Boyfriend Update, Coronavirus, CheezIts, Tulsi Gabbard, Shirtless Jacob Wohl & More
TRIGGER WARNING: This newsletter contains a shirtless picture of Jacob Wohl.
Hey everyone,
Brad here, a bit late with your favorite newsletter. Why a day late? Well, I took Monday-Wednesday off for personal time. But I was back hard at work today, and am looking forward to catching up on the news and bringing you some hard-hitting commentary soon. And maybe memes.
I hope you guys are enjoying your coronavirus-induced quarantines. I am not doing so terribly with the whole affair, being an introvert and all. I’ve managed to get through at least 1,000 pages of fiction over the course of the last week, so that’s the upside to this, I guess.
The only problem? I only know how to cook two things, and they’re getting old — fast.
Now, for the much-coveted boyfriend update. The news ain’t great: My boyfriend has spent MONTHS preparing for a massive test — you may have heard once or twice by now that he’s in med school — just to have it canceled due to corona. Big hugs for him right now as his schedule and academic future is thrown for a massive loop.
Oh, and you’ll notice that the newsletter looks different this week. That’s because I’m trying out Substack, a new email service, hoping that I’ll be able to get around some of your spam filters more effectively. I get really high open rates on this dispatch (40-50%) but that’s with many, many people telling me my notes get lost in their spam. Sad!
What do you think of the new look? Drop me a note and let me know.
Meme:
Book club: I’m about 500 pages into the third and FINAL book in the Mistborn trilogy. (It’s 700 pages long). It’s a twisted and fascinating story, and the end is really interesting — I won’t spoil anything, but the god-King-ish despot they overthrew in the first book was sort of the only thing keeping the word from falling apart. Oh wait… I just spoiled it, sort of.
Food Take: Getting a lot of hate for this, but I stand by it 100%
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Articles:
Trump falsely claims FDA has approved coronavirus cure in latest flub
You guys know I’m not a pro-Trump sycophant or, on the other hand, some Jen-Rubin-Style #NeverTrump lunatic. There are things I like about this president. But the ways he has handled the coronavirus crisis is NOT one of them. Read my take.
Five ways deregulation is aiding the coronavirus response
I wouldn’t be a very good libertarian if I didn’t point out how red tape is hurting the coronavirus response, would I? Read about the 5 ways cutting regulations is helping our response.
One easy way to fix coronavirus-caused blood bank shortages
So, the coronavirus has caused a massive shortage in blood donations. This is very serious — it could kill people. One easy solution would be for the government to stop banning gay people like me from donating blood! Read more.
Tulsi Gabbard’s brilliant, iconoclastic presidential campaign
It’s over: At long last, my aloha queen, Tulsi Gabbard, has dropped out of the 2020 race. Read my reflections on everything I loved about the Hawaii Democrat’s anti-establishment run.
Bonus Blog Post: Since I have way, way too much time on my hands amid the coronavirus quarantine, I’ve opened up a Medium account where I’ll be blogging (read: shitposting) about pretty-much-apolitical controversies and food topics.
For your enjoyment, here’s my first post: It’s OK to admit alt-right hoaxster Jacob Wohl is extremely attractive (even though he’s a terrible human).
I’m getting absolutely dragged for this on Twitter… but c’mon. You know I’m right.
Bonus Brad:
I hinted at this last week, but it’s pretty much official: When my one-year fellowship comes to an end this June, I’ll be moving on from the Washington Examiner. It’s been a great year and thanks for all of you who read my work and helped me succeed. I already can’t wait for whatever comes next.