KSV
@ksvesq.bsky.social
Founder, Risepoint Search Partners. Former litigator. Mom to two amazing girls. Color commentary for @stevevladeck.bsky.social.
Never come between a mom and a Goodwill donation collection bag on the last day of winter break. Truly nothing in this house is safe.
January 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Never come between a mom and a Goodwill donation collection bag on the last day of winter break. Truly nothing in this house is safe.
Me: What you going to do while I take the girls to the library?
Steve: Idk, I guess go down to the office and work?
90 minutes later:
open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
Steve: Idk, I guess go down to the office and work?
90 minutes later:
open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
200. Five Questions About the Maduro Arrest Operation
Friday night's U.S. military operation in Venezuela was a textbook violation of international law. It's also entirely unauthorized by U.S. law, which ought to (but probably won't) matter.
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Me: What you going to do while I take the girls to the library?
Steve: Idk, I guess go down to the office and work?
90 minutes later:
open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
Steve: Idk, I guess go down to the office and work?
90 minutes later:
open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
There’s always hope that this will be the year
January 1, 2026 at 12:15 AM
There’s always hope that this will be the year
Spending the last day of 2025 with @stevevladeck.bsky.social recording a bonus podcast episode of One First, which will drop tomorrow.
Happy new year, everyone. May your 2026 be filled with good health and peace.
Happy new year, everyone. May your 2026 be filled with good health and peace.
December 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Spending the last day of 2025 with @stevevladeck.bsky.social recording a bonus podcast episode of One First, which will drop tomorrow.
Happy new year, everyone. May your 2026 be filled with good health and peace.
Happy new year, everyone. May your 2026 be filled with good health and peace.
Watching The Eras Tour documentary and all I can think is I should have gone to even more shows than I did.
December 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Watching The Eras Tour documentary and all I can think is I should have gone to even more shows than I did.
When you play Ado Annie in your 1998 8th grade play these are the texts you get from your mom in 2025
December 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
When you play Ado Annie in your 1998 8th grade play these are the texts you get from your mom in 2025
Live somewhere with seasons, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Live somewhere with seasons, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.
Really interesting thread on the Netflix/WB merger from an antitrust perspective. 👇
The hate is real, and, contra the headline, it is not so secret. And the op-eds opposing the Netflix/WB merger have begun. But, as an antitrust lawyer, I think the merger is likely to be pro-competitive and good for consumers. I'll explain why. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/o...
Opinion | Everybody in Hollywood Secretly Hates Netflix. So Now What?
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Really interesting thread on the Netflix/WB merger from an antitrust perspective. 👇
No matter how tired he is or what an insane week he has had, Steve takes our daughter to every single early morning skate. And for that, I am very grateful.
Next step: mastering the figure skating hair bun (and writing another book).
Next step: mastering the figure skating hair bun (and writing another book).
The first third of the manuscript for”The Court We Need” is due tomorrow!
Getting in some early-morning writing during our 7YO’s 6:00 am(!) figure skating practice…
Getting in some early-morning writing during our 7YO’s 6:00 am(!) figure skating practice…
December 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
No matter how tired he is or what an insane week he has had, Steve takes our daughter to every single early morning skate. And for that, I am very grateful.
Next step: mastering the figure skating hair bun (and writing another book).
Next step: mastering the figure skating hair bun (and writing another book).
Idk what mom of very young kids need to hear this but when mine were very little, I used to dread (and I mean DREAD) winter break.
They are now 7 and almost 10 and I cannot wait. Truly counting down the minutes until it starts.
If you’re in the trenches, just keep going. It gets better.
They are now 7 and almost 10 and I cannot wait. Truly counting down the minutes until it starts.
If you’re in the trenches, just keep going. It gets better.
December 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Idk what mom of very young kids need to hear this but when mine were very little, I used to dread (and I mean DREAD) winter break.
They are now 7 and almost 10 and I cannot wait. Truly counting down the minutes until it starts.
If you’re in the trenches, just keep going. It gets better.
They are now 7 and almost 10 and I cannot wait. Truly counting down the minutes until it starts.
If you’re in the trenches, just keep going. It gets better.
Do they allow popcorn in Dirksen? Asking for me.
December 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Do they allow popcorn in Dirksen? Asking for me.
I saw Cady Heron wearing army pants and flip flops, so I bought army pants and flip flops.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I saw Cady Heron wearing army pants and flip flops, so I bought army pants and flip flops.
