Kelie McWilliams

I hope that a president ordering the prosecution of his political enemies will be regarded as an impeachable offense.

America is bailing out Argentina, while Argentine farmers sell soybeans to China instead of American farmers, thereby bankrupting them, which is why America also have to bail out American farmers.

If this is considered winning, I fear what losing looks like.

Tylenol typically comes in capsules that are red and blue with a white stripe.

They should come out with a limited edition Patriot version. For reasons.

😂

Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

Political violence is always immoral and always counterproductive for a healthy democracy. It solves nothing. It only leads to further violence and ultimately enables scapegoating of vulnerable communities. Committing acts of violence against those who disagree with us helps no one.

If you think this is good for anyone, you're a fucking idiot and you should have more people in your life who love you enough to tell you you're a fucking idiot. This is bad for everyone. All of us. Only more suffering will come from this.

He was the incumbent then, but it’s always been pretty evenly matched. People elected him as a moderate and I suspect will continue to do so. Curious to see who runs for SD16 with Weber disqualified.

I had a conversation with a now retired Republican legislator a few years ago where he said to me that he understood abortion was necessary & medically appropriate in cases such as ectopic pregnancies. The same week, he attended a pro-life rally & made comments about how abortion should be banned.

He’s running as a Dem for his same seat. That district has been represented by moderate Dems in the recent past.

In my experience, this is true. Democrats look at me like I’ve lost my damn mind when I tell them to go talk to one Republican or another about an issue they care about.

My kids LOVE this song. We sing it all the time.

That poor translation was actually intentional injection of personal bias.

How are people staying functional right now? I do my job everyday but the chores—no, really anything that doesn’t directly benefit my kids—feels like it takes way too much energy to accomplish. Getting back to my super regulated self is getting harder and harder.

That seems obvious!

He’s full of sass, Auntie H. Clear to the top.

My 6yo: “Mom, you better let me help you. I’m a professional.”

Oh, okay, kid.

A screenshot from Duolingo shows the phrase “My cat is pretty.” I translated it to Spanish, “Mi gato es bonito,” but my phone autocorrected “es” to “is” so it showed up in red text that the answer was incorrect.

If autocorrect could stop trying to thwart me, that would be ideal.

We live in the dumbest timeline.

Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President should not be allowed to trade stocks.

Ban insider trading now.

Well, the other side benefit: I’ve got her Christmas present sorted.

No one is going to make space for us.

Keep reminding them: women and girls are people.

Men are not the standard.

Nonbinary is beautiful.

Pink is for everyone.

And you deserve to have a voice. Always.

As I was thinking about it, I saw a #TaylorSwift quote (h/t AWS): "I wanna love glitter, and also stand up for the double standards that exist in our society. I wanna wear pink, and tell you how I feel about politics. I don't think those things have to cancel each other out."

I love policy. I love nail polish. I love sewing, hunting, hiking, cooking, books, volleyball and football.

At one point, I might've felt embarrassed. It's a lot. But frankly, so am I, and l'm done making myself smaller to make others comtortable. It's never, ever been enough.

Anyway, my niece looked up at my mom after seeing this and said, "Did you know she's so obsessed with nail polish? I was not expecting that!"

My collection of nail polish swatches, organized in groups by color.

I was talking to my 10 year old niece, and ended up showing her my collection of nail polish.

I recently decided to re-organize my collection and eliminate some colors I knew l'd never use. In doing so, I gave 30 colors to a friend, and I'm planning to give away the rest of my destash this week.

Draft text of the Oregon Democratic Platform, which states: Black Lives Matter We believe that white supremacy is a deeply rooted moral failing in our society and justice system. We are committed to breaking down racist structures and institutions because they stand in the way of the pursuit of freedom and justice for all. Racial Justice & Human Dignity We condemn white supremacy and all systems of oppression that deny dignity and safety to Black, Indigenous, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, disabled people, and other marginalized communities. We demand restorative justice, hate crime accountability, and the dismantling of racist structures in policing, education, housing, and healthcare.

Oregon Dems still have it in the platform. (This is the current draft, still being edited, but it was in the 2023 platform as well).

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

we are currently watching an entire political party run cover for the most notorious sex trafficking ring in modern human history

Is there anything worse than a summer time head cold? 🤧