Greta Christina's Blog https://the-orbit.net/greta/ Atheism, sex, politics, dreams, and whatever. Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:15:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 104281190 Door Knocking or Postcards? https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/11/04/door-knocking-or-postcards/ https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/11/04/door-knocking-or-postcards/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:15:19 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/greta/?p=19891 I’ve seen my first blue-wave-aftermath “pissing on postcards” rant in the wild. It’s not the first time I’ve seen this sentiment: “Door knocking good! Postcards bad!” So here goes my own little rant.Door knocking is a truly excellent way to get out the vote. And not everyone can do it. I have arthritis and hearing […]

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]]> https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/11/04/door-knocking-or-postcards/feed/ 0 19891 About The Blue Tsunami https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/11/04/about-the-blue-tsunami/ https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/11/04/about-the-blue-tsunami/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:23:07 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/greta/?p=19884 Take a moment. Take a day, even. Breathe. Experience this. Rejoice. Joy has been in short supply lately: let yourself have it, and share it with each other.And then we need to get to work.For one thing, DT is still president, and that’s going to seriously limit the amount of stuff we can actually do. […]

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]]> https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/11/04/about-the-blue-tsunami/feed/ 0 19884 You Can See Everything, and Moral Responsibility https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/10/26/you-can-see-everything-and-moral-responsibility/ https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/10/26/you-can-see-everything-and-moral-responsibility/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:10:34 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/greta/?p=19878 Did she believe her own lies?That’s the question at the heart of the new documentary, You Can See Everything. Elizabeth Holmes famously deceived and defrauded investors, regulators, health care systems, patients, and the general public — deception and fraud that was extensive and is extremely well-documented.* Her company, Theranos, promised to provide hundreds of blood […]

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]]> https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/10/26/you-can-see-everything-and-moral-responsibility/feed/ 0 19878 How Get Out the Vote Postcarding Works — Nuts and Bolts, Pics, And a FAQ https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/07/20/postcards-faq/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:10:56 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/greta/?p=19867 (Edited and reprinted from a previous post.)I love writing postcards to get out the vote. I’ve been writing about it a lot, and I get a lot of questions about it. I’ve been doing this for so long it’s become second nature, and I sometimes forget that the basic logistics aren’t obvious to everybody. So […]

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]]> 19867 “Hesitations, doubts, and real people”: Review of “Bending” https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/06/13/19861/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:52:35 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/greta/?p=19861 I just read a very thoughtful, very positive review by Cyntha Gioia-Puel of my erotic story collection, Bending. I’m flattered and giggly. Here’s a brief excerpt:“Christina’s stories have hesitations, doubts, and real people in them. They do not all have a happy ending. Most, in fact, don’t. I am not saying they have maximally unhappy […]

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]]> 19861 The Academy https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/04/16/the-academy/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:39:00 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/greta/?p=19858 Content note: rape. Comment policy at end.I was out and about today: going to the gym, stopping for coffee, getting groceries. Just a normal day. And every time I passed a man, I thought, “Are you one of them? There were 62 million visits to the rape academy site, in one month alone. Were you […]

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]]> 19858 Homemade Egg Noodles https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/04/03/homemade-egg-noodles/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:53:09 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/greta/?p=19854 My mom used to make homemade noodles when I was a kid, and I loved them. They’re homey, filling, and delicious. I recently got an impulse to try them myself, but since I don’t have my mom’s recipe, I had to try a few different ones before I found one that worked right for me […]

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]]> 19854 Fear of Dentistry https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/03/20/fear-of-dentistry/ https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/03/20/fear-of-dentistry/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:53:45 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/greta/?p=19838 Content note: dentistry, fear of dentistry. Please note comment policy at end.I have a serious phobia of dentistry.Until recently I haven’t talked about this. I didn’t talk with friends about it, or even therapists. I rarely talked with Ingrid about it. I didn’t even name it. I didn’t call it a phobia. I just told […]

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]]> 19825 Dear Republicans https://the-orbit.net/greta/2026/01/28/dear-republicans/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:08:29 +0000 https://the-orbit.net/greta/?p=19812  (I’m only speaking for myself here, not for anyone else.)Dear Republicans,Apparently some of you are having second thoughts. Recent events have led you to question your commitment to Trumpism, and even move away from it. A line has been crossed for you, and you can no longer accept the direction the country is going in.Am […]

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