If a black woman in poverty loses her child’s father to gang violence, what is the response from the right? They would say that’s an expected outcome based on that woman’s choices. I feel Charlie Kirk’s wife made a conscious choice to be with an extremist who believes guns > human life.

Every person who is grandstanding about how tragic his death is… has zero posts about the victims of every school shooting he thinks of as the price of the 2nd amendment. Your disingenuous “sadness” has been deafening all these years as guns have killed children.

I don’t feel bad for wives who hitch their wagon to overtly terrible people. This was a very expected outcome based on conscious actions over an extended period of time.

Stop paying people courtesy and grace they would never reciprocate. It’s ok to just say nothing instead of falling over to say some canned disingenuous bullshit.

Let’s not forget that Charlie Kirk profited off the division and hatred he spewed. His grift for power and notoriety cost him dearly in the end.

Charlie Kirk objectively caused more harm to Americans than the shooter did, if we’re keeping score.

I consider it a life poorly lived when millions of people are low key pleased when you die….

I think this is the definition of FAFO.

REMINDER this is not the time to make things political!!! The police and hospital staff have a job to do and we all need to pray for the victim. 🙄 That’s how the Republicans say it right? Did I get that right?

Thoughts and prayers will help right?

I don’t get it. Why didn’t a good guy with a gun stop this from happening? 🤷🏻‍♀️

It’s really hard to feel bad for the arsonist when his house catches on fire 🔥

“It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment” - Charlie Kirk 🤷🏻‍♀️

Hard choices build soft lives.

People can’t prepare for emergencies when daily survival is already the emergency.

Ten hours without power in Europe exposed the deep cracks in our global economy.

Supermarket shelves in Sintra Portugal after 7 hours of no power. It’s finally back on after 10 hours.

The most important wisdom I can offer is this: You shouldn’t have to become an expert on immigration, trade, manufacturing, and climate policy just to survive as a citizen. If staying informed feels like a full-time job, you don’t need a new hobby — you need a new country.

I feel like I am being punked. I paid a $50 shipping fee, but they are trying to convince me that is different from the dispersement and courier fee.... WTF #ecommerce

If you pay $50 to a company for shipping and then their chosen vendor contacts you asking for a brokerage fee, disbursement fee, and courier fee in addition to taxes due, does that make sense? Shouldn't the company you bought the item from be paying their shipping vendor with the $50?

You know who values your opinion the absolute least? Family and friends. Absolute strangers follow my advice and change their entire lives. But to those I've known the longest, they would rather listen to a random YouTuber or TikToker. It's so odd.

Normal Americans kill themselves over $1,000 mistakes. Meanwhile these rich fucks make multiple trillions of dollars worth of mistakes and get people killed, but have the audacity to act like we have no right to question their authority. 🤯 Absolutely mind boggling.

Any professional screw up you have ever had or will ever have at work pales in comparison to the epic failures happening in this administration.

I had a dream that people were trying to convince Sarah Silverman to run for county commissioner. She was my bestie, so I promised to be her campaign manager and she agreed to run. This scenario is impossible seeing as I would never move back to America not because SS wouldn’t want to be friends.

I finally got a SHARE button on my blog for BlueSky. I wish there was a block that allowed people to Skeet certain quotes. Any techy people working on a wordpress plugin like that? veronicahanson.com/moving-to-gu...

✈️ A lot of people suggest scouting trips to countries before you decide to move there. I am anti-scouting trip. ❌ 😎 Being a tourist somewhere is just too different than being a resident. There is no comparison. Decide on a place, and move. If you don’t like it, find a new place and move. 📦

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How bad does it have to get before Republicans realize they’re being used? Trick question—they never will.

There will be no grand reckoning. No sudden moment where Republicans say, ‘Wow, we were wrong.’ The economy could collapse, war could break out, democracy could fully crumble—and they’d still double down.

Honestly, I have no idea what happened today. And I prefer it that way. I went to a furniture store. My daughter went to a friend’s house. We made tacos for dinner. That’s a day. And these individual days are my life. I do not want my days to include thoughts of Trump or Elon or insurrectionists.

Five years ago today, lockdown started—and I threw away all my makeup. 💄 The average woman has since spent 9 full 24-hour days putting on makeup during these past 5 years. I spent those 9 days living on my own terms. 💃 Time is power and you can reclaim your time by tossing the makeup. 🗑️

On this day 5 years ago the Covid lockdown started. I decided that day to stop 🛑 wearing bras. Here’s to 5 years of freedom for the tatas!!!

How come on every social media where I talk about non-political stuff, I can tell the MAGA cult comments before even clicking on their profile? They are sooo dumb!

Who has 2 thumbs and will never live in a country that has these ever again? 👍🏼👍🏼 My kids won’t be dodging bullets. 🔫

Is this petty retribution because Obama went there?

🤞🏼 Nobody I love better get married, have a baby, or die in the next 4 years, because I am not traveling to America 🇺🇸

Who cares what JD said…. Usha looks like she’s having some regrets.

I am having nightmares about immigration laws changing mid-process for my clients. America is no longer an ally, so I am fearful of imminent changes everyday. Don’t wait to leave, by the time things are REALLY bad, it will be too late.

I don’t want a government where I need to track every single vote by every single lawmaker. This is madness. We elect these people to do a job so we can go about our lives. Instead, we are all becoming experts on all the shit we pay them to become experts on. 🤦🏻‍♀️😫

If you can’t afford to retire in the U.S., here’s an idea: retire in Costa Rica for less. It’s cheaper, safer, and won’t make you work until you’re dead.

People love to say moving abroad is ‘too expensive.’ But did you know you can live in 19 different countries if you make at least $1,500/month? My latest blog post breaks down exactly how to make the move to Costa Rica. Escape is more affordable than you think 🌍✈️ veronicahanson.com/moving-to-co...

20 years ago, I envied the people climbing the corporate ladder, buying lake houses, and ‘making it.’ Now? They’re stressed, overworked, and stuck. The dream changed. Freedom, time, and actual happiness are the new flex.

Point 19 is the smoking gun. They’re rigging the clock so Trump’s ‘national emergency’ never expires. Congress just handed him unlimited executive power on a silver platter. If you still think democracy is intact, I have a crumbling empire to sell you. rules.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

If you keep waiting for the ‘right time’ to leave, you’ll wake up in 5 years still waiting. The best time to start planning was yesterday. The second-best time? Today.

I am not a celebrity or a politician or a billionaire. But, I run a business more profitable than Truth Social, so the entire world should listen to everything I say. Agreed?

Leaving America isn’t getting easier. Visa options change, costs shift, and waiting too long can mean losing your best chance.

Signs you’re actually ready to leave America (even if you think you’re not): • Every news cycle makes you anxious • You keep looking for exits in case a mass shooting starts • You ask doctors how much each option is, before deciding • You’re a parent If this is you, book a call.

When I first left America 4.5 years ago, my breathing changed. I physically began breathing more calmly. My entire body relaxed. All the years of worry, stress, & anxiety gradually melted away in a way that’s impossible to describe. The United States is toxic for bodies in countless invisible ways.

When our kids come to us with a problem, we don’t tell them to wait for the world to change—we help them focus on what they can control. Leaving America is the same. You can’t fix the system, but you can choose to remove yourself from it.