I Demand To See The White House Easter Bunny Costume Receipts, FOR THE PEOPLE (And For Figuring Out Where To Rent One)
As I endure this seemingly-unending head cold that four negative COVID tests has assured me is not a sequel of the ‘Cron, and delight in the fact that the longer days means I get to see the world illuminate before 7 am, I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge that the internet, and specifically the hellsite that is Twitter.com, still honors us with that good, sweet content sometimes:
Today’s a grab bag of stuff I saw and/or was sent over the weekend and yesterday. There’s a lot of strange and, frankly, incomprehensible stuff happening in the world right now, so let’s get right to it and try to parse it together.
A reminder that the district judge who struck down the travel mask mandate was appointed by the former guy, is nearly five years younger than me, and was rated “not qualified” to serve on the federal bench by the ABA during her confirmation because she’d never tried a case before: These airlines are dropping mask mandates after a federal judge's ruling (NPR)
As if you need another example of how so many of the ultra-right candidates courting the Orange One’s endorsement are craven opportunists who’d be kissing the butt of literally anyone (of any political persuasion) who could crown them king: Trump-Endorsed Candidate JD Vance Once Said Trump Might Be ‘America’s Hitler’ (Vice)
Now THIS is the service journalism we need: Exactly How Many Easter Bunny Costumes Does The White House Own?! (BuzzFeed News)
OK, I’d very much like to teleport this article back to 2009, where I was given feedback to lower my voice, be more likable, stop contesting points in meetings, and start thinking about how to “be easier to work with” (and yes, I was working at a start-up at the time…): Stop Criticizing Women and Start Questioning Men Instead (HBR)
Was honestly wondering when these sorts of suits would start become de rigueur, because coding bootcamps are super expensive and… not regulated by anyone? Single mom sues coding boot camp over job placement rates (Yahoo! Finance)
This is the sweetest / dorkiest thing in the world and we need to celebrate it: Swiftie Scientist Names New Millipede Species After Taylor Swift (Rolling Stone)
And finally, SO many of you (and about half of my podcast feed) have alerted me to the weird homoeroticism of Tucker Carlson’s new special on “manliness” and the “End of Men”. But dearest readers of the male-identifying persuasion, if you are needlessly doubting your own caveman credentials, I so hope that you know that in reading this Missive, you have proven you have the strength and fortitude to avoid needing to haul ass to the top of a mountain… to aim a laser at your nads? WHAT IS GOING ON, 2022?!?! Tucker Carlson: Tan Your Balls If You Want To Be A Real Man (Vanity Fair)
Send your tips for tackling congestion, cuz your favorite morning newsletter writer is very much in Man Cold territory at this point.
And be kind to yourself, won’t you?
xoxo Amy