I'm honestly worried we are in the definite slide into authoritarianism. I really think that there enough in GOP leadership that want something like this to happen that they will let it happen.
I kissed him, and I told him that I loved him. And I killed him.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
askye - Jun 01, 2020 3:17:34 pm PDT #21892 of 30019
Thrive to spite them
DavidS - Jun 01, 2020 3:18:01 pm PDT #21893 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My dad had surgery today. Everything went well and he's already at home, so that is good.
Excellent news!
It looks like he has Lyme disease and his doctor has been dismissive of his symptoms since last fall, which is not good.
Ugh, not good at all. Are they going to give him an IV antibiotic treatment? I've watched a friend deal with chronic Lyme for years now and I'm really in the Nuke It From Space camp now.
shrift - Jun 01, 2020 3:43:58 pm PDT #21894 of 30019
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
They've got him on doxycycline for now, but IV antibiotic treatment is a possibility if that isn't effective.
msbelle - Jun 01, 2020 4:55:11 pm PDT #21895 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am wishing bad things on our leadership., They are vile vile people and I wish I could physically hurt them.
Cashmere - Jun 01, 2020 5:15:25 pm PDT #21896 of 30019
Now tagless for your comfort.
Are we watching the death of the Republic in real time?
Topic!Cindy - Jun 01, 2020 5:21:51 pm PDT #21897 of 30019
What is even happening?
Yes.
Topic!Cindy - Jun 01, 2020 5:22:29 pm PDT #21898 of 30019
What is even happening?
No, we really are. Get a crash cart in here. She's coding.
Shir - Jun 01, 2020 7:26:53 pm PDT #21899 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Health~ma to your dad, shrift.
Buffistas, as usual, all of my love. It is heartbreaking just to read the news from afar.
meara - Jun 01, 2020 8:28:08 pm PDT #21900 of 30019
This is about six blocks away from me. The park where we hold trans pride. The park we play soccer in. Across from where I dance. A block from the police station. People are saying there's tear gas in their apartments. I've heard helicopters the last several hours. Can't hear anything else and not worried for my own safety at this point but it's still scary. [link]
Shir - Jun 01, 2020 9:18:55 pm PDT #21901 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
~love, meara. It is.
Edited to add: A memory came to my mind today. One of the acts that brought me hope during one of the summers where people were again killing one another here and it was a bit unsafe to be outside without being alerted was street art. I started a day walking outside to take the bus and found that overnight the curb of the square in the entrance of the neighborhood I was living in then covered in statements in three languages and peace symbols: "I hope", "I dream", "I love", "I want". The square itself had matching signs on it. Brought back so much humanity that was missing.
My "can't read" mind shifted 180 to "must read. Bring Hamlet. Bring literature. Bring sci-fi. I need to hear these voices". I think that with so much violence and despair, I need to hear the humanity. The hope. To the point where I prioritize it over school work, which is problematic but can't be done without hope.