Not normal

Hypernormalization was a term first coined by historian Alexei Yurchak in his 2005 book Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More: The Last Soviet Generation.
In it, Yurchak described the paradox of living in the Soviet Union before its dissolution in 1991, when everyone knew the system was failing, but since no one could imagine a possible alternative to the status quo, politicians and citizens alike were resigned to maintaining the pretense of a functioning society.
~Heather Wake

Hi y'all! I've been super distracted this week by all of the crimes committed by DOGE and the ridiculous "I'll turn Gaza into a resort" declaration and the terrible cabinet appointments and... We SHOULD be distracted by the dismantling of our government.

Earlier this week, I had an appointment with someone who behaved badly, to the point where I was in tears. But, after I calmed down, I wasn't really mad. She seemed like she was just generally very upset, and I get that.

Have you heard "What do you call a coup attempt that goes unpunished? Practice." South Korea handled their presidential crisis sooo well. Perhaps they learned from us-- after the first attempted coup on Jan. 6, 2021-- what NOT to do?

Perhaps it's time we should learn from them and protest in large numbers. I saw a tweet yesterday saying that the people of America are right-wingers who are cool with what is going on. I think that is far from the case.

In the meantime, here are some comfort quilts:

Quilt, Grape Pattern, c. 1939
Cora Parker

Original Design Quilt
Carl Klewicke (1835–1913)

Silk Crazy Quilt
Mrs. Brown - Missouri History Museum