“Apologies to future me,” I whisper as I throw boots and snow pants and winter coats down the basement stairs. 10pm cleaning comes at a cost.

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. A man shivers in bed while a smiling lady in a red mask shows off her bandage on her arm. Text: Noses are red Ice packs are blue I'm vaxed so miss me with severe symptoms of flu.

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. Two lady scientists shrug lackadaisically. Text reads: My love for you can't be explained by science. Just like the new federal vaccine guidelines.

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. Protesters in Minneapolis wear thick clothes and hold signs of support for immigrant neighbors. Text reads: To the health departments in the Twin Cities: Love unites us. Our hearts are with you.

Oh my GOD King County Public Health is just wilding out for Valentines Day (and a lovely one).

Writing a novel about a demon with your foot dangling off the edge of the bed really adds to the tension, let me tell you what.

Live Lobster A live lobster is allowed through security and must be transported in a clear, plastic, spill proof container. A TSA officer will visually inspect your lobster at the checkpoint. We recommend that you contact your Airline airline to determine your airline's policy on traveling with your lobster before arriving at the airport.

My husband: You’re packing granola bars? Might want to check tsa to see if you can bring them.

Me: Thanks babe, turns out I can bring them *and* a live lobster depending on the airline!

Travel items laid out on a bed including pens and highlighters.

Trying to convince myself, someone who does *not* use highlighters, that I don’t need to pack five for my writing retreat. That could be two more snack bars!

Just like with Kilmer Abrego Garcia, the biggest sin any targeted immigrant can commit is winning battles — legal or PR battles — against the government, and they just won’t let those losses go

'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”

That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

In college, the store where I worked enforced the engagement if a customer came within 5 feet rule. The customers *hated* it and started to complain so we got to stop pretty quickly. Corporate can be so disconnected.

Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.

The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.

They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.

Wanna fix fraud and abuse?

Fix that.

Book page reading “There are times when adults act like being different is just the greatest thing, but then when you are, it feels like they’re secretly disappointed.”

Okay, Holly Goldberg Sloan, I’m trying to read this book in public and not cry but you have me over here tearing up!

#Short

My oldest’s first word was “that” as in, what is that? The first word he wrote was Ohio. We live in Michigan.

Amazing!

Because some people in my household don’t mind if the cat licks our food and some very much do.

It's time again as a notable Italian-American to note Christopher Columbus was an absolute piece of shit human who didn't land anywhere near this actual country so why the fuck should he stop the mail for the whole day

Anyway, Happy Indigenous People's Day, y'all

I had a dream that the friend I have reading my first mystery broke into my home to steal my laptop so I would never try to write a book again. It’s scary stuff but you are a great writer!

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

The Vice President of the United States used his social media page to tell Joy Reid, a private citizen with no connection to the government, that she should express "gratitude" for how this country has treated her.

Black women remain the most consistent targets in all of this.

Thank you for your service!

If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.

My stepdad hooked up an antenna and I’m finally watching a Lions game. And quite the game too!

You are under no obligation to mourn the death of people who would’ve celebrated yours.

Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.

Homemade taco seasoning, so pretty!!

Makes sense. 😭

My follow up ultrasound sound from concerns at my mammogram (all clear!) was so much easier than than the squish machine. Not sure why that’s not how they do it in the first place.

Nothing like listening to NPR and hearing someone say, “I think you have to look at the sandwich throwing in context”.

[writing the constitution]

Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president"

Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that

Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down

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