It’s the weekend, for those of you keeping track.
I’ve been working from home for 5 weeks so far. Yesterday I had to go to my office to check the mail, get my Notary stamp and, the real reason for my covert mission, to save my plants!
The mission was successful: all of my succulents were perfectly happy, the snake plants were fine, and while I had to bring the philodendron home for a little TLC, it should perk up quickly.
What was the highlight of your weekend?
Reliable news source, checks notes, TMZ:
North Korea’s Supreme Leader/dictator Kim Jong-un has reportedly died, or is on his death bed with no hope for recuperation — according to media outlets in China and Japan.
https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/25/north-korea-dictator-kim-jong-un-dead-dies-heart-surgery-reports/
Worth a read…
The coronavirus crisis could have been abated by a president with a modicum of competence. Here’s what I learned about politics, power, and the human spirit when my husband almost died of COVID-19.
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/04/how-donald-trump-almost-killed-my-husband
Can we just not?
Michigan lawmaker denies wearing Confederate flag mask, calls it history, then apologizes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/25/dale-zorn-confederate-flag-mask/
Wut?
Having a normal one:
#RIP
Harold Reid, who sang bass for the Grammy-winning country group the Statler Brothers, has died after a long battle with kidney failure. He was 80.
The Avalon in DC is streaming new movies for$9.99 to support the theater:
This came out a few days ago, but I can’t stop thinking about it:
awww little donnie is taking his ball and going home coz the medias being a bunch of big meanies
maybe now that fucker will manage to stay out of my fucking news feed for a minute or two….but probably not
Wishful thinking!
I know. I was like, “Finally! Some GOOD news!” But that fascist fuckwit will be back rambling inanely in front of cameras in a matter of hours, I’m sure.
Honestly, the cognitive dissonance of his followers continues to amaze me. He’s on 10 different cameras, saying the same stupid things on all of them, and it’s somehow the media’s fault. And the MAGAs say, yep, the damn media is making everything up.
kim being dead could be interesting… my news isnt really reporting on it yet as nothings been confirmed…they did mention his train was spotted in wonsan..further adding to the rumours that dear leader is not in pyongyang
its amazing how little reliable info comes out of that hole of a country…
If he is dead that’s going to create major chaos. He doesn’t have an heir old enough to take power so there are going to be a lot of dead people on the way to finding out who’s on top.
im far enough away for that to be interesting instead of horrifying…
but yeah…it wont be pretty
Hopefully that power struggle won’t go much further than the upper echelons of North Korea.
Maybe whoever takes control will be less interested in convincing the North Korean public of their greatness due to lack of defecation, and maybe try to actually improve things for the populace…
Don’t hold your breath. Power corrupts.
also…whilst the world is distracted with rona and the fucking toddler in chief china is quietly taking power in hong kong
wich i now cant find in my newsfeed coz uhh…i dont know…google fu failing me…cannot brain apparently
…don’t have the link to hand either but there was a spokesperson on the BBC just the other day saying that their recent arrest of a slew of pro-democracy protesters in HK they were too wary of scrutiny to arrest when the actual protests took place a while back was China’s business & asking about them was rude & impertinent & the rest of us should mind our business & not ask such insulting questions of a sovereign nation…so, yeah…plenty fucked up
TIL that if you are having trouble remembering what day it is, you need only to follow Steel Panther on Twitter (and/or Facebook):
https://loudwire.com/corey-taylor-steel-panther-remind-what-day-it-is/
The West Point graduation mess is pretty ugly. On top of the human strain it’s causing, it’s another sign — like the USS Roosevelt disaster and the SEAL pardon — that Trump and his cultists are trying to identify and weed out the loyal from the disloyal in the military. If he squeaks through in November, that can get freakish.
…if I were a cadet looking to enter the military & graduating from West Point I think I’d be reconsidering my choices pretty seriously in the face of such a clear demonstration from the commander-in-chief that my life is of no value to him than as an elaborate prop & that my superiors aren’t capable of putting a stop to the whole farce
…call me a coward but that’s a strong case for the AWOL option right there
The cruelty is the point:
https://www.salon.com/2020/04/25/psychologist-john-gartner-trump-is-a-sexual-sadist-who-is-actively-engaging-in-sabotage/