EEDA Newsletter Vol 6, Res 28: Tariff Troubles & Snapping Out of a Funk
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Hi friends! Nicole is doing a fundraiser for the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, which involves TWO 5k walk/runs. If you are able, please donate a few bucks and if you can’t, please feel free to share the link!
Earlier this week I was reminded by a former colleague, Amanda, of Galatians 6:7:
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap
ANYWAY, we finally ordered the reading chairs of my dreams. I chose a bright orange fabric and the guy at the furniture store practically levitated with joy. He is so happy that someone ordered furniture in an actual color and not gray or beige.
Don’t forget about last week’s EEDA Pod episode, a replay of one from early last year: Encore: Burnout is Not Your Fault.
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It’s a resource week so let’s get to it!
Resource 1: ‘It's Just a Mess:' 23 People Explain How Tariffs Have Suddenly Ruined Their Hobby by Jason Koebler via 404 Media
Not enough people understand how the supply chain works or how manufacturing works and so I keep hearing people say things like, “Well, maybe the tariff’s will make people buy things made in the U.S.” This is not at all how it’s gonna go and it’s already started. I tried to buy a bra. The bra is $76. It is from a UK company. They were going to charge me $75 in duties and fees (i.e., tariffs & paperwork) for the $76 bra.
I found the article above to be an accessible way to understand how tariffs are affecting people like you and I. Real-life anecdotes are helpful in beginning to understand the scope of how incredibly fucked the tariff situation is.
Resource 2: COMIC: Tricks to snap yourself out of a funk (in 15 minutes or less) via NPR’s Life Kit
As with most things, your mileage may vary with this one but I still thought it was a worthy share. Making art is definitely one that consistently helps me.
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Recent & Current Reads
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Recently Read:
A Handful of Earth, a Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia Butler by Lynell George
Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism by Aja Barber
All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
Artificial Condition: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
Flip by Ngozi Ukazu (out 9/23)
Currently Reading:
In Defense of Dabbling: The Brilliance of Being a Total Amateur by Karen Walrond (out 9/23)
Exit Strategy: The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown
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