Play hardball, Democrats. For once, play hardball. Fight. Energize the majority, who loathe Trump and the Republican agenda. Think like Mitch McConnell but add in ethics and principles and patriotism. Fight.

this is a good thread for keeping grounded right now!

Needed this one today.

Democrats owe everything to Black, Latina, Asian and Indigenous organizers on the ground, registering voters, phone banking and protesting for our rights. Let's not forget it.

Thanks for these needed words Joan Halifax 🙏

The last four years have utterly exhausted my reserves of patience for anti-science woo and breathtaking lack of regard of the lives of others disguised as personal liberty.

“This land is your land, this land is my land...” Indeed, America.

Waking from a very terrible nightmare to find oneself in a beautiful dream, populated by decent and competent people...and Bruce Springsteen. It’s been a good day.

My youngest child (almost 4) is suddenly old enough to play legos with my older child and I feel as though I’ve been promoted from IC to management.

Especially useful to remember if you happen to be a people manager and an empath.

Yes! Same goes for setting the tone by taking parental leave and vacations.

This is a full-on emotion researcher geek out with @susandavid_phd on how emotional granularity & agility benefit us. We think that denying our emotions makes us stronger & more resilient, but research shows that it actually makes us LESS resilient. bit.ly/3kyzVXP

The erosion of abortion rights is extremely rare in the world, and almost exclusively occurs in backsliding democracies. Here’s my reporting on the link between those two forces: nytimes.com/2021/09/09/wor…

I believe so strongly in the human ability to change on an individual level. But as a collective—man, this country is truly, deeply sick. The worst part is that it just doesn’t have to be this way. 💔

comfort to every human being who feels afraid right now. i feel afraid too. it is okay to feel afraid and tender now. soon, the anger returns and we fight like bloody hell. first the pain, then the mother fucking rising.

“I want someone to admit out loud how much of our culture and society is geared toward the pursuit and presentation of youth and how that maybe kinda sorta fucks with your head a little the older you get.” thecut.com/2022/12/on-app…