https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/07/21/magazine/i-just-learned-i-only-have-months-live-this-is-what-i-want-say/

Hmmm.

«I just wish I could stay a little longer.»

This is such an incredible quote.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/business/media/fox-news-covid-vaccines.html

So, this is crass, but in these days of electoral victories by 432 votes, I think Trump voters should 100% stand by their rights not to have the vaccine forced down their throats. And I think that’s exactly why Fox News is suddenly lighting up.

https://twitter.com/johnrobb/status/1416834199097643013?s=20

https://twitter.com/BostonJoan/status/1417452201878954005?s=20

Think of the CHILDREN!!

(The whole thread is really good. Local stores putting up signs on where to get vaccinated and barbers debunking anti-vax myths is cool.)

“Dirt road Democrat.” I like that. 🙂

https://www.axios.com/covid-vaccines-low-income-poor-workers-58698275-0451-4158-a967-37189dbf673c.html

So, I saw this story earlier and had a thought, but got interrupted by life.

I feel like this graph tells more than one story: really low-income people unable to get the vaccine because they’re working two or three jobs or are in areas that just don’t have the vaccine or are unable to find transportation, etc., etc.

But the bump in the middle? Not that poor. My feeling is that those are the Trump voters, red staters who’ve simply decided they ain’t gonna do it, period.

Of course, there’s probably a fair amount of overlap, and the signal is noisy, but still….

https://seveneightfive.com/local-218-utility-relief-fund/

(Fund closes July 23.)

People in Topeka are working 84-hour work weeks to produce snack foods (none of which I eat, I don’t think), and they’ve had enough.

Unions have been weakened over the years so they are less able to support strikes like this.

I donated.

https://twitter.com/HuffmanForNC/status/1416721848486793219?s=20

Scott Huffman for NC (@HuffmanForNC) Tweeted: Critical Race Theory #CRT lesson one: Your grandparents identify with one of these two groups, and have handed down their values. Take all the time you need with this. – JJ Westgate #ncpol https://t.co/cZ5rfieRoU

https://twitter.com/JessicaScott09/status/1416253969047990274?s=20

Holy moly, this thread is quite the cri du coeur. Read it before it disappears.

Jessica Scott (@JessicaScott09) Tweeted: Has anyone considered that sustainable readiness is/was the army’s organizational way of over working itself so it could avoid the trauma of a fucked up war with no moral purpose?