Christine Valada

When I go to NYC, I walk everywhere I can, at least during daylight. It is so sensible. If you want to walk in L.A., you need to live in Studio City or Santa Monica. Where I live, sidewalks are intermittent.

Agreed. I can’t remember the last time I watched all the way through like I did tonight. Now I’m watching Dorian Gray, which I have never seen before. Got to see her as Madam Arkady on stage in the mid-teens. Just delightful.

Everybody who tastes it, loves it. Really.

The Republicans don’t want the blame for the ACA increases, and using the nuclear option will seal it.

I bet there is no environmental impact statement allowing this. And I wonder how many wildfires this will cause. I know this stretch of I-5 really well, because I drive it at least 2x a year. There is a lot of brush. And what about the train tracks, in addition to the freeway?

Reminders from a member of the House.

Where’s the bullet scar, Donnie, you loathsome, lying, pedophile wannabe king? Hiding in the Epstein files?

We named one of our house rabbits Bunnicula. It was a favorite book of my son.

My son hated working for an insurance company because of this rule.

I hear they are quite good and that one was recently rereleased.

Does anyone else remember the Andy Rooney rant on 60 Minutes about cookbooks and how no one reads them or has piles of them waiting to be read? Old fart nonsense. I spent the morning reading my latest acquisition, The Indian Cooking Course by Monisha Bharadwaj. Gorgeous. Can’t wait to cook from it.

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

👇👇

Like Punisher: NOT THE GOOD GUY.

My condolences. I am sorry for your loss.

What a great run, may she rest in peace.

I had a bone scan on Saturday. Cedars-Sinai has hit my email and texts me about 6 am every morning since to give them a review. Leave. Me. Alone.

If Chicago wanted to make those Texas soldiers feel at home, they'd wait for a blizzard, then turn off all the power and go to Cancun for the weekend.

Early voting is underway for Prop 50 in California.

I urge anyone in the state to vote yes.

This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-blue-states-should-do-when-red

Nobody gives a damn about what is truly in the child’s best interest if conflicts with mom and dad in the patriarchy. So let these con artists who promote conversion therapy just lead more kids to suicide to protect some non-existent 1st Amendment right. Makes me furious.

They always lie and leadership should be listening to you and the others calling out the lying GOP. Thank you for the work you do.

Yeah, that’s efficient use of tax dollars.

I’m visiting Gerry Conway on Tuesday. I am certain he is horrified

My sympathies. My Afghan heaved all over my bed Tuesday night and I spent yesterday washing orange-stained blankets and sheets and pads. Damned dates that fall everywhere.

US Capitol with writing about the government shutdown 2025

Remember the last government shutdown? It was a 35 day shutdown btn 2018–2019 during the first administration. Why? It was over expanding barriers on the US/Mexico border. This time? To gut healthcare for US citizens to give money to the ultra-rich.

Seems like the GOP works for them and not us.

Donald Trump and his lapdog Republicans just shut down the federal government after refusing to protect Americans from an imminent spike in health insurance costs.

This is what the GOP stands for.

Mine let me know there would be a phone meeting in October even if the government shuts down, but he’s a Dem.

Republicans don’t give a shit about governing, they only care about power. They are all mentally and morally bankrupt.

The government shut down. Good. The Democrats did not cave. The Republicans own this, with the crazy man sitting in the White House while working people lose heath insurance and a safety net so billionaires can have tax breaks. We don’t need billionaires. Tax the bastards.

Tell this moron the Russians had women in combat long before the US ever entertained the idea. POS.