Claudia Rowe

More kind words for WARDS OF THE STATE. Thank you, @LarissaMacFarqu and @ABRAMSbooks! WARDS is out on May 20. Book launch info coming soon.

Chicago 🎩🪄 25 or 6 to 4 (1970) Terry Kath absolutely unleashes one of the most blistering guitar solos ever put on film, raw and untouchable, the best quality ever! Peak Chicago, peak Kath. #Chicago 💫

Dear @SeaTacAirport, winter still exists. So maybe invest in another de-icing truck? Planes Delayed on the tarmac for 4+HRS because, our pilot sez, there are only 2 working trucks for this entire intl airport. What????

A federal survey found that more than half of states reported the Family First Act has yet to accomplish its goal of reducing the number of foster youth in group homes. imprintnews.org/top-stories/fe…

So... anti-tax folks are also anti-hoops??!

@yukarirome @wiaawa @seattletimes Hey @yukarirome, am I no longer respected because I praised the skill of a teenager? There are lots of sticky questions in youth sports, but I was careful to separate the kid from the system. Wish you'd use similar care in your words.

@Squirrely4U @Slsnyd03 @fadd_k @dawn_gillman The toxic honor system basically prevailed in 2025~’26 when a violator of @wiaawa rules earned a praise from a formerly respected @seattletimes ‘journalist’ @RoweReport. Ain’t it so, @wiaawa? 3/♾️ thejournal425.com/p/eligibility-… seattletimes.com/opinion/dont-m…

Needless to say DHS received a reality check today. Hearing the commissioner say her staff is only in the office 50% of the time was… surprising, to say the least. When taxpayer dollars are footing the bill, Minnesotans deserve accountability and results! I appreciated the opportunity to raise a constituent’s concern directly and hope DHS keeps that in mind as they move through this “culture transition.”‼️#mnfraud #dhs

@skaushik100 And for some important background: seattletimes.com/opinion/how-di…

This is an indication of progress. Student Outcomes Focused Governance was the governance model adopted by the Seattle school board in 2021, when the ideologues dominated the board and they were at their peak performative progressivism. SOFG sounds benign on the surface, but in practice is not only bizarrely rigid and constraining, but also includes a really creepy cult-like component where SOFG's creator gets treated like some sort of infallible guru and SPS leaders and board members were subjected to regular "coaching" from SOFG consultants and expected to attended Amway-esque SOFG conferences and trainings. So while the superintendent is right that SOFG is not the root of the problems that the district faces, it was a problem in its own right. So good riddance!

Hey, @grok, what do you find more painful -- that you will never know the caress of the wind upon your cheek or the electric thrill or a love's kiss upon your lips, or that you are incapable of feeling what you will forever miss?

The most insane waterfall ever on a mountain after heavy rain - Estrela do norte, Brazil.

This Pennsylvania barbershop boosts kids' confidence by paying young customers $3 to read stories aloud during haircuts, deserving endless retweets.

Democratic Sen. Amy Walen op-ed: WA lawmakers shouldn't rush vital tax reform seattletimes.com/opinion/compre… via @seattletimes

Less celebrated but fully excellent Duvall.

The reliable go-to of all creeps on the street: "Smile, Baby. Why don't you smile?" Really quite the tell.

@RoweReport, author of WARDS OF THE STATE which was a 2025 @nationalbook finalist for nonfiction, joined the @ArmchairExpPod to discuss the foster care system. Listen to the full podcast here: bit.ly/46qqh2n

Breaking News: Yale will waive tuition for new undergraduate students whose families have annual incomes below $200,000. nyti.ms/45vJY8L

This Viking is my hero

@skaushik100 @milansingh03 @YalePolling And k-12 education ahead of crime--wow. Does that *ever* happen?

@milansingh03 @YalePolling Interesting that free speech does as well as it does in your survey, 9th out of 30 issues. Ahead of housing! I would not have expected that.

Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses. nyti.ms/45RcBNE

OK so maybe one last reason to stay on this app.

@Darinstrauss And, of course, Rob Reiner.

@RoweReport I forgot about Ozzy, Hulk Hogan, Rosalyn Drexler, Edmund White, Susan Brownmiller

Brian WIlson. Sly Stone. Tom Stoppard. Robert Redford. Robert Flack. Gene Hackman. David Lynch. Jane Goodall, George Foreman, Mario Vargas Llosa. Bardot. Frank Gehry. Wow. HUGE cultural figures gone this year.