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Opening this week’s newsletter with a content ask: I’ve been thinking about writing a blog post, mainly about the challenges of content moderation, specifically around communicating them to the public. I can’t claim to be the most knowledgeable here, but I do think that I have some insights, and certainly a bit more experience than many commentators around the current Tumblr kerfuffle.
The tentative title is, “A Lukewarm Defense of Matt Mullenweg, Tumblr, and Moderation Policies”. My concern is that even going that far will lead me to miss narratives, as well as inadvertently pushing a more harmful narrative. My reasoning for doing so is that so many comments that I’ve heard already are so knee-jerk that they are freely spreading misinformation and disinformation, and I want to have my thoughts down and organized somewhere that represents me and not the entire mod team of tech.lgbt
So my ask of you is, if you think it would be wrong of me to write something that isn’t fully critical of Tumblr and their CEO? I feel like nuance can be helpful, but I want the rest of my trans and queer audience to weigh in if you think that it’s a bad idea.
On to the rest of the newsletter!
Oops, missed a week there. I’ve been busy catching up on things post-con, got two tooth surgeries done, been managing health issues with partners and my oldest dog, and just trying to get back in the flow of things. So I’m ok having missed, but still wanna explain why.
Speaking of post-con, I’ve made a blog post that is mainly a photo dump of my time at FurSquared 2024. Overall it was a good time! I’m thankful for the friends that I got to spend the weekend with. It really was a nice break from some stressors that I’ve been managing lately.
With all of the things going on, I didn’t make much progress on personal projects last week. I still found ways to make improvements, such as cleaning and organizing the office and craft room, making it easier to find and use things, and just feeling more open.
Alright, that’s enough for now. See yall next week 
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Part One: Robert E. Lee: A Lifetime of Failure – Behind the Bastards
Another four part series, this time pushing back on narratives about the “Lost Cause” bs, Robert E. Lee’s “reluctance” to fight for the confederacy, and how even though he lost, he could be considered a “great” military leader. It’s all bullshit 
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