The Ruffled Feather

Superyear 2020/1: A Smorgasbord of Reflections, Unpackings, & Laughs

* 2 min - using acronyms from your field as if everyone knows what you’re talking about * 5 min re: what is accessibility & this quote — “If you can’t explain yo shit w/o academic words or language, it ain’t radical or revolutionary” via The Decolonize Unconference [https://www.instagram.com/p/CJt-6qEAkKl/?igshid=dpj8o76cdaa2] * 6 min - allies, accomplices, and making commitments to support each other (inspired by a story tweeted by @museummammy [https://www.instagram.com/museummammy/]) * 11 min - A GAME - Jessi names events that come to mind from 2020 * 12.5 min - attacks on elder Asian folks [https://www.instagram.com/p/CK7vwR2HNM7/] on the rise since Dec 2019 * 18 min - A GAME contd. - Meesh’s turn & a look into Jessi’s math nerdom * 21 min - reflecting on the 2020 presidential election * 23 min - holding multiple truths at once, reproductive health & white supremacy * 27 min - BORDERS! WE MAKE THEM UP! Let’s go down this rabbit hole * 41 min - mining for gratitude in the muck that is/was 2020 * 44 min - shifting power dynamics as a therapist & shifts from 2020 * 57 min - in which we discuss circuitous, fluid, open-ended conversations and how to end this episode * 1h3m - what foods we’re looking fwd to eating * BYYYYYYYEE BBS

Processing the coup at the Capitol: Thoughts for Fellow White Folks Who Are Pissed

thoughts on whiteness, tyranny, and words // I use the  word f  u  c k   a lot, btw.

COVID-19: Def Not Just a Personal Problem, so act like it!

The COVID19 global pandemic is on everyone's mind & def in too many ppl's bodies rn so Jessi & Meesh are coming to you live for the 1st time w/a deep dive into all things COVID19.  We talk business responses, college campus closures, the return of water service to Detroit residents, and oh so much more.  Pay no mind to the ambient noise of another glass of wine being poured,-- jus get yourself one (or another fine bevy of choice!) & join us as we sort through what're we're making of this global pandemic.  Date & Time of Recording: Wednesday March 11th, 2020 - please keep in mind things change quickly so this all may be old(er) news! Do ya research!  General background: We, Jessi & Meesh, are 2 friends who live in Denver, CO tryna figure it out jus like the rest of ya'll.  We say the F word a lot. Links!  * NY Gov. Cuomo pushes thru Jan. legislation to provide paid sick leave to workers (via Democrat & Chronicle) [https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2020/03/12/coronavirus-and-paid-leave-what-my-rights-new-york-employee/5012577002/] * Republican Senator blocks paid sick leave bill saying it's a good move, but the govt. needs to pay for it (via The Hill) [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/487113-gop-chairman-blocks-quick-passage-of-paid-sick-leave-bill] * Experts talk pandemic preparedness-- can we ever really be prepared? (via NPR/WBUR On Point) [https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2020/03/10/quarantines-coronavirus-united-states] * Italy COVID #s increased like cray in 1 week (via The Atlantic) [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/who-gets-hospital-bed/607807/] * live updates from 45's conference (via NY Times) [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/world/coronavirus-news.html] * Rich ass Harvard Uni closes campus & kicks out students (via Quartz) [https://qz.com/1815829/harvard-university-is-shutting-down-because-of-coronavirus/] * New York City 's public school system remains open to provide shelter & meals to 100,000 homeless students (via MPN Press) [https://www.mintpressnews.com/coronavirus-new-york-schools-homeless-kids-have-nowhere-to-go/265603] * Detroit returns water access to 3000  residents w/delinquent accounts (via Detroit Metro Times) [https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2020/03/09/as-coronavirus-spreads-detroit-to-restore-water-to-thousands-of-households-impose-moratorium-on-shutoffs?fbclid=IwAR1VNnafPLe0yqQqmbEcfi9qVPW0P1DAgpRUfbMew14XiKBJSh8gY4Oq0jo] * Spike in racism & hostility aimed at Asians during this global health emergency  (via  NBC News) [https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/coronavirus-fears-show-how-model-minority-asian-americans-become-yellow-ncna1151671]