I treated a wound according to sound medical advice
If you ever want to get me steaming hot mad, just get me started on the cute-ification and commodification of feminism in the last twenty years. RBG’s death is sad on two fronts, one she was an influential legal leader in the U.S. and often helped push for progressive change (but not always!!!!!) and now she’s going to get replaced by Sam the Eagle or a Precious Moments figurine and Jesus (maybe a nominee as well who knows) we’re so screwed and 2); she’s a pretty fascinating figure as a person. But the reaction to her death, especially from corporations…YIKES.
Exhibit A:
I hate that stupid fearless girl statue (which was created by a marketing firm) and represents everything I hate about capitalism. Let’s put this statue of a little girl on Wall Street! Wooooo Yeah!! But let’s not do anything to change the SYSTEMIC factors that keep women from making as much as men. Hey, as icing on the cake she’s wearing a collar!! Like that law lady you all seem to like so much!!!!!!!!
I’d be more excited by a FEARLESS SQUIRREL statue on Wall Street if you ask me!
Theme music for this newsletter
Just imagine me “Say Anything” style in front of your home blasting “Kaltes Klares Wasser” on my boombox:
Pigeon Report
I saw this a week or so ago in the Facebook community group for my neighborhood and was taken aback that for once it wasn’t a post about someone stealing Amazon packages or mysterious people pooping in front of houses. But what was even more surprising was that this person met…a POLITE pigeon? Also, the idea of a pigeon politely asking for anything, rather than flying into your face and pecking my face out seems super sus, right? Look we all know Facebook is a hotbed of foreign interference and I’d bet anything that this post was posted by some sleeper pigeon agent.
Grade: I mean A for this pigeon pretending to be a human on Facebook I guess
Are you okay? Checking in on my favorite d-listers
Wow, literally forgot about Fat Joe, and that was my mistake. Also did anyone know Fat Joe was in the 2006 penguin-kids movie Happy Feet? Renaissance man!
Answer: HELLO??? Did you just watch the above video? He’s vibin’
The weirdest shit I saw on Craigslist recently
Who among us hasn’t treated a wound via telemedicine?
Hints from Hellouise
The Great British Bake Off is back, and if you haven’t seen it, I can best explain it by showing you one of the most stressful moments to ever happen on this show. Hold on to your butts for some intense drama:
Shit you really ought to read
This week I’m just gonna name a few podcasts that are really “doing it” for “me” at the “moment”
Honestly? Hell Yeah-I guarantee at least one snort-laugh per episode, and excellent way to learn about some documentaries I’d never seen.
Queen of the Mines-Spooky, interesting, and sort of soothing stories about pioneer women in the West
Who? Weekly-This is basically The New York Times for stupid celebrity news
The Renner Files-I just started this one, and while it’s a parody of “True Crime” podcasts…I’m like, actually curious about Jeremy Renner’s ill-fated app?
You’re Wrong About-Ahhhh this one is so good if you’re looking for thoughtful, well-researched takes on people mistreated by history and the public eye
Double Threat-I just like hearing two people shoot the shit about the Monkees and Scooby Doo. It’s like being in my own brain!