Elisabeth Ryan

You have three-ish hours in NYC on a late morning/early afternoon Sunday. What do you do?

Bold to think an American should be in charge of anything right now.

Brian and I started as public defenders on the same day back in 2006. I'm so glad that he is on the bench now.

I just, somehow, paid off my final private student loan after 19 years. I still have A LOT of federal loans but going from 5 servicers to 1 feels pretty good.

It's a little weird working for a non-Mass org while still living in Boston and not having today off. We will never again think of Marathon Monday without thinking about the lives lost and forever changed 12 years ago, but it continues to be a day unlike any other here.

I have a degree from Columbia. I have a degree from Harvard. I am so deeply disappointed in Columbia and so proud of Harvard.

Lost in the rest of.... all this was a First Circuit decision today that allows the Massachusetts assault weapons ban to continue to be enforced. Pass assault weapons bans. They continue to be upheld in challenge after challenge. Rhode Island, you have this chance. Call your state legislators.

Trump on today’s mass shooting at FSU: "Things like this take place."

Gun violence doesn’t just happen. It’s the result of cowardly politicians bought by the gun lobby—like Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis—repeatedly failing us while the gun industry profits.

It's the guns and we need better gun laws. I'm proud to be doing gun violence prevention policy work full time but we need more. Speak up.

My mom had surgery today. It went well.

Dr Lonborg was my dentist for many years and every time I saw him, up until his retirement, he looked like he could still pitch at least three solid innings out of the bullpen.

I have degrees from both @harvard.edu and @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. I also teach at Harvard and my father worked there for almost 40 years, literally until the day he died. I am extremely proud of Harvard in this moment and I remain extremely disappointed in Columbia.

WORLD: THE RULE OF LAW IS CRUMBLING AROUND US
NYTimes: Yes, true, but also pressing: should men wear white jeans?

I am at the point in my life when I generally do not give a fuck what people think about me EXCEPT WHATEVER UBER DRIVER GAVE ME 3-STARS AND BROUGHT MY RATING TO 4.96. WHAT DID I DOOOOOOOOOO.

It is... not great to see my college become the center and the target of this absolute nonsense.

Today is my first wedding anniversary.

I AM SO EXCITED TO READ THIS

Well, I am 45 today.

I am now 10 days away from vacation, which means the 10-day forecast includes when I'll be there, which means I can now just happily think about vacation all the time. Right?

The ABA supports the rule of law. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

How do I continue to teach law to students as we watch the rule of law just crumble around us?

Because I was suddenly and unexpectedly laid off in 2023 so soon after my Dad died suddenly and unexpectedly, news of layoffs stirs up a profound grief response in me. (I was not laid off again, just seeing others who were).

I'm very excited to get the pre-this-particular-hellscape Twit crew back together!!