I am exhausted and I don't like to say it out loud. There was a hearing this morning about whether there should be immunity for the culprit we all saw on TV perpetrate the crime. I mean I understand due process and so on but at some point it should become obvious that the culprit is intent on running a spectacle, making a mockery of rule of law. I know I am veering off the issue at hand but these other Republicans have gone mad in the shadow of the main culprit. Hold the R party accountable for all the misery we see. If you are a journalist say its name in every article you write -- "it's the Republican party, stupid!" Before a crime is committed, before it hits the courts for justice, there are so many societal constraints that would hold the potential culprit back and accountable and none of those restraints are present for the Republicans which is why they are acting with impunity. Media would be one such restraint but fuck the media! Watch Maddow from last night if you can. We have to go after the party. Vote Blue! if nothing else.
Re: the Idaho senator...Um I'm sorry, but forced pregnancy will actually take people (women) out of the workforce at least in the short term, and reduce their ability to pursue any kind of education or job skill development...how can they make workforce arguments with a straight face? Am I missing something?
Thank you so much for your concise overview on what is happening to girls & women in this country. We need more than to reestablish Roe, we need a constitutional amendment that guarantees that women are treated equally under the law. The Equal Rights Amendment, which has been passed by the required 38 states, is languishing on the National Archivist’s desk because the Barr Justice Dept told the last Archivist not to publish it. And sadly, President Biden and the current Justice Dept won’t act. Roe was simply the floor. We need to ensure that no state can pass a law that only impacts women without considering whether that law would be just or unjust for men. There are 0 laws impacting men’s reproductive rights. That is not equality. And we all know that this movement to curtail reproductive rights has nothing to do with the fetus. This is a backlash from the far right to push women and minorities back into the kitchen and away from economic and political power. Publish the ERA and let us fight in court. Alito could never have written his opinion that there’s “nothing in the Constitution guaranteeing women’s rights to abortion” if the ERA had been published.
My daughter is a sophomore in college and she is beginning to see the impact of the Texas law in reality. She keeps reporting more classmates from high school having babies. It has been rather startling to her. Some of these pregnancies would have resulted in births but many of these would not have a few years ago. Some of these young women have families that can step in and help raise these children but we discuss the impact of that and the impact of those who have no support. This generation has some rough years ahead if we can't right the ship.
And I hope you feel better Grace. I had Covid after Thanksgiving and it knocked me down for a few days. I also had to resist coughing directly into my husbands face at night while he slept b/c he seems to have an obnoxious natural immunity to the virus :)
What's frightening about that is it sounds like they're completely succeeding in their goal, to send women back to the home to raise children, and fundamentally change American society.
Hey there Grace! I’ve come down with Covid too- hope your experience is as mild as mine is right now! I’m thankful for vaccines and the latest booster keeping this to feeling pretty much like a regular cold. Having to wear a mask at home and worrying about whether my husband and daughter are going to get it too stinks though!
I've had time to think more about the New Yorker story, and I think I can articulate my thoughts better.
What really outrages me about this moment in history is the push to send women back generations, to reverse all the progress.
This young woman, and so many others like her, sadly, was already at the bottom of our society, at no height to fall from. Poor, undocumented, and severely overweight; pregnant or not, she never stood a chance either way. This is a tragedy, and it's also an outrage, but it's a different outrage.
I make the distinction because we need the movement for reproductive rights and bodily autonomy to have as much support as possible, so I think we ought to note the different ways it can appeal. Stories of the suffering of the most marginalized and disadvantaged among us have always been important to a set of Americans, but those stories, sadly, have always been there and probably always will be. If they moved enough of us by themselves, this country would already be a much different, more caring place. Of course we should keep telling their stories, but it won't be enough.
The appeal broadens when every American imagines it's possible it could happen to THEM, not just to someone whom they can come up with a reason to dismiss. It seems heartless, but there's a logic to it. Those at the bottom have always suffered, so it's easy to feel hopeless and powerless to do anything about it, so we put it out of mind. But when we have something (or we think we have something), and it's taken away, that provokes a much different reaction.
