Which is why the state prosecutions matter so much.

ION - LUNCH BREAK!

I have decided to go on full 14 day house quarantine, so I am not going out like I want to. And because I am spending all my money on a garage door and gate and electricity to both plus dog/dog trip, I am not ordering in. current lunch plan is a lb of cheese. hmmmm

Pretty sure the President can't pardon himself, but I'm sure he will try. And if he does it on the way out the door I don't know who will stand up for him: when he's out of power I don't know how much of the GOP is going to continue to ride on his coattails. It may depend on how badly he crashes and burns, I guess.

Apparently Biden is doing really well in the polls despite not having much on-the-ground organizing going on. I mean, I live in a true blue place and I don't see any signs yet. Maybe later in the year?

I mean, I live in a true blue place and I don't see any signs yet. Maybe later in the year?

I think I've seen one Biden sign. There are still a lot of Bernie signs up in my neighborhood, which is about right for this place. IIRC, there's still one Yang sign in a neighbor's yard, too.

Mmm, cheese.

Pretty sure the President can't pardon himself,

That seems like it *should* be true, but I feel certain that there are people advising him he absolutely can and I don't even know who would rule on that if he tries it so who knows what might happen? I hate that this is something we have to talk about as an actual possibility and not a weird it'll never happen but let's look at the limits of the law hypothetical.

good activity during online training in between exercises - seam ripping! I am getting some vintage fabric ready to repurpose - it had been a curtain.

I went and got a coffee and I am a little more awake. I keep trying to convince myself that I don't need to drink coffee every day to be functional and then when it turns out maybe I do I am sad for having the kind of lifestyle that apparently requires caffeine. Bah.

Seam ripping does sound like a good activity!

Tearing up fabric is even better! (I had a couple of old blankets that had developed holes, so I tore them up to use as cleaning rags ... nicely cathartic, although the fabric they were made of left little bits of thread everywhere.)

I think I've seen one Biden sign. There are still a lot of Bernie signs up in my neighborhood, which is about right for this place.

Here, too.

Signs I've seen have been mostly Black Lives Matter and support for essential workers. I've seen two "Ministry of Silly Walks" signs - one done in chalk by some neighbor kids, with indications as to the kind of walk (hopscotch, twirl, etc.). Also signs to food delivery places as to where to leave packages.

I haven't seen any signs but I haven't been out and about much. And I don't usually see many signs oter than for local elections, still a bit early for those. This discussion did remind me (for some reason) that my city just canceled the 4th of July fireworks yesterday. I honestly thought they were gonna cancel back when we had the fire, but apparently not. I guess it is a pretty big opportunity to make money for all the downtown businesses, and the city must make some money from vendor permits for the fair, but I can't believe there was really much debate about cancelling this year. I am often surprised by the prevailing sentiment among my neighbors, though, maybe there was.