Everything Is Horrible

Everything Is Horrible

This Week's Writing 5/2/26

floofs at the door!

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Noah Berlatsky
May 02, 2026
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Two floofs sitting by the screen door; one white, one calico. Both in loaf position. White one parallel to the door looking at camera; calico diagonal to the door looking bak over his shoulder

The floofs want out!

I kind of also want out of this timeline. But alas…

I am going on vacation next week though, which means posting will be significantly reduced (though not abandoned entirely!)

And hey, here’s what I wrote this week.

Politics

Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Trump’s clown cabinet. (Public Notice)

Dems must expand the Supreme Court first. (EIH)

Promoting false flag conspiracy theories helps fascists. (EIH)

An interview with Julia Azari and the racist history of the presidency. (EIH)

Cultural criticism

The psychedelic Persian fusion of Mehrnam Rastegari. (Chicago Reader)

Near Dark and the tyranny of toothsome pretty boys. (EIH)

Poetry

Sad monostitch poem. (Five Fleas)

All my enemies are doing well.

Compromise poem. (dadakuku)

Bipartisanship

sink sunk

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