For the least among us who already suffer so much, the abortion bans may be like just another brick in the wall. When we believe the threat goes much higher up the ladder, more of us are moved to action. Whether we like that or not we don't want to overlook it, because to the extent we do we run the risk of limiting our appeal to the left side of the political spectrum. We need the full center and then some, and that's where focusing on what Dobbs has taken away, and threatens to take away, from every woman, and from our entire society, way of life, and standard of living, probably (and I'm not saying not shamefully) resonates more than the ordeals of the least fortunate among us.
If we want to help everyone, especially those who have it the worst, we have to remember that this battle is too important to underestimate the value of, and necessity of, self-interest as a motivator.
When the Texas law first passed I looked at my husband and said I think the law should go further and say if you voted Republican you can't leave the state for an abortion either. My point was what you said much better than me! And that is what we are seeing. Now that white women (which I'm one of) are having issues with care the cages are getting rattled. The amount of times the words "I never thought I'd need an abortion" have been said keeps going up. Many didn't understand what Roe was giving them. They thought, and some still do probably, that abortion was what that single woman who slept around without using birth control did. They never dreamed they would some day be in need.
I wish I could say it in fewer words! What people will get upset about is what has changed. The poor have always been doomed, so in some sense less has changed there. But those who were relatively 'safe' before would notice the difference.
Jessica - I thank you for "truly begging the Biden people to find a way to talk about the president’s abortion rights plan". It's crazy-making how blind the Biden strategists are to us. WTF? What about engaging the other Jessica in amplifying your message and have her urge us and all her readers to write, call, fax, resistbot, whatever? And as I've asked before, though I acknowledge it's time-consuming for you, just give us marching orders (or addresses to write to) and we will make you proud. 💪🏻
I think part of the problem is Biden’s personal discomfort with abortion. He can barely bring himself to say the word. His support for women has always come from a place of paternalism and he’s from a time when “women’s issues” were not discussed in public. I’m old enough to remember when the euphemism “female surgery” for hysterectomy or other woman-specific procedures was whispered and ended any conversation if men were around. Having Harris take the lead on this is great, but only if the media will actually cover her. She’s been practically invisible except when she’s made a gaffe.
"shit Republican men say.” gets my vote 🗳 I think he's wrong besides being a dofus. They aren't going to fill those jobs. Those are jobs that migrants or immigrants usually take because Americans are above taking those jobs. Besides, the babies 👶 won't be old enough for years.
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Page one of the officially engrossed copy of the Constitution signed by delegates. A print run of 500 copies of the final version preceded this copy.[1]
Overview
Jurisdiction
United States of America
Created
September 17, 1787
Presented
September 28, 1787
Ratified
June 21, 1788
Date effective
March 4, 1789[2]
System
Constitutional presidential federal republic
Government structure
Branches
3
Chambers
Bicameral
Executive
President
Judiciary
Supreme, Circuits, Districts
Federalism
Federation
Electoral college
Yes
Entrenchments
2, 1 still active
History
First legislature
March 4, 1789
First executive
April 30, 1789
First court
February 2, 1790
Amendments
27
Last amended
May 5, 1992
Citation
The Constitution of the United States of America, As Amended (PDF), July 25, 2007
Location
National Archives Building
Commissioned by
Congress of the Confederation
Author(s)
Philadelphia Convention
Signatories
39 of the 55 delegates
Media type
Parchment
Supersedes
Articles of Confederation
Since the Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended 27 times, including one amendment that repealed a previous one,[5] in order to meet the needs of a nation that has profoundly changed since the 18th century.[6] In general, the first ten amendments, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, offer specific protections of individual liberty and justice and place restrictions on the powers of government.[7][8] The majority of the 17 later amendments expand individual civil rights protections. Others address issues related to federal authority or modify government processes and procedures. Amendments to the United States Constitution, unlike ones made to many constitutions worldwide, are appended to the document. The original U.S. Constitution[9] was written on four pages of parchment.[10]
