Liam O'Mara IV, PhD<p>On <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThisDayInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThisDayInHistory</span></a> in 2063 (in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrek</span></a>, at least) humanity breached the warp barrier and made <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FirstContact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstContact</span></a> with a Vulcan survey. I hope to live long enough to be there, and to see right-wingers stop blocking progress toward peace, unity, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PostScarcity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostScarcity</span></a> prosperity for all.</p>