Golden hour #InTheCLE.

Trump welcoming a women's sports national champion to the White House vs. how you're supposed to welcome a women's sports national champion to the White House

Terrible damage to children is being done in our name. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/04/06/i...

Very good to see this from Senator Reed. "If these reports are accurate, Secretary Hegseth’s decision to remove four decorated officers from a promotion list after having been selected by their peers for their merit and performance is not only outrageous, it would be illegal."

Oh good. A tutorial right now from former Fox employee Hegseth on how to do journalism.

Rep Jason Crow (D-CO): “I went to war three times for this country and learned that when elites in Washington bang the war drums, working class folks pay the price. The tough talk of a five-time draft dodger falls flat for Americans tired of military adventurism”

Let’s please resist sharing the racist image posted by the current president of the United States. And let us remember that we are allies in the fight for justice always, or not at all. We must condemn this, loudly and without equivocation. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

A perfect start to my day. Congratulations, Thrity Umrigar. Your new novel, Missing Sam, is a gift for our weary souls.

Lady Gaga summons the grace and power of Mr. Rogers. youtu.be/gMFQmOBO6D4

To quote Bovino from yesterday’s news conference, he made a “choice.” And out he goes. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

Ali Velsi @velshi.com and the @ms.now team are doing an outstanding job with breaking news coverage of this horrendous scene in Minneapolis.

Patriots.

On the execution in Minnesota: Obviously, the individuals involved should be held accountable. But responsibility goes to the top of ICE and CBP, and DHS. Their appropriations come up next week in the senate. Not a cent for DHS without pulling ICE and CBP off the streets, in MN and everywhere else.

Every day, in multiple and despicable ways, the Trump administration is lying to us. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...

My mother raised me to know this version of God’s work. Bear witness, speak out, and do all that we can to fight injustice. religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...

My Lord, this rudderless rant by the Embarrassment in Chief.

The things we now have to explain.

She smiles at the man who shoots her and says she isn't mad at him. Clearly initiates the effort to leave when the aggressive agents arrive. The question now (not that this was in question) isn't who's telling the truth. It's when DHS had this video and knew that what they were saying was a lie.

Jan. 6, 2021: Sherrod leaving for D.C. at 5:09 a.m. No amount of presidential pardons & shameful attempts to rewrite history will change what I remember about the violence on our Capitol that day. For nearly 45 minutes, we could not determine Sherrod’s whereabouts, or whether he was even alive.

Sometimes, I run out of walk before I run out of worry. Still, I’m grateful for the view. What’s on your mind this evening?

Gift link, as I encourage you to read this in its entirety. We have work to do, fellow Americans. We are up to the challenge, if we choose to be. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...

May 2026 surprise you in the kindest ways. On we go, friends and kind strangers.

Merry Christmas. If you are struggling, may the day land gently. open.substack.com/pub/conniesc...

At 4:43 a.m., he decided the only place he could sleep was in my study, so this is where we are. For fourteen years he has followed me everywhere. My turn. Franklin is snoring.

Yet another illustration of how adoration so desperately sought forever eludes the undeserving. You can force people to pretend to love you, but no one is fooled.

Yelling, lying; yelling, lying; yelling, lying. So inspiring.

Stephen King offers a written tribute to Rob Reiner, as only he can. Beautiful, @stephenking.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...

May Ahmed al-Ahmed fully recover from his injuries. In this wave after wave of heartbreaking, terrifying news, his bravery is a beacon of hope. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Anyone who has participated in or attended a naturalization ceremony knows how meaningful and joyous these ceremonies tend to be. The cruelty of this is heartbreaking and enraging.

Breaking news in Ohio: Tim Ryan will not run for governor. Go, Amy, go. @amyactonoh.bsky.social

My, how he fears strong women. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/b...

Happy birthday to this force for good. I love you, Sherrod.

We just voted at our friendly polling place.

Fourteen years ago today we adopted this sweet boy. Every day with you is a gift, dear Franklin. We love you.

Our friend and neighbor—and Ohio’s next governor—got to meet Walter and Franklin today. Proud to stand with you, Amy Acton.

New York Times: “Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado awarded Nobel Peace Prize for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela & for her struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Good morning. As the eldest daughter of Janey Schultz, I do hereby declare that the season of Autumn has officially arrived. Adorn yourselves and carry on.

Finally, I have found the words. open.substack.com/pub/conniesc...

Outstanding response from IL Gov. JB Pritzker. “This is not about fighting crime. This is about Donald Trump searching for any justification to deploy the military in a blue city, in a blue state, to try & intimidate his political rivals.” Full speech at link. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

“I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022.” Lisa Cook, in response to Donald Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.

Still, briefly.

Ok this is my laugh for the night.

Susana Pacheco says “new contract has already reshaped her day-to-day life. The housekeeper no longer races against the clock to clean an unmanageable number of hotel suites, & is spending more quality time w/her children because of the better pay & guaranteed days off.” apnews.com/article/las-...

Lest anyone had missed the plot line, he is claiming the powers of a full-blown dictator for himself with this www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/u...

To answer the question in the headline: You quote him, period. It is not our job, nor is it appropriate, to protect the reading and listening public from the vulgarity of this president. I’m dismayed that this is even a newsroom debate in 2025. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

Powerful piece by Tressie McMillan Cottom. “Trump is the Republican Party. That is settled. His violent talk is, then, the official political communication strategy of the ruling party and its followers. And that ruling party is stripping this country for parts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/o...

Apropos of nothing I feel like one of the most important things to help your kids develop is an ability to self-regulate.