every time you walk into a room, or if you are a tribble that can type

2 years ago

silly little headcanon time

since we get to see Spock basically quote Sherlock Holmes, it is now my belief that he's read the books.

Sherlock was Spock's first crush. He found his logic and demeanor interesting and flattering, appreciated the way he never had time for people that weren't willing to listen to him and/or some sort of asset to him. Appreciated that Sherlock plays violin, especially when he needs time to just sit and ponder some big mystery. Found his chemical dependency illogical but could over look it because he was amazing to read about. There wasn't anything Sherlock couldn't achieve with his logic and higher level of thinking. And then Spock grew a bit older and realized that wasn't a crush at all, it was more along the lines of representation. He related to Sherlock, he wasn't crushing on the man. With that knowledge he decided to spend his spare time rereading his mother's old books.

Only on his reread the only character he could seem to pay attention to was Dr. John Watson. The way he acted without thinking, how angry he would get with Sherlock for being so apathetic towards everyone and everything that wasn't the case he was actively involved with. The way Watson seemed to balance out the parts of Sherlock that were disliked by the vast majority of characters in the story. The head strong soldier who was willing to risk it all to help someone in need. He found his infatuation with John Watson fascinating. Eventually he finishes his reread of the old stories and gets caught up in growing up.

He recalls Sherlock Holmes from time to time, typically in passing, often when he looks at a fellow Starfleet officer and says, "Once you eliminate the impossible whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

And then he meets the hard headed, fiery, strong willed cadet who already - in his first two weeks in the academy - made a reputation for himself being quick to act, James Tiberius Kirk.

3 years ago

#I’d like to order number two please.

When Kirk appears in Strange New Worlds, I want either of the following things. 1) Spock and Kirk meet relatively soon, and we all cry as we see them meet for the first time. Or 2) Spock and Kirk spend the whole show never interacting and constantly missing each other in the most hilarious almost meetings you've ever seen, until they finally meet in the final episode of the show.


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3 years ago
I Was Originally Just Gonna Do This Giveaway On Twitter, But It Wasn’t Really Taking Off, So Let Me
I Was Originally Just Gonna Do This Giveaway On Twitter, But It Wasn’t Really Taking Off, So Let Me
I Was Originally Just Gonna Do This Giveaway On Twitter, But It Wasn’t Really Taking Off, So Let Me
I Was Originally Just Gonna Do This Giveaway On Twitter, But It Wasn’t Really Taking Off, So Let Me
I Was Originally Just Gonna Do This Giveaway On Twitter, But It Wasn’t Really Taking Off, So Let Me
I Was Originally Just Gonna Do This Giveaway On Twitter, But It Wasn’t Really Taking Off, So Let Me

I was originally just gonna do this giveaway on Twitter, but it wasn’t really taking off, so let me open it up to Tumblr, too! Here are the details:

GIVEAWAY ends September 15th

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Reblog this post! (You DO NOT have to follow me on Tumblr)

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Follow my Vulcan Jewelry Twitter @trekkietreasure

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The winner will get one custom Vulcan pendant of their choice (made in brass). I can do names, words, or short phrases! I will chose one winner but you can enter to win on both Tumblr and Twitter.

While the giveaway is going on, you can also get any of my other Vulcan script goodies like stickers or washi tape, on my Etsy for 10% off if you use code STARTREK55

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2 years ago

(((Hugs))) to you.

My girlfriend and I decided to break up. She wants us to have an open relationship and see other people in addition to me but I'm just not into that. I want to be with only her. I hope I can still stay friends with her. She's a lovely person. I'm still sad about it though.

2 years ago

This is a fascinating and highly accessible look into the "element hunt" that filled out the bottom half of the Periodic Table of Elements.

It's a tale of chemistry, physics, war, international relations, incredibly petty academia politics, and SCANDAL.

content warnings for some brief discussion of the events surrounding WWII, including but not limited to fascism, the Manhattan Project (and sexism within said project), and the bombing of Hiroshima.

5 months ago

#they don’t allow light to come between them😍

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I Can’t Believe I Never Posted Bones. I Thought I Had But I Guess I Imagined It.
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I can’t believe I never posted Bones. I thought I had but I guess I imagined it.

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