That time Newsweek used a photo of Anthony Scaramucci as the graphic for an article I wrote about White House leaks. This was…many Scaramuccis ago. www.newsweek.com/quora-questi...

1/3 17 states are in court trying to gut HIPAA privacy protections for abortion care. If they win, your most personal health information—about abortion, miscarriage, even contraception—could be handed over to law enforcement, weaponized to prosecute patients & providers alike tinyurl.com/HIPAA-care

🏛️ ON CAPITOL HILL: We recently briefed Congress on the economic impacts of abortion bans three years after Dobbs. Here's what Americans need to know. 🧵⬇️

“Texas sheriff’s office spent a month hunting a woman they thought self-managed an abortion.”

Too many politicians talk when they should listen. I believe that public service is too important for political nonsense — and that's the approach I'll take as Virginia's next Governor. 🚨 Watch our first TV and digital ad of the campaign:

It’s tick season. Take precautions. #LymeDisease

People are not for sale.

At 15, her muzzle might be the same color as the freshly-fallen snow, but Roxie still loves to frolic and play every chance she gets!

Thanks for adding me to your starter pack, @progressdems.bsky.social! go.bsky.app/Gh3V2Xo

Ice storms are a pain in the tucchus. Big pine branches fell (and remain) on my roof. But this, too, shall pass!

For once in my life, I actually made a choice that was the best thing for ME this week. And I’m really proud of myself. We’re always growing and improving as humans. I’ve finally learned to TRULY value myself, which is harder than it sounds! 🏆

Okay, my period of intentional news avoidance is complete. I took 12 weeks to decompress, focusing mostly on headlines to stay loosely in the know. But now it’s time to get back to paying full attention, knowing what is happening, processing the information, then teaching and sharing it to others.

Joe Biden is considering publishing the ERA today (his last working day in office). Please take a moment to text the White House at 302-404-0880 RIGHT NOW and ask him to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment. Include your name and address. This is our Hail Mary!

People should heed Joe Biden’s warning of the current oligarchy and “concentration of technology, power and wealth” and we need to (1) enforce antitrust laws and (2) put rules in place for A-I.

There is something about watching Jimmy Carter’s casket on its way to his state funeral at the National Cathedral, on the precipice of a change of leadership in today’s White House, that feels like the end of leadership by great men who are also good men. It’s weighing heavily on my heart.

One of my most prized possessions is this autographed book by President Jimmy Carter. It was an honor to be in his presence as he signed it. President Carter was the quintessential public servant and the very definition of a good man. May he rest in peace.

Roxie is OVER Christmas. Today, she crawled under a throw blanket & said (clearly) with her eyes, “If you put me in a car, or make me do anything other than nap today, there will be trouble.” Now, trouble for Roxie means a light leash tug or sigh, but she was DEFINITELY threatening a SERIOUS sigh.🤭

On wolf-to-dog domestication: “Was it a wolf that someone was trying intentionally to feed or tame?” asked Angela Perri, an expert in human-animal interactions at Chronicle Heritage. “Or was it a wolf that was like, ‘You know, hunting caribou sucks.’” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/s...

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

My cat just came downstairs, hissed at me, then turned around and went right back up so I turned the TV down in case it was too loud and what even is my life right now

Share a crush you have, no explanations. 💗

Watching loved ones (and ourselves) age is like increasing the “structure” level on photos of our favorite memories. The facial lines are faint at first but become more pronounced as those memories become more firmly entrenched in our minds, as their importance grows.

This app is so much friendlier than our old stomping grounds. I hadn’t realized just how toxic it had gotten over there, nor how much post suppression was happening, until I branched out. Nice to see all my old tweeps over here in bluer skies!

President Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden. As any loving father would. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...

This breaks my heart. Because it’s true.

Reality seems so surreal lately that everything is slightly askew.

After dinner, I couldn’t resist snapping a photo of my friend’s cat, Clara, lazing atop her woven doppelgänger.

Matt Gaetz has removed his name from consideration for Attorney General. Remember Trump’s first term, when dozens of careers went up in smoke following their association with Trump? Gaetz did this to himself…but the Trump-adjacent casualties are about to start amassing once more.

Wow! I guess we collectively decided to seek bluer skies from every angle. Good for us!

I’m LOVING the energy on this site! Lots of follows, and I’m following almost everyone back. It feels like old-school online community building, and I like it.

I especially like the app passwords feature on Bluesky! You can use extensions and apps and give them permission with a one-time password, keeping your login information safe!

I just found out “furry friends Friday” is a thing. Far be it from me to deny anyone in this Bluesky world some positive mojo. Meet Roxie, my 15-year-old beagle. #dogsofbluesky

Finally migrating over here from Twitter. I miss the intelligent and respectful banter we all used to have over there. Hoping we can recreate it here. Politicos and book lovers, connect!