Arrived to Northampton yesterday in a driving snow. I once lived one block from here.
My Airbnb is in Amherst though. It was still snowing hard when I got here late afternoon but after I got settled in, it turned to rain. And then back to snow it went.
Today and Sunday I will write with others in a small group facilitated by the woman I did my AWA training with, Maureen Buchanan Jones. She’s brilliant.
It’s 6:30 a.m. Slept pretty well although this is the noisiest space! Not just the whoosh of heat and click of vents, but the popping of boards, ticking of god knows what. A steady stream of inexplicable sounds could’ve been unnerving, but I didn’t let it get to me. Otherwise I would’ve thought there was a raccoon in the kitchen or someone trying to get in the front door every other minute.
Watched three old episodes of The Closer on my laptop last night. It’s every bit as good as I remember.
But first, I typed up a scene from earlier in the week. Just to be a good doobie.
As for SCOTUS shooting down the tariffs under the IEEPA (they don’t address the ones imposed because of “national security”), let’s not get too excited. For three reasons.
One. It took them FOREVER to reach a stunningly obvious conclusion.
Two. Three dissented.
And finally, Trump’s immediate response was to announce new 10% tariffs. Under a different law (which I haven’t read about yet) but still. Very “nah nah — try ‘n stop me now” energy. (Actually it’s more like “take THAT you fucking bitch” energy). Later, he scolded the Court at a press conference because of course he did.
Does this mean we are at last in a Constitutional crisis?
Said with a weary voice since I think we got to the crisis part quite some time ago.
Off to meet the French press.
PS don’t get me wrong — it is very much worth celebrating that Trump got his ass handed to him by SCOTUS.
Looks cold and a bit dreary in Amherst, perfect for getting together with others and “warming” yourselves with words!
I’ll take my celebrations in small doses from local and state actions. New Mexico is a poor state but rich in doing the right thing. On Feb.5th, we joined 8 other states in doing a huge right thing: I wrote about this on Deb L’s and grace’s blog recently: Our governor, a woman of course, led the way. “Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Immigrant Safety Act, House Bill 9, into law today, cementing New Mexico’s place as a national leader in protecting immigrant communities and refusing complicity in the Trump administration’s mass detention and deportation system. ”
So my next question is what will happen to the three ICE detention centers that we have in New Mexico- will they shut them down? Some of them contain brave folks from Minnesota. The answer arrived yesterday when our Legislature approved $12 million in funds to those counties who house detention centers. Our rural counties rely on these centers for jobs and tax revenue. The centers will be closed so this temporary funding measure is an offset to lost jobs and tax revenue. While only a temporary solution, at least it is a step forward to righting massive injustice.
Dee~ Oh, enjoy your time there!! Sounds right up your alley 🙂
As for the ruling, are we to happily eat scraps? Yeah, right.