Around 5 am, my wife’s water broke. We head straight to the hospital. Unlike our previous boys, this guy didn’t turn his head; therefore; my wife needed C-section.

They told me to wait outside during anesthesia and one of the nurses came to get me when the surgery began. As I walked in, what I witnessed traumatized me. My blood pressure dropped as I saw a knife cut open my wife’s stomach. I sat next to my wife on the side that had been blocked out and tried to calm myself. It got worse when one of the nurses pulling my wife and yanking the baby. I was not even sure what she was doing. I looked at my wife with guilt and sympathy.

Then came the baby. He looked great. The nurses took him and cleaned him up. As they called me to come over, I could barely walked. I got up, walked over, and collapsed. I woke up a few minutes later and realized I was laying flat on the floor with a nurse held both of my legs up.

The doctor asked me a few questions to see if I remembered anything. He would not let me move or get up because he said I fell and hit my head. They transferred me to the ER even though I told them I was doing fine. After thorough examinations, they told me I had vasovagal syncope. They released me back to my wife and son.

This was my first time visiting the ER. I have heard so much about the C-section surgery, but seeing it first-hand is horrifying. I have so much respect for my wife and she is so much stronger than me.

As I sat in the ER, I felt ashamed of myself and the way women are being treated in this country. Women deserve nothing less than love, respect, and dignity. Why do we hate our women? Why don’t we believe them? Just thinking about the current Supreme Court nomination and the way the G.O.P ignoring the women enraged me. How can we do this to women? What the fuck is wrong with us?

I am pleased to announce the arrival of our forth son Trương Việt Vương. He was born at 7:26 AM this morning. His birth weight is 7 lbs 6 oz. He’s 20.5 in long. Both mother and son are doing great.

Hughley is hilarious yet he never quite delivered. His latest Netflix special is no exception. He had lots of one liners. Most of them were funny, but none unforgettable. By the middle of the special, the rapid fire started to fade. I can’t even recall a single joke that stood out. Maybe I prefer a deep dive routine over quick shots.

I finally got a chance watch this much-talked-about movie this year on Netflix. The visual is splendid, but the story is disappointing. I enjoyed the experience, but was not satisfied with the characters and narration. It’s a missed opportunity.

David Dayen reports in The Intercepts:

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University, a university-based think tank funded by outside interests including the Koch family foundations, uses a private email server for its communications, according to three sources with knowledge of the situation.

The setup allows Mercatus employees to have “@mercatus.gmu.edu” addresses, without the content of the emails passing through the university email system. Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, emails from a publicly funded university could be considered public records, and having a private email server would help get around that requirement.

Just astonishing.

With life-time appointment for justices, the Supreme Court was meant to be apolitical, and yet it is as partisan as the other two branches. The justices had voted based on partisan lines rather than following the law. As a result, the Supreme Court is a battle ground for the two major parties. The G.O.P doesn’t even care if its nominee is or was a sexual predator. Thanks to the Republican, the Supreme Court has been stained with Clarence Thomas and now we’re about to have yet another sexual-assault justice on the bench. How can we respect the Supreme Court with justices like these two awful men?

Young people, watch this clip and you’ll know what you need to do.

A third woman has come out accusing Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. He should withdraw immediately before more women come forward. His desperate claim of being a virgin throughout high school and many years after is fucking bullshit. I am so grateful for these women speaking out. Kavanaugh is a sexual predator and a fucking liar. He can’t be on the bench of the highest court of the land. He should be joining Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein.

Jane Mayer writes in the New Yorker:

At some point in 2016, the F.B.I. had received unverified Russian intelligence describing purported e-mails from Lynch to a member of the Clinton team, in which she promised that she’d go easy on Clinton. An unnamed source told the Post that the intelligence had been viewed as “junk.” Nonetheless, Comey has reportedly told aides that he let the disinformation shape his decision to sideline Lynch. Fearing, in part, that conservatives would create a furor if the alleged e-mails became public, he began to feel that Lynch “could not credibly participate in announcing a declination.” A subsequent report, by the Justice Department’s inspector general, described Comey’s behavior as “extraordinary and insubordinate,” and found his justifications unpersuasive.

The Russians were so good even the director of the F.B.I. was fooled.

For tonight’s reading, Đán picked out Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss. He thought he could plow through it. Unfortunately, he struggled with almost every word including “all” and “we,” which repeated a few times within several pages.

At first, I patiently helped him, but he completely went off track. He just threw out words that are not even close to the actual word. I became incredibly frustrated so I just told him to stop and go to bed.

Just when I thought we had made some small progress, he regressed to not be able to read simple two-, three-letter words. I need to let him go. I just have to accept the fact that I can’t help him. I am going to back off and let him figure it out for himself.

I see his stubbornness in me. I did not like to read until I discovered it myself. As much as I would like to get him to read, I don’t want my attempt to backfire. If reading is not his thing, my help only makes the matter worse. I want to encourage him to read. I don’t want to make him hate reading. It’s time for someone else to step in and take an active role.