Lisa See

“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.” W. Somerset Maugham

Jamie Raskin is visibly shaken after reading the unredacted #EpsteinFiles "Donald Trump's name is all over these files...I saw a reference today to a 9yr old girl". Don't ever stop talking about the #EpsteinFiles. #Trump

We’re watching it right now. I’ve seen it many ways times, and it never ceases to surprise me with its insights.

The image depicts Katherine Cathey, the pregnant widow of U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. James “Jim” Cathey, lying on an air mattress on the floor in front of her husband’s flag-draped casket the night before his burial. A Marine honor guard stands vigil in the background. Jim Cathey was tragically killed in action in Iraq in August 2005. Overcome with grief, Katherine refused to leave her husband’s casket. She requested to spend one final night with him. Two Marines went to great lengths to provide her with a makeshift bed, using a mattress and pillows on the floor. One Marine stood guard over her and the casket throughout the night. This powerful and Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph was captured by Todd Heisler in 2005 as part of his series “Jim Comes Home” for the Rocky Mountain News.

A Bernese Mountain Dog surprised his monkey friend, who grew up an orphan with him, and whom he always misses...

En la antigua Grecia, las mujeres tenían prohibido estudiar medicina, hasta que alguien rompió la ley. Un día Hagnódica se cortó el pelo y entró en la facultad de medicina de Alejandría vestida de hombre. Mientras caminaba por las calles de Atenas tras completar sus estudios de medicina, oyó los gritos de una mujer de parto. Sin embargo, la mujer no quería que Hagnódica la tocara, a pesar del intenso dolor, porque creía que Hagnódica era un hombre. Hagnódica demostró su identidad femenina desnudándose y ayudando a la mujer a dar a luz. La historia pronto se extendió entre las mujeres, y todas las enfermas comenzaron a acudir a Hagnódica. Los médicos varones, envidiosos, acusaron a Hagnódica, a quien creían hombre, de seducir a sus pacientes En su juicio, Hagnódica compareció ante el tribunal y demostró su identidad femenina, pero esta vez fue condenada a muerte por estudiar y ejercer la medicina siendo mujer. Las mujeres se rebelaron contra la sentencia, especialmente las esposas de los jueces que la habían condenado a muerte. Algunos decían que si Hagnódica moría, morirían con ella. Incapaces de soportar la presión de sus esposas y otras mujeres, los jueces anularon la condena de Hagnódica , y a partir de entonces, las mujeres pudieron ejercer la medicina, siempre y cuando solo atendieran a mujeres. Así, Hagnódica dejó su huella en la historia como la primera médica, ginecóloga y especialista en medicina griega. Esta placa que representa a Hagnódica trabajando fue excavada en Ostia, Italia.

The tree is a "remarkable record of California fire history," officials said. Read more: ktla.com/news/californi…

They’re all my originals.

Remembering the 19 kids and 2 teachers who died during the Uvalde school shooting while Law enforcement did nothing.

Everyone COPY this video, share it far and wide. Paramount Skydance billionaire baby David Ellison can’t handle that Stephen Colbert is getting millions of views . @Youtube we will cancel our subscription as we did when we dumped @paramountplus.

It turns out there is. You can get a signed or inscribed copy from Poisoned Pen Bookstore, my first stop on the tour: bit.ly/49OVEFC

Week 1 of the DAUGHTERS OF THE SUN AND MOON book tour. For details: lisasee.com/events/ @scribner ⁦@vromans⁩ ⁦@bookpassage⁩ ⁦@PagesMB⁩

Bill Clinton has a random run-in with Loretta Lynch at an airport in 2016 - MASSIVE, WEEKS LONG SCANDAL JD Vance attends a private dinner with Chief Justice Roberts while the Court considers multiple Trump Admin lawsuits - "social call" ... "friendly pop-by"

I love that space.

NEVER FORGET The same party that wanted to bring federal assault charges against a man for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent — now want to reward insurrectionist for beating Capitol police officers with deadly objects.

Steve Lopez of the LA Times points out a few things about Spencer Pratt's incredible lack of depth, experience, or knowledge:

Officer Eugene Goodman deserves compensation not the insurrectionists.

I thought it was #spencerPratt’s parents who were paying for his Hotel Bel Air stay but it was actually his #LAmayor donors! Whoops!

Spending my three-day weekend sitting by the pool and reading Lisa Scottoline’s THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING. Delicious!

In 1998, I was fired from my corporate job while 9 months pregnant because and I quote, “my priorities would be elsewhere after the baby is born.” The lawyer I hired told me I didn’t have a case because discrimination like “that” was almost impossible to prove. So I got pissed. Took the LSAT. Went to law school. Passed the bar. Had 3 more kids. Twelve years later, another woman from that same company was fired for the same reason. She sued them for a million dollars, and won, partly because I had kept every piece of evidence from what happened to me years prior demonstrating a systemic pattern of discrimination against women. That company no longer exists. My law practice is thriving. And that baby they said would derail my priorities? She’s a brilliant attorney now working at my firm. Turns out my priorities were indeed, elsewhere.