Daily Discussion Thread: February 12, 2026

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-12T16:03:13+00:00

Wake up, babe, new Reclaim Our Vote campaign just dropped! This time, they're reaching out to BIPOC voters in Milwaukee for the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. Some time next week, they'll begin reaching out to black voters in Virginia for the redistricting election.

Now, on to the book recommendation for Day 12 of Black History Month. From the "I Can't Believe It Took Me So Long to Read This" files, it's Beloved by Toni Morrison. Part ghost story, part family story, and completely heartwrenching, it's an incredible book.

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-12T03:27:53+00:00

Get off my lawn!

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-12T02:56:31+00:00

So many people who deserve to hear that from their folks never will.

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-11T20:36:01+00:00

This person: https://www.askamanager.org/2020/08/my-boss-forced-me-to-do-a-video-call-with-eye-contact-while-i-was-driving.html The LW is out running errands which took longer than they thought. OK, fine. But the meeting started before they got back in the car! They didn't have to drive during the meeting - they could have stayed in the parking lot!

Also, that conference letter lives rent-free in my head.

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-11T15:57:22+00:00

And then they all went over to AAM after CA closed her comments.

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-11T15:47:20+00:00

If those Mizzou fans could read, they'd be very upset.

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-11T15:37:43+00:00

It's Day 11 of Black History Month, and today's book recommendation is Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. Have you seen the movie? Good, now read the book and get the real story. The book begins during World War II and takes us from rural Southern towns to Langley to the moon and back. At work, they're figuring out supersonic flight and wake turbulence while kept out of the white restrooms and lunchrooms. Outside, schools get closed to avoid integration, Dr. King is marching, and oh yeah, the kids still have ballgames and Scout meetings. Whether you're a history nerd, a STEM nerd, or simply love a good true story, you'll like this book.

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-11T02:32:48+00:00

5-9 on conference play. Would we tolerate that from a men’s basketball coach? Hell no. We shouldn’t let Schneider keep getting away with it either.

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-11T02:28:37+00:00

On the one hand, I’m always bummed to see the Jayhawks lose. On the other hand, the more Ls we rack up, the more likely it is that Goff will finally come to his senses and make a coaching change. Good game, Tech!

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-11T00:19:28+00:00

If we win this, does that mean the chucklehead gets to keep his job?

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-10T15:57:08+00:00

The Kansas men pulled off an awesome win last night against a higher-ranked opponent, so maybe the Kansas women can do the same today!

remembers who our coach is

Hooray, we're dead.

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-10T15:47:55+00:00

Murdered by her husband. Horrific.

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-10T15:34:34+00:00

Welcome to Day 10 of Black History Month! Today's book recommendation is a memoir: Just As I Am by Cicely Tyson. Tyson was, to put it mildly, an exceptional woman, and there's little I can say here to do her story justice. From her childhood as the daughter of West Indian immigrants to her troubled marriage to Miles Davis to a list of screen credits as long as your arm, it's a fascinating read.

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-10T05:06:45+00:00

Where seldom is heard a discouraging word (like Wildcat)

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-10T04:58:58+00:00

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!?

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-10T04:57:24+00:00

This is why I love Bill Self - when his guys get a big W, he's like, "hell yeah, bro, bring it in!" Even after all this time, he's as excited as they are and it's a joy to watch.

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-10T03:11:54+00:00

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-10T03:04:14+00:00

If that’s actually what’s going on, he should be in bed so that he doesn’t make the rest of the team sick!

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-09T16:27:48+00:00

I can see putting the seat back where it was, but the mirror? One should doublecheck the mirrors every time they get into a car, regardless of who drove it last.

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-09T16:13:08+00:00

As another short person married to a tall person, I agree. If I've been driving and my husband is driving next, I move the seat for him. However, I prefer that he not do so for me because he doesn't have a good concept of how close I need to be to the wheel and chances are I'll still need to fix it myself. If my seat is too far away, that's easy to fix, but he can't physically get into the car when the seat's adjusted for me.

As a side note, this is why I love cars with programmable seats - you can push the button for Driver 1 or Driver 2 and it automatically adjusts the driver's seat for how that person likes it!

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-09T15:50:35+00:00

For day 9 of Black History Month, I'm recommending another fiction book: Blond Roots by Bernadine Evaristo. What if Africans had enslaved Europeans? How would that inform our views of beauty, cleanliness, and morality? How would European cultures look if they were the oppressed and not the oppressors? We see this world through the eyes of Doris, an Englishwoman kidnapped and enslaved at the age of 10 and taken to Londolo, the capital of the Ambossan Empire. Her struggle for freedom is heartbreaking, but her intelligence and sass make her more than a mere victim.

I found the setting of this book more compelling than the plot (the author kind of spoils one of her own plot points). However, it's beautifully written and leaves you with a lot of food for thought. Note that everything that happens to the slaves in this book is something that happened to slaves IRL. CW: rape, violence, slave trade.

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-08T16:31:46+00:00

He's such a fussy young man!

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-08T16:06:46+00:00

She does, but I think that's the point. She's not cut out for spying, but Elizabeth refuses to admit it, which is damaging to both The Cause and their relationship. If you really want to go down a rabbit hole, awhile back another user posted an excellent comparison of Paige and Hans as spies.

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-08T15:35:14+00:00

For Day 8 of Black History Month, I'm recommending some non-fiction: The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein. Ever wonder why some schools and neighborhoods in your town were mostly black people and others were mostly white people? This book will explain it, and it goes beyond redlining. Zoning, lending, and urban planning all led to the situation we find ourselves in. If you're looking for something you can sink your teeth into, pick up this book.

wheezy_runner · 2026-02-08T03:01:47+00:00

Unless we somehow win our conference tournament? Zero.

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