Kristie
@kalasalle.bsky.social
She/her. A lawyer, not your lawyer, fighting fraud/waste/abuse in healthcare.
Oxford comma militant.
Childless cat lady.
Restoring my 1880s Victorian is my self care. I’m not allowed to watch HGTV unsupervised.
Oxford comma militant.
Childless cat lady.
Restoring my 1880s Victorian is my self care. I’m not allowed to watch HGTV unsupervised.
I turned my leftover butternut squash into browned butter sage butternut mac and cheese (it was a hit!).
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I turned my leftover butternut squash into browned butter sage butternut mac and cheese (it was a hit!).
Sherlock says hi and don’t be sad!
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Sherlock says hi and don’t be sad!
Nancy Drew and the Where Does The Pee Go?
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Nancy Drew and the Where Does The Pee Go?
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
We need to reduce air traffic by 10% until the government reopens? I’ve got a solution for both problems:
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We need to reduce air traffic by 10% until the government reopens? I’ve got a solution for both problems:
But to rehabilitate my campaign, I carry RBG on my arm.
October 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
But to rehabilitate my campaign, I carry RBG on my arm.
In the interest of transparency—you know for that campaign I’ll never run—I’ve *technically* got a Mitch McConnell quote on my ribs. Come at me, Schumer.
October 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
In the interest of transparency—you know for that campaign I’ll never run—I’ve *technically* got a Mitch McConnell quote on my ribs. Come at me, Schumer.
From the comments. If I had to bear the mental image, so too must all of you:
October 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
From the comments. If I had to bear the mental image, so too must all of you:
And, oh, are we including spousal net worth too?
August 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
And, oh, are we including spousal net worth too?
Looks like *someone* is concerned that allowing an oligarch to override journalistic integrity has led to hemorrhaging subscriptions.
August 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Looks like *someone* is concerned that allowing an oligarch to override journalistic integrity has led to hemorrhaging subscriptions.
Did anyone have “a hacked muppet account forced the former head of Israel and therefore Mossad to disclaim responsibility for a dead pedophile” on their 2025 bingo card???
July 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Did anyone have “a hacked muppet account forced the former head of Israel and therefore Mossad to disclaim responsibility for a dead pedophile” on their 2025 bingo card???
This was my final straw.
June 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This was my final straw.
Today the @nytimes.com lost a customer. For months it has been hampering accurate journalism by both-sides-ing issues that do not have two legitimate sides. By painting authoritarianism in a favorable light. By helping our wannabe dictator to continue to amass power.
June 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Today the @nytimes.com lost a customer. For months it has been hampering accurate journalism by both-sides-ing issues that do not have two legitimate sides. By painting authoritarianism in a favorable light. By helping our wannabe dictator to continue to amass power.
I present my credentials for nerdiness. I keep them right by my front door:
![A front door. Next to it, in a warm brown wooden frame, is a page from the tempest with the phrase “[EXIT, pursued by a bear.]” above the outline of a grizzly bear.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ybjk7hzsdoyn2wfetyy6joen/bafkreihdtkjk73nwa6ho674g5o3yozm7m2qd3l4fphkawcchm4yrsmuyb4@jpeg)
June 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I present my credentials for nerdiness. I keep them right by my front door:
Today is my 1000th wordle!
June 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Today is my 1000th wordle!
First it’s “fascist military parades are good.” Now it’s “be sure to comply in advance.
What in the hell happened to @theatlantic.com?! Cancelled my subscription today. I don’t pay for state media.
What in the hell happened to @theatlantic.com?! Cancelled my subscription today. I don’t pay for state media.
June 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
First it’s “fascist military parades are good.” Now it’s “be sure to comply in advance.
What in the hell happened to @theatlantic.com?! Cancelled my subscription today. I don’t pay for state media.
What in the hell happened to @theatlantic.com?! Cancelled my subscription today. I don’t pay for state media.
@theatlantic.com is simping for fascists now.
June 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
@theatlantic.com is simping for fascists now.
It’s also telling when you click through (the online version) what images they chose. Close ups of a handful of people at a time, videos of quiet, disorganized chants.
Not images that give an idea of the size and scope, like these from Boston, New York, Chicago, and Minnesota, for example.
Not images that give an idea of the size and scope, like these from Boston, New York, Chicago, and Minnesota, for example.
April 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It’s also telling when you click through (the online version) what images they chose. Close ups of a handful of people at a time, videos of quiet, disorganized chants.
Not images that give an idea of the size and scope, like these from Boston, New York, Chicago, and Minnesota, for example.
Not images that give an idea of the size and scope, like these from Boston, New York, Chicago, and Minnesota, for example.
Boston, Massachusetts (not my photos, but to give you a sense of scale):
April 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Boston, Massachusetts (not my photos, but to give you a sense of scale):
Most numbers I’ve seen available are the “expected” numbers, from RSVPs. Actual turn out orders of magnitude higher, likely. Boston, for example, “expected” about 5,000 and…
April 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Most numbers I’ve seen available are the “expected” numbers, from RSVPs. Actual turn out orders of magnitude higher, likely. Boston, for example, “expected” about 5,000 and…
Looks like NYT has accepted our analysis, @senategabe.bsky.social!
April 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Looks like NYT has accepted our analysis, @senategabe.bsky.social!
I feel myself turning into Steve Kornacki while obsessively refreshing the Wisconsin results but…
… what’s most interesting right now is there are two statewide elections. The Supreme Court seat, of course, but also the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
… what’s most interesting right now is there are two statewide elections. The Supreme Court seat, of course, but also the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
April 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I feel myself turning into Steve Kornacki while obsessively refreshing the Wisconsin results but…
… what’s most interesting right now is there are two statewide elections. The Supreme Court seat, of course, but also the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
… what’s most interesting right now is there are two statewide elections. The Supreme Court seat, of course, but also the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
I just ran an experiment. I tried commenting “libtard” (on my own Instagram posts that I created just for this). No warning or admonishment from Insta.
I tried “r*tard” and “f*ggot” too, for good measure. Still no warning or admonishment.
I tried “r*tard” and “f*ggot” too, for good measure. Still no warning or admonishment.
March 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I just ran an experiment. I tried commenting “libtard” (on my own Instagram posts that I created just for this). No warning or admonishment from Insta.
I tried “r*tard” and “f*ggot” too, for good measure. Still no warning or admonishment.
I tried “r*tard” and “f*ggot” too, for good measure. Still no warning or admonishment.