I often say I write historical fiction because I understand the past far better than I understand the present. Case in point:

He’s from the south side of Chicago, the baddest part of town.

Guess Melania’s never heard of the Streisand Effect.

In my best Edward G. Robinson voice: “Where’s your messiah now?”

Look, I think they all should rot in jail forever but has anyone else noticed it’s the women he’s throwing under the bus? I mean, of all of them, isn’t Hegseth the absolute worst?

Longingly looking at that bottle of champagne.

Remember to vote today, Illinois!

Michael B. Jordan!!!!! There’s one good thing in this world.

Not body shaming at all. People should do what they want to do to feel better about themselves. But also, most of the actresses on this show just make me sad. About unrealistic expectations concerning women in Hollywood. About ageism in general. About Ozempic. About life. #oscars

I’m not sure that the scripted banter has ever been as lame as it is tonight, though. #oscars

I’m not sure I’ll ever recover from this year’s Oscar’s “In Memoriam.”

Nation’s dogs on high alert.

Vote for the people who don’t bomb or prey on children.

OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN "The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic. "Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.' "Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people. "Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different. "In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

The Pedophile in the White House just illegally attacked another country. If you voted for him you deserve all the retaliatory shit that will happen. Unfortunately those of us with a moral compass will suffer too. Along with the innocents in the Middle East and the armed services.

Where the eff is Congress?

Serious question: is anyone on the Hill talking about the DHS funding bill? It’s not even in the headlines anymore.

For Valentine’s Day we watched Harold and Maude, which somehow - incredibly - I had never seen. Loved it, amazed by it, and left wondering why cinema has never again reached the heights of the 1970s.

OK, I saw that clip last night in my IG feed too. What strange magic is this?

Fun fact: Spanish has been spoken in this geographic region known as the United States about a century longer than has English.

Get bent, MAGA.

One of the saddest things about living in these times is having to feel such hatred, every single minute of every single day. Like, I didn’t know this much hate even existed inside me. Now I know & it’s one more thing to hate them for. A veritable Dante’s circle of hate.

I still don’t know how the hell we went from the beautiful promise of Obama to this. People, stop voting for racist pedophiles.

(FYI Trump is a racist pedophile.)

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Democracy died in darkness because Bezos paid $75 million for a crappy documentary instead of paying the electric bill.

Men who tell women to smile deserve to be smothered in peanut butter and fed to rats.

A guy threw an unknown substance in the face of a Democratic congresswoman and nobody shot him 10 times.

I’m getting strong Trojan Horse vibes with the alleged news about Bovino and rumors about Noem. Please, Schumer, Durbin, et al - don’t open the gates.

Dear Senator Richard Durbin and Senator Tammy Duckworth: Do not be appeased by this apparent “about face.” Do not accept the sacrificial goat that seems to be Bovino. Hold your ground with the spending bill. No more funds to ICE. Period.

Silverio Gonzalez was murdered by ICE in Chicago this fall. Please don’t forget his name.