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The name we all need to be remembering right now is Ernst vom Rath.

Yes! Elon, you can’t buy Wisconsin! Conservatives are disappointed, liberals are furious. Let’s carry that energy into the midterms.

The people have spoken tonight. Elon—you can’t buy Wisconsin. Turnout was incredible for a spring election. Your VOTE matters!!!! This is what democracy looks like. 🗳️

If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford

The Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrants while refusing to reveal their identities or the evidence against them, prompting complaints from the migrants’ families and from critics who say the administration is trampling on civil liberties.

I feel like the grown-up version of the monster under the bed is the task you've been procrastinating on for weeks. #ittookfiveminutestodo #notaproblem #whywasIstressingabouthisforweeks #adulting #procrastination

You don't have to like or agree with Mahmoud Khalil. That's the point. They deliberately picked someone to be first who wouldn't be as universally sympathetic. If we want to keep people from being stripped of their rights, we have to defend the rights of EVERYONE, even people we might not like.

Having accidentally done it today, I think "go chew glass" will be my new condemnation of choice. 0/10 Do not recommend.

we're in legit first they came for territory and a lot of people have been failing at this test they cite all the time

Make America boring again! I want a government that's actively reducing the risk of my life/house/family being destroyed by wildfire, epidemics, hurricanes, serious health diagnosis, floods, unemployment, landslides, critical goods shortages, violence, dust storms, etc.

Anti-vax? Why haven't you disabled the airbags in your car yet? After all 284 people died in 1990-2017 due to airbag-related injuries. And they only reduce death crashes by 34% (61% w' seatbelts.) If something isn't 100% certain and there's any risk of death, you shouldn't do it, right? /s

When conservatives bleat about DEI hires, a reason they think that women and minorities are less competent than white men is that the women and minorities *on their side* legitimately ARE less competent. They just can't understand why the competent people might not want to be on their team.

Well... Bill Clinton no longer has the title of the President who did the most disgusting thing in the Oval Office.

The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

It's cookie time! Genevieve has an ambitious goal (600 boxes 😯) and every order helps! She can deliver to you if you're within an hour or so of Madison, WI or you can place an order to be shipped. Order here: digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/genevi... #GirlScoutcookies #GirlScout #CookieSeason

In the wins column: My 9-year-old spontaneously folded two loads of laundry, her own and her sister's. This is a first-ever for her. In the losses: My 3-year-old refuses to eat absolutely anything I cook her, even previously acceptable foods. She now lives on fruit and goldfish.

Have you ever run into a problem and thought, "Somebody should do something about this?" Yeah, well for countless times in the past that "somebody" was a federal employee.

Can we just ID this guy as the nepo baby he is?

My daughter has a school assignment to write historical fiction about the Japanese internment during World War II. She's eight years old. I really didn't anticipate how topical that particular chapter in US history would suddenly become. #guantanamo #internmentcamps #neveragain?

Today is Lunar New Year and we're going into the year of the wood snake. I've seen two commentators in the last couple of days evoke the ouroboros, the ancient symbol of a serpent eating its tail, to describe two different aspects of what's happening now. That feels meaningful to me.

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad. GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE. youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...

As Americans we should be able to make our own decisions about who we are and how we identify. But Trump has taken actions that attacks trans rights, risking young people’s lives. We must protect these young people. Here are resources to help trans kids and ways you can support them.

If you didn't vote for Harris because of Gaza either you don't understand cause and effect or prioritize your own feelings over the lives of millions, including Palestinians. (Just in case you're wondering, the latter of those two choices would mean you're Not a Good Person. Live with it.)

I'd never be able to cut it as a spy or cat burglar or anything like that. I had to sneeze right as I was sneaking out of my toddler's bedroom door tonight. It damn near broke me.

I'm hearing third-hand reports of ICE raids in Wausau, Appleton, Menasha, and Green Bay. Might be targeting big farming operations there. As a reminder, if you see something happening Voces de la Frontera has a 24-hour bilingual hotline: 414-418-9409

Here's hoping that our cars start up tomorrow. 🤞🏻

Our six-month experiment with having the kids (8 & 2 y.o.) share a room is over. It worked well for a while, but they didn't do a good job of sharing toys in the playroom and kept each other up, particularly when sick. So today I moved a ton of furniture to create distinct bedrooms again. I'm tired!

How the heck would we know if companies are lacking in "masculine energy” when we have literally never tried to have a mega corporation with anything else?

I am —> this <— close to kid-laundry 0. I plan to savor this moment because it will not come again any time soon.