The politics of love and the future don't mean nothing

[sovay]

I am extremely tired. I am not sure how the end of this week came up so fast. I was almost literally falling asleep on my feet walking from Kendall to Davis last night. Nonetheless, I got through my doctor's appointments and one of them even went significantly better than expected. Despite yesterday's hell of public transit failure, spatch and I managed to meet for dinner at a pop-up crossover with Mei Mei being hosted by Mamaleh's, meaning that he had the kung pao pastrami, I had the lox on scallion pancakes, and we got a tsimmes-style brisket bao on the house. Tomorrow my family is taking me on a pre-birthday outing and Sunday I will maybe sleep.

I have been invited to participate in Providence's inaugural Noir at the Bar in November. I have obviously said yes. Chances are good that I will read poetry and nonfiction and talk about women and uncertainty in classic film noir. It should be fun.

The trouble with having the line "You have made the wrong choice, sir—as usual" running through my head is that I feel much more sympathetically toward Gilbert Norrell than toward the majority of our Senate, my thoughts about whom bend much more in the direction of dying with blood in their throats.

Comments

[gwynnega]

That meal sounds amazing, as does Noir at the Bar.

The less said about the Senate majority, the better.

[sovay]

That meal sounds amazing, as does Noir at the Bar.

Because I live under a rock, I hadn't even known that Noir at the Bar was a thing until I was invited. I'm really looking forward.

The less said about the Senate majority, the better.

I had planned to take the afternoon quietly and I am having difficulty disconnecting from the amount of visceral anger I feel. I need to find the most useful thing to do with it, not just the thing that will make me feel better. I feel very far out from the levers of power. I was already planning to vote.

[choco_frosh]

Yeah, I guess I'm going to be giving 0.001% of $2mil to whomever runs against Collins in 2020.

[sovay]

Yeah, I guess I'm going to be giving 0.001% of $2mil to whomever runs against Collins in 2020.

What can be done about McConnell?

[kore]

Yeah, we just gave $25.

McConnell got absolutely exactly what he wanted unfortunately.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/10/mitch-mcconnells-legacy-rides-kavanaugh-confirmation/572248/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_McConnell#Judicial_nominees

"One of my proudest moments was when I looked Barack Obama in the eye and I said, 'Mr. President, you will not fill the Supreme Court vacancy.'"

[sovay]

"One of my proudest moments was when I looked Barack Obama in the eye and I said, 'Mr. President, you will not fill the Supreme Court vacancy.'"

I read the news and I have a memory. I want to know how to get him out of office starting now. I have limited resources and I want to put them where they can be used.

[kore]

OK, fine. Sorry.

[sovay]

Sorry.

Thanks. It wasn't a rhetorical question. If I can't prevent the damage he's done, I want to know if there is anything in my power that will keep him from doing further gleeful damage in future. Just because I can't think of implementable solutions right now does not mean someone else hasn't come up with some.

[kore]

If you want to delete the comment, that would be fine.

[lauradi7dw]

They're already >2 mill. In the meantime, hoping to replace yes voters who are replaceable in less than a month, I've donated to Jacky Rosen https://www.rosenfornevada.com/
and Heidi Heitkamp
https://heidifornorthdakota.com/

[lauradi7dw]

Argh. I shouldn't act when I'm tired. Heitkamp is already in the Senate, running for re-election. She has declared no on Kavenaugh, but she's also supported by the NRA.

[sovay]

Heitkamp is already in the Senate, running for re-election. She has declared no on Kavenaugh, but she's also supported by the NRA.

I found this an interesting article about her declaration, though.

[choco_frosh]

Crud, I forgot all about your birthday! Happy advance birthday.

[sovay]

Crud, I forgot all about your birthday! Happy advance birthday.

Thank you! Happy belated birthday.

[landofnowhere]

Norrell is certainly more sympathetic, but I really wouldn't want him picking Supreme Court justices. Though maybe he'd find a reason of his own to vote down Kavanaugh.

[sovay]

Norrell is certainly more sympathetic, but I really wouldn't want him picking Supreme Court justices.

It is true that his proposal to revive the Cinque Dragownes for the sole purpose of hanging Christopher Drawlight was not (among stiff competition) his finest hour.

Though maybe he'd find a reason of his own to vote down Kavanaugh.

That testimony looked pretty disreputable to me.

[tree_and_leaf]

A man who cared so much about the respectability of English magic would surely feel that Kavanaugh would be no ornament to the bench. And, I mean, it may not be the best reason for feeling that way, but it's not wrong either.

[starlady]

My list of people who I fervently hope just drop dead grows apace.

In terms of making Mitch McConnell sad, I recommend donating to Joe Donnelly and Jon Tester, both of whom are No on Bart O'Kavanaugh and both of whose races are tighter than comfortable.

ETA: Also Mike Espy, who has a very credible chance at winning a Senate seat in Mississippi (!) in the December runoff and whom early money will help right now.

[sovay]

My list of people who I fervently hope just drop dead grows apace.

I always add the mental fine print of in a way that cannot possibly be spun into a conspiracy of assassination, but enough of them are of an age where I think nothing dramatic would have to happen, although I wouldn't say no to McConnell dissolving into a glistening pile of his own vitriol.

In terms of making Mitch McConnell sad, I recommend donating to Joe Donnelly and Jon Tester, both of whom are No on Bart O'Kavanaugh and both of whose races are tighter than comfortable.

Thank you.

[edit] ETA: Also Mike Espy, who has a very credible chance at winning a Senate seat in Mississippi (!) in the December runoff and whom early money will help right now.

I hadn't even heard of him! Thanks.

[dhampyresa]

Hugs if you wnat them.

[sovay]

Hugs if you wnat them.

Thank you.

*hugs*