Highlighting the associations between technology-masculinity-religion, and also furthering Haraway's earlier discussions of "blasphemy"- she finds herself intertwined with these processes. I'm assuming that this also relates to the earlier "sunshine belt" reference, but I'm struggling to make the exact connection- worshippers of conservatism?

a military abbreviation for "command- control,-communications- intelligence", as defined by Haraway later in the manifesto

in quotes, to remind the reader that the hierarchies of different types of science/knowledge production are made up

this "need" for defense jobs/the military-industrial complex reminds me of our readings which associate the masculine with violence (which is not always a helpful reading, but here seems to be the point that Haraway is making)

Maybe playing on/making fun of how women with strong political standpoints are seen as unnatural/occult by conservatives

Highlighting the transient nature of the cyborg as a signifier

The "Sun Belt" is a term for 'States in the South and Southwest marked by warm climate, rapid economic and population growth in the last two decades, and (often) political conservatism." (dictionary.com) Why does Haraway call it the "Sunshine Belt" instead of the "Sun Belt"? Why does she call for the cyborg as particularly important in this context?

This contradiction between being found everywhere, yet seen nowhere, works with Haraways' notion of the cyborg as a complex metaphor that is filled with contradictions and multiplicities.

Sofoulis quotes Nat Muller's critique of Haraway's attitude, seen here, which she argues equates the struggle of Western and non-Western women as equally difficult: she thinks that Haraway is stating that "we're all digital divas whether we're slaving away in a chip factory or whether we're suffering from rep. strain injury or carpal tunnel syndrome." (Soufolis 66)

Overall throughout this essay, Haraway seems torn between advocating for complexity in viewpoints and perspectives while simultaneously trying to create a universal experience that does not take into account key class or racial differences. Particularly, I struggle with the word "ironically" used here- it implies that it is suprising that non-Western women would have something to offer in this debate and makes her standpoint clear without necessarily acknowledging the problems with said standpoint.

Is she referring to specific events here?

What type of "politics" does Haraway mean? Is it rights given to them by human systems, or is it their own sets of laws/governance?