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Writer, history buff, booklover, and all-around nerd. She/Her https://www.amazon.com/stores/Lissa-Bryan/author/B009N6CFTQ
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They called him Sleepy Joe because you could actually sleep at night without worrying you'd wake up and find your 401K gone.

It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein

Pepper says “Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Not St. Gertrude’s Day. Eww, cats!”

Gotta raise those kids right.

What @jimsciutto.bsky.social said 👇🏽 🎯

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“This is private, confidential data including Social Security numbers and earnings of virtually all people in the country...” "Federal law restricts access 'to authorized persons and... authorized purposes' such as child support enforcement..." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

BREAKING: Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex couples' marriage licenses, loses her appeal at the Sixth Circuit of a lawsuit she lost at trial that was brought by same-sex couples whose constitutional right to marry she violated. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Who?! 🌈✨

If ever an anti-smoking and drinking ad wrote itself …

It might be valuable for today's #politicians to read some of these #essays, originally published in 1931 (this is a 1951 #reprint). The #author, #JohnMaynardKeynes, was an #English #economist and #philosopher. $30. #Booksky #politics #economics #history

You first.

The DOGE guys didn’t just make one $8B mistake in their savings list — “they are getting it wrong with alarming consistency” They don’t seem to understand how these things are calculated. 🧵: x.com/electricfutu...

I admit, that commercial shocked me. "They can't be ... they are really ...? Did anyone even LISTEN to it? OMG."

#kindle

I hope Taylor's planning to bake Travis some cupcakes tonight or something because that boy's gonna need something to cheer him up. Damn.

RUH ROH

the other day i got a dog doodled on my cup and thought “aww my barista loves me” but now I see it was just a part of a corporate turnaround and it has made me mad

Kamala Harris was not planning an ethnic cleansing to pave the way for golf course courses… Both sides were never the same.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, it makes perfect sense. I want to once again offer that it's so much better to immerse yourself in only one or two things. Follow the news about just those focus areas. Importantly find concrete small actions to take in those specific areas. Key is consistency.

Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:

The National Association of Home Builders explains what happens if we make inputs for home construction, such as Canadian lumber, more expensive.

True story…👇 Only. In. America.✨

Trump promised to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 24 hours and stop the senseless killing, and he would do it easily with one phone call. He hasn’t gotten around to that yet but he is teaching Canada a lesson for selling us lumber, oil & maple syrup. America First! MAGA!

Did you know? In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine. The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.

The NTSB has announced that it will only post updates for plane crash investigations on Elon Musk's website. What next? They will only have their Christmas parties at Trump resorts?

CONFIRMED: Trump’s tariffs—10% on China, 25% on Mexico and Canada—start Saturday. U.S. consumers will pay more for imported goods and products made here using them. Top imports: 📌 China: Electronics, clothing, appliances 📌 Mexico: Vehicles, machinery, agriculture 📌 Canada: Oil, machinery, wood

“I coached football long enough to know that, when somebody draws up a playbook, they plan on using it.” @governorwalz.mn.gov We told you. We told you. We told you.

Every person Convicted Felon Donald Trump nominated is worse than the next. Another Cabinet of Criminals. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

God bless

He promised chaos and pain and people are somehow surprised when he delivered.

I’m telling everyone: Do not open the door or say a word unless you’re expecting someone and know exactly who it is. Know your rights. Pass these around…