Kate

The entire Derpy storyline is so delightful. We are obsessed.

Ok Asiah from DSA just followed you and is sticking it out here!

I’m at G&P; I will head in and…ask?

they want us poor, sick and desperate

I’m very sad that I missed this!

Exactly. They DID walk out, and had plans for various groups etc, but most of that didn’t show up on tv.

I have a relative who is a MoC from a solidly blue district with some of reddest possible areas in it and watching her navigate…all of this over the past decade+ has been extremely illuminating. You can’t win for trying, that’s for sure.

I just walked out of the joint congressional address because Trump is lying to the American people.

No matter what Trump claimed in his address tonight, Americans can see the truth.

My aunt left at 9:40 and others were leaving all along as well—NONE of them were shown on NBC, which we were watching. Who even knows.

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I’m eternally frustrated by the Dems to be clear! But also annoyed because they are doing a combo of the silent protest and walking out alone and in groups (was texting w a someone in the room as she left) but it isn’t showing up on TV.

I mean Wyden is quite literally holding a town hall instead? bsky.app/profile/wyde...

I’m texting with a MOC and she walked out a few minutes ago. Watch the seats—it’s thinning out but we aren’t seeing shots of them leaving on our end.

They are leaving, individually and in groups, but it’s not being shown on NBC, at least. (Source: Texting with a member in the room who just walked out.)

Aw, happy to see you guys here!!

When my brother was in college he and his Outing Club buddies inaugurated something called “Diner Tour,” which involved 6:30 a.m. visits to diners in various corners of the Upper Valley. 🙌

Every single time this discourse resurfaces, it winds up being less about money and time and almost entirely about people hating the idea of leftovers

The best!! And even better: A frozen double batch of a stew or something ready for an entirely new meal weeks later. My mom calls that “money in the bank.”

Hello Bookish Friends in Mass! The state legislature has been working on a bill to protect libraries from book bans! Maybe contact your reps to check in on it! (From @authorsabb.bsky.social ) malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S2...

Are we supposed to refrain from pointing out that he has neither the legal authority to do any of this nor any coherent plan to bring it about? I’m not up on the latest politesse.

Yeah, they added bitters. (Let’s be honest, all these canned cocktails are just sparkling juice 😂😂 but at least this one does have an added complexity.)

Hi!!!

(Also it feels correct that I’d find you here organically 😂)

Highly rec the new seasonal NA spritzes at TJ’s; the grapefruit/orangey one is excellent and like 1/3 the price of a can of Ghia.

At my first job out of college my wonderful boss had a tough relationship w a few of the other directors (she was way younger than them and they resented her, I think?) and I’d get a stress hive on my upper lip every week as I walked into the all-staff meeting. SO WEIRD!

Okay, now that we're thinking about Substack and both its cultural influence and its business model, can I walk you all through the economics? Because they make no sense, and we can use that to predict how things are going to go... (Caution:🧵)

This was one thing that kept coming up for me during Ezra Klein’s frustrating podcast w Vivek R. a few weeks ago. Does he not understand the impact of simply the firing of so many people from solid dependable jobs, much less the general chaos that would ensue? (I mean...obviously he doesn’t. But…)

I honestly don’t think Americans understand how much their day to day lives depend on federal civil servants and now is the time for professional commentators to write op-eds explaining

Recently discovered “jelly beans specifically only for T” on my grocery list 😂

My mom makes a baked applesauce (chopped apples, a little butter, a little brown sugar) that is truly magical; it becomes the most luxurious food after a slow roast!