Kate Mock Elliott

My absolute favorite baby toy was recalled after about 30 families reported a child getting their arm stuck in a part and experiencing mild abrasions.
Guns are the leading cause of DEATH among children. Period.
When will they be recalled?

Americans do not want to live under a military state, that was never the American dream. Our country was founded on the promise of liberty, not soldiers patrolling our streets. The Constitution is clear: the military does not police civilians.

9yo, after Frodo puts the Ring on inside Mount Doom: “That was the stupidest thing you could have done. And I’ve read Harry Potter, so that’s saying something.”

My 9yo is the only girl in “Gaming Club” at school, for kids who stay in during recess & play board games.
Part of me: WTF is the school letting my kid opt out of fresh air?!
The other part: With her love for rules, math, & bossing people around, get this kid a D&D campaign. Child was born a DM.

I will canvass, call, send letters, sage the statehouse, learn hexes, anything for Amy Acton 2026, but at my core I have little faith that Ohio will ever put a Democrat in the Governor’s seat, less so a WOMAN. That would cause irrevocable testes-clutching.

Well said. Thank you.

But the new version is using the wheel randomized app, in which case only one person is happy because no one had to take the time to build their case and persuade. This is why we can’t compromise as a society anymore.

Not arguing over the 1000s of movie options. Mom and Dad came home from Blockbuster and said, “here’s tonight’s movie.” Or you all grabbed one movie, met in the middle of Blockbuster to debate, and if you were lucky you came home with two.

Me, reading the article and hoping that he had enough self-awareness to actually say that and—of course—being disappointed.

Would you know I’ve never seen it but that scene makes me want to. He’s SO. CHARMING.

We Americans sure like to confuse “safety” with “comfort.”
Me challenging your indoctrination is uncomfortable.
Gaza is unsafe.

But if I read it I will vomit for hours.

7yo: Mom, do you have to pay for medical stuff?
Me: Yes.
7yo: That’s stupid.
Me: Why?
7yo: Because homeless people don’t have money. What are they supposed to do?

MY SEVEN YEAR OLD GETS IT WHAT ARE THESE GOP FARTS DOING IN POWER

It’s Raining Men.

If the school isn't good enough for your child, why should it be considered good enough for any child?
EdChoice vouchers do not provide freedom of choice in education as long as private schools still have freedom of choice in student admissions.
A rare moment when I'm not ashamed to be from Ohio.

Four white women of varying ages holding protest signs that read, “Morons Are Governing America,” “Trump, how’s it feel knowing this many people came to your birthday party to tell you you suck at your job?” and “Impeach Convict Remove.”

Large crowd at a protest in a park.

Cincinnati came thru. Three generations, honoring the spirit of our matriarch who marched plenty in her day (and even got in a fight at a rally). #noKingsDay

I’d propose a rewrite: This *is* bad.

It’s getting scary yall. Protest on Saturday.

You mean the governor and mayor the people voted for?! I’d like to title this piece “No, Really, This Is What Authoritarianism Looks Like And We Warned You.”

Watching Empire Strikes Back
9yo: How does he not know that’s Yoda?
Dad: He’s never seen him before!
9yo: I guess.
Dad: But of course once he knows, I’m sure he’s like, “No, Duh.”

My gas pump video is telling me about Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Does this mean Shell loses its government subsidies for perpetuating DEI and identity politics?

My dad worked for Hallmark as I grew up in the 90s, aka Mary Engelbreit Era. Teacher’s gifts = ME calendars. Kitchen decor = ME cherries. Christmas ornaments. THE artist for suburban yt women.

She’s selling anti-dictator mugs w/ TFG’s face. Not what I expected in this timeline, but I’ll take it.

"What if this darkness is not the darkness of the tomb, but the darkness of the womb?

What if our America is not dead but a country still waiting to be born? What if the story of America is one long labor?"

- Valarie Kaur
A SIKH PRAYER FOR AMERICA ON NOV 9, 2016

My spouse and I share accounts, but as the partner with better credit, most are in my name. As the 9-5 job partner, I feel very bad when my husband tries to handle customer service issues during the day and they insist on speaking to the account holder. As a feminist, it’s delicious.

I’ve always loved Randall’s work. This love endures.

He kissed me for the first time under the stars on a moonlit night…and I promptly *burst into tears* and babbled about how I was getting attached & if he wasn’t also getting attached, he should walk away.

We’ve been kissing for 20 years since.

There is someone out there for you.

Apparently I’m earning a rep as a “great parent voice” in local newsrooms. I’m not mad.

The richest man in the world spent more money than most of us will see in our lifetimes to lose a state Supreme Court race by 10 points.

And the fact his $25 million was a drop in the bucket compared to what he's spent on other elections is exactly why we must overturn Citizens United.

I keep thinking I can’t be more embarrassed by my nation. Then I live another day.

The Trump administration has already replaced the top IRS lawyer who resisted such cooperation—a shift toward using confidential tax data for immigration enforcement purposes, in direct conflict with existing federal law.