Lindsey Halligan finding out she actually had to show the Comey indictment to the *entire* grand jury
a woman wearing a yellow plaid jacket says " ugh as if "
ALT: a woman wearing a yellow plaid jacket says " ugh as if "
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Lindsey Halligan finding out she actually had to show the Comey indictment to the *entire* grand jury
Steve [to our children]: “My Substack newsletter is about to reach 100k subscribers. Isn’t that cool?”
7-YO: “How is that even possible? Who on earth would want to read that thing?!?”
The Vladeck Girls — keeping @stevevladeck.bsky.social humble always
7-YO: “How is that even possible? Who on earth would want to read that thing?!?”
The Vladeck Girls — keeping @stevevladeck.bsky.social humble always
November 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Steve [to our children]: “My Substack newsletter is about to reach 100k subscribers. Isn’t that cool?”
7-YO: “How is that even possible? Who on earth would want to read that thing?!?”
The Vladeck Girls — keeping @stevevladeck.bsky.social humble always
7-YO: “How is that even possible? Who on earth would want to read that thing?!?”
The Vladeck Girls — keeping @stevevladeck.bsky.social humble always
Overheard conversation between our daughters watching the Bejewled music video:
9-YO: “She gets the prince in the end but ditches him because she has the castle. Smart.”
7-YO: “Well yeah. Who needs a prince when you have the whole castle.”
We are doing ok, @stevevladeck.bsky.social ✅
9-YO: “She gets the prince in the end but ditches him because she has the castle. Smart.”
7-YO: “Well yeah. Who needs a prince when you have the whole castle.”
We are doing ok, @stevevladeck.bsky.social ✅
November 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Overheard conversation between our daughters watching the Bejewled music video:
9-YO: “She gets the prince in the end but ditches him because she has the castle. Smart.”
7-YO: “Well yeah. Who needs a prince when you have the whole castle.”
We are doing ok, @stevevladeck.bsky.social ✅
9-YO: “She gets the prince in the end but ditches him because she has the castle. Smart.”
7-YO: “Well yeah. Who needs a prince when you have the whole castle.”
We are doing ok, @stevevladeck.bsky.social ✅
Spent today not feeling completely insane for the first time in a year so that was good.
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Spent today not feeling completely insane for the first time in a year so that was good.
Follow along for @stevevladeck.bsky.social’s real time analysis of the tariff arguments. Our girls criticized all his clothing (and other) choices this morning so he could use the love.
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Supreme Court to hear arguments on legality of Trump’s tariffs | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. Follow here for the latest live news updates.
www.cnn.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Follow along for @stevevladeck.bsky.social’s real time analysis of the tariff arguments. Our girls criticized all his clothing (and other) choices this morning so he could use the love.
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
The men are quaking in their boots, ladies. Keep it up 💪
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The men are quaking in their boots, ladies. Keep it up 💪
What are they saying over on Fox?
Elections were rigged? Yelling about something Biden did in 2021? All of these are D states anyway so who really cares? All of the above? I’m curious but not curious enough to actually turn it on.
Elections were rigged? Yelling about something Biden did in 2021? All of these are D states anyway so who really cares? All of the above? I’m curious but not curious enough to actually turn it on.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
What are they saying over on Fox?
Elections were rigged? Yelling about something Biden did in 2021? All of these are D states anyway so who really cares? All of the above? I’m curious but not curious enough to actually turn it on.
Elections were rigged? Yelling about something Biden did in 2021? All of these are D states anyway so who really cares? All of the above? I’m curious but not curious enough to actually turn it on.
Reposted by KSV
Populist Dems won. Moderate Dems won. We won in blue states. We won in purple states.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Populist Dems won. Moderate Dems won. We won in blue states. We won in purple states.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
Our DC community showed up this weekend at our daughters’ food drive and bake sale. $450 raised (which @stevevladeck.bsky.social and I will match) and TONS of food heading to the Capital Area Food Bank.
Trying to make some light during these dark times. 🩷
Trying to make some light during these dark times. 🩷
November 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Our DC community showed up this weekend at our daughters’ food drive and bake sale. $450 raised (which @stevevladeck.bsky.social and I will match) and TONS of food heading to the Capital Area Food Bank.
Trying to make some light during these dark times. 🩷
Trying to make some light during these dark times. 🩷
Great night trick or treating in the neighborhood, which goes all out! Now home, watching Hocus Pocus 2, and letting kids eating as much candy as they want. Perfect Halloween. 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Great night trick or treating in the neighborhood, which goes all out! Now home, watching Hocus Pocus 2, and letting kids eating as much candy as they want. Perfect Halloween. 🎃