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’ll wait for it … Brave comes in many forms.

Thanks very much for the encouragement. Can't make any promises, but we'll see what happens now that I've pulled the draft out of my files once again.