alexisblane

I prefer the corner brownie, my wine with bubbles, and the good to be public. Tweets are my own, not that anyone else would want them.

[alexisblane @alexisblane]

Good day at the office.

[Governor Gretchen Whitmer @GovWhitmer]

I am proud to sign an executive directive today to ensure our state departments can protect and increase protections for this fundamental right, and reaffirms that Michigan will not cooperate with anyone proceeding against an individual for seeking reproductive healthcare.

[alexisblane @alexisblane]

NYC weather report.

[alexisblane @alexisblane]

@nicholas_bagley It sure is performative.

[alexisblane @alexisblane]

@LeahLitman @nicholas_bagley As far as I can tell, he also thinks that anyone who likes babies has standing?

[alexisblane @alexisblane]

Books ARE magic. Thrilled to dive into @YumeKitasei’s The Deep Sky, courtesy of @booksaremagicbk.

[Governor Gretchen Whitmer @GovWhitmer]

When I first ran for governor, someone said to me: “Just promise me you’ll show up as you are. Don’t dim yourself because of what other people think and feel, be who *you* are.”

I’ve carried that message with me through all the ups and downs.

[alexisblane @alexisblane]

Such a a joy to work with people who know we can do great things and have fun and wear pink (or black)— all at the same time.

https://t.co/5IHndmaTuS

[Gretchen Whitmer @gretchenwhitmer]

While other states are passing extreme abortion bans and restricting fundamental rights, we expanded LGBTQ+ legal protections and repealed our draconian 1931 abortion ban.

No matter who you are, there’s a home for you in the Great Lakes State.

[Gretchen Whitmer @gretchenwhitmer]

Abortion is health care.

[alexisblane @alexisblane]

Congratulations, @cshogan276! What a great choice for the job.

[Senate Periodicals @SenatePPG]

Executive Calendar #79 Colleen Joy Shogan to be Archivist of the United States.

Executive Calendar #66 Geeta Rao Gupta to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues.

[alexisblane @alexisblane]

The TX judge said #mifepristone is too dangerous for women and doctors to use because there have been a total of 4,213 adverse events reported in more than 20 years.

In that same time period, there were 46,640 reported adverse events for Viagra.

#BansOffOurBodies

[Governor Gretchen Whitmer @GovWhitmer]

Today an extreme judge in Texas ruled to ban mifepristone, one of the most common forms of medication abortion. With this politically-motivated attack on reproductive freedom, over