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At the time of writing, 41 46 51 MPs have signed the early day motion to reject the EHRC's new guidance:

https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/65938

Write to your MP to tell them to sign it! Praise them if they already have!

If you have Bsky, Trans+ Solidarity Alliance have a skeet about it you can boost:

https://bsky.app/profile/transsolidarity.bsky.social/post/3mnb3wyefxc2g

Scottish Trans (in collaboration with Trans+ Solidarity Alliance and TransActual, because the collaborative work going on here is so phenomenal) have an "email your MP to reject the EHRC code of practice" template form:

https://equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/rejectthecode

The Hansard transcript of the response to Seema Malhotra's statement on the EHRC guidance yesterday is blistering:

https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026-06-01/debates/CE610C68-7093-454F-B897-AF008EE7E7A0/EqualityAct2010CodeOfPractice

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Merchantship Loki is retired war criminal Bet Yeager's ticket off Thule Station and away from murder charges... but Loki offers hazards of its own.

Rimrunners (Rimrunners, volume 5) by C J Cherryh

torachan

1. I got my hair cut this morning. I was worried that maybe my stylist was leaving the salon or something because I had tried to reschedule and their website was not showing any availability for her at all (like even checking several months down the line), but I think it's just that their system will only allow you to reschedule to the same day in a different week, and she changed the days she works, so since my appointment was on a Monday and she's no longer doing Mondays, it wouldn't show anything. I feel like their system used to allow you to choose a different day of the week and that's an annoying change, but there's always the option to call and reschedule that way, I guess. I'm just glad she's not leaving the salon!

2. We cleared a bit more space in the shed so it's easier to get the new bikes in and out. They're definitely a bit chonkier than our old ones (especially with them both having baskets). I had a couple fans in there that I'd been planning on putting out on the curb once it was warmer weather, so I took those out (now that we have ceiling fans in the living room and bedrooms, we don't need the stand-alone fans as much, and we've still got a couple in the house if we really need them) and some other stuff got reorganized a bit. It will be even better once I get some of the Christmas decorations transferred from the giant plastic tub they're in now to some smaller tubs that will fit on the shelves better.

3. Look at this sweet face!

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Quick note that post-by-email and comment-by-email is (sometimes?) failing silently without actually posting right now! I'm pretty sure this is related to last night's shenanigans and will be fixed once Mark can finish the full fix for it, which he's working on, but if you've posted or replied by email in the last 24 hours, fish it out of your sent folder to check if it posted!

EDIT: This should be fixed as of around 7AM EDT! We *believe* everything that was stuck in the plumbing has been sent along to your journal or the comment thread it was meant for; it's definitely not where it was stuck anymore, at least.

musesfool

Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Mets vs Mariners on tv

Bedtime is repealed!

I must say, I really am enjoying the Mayor Mamdani experience. And go Knicks!

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Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition (and compatible systems) knavish adventure in Acheron Games' Brancalonia.

Bundle of Holding: Brancalonia (from 2024)

An all-new bundle of recent Brancalonia supplements.

Bundle of Holding: Brancalonia Bounty

rydra_wong

https://www.transsolidarityalliance.com/post/mass-lobby-date-change-25th-june-2026

It's now the 25th.

james_davis_nicoll

Whether actively harmful or simply inept, certain mentors seem to do more harm than good...

Five Terrible or Useless Mentors in SF and Fantasy

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James Nicoll Reviews offers readers a relentless barrage of human-created reviews of human-created works. I am the John Henry of speculative fiction reviewing.

You can help fund James Nicoll Reviews in several ways.

torachan

1. We went to the Hyundai dealership this morning and test drove an Ioniq 5 and we both really liked it. There were a couple things I liked better about the EV 6, but overall preferred the Ioniq, so that's probably what we're going to go with. Still trying to decide if we'll get it used or new. The guy we spoke with at the dealership this morning said the incentives change monthly, so tomorrow I'm going to check their website and see what they're offering and how that would line up with the used ones we're seeing. I think we'd get a little more for a trade-in at the dealership vs Carmax, so that's something to consider, too. We really want to make this happen this month!

2. After that we went over to check out the new Ikea in Culver City. As I anticipated, it is a pretty small store (though even smaller than I thought). They have a decent sized showroom, but there's not much in stock that you can actually buy in terms of furniture (of course they have tons of small items for sale there). That said, we often do just go to Ikea to browse and then order online later when it comes to larger stuff (even stuff that would fit in the car), so it's still nice to have somewhere close to do that. We decided on the Kallax for a record shelf (they actually had one on display with fake records, so it's definitely the right size), so I ordered that and should have it on Tuesday.