According to the United States Senate: "The Constitution's first three words—We the People—affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens. For over two centuries the Constitution has remained in force because its framers wisely separated and balanced governmental powers to safeguard the interests of majority rule and minority rights, of liberty and equality, and of the federal and state governments."[6] The first permanent constitution,[a] it is interpreted, supplemented, and implemented by a large body of federal constitutional law, and has influenced the constitutions of other nations
MY BELOVED BRETHREN BREATHING BRAINS SURVIVAL 🧠 BY OUR FUCKING GOD DAMN BRILLIANT TECHNICALLY WRITTEN CONSTITUTIONALITY PROMISED AND MANDATED BY OUR CREATORS MIRACULOUSLY DESIGNED BREATHING FREELY IMPERFECT HUMAN BEINGS HONORABLE CIVIL SERVANTS FOCUS ON FAITHFULLY FOLLOWING THEIR ENLIGHTENMENT PRINCIPLES OF OUR LINGUISTIC CONVENTION OF SPEAKING 🔊 AGAINST OUR PETULANCING LEADERSHIPS BAD-FAITH POLITICS IN POWER WE THE PEOPLE'S BREATHING FREELY HUMAN BRAIN'S POWER 🔋 TO PROTECT AND DEFEND OUR BREATHING FREELY BRAIN'S POWER TO ALLOW OXYGENATION BLOOD FLOWING THROUGH OUR VESSEL'S SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR GLORIOUS BREATH TO SURVIVE IN DEFENSE OF ALL BREATHING BRAINS SURVIVAL MODE TOGETHER WITH RECOGNIZING HISTORICALLY ACCURATE DATA FROM EVIDENTIARY REQUIREMENTS BY OUR FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONALITY ALL STATESMAN THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY ANCESTORS COLLECTIVELY GREW UP AND MANDATED IN A IMMENSELY CONFUSING BUT SENTIENT INFORMED CITIZENRY JUDGMENTS WORTHY TO SURVIVE IN DEFENSE OF OUR VESSEL'S SUSTAINABILITY UNTIL WE CEASE BELONGS TO OUR CREATOR EXPLICITLY DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL BREATHING FREELY HUMAN BEINGS BRAIN'S POWER TO SURVIVE USE THEIR BRAIN'S POWER LIKE GODS IMAGE, I ASSERT, IS TRULY BEAUTIFUL AND 61.5 YEAR'S WORTH OF EXPERIENCE AND THOUGHTS WITH EXTRAORDINARY REFLECTIONS OF SUFFERING AND SURVIVING YEARS IN 2023, ALL THE BREATHS OF MY LIFE'S PURPOSE IS SIMPLY HERE.
Oh my God oh my god, oh my God, oh my God, dear Lord what have they done? The laws at the Supreme Court need Americans to pay attention now! Put your attention on the Supreme Court or else we're going to lose every right in our country.
Without citizens refusing to allow this blasphemy in our Supreme Court they'll stop. Get your eyes on the Supreme Court as soon as possible please.
Before we settle in for a long winter's nap, we have a LOT to catch up on. First, Jodi Kantor joins the pod to talk about her reporting, with Adam Liptak, on what went down behind the scenes at SCOTUS as the conservative majority sought to overturn Roe. Then we go over some new grants of cases the Supreme Court will hear in the near future-- including the mifepristone case, and a case about January 6th convictions. We also recap some bananas arguments in Wisconsin over a gerrymandering case. And then finally, we share our 2023 edition of our favorite things! Whether you're still holiday shopping for loved ones or need ideas on how to spend your gift cards and cash, we've got you.
• Read Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak's NYT piece, "Behind the Scenes at the Dismantling of Roe v. Wade"
• We're taking a break on 12/25, but check back in on New Year's Day for a very special edition of Strict Scrutiny!
• Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Threads, and Bluesky
Grace, I hope you feel better soon!
I am exhausted and I don't like to say it out loud. There was a hearing this morning about whether there should be immunity for the culprit we all saw on TV perpetrate the crime. I mean I understand due process and so on but at some point it should become obvious that the culprit is intent on running a spectacle, making a mockery of rule of law. I know I am veering off the issue at hand but these other Republicans have gone mad in the shadow of the main culprit. Hold the R party accountable for all the misery we see. If you are a journalist say its name in every article you write -- "it's the Republican party, stupid!" Before a crime is committed, before it hits the courts for justice, there are so many societal constraints that would hold the potential culprit back and accountable and none of those restraints are present for the Republicans which is why they are acting with impunity. Media would be one such restraint but fuck the media! Watch Maddow from last night if you can. We have to go after the party. Vote Blue! if nothing else.
