Everything is so fragile right now

A 'Just Married' sign the charred remains of a residence during the LNU Lightning Complex fire in Vacaville, California on August 23, 2020. JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images

Bad news keeps coming back to haunt us — even pumpkin spice.

Today was the first day back to school for a bunch of kids, and Zoom crashed. California is burning again. Police shot another Black man on camera. And a man in China was reinfected with COVID-19. The bad news keeps coming back to haunt us. Even pumpkin spice.

Here’s a list of everything we talked about today:

“Remote Learning Is a Bad Joke” from The Atlantic
The latest on protests in Wisconsin after police shot Jacob Blake from NPR
“First coronavirus reinfection documented in Hong Kong, researchers say” from the Washington Post
“Pumpkin Spice Hard Seltzer Is Here” from October
Finally, this good girl:

This is Kerith. She’s a fire department therapy dog. With more than two dozen major fires burning in California, she’s unfortunately been very busy. She meets her firefighters at the staging area and gives each of them a hug before they head out. 14/10 for everybody pic.twitter.com/iaPgDE0Evc
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) August 23, 2020

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