Adam means that she is the daughter of immigrants, but it is worth emphasizing that *every* U.S. citizen who has not been naturalized is a birthright citizen, either by the 14th Amendment or by statute.

Yikes, here's a HUGE story that it seems not enough folks are reporting on yet. Drone swarms of unknown origin this month apparently attacked an important Air Force base—"the first time a US airbase was temporarily put out of operation in wartime, something that never happened even in World War II."

I raise you: "Landslide Jim" "Following a recount, Scott's margin of victory was determined to be a single vote (6,493 to 6,492)" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Sco...

you know, it doesn't really matter what my opinion of robert mueller was, the president of the united states saying out loud that he's glad a lifelong public servant is dead is terrible fucking behavior and i don't need to clear my throat about what mueller did or did not do in order to say that

He looks like the second runner up in the Steven Miller look alike contest.

Having a puppy causes me to say a lot of things I never expected. "Why is there a bag of potatoes in the living room, Stella?!?!"

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some Zen to the feed

Stunned to learn that I, and 97% of people I worked with for over a decade in health policy and legislation, were engaged in the unauthorized practice of law. Also, I am now a lawyer and you know what I DIDN'T learn to do in law school? Draft legislation.

It's rough being a puppy

Fifth time (er... Dog) is the charm!

Just found out we're almost certainly not going to get the third dog we've applied to rescue - fourth pet overall all as we applied for a cat too. Is there some trick to this? How does anyone ever actually adopt an animal from a rescue?

I highly recommend “sound on” for this new angle

Just imagine flying a "Don't Tread On Me" flag and posing as someone who hates government overreach-- and then masking up as an armed FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THUG to MURDER an innocent woman in broad daylight for no reason.

Starting the new year off right by puking my guts up. So unfair to do this on New Years Day and I didn't even drink last night.

Thank you @gothamist.com

I really hate that I have to live with this fear when I hear a lot of sirens that there might have been a shooting at my son's school. Google maps says there's a car accident on the highway near my house. But all the sirens, man it just strikes fear in me every time. (1/4)

When I wrote about John Comaroff in SAPIENS "The Case Against Harvard," I made the same argument so many women are making now. Yes. We're mad that these abuses continue. But we're even madder that everyone has always known about it. You just look away. Every. Time. You just look away.

Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.

I've never felt more like a typical mom than I do right now, as I retrace my steps around Costco looking for my daughter's sock.

My husband and I are discussing what we'd do if I primaries Tim Kaine in 2030. We've come up with this slogan. My husband is working on a yard sign now. Thoughts? Wait for it... Tennant for Senate. Fuck Those Guys.

Yes! Thank you for standing up to protect the ACA!

Kaine put out a statement indicating he'll vote for it. Doesn't mean Warner won't too, but I've only seen Kaine. Such disappointments.

And here's my piece: radleybalko.substack.com/p/accusing-j...

What if we got a pedestal sink for the bathroom downstairs, just for now. Find one free or cheap on Craigslist. Just to have a fully functioning half bath. Would that interfere with later plans to put in a bigger vanity?

It's important to track how many citizens are kidnapped by ICE. But I'll keep hammering the point that it simply does not matter if someone is native-born or undocumented — NO ONE deserves to be brutalized by glorified rent-a-cops in a fascist state. There are no "innocent" victims. Just victims.

I'm very surprised at how much more difficult it is to get my kid to pick up his toys without the cleanup song. Youtube went down at the wrong moment!

Vermont’s Bread and Puppet Theater is on tour with a mission to make ‘the revolution irresistible.’ A group of 15 artists is traveling to 33 U.S. cities to stage this year’s show, ‘Our Domestic Resurrection Revolution in Progress.’ This is one of their acts.

This story by @amyyurkanin.bsky.social of @propublica.org is so beautifully written. A true masterclass in weaving details and emotion into a powerful narrative. www.propublica.org/article/jorg...

Betting we find out in 15 minutes that a lot of things that were previously deemed "essential" aren't anymore.

My hot take is that Trump wants the government to shut down. I want to be clear I am not an expert on this subject and I am really happy for someone to tell me how wrong I am (really, please do!). We all know Trump has been trying, with some success, to gut the federal government.

I’m a bad person. A couple is on a date. They got the four course dinner. With each course, they keep saying “the jury is in—this is delicious!” Me: The verdict. The *verdict* is in. Lady: What? Me: A jury deliberates, considers evidence, applies the law as instructed, and renders a verdict. 1/2

I saw a post with people commenting about how someone got wordle today in two guesses and I swear to dog yesterday I got it in one. I mean use the same word first every time and just lucked out that was the word but still. Makes me feel very skilled.

@abigailspanberger.com you should really commit to doing this for Virginia if elected! Please take a stand against this insanity.

Indeed. Actual malice isn't actually malice under New York Times v. Sullivan. Only lawyers would know that, so you have to wonder whether Donald Trump has actually hired any.

Racism really is illogical bc how are you threatening HBCUs bc a white man shot another white man at a white rally at a white university in what has GOT TO be one of the top 5 whitest states in the country??? Black people couldn't be further from this if we actually tried.

Deactivated nextdoor tonight after someone commented about Charlie Kirk that the right never assassinated anyone and doesn't do mass shootings.

the thing about trans rights is that we fight the civil rights issues of our time. nazi chuds have made this the issue of our time. it's not more *important* than other civil rights issues, but it is the battleground of the moment, and we have to meet the moment to support everyone's rights.

Five year old is wearing a Johnny Cash shirt today. My husband asks him if he knows who Johnny Cash is. He says no. I tell him that is anyone ever asks him that, he should say "he's the man in black." Son says ok, ask me again. So I do. He says "he's the person who wears black." 🤦

Listen one thing I'm a genius about it putting the link to the article in the first tweet. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Trump's IRS commissioner says that the government's free, direct tax file program is now "gone."

“The reception was mostly warm besides an occasional detractor, including a man who pulled Cuomo in for a handshake, took out his phone for a selfie, and as the former three-term governor of New York smiled for the camera, told him, ‘I can’t wait to watch you lose again.’”

Tax the rich.

The Universe is ~13.8B years old. If you had $1 for every year the Universe has existed, you wouldn't be in the top 50 richest people in the USA.

I don't know whose genius idea it was to try and move and do renovations with a 3 month old baby but they were nuts. Me. It was me. @eelneerg.bsky.social has been working every day to get the new house ready for renovations. So I'm trying to start packing but can't even keep the dishes washed.

The song of the summer!

I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.