Happy Wednesday! I’ll be spending my morning at the dentist, so hopefully your morning looks more promising than mine (unless you’re Dentista, in which case I hope your patients have better gums than mine). While I get poked and prodded, why don’t you spend some time enjoying some Avocado stuff of yesteryear?
2022: Hesitance from the January 6 committee on making a criminal referral against Trump. Fauci caught COVID. Netflix’s profits slowed, which of course signals a “Netflix has to CHANGE” deluge from the media, and probably played a role in their recent crackdown on password sharing. A conversation about the reluctance of many older Democrats to embrace more sweeping change.
Elsewhere on The Avocado: Microsoft’s not-E3 showcase. 30 Day Wild Card challenge asked Avocados about the novels that defined them. Weekly LGBT+ discussion.
2021: Power grid issues in Texas. Schumer said the infrastructure bill would move forward with reconciliation. Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed for the US Court of Appeals, and acknowledged as a potential SCOTUS candidate should an opening appear (spoiler alert: it did!)
Elsewhere on The Avocado: LGBT Media: Love, Victor. 30 day film challenge asks about your favorite romantic couple. The start of the best video game song tournament for 2009-2012.
2020: Continued Black Lives Matter protests and continued conversation about policing. COVID continued. Trump struggled to walk down a ramp.
Elsewhere on The Avocado: The Cage Match. Sunday Comic Strip Club. A review of Artemis Fowl.
2019: New York banned non-medical vaccine exemptions. Brazil’s Supreme Court made anti-LGBT discrimination a crime. An article by Jemele Hill about the ways we police the behavior of women athletes. Sarah Huckabee Sanders resigned as press secretary.
Elsewhere on The Avocado: LGBT Movies: La Cage Aux Folles trilogy. Theme Park Thread focused on Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Pop Culture updates. Millennial Malaise: Fight Club. E3 2019 in review.
2018: Trump’s child separation policy at the border. Comey used personal email to conduct FBI business. Trump saluted a North Korean general. Lawsuit against the Trump Foundation.
Elsewhere on The Avocado: Confess! The 2018 World Cup began. RuPaul’s Drag Race season 10 episode 12.
Be kind and thoughtful today. Also make sure you brush and floss. Cheers.