1. We all woke up to the news that Trump tested positive for the rona and this really just sums it up for me:
Whatever your politics, whatever your party or candidate, wherever you stand on one issue or the next, if you care about the United States of America and want it to flourish you have to admit that all this shit is objectively hilarious and rules very much.
— David Roth (@david_j_roth) October 2, 2020
Thoughts and prayers, bro.
2. Kottke shared a post with a couple people talking about using clear language for slavery instead of antiquated euphemisms and it’s a must-read. Language matters. From the Twitter thread he linked:
Instead of “Slave families lived in plantations owned by white slaveowners who hired overseers to maintain discipline”
You have: “Black Families were held hostage in death camps by white human traffickers who employed torturers to torture and kill them”
Different, huh?