Trust Your Instinct
17 Jan 2026 12:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ursulas_alcoveMy instinct was correct. I knew I needed to stock up as soon as my check came. We headed to the co-op to fill all our bulk containers that were pitifully empty. I had more fun arranging things at home and filling my shelves. The worst feeling is when you open the refrigerator and it's mostly empty. That has been fixed now. This morning I took the classic peanut butter cookie recipe and made it with almond butter. We use egg substitutes, in this case, 1 TBsp arrowroot, 1 TBsp oil and the rest water, enough to fill a 1/4 cup. I digress. I wanted to avoid crowds and any altercations with administrative thugs. My car is old and I can't afford a broken windshield, let alone find a replacement. My daughter is severely allergic to capsicum so we need to avoid at all costs.
We saw the normal Shadyside protestors. There were 4, two on each side of the road. They are out with signs every weekend, regardless of who is in the WH. Their signs can cover any number of issues. Today became more interesting. No one in town will lease space to the thugs. They are forced to double up with the Federal Bureau in town. I think they will eventually buy land and build their own place, god forbid, but for now that's where they are. Protestors know this and have shown up at their doorstep on public land.
The police scanner reports that a false claim was made by the thugs, stating that they were boxed in and needed assistance. Police drove by and noted that protestors were few and exercising their first amendment rights. They were not impeding anyone. They further warned that if they got another call with false claims, they would cite the individual for wasting police time.
What happens next is anyone's guess. All ethnic restaurants have made sure to hire white suburban teenagers so no ethnic-looking person is facing the public. I've noticed this at farmer's markets too. So far, a handful of Thai and Mexican restaurants have been shut down, mostly in the suburbs. Where the people were taken is anyone's guess. A further disgusting note, prisons are now pimping trans women prisoners to violent men as a bribe to calm the men down. Thank you transphobic administration for changing the rules. No one deserves rape in prison. Activist groups are making sure people know about this. Yes, it is happening here in our "award-winning" jail. Just chanting "this is not normal" doesn't solve this problem. Like many people, I had no idea.
That's the news from Lake Wobegon for today. Garden plans are underway so that if we cannot leave our home, we won't starve. Bitter cold moves in on Monday. It'll hit single digits, 4 degrees F is -15 degrees C. It's time to burrow under the covers. I take comfort in that our family survived the Nazi occupation, perhaps we'll survive this too.
We saw the normal Shadyside protestors. There were 4, two on each side of the road. They are out with signs every weekend, regardless of who is in the WH. Their signs can cover any number of issues. Today became more interesting. No one in town will lease space to the thugs. They are forced to double up with the Federal Bureau in town. I think they will eventually buy land and build their own place, god forbid, but for now that's where they are. Protestors know this and have shown up at their doorstep on public land.
The police scanner reports that a false claim was made by the thugs, stating that they were boxed in and needed assistance. Police drove by and noted that protestors were few and exercising their first amendment rights. They were not impeding anyone. They further warned that if they got another call with false claims, they would cite the individual for wasting police time.
What happens next is anyone's guess. All ethnic restaurants have made sure to hire white suburban teenagers so no ethnic-looking person is facing the public. I've noticed this at farmer's markets too. So far, a handful of Thai and Mexican restaurants have been shut down, mostly in the suburbs. Where the people were taken is anyone's guess. A further disgusting note, prisons are now pimping trans women prisoners to violent men as a bribe to calm the men down. Thank you transphobic administration for changing the rules. No one deserves rape in prison. Activist groups are making sure people know about this. Yes, it is happening here in our "award-winning" jail. Just chanting "this is not normal" doesn't solve this problem. Like many people, I had no idea.
That's the news from Lake Wobegon for today. Garden plans are underway so that if we cannot leave our home, we won't starve. Bitter cold moves in on Monday. It'll hit single digits, 4 degrees F is -15 degrees C. It's time to burrow under the covers. I take comfort in that our family survived the Nazi occupation, perhaps we'll survive this too.
