Is anyone at Nightmare Nights Dallas? I will be joining Needling Haystacks MLP Physics panel at 4pm on Saturday 28 October (by Skype link - while I would love to take a trip to Texas, it’s not very practical right now). Come along to hear a group of physicists discuss, and possibly argue, about the sonic rainboom, multiple timelines, and how things like orbital mechanics and genetics might work in Equestria.

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Other, more eloquent people have put this better than I can, but I wanted to make sure I made my stance absolutely clear because silence isn't good enough anymore.

Black lives matter.

All POC lives matter.

The lives of indigenous people matter.

Queer rights matter.

Trans rights matter.

Feminism is vital.

Fascism can fuck off.

Classism can fuck off.

Solidarity forever and always with all people who need it, all over the world.

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Hey guys... I wanted to give you guys a quick update about me and I wanted to start out by saying I'm sorry. I'm hardly online talking with any of you except for a handful of you and even then I can barely keep a conversation with all of you going. I've been focused on my stories and when I look back, I always posted blogs about almost everything and I've neglected to do that anymore. It's always updates, updates, and updates on my stories and I feel like you guys don't like the effort I put

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YUP WE'RE DOIN' THIS

And it's GaPJaxie's fault in more ways than one. You can find my reviews of previous stories here:

Would It Matter If I Was? and Do It Mattered If I Is?
Your Face Matters

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Is anyone in Sanford, South Dakota this evening? I'm very curious to know what my old friend Markus Horn is getting up to these days...

Deep Talks: LUX: Hunting for Unicorns (Dark Matter) in the Black Hills

Given recent events, I believe that it would be appropriate to give my opinion on things, for what it’s worth. Living in New York City, it isn’t always obvious how much of a factor racism is in the United States. Granted, my mother did insist that as a black man, I will have to work twice as hard to get the same recognition as a white person. However, I was never raised with a victim mentality, and knowing how far we have come as a society, I know that colorblindness is possible, even if

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I hope everyone had a fun Dark Matter Day.

If anyone is looking for a new job, here is an opportunity that will let you work on dark matter research and also provide the perfect environment to complete that Nightmare Moon epic that you have always wanted to write.

IceCube Experiment - Winterover Experiment Operator

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I gather some writers interested in my science communication project would appreciate some story ideas to help develop their own, so in this post I will give some of my thoughts on how to turn my given particle physics research topics into a story. I would, however, remind those thinking of participating that your don’t have to follow this. If you have a totally different idea

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... but I at least want to be clear about where I stand.

GAPJaxie wrote a story, Would It Matter If I Was?, about Fluttershy asking the totally-hypothetical question of whether or not it would matter if she was actually secretly a changeling.

This struck a chord amongst people, and 12+ knock-offs ensued. I’ve reviewed a number of them (including a writeoff entry), but here are five that I hadn’t seen before.

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Synopsis

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Some good news: Seattle is seriously working on defunding its police by at least fifty percent. And remember how my last blog post was about how the feds were being awful in Portland? Well, as of a few days ago, they've started to reduce their presence there, and what do you know?

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Nothing I can add to this.

So this is easily the best reviewing format I’ve ever seen.

For those of you seeking advice on your writing (and who isn’t, really), cleverpun has a brief but solid blog about writing children that should definitely be read.

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With Jon Stewart gone from the Daily Show, someone has to do it, right?

Candidates on both the left and right have been criticized for their declaration of those words — “All Lives Matter” — diminishing the goals of the Black Lives Matter movement, which is asking people to recognize that black lives are devalued by our criminal justice system. Ben Carson, however, told ThinkProgress this week he sees the whole movement as divisive.

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Okay, so believe it or not, we're actually approaching the finale of the story. Just two to three chapters left, actually. Now, before I even think of starting work on them, just want to thank y'all for your continued support of this story. Seriously guys and gals, I don't know where I'd be without you.

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Greetings,

just a little update on things, as time is passing.

The general situation where I live is slowly getting back to normal and I do hope that, similarly, you all are or soon shall be also seeing the World returning to the usual, as much as possible. Remember that we're all in this together and never shun away from using this time for people that you care about. Letting them know that you're there, even if you cannot be nearby.

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I suppose I should post this on my own blog too, instead of just Mono's. I'm running a donation event in this group here, called Pride and Positivity. Details copy-pasted below.

Hey FimFiction!

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Greetings, everyone!

My, what a year it was! Well, one could say that every year can be summarized by such a statement, yet I have a distinct feeling like this particular one could actually earn it properly, you know? Why? Well, let me tell you a little bit about it, if you would be so kind as to give me a moment to describe it.

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