We are in desperate need of therapy. Thankfully, we were joined by Taylor Lorenz, staff writer for the Atlantic and human embodiment of the Internet, to help us unpack the horrible things that happened this week. Notably, people are monetizing their fetuses, lining up to take a selfie with an opossum, freaking out about a paper mâché sculpture called Momo, and filming themselves while hurling American cheese at their babies’ faces. Meanwhile, here in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio committed the cardinal sin of posting a selfie with the Boston Red Sox and then earned the ire of millions of parents by declaring a snow day on a Sunday night when it wasn’t even snowing. All the while, AOC continues to trigger Republicans by riding in cars and peeling sweet potatoes.
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In this week’s episode:
Here’s the list of 81 names, including Matthew Calamari, that the House Judiciary Committee is seeking documents from: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/04/politics/house-judiciary-committee-list-letters/index.html
Read Taylor’s excellent piece in the Atlantic debunking and explaining the Momo hoax: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/02/momo-challenge-hoax/583825/
Learn more about “verminfluencers” like Starfish, an opossum with 250,000 followers on social media: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/style/are-rats-good-pets.html
Check out Taylor’s story in the Atlantic about “sharenting”: When Kids Realize their Whole Life Is Already Online
Don’t “cheese” your children: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/cheesed-challenge-People-Are-Throwing-Cheese-at-Babies-New-York-506669151.html
Bill de Blasio calls a snow day, and “Queens mom” Rachel Dodes-Wortman was quoted in the New York Daily News: https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-metro-snow-day-de-blasio-20190304-story.html
Big #YUPs to…
Gayle King, who shut it down in an interview with R. Kelly: https://twitter.com/CBSThisMorning/status/1103271779814957056
Luke Perry, our favorite teen heartthrob who tragically died this week. RIP.
Chronic “liking,” giving a little boost to everything you see on Instagram. Why not make your friends feel great?