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Graphic from Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune’s office with a light blue background. Header reads: What You Can Do To Continue to Support TPS Holders. Two numbered action items are listed. The first, labeled Call the members of the U.S. Congress in bold magenta text, urges readers to co-sponsor Rep. Pressley’s House Discharge Petition 15 and extend TPS for Haitians. A sample script follows, reading: “My name is ______, I’m calling to advocate for Haitians in the U.S with TPS Status across the country as the Federal Administration is seeking to end Temporary Protected Status. I urge Representative _____ to co-sponsor Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s House Discharge Petition 15, which would allow a vote on House Resolution 965 to extend TPS for Haitians. This is about protecting families, upholding our values, and standing on the right side of history. Please contact Congresswoman Pressley’s office to become a co-sponsor. Thank you for your consideration.” The second action item, labeled Call the White House switchboard in bold magenta text, provides the number (202) 456-1414 and urges readers to preserve TPS. The Ruthzee Louijeune, Boston City Councilor At-Large logo appears at the bottom.

Graphic from Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune’s office with a light blue background. Header reads: Urge these U.S Reps Today. Two columns list the following representatives with their party affiliation, district, and phone number: Salud Carbajal (D, CA-24), (202) 225-3601. Ed Case (D, HI-01), (202) 225-2726. Sean Casten (D, IL-06), (202) 225-4561. Emanuel Cleaver (D, MO-05), (202) 225-4535. Jim Costa (D, CA-21), (202) 225-3341. Jason Crow (D, CO-06), (202) 225-7882. Sharice Davids (D, KS-03), (202) 225-2865. Donald Davis (D, NC-01), (202) 225-3101. Bill Foster (D, IL-11), (202) 225-3515. John Garamendi (D, CA-08), (202) 225-1880. Adam Gray (D, CA-13), (202) 225-1947. Josh Harder (D, CA-09), (202) 225-4540. James Himes (D, CT-04), (202) 225-5541. Ro Khanna (D, CA-17), (202) 225-2631. Rick Larsen (D, WA-02), (202) 225-2605. Doris Matsui (D, CA-07), (202) 225-7163. Dave Min (D, CA-47), (202) 225-5611. Donald Norcross (D, NJ-01), (202) 225-6501. Jimmy Panetta (D, CA-19), (202) 225-2861. Marie Perez (D, WA-03), (202) 225-3536. The Ruthzee Louijeune, Boston City Councilor At-Large logo appears at the bottom.

Graphic from Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune’s office with a light blue background. Header reads: Urge these U.S Reps Today. Two columns list the following representatives with their party affiliation, district, and phone number: Raul Ruiz (D, CA-25), (202) 225-5330. Patrick Ryan (D, NY-18), (202) 225-5614. Linda Sánchez (D, CA-38), (202) 225-6676. Bradley Schneider (D, IL-10), (202) 225-4835. Kim Schrier (D, WA-08), (202) 225-7761. David Scott (D, GA-13), (202) 225-2939. Adam Smith (D, WA-09), (202) 225-8901. Eric Sorensen (D, IL-17), (202) 225-5905. Mark Takano (D, CA-39), (202) 225-2305. Juan Vargas (D, CA-52), (202) 225-8045. Gabe Vasquez (D, NM-02), (202) 225-2365. David Schweikert (R, AZ-06), (202) 225-2190. Chris Smith (R, NJ-04), (202) 225-3765. Mike Turner (R, OH-10), (202) 225-6465. David Valadao (R, CA-22), (202) 225-4695. Young Kim (R, CA-40), (202) 225-4111. Thomas Jr. Kean (R, NJ-07), (202) 225-5361. Carlos Gimenez (R, FL-28), (202) 225-2778. Max Miller (R, OH-07), (202) 225-3876. Dan Newhouse (R, WA-04), (202) 225-5816. The Ruthzee Louijeune, Boston City Councilor At-Large logo appears at the bottom.

