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brianary @startrek.website
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Let's talk about the stupid whale probe.
  • It probably should've been dolphins, just as a nod to H²G², but also because I'm not sure the scale of that Klingon BOP ever read as big enough for two whales to me.

    But, some possible suspects: whales (maybe they are superintelligent, pan-dimensional beings and the business with the krill and the singing is just a front), whale keepers or collectors (maybe they've stocked Earth with an important livestock that they want to protect from the apes, or see TNG S3E22 "The Most Toys"), whale descendants (see VOY S3E23 "Distant Origins"), or a species that has determined that loss of the whales indicates humanity has become irredeemable (or a corrupted timeline).

  • Reaching across the aisle
  • Adding seats to the court needs to happen, as well as reapportioning representatives, and giving electoral votes to DC and the territories. We need to find politicians that aren't afraid to do it.

  • Reaching across the aisle
  • That's an important issue, but if Democrats ever see power again, it'll be important to focus on re-enfranchisement (RCV, instant runoff, or anything fairer than FPTP; NPVIC; national mail voting; mandatory voting), on judicial reform to undo the corruption and incompetence that has been packed there. Without those, keeping any gains will be impossible.

    Then, triaging existential threats is critical, which will mean fighting climate change, investing in public transport (trains), and breaking up trusts will have to be pursued simultaneously. Stopping any support for genocide needs to happen as soon as possible.

    There will be plenty more structural changes to fix beyond that: Protecting whistleblowers and protesters, improving FOIA, replacing norms with laws (Emoluments Clause enforcement, financial records disclosure, no insider trading for Congressmembers, &c), and all manner of civil rights protections and police reform.

    After all that, it'll be time for the stuff I've been hoping for: nationalizing healthcare and Internet access, and copyright reform.