Between the Congressional Budget Office report that predicts 24 million Americans losing their health insurance if the Republican party has its way, and Trump’s budget that eradicates the National Endowment for the Arts and even guts Meals on Wheels, this week has been just as horrible as all the rest. No break for us!
Oh yeah, and if that doesn’t worry you, consider that the president of the United States just might start a war with North Korea via Twitter burns.
At least it’s Friday.
Glass half full
This week, Scotus justice and feminist icon extraordinaire Ruth Bader Ginsburg celebrated her 84th birthday. When the going gets tough, just remember that Justice Ginsburg is not only doing one of the most important jobs in the country, she’s doing it after completing a workout that would likely knock you on your ass.
What I’m RTing
My favorite bible story is the one where Jesus doesn’t feed 5,000 people citing “no evidence it’s helping.”
— Mikey Neumann (@mikeyface) March 16, 2017
TX state rep proposes "every sperm is sacred" bill under the name "Man's Right to Know Act" as protest against abortion crackdown. Brilliant https://t.co/rscO53WPdg
— Dana Stevens (@thehighsign) March 12, 2017
Today we thank the doctors, clinicians & staff who provide safe, legal abortion care! #CelebrateAbortionProviders #carenomatterwhat
— Cecile Richards (@CecileRichards) March 10, 2017
Great thread on male privilege and the trans experience. https://t.co/98Xyj9F9Jy
— Lydia Polgreen (@lpolgreen) March 13, 2017
Who I’m reading
Nona Willis Aronowitz on the “woke misogynist”; the story of coworkers who switched names to see how they’d be treated when they were seen as a different gender (you can guess the answer) and Hadley Freeman’s wonderful interview/profile of writer Ariel Levy on her new memoir.
What I’m watching
Mary Beard on how we talk about women and power and SNL on “feminist” men. Particularly fun to watch back-to-back.
How outraged I am
I’m more deflated than outraged this week, so on a scale from 1 to 10, I’ll put myself at a solid 6. Bring on the anti-depressants!
How I’m making it through this week
I mean, is there even a question?
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