Just Good Shit: 09.06.21
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Hi, all. This was another sad week. I woke up on Thursday and learned via Twitter video (!) that our block had been fully flooded — like, cars floating, scary flooding — just a few hours earlier. We immediately got up and went to see what our neighborhood looked like, expecting that we might not even be able to go outside and, best case, that our car would be at least partially submerged. We got downstairs and…nothing. All the water had disappeared, the car was totally dry, and there was hardly any evidence of what had happened overnight (aside from one car that had floated onto the sidewalk). It was completely surreal. We had zero warning about this storm, and now dozens of people are dead. It’s really fucking sad and just so overwhelming.
Some further reading about the storm — and who was most affected by it — below…
Reading
Trapped in Basements and Cars, They Lost Their Lives in Savage Storm, NYT. (gift link)
Related must-read: Underground Lives: The Sunless World of Immigrants in Queens, NYT.
"No One Has Come": Queens Flood Victims Left To Fend For Themselves In Storm's Aftermath, Gothamist.
One Texas Woman Describes Her Abortion Hours Before the State's Six-Week Ban Went Into Effect, Jezebel.
Stop It With The Fucking Coat Hangers, Andrea Grimes.
This thread about abortion from @gracieminabox.
Death by a Thousand Words: COVID-19 and the Pandemic of Ableist Media, Refinery29.
Is It Allergies or a Breakthrough Infection?, The Cut.
Caring for the elderly has never been more expensive, exhausting, or invisible, Vox.
The Epic Family Feud Behind an Iconic American Weight-Loss Camp for Kids, Bloomberg.
How do I know if it's safe to be out at work ... and other questions about LGBTQ+ issues at work, Ask a Manager.
In the Kitchens of the Rich, Things Are Not as They Seem, NYT. (gift link)
He’s All That is a Hallmark movie for Gen Z, Vox.
And if you’re looking for a way to celebrate Labor Day, consider donating to Los Deliveristas Unidos' Workers Fund.
Have a good week.