Internet was out at the house all day. Luckily it was one of the most perfect days to spend outside. In the meantime, I highly recommend the Floodlines serial podcast from the Atlantic. It's bingeable in an afternoon, tells an interesting story of Katrina and New Orleans. The interview with Brownie is cringe-worthy not binge-worthy, I skipped over it. #One more bingeable, Blue Lights from BBC on HBO Max. I love police dramas, esp British ones. I watched Peaky Blinders earlier this year and The Fall, another British crime drama, and, amazingly they all take place in Belfast, believe it or not, and don't count the number of times people say "wee" in the darndest places in BBC Belfast crime dramas. Do Brits really say wee all the time? How did I not see that coming. #
- Theory about why we don’t fight to save the US.#
- Many of us haven’t personally felt much impact.#
- No hyperinflation yet.#
- The police still respond as they always have, wearing badges, faces uncovered.#
- The shelves are full at the supermarket.#
- The electricity is on, as is the internet. Buses and subways are running. The airports are open. #
- The Obamas and Clintons are still free, living in the US.#
- We read the news about universities and news orgs giving in. Corruption at the FBI and in Congress and the Supreme Court.#
- No major hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, tornados so cuts at FEMA not felt yet.#
- And we’ve been living in a normal way for hundreds of years. We’ve had no time to get used to the new normal. It doesn’t feel like anything yet.#
- I fear by the time we feel it it will be far too late, by design.#