Posts by Lisa Vandever
This week brought the surreal experience of headlining POLITICO's NJ Playbook, the must-read newsletter that lands in my email every morning. What began as a seemingly minor Facebook fracas has evolved into a free speech case involving the ACLU and one of the most powerful law firms in the state.
"No Kings, baby...No Kings in America!"
On March 28th, we'll be back on a historic corner in Rahway.
Make history with us again at No Kings 3!
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
#NoKingsRahwayNJ #NoKings
Rahway is a small suburb but we could go big if we really leaned into the fact that we used to actually be called Spanktown
Snatched from the archives!
Technically, I believe Amber is a self-described pansexual.
Bonkers day, finally settling in for a replay of the women's free skate. Let's bring it home!
If you've ever thought "hey, I wonder what I'd look like as Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, swirling martinis with Richard Nixon," have I got the Kickstarter campaign for you! (Yep, that's me...)
Check out ATOMIC FONDUE by danmirvish.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ato...
My favorite event at the Olympics so far was the JD Vance booing.
"Alright, pal, let's see you try a Quadruple Salchow... with a Radley Handicap!" #Olympics2026 #CliveRadley
the two choices in American politics are "yeah they're not exactly where I am on a lot of issues but there's also lots of overlap of my views"
and
"they are stabbing me in the balls with knitting needles right now"
and too many people say "this is the same"
❄️ Gov. Murphy spoke with immigrant activists who are out in the snow to urge him to sign the bill they've worked so hard to pass. Thank you for showing that respect.
But, as one of NJ's greats - Alice Paul - liked to say:
✒️ DEEDS, NOT WORDS!
📣 Sign. The. Package! @govmurphy.bsky.social
He murdered that woman. There's no mystery to solve here.
10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good
at the site of her murder
Finally brought a bit of Xmas down from the attic and about to throw a lovely hunk of beef into the oven. Holly jolly, y’all!
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
Andrew Desiderio V @AndrewDesiderio X.com Funny moment just now in the Senate: Lindsey Graham whispered something into his phone and then Siri responded with full volume: "Calling Sean Hannity mobile" 8:57 AM • 10/28/25 • 276K Views
We live in an episode of Veep
Our Fearless Chicken Leader!
#NoKings #NoKingsRahway
#NoKingsRahway at Veteran's Square, Rahway, #NJ - Sat., October 18, 2025. More than 1100 people rallied with #IndivisibleCentralNJ, #IndivisibleRahway, & #IndivisibleHighlandPark to say, #NoKings!
@maddow.msnbc.com @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jesscraven101.bsky.social @rbhubbell.bsky.social
All well drinks were a buck, though $2 for a Long Island Ice Tea. Thursday nights at Virginia Cafe, hippest place to be mid-1980s!
My claim to off-beat Portland fame, I worked buck nights as a waitress at Virginia cafe...before it had to relocate away from Nordstrom adjacency. Way before Portlandia!
This Is Fascism
All this week, OneNJ7 is hosting virtual meetings with each of the six Democratic candidates running in the next primary for #NJ07.
To attend and/or receive the recordings, be sure to register here by Tuesday July 8th 10 am: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #NJ7
Among the NYC results tonight... it's good to see Epstein spank Weiner!
Um...