Trying really hard to give this one a chance, but idk

Finally finished the January pick (memoir) for my 2025 challenge! Gonna try to sneak February (dystopia) in there real quick this week 😅

My January album I love but haven’t listened to in a long time: Marina and the Diamonds, ‘Electra Heart’

Cute

Nope, didn’t follow these BRAND NEW accounts on Instagram, either.

I know that suggested posts have been a thing on Facebook for a long time, but this one made me feel icky.

Like many of us, I discovered today that my account automatically followed Donald Trump and JD Vance on Facebook.

Initially, I thought that old accounts belonging to Biden and Harris had been switched over. But they had not; they were new accounts:

Um???

The visual of Elon SH’ing is striking. But this is the real-world impact of that ideology. And it’s only day 1.

The coming weeks are going to be very difficult for this country. The coming years will be, too, but how we respond in the short term will be pivotal.

The response to Trump & TikTok is not encouraging.

Quote from Heather Cox Richardson.

Wicked is about many things, but one of those things is how propaganda works. Part 2 will explore that further, I imagine.

But typically, when someone is burned in effigy, they’re not doing it of their own accord.

I’m hesitant to share this, because I believe it to be propaganda and we have to be careful when we share it. But indeed, I think it’s important to call it out for what it is.

This message appears when anyone attempts to open TikTok in the US.

Honestly though? I don’t think people understand how effective email newsletters are in general. In a lot of ways, they’re MUCH more reliable than social.

Welp, that’s it. We’re cooked. Democracy was fun!