Not using my "inside" voice.
"So how are you spending July 4th?" our friend who works at the grocery store asked us.
What I wanted to say:
"Sitting inside with the shades down, feeling angry and sad about all the performative bullshit the trailer-park fascists think is patriotic. One special idiot in our neighborhood is even flying the Freedom250 flag ABOVE the U.S. flag on his flagpole."
What I ended up saying:
"Probably mowing the lawn. How about you?
š
#FourthOfJuly
#Kakistocracy
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