Karl, I'd say if you don't think you have an Angel, you are one for somebody. Or Boyd Crowder. "We dug coal together." As for the ache, is it like blues, where it is sad, but almost feels good? Or more than you could take?(Cause one might be something to do, the other might be like "Aw, dang, my allergy to bullshit kicked in again. so sad.") Msbelle, he's testing my patience and I'm not there.(Shakes disabled fist) Cleared out a bunch of books today...trying not to feel that I'm wrapping shit up.

Had an appointment with my therapist today. We agreed it's acceptable and wise, health-wise, for me to step even further back from the news than I have been. That after a lifetime, since age 18, of demonstrations and marches and sit-ins and letter-writing and meetings and fundraising, at this point in my life, US politics is no longer mine to fix. If I can manage to hold onto SS and Medicare until I die, I will be happy enough. I send newer generations my hope, strength and determination, and all hopes for their future. I'm doing this because I need some peace in what remains of my time here, and I'm good with that.

Karl, I love you. The rest of you too. My family is reduced to five members, with two conditional step great-grands. Outside of family and a handful of personal friends, this place and you people are the next ring in "my people."

We agreed it's acceptable and wise, health-wise, for me to step even further back from the news than I have been. That after a lifetime, since age 18, of demonstrations and marches and sit-ins and letter-writing and meetings and fundraising, at this point in my life, US politics is no longer mine to fix. If I can manage to hold onto SS and Medicare until I die, I will be happy enough. I send newer generations my hope, strength and determination, and all hopes for their future. I'm doing this because I need some peace in what remains of my time here, and I'm good with that.

I think we are in the same neighborhood age, and this is where I am at.

That said, my news alert this morning says the Onion bought Infowars at auction. That is so smile worthy,

I'm getting my news the way God intended: through a combination of Buffistas, Tumblr (Destiel memes preferably), and my college roommates group chat.

This is where I’m at. It won’t be forever. But for right now, I just need to disengage.

My neighborhood has a number of active mutually aid groups and I feel like right now those are a better use of time and energy than news following and demonstrating so that’s probably where I will begin to ream emerge.

For now, though, we’re planning to Christmas the fuck out of Christmas and try to be in a stronger place when all this shit comes to bear

My son is flying down for Christmas so that will improve things. He and the GF will be here 25th to the 2nd. I still haven't decided what to do about Thanksgiving. I was going to run away somewhere because DH has basketball. Now my brother is in such bad shape, and my sister will be coming here as soon as she can travel. So all is up in the air.

In No The Onion headline...the Onion has bought InfoWars at the bankruptcy auction. I'm sure Alex Jones will find some other platform to see his hate but it won't be InfoWars

It's unfortunate that this has been reported so widely - I would *love* to see the Onion leave the Infowars onsite branding 100% intact and just troll Jones' followers FOREVER.

Just what I was thinking, Jess. Still worth a try!

That's hilarious. Good on The Onion.

I am actually engaging with the news more than I have for the last decade, but I'm actively not engaging in any long doom spiral discussions with friends or family -- that's where I'm currently protecting myself.

I'm able to follow the news with some emotional detachment, which I haven't been capable of for a long time. I'm basically just saving up my resources for the chaos to come so I can figure out what I can do about it when it comes -- but trying to predict doesn't feel like a good use of those resources right now.

And I'm trying to appreciate the bejesus out of everything good I encounter.

I'm feeling snarky today. I had to bite my tongue before I was really snarky/bitchy to the Ops manager. He was in the dairy cooler trying to get things straightened and complaining about how bad it is and how it's the worst it's been since he got to this store.

And i wanted to say "if only there was someone or some way to hold people accountable..." Because that is part of his job.