Hi, Kittycats! Today on The Dingbat Diaries, I discuss:
- Medium's new Partner Plan for August 2023
- How I finally found shapewear that suits my budget and my butt
- Aliens in Congress, which is why transgender people should be left alone

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Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amethystadings
Buster Benson's MPP changes article: https://blog.medium.com/new-partner-program-incentives-focus-on-high-quality-human-writing-7335f8557f6e
Robin Wilding's article about the Boost: https://medium.com/new-writers-welcome/mediums-boost-is-killing-writers-4c741c6b61f4
Orchard Corsets: https://www.orchardcorset.com/
Angel Curves: https://www.angelcurves.com/
Maidenform Waist Trainer: https://www.maidenform.com/waistnipper.html
"Gender as Mediator:" https://medium.com/the-identity-current/gender-as-mediator-between-the-origin-of-identity-and-social-environment-5a6f390b1bd6
"Making Transgender Normal:" https://medium.com/the-identity-current/the-quest-to-make-transgender-normal-e38a61569f9
UFO Congressional Investigation: https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/calif-politician-questions-alien-whistleblower-18262296.php

• (00:00) - Show Agenda
• (00:36) - Introduction
• (01:35) - The Medium Partner Program
• (06:46) - Follower Engagement
• (09:40) - The Boost
• (13:00) - Transgender Shapewear
• (15:35) - Corsets
• (17:34) - The Great Corset Untying Brigade
• (18:18) - Waist Trainers
• (20:49) - Generic Shapewear
• (22:31) - Aliens Are like Transgender People
• (25:37) - The Response to Humans Compared to Animals
• (28:13) - The Response to Alien Technology
• (29:56) - Is There Nothing Weird in San Francisco?
• (31:08) - Show Closing