14 April 2020: Daily Humor + good news

Y’all, I got to let my new kumquat and meyer lemon trees sun on the deck for a while today, and for that, I am thankful.

To give you a break from this:

have y’all watched (hell no!) or read about (take it slow) Agent Orange’s recent pressers? He is batshit crazy, a bully, and all in all, an asshole. OMG.

I share with you these:

Thank you, Amanda!

This gem is courtesy of Jack who found it on some comic subreddit channel. Hah!

Finally, in FABULOUS news, did y’all see that despite the GOP attempts (and SCOTUS support of said attempts) to cheat in the state election on 4/7, the progressive justice defeated the conservative incumbent (and trump-backed, scott walker-nominated) soundly!!!!!

7 April 2020: Daily Humor/Snark/Delight

John Krasinki is adorable and funny, and if you didn’t know, he recently started a YouTube show called Some Good News (SGN) which he broadcasts from, of course, his home. Episode 2, which rolled out this past weekend, was such a happy delight. I cried lovely tears after minute 8, and laughed a lot too. Please enjoy.

Meanwhile, in case you missed this when it dropped last year or if you’ve since forgotten it, it is absolutely worth your time. George Clooney is a gem. If you don’t want to listen to Jimmy, start 50 seconds in. Dumbf**kery is real, it’s armed, and it’s dangerous!

Now, I simply must balance these delightful shares with some horrifying real news from SCOTUS and Wisconsin. If you didn’t see, SCOTUS yesterday, by a 5–4 vote, “approved one of the most brazen acts of voter suppression in modern history. The court will nullify the votes of citizens who mailed in their ballots late—not because they forgot, but because they did not receive ballots until after Election Day due to the coronavirus pandemic. As Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote in dissent, the court’s order “will result in massive disenfranchisement.” The Court determined that mail-in ballots must be postmarked by 4/7, today, and received by 4/13. Those postmarked after today will be thrown out.

In short, Wisconsin voters who had not received their absentee ballots had to choose today between going to the polls despite all advice to stay at home and away from others or relinquishing their right to vote. This is unacceptable.

Nicolle says it best:

Keep paying everyone you can afford to support. Housekeepers, gardeners, babysitters, etc. Even if they can be considered for state and/or federal assistance, that help is going to be delayed. They need help now. Thank you!