Can this thing be set to private?

Never been happier that we left the suburbs in 2023.

I only say this because I believe that releasing the oath keepers and the proud boys leaders is not an accident. Our leader will use their indebtedness to get them to do his bidding.

When I grew up in a dictatorship, the dictator didn’t use the country’s armed forces to do his bidding. He commanded entire battalions of paramilitary militias. Maduro has them. They’re called colectivos.

I wanted to be able to refer back to the source material. So I ordered one of the copies of the big book (not the Bible, Project 2025).

Today I willl be consulting the big book (not the Bible, Project 2025) to see what the plan is with the CDC, FDA, NIH and HHS going dark in communications with the public. I’ll report back.

News diet diary. Day 1. Limited social media and news to one hour a day. Got my actual news from Heather Cox Richardson’s Substack (for current events) and Emily Amick’s Substack (for deep dive/editorial/action items). Shared with a couple people in my inner village circle.

Took a nap. Read a book. Put dinner in the slow cooker. Hugged my family. When the thaw comes tomorrow we rejoin the outside world. It felt nice to stay home for a few days and wait out the cold.

I am testing a new app so I can post in two places at once. Tap tap. Can you read me? 🎤

The thing about Swifties is they are the kindest bunch of people. Everyone behaved. 6:07 headed to the register.

Target security came out to explain layout of displays.

5:42 AM: there’s a line outside this target. About 35 people.

5:27 am. Leaving in search of Taylor Swift releases. Haven’t done Black Friday ever before like this.

I’ve seen wicked twice on stage - one of those in the West End. I’ve also read the book. The movie is different and superior without taking away from the magic of the stage version. Magical.

He’s such a child.

Dear Adobe, I will NEVER EVER export this PDF to Adobe Express.

You know this clown car of characters boarding the Cabinet? This is meant to desensitize you from insane decisions. So when the really bad shit happens, you feel like it's normal.

How do you deal with MAGA family members this holiday season? “Other plans” is what I’m telling my parents unless they really want to unpack the why. They don’t.

Did my tariff shopping today. Renewing my Panamanian passport which is something I never thought I’d do.

I read someone call him Phony Stark and I still chuckle.

If you want to find out calm in the storm, may I recommend the always free writings of Pooja Lakshmin on Substack? Her Real Self-Care weekly column has been my tether to sanity on one of the hardest weeks ever.

The way it changed my life.

Last week around this time, I had already worked 8 hours at my polling place and realized that there was no way Harris would win the election.

For the last 6 days, I’ve been feeling like chicken little and the falling sky. Having grown up in a dictatorship, I don’t need to imagine what the new Trump term will be like. Turns out a lot of my friends feel I’m being too negative. Even though it’s literally my life experience.

Hello. This thing on?

Here’s Alfred