We are called upon to place our hanukiahs outside the front door or in the window; “in a time of danger, placing it on a table will suffice.” This should not be a time of danger. It must not be a time of fear. Happy Hanukkah.

In a culture that prizes autonomy, dependence can feel like loss. But dependence is not a flaw. It is part of what it means to be human. Leah Libresco Sargeant talks with me about how to live in the dignity of dependence: amyjuliabecker.com/feminism-dep...

2/ When remotely pushed on any of the harms of feminization, Andrews has to basically reorient her argument to something she thinks the audience wants to hear, because there's no evidence of the original claims (women are bad vets).

If you’re gonna claim, as Helen does, “The rule of law will not survive the legal profession becoming majority female” then you should be actively and urgently curious about what protective factor is keeping veterinary medicine on track!

HURRAY for this kindergarten #bikebus from @leahsargeant.bsky.social in Maryland! Proud to sponsor the donuts 🥰 #BunchFam #BOBB @bikebusworld.bsky.social

Cherry blossom ride! Thank you @leahsargeant.bsky.social for the gorgeous #bunchfam pic

Glad to be organizing this. See you Friday to defend mothers and babies.

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@kristenvbrown.bsky.social In your blue baby bust story, do you know what tool your source was referring to here? “doctors stopped the bleeding with the help of a device that can also be used in abortions”

Sincerely delighted to discover, 45 minutes into this nearly-wordless three-hour documentary about French monks who take vows of silence, that among the reasons they *can* talk is "to make sure the monastery cats know when it's mealtime by making little kitty-calling noises at them."

It's worth pointing this out because this is summer in Australia i.e. fire season. Historically the us, Australia and iirc Canada have shared resources and personnel which you know we're not in a great position to do right now since California is taking in firefighters from other states

This is a lovely article on exploring iterative design through cooking. And not bad as a way to approach New Year's Resolutions—embracing an iterative process, curious about where you'll end up. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/d...

I love what you are I love what you do I say more! The just man justices

Strongly endorse this mode of baby shower where everyone helps you set up the house for the baby. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/s...

After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers. Science works, y'all. www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...

In just a few days, the January 1 deadline will close California’s window for victims of forced sterilizations to seek compensation. boltsmag.org/forced-...

PSA: “deportations” as a topline statistic includes both deportations of people caught coming into the U.S. by Customs and Border Protection and deportations of people living in the U.S. arrested by ICE. As a result, the topline stat is largely influenced by how many people are trying to come in.+

With a volume of Sr. Prudence Allen complete (amzn.to/3BLOUum), I'm now at 7/10 books from my aspirational reading list for 2024. leahlibresco.com/books-i-hope...

St JPII: “Just as the Virgin was called to offer herself entirely as human being and as woman that God's Word might take flesh and come among us, so too philosophy is called to offer its rational and critical resources that theology, as the understanding of faith, may be fruitful and creative.”

Cardinal Cupich cautioned his flock that kneeling can be disruptive. As a mom wrangling three kids under five, I have some thoughts on what kinds of friction at Mass can be fruitful. www.firstthings.com/web-exclusiv...

This is an incredible testament to the loss of local news coverage. A congresswoman disappeared for six months and no one noticed.

Awaiting the Hallmark movie about an LD who plans to propose at Christmas, so he begins leaking increasingly made up things to try to engineer a compromise CR.

“A doctor helps their patient understand themselves in relation to the range of healthy human bodies, not just a narrow ideal. The model of medicine that Sotomayor and Jackson proposed would shortchange children of any sex.” fairerdisputations.org/speaking-for...

Incredible moment as a CNN crew leads a Syrian man out of his oubliette. www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/w...

I’ve put together my best books of the year list! (Books I read for the first time this year) This list has everything! Bacteriophages, lady philosophers, Soviet space follies (lethal), medical whistleblowers, and THE POWER BROKER leahlibresco.com/my-favorite-...

Very proud of reporting out this story. Two weeks shy of her due date, Brittany Lovely was still battling the Georgetown Law school administration to shift *one* exam. www.pillarcatholic.com/p/after-exam...

Love this. Esp the removable pump handle.

"This is, perhaps, the most widely applicable lesson that I can draw from the entire project: It’s good, every once in a while, to get in a little over your head and be forced to ask every single person you know for a favor." www.scopeofwork.net/proof/