I decided to go back and read my morning newsletters to see if anything has happened on the mifepristone case, and just to demonstrate how egregiously unserious the NYT is... (they did me the favor of highlighting the relevant text already)

Day 1: screenshot and post reactions to morning news
Day 2: screenshot morning news, no energy to post reactions
Day 3: just react to morning news in my head
Day 4: don't even read the morning news

Kids, help.

@VelvetDuchess LOOK!! 🤩

I hate this world and everyone in it.

it's the dumbest such program in the country, as if rush hour traffic is caused by people going to downtown Manhattan for funsies

why, because Charles has been in a coma for the last 8 years? gee I wonder what might have happened that would change how Trump sounds between 2016 and 2024

that's not a criticism, that's just a statement of fact. a criticism would be to say that it's the most corrupt, malignant, and aggressively fascist in all of history.

who are these people and how have they missed an entire generation whose lives have been made so miserable by our predecessors that we long for the sweet release of death? we don't contemplate death with dread or pretend it's not inevitable, we contemplate it with anticipation. to quote one of the highest choirs of angels in one of the best religious movies ever made: "and then this failed experiment called existence will cease to be."

this whole piece is so obnoxiously presumptuous. "you only get one life, live it to the fullest!" why? what difference does it make? the assumption that living = Doing Stuff just causes me more stress. tell me I have a year to live. if I go see the Grand Canyon, I'm still gonna die. if I don't go see the Grand Canyon, I'm still gonna die. and either way, I can't take those memories with me. I will plunge into nothingness regardless. if I die tomorrow? good. I've been waiting.

... what do you want the cops to do about it? shoot the cicadas? 😒

okay again, note the disparity in framing: NYT vs WaPo

... forgot the goddamn screenshot 🤦‍♀️

since when did Texas acquire monsoon season?

first of all, Trump's "opposition" to a national ban is purely opportunistic. he doesn't have any actual principles other than amassing power & money.

2nd, WHY ARE YOU LEGITIMIZING THE ANTI-ABORTION MOVEMENT? WHY ARE YOU PUBLISHING THAT NAUSEATING, CYNICAL, DECEITFUL MISOGYNIST TRIPE? there is nothing moderate about the anti-abortion agenda. and to say "yeah they just need to pretend to be ok with legal abortion so they win elections THEN ban it nationwide" GO FUCK YOURSELF ASSHOLE

it's reminiscent of Beto's senate run... except Beto's not related to any legendary political activists. it sure would be nice if Gandhi wins, but the pull of authoritarianism is strong right now ☹️

"cracked down on homeless encampments" by housing them, right? no? just tossed them in jail or chased them off like rats with no concern for the fact they're human beings who are homeless because THEY HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO?

I hope they win that Supreme Court case

if this is the same lady that said there's "no substantial benefit" to gender-affirming care for minors, she didn't have courage and she didn't follow the evidence. fuck her and fuck David Brooks.

moving to one of the highest COL areas, and specifically one known for its hilly landscape and narrow, multistory Victorian houses, expecting to find a place with no stairs and lots of space is some peak boomer shit

THAT'S WHY HE'S RUNNING, HOW DOES NO ONE GET THIS

a succinct description of how corrupt and pro-autocracy Republicans are