First, there is no update on Cassie. She had a quick consult today, but they didn't schedule the actual diagnostics that she needs, so we'll go back first thing Tuesday. She does have a small mast cell tumor on her head, but the location makes her oncologist optimistic for treatment. I'll post again next week after the results come back from her spleen and lymph node aspirations.
Meanwhile, in the real world, things lurch forward and backward as the OAFPOTUS's political trajectory slides by millimeters towards Buchanan levels of popularity and effectiveness:
- Jen Rubin sounds yet another alarm, pointing out that charging your political opponents with bullshit crimes makes you a fascist.
- In a fragile but important win for the First Amendment, Justice Amy Coney Barrett (R) recused herself from two Oklahoma cases, which allowed the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision barring publicly-funded religious schools to stand. (Because the per curiam order was unsigned, it's not clear who cast the 4th vote to affirm; my money's on Chief Justice Roberts (R).)
- Nicholas Kristof suggests three ways that we can undermine the OAFPOTUS's autocratic project.
- The Chicago City Council agreed to $87.9 million more in settlements stemming from police brutality over the years, while the police union does nothing to prevent it.
- A bill working its way through the Illinois legislature would require companies to provide an itemized list of fees before a purchase in an attempt to curb "junk fees."
I took half a day off of work because I didn't know how long Cassie's appointment would take, so after my 4pm meeting I will sod off for the rest of the day. There will be much walkies and much patting of the dog starting around 4:30.