I woke up this morning, poured of cup of dangerously dark french press, and sat down to watch Democracy Now with my lover. Shit has been crazy lately. I was never one to pay attention to politics or the news, in fact I put in a concerted effort to avoid hearing or talking about either of them. I figured focusing locally was more important, and therefore engaged in a form of denial about things outside of my immediate intake parameters. Somehow, in the last year, that's all changed. I've become quite informed, so to speak, even though in reality I probably only scrape the surface with my knowledge. Either way, as far as I am concerned, this last few weeks has been pivotal in international news... riots, protesting... today an 8.9 earthquake and tsunami hit Tokyo and threatened to also affect a large portion of the Pacific Basin... Wisconsin just had their right to bargain removed after 25 days of protesters sleeping in the capital building....
I feel a little stunned... I sip my coffee, goddamn it's good.
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