Kristine B

Horrible ideas really.

There is no money for a tariff rebate.

And 50 year mortgage?? Two fold bad on paying interest for 50 years and it will inevitably drive up housing prices even more.

No healthcare, no deal!!

I'm sorry, we're what now??

Maybe establishing a Department of War was not the best way to earn the Nobel Peace Prize?

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants

Justice Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”

The Free Speech Crisis for Black Americans Is Worse Than You Think Don’t let Jimmy Kimmel’s return fool you: Black academics are more frightened of talking to the press than I’ve ever seen.

Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, HBCUs received terroristic threats. Black students have been expelled or forced to withdraw. Black professors and teachers have been fired and placed on leave. A Black firefighter was placed on leave. A Black journalist was fired

thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/26/f...

Was just thinking about a play I saw last year: Laughter on the 23rd Floor

Neil Simon wrote it, maybe you've heard of him.

A variety show that does political commentary pressured by the network during McCarthy hearings...

Can't quite put my finger on why that's familiar.

So close there, but I'm thinking of another "m" word that better describes it...

Could be wrong but, I don't think that's how coding works...

There are lots of wrong definitions of habeas one could give, but this is just about the *most* wrong definition possible.

Imagine a cabinet member being asked to define freedom of speech and answering that it’s the government’s right to stop you from criticizing them. About the same.

Going into my first season as a mom of a competitive dancer: As long as she has fun and does her best, that's all that matters!

After 2 competitions: What are those judges thinking? Their routing was a fucking delight how dare they not give them an entertainment buzzer!

#NewDanceMom #DanceComp

So… this was supposed to be about Paul Revere’s ride, but the Senator just unloaded about the Trump administration and its Republican enablers. Far more newsworthy than I expected. (You can probably see me shifting to “crap, this was not the interview I prepped!” but the result was memorable.)

Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.

Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?

And honestly it was entertaining. Not like I was expecting high brow art, but it was fun.

Umm, this movie has been all my kids talked about for months. My daughter went with a friend Friday night and we went as a family of 4 this morning. Full EMax theater and the kids clapped and cheered throughout the film every time there was a fun reference.

This is not surprising for any parents.

👇🏻👇🏻

Emmrich Volkarin (tall necromancer in green and black robes with gold accessories with a mustache and salt and pepper hair) and Grey Warden Rook (tall human woman in a black and red jacket with silver armor plating underneath and purple curly hair) from Dragon Age Veilguard.

Taking a break from the world and (gestures wildly) everything.

Thoroughly enjoying my Emmrich playthrough with a Grey Warden Rook. Such a gentleman.

#Vailguard #DragonAge
#Rook+Emmrich

now was that so hard?

March 12, 2025 Trump’s 25% tariffs on all aluminum and steel imported into the U.S.

March 12, 2025:

Do not normalize frickin’ Nazi salutes.

For crying out loud.

The most inefficient way to get status reports from the department of break and gut everything.

Means they've all been PIP'd and owe the grifter progress reports on what they do each week.

SWENext — Inspiring STEM Stars - Society of Women Engineers SWENext is a free program that allows students ages 5 through 18 to join the SWE engineering and technology community.

It's "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day"!!

SWENext is dedicated to sharing the world of engineering to the next generation. Any students 5-18 can sign up!

#WomenInSTEM
#EngineersWeek

PS - you don't have to be a girl

This my sense of risk factors has been completely thrown off. Is it safe to fly, should I get a new account number since I used direct deposit for my refund? I have no sense of reasonable risk calculation anymore.

History buffs will know that every authoritarian leader eventually converges on some version of: "I *am* the state. I can not break the law, I am the law, the law is instantiated in me."

Our march to authoritarianism so far has been excruciatingly by-the-book. Hitting every beat. No surprises.

Anything that isn't privatized and making $ for shareholders is seen as unworthy or lazy. That's capitalism: exploit everyone you can and accumulate all the wealth at the top.

NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans The NAACP wants Black Americans to take their purchasing power, which some studies value at over a trillion dollars, to businesses that align with the civil rights group's values.

NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans

Roll the Credits by Danielle Ponder album cover. Black woman with her back to the camera and braids cascading down her back.

Timeline cleanser:

If you've never heard it (and even if you have) stop whatever you're doing and go listen to "Roll the Credits" by Danielle Ponder.

You're welcome.