We had two simultaneous product releases at work, and being the sole technical writer for the division, that turns into an extremely busy week. I put in more than eleven hours on Thursday alone, and it wasn’t the only day that I worked long hours. So, Thursday night, once I was done, I started working on this post. But I was literally dozing at the keyboard, so it didn’t happen.
Anyway, welcome to the Saturday Five. This week I bring you: the top five (IMHO) stories of the week, five stories about deplorable people, five stories about our very impeachable alleged president, and five videos (plus notable obituaries and the thing I wrote).
Stories of the Week:
Everyone loved me as Cosmo the Cougar, but would they love who I was behind the mask?.
Opinion | I Didn’t Kill My Baby.
World’s Largest Bee Is Spotted For First Time In Decades.
Apple, Google, Tumblr and more businesses lobby US court for trans student.
This Week in High Crimes:
What We Learned From Michael Cohen’s Historic Testimony.
Former Trump Aid: Mueller Report Will be a Conspiracy Roadmap for Impeachment .
Kompromat: Or, Revelations from the Unpublished Portions of Andrea Manafort’s Hacked Texts .
Awful, Deplorable People:
NORTH CAROLINA: Republican Operative Arrested On Seven Felony Charges Over 2018 House Election Fraud and Central figure in 9th District election probe indicted and Board Orders New Election in Fraud-Tainted NC-9 Race .
And one bit of good news out of the North Carolina mess: Anti-LGBTQ pastor Mark Harris won’t run again after election board called for new House election in ballot fraud case – The Republican cited health concerns to explain his decision to skip the upcoming North Carolina Ninth District election.
Right-wing media and think tanks are aligning with fake feminists who dehumanize trans people.
And here in my home state: Tim Eyman (serial initiative sponsor under investigation for election finance fraud) charged with misdemeanor theft; attorneys call chair’s removal from store an accident
In Memoriam:
Katherine Helmond, the Man-Crazy Mother on ‘Who’s the Boss?’ Dies at 89.
Things I wrote:
Weekend Update: Words and images worth checking out.
Videos!
Trevor Noah: Michael Cohen told Congress that Trump Is a Racist, a Con Man and a Cheat but Lynne Patton Says He’s Not, So…:
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Lanny Davis: Michael Cohen Gave ‘Game Changing’ Information To House Intel | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC:
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Ex-Trump campaign official calls him ‘un-American’ and says his supporters were ‘taken for fools’:
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Boys In Trouble – Sean Dorsey Dance:
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Ben Platt – Grow As We Go [Official Video]:
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