Christmas is coming on too fast. And, simultaneously, not fast enough.

The 15yo has a crush. The crush seens ti have demonstrated interest. Yet the 15yo WILL NOT MAKE A MOVE! Every suggestion is met with "reasons" it won't work. @quintenlee.bsky.social and I just keep looking at the 15yo and saying "You're killin' me, Smalls!"

I'm the former public defender spouse. This splitting hairs over victims' ages is disgusting. I'll say it again - IT'S THE SAME CRIME!

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live. Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps: * Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled * Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

Watership Down fucked me up. I haven't inflicted it on my child. Yet.

STEPHANOPOULOS: The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher healthcare premiums. Why are you against that? MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement

A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down. All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown. So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!

"If there are ten steps to autocracy and authoritarianism, there are ten steps to freedom and power." @staceyabrams.com reviews ways to push back on Donald Trump's regime.

This. Democracy is not a spectator sport.

This.

BREAKING: The Trump administration has pushed out 20% of the staff at Social Security offices. Often the most experienced, highly skilled staffers. Seniors, people with disabilities, and families are paying the price.

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Bombastic side-eye! #Corgi #corgisky #corgicrew

I worked for Social Security for 27 years. SHE WOULD FUCKING CALL! THEY ALL CALL! Fucking dumb piece of shit. I suggest he work in an SSA field office or a teleservice center the first week of any month.

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So… this was supposed to be about Paul Revere’s ride, but the Senator just unloaded about the Trump administration and its Republican enablers. Far more newsworthy than I expected. (You can probably see me shifting to “crap, this was not the interview I prepped!” but the result was memorable.)

@ethanschoonover.com Years ago, you talked about teaching "D&D Studies" in school. You & I chatted b/c my husband, @quintenlee.bsky.social, & I run D&D summer camps. I now have an opportunity to design an elective for HS students. Do you still have your curriculum? Are you willing to share?

Trump caves when we react Trump caves when we react Trump caves when we react Trump caves when we react Trump caves when we react

Here. Have a baby flamingo.

Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:

I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.

There has never been a larger gap in my (admittedly quite short) professional life between how lay folks and law profs are talking about what is happening in government right now. So much of what Trump is doing is just blatantly illegal — often in several ways at once.

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Tonight, @quintenlee.bsky.social stubbed his toe on his Crocs. I find that ironic and funny af. He took issue. I said I was not laughing at his pain, I was laughing at the method by which he acquired that pain. He says there's no difference. But there is. He is wrong. Who's with me? #martialdisputes

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

ME: *writing in my journal with the sole aim of pissing off future historians and archaeologists* I returned to my home - which is built in the usual style - by the normal way, and prepared and ate dinner in the way I often but not always do

Sometimes, when the world is a dumpster fire, finding an absurdly funny but sweet story is just what you need.

Corgi loaf!

Do it.

Never mind Hegseth's personal life & general moral turpitude, he has none of the skills required to actually do the job.

I'm an atty & teacher. I taught Constitutional Law for 10yrs. I've educated folks about all the ways our govt is supposed to work & all the ways it's been rigged & twisted. I've screamed warnings for 30+ years. No one listened & here we are. I'll keep fighting. I have to. But I'm just so tired.

20 years ago, I had just met @quintenlee.bsky.social for the first time. We got married 2 years later. We celebrate 18 years of being married in April. I would do it all again, so long as I got to do it with him. I love you, Quinten!

Being a Midwesterner who now lives in the South, watching the school closings when there's a minimum of bad weather makes me itchy. I understand all the very good reasons for it - the South doesn't have the same resources for snow/ice removal the Midwest does - but it still makes me itchy.

New article about Gaiman and his victims is out, heres a link to the non-paywalled version. It's graphic and heart wrenching, read with caution. archive.is/HJtxW

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The 14YO's HS Jazz Band had a recent performance. They play Tenor Sax in the jazz band, and play Alto Sax in the concert band. The Jazz Band played Take 5 & featured them as a soloist. @mizbetsyh.bsky.social and I are very proud of them. #JazzMusic #HighSchoolJazz

Hey @ericafails.bsky.social, Iris just drew a new version of Wolf Girl for you. The earliest version is on your refrigerator.