Weekend Open Thread and Links

If you haven’t yet watched Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s speech yesterday in response to Rep. Yoho from Florida calling her a “fucking bitch” on the steps of the Capital, please do (the whole thing!). It is one of the most remarkable and important speeches I’ve heard in a long time. Have a good weekend, and here are a few other links that might interest you:

Move In? Get Divorced? The Pandemic Forces Couples to Decide

I bet a lot of parents of young kids can relate to this:

“Our only moments alone are spent in bed, bone-tired from another day of keeping the impossible balance of parenting and work from toppling while trying to keep the virus and the sense of dread at bay. We spend those few tired minutes trying to figure out what to tell them tomorrow and how to plan for next week, next month, next year. We spend them planning the lies we will tell to them, and to ourselves.”

— To Be a Parent Right Now Is To Be a Liar

I can also related to this: Does the Forecast Call for Friends?

Fyodor has organized a DW Zoom call for this Thursday 9 pm EST. Comment on this thread if you’d like him to send you an invite.