Hopeful – that’s my word of the week. Minnesota has a trifecta in state government for the next two years. The candidates I voted for all won - from my state Representative and Senator, to US Representative McCollum, to all of our statewide offices, and all the way to Governor Klobuchar and Senator Flanagan! Oh,… Continue reading Hopeful
My semi-annual post about voting: Enjoy!
This is in response to John Green’s incredible book, Hollywood, Ending, which is just wow! Thanks to Bookshare for getting Hollywood, Ending so quick. I read it in 3 days of it being out in the world! One of the lines that stuck out at me is: “Except once I’ve traded those little pieces of… Continue reading Fame
I’ve always thought of social media as a tool of communication. It’s a way to share when I’ve written a blog post. It can be a quick way for me to share cool stuff happening in my life, or also challenges of living with a disability in our society – whether it’s accessibility challenges or… Continue reading My social media use
It’s my birthday today! I want to ask you for something simple, something for my 28th birthday: vote! I'm voting for Peggy Flanagan for US Senate and hope, hope, hope she wins our MN primary on August 11th because she’s my friend and she’s got my back.
Convention and then back to real life
No, not New York Rochester, Minnesota Rochester. That’s right: it is the State DFL party convention prep post! Here are a couple issues I’m focused on for the three-day convention. Surprise - they're still pretty similar to the issues I was advocating for when I was a delegate here for the first time 8 years… Continue reading Rochester, here I come again
Do you know what? I’m a delegate for Peggy Flanagan for the MN DFL State Convention this year. I’ve got my shirt, I’ve got my banner, and I’ve got my pins – I am excited and proud to be on Team Peggy!
We have been over this before: fraud = terrible. Don’t do it! So imagine what a surprise it was Thursday when I realized I had gotten a chat from my mother saying Vice President JD Vance and Director of Center for Medicaid Services Oz were cutting off $259 MILLION in Medicaid funding to Minnesota. … Continue reading I. Can’t. Even.
I know where I'll be on Tuesday night, February 3rd. Do you know where you'll be? Yep - caucuses are on Tuesday. This will be my 5th time going to caucuses since 2018. I'll be there supporting causes I believe in, candidates I think will be great for our state, and I'll be raising my… Continue reading 5th time
