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One foot planted in “Yeehaw!” the other in “yuppie”.
Unlike hostile architecture, I think this is reasonable and prudent. That being said, there are entire seasons when this is almost a non-issue, and I bristle at the idea of enforcing this in our dry spring season. Even if it’s absolutely necessary during the Monsoon and mini-monsoon (winter).
Leaders of Arizona Democracy Resilience Network share lessons learned in Ireland
More like “Leaders of Arizona Democracy Resilience Network share that they went to Northern Ireland” - there really isn’t anything about “learning to step back” besides empty platitudes here. There is nothing to take away from this article other than “We think political violence is bad”. It’s a valid take, but the title really over-sells what’s being communicated.
I think this one of Mr. Morlocks best pieces to date. It’s a must-read.
Tucson Sentinel allows all candidates to publish opinions - this is one such article.
As such, this does not represent the views of Tucson.social or Tucson Sentinel and all opinions represent the views of the Author - Mr. Ciscomani.
To be clear the “We” is “ThisIsTucson” - Tucson.social is not affiliated with this event.
Gooooood luck!
They’ve had the AZ Mobile ID app for a few years now, and almost every single place doesn’t see it as valid.
I fear the “business owner class” is still far too conservative, old-fashioned, and tech-hostile for this to work.
Arizona Bar exam, which is the lowest bar of entry,
You are completely and totally incorrect:
" Last fall, Arizona lowered its minimum passing score for the bar exam from 273, what was previously the highest in the country, to 270. The new score is still the nation’s highest, though it’s shared by 18 other states, including Colorado, Oregon and Pennsylvania.
Many University of Arizona law grads who fall short within a few points often leave for New Mexico or Utah, where the passing score is 260, said Jessica Findley, director of bar and academic success and professor of practice at the UA’s James E. Rogers College of Law. The goal of the ALAP is to keep aspiring lawyers in the state."
Arizona had the highest bar exam requirements in the Nation. And is now on par with 18 other states. The cutoff for this program is 10 points under passing - so 260. Equivalent to New Mexico.
The problem is that there is literally lower bars in bordering states - and they go there instead. Sure, we could just dismiss them as flunkies, but I doubt that a score of 260-270 indicates that they’re “incapable”.
I had a unique upbringing. My father was an illiterate dyslexic (and maybe autistic himself) and he is fuckin weird - to put bluntly. That side of my family never really understood neurodivergence per-se, but they understood that everyone’s a little weird - but we embraced that we’re VERY weird. Hanging out with my dad’s extended family is a lot of flailing, weird humor, and zany shenanigans and they embraced every moment.
My mother by contrast was more “abled” but she relished the “weirdness” that my father had in spades. Her own family had a bit of a zany streak as well - with my maternal Grandfather very obviously being undiagnosed autistic and having his own brand of severely understated and jump-scare humor.
Masking was entirely unnecessary in my family - and I can recognize the state pretty easily. It’s more mentally relaxed, less hypervigilant, and generally more comfortable.
It was great not having to mask in my childhood - until I went to school and it suddenly wasn’t a good thing.
Learning my masks was an absolutely agonizing process because “being myself” wasn’t acceptable “out there”. I felt so out of place compared to my peers. I was also bullied relentlessly to the point of PTSD. My masks eventually became automatic through the tumultuous times. It wasn’t until my diagnosis in my early 30’s that I even began to understand what it all was, and start deconstructing the masks.
Unmasking was as easy as accessing a “younger” me and simply not caring about the social results. (to a point)
For my echolalia, I don’t hold back my vocal stimming anymore. I used to feel embarrassed and self conscious around it. Now I embrace it and have fun with it. Will you get movie trailer voice me or death metal voice me? Who knows!? Will I throw a random phrase using an English accent into an otherwise monotone statement, yoooouuu bet!
For my special interests, I LET my excitement bubble over. Sure, I might need to regain my composure from time to time, but hiding my excitement about these things nearly destroyed me. I try not to be hyper-focused though so as to allow natural conversational flow, but I also don’t overly police myself anymore.
There’s a few other things, but it’s hard to reflect on them all.
Ultimately I’m unsure how helpful my experience is to others - it’s a bit unique having a deep family culture of being really weird. I think that really helps me put my guard down and unmask. If I didn’t have these memories, finding my unmasked state would be a LOT harder.
Hi there! Anything you’d like! In this case, I have signs for protesting the Presidential Immunity reading up for loan.
I think there might be some pro-Harris “protests” now, as the vibe has swung more positive.
Here’s a pic from the folks down in Green Valley:
Update: I do plan on getting back out there soonish. Just had other community networking I was doing - the other part of growing power/being heard.
