So, when I got married I changed my last name mostly because Mr. Nay's surname is super simple and my maiden name is a pain in the ass I had to always spell and nobody could pronounce, etc. At first I moved my maiden name to be my middle name, mostly because I was graduating from grad school, working on getting licensed, etc. and was advised this would make things smoother. I eventually dropped my maiden name and went back to my original middle name. This is what's on my US Passport.

When I voted in the primaries earlier this month, I noticed my registered name was the First Maiden Married, which does not match my passport. You know, the ID I'll need to present if the SAVE act is passed. So I went online and requested a change to my name on the voter rolls. This is the subtle shit a lot of people may miss should that stupid legislation be passed. If I didn't catch it, I would have rolled up in November and been turned away.

#USPol

Heading to a protest this weekend?

We’ve got resources for you. 🧵 (1/7)

Late last night, Republicans caved and let the Senate pass a bill that funds all of DHS except ICE and Border Patrol (as Democrats long demanded). This is what’s possible when Democrats unify and refuse to bend to the regime's demands. We are now watching the House to see if this gets done.

Thank you to everyone who contacted their elected officials and kept up the pressure on Members of Congress.

Here's one of my odd hobbies.

When I buy a used book that has the prior owner's name in it, and there are enough breadcrumbs, I exercise my research chops and put together a mini-bio of that owner to leave in the book for perpetuity.

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#photography #books #research

https://sunny.garden/@Mustbetuesday/116291057155965451

Hey i feel like there's a lot of authors out here actually and some of them might have needed to figure out how this settlement applies to anthologies? Is Jamie's understanding about whether they can file a claim correct?

And while I think there's lots of authors here, I dunno that a lot of them follow me, so boosts for visibility would be good.

#books #bookstodon

The government says journalists and sources who are living in the United States illegally don’t have First Amendment rights.

But the First Amendment was written to limit government power, not let officials decide whose voices are worth hearing.

https://freedom.press/issues/no-first-amendment-for-some-immigrant-journalists-or-sources-govt-says/

Heads-up for published authors:

The deadline to join the Anthropic class-action copyright settlement is March 30. If you have published a book, you may be eligible to receive ~$1,500 per book, so it’s worth your time to check it out.

I had been putting it off and finally completed my forms last week.

Learn more at the Authors Guild: https://authorsguild.org/advocacy/artificial-intelligence/what-authors-need-to-know-about-the-anthropic-settlement/

Start the process: https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/

in 1873, a relatively minor professional artist named Viktor Hartmann died suddenly in his 30s. As part of his memorial, an exhibition of his paintings was held, including his winning design proposal for a new "Great Gate of Kiev" which was never actually built.

Most of those paintings have since been lost, and no-one knows what they looked like. And yet you do know: you've heard them.

The memorial exhibition was attended by Viktor's grieving friend, Modest Mussorgsky. Modest walked slowly through the exhibition, which included drawings that Viktor had given to him personally, and went home and sat down at his piano. He composed one of the world's most famous pieces of music.

"Pictures at an Exhibition" is paintings we can't see and a gate that was never built, made known to us by a grieving musician.

complete recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwJMpQiqCm4

full context for the grieving orchid: https://xkcd.com/1259/

#classicalmusic