Tressie McMillan Cottom

It's increasingly clear that the president lives in a constructed bubble of unreality designed by aides who are manipulating him in order to take control of US policy. Seems like an important story - wish media would cover it.

Do I need to be hoarding seasoned salt??! Because I kind of already do, I guess. It’s ancestral. But I can ramp that up.

This is a tangent but has anyone else had issues finding seasoned salt recently??? I have.

Someone in one of my food groups is looking for “an authentic pumpkin spice latte”, not the fake ones at Starbucks, one “with pumpkin” and like, rock on with hating on the Bucks but dear lord who is going to tell them about PSLs???

I get a lot of hate mail and have for a long time now.

But I also get lovely notes. I got one today that is so kind and so generous and so unexpected. I actually had emotions.

Trying to train my perspective by mentioning these notes as much as I do the others.

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

Both Parties Are Resigned to Deadlock as Shutdown Takes Hold

I remember when the idea of the US without an operational federal govt was enough to induce panic, in DC as well as in capitals around the world.

Now it's just like, Ah, well, if Belgium could do it for 654 days, so can we.

Okay look. I have sensory issues, my main one? Smells. The fact that young people’s favorite thing now is to go to the stinkiest enclosed spaces and constantly shove things into your face to smell? And you’re not allowed to physically stop them (I checked)?? My personal hellscape.

Yes I get that. I’m thinking specifically about how these other recent events are impacting this cottage industry.

Not that it matters.

Like, am I getting anymore seasons of broody British detectives? Is it curtains for quirky period piece dramas with anachronistic female leads?? WHAT ABOUT THE PASTORAL COZY MYSTERIES?!

It’s not important but I, uh, would read about how this massive reorganization of capital, brutal anti-labor push to crush what’s left of it in entertainment, and the pathological attack on public media…is gonna do to my shows.

If they’re just engaging why so mad that everyone can see them…engage.

Ours is jelly cats moreso than AG but same thing. Same thing.

The way I even know which block this probably is lol

After bankrtuping me at American Girl, the daughters have taken me to Lush. Right across, there's a Sephora. I've just been informed we are going there next.

I didn’t say he was a hillbilly. I said he is not one of them and he isn’t.

He isn’t one of them and they surely remind him of that regularly.

It was so good.

I actually hollered

Silly creatures.

Ah. I see. This is your real life. That does make sense.

Micheal Scott is…funny.

Micheal Scott doesn’t make a lot of sense.

Oh. Oh no no no no no no no no.

Top tier casting.

Yes very weird to social media on social media.

I cannot warm up to that actor or his character in Lynley but I do have it on my “if needs must” watchlist.

Well now…

I’ve clearly fallen into one of those weird leftish rage holes that only exists online. It’s complete with the most basic non sequitur.