Michael Cohen’s public testimony is happening this week! That’ll be fun. There’s also a bunch of other things happening this week but I honestly can’t remember, my brain is still in Sunday Snooze Mode (yes I pre-wrote dis don’t @ me)…
Politics
ICYMI: Amy Klobuchar reportedly ate salad with a comb.
Employer plug: Did you know that the Trump admin is making interns sign NDAs, and threatening them with financial ruin if they squeak? Well, now you know. I’m always in awe of my colleagues !!! (read their stuff !!!)
Weird sh*t that happened: An anon reddit user… seemingly predicted that NE Patriot’s owner Robert Kraft was going to be caught up in a prostitution ring bust. W E I R D.
Emails show a member of the Sackler family (who owns Purdue Pharma, who makes OxyContin) knew doctors had a false idea of Oxy’s strength, but didn’t bother to dispel the myth because it would hurt sales. It’s widely recognized the overprescription of OxyContin had a hand in the opioid crisis we are seeing today.
Science (? this is a new one lol)
Larry Cook, an anti-vax guy who literally runs thousands of FB ads pushing the agenda and who uses his supporters’ donations to pay his “personal bills,” just got his YouTube channel (which also pushes the anti-vax message) demonetized.
Culture
The Oscars were last night (COLD WAR WAS SLEPT ON !!!) Here are looks from the red carpet, and here are looks from the Vanity Fair party.
The jury is still out on Jussie Smollett, but presuming that he *did* stage a hate crime against himself—why would he do that? Here’s an expert’s opinion.
Old read but goodie: Egg freezing (the process of freezing a woman’s viable eggs to create the possibility of conceiving later in life, even when her fertility fades) is no longer a late-thirties thing-to-do. Women in their 20s are now paying thousands of dollars to “secure” fertility as marriage and child-rearing happens later in life.
Notable quote: “That mind-set, however, can be illusory. Undertaking the procedure in one’s 20s can give a false sense of security, a certainty that, responsibly or otherwise, marketers tend to encourage. ‘You are dealing with women’s existential desire to start a family,’ Ms. Selvaratnam said. ‘You are playing to their vulnerabilities.’”
Remember Audrey Kitching (if you don’t, she was a very famous SC3NE GURL)? Well now she’s an ~energy healer~ selling #blessed *crystals and jewelry* that aren’t handmade… but are re-sold products from a Chinese wholesale retailer. Oh, and she’s a sh*tty boss. A weirdly random, fascinating semi-“scam story” read.
Speaking of the Sacklers: It’s no secret that the Sackler’s family reach into art and philanthropy is huge. A Sackler popped up at this year’s New York Fashion Week too, proving that enough opioid / OxyContin money can really make anything possible.
Taking numbers out of the game: Who here has deleted an Instagram photo before because it didn’t get enough likes? (*raises hand*) There’s an extension now available that removes numbers and metrics from Instagram and Facebook—freeing you and others from worrying about other people’s stupid approval and perhaps, letting you post whatever the f you want.
Interesting Video of the Week
Japan has a Chicano subculture. Cultural appropriation, or appreciation? 🤔
That’s all folks!
See you next week!