It was a non-traditional Thanksgiving, far from America, with mostly not-American friends and family. And it was a joy, eating together, being with each other and being grateful. Even if I did have to explain to my mother several times that Thanksgiving had nothing to do with the War of Independence so even English people were allowed to eat a lot and be grateful for each other and their lives.

@neilhimself And bear in mind: the US was a colonial repository for some of your wing-nuttiest citizens—you are welcome.

(And Happy Thanksgiving.)

@gilesforyou @neilhimself which was the main reason why the US is so screwed up these days. It’s just that the Puritans and Pilgrims morphed into the conservative christians that have already taken bodily autonomy away from half of the population, and they’re now starting to take the rights away from the LGBTQ+ community that we hold dear. So yeah…thanksgiving truly is not a holiday that should be observed anymore.