You know that feeling when you're in the required anti-harassment training and then one of your coworkers asks a question and you realize you never want to be alone with him ever again? Yeah. Having that feeling a lot this week

My daughter wanted to call to talk about the guest chem lectures they had this week (her college is hiring) and she was so enthusiastic about the things they talked about... I am jealous! Maybe when I retire I will find a college that will let me audit classes

Timeline cleanse: Yesterday I was introduced to the teporingo (volcano rabbit) — it’s like a rabbit crossed with a pika and is only found on Popocatépetl and three of the other volcanoes near Mexico City: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano...

Even funnier the Ken Starr does show up in the emails

It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.

The room is almost all elephant. Almost none of it isn’t. Pretty much solid elephant. So there’s no room to talk about it. -Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room” #everynightapoem

Too far south to see last night's aurora but today's sunset was pretty nice

Friendly reminder that there’s no such thing as “sex with underage girls”! We have a word for that! That word is “rape.”

seems like a lot of effort just to protect bill clinton tbh

The crisis of elite impunity that is ruining our society cannot be more clearly or convincingly demonstrated than with the fact that all of these people wrote all this stuff into an email and hit Send.

Something the US needs to accept too is that without a large-scale correction imposing consequences on a large number of people, the crisis of governance here will continue indefinitely

This is a good list

Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar: "So I'm putting a team together..." Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.

For anyone who was sleeping, major political news last night: a judge chose a new map for Utah that will deliver a seat to Democrats. Major point in Dems’ favor that effectively neuters the GOP’s move in Missouri, much like California countered Texas.

My new grumpy old person thing: calling teenage boys on their shit when they are being assholes I don't care of it doesn't help i am tired of boys and men being utter insensitive shits and no one saying anything

hi, can you do me a favor? take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them thank you, this is for science here is my contribution

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, I believe?

I hope this is how it turns out I also think there's a slim chance we can scare our senators enough to get new leadership ahead of the January fight

I agree with most of this New leadership. Now. Get ready to fight harder in January.

Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments. My response ⬇️

Read this before you get too angry about the proposal to end the shutdown, it adds some nuance i hadn't considered

May move to Leeds on the strength of this account tbh

Also Virginia House Democrats passed a constitutional amendment to do the same thing the week before the election then flipped 13 seats. Voters understand what's going on here.

No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison. So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.

THIS IS AMAZING. ALSO WHAT, IF ANYTHING, DID WE FORGET TO RUIN?

This omg so much this I frequently remark that some of the hardest aspects of my job are related to dealing with male egos and the fallout when they get bruised

Good But I wonder how much money was wasted on this ridiculous prosecution?

ladies, what are you wearing to ruin the workplace today? (me: black jeans & a jardigan, awesome earrings)

Summarizes what I’ve been trying to pull together in my head. Democrats basically won everywhere, high profile and low profile, usually by more than optimistic predictions

In a night of many things to celebrate, don't overlook this one!

Holy shit, the Prop 50 turnout was massive! NYT projecting 10.6 million votes, CA GOV 2022 was 10.9M votes.

BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election. DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg. His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority. www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...

In 2023, @runforsomething.net worked with Lily Franklin in a long-shot state house race in rural VA -- no one thought it worth trying, but Lily did, & we had her back. She came within 183 votes of winning. She got back in the fight this year & just flipped the seat red to blue!!!!!!!

I hope California did, too! A bit wild to see lines at urban polling places with just the 1 thing on the ballot and universal and easy mail voting. Seems like folks may be a bit fired up

Virginia/ New Jersey understood the assignment

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OMG I would be so embarrassed if I had to get on the stand and testify like this Like change my name, dye my hair, move to a different country level of embarrassed

Eeee, it’s Nov 3! Happy book birthday to me! 📖🍰

“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

This is from years ago, but I love this pup as Cerberus. The look on his face!

Speaking of wholesome

Finally got our first group of trick or treaters! I was getting worried we wouldn't get any and up came a group of 10 kids in adorable costumes and oh my god the relief I felt! Parents of young children you are doing the rest of us a great service tonight

The Prince of Darkness.

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

Happy Halloween Bsky—I’m a medieval bunny 🐰

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Someone in my neighborhood got FED. UP.

This is what it's all about. this is what Linus was waiting for

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