Cathie (she/hers)

name your fav science fiction tv show.

Ken Paxton cucks himself: "It's pretty fun to hang out with the president for a whole day ... Mr President, I really like you too"

A musical theatre song to end the evening played on my childhood piano in need of a tuning. My parents love Phantom of the Opera so I play it a lot when I visit. 🎵 🌝 Music of the Night -Webber/Hart/Stilgoe

The defamation lawsuit Hasan Piker filed against Scott Jennings.

Make no mistake, Trump's arch will cast a shadow over the entire country. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Susan Collins tried to mock her Democratic opponent for being a fifth-generation logger. It backfired. Now Troy Jackson is firing back, exposing just how out of touch Collins has become with working-class Mainers.

Neil Young has filed a $10 million lawsuit over Trump's use of his song 'Rockin' in the Free World' at campaign events.

It's the days I get to have at least a small say in the impact of others' lives (for the good I hope) that I find most exciting about my job. Since 2202, article acceptance days have moved from the tops to "meh, cool" range.

Today my Admin burden paper was provided to lobbyists, advocates, union heads - with other data so they could use it to help construct their own materials and influence policy. edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1630

It's days like today that I'm so down with my research. Right now I have an RR with a journal - that in working paper form the Biden Admin used as PART of the basis for SAVE and to better understand loan borrowers situations - and a reviewer said it was unclear if the paper would make impacts.

RIP ✨️

Name a tv show Halloween special.

An affectionate portrait of a brilliant Artist. If like me you’re a fan of Gene Wilder you’re sure to enjoy this terrific documentary on his life & career. REMEMBERING GENE WILDER (2023)

The Justice Department will send election monitors to every state ahead of Election Day, expanding a long-standing practice. But it's being met this year with concern from local officials because of Trump administration attempts to exert control over elections. marylandmatters.org/2026/10/27/r...

Don't trust "AI" for anything but especially don't trust it with your health

There was a time when no bills from federal grand juries were unheard of, now there’s a certain type of prosecution where it’s more likely than not. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/u...

"If DOJ or ICE agents show up claiming emergency powers, election officials should say that none of their instructions will be obeyed without a court order signed by a judge. The “administrative warrants” issued by Homeland Security are not sufficient." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/o...

"The votes aren't there" is cowardice masked as savviness. There has to be accountability for their crimes. The House has a duty to make the case here and if some GOP senators want to weasel out, make them own that vote. Don't let pundits and "strategists" talk you out of doing your damn job.

In the face of all the Grand Juries refusing to indict Trump's political enemies, I can't help but recall Justice Sotomayor's argument against Trump immunity in 2024; that we already have protections against rogue prosecutors, including The Grand Jury.

I have seen a lot of new technology show up over the last five decades. I was there for the arrival of answering machines and the Internet and smart phones. But I have never seen tech forced on people like this.

If your response to this is the 2/3 conviction requirement, thank you, but, I know. That said, (1) there is a lot more to this than the final vote and (2) we — Trump, Democrats, Republicans, the country — are in a very different place than we were in Trump 1.0.

JFC. Did no one tell her what the Trump administration is trying to do to California, literally as they spoke?

A 19-year-old driver was sentenced to 14 years in prison in the death of an 88-year-old woman in May of 2025. All but 18 months of the sentence were suspended. The sentencing occurred on Friday, Oct. 23. https://bit.ly/4zVOCtw

Brazil cancelled his passport, so

My parents complain that I am stubborn. In these crazy times, being stubborn is necessary. Vought terminated $ billions in funding across federal agencies. Scientists have had to resort to fundraising to finish the projects that they started. Science can't stop. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

BREAKING: HAHAHAHAHA (this was the no true bill that came in during a hearing in a totally different case this morning) www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Candlelight vigil at the academy was beautiful. I regret to inform you that we are going to win.

Since SCOTUS allowed states to legalize sports betting in 2018, Americans have legally bet more than $600 billion. Apps like DraftKings and FanDuel say they have tools to protect bettors who lose control. We spent 10 weeks testing their safeguards.

Sources confirm that the Justice Dept tried, but failed to get a grand jury indictment of Cassidy Hutchinson, who testified against Trump at the House Jan 6 Select Committee Another Grand jury rejection

The Russian oligarch who paid for part of Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding, Umar Kremlev, earlier this year also went on a hunting trip to Mongolia with Trump Jr. during which Trump Jr. shot and killed an endangered horned sheep, according to a new investigation conducted by the Financial Times.

Thank you to the Pretti family for their courage. Minnesotans have not forgotten.

Spooky Harvest Moon sets in a light fog behind a stand of Hickory trees. There’s just something special about these crisp October mornings in the mid Atlantic region. @capitalweather.com

“Why shouldn’t I eat a button, as a treat?” #cuddleUnit6

Trump: "Somebody asked me, 'When will the war in Iran end?' Whenever I want it to end."

Industrial Light & Magic ‘matte artist’ — Yusei Uesugi — painting the final runway scene for DIE HARD 2 (1990) which (with some pioneering digital manipulation) created that iconic final shot in the movie, which otherwise would’ve cost $250,000 to hire the planes alone!

The Army awarded an artillery shell project to General Dynamics in a rushed process without the typical vetting. The result: a fiasco in a Texas factory with robots in flames and half a billion dollars in taxpayer funds that yielded no usable shells. (Published August)

Some man from eastern Georgia sent me this as an insult. I have a Barbour jacket for my shotgun shells. And I love a good drag show. We can have it all in Jon’s Georgia, baby.

Born Today, Oct 27, in 1938, Lara Parker. Over 60 film/TV credits - but I know her best as Angelique on TV's Dark Shadows! Did You Know? When auditioning for Dark Shadows, she didn't know Angelique was a witch! Jonathan Frid revealed it to her during the audition, before the cameras rolled! #botd

Effin’ Birds Stickerology. Preorder now at effinbirds.com/books

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's bloc projected to win some 50 seats, compared to the opposition's 52 with Arab parties predicted to reach combined seat total of about 17, complicating both blocs' efforts to form a coalition. www.jpost.com/israel-elect...

Global length–weight relationships of deep-pelagic fishes: Coverage, biases and variability doi.org/10.1111/jfb....

Who doesn’t love an Ann Richards tribute?