Do people say both parties are equally bad? I’d agree that both parties are bad, but ‘equally’? Maybe a decade ago, but not anymore.

I’m on the same page. The republicans need some feedback that what they’re doing isn’t going to win elections. Unfortunately I think it will take losing several more elections to sink in.

While I agree in my dislike for the current Republican Party, the attitude of blindly voting for your team because the other is evil is exactly what my (late) fox-addicted grandfather used to uphold. I loved the man, but I think we ought to do better and do the hard work of researching every candidate and choosing the best, be it democrat, republican, or independent.

I had no idea that they even still did this. I assumed it ended years ago. Interesting.

Chinese products. After living there for a decade, I now actively try and avoid buying products made there—or Chinese companies—at the least.

This is unfortunate. I just bought one a couple months ago but haven’t even opened it yet.

I just recently read an article about Overdrive and KKR, the company that bought both Overdrive and now this publisher. It was a really disheartening read for what’s happening in the books market.

Article: https://karawynn.substack.com/p/the-coming-enshittification-of-public-libraries