Tears still fresh on my cheeks after hearing the testimony of Shay and Lady Ruby. Adam Schiff, who is usually a wonderful speechmaker in my opinion, lets drop that expression that I can't hear anymore without yelling back, "yes it is!"

He said, "This is not who we are."

Well, I've been paying attention for awhile now. Sadly, yes it is. The minority make enough noise for everyone. They are hateful and murderous fascists. And they are us. Most of them were born here. Virtually all of them live here. They are us.

I don't even know how to turn "us" into people most of us would like to be, caring, democratic, acting in good faith, peaceful, loving, willing to promote the common good, ethical and honest. Living in reality.

It rings hollow at this point. I hear it all the time and I simply don't believe it anymore. I pay attention.

I'm sapping today. nothing to do. what should i watch?



thank you all for the great suggestions. I'll check them out. I just decided on "The Big Wedding" with 2 favorites, Diane Keaton and Robert DeNiro. had never even heard of it, have no idea if i'll like it, but here goes.

but here it is.
https://twitter.com/MyCancerJourne3/status/1529933105359753218
https://twitter.com/MyCancerJourne3/status/1529933106668457985
https://twitter.com/MyCancerJourne3/status/1529933108182515713

and Rep Castro's response:
https://twitter.com/JoaquinCastrotx/status/1529950079280373774

In a nutshell, the family of one of the Uvalde child victims was visited by literal goons for Abbott. It seems truly unreal, but is it? I'm not savvy enough to find out.

ETA I think it may indeed be true based on an update, but still not certain.
https://twitter.com/MyCancerJourne3/status/1529980293368598528

2nd edit: After reading further down, I see that this poster has quite the twitter history. probably bullshit.

I said, "Sandy Hook just happened in TX."

fucking republicans. i just want to scream why. But I know my distress is so minute compared to the families being shocked and bereft at this moment, and even compared to the Sandy Hook parents who have tried so diligently so it would never happen again!

Listening to the story told by the marshalls, I've developed the theory that they had a suicide pact and he shot her then chickened out. scumbag. what the fuck happened to her to willfully destroy her own life i can not divine.
Can't he be charged with her murder even if she pulled the trigger herself? A death occurring during the commission of a crime?

Cannot recommend it highly enough. Jon Favreau interviews Peter Pomerantsev and it is brilliant.

I'm still wearing a mask in all situations where I am in close contact with people i don't know. I do wish the airlines had continued the mandate but sure I'm in the minority on that.

https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/1502996135719415815

Al Franken's podcast today is well worth the listen.

ETA to correct the wrong date on the actual podcast. It was just posted today.

I serve on juries but the number of times I have alerted on a post I would say is miniscule. maybe never.

Anyhow. Just reading a thread and at the bottom there's a post by a person whose total post count is 4, and it could have been written by [insert name of right wing pundit]. I blocked the poster and moved on and within 10 seconds got called to jury service.

that was the easiest decision i ever made on a jury.