The #gaslighting of #girls:
1. Host a gender reveal party before she’s even born. You wouldn’t want the world to relate to her for even one instant of her life absent the lens of gender. 2. Stick a huge bow on her head the moment she’s born; she’s not cute enough without one. /1 3. Give her dolls to play with whose eyes and boobs are so huge, and whose waistline and feet are so tiny, she’d topple over if she were real. 4. Pump her food and drink full of hormones so she develops good and early. 2/

Dear friends, do not be aggrieved by the Senate vote for Barrett today. Instead, factor it in to your unwavering determination to vote. Let it sustain your willingness to endure long lines in adverse circumstances. Have it fuel you as you devote the time required to /1 master the details of voting in your state - signatures, secrecy envelopes, stamps, postmark dates, drop box or polling locations. If you choose to vote in person, rejoice in the masked, socially distanced throngs snaking around your polling site and around the block. /2

1/ If you have a Republican Senator, urge him/her to bring to the Senate floor #HR8 (expanding background checks to include firearm purchases at gun shows and over the internet) and #HR1112 (extending the number of days government authorities have to complete a background check) 2/ The current #backgroundcheck process allows a #gun purchase to proceed after 3 days, resulting in 4,800 gun sales in 2017 to individuals with #criminal records, a history of #mentalillness, and other disqualifying circumstances.

No matter how they come out, the #impeachment hearings that now appear to be on their way will turn out to be a long overdue family conversation and massive online civics course where we, as Americans, get to grapple with some really important questions. Leave your examples below Please make all examples based on facts that were preserved in the #MuellerReport. You may not like his looks or style, but the man knew how to preserve a record.
Ex. 1: If a foreign power offers you help in an election, do you accept the help or do you call the FBI?

1/ I note with deep sorrow the passing of .@MarkARKleiman, an early mentor and longtime friend of mine. Mark set the bar high for intellectual honesty and creative thinking about hard problems, especially in the #criminal #justice and #drug #policy areas... @MarkARKleiman 2/ @.MarkARKleiman hired me for my first substantive job as his research assistant at .@Harvard's Kennedy School of #Government and as part of his then-nascent consulting firm, BOTEC Analysis, in 1984. He was unrelenting about putting data first...

Breakup songs for the .@SenateGOP trying to quit #Trump:
You know what you need to do, let us help you find the words. Breaking up is hard to do, as the old song goes. Here are some great #American #lyrics: The party’s over / It's time to call it a day
Now you must wake up / All dreams must end
Take off your makeup, the party's over
It's all over, my friend
(Comden, Green, Styne)

My #hottake on the NRA lawsuit: It’s Not What You Think
Despite breathless coverage from .@RollingStone, .@nypost and others, the NRA isn’t going bankrupt, although I’m sure it appreciates .@thegoodgodabove's and everyone’s #thoughtsandprayers. Neither are #NRA's expressed economic concerns related to the recent criminal indictment of #MariaBukhina for illegal flows of #Russian money to the #GOP via the #NRA.

Hush Little Baby: A Creepy DHS Lullaby*
*based on “Fact Sheet: Zero-Tolerance Prosecution and Family Reunification,” Hush, little baby, don’t say a word, DHS has a process established to ensure mama knows where you are, And if mama doesn’t know where you are, ...mama’s gonna have regular communication after separation to ensure that she’s reunited with you for purposes of removal.
And if mama is initially detained by CBP before you are sent to HHS’ ORR and she is placed in ICE custody, the process is well coordinated.

1/ #9thCircuit unanimously (3-0) upholds lower court's stay of travel ban. Per Curiam = unsigned opinion 2/ #States have #standing to sue based on interest of state universities in their #students', #faculties' and #researchers' travel.