Blogaround

1. On maintaining monarchical succession (September 29) "And here is the thing, none of this is any different to the medieval conception of monarchy. Charles is apparently the King 'by the Grace of God', because that’s just the way the supreme being wants it, I guess? God just simply loves for one family to have a bunch of untaxable land for some reason."

2. The body horror of being pregnant (May 12) "That is the bruising from maybe three or four injections. They were daily injections. We ended up having to inject all over my belly, hips, sides, and butt trying to give the bruises time to heal before using the same injection site again. And did it hurt. Every injection burned like fire for long after the shot was over. We followed all the pain-management tips we could find and it still hurt like a motherfucker. I wept with gratitude when the OB specialist saw my bloodwork and said she didn’t think it was necessary to continue the Lovenox. I’d done 84 injections at that point."

3. ‘It Was All a Hoax’ (September 27) "We told the lady, 'We’re from Venezuela. We came from Mrs. Perla.' We were terrified. We thought they would take us to jail or deport us. Many of us cried."

4. This tweet:

Did not have “Bob and Larry are trans icons” on my 2022 bingo card, but I’m here for it. 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍅🥒 pic.twitter.com/TO8HuKPkEe

— Jessica Kantrowitz 🍂🐈‍⬛🎃 (@jfkantrowitz) October 4, 2022

And this reply:

I have been saying, the Belly Button song is very clearly about being a trans man coming out to your girlfriend

"You could opt for a prosthetic but of course you'd have to know / it'd be covered by your shirt, but not your HMO" pic.twitter.com/ZYFPnP5uBX

— pumpkin spice foyer coffee (@foyercoffee) October 4, 2022

5. And another Veggie-related tweet:

Ever wonder what happens when you say your position on abortion matches the position the National Association of Evangelicals has held since 1971? (That exceptions should be considered for life of mother and rape)

Our friends at "the Bee" must SHAME you.https://t.co/aKGyVXsEI6

— Phil Vischer (@philvischer) October 5, 2022

(The Babylon Bee is TRASH.)

6. Florida joins Texas, Arizona in weaponizing migrants by sending them to other states (September 16) "Since April, Governor of Texas Greg Abbott has been pulling similar stunts, starting with busloads of migrants sent to Washington DC, and now including New York and Chicago as drop-off locations. Local mutual aid networks have often been on the front lines of providing care for the human beings shuttled about without adequate infrastructure in place."

And: Inside The Local Mutual Aid Effort Supporting The Migrants Texas Bused To D.C. (May 24)

And also there's a GoFundMe here (for Washington, DC): Support Migrants Being Bused to DC from TX & AZ! 

7. Museums: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) (October 3) About how western museums have stolen artifacts from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. This is still happening now.