“Is there *anyone* left in the administration who shakes their head when they hear [Trump] rambling in the Rose Garden like this?”
—Anderson Cooper, earlier today
“No, Anderson, we are down to Kool-Aid drinkers and next of kin.”
—Jim Acosta, responding
“Hear me out: A government, but one that’s not filled with imbeciles who believe preposterous rubbish.”
—My friend Julie
Everything is right in my world but my heart is still breaking because nothing is right in the rest of the world, and this just kills me.
I am so extremely grateful for everything I have but this is nothing like how I thought things would be when I was all grown up.
I say this with the utmost sincerity:
The absolute best thing that could possibly happen to the United States right now is for Trump to drop dead.
Right now. Like, today.
Even if Biden wins in November, and we get Trump out of the White House by any means possible, we have almost SEVEN full months left of that stupid fucking asshole in office, messing up as much as he possibly can.
The past seven months have been one of the worst times in our country’s modern history and have felt like SEVEN years.
I have no idea what the next seven are going to be like but I know they won’t be good.
I just saw someone say, in favor of sending kids back to school in September, “Kids need education and parents need daycare.”
And that second part speaks volumes about what we subconsciously think of teachers in this country and the quality of education our kids are getting.
In contrast tho – also today – at the store:
Adorable, precocious little girl who couldn’t be more than seven, wearing a tiny mask just right for her.
Stares intently at the marking on the floor that says ‘this is a one way aisle’ and then goes running down the other one and around the corner.
Kids > adults.
—emily duchaine
Flommist Emily Duchaine lives in the Pacific Northwest. She likes to drink mead, learn about sharks, and listen to the Talking Heads. She pretends to be a professional businesswoman most days. Copyright © 2020 Emily Duchaine. Top foto by mehallo.
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