3. Since we were already in Culver City, we decided to go check out the new Super King international market across town from the Ikea. It seems to be mainly middle eastern, but also has a bunch of other international stuff as well. It's a pretty big store, though not as big as the Super Irvine we went to a few months ago. We got a few small things, but it's nice to know it's there.

4. Chloe was enjoying her window when Gemma came up and nearly sat on her. There was a little hissing, but then Chloe decided it was okay, and Gemma scooted over a bit, too, which probably helped.

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Robby has managed to put in a temporary fix for the site errors and things failing to refresh or not showing up where they should! The permanent fix is going to need Mark's experience, and unfortunately -- seriously, this literally never fails -- Mark has been on an international flight all day, because of course he has. (Never. Fails. He and I are not allowed to both take vacation at once.)

The site will work just fine with the temporary fix in place, things just might be a little slow here and there. We'll keep you updated.

musesfool

Current Mood: sleepy
Current Music: Borderline - Madonna

I meant to post earlier but then I kind of dozed off, whoops! Yesterday, I took my 90 mini cheesecakes and Baby Miss L's books and headed out to my sister's for Alyssa's birthday barbecue that was postponed from last weekend due to all the rain. Well, unfortunately, the weather yesterday was not really conducive to an outside party, so we ended up staying in the house. And my youngest niece, whose birthday was also yesterday, already had plans, so she (and my brother's family) couldn't make it. But it was nice.

When I got home today, I ended up having a long call with Friend L, who let me know that she's moving back to Atlanta (after being in New York for 30 years) to help out her sister with their mom, whose health has been declining. I kind of had a feeling this was going to happen, with how often she was going down there and how long she was staying each time, but she was in denial about it for a while. Hopefully I'll get to see her before she goes, and we can always facetime.

I also did the May recs update, and though there was some wonkiness with DW earlier, I think it's fixed now.

unfitforsociety has been updated for May 2026 with 8 recs in 2 fandoms:

* 7 Heated Rivalry
* 1 The Pitt

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We're aware of site traffic issues and are working to fix them for the people who are having problems! (The tactics the damn bot traffic uses are endlessly shifting, and they're really good at looking like real traffic, sigh.)

torachan

I was getting used to the very firm mattress by this point and actually got a good night's sleep. I still woke up early as usual, though, and since we weren't doing a Disney day, I had plenty of time to take a morning walk.

We had originally planned to do Disneyland on Thursday, DisneySea on Friday, and then avoid the parks on the weekend, but Friday was supposed to be rainy and I decided I'd rather do a clear Saturday than a rainy Friday for DisneySea, so instead we planned to go to the Tokyo Metro Museum and Ikspiari and stay mostly indoors.

( Tokyo Metro Museum )

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22 works reviewed. 11 by women (50%), 11 by men (50%), 0 by non-binary authors (0%), 0 by authors whose gender is unknown (0%), and 9 by POC (41%).

May 2026 in Review

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An accountant is sent to the Moon on a counter-espionage mission.

Earthlight by Arthur C. Clarke

rydra_wong

Via

sabotabby, A Meal of Thorns, from the Ancillary Review of Books.

Jake Casella Brookins (whom I have loved ever since he described Prophet as “Gay X-files slash where they walk away from The Hurt Locker and wind up in Solaris instead”) and a guest do deep exegesis on a sf/f (or adjacent) book.

Every ep I've listened to has been really good.

(Also OMG the next ep is on The Fifth Head of Cerberus.)

rydra_wong

For once in my life, for once in my entire fucking life, it appears that I may actually have been Lacking The Vitamin.

(Iron.)

torachan

1. Temps were much lower today than predicted (though it was (and still is) quite humid, which I am not a fan of).

2. I got both back baskets installed on the bikes and got Carla's mirror put on as well, so we are all set to go! In fact, I went to the store this afternoon and bought a few bulky things that would have been awkward to walk or bike with in a shoulder bag and put all my groceries in the back basket and it was great!

I realized I never actually shared a pic of my bike, just a link to the website, so here it is.

3. We had a nice morning at Disneyland.

4. Chloe is so pretty!

torachan

There's still more Mandalorian food to try, so that was our main goal for today's trip.

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