Graphic from Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune’s office with a light blue background. Header reads: Urge these U.S Reps Today. Two columns list the following representatives with their party affiliation, district, and phone number: Michael Rulli (R, OH-06), (202) 225-5705. Carlos Gimenez (R, FL-28), (202) 225-2778. Dan Newhouse (R, WA-04), (202) 225-5816. Michael Rulli (R, OH-06), (202) 225-5705. Max Miller (R, OH-07), (202) 225-3876. Jen Kiggans (R, VA-02), (202) 225-4215. Nick LaLota (R, NY-01), (202) 225-3826. Nicole Malliotakis (R, NY-11), (202) 225-3371. Don Bacon (R, NE-02), (202) 225-4155. Rob Bresnahan (R, PA-08), (202) 225-5546. Juan Ciscomani (R, AZ-06), (202) 225-2542. Warren Davidson (R, OH-08), (202) 225-6205. Mario Diaz Balart (R, FL-26), (202) 225-4211. Andrew Garbarino (R, NY-02), (202) 225-7896. Jeff Hurd (R, CO-03), (202) 225-4676. The Ruthzee Louijeune, Boston City Councilor At-Large logo appears at the bottom.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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I don't think parents of teens say this enough, so: I love my daughter. She's so cool.

My 5 foot nothing daughter rides the subway through Boston every day and, coincidentally, would also be a better transportation secretary than Sean Duffy.

I don't feel bad because I have always had to deal with the "user is a woman" skepticism, so I am scrupulously thorough and polite, but it's just such a godamn waste of time.

I had to check and see if I'd written this. Nothing works how it's supposed to anymore!

See, isn't that a better title than "executive assistant"?

I've been joking that my company has reinvented feudalism for awhile, and today I was like, "Wait, does that make me a scheming vassal?" Then I realized what my actual role would be: That lady in a whimple who has keys to every closet and storeroom in the castle.

High Potential and Ghosts are pretty good.

I stranger on my commute once told me very apologetically that mine was on inside out, and I've never been so grateful.

Lousy Smarch weather.

15% is generous.

I'm the king of Boggle/There is none higher/I gets eleven points off the word "quagmire."

I got to the end of that book and said, "What is this bullshit" out loud in front of my 2-year-old.

Babe, that's every month now.

G's school is doing a well-being assessment when, in the next 2.5 months, she has the SATs, 3 AP tests, the school musical, her weekend volunteer gig, and summer job interviews. Pretty sure she's just going to write "go fuck yourself" on the assessment.

This is on my list of tattoos I want.

my employee sobs at her desk every week A reader writes: One of my employees, “Brenda,” is a sweet, kind, sensitive, empathetic soul. A self-described empath, she cries easily and is a feeler’s feeler. (She feels things about my life that I...

AAM commenters having a normal one about someone having a mental health crisis, as usual. www.askamanager.org/2026/03/my-e...

Someone asked me the other day if we were all experiencing a mass psychosis event, and I'm gonna put this in the "evidence for" category.

Lousy Smarch weather.

A white orchid flower with purple spots.

There was an orchid sale at the zoo today, so G came home with this. She said she asked for the easiest to keep alive.

Kyla Jamieson My Sexual Orientation is Spring We change time, make the days longer. I start to forget the pact I made with unhappiness, take myself to the ocean, say I just need to catch the last few minutes of light. This is how spring is love, the way it pulls us towards pleasure.

this is how spring is love
#SaturdayPoem

I'm so sorry for your loss, Bitters. She was the sweetest dog.

In a documentary I heard 30 seconds of a baby with whooping cough trying to breathe and I nearly passed out from panic, so maybe we should try playing that for all new parents.

I am not only pro-vaccine but my daughter's pediatrician was a friend I've known since we were 18 and I still had to brace myself every time.

Yay! I will see you then.

What time is game night again? I think I can actually make it this month!

It does not count. We have disavowed him.

Ssssshhhhhhhhhhhh

So far the "Buy Tickets" link is fully not working for me.