The Narratives They Are a-Changin'

Just like that.

This story is a collection of emotional news (and quick one, I gotta run since I am speaking at a rally shortly).

#1. First, unexpectedly, an SNL skit.

This stupid SNL skit about how maybe masks never worked made me cry, literally, in a raw manner. I am crying as I am typing this newsletter. They yelled at us. They yelled and yelled and yelled. They shamed us. They made us feel like second-class citizens. They made us feel like we are guilty of murdering unspecified old people for feeling the basic need to walk around with open faces and breathe normal oxygen instead of own exhaust. They assaulted our right to interact with each other and enjoy each other’s smiles.

The science didn’t change. The narrative did. Cruel, cruel people. And yes, the repercussions of this will be unfolding for the years to come, and pundits will pontificate in a shallow, disconnected way as they do—but the reality is that a lot of people have been abused, for no reason at all. Zero reason. None.

They acted …