It’s been a roller coaster of a week, so as we head into our weekend, I implore you to give yourself a break. Have sex. With yourself. With a person. Just let loose if only for a moment. The release will be worth it.

A happy belated birthday to Angela Davis. “We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.”

Did you know there are beauty products at Trader Joe’s? I had no idea.

Some tips for looking after your sex toys. Main point: clean up after yourself.

Sleep. Sleep baby, sleep. Are you sleeping well? Napping well? Treat yourself to a good one.

Chelsea Manning. “We need to stop asking them to give us our rights. We need to stop hoping that our systems will right themselves. We need to actually take the reins of government and fix our institutions. We need to save lives by making change at every level.”

Keeping track of POTATUS’ mishegas.

A Roe V Wade play. You heard me. PLAY.

Lea Delaria. “In the meantime, to my queer friends, gird your loins. Know that they’re going to fight us even harder now, and it means we have to step right up. To my fellow women, oh, good lord. We’ve got a lot of work to do. And I’m ready. My rage is up. To be really clear, it’s rage. It’s not anger. Anger is a tiny, little emotion that bumps up along the side of the road. Rage tears down the fucking highway at 120 miles per hour. That’s me, honey. I’m rageful. And rage gets things done.”

And now, have a laugh with Michelle Buteau.