Re: the Idaho senator...Um I'm sorry, but forced pregnancy will actually take people (women) out of the workforce at least in the short term, and reduce their ability to pursue any kind of education or job skill development...how can they make workforce arguments with a straight face? Am I missing something?
Thank you so much for your concise overview on what is happening to girls & women in this country. We need more than to reestablish Roe, we need a constitutional amendment that guarantees that women are treated equally under the law. The Equal Rights Amendment, which has been passed by the required 38 states, is languishing on the National Archivist’s desk because the Barr Justice Dept told the last Archivist not to publish it. And sadly, President Biden and the current Justice Dept won’t act. Roe was simply the floor. We need to ensure that no state can pass a law that only impacts women without considering whether that law would be just or unjust for men. There are 0 laws impacting men’s reproductive rights. That is not equality. And we all know that this movement to curtail reproductive rights has nothing to do with the fetus. This is a backlash from the far right to push women and minorities back into the kitchen and away from economic and political power. Publish the ERA and let us fight in court. Alito could never have written his opinion that there’s “nothing in the Constitution guaranteeing women’s rights to abortion” if the ERA had been published.
My daughter is a sophomore in college and she is beginning to see the impact of the Texas law in reality. She keeps reporting more classmates from high school having babies. It has been rather startling to her. Some of these pregnancies would have resulted in births but many of these would not have a few years ago. Some of these young women have families that can step in and help raise these children but we discuss the impact of that and the impact of those who have no support. This generation has some rough years ahead if we can't right the ship.
And I hope you feel better Grace. I had Covid after Thanksgiving and it knocked me down for a few days. I also had to resist coughing directly into my husbands face at night while he slept b/c he seems to have an obnoxious natural immunity to the virus :)
What's frightening about that is it sounds like they're completely succeeding in their goal, to send women back to the home to raise children, and fundamentally change American society.
So sorry you’ve got Covid, Grace. Please take the time you need to get truly well.
So much ice cream too!
Essential!! ;)
Grace, hope you feel better soon. So sorry you are sick. ❤️
Thank you!
Feel better soon, Grace!
💛
What's that line, if wishes were fishes... anyways feel better.
Hey there Grace! I’ve come down with Covid too- hope your experience is as mild as mine is right now! I’m thankful for vaccines and the latest booster keeping this to feeling pretty much like a regular cold. Having to wear a mask at home and worrying about whether my husband and daughter are going to get it too stinks though!
Mine is pretty mild too, hope you have a speedy recovery too!
Feel better, Grace!
I've had time to think more about the New Yorker story, and I think I can articulate my thoughts better.
What really outrages me about this moment in history is the push to send women back generations, to reverse all the progress.
This young woman, and so many others like her, sadly, was already at the bottom of our society, at no height to fall from. Poor, undocumented, and severely overweight; pregnant or not, she never stood a chance either way. This is a tragedy, and it's also an outrage, but it's a different outrage.
I make the distinction because we need the movement for reproductive rights and bodily autonomy to have as much support as possible, so I think we ought to note the different ways it can appeal. Stories of the suffering of the most marginalized and disadvantaged among us have always been important to a set of Americans, but those stories, sadly, have always been there and probably always will be. If they moved enough of us by themselves, this country would already be a much different, more caring place. Of course we should keep telling their stories, but it won't be enough.
The appeal broadens when every American imagines it's possible it could happen to THEM, not just to someone whom they can come up with a reason to dismiss. It seems heartless, but there's a logic to it. Those at the bottom have always suffered, so it's easy to feel hopeless and powerless to do anything about it, so we put it out of mind. But when we have something (or we think we have something), and it's taken away, that provokes a much different reaction.
For the least among us who already suffer so much, the abortion bans may be like just another brick in the wall. When we believe the threat goes much higher up the ladder, more of us are moved to action. Whether we like that or not we don't want to overlook it, because to the extent we do we run the risk of limiting our appeal to the left side of the political spectrum. We need the full center and then some, and that's where focusing on what Dobbs has taken away, and threatens to take away, from every woman, and from our entire society, way of life, and standard of living, probably (and I'm not saying not shamefully) resonates more than the ordeals of the least fortunate among us.
