Having a Normal One (Page 2)

Having a Normal One

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A different cat, in a different sink.

At some point, we need more parties, because democracy doesn't work with only two

You need a third party, at minimum, that can help figure out what's right and what's wrong when the other two disagree. Otherwise, your politics just turns into a tug-of-war in which neither side stands to benefit from compromise.

An 8-year-old child in a long-sleeved black sweatshirt reading "Fav Child," holding a reusable Starbucks cup.

We're all sick of this bullshit, aren't we?

Are you fending off a low-level but constant sense of anxiety and fear?

An 8-year-old child wearing a scary clown mask with glowing eyes, holding a toy knife.

If men are lonely, I'm pretty sure that's mostly on men

Their loneliness and purposelessness is really a massive personal-growth issue. Which is to say, it's something men have to fix ourselves.

An orange and white young cat staring at the camera, as he lies curled in a laundry basket full of clean clothes.

Election stuff, mostly. (Did you know we're going back to the moon?!?)

I got some bad news yesterday—I'll share more about it next week, but nobody's dead or dying or getting divorced, don't worry—and that, combined with some other things, is why today's newsletter is later than usual. But you know, I&

A busted-up laptop computer.

JD Vance says Trump didn't lose in 2020—and that even if he did, it was all Twitter's fault

Also: Kamala on Fox News, Fox News being shady, Twitter being shady, and four nice Republicans.

Screenshot from a CNN live video broadcast of audio of Charlamagne tha God's interview with Kamala Harris.

It's nice to hear someone in the media tell the truth about Donald Trump

Harris sounds genuinely surprised—relieved, even?—to hear Charlamagne tha God say it: The Republican vision for America is about fascism.

Rioters supporting Donald Trump outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

I just think we should have a president who respects our votes and probably isn't senile

Personally, it bothers me that Donald Trump keeps trying to overthrow the government and is losing it.

Black-and-white photos of women and men holding signs reading "Keep abortion legal," "Baby had NO choice," and other things.

The United States has no business passing abortion restrictions

When the men who dominate American government enact abortion restrictions, they are saying they know better than the people who actually have to deal with the consequences of those restrictions.

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I didn't like this U2 song, "Country Mile," very much when it first came out in late September.

An orange cat (Percy) curled up on a red couch a kitten who is white with an orange head and tail (Buttons).

Here's what I think

An incomplete list of things I believe.

Photo of an overhead projector showing a transparency.

Transparency redistributes power

It redistributes power, putting regular folks on the same footing as the guys in charge, or at least somewhere closer to the same footing.

For anyone who has to hold their nose to vote for Harris

To reshape the oppressive systems of American government, we need to do more than vote anyway.

Screenshot of multiple headlines saying Donald Trump promises to veto a national abortion ban.

Donald Trump says he'd veto an abortion ban, but why would you trust him?

If you care about reproductive rights, there's a super easy way to figure out which party to support.

Why is this happening?

Everyone is wondering.