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If Nikki Haley is smart she should stay in the race as long as she can. If there is even the remotest chance that our famed SCOTUS will rule that Trump cannot be on ballot, she is the slam dunk choice for republican nominee and I will go as far as to say even the presidency. In a way I am sure the democratic think tank might actually be hoping for SCOTUS to rule that Trump stay on ballot to energize the democratic base. I am also 100% confident that SCOTUS will find some random excuse and let him stay on ballot anyway. Of course what do I know, I am not a political strategist.

There is a social hierarchy at work with people who get away with anything I feel. Obviously, while white men are at the top of the queue, I dont think *white* women realize how much they can also get away with when compared to men or women of color. Somehow white women feel they are one of us – no you are not. While your struggles, however real, they are not comparable to struggles of people of color, particularly women of color. When I pointed this out to someone this week (white woman) she was legitimately offended and even said I am very offended by what you said. Then i had to give an example of how just 30 minutes earlier in the day she had gone ahead and berated me in front of other people in the team, which she obviously didn’t feel that, and brushed it off as *I thought we were close!*. I asked her to reflect on herself that there were multiple people of color in the room who have difficulty advocating for themselves, are not combative and pause a lot before speaking anything. I gave her feedback if she truly wants to feel like *one of us*, start by actually understanding people across the aisle instead of using us as your gunnysack to fight your own battle with white men. And no, she hasn’t apologized to me yet.

This was a fun watch and way better than I thought it would be! Perfect airline watch.

Nothing beats the deep and cozy sleep you get at home. Denver was nice the second time around too but I definitely feel altitude and dry air messes my sleep. And add to that hotel beds ugh. As I am getting older business trips no longer hold the same interest as it used to before.

There is a new trend in hotel design in the last decade or so which is absolutely infuriating: barn doors for bathrooms and blurred glass for bathroom walls. No. Just fucking no. Who the fuck wants to smell their partner’s shit coz the barn door doesn’t close or secure properly? Why the F does anyone feel the need of watching another person shower through blurred glass? What kind of perverted romanticism is that? This bizarre trend has to stop sometime and I see no signs of it!

Denver airport is so spread out it feels like the plane doesn’t taxi, it actually lands in one city and gets to gate in another city – the whole taxing takes that fucking long.

Back to Denver again in less than a month but this time thankfully weather is nicer, and also warmer than dc! I will take that.

Received an absolute shocker of news that one of the leads in our team is quitting. Unfortunately this person was also such a key critical hire that replacing this person is going to be one of the most important things our program director can make. So critical that this hire can make or break the program we are all in. I am sure the program director is having a sleepless night tonight.

At what point do democrats stop asking for cross-tabs and start paying attention to polls seriously? Why do democrats find it hard to believe that 60% of this country is bat-shit crazy, illiterate and brainless? The 40% are the MAGA republicans, but the rest 20% are these so called “independents”, “moderates” or “undecideds” who at this point in 2024 are equally horrendous people.

I may have eaten way too many cookies that the kid baked tonight. They turned out so spectacular that I think I might have had 8 or 10 (who’s counting!).