The name we all need to be remembering right now is Ernst vom Rath.

Yes! Elon, you can’t buy Wisconsin! Conservatives are disappointed, liberals are furious. Let’s carry that energy into the midterms.

The people have spoken tonight. Elon—you can’t buy Wisconsin. Turnout was incredible for a spring election. Your VOTE matters!!!! This is what democracy looks like. 🗳️

If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford

The Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrants while refusing to reveal their identities or the evidence against them, prompting complaints from the migrants’ families and from critics who say the administration is trampling on civil liberties.

I feel like the grown-up version of the monster under the bed is the task you've been procrastinating on for weeks. #ittookfiveminutestodo #notaproblem #whywasIstressingabouthisforweeks #adulting #procrastination

You don't have to like or agree with Mahmoud Khalil. That's the point. They deliberately picked someone to be first who wouldn't be as universally sympathetic. If we want to keep people from being stripped of their rights, we have to defend the rights of EVERYONE, even people we might not like.

Having accidentally done it today, I think "go chew glass" will be my new condemnation of choice. 0/10 Do not recommend.

we're in legit first they came for territory and a lot of people have been failing at this test they cite all the time

Make America boring again! I want a government that's actively reducing the risk of my life/house/family being destroyed by wildfire, epidemics, hurricanes, serious health diagnosis, floods, unemployment, landslides, critical goods shortages, violence, dust storms, etc.

Why do I support my tax dollars going to various federal agencies? Because I'm already living paycheck to paycheck, paying for housing, childcare, health deductibles, insurance, glasses & dental care (somehow not part of healthcare), saving for college & retirement, etc.

Anti-vax? Why haven't you disabled the airbags in your car yet? After all 284 people died in 1990-2017 due to airbag-related injuries. And they only reduce death crashes by 34% (61% w' seatbelts.) If something isn't 100% certain and there's any risk of death, you shouldn't do it, right? /s

When conservatives bleat about DEI hires, a reason they think that women and minorities are less competent than white men is that the women and minorities *on their side* legitimately ARE less competent. They just can't understand why the competent people might not want to be on their team.

Well... Bill Clinton no longer has the title of the President who did the most disgusting thing in the Oval Office.

The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

It's cookie time! Genevieve has an ambitious goal (600 boxes 😯) and every order helps! She can deliver to you if you're within an hour or so of Madison, WI or you can place an order to be shipped. Order here: digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/genevi... #GirlScoutcookies #GirlScout #CookieSeason

In the wins column: My 9-year-old spontaneously folded two loads of laundry, her own and her sister's. This is a first-ever for her. In the losses: My 3-year-old refuses to eat absolutely anything I cook her, even previously acceptable foods. She now lives on fruit and goldfish.

Have you ever run into a problem and thought, "Somebody should do something about this?" Yeah, well for countless times in the past that "somebody" was a federal employee.

Can we just ID this guy as the nepo baby he is?

My daughter has a school assignment to write historical fiction about the Japanese internment during World War II. She's eight years old. I really didn't anticipate how topical that particular chapter in US history would suddenly become. #guantanamo #internmentcamps #neveragain?

Today is Lunar New Year and we're going into the year of the wood snake. I've seen two commentators in the last couple of days evoke the ouroboros, the ancient symbol of a serpent eating its tail, to describe two different aspects of what's happening now. That feels meaningful to me.

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad. GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE. youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...

As Americans we should be able to make our own decisions about who we are and how we identify. But Trump has taken actions that attacks trans rights, risking young people’s lives. We must protect these young people. Here are resources to help trans kids and ways you can support them.

If you didn't vote for Harris because of Gaza either you don't understand cause and effect or prioritize your own feelings over the lives of millions, including Palestinians. (Just in case you're wondering, the latter of those two choices would mean you're Not a Good Person. Live with it.)

I'd never be able to cut it as a spy or cat burglar or anything like that. I had to sneeze right as I was sneaking out of my toddler's bedroom door tonight. It damn near broke me.

I'm hearing third-hand reports of ICE raids in Wausau, Appleton, Menasha, and Green Bay. Might be targeting big farming operations there. As a reminder, if you see something happening Voces de la Frontera has a 24-hour bilingual hotline: 414-418-9409

Here's hoping that our cars start up tomorrow. 🤞🏻

Our six-month experiment with having the kids (8 & 2 y.o.) share a room is over. It worked well for a while, but they didn't do a good job of sharing toys in the playroom and kept each other up, particularly when sick. So today I moved a ton of furniture to create distinct bedrooms again. I'm tired!

Friends with birdfeeders: with an artic blast coming in, I'm taking time today to fill my feeders, and I include extra protein, like new suet cakes and peanuts, in my seed mix.

Yesterday, I got off work, did an errand, went to yoga, had dinner with a friend, had drinks with folks I know through work, and then went to a personal care appointment. I didn't get home until after the kids were in bed; my husband handled the evening solo. IT FELT FANTASTIC.

I’m going back to my 2023 reading goal: 24 physical books. Last year I tried to go up by a third to 36 and I tanked, hard. My life got more complicated and time to just read got scarce. Getting further and further behind on my goal actually discouraged me to read more.

How the heck would we know if companies are lacking in "masculine energy” when we have literally never tried to have a mega corporation with anything else?

I am —> this <— close to kid-laundry 0. I plan to savor this moment because it will not come again any time soon.

"Virtue signaling": a phrase invented by those who've smashed their own moral compasses and are pissed off that others' can still find north.

My toddler brought home norovirus from daycare on Wednesday. I got sick midday Thursday and it got my husband and 8 y.o on Thursday night. It was horrible but we got through the night and are all exhausted and aching but able to drink and eat crackers, so that’s something.

The insanity of being a fire ecologist in the epicenter of a major fire event, bags packed and ready to evacuate, watching active fire from my window, while taking media requests and explaining to the public, for the 100,000th time how climate change is largely responsible for this

After a day working at home while tending to a toddler with #norovirus and my (so-far) healthy 8-year-old... I suddenly understand why some animals eat their own young.

My kid is home today with #norovirus so I'm working from the couch next to her so I can insert a trash can under her chin every time she starts to puke. I'm getting stuff done; she's getting unlimited screen time. In related news, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur on Disney+ is pretty good.

I'm old enough to remember when social media was about hearing from people you actually know. I miss those days.

LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.