This is important. Pop the Washington bubble.
Katie Rogers
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Katie Rogers
@katierogers
Mama of two little dragons | White House @nytimes | Author of “American Woman” | Hoosier always | Without fear or favor
X rots your brain ✌️
Joined March 2008
- "President Trump was following my condition and cleared me for the monoclonal antibody therapy that he had previously received, which I am convinced saved my life.” Wonder how families of the 1,900 who died today feel when they see stuff like this.
- “My dying words will always be, as it has been, ‘I am an innocent man.'"
- My parents have not met my baby, I haven’t been home in a year, and I just canceled our planned tiny Thanksgiving. Wear a fucking mask.
- Telling the pope "god love ya" is maybe the most peak Biden thing I've ever seen?
- This is a beautiful tribute, and puts depression in its proper context: People who battle it are strong.
- Pet news dump from the WH: New puppy, new cat, and Major will get a new family. “After consulting with dog trainers, animal behaviorists, and veterinarians, the First Family has decided … it would be safest for Major to live in a quieter environment with family friends.”
- Mitt Romney has had a wild 24 hours. Getting screamed at in an airport, sitting aboard a crowded plane as MAGA passengers chanted "traitor" at him, sheltering in the capitol, and then calling for elected leaders to tell the truth. Strength of character personified.
- Small theme of this election is Trump appearing to pay the price for relentlessly insulting late political opponents who were beloved at home. Trump had been trashing John Lewis and Clayton County since January 2017. And then there’s McCain.
- WASHINGTON -- Olivia Rodrigo, 18, who has the No. 1 album in the country, took the White House podium to talk about the importance of receiving vaccines.
- To prepare for her appearance, Amanda Gorman, who has a speech impediment, read the poem aloud over and over, “practicing it and trying to let it be known in my mouth, but not feel robotic."
- did a cubicle write thisA silent majority of American workers do want to get back to the office, at least for a few days a week. As coronavirus cases rise and companies keep workplaces closed, these frustrated employees can’t wait to return to their cubicles. nyti.ms/3mOKdGa
- It’s not every day you can say you got pranked by the First Lady of the United States. @Emilylgoodin, pooler extraordinaire
