Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD

Paralympic service doggos should get medals of their own for being such good good babies.

Grim Fandango is the greatest computer game of all time, and I will die on this hill.

I’ve started rereading all 41 books in Sir Pratchett’s Discworld series, because the world is dark. It is already helping.

Iranian civilians have gone from being slaughtered by one corrupt government to being massacred by two different corrupt governments. This is so deeply wrong.

Think of all the cats you could chase!

If @schumer.senate.gov tells us to be calm and not impeach again, I’m going to scream. A rapist pedophile has attacked multiple countries to avoid accountability.

A grey tuxedo cat on a black leather stool. He is contentedly licking his own back and grooming himself. His fluffy tail is curled around his back leg. He is mid-lick.

Every morning I wake up and say, ‘hi, stimky boy’ to this jerk.

If Andrew talks, Ghislane loses all utility to the regime. I hope she is terrified.

Our blog is LIVE, baby! A monthly reminder that periods in confinement are a horror, and we all deserve better.

My toxic trait is wanting to adopt EVERY CAT AND DOG. Real fact, my partner had to stop me from bringing home a 12 year old cat with a serious heart condition after Ms. Peppercorn passed. I just wanted him to have a soft ending. 😭🥺💔

Literally the only thing that could have made that #BadBunny #Superbowl performance better would have been Kendrick Lamar popping out to dunk on Drake again. Bless.

This year can get fucked. It’s NOT EVEN FEBRUARY. RIP to a legend.

UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’ Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights

I missed wishing my mother happy birthday because I learned that the Trump regime is demanding lists of Jews and had a massive, existential panic attack. How many institutions already caved to this shit? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’ Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights

I had a frank discussion with my therapist about what my red lines for leaving the country were, and I did not even think to mention ‘lists of Jews.’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

You do not shoot a man on the ground being tackled by several officers multiple times in the chest ‘defensively.’

I am slowly and begrudgingly returning to social media. And soon @prisonflowproject.bsky.social will have actual social media people!!

Ugh, agreed.

FYI: Judge Ellis (Chicago ICE case) noted in November that video evidence shows ICE "brake-checked other motorists in an attempt to force accidents that agents could then use as justifications for deploying force."

I was reminded that New Year’s resolutions can be as silly as you like so I am counting my sneezes this year. Up to 8 so far!

I am so thrilled to be able to talk about this issue every single day. No one should ever feel like less of a person for menstruating.

If You Aren’t Still Enraged About Jan. 6, You’re the Problem How I went from depression, to rage, to relentless action.

If You Aren’t Still Enraged About Jan. 6, You’re the Problem
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Former Special Counsel, Jack Smith, explicitly states:

"President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy. These crimes were committed for his benefit. The attack that happened at the Capitol, part of this case, does not happen without him."

Ashli Babbett was a traitor who tried to violently attack a democratically-elected government based on wild conspiracy theories, just like all the other Jan 6 rioters.

The most shameful day in American history We will never forget, and we will not let the nation or the world forget.

All Americans, and the entire world, must remember. Robert Reich: The most shameful day in American history open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Opinion | Jamie Raskin: Jan. 6 Never Ended

On Jan. 6, 2021, bloody insurrectionary violence interrupted the peaceful transfer of power.

Today, America is still caught in an epic struggle between selfish forces of rule-or-ruin autocracy & the unyielding defenders of constitutional democracy all over America.

We now live in the country the Jan. 6 attackers and coup plotters hoped to create.

The US military just kidnapped a foreign leader with zero authorization from Congress and no international allies. This is fucking insane.

This makes me feel proud to be American.

A small grey tuxedo cat pushes a hand away, with a disgruntled look. On the hand, it says ‘2025.’ Above the cat, it says ‘Me.’

Happy fuck you 2025! Here’s to next year!

Access to Menstrual Products in U.S. State and Federal Women’s Prisons: A National Review of Official Rules This research examines (1) legislative statutes, (2) department of correction regulations, and (3) facility handbooks for all fifty states and the federal government around menstrual product provis...

I AM A FANCY PUBLISHED AUTHOR! #women #prison #menstruation #periodpoverty Full article: Access to Menstrual Products in U.S. State and Federal Women’s Prisons: A National Review of Official Rules www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....