If we want to help everyone, especially those who have it the worst, we have to remember that this battle is too important to underestimate the value of, and necessity of, self-interest as a motivator.
When the Texas law first passed I looked at my husband and said I think the law should go further and say if you voted Republican you can't leave the state for an abortion either. My point was what you said much better than me! And that is what we are seeing. Now that white women (which I'm one of) are having issues with care the cages are getting rattled. The amount of times the words "I never thought I'd need an abortion" have been said keeps going up. Many didn't understand what Roe was giving them. They thought, and some still do probably, that abortion was what that single woman who slept around without using birth control did. They never dreamed they would some day be in need.
I wish I could say it in fewer words! What people will get upset about is what has changed. The poor have always been doomed, so in some sense less has changed there. But those who were relatively 'safe' before would notice the difference.
Jessica - I thank you for "truly begging the Biden people to find a way to talk about the president’s abortion rights plan". It's crazy-making how blind the Biden strategists are to us. WTF? What about engaging the other Jessica in amplifying your message and have her urge us and all her readers to write, call, fax, resistbot, whatever? And as I've asked before, though I acknowledge it's time-consuming for you, just give us marching orders (or addresses to write to) and we will make you proud. 💪🏻
I think part of the problem is Biden’s personal discomfort with abortion. He can barely bring himself to say the word. His support for women has always come from a place of paternalism and he’s from a time when “women’s issues” were not discussed in public. I’m old enough to remember when the euphemism “female surgery” for hysterectomy or other woman-specific procedures was whispered and ended any conversation if men were around. Having Harris take the lead on this is great, but only if the media will actually cover her. She’s been practically invisible except when she’s made a gaffe.
"shit Republican men say.” gets my vote 🗳 I think he's wrong besides being a dofus. They aren't going to fill those jobs. Those are jobs that migrants or immigrants usually take because Americans are above taking those jobs. Besides, the babies 👶 won't be old enough for years.
Sarah Sanders has a plan for those babies!
Not to be weightist, but is the plan a midnight snack 😋 🦴🫁👨🌾💁♀️?
Ouch! It wouldn't surprise me, maybe she doesn't get that "A Modest Proposal", by Jonathan Swift is satire.
That's it. They are trying for a Soylent Greenish scenario .
@Rebecca Carlson What's at stake for faith freedom for all in our world today? Join the conversation on religion and the law, including the most significant cases concerning religion and religious liberty at the U.S. Supreme Court and the continuing impact of Christian nationalism. As lawyers and people of faith, BJC Executive Director Amanda Tyler and General Counsel Holly Hollman think these topics deserve respectful conversation -- something that we don’t always hear in the public square or our social media feeds.https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9yZXNwZWN0aW5ncmVsaWdpb24ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M?ep=14
Constitution of the United States
Constitution of the United States, page 1.jpg
Page one of the officially engrossed copy of the Constitution signed by delegates. A print run of 500 copies of the final version preceded this copy.[1]
Overview
Jurisdiction
United States of America
Created
September 17, 1787
Presented
September 28, 1787
Ratified
June 21, 1788
Date effective
March 4, 1789[2]
System
Constitutional presidential federal republic
Government structure
Branches
3
Chambers
Bicameral
Executive
President
Judiciary
Supreme, Circuits, Districts
Federalism
Federation
Electoral college
Yes
Entrenchments
2, 1 still active
History
First legislature
March 4, 1789
First executive
April 30, 1789
First court
February 2, 1790
Amendments
27
Last amended
May 5, 1992
Citation
The Constitution of the United States of America, As Amended (PDF), July 25, 2007
Location
National Archives Building
Commissioned by
Congress of the Confederation
Author(s)
Philadelphia Convention
Signatories
39 of the 55 delegates
Media type
Parchment
Supersedes
Articles of Confederation
Since the Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended 27 times, including one amendment that repealed a previous one,[5] in order to meet the needs of a nation that has profoundly changed since the 18th century.[6] In general, the first ten amendments, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, offer specific protections of individual liberty and justice and place restrictions on the powers of government.[7][8] The majority of the 17 later amendments expand individual civil rights protections. Others address issues related to federal authority or modify government processes and procedures. Amendments to the United States Constitution, unlike ones made to many constitutions worldwide, are appended to the document. The original U.S. Constitution[9] was written on four pages of parchment.[10]
According to the United States Senate: "The Constitution's first three words—We the People—affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens. For over two centuries the Constitution has remained in force because its framers wisely separated and balanced governmental powers to safeguard the interests of majority rule and minority rights, of liberty and equality, and of the federal and state governments."[6] The first permanent constitution,[a] it is interpreted, supplemented, and implemented by a large body of federal constitutional law, and has influenced the constitutions of other nations
MY BELOVED BRETHREN BREATHING BRAINS SURVIVAL 🧠 BY OUR FUCKING GOD DAMN BRILLIANT TECHNICALLY WRITTEN CONSTITUTIONALITY PROMISED AND MANDATED BY OUR CREATORS MIRACULOUSLY DESIGNED BREATHING FREELY IMPERFECT HUMAN BEINGS HONORABLE CIVIL SERVANTS FOCUS ON FAITHFULLY FOLLOWING THEIR ENLIGHTENMENT PRINCIPLES OF OUR LINGUISTIC CONVENTION OF SPEAKING 🔊 AGAINST OUR PETULANCING LEADERSHIPS BAD-FAITH POLITICS IN POWER WE THE PEOPLE'S BREATHING FREELY HUMAN BRAIN'S POWER 🔋 TO PROTECT AND DEFEND OUR BREATHING FREELY BRAIN'S POWER TO ALLOW OXYGENATION BLOOD FLOWING THROUGH OUR VESSEL'S SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR GLORIOUS BREATH TO SURVIVE IN DEFENSE OF ALL BREATHING BRAINS SURVIVAL MODE TOGETHER WITH RECOGNIZING HISTORICALLY ACCURATE DATA FROM EVIDENTIARY REQUIREMENTS BY OUR FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONALITY ALL STATESMAN THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY ANCESTORS COLLECTIVELY GREW UP AND MANDATED IN A IMMENSELY CONFUSING BUT SENTIENT INFORMED CITIZENRY JUDGMENTS WORTHY TO SURVIVE IN DEFENSE OF OUR VESSEL'S SUSTAINABILITY UNTIL WE CEASE BELONGS TO OUR CREATOR EXPLICITLY DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL BREATHING FREELY HUMAN BEINGS BRAIN'S POWER TO SURVIVE USE THEIR BRAIN'S POWER LIKE GODS IMAGE, I ASSERT, IS TRULY BEAUTIFUL AND 61.5 YEAR'S WORTH OF EXPERIENCE AND THOUGHTS WITH EXTRAORDINARY REFLECTIONS OF SUFFERING AND SURVIVING YEARS IN 2023, ALL THE BREATHS OF MY LIFE'S PURPOSE IS SIMPLY HERE.
Oh my God oh my god, oh my God, oh my God, dear Lord what have they done? The laws at the Supreme Court need Americans to pay attention now! Put your attention on the Supreme Court or else we're going to lose every right in our country.
Without citizens refusing to allow this blasphemy in our Supreme Court they'll stop. Get your eyes on the Supreme Court as soon as possible please.
Before we settle in for a long winter's nap, we have a LOT to catch up on. First, Jodi Kantor joins the pod to talk about her reporting, with Adam Liptak, on what went down behind the scenes at SCOTUS as the conservative majority sought to overturn Roe. Then we go over some new grants of cases the Supreme Court will hear in the near future-- including the mifepristone case, and a case about January 6th convictions. We also recap some bananas arguments in Wisconsin over a gerrymandering case. And then finally, we share our 2023 edition of our favorite things! Whether you're still holiday shopping for loved ones or need ideas on how to spend your gift cards and cash, we've got you.
• Read Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak's NYT piece, "Behind the Scenes at the Dismantling of Roe v. Wade"
• We're taking a break on 12/25, but check back in on New Year's Day for a very special edition of Strict Scrutiny!
• Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Threads, and Bluesky