@gauravsabnis I failed an introductory Music class sophomore year of college. I scored 98% on a computerized rhythm test and the visiting professor decided I’d somehow been cheating—and he gave me an F. I went on to work on the launch team for the iTunes Music Store.
Basically, Twitter has gone from a firehose to a backyard stream formed by a forgotten garden hose. There are worms and mosquitoes, and you probably don't want to step in there.
So apparently my short story "For Lack of a Bed" came really close to being nominated for a Hugo. This is the first story I ever wrote about living with chronic pain. I'm so touched for the support this story got!
Thread. A cautionary thought: the GOP can read polls. They *know* that a solid majority of Americans intensely oppose them on abortion, gun control and insurrection (to name but a few). They know these are big losers, in national electoral terms. Yet they persist.