Bernie's plea to the left + the case for a fall cookie exchange
+ the end of daylight savings time and how to take extra care of yourself
Welcome back to Hot Tip, a newsletter that has nothing to do with the Hot Ones show but is happy to be confused as an offshoot until I get sued (please don’t sue me!!)
this week—
Bern baby bern. Hats off to Senator Bernie Sanders, who’s out here looking like a grandpa on a Thanksgiving family Zoom call who can’t find the mute button but is actually reaching out to progressive voters and urging them to vote for Kamala Harris — particularly those who may be considering sitting out this election over US Gaza policy. He wants them to know that he gets their outrage. But — “we will have, in my view, a much better chance of changing U.S. policy with Kamala than with Trump.” He also speaks on other pressing issues facing voters this year: abortion rights, climate change, + income inequality among them. I co-sign, good sir. Thank you for never giving up.
AOC shared similar sentiments on Pod Save America: “You’re just never going to find a politician that aligns with you completely in every single way… Giving up is a privilege that people just can’t afford. We cannot afford to give up on women that are bleeding out in parking lots. I refuse to give up on these folks.”
Worms for brains. In episode 9,863 of Trump failing to read the room, he pounced on the “garbage” discussion (started by the comedian at his MSG clown show) with his latest big boy idea…donning a reflective vest and going for a sit in a Trump-themed garbage truck.
He nearly fell getting in (at the :14 mark), which I did enjoy watching, but here’s my question: When will his supporters tire of him cosplaying as a regular person? This man has never taken out the trash and couldn’t locate a garbage chute in Trump Tower if his deal with the devil depended on it. Not to mention: This is just a massive fucking distraction designed to provide you different search results when you Google “Donald Trump Garbage.” So don’t forget it was Tony Hinchcliffe who called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” and Donald Trump who days later has still not apologized for or condemned it.
in summation—
Worms in brains. Trump said this week that RFK Jr. can “go wild on the health” and “go wild on the medicines” in his administration (most likely as a White House health czar, because let’s be real, the man couldn’t get Senate confirmed even if his dead ancestors were reincarnated, and they’re trying to find a way around that.) Of course, the confident antivaxxer is the picture of health —
— and has promised to “Make America Healthy Again,” or MAHA, which only makes me think of —
— but it’s just like JFK said: Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country (bring back polio.)
Then Trump took it another seven steps too far and said RFK Jr. would “work on women’s health.” Responded Kamala Harris:
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🥐 When something lives up to the hype, it’s exciting. When it exceeds it, you rush into therapy to tell your therapist all about it (just me?) Petitgrain Boulangerie is a bakery in Santa Monica, which is several hops, skips, and jumps away from my home in east LA. But I’d heard rumors that the pastries were Paris-caliber, and as a woman who went to Paris this summer, I wholeheartedly concur.
🍪 I held my second annual Meg Ryan Cookie Exchange this week, and we had a variety of treats: I made these Dirty Chai Snickerdoodles from personal fav Broma Bakery, and my friends brought Mexican Hot Chocolate and Pumpkin Chocolate Chip, among others. I cannot recommend a cookie party more highly: Everyone goes home with a full box you can freeze and eat throughout the winter with a nice cuppa. And watching When Harry Met Sally together is the cherry (icing?) on top.
🗳️ Phone banking can be a little bit scary and intimidating, so if you’re looking for other ways to contribute before this election, consider ballot curing (especially in PA, AZ, and NV) + text banking! *Ballot curing is especially important! You’re calling people who’ve already turned in their ballots but whose votes weren’t counted because of a signature issue. But they can fix it and you can help them from the comfort of your own home!*
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series. Fox News’ Jesse Watters — whose first wife left him after he had an affair — said his new wife voting for Kamala Harris would be equivalent to having an affair. Aubrey Plaza told Tony Hinchcliffe to “go fuck himself” on behalf of her Puerto Rican abuelita. A Game of Thrones movie is in development and I’m on board. A lot of celebrities dressed up as ET for Halloween. And Uggs are apparently back, with a heeled platform this time. My 14-year-old self would rejoice. 31-year-old me isn’t sure.
p.s. This weekend marks the end of daylight savings time. It’s about to get real dark real early, and for a lot of people (myself included!!!) that’s incredibly tough. Get yourself some nice tea, cozy up with some candles and blankets, and try as best as you can to go to sleep earlier and wake up with the sun (ish.)