“Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.”
– Al Bernstein
This was a short work week, and so I’ve mostly been head down and nose firmly to grindstone, ducklings. What did I miss?
[Scans news headlines. Screams into cushion for full five minutes. Rises and shakes self off in a supremely British manner.]
Okay. I’m caught up. Woof. Let’s just get to the weekend reading and sharing of good things, shall we? This weekend we’re brunching with friends, celebrating my birthday, soaking up the sun and yes…unfortunately doing a bit of work. C’est la vie. Share your favorite links and stories with me in the comments and tell me what nice things you are doing with friends, family, or your glorious self. Points for bragging!
First and foremost, happy Pride Month! I hope all in the community and allies are doing something absolutely joyous and fun to celebrate.
As Pride Month begins, please take a moment to mourn the deaths of millions of Canadian girlfriends.
— Glen Weldon (@ghweldon) June 1, 2019
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The BBC is about to do it again!
The long term effects of male-preference is going to last for a least a couple of generations, and some sociologists have shown rises in crime or military activity alongside gender ratio imbalances this great. The cost for women is inevitably huge, with rises in trafficking and worse. But the honest question I have in reading so many of these stories is one of foundational math: if you and everyone else you know are having sons, where exactly do you think your grandchildren are coming from?
A delightful Instagram account for your delectation.
The absolutely galling shenanigans having to do with the USS John McCain this week are embarrassing. Not least of all because the administration tried to put the genie back in the bottle and declare the whole news piece “fake,” after administration official already confirmed it. And frankly, the most generous interpretation of the situation is still pretty bad.
Congress is the only check on the executive that we have in the US system. I feel that Mr. Mueller has made it clear that this is his formal position. His actions have been as per existing law. The trouble…is Congress. And the fact that rules don’t seem to apply anymore.
The systematic changes to how the US government is tracking and publicly reporting on climate change is bad. There is a great The Daily podcast episode on this as well that’s worth a listen.
I delight that someone has studied this.
You’re either on the side of women having autonomy over their own bodies or you’re not. It’s that simple.
It’s the end of an era! Sidenote, I definitely have an old iPod with a bunch of unsynced songs somewhere. I should dig that sucker out.
The census isn’t sexy but it’s important and there is a reason that conservatives are targeting it. And they ARE targeting it. Our saving grace may yet be that a lot of bad faith actors reveal themselves to be piss poor at covering their tracks in the end.
So clearly the other side thinks that event went really well.
My people are a proud people, our culture a vibrant culture.
Our president is an idiot or a troll, and either option is Very Bad.
And finally, you cannot convince me that this wasn’t some kind of lifetime high for several people involved:
why is this video of a sea of elementary school kids going HAM to old town road literally the funniest video i’ve ever seen in my whole life pic.twitter.com/iXItFq50QG
— ari ❿ (@wasteIandbaby) May 30, 2019
Small Dog Syndrome 