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Mom, Sister, Quasi-Mom. South Side born and raised (for real). Big City Public School kid. I fire people. Misfit.
Dec 18, 2018 15 tweets 3 min read
Have we ever stopped to really appreciate how incredibly stupid the 12 Days of Christmas is? Let's walk through these day by day.

A partridge in a pear tree. A partridge makes a fine meal, and there is probably some combination with pears that would be delightful. What your girlfriend doesn't want? A bird she needs to kill, clean and dress. And a fucking tree.
Oct 4, 2018 13 tweets 3 min read
But Ford's testimony was NOT an invitation. Ford's testimony says that a bunch of powerful people might listen to you if it is politically expedient, and a bunch of others might not because it is politically awkward. Ford's experience in reporting her assault offers almost no lessons to the millions of people victimized by sexual assault. Most assailants are not important enough for Diane Feinstein to care. Most assaults are not interesting enough to earn you pro-bono representation for a televised hearing of massive national interest. For most