I rarely write about US politics on the purple app because Reasons, and that's unlikely to change anytime soon.

But I will say this much.

I hate the Fourth of July, and that's not just because I hate fireworks.

This "beautiful" bill that's just been signed? Bleak.

It's monstrous cruelty. 

And the timing heaps it on even thicker.

There's an unfinished essay in my files called "USA: The Land of Suffering With a Smile." 

I set it aside many years ago because I couldn't edit it without sobbing.

I revisited it this morning. 

Still don't know if I can finish it, but today I'm angry enough that I might try.

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I’m really sorry for you 🫣 that beautiful bill is f***ing disastrous steal from those who don’t have much 🙏

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At this scale, it might be unprecedented.
But hey, there might be many good things coming out of it 🙏

🎯 Appreciate the solidarity. It's harsh. And this kind of cruelty is nothing new for the US.