loathsome lilac

professors are urging their students to let them know if theyre not gonna come to class so theyll know that theyre still alive

parents are telling their kids not to come home late, or if they will, to take an uber even though its priced like 5x more

people are sharing constitutional rights on twitter, to teach everyone what to say to the popos just in case

nobody trusts the police anymore

police have a QUOTA of “drug addicts” they need to kill

almost 13k dead without due process, but chines drug lords and presidents son who were involved in a drug smuggling worth 6 billion are still walking free

all it takes is a facebook rumor to put you on the hit list

politicians who are criticizing the administration are being impeached

politicians who love the administration admit that their duty is to the president, NOT to the people

theres been talks in extending the presidents term

It literally feels like an unofficial dictatorship

numbers of people dead and arrested because of the war on drugs as of january 2017

17 and 19 yr olds tortured and killed by the police

presidents son involved in 6 billion drug smuggling has charges suddenly dropped

twitter thread on what to do in case the police accuses you of being a drug dealer

what to do in case the police demands to search your stuff

police suddenly shows up at bars near a university demanding to search students bags

president orders police NOT to share case files with the commission of human rights

talks about extending the presidents term until 2025 bc federalism

house of representatives votes to give commission on human rights a budget of $20 for the WHOLE YEAR

The cop, identified as one Officer Richardson, got out of his car, approached the streamer, and ARRESTED HIM FOR THREATENING AN OFFICER BY REPEATING THE COP’S OWN WORDS.

Of course, the streamer, Brad Fox, got it all on camera and the video is now on Twitter. You can hear the cop saying “you said ‘we have your address’” and “I’m gonna take that as a threat” because he arrests Fox.

He was released two hours later without being charged because this was clearly bullshit and another case of retaliation against a journalist/streamer. Fox had filmed the SPD arresting another journalist, a Black woman, YESTERDAY, after she had been literally standing on the sidewalk and doing nothing. They claimed she was a suspect in a homicide investigation but later released her without charges.

“I won’t be available.”

Imagine you’re at work and your boss asks you to come in on Saturday. Saturday is usually your day off–coming in Saturdays is not an obligation to keep your job. Maybe you were going to watch a movie with a friend, or maybe you were just going to lie in bed and eat ice cream for eight hours, but either way you really, really don’t want to give up your day off.

If you consider yourself a millennial you’ve probably been raised to believe you need to justify not being constantly at work. And if you’re a gen-Z kid you’re likely getting the same toxic messages that we did. So in a situation like that, you might be inclined to do one of three things:

Tell your boss you’d rather not give up your day off. Cave when they pressure you to come in anyway, since you’re not doing anything important.

Tell your boss you’d rather not give up your day off. Over-apologize and worry that you looked bad/unprofessional.

Lie and say you’ve got a doctor’s appointment or some other activity that feels like an adequate justification for not working.

The fact is, it doesn’t matter to your boss whether you’re having open heart surgery or watching anime in your underwear on Saturday. The only thing that affects them is the fact that you won’t be at work. So telling them why you won’t be at work only gives them reason to try and pressure you to come in anyway.

If you say “I won’t be available,” giving no further information, you’d be surprised how often that’s enough. Be polite and sympathetic in your tone, maybe even say “sorry, but I won’t be available.” But don’t make an excuse. If your boss is a professional individual, they’ll accept that as a ‘no’ and try to find someone else. 

But bosses aren’t always professional. Sometimes they’re whiny little tyrants. So, what if they pressure you further? The answer is–politely and sympathetically give them no further information.

“Are you sure you’re not available?” “Sorry, but yes.”

“Why won’t you be available?” “I have a prior commitment.” (Which you do, even if it’s only to yourself.)

“What’s your prior commitment?” “Sorry, but that’s kind of personal.”

“Can you reschedule it?” “I’m afraid not. Maybe someone else can come in?”

We are updating our Sunday routine for 2020.  As always, a new week begins in a few hours, so now is a good time to spend a few minutes streamlining the week ahead so that things go as simply and as smoothly as possible.   As minimalists, we aim to minimize stress, mess and fuss during the week.  Here are some good Sunday afternoon tasks to smooth things over for the week:

Make sure your bathroom is stocked and organized for your mornings.

Refill any prescriptions you are going to run out of before next Sunday.

Make sure you have breakfast/coffee/lunch supplies for the week.

Wash all your dishes and put them away.

Water your house plants, if you have any.

Take out the trash and put new trash bags in all cans.

Look over your calendar for meetings/appointments coming up.

Wash your sheets, make your bed, and fluff up your pillows in the dryer.

Lay out or hang up all your work clothes and shoes for the week.

Make sure your Landing Pad is all set up with things you’ll need.

If you have kids, make sure they have plenty of clean clothes for the week and that their backpack is ready.

If you have pets, make sure you have plenty of food and any meds they may need for the week.

Make sure there is gas in your car and get all the trash out of it.

Check the weather and inform your family/roomies if that changes anything that is going on this week.

Log in and check your bank account just to make sure that you have what you think you have.

Spend 20 minutes on yourself.  Read, meditate, take a bubble bath, give yourself a foot massage. Find a way to recharge yourself for the coming week so you can be fresh and on top of everything.

Same old, same old, just a little bit more length!

Really loving how this sweater is turning out. I just tried it on today, and so far it fits ok. A little snug, but I am hoping that after blocking (and wearing) it will be just fine. Just a few more inches and the hem, then the body will be finished!

Pattern: Shifty by Andrea Mowry

I also say “thanks for the update” or “thanks for the head’s up!”

“I really appreciate the head’s up!” also a classic

If I haven’t gotten back to someone in a swift enough period (i.e. one work day max) I say “thank you for your patience. after some consideration, I have decided…”

don’t apologize for piddly things! 

Are you guys following what's going on in Milwaukee? It's happening right now, June 23/24 depending on where you live!

There are conflicting reports about who set the house and van on fire, some say it was the police to cover up evidence, some that the neighbors did it.

But people managed to recover tons of documents from the house before it burned down and already one of the people mentioned in them was identified as a register sex offender! The house is also allegedly registered to a member of the clergy?

Summary:

https://twitter.com/coff33detective/status/1271463582312673281