In which politics is broken. Periodically, I write to my representatives about something or other. After some time, usually several weeks, I get an email, usually titled “Responding to your message,” which is always a form letter outlining the rep’s stance on whatever the issue is. Their previous stance. They never indicate that my opinion […]
in which i wish i could trust the society i live in to not be ignorant fuckheads. went to the store today and a shocking number of people were unmasked, like at least 20% saw three tweets tonight about breakthrough covid. one has damaged lungs, a damaged heart, and is in kidney failure. went to […]
in which this was gonna to be a twitter thread but it got too long remembering how broke i was my whole adult life (basically until entering middle age), and how i accumulated debt just being alive because it cost more to live than i ever earned, and how jobs have steadily degraded since i […]
In which I admit it, I’m feeling despair. Multiple airlines, who want bail-outs because of the pandemic, have announced they won’t be requiring staff to vaccinate. This makes me glad I chose not to fly out to DC in October to visit my friend Stephen. No, it makes me angry. Fuck those fucking dipshits. I […]
In which fake news must be regulated. In yesterday’s paper, there’s a Dilbert strip in which Dilbert says he “hates people” so much he doesn’t wash his hands, and hopes he’s an asymptomatic carrier of a deadly disease. The strip’s artist is a man called Scott Adams who has, I regret even being aware of, […]
In which… yeah, idk. It’s a new year. Arbitrary date. Whatever. I sleep a lot because what else is there to do! Still scrolling Twitter and Instagram and watching massive amounts of streaming TV. Still not reading or knitting or painting. My mending basket looks exactly the same as it has forever. I cook, work, […]
Target pays low wages, withholds benefits, treats their employees and the communities they operate in like shit, and they store their (well, really our) wealth offshore to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. Ditto Walmart and Home Depot and all those other massive chains. FUCK THOSE BUSINESSES. THEY ARE NOT GOOD CITIZENS, AND THEY […]
In which it’s an intense time to be alive, no doubt about that. The images that get traction are of broken-hearted wailing and absolutely JUSTIFIED rage; fire; despair. Cops acting as if the population they’re sworn to serve and protect are enemy combatants, and so hatefully indoctrinated they don’t know why that’s a problem. The […]
is on fire, and it’s a nuanced and complex situation ranging the gamut from genuine societal rage and a systemic cultural reaction to entrenched oppression, to boredom from lock-down, spring weather sprung, opportunistic bullshit by outside actors, and a pinch of actual anti-social behavior. (after all, young men aren’t known for their self-restraint in emotionally-charged […]
In which I’m on about the anti-vax movement again because really can’t figure out how it attracts so many otherwise normal human beings. Like, most of the people I loved during my Fairfield/TM days. No SHIT, right? Right? Antivaxxers and alternative medicine quacks are attracted to simple solutions. Reinforces their worldview, which is that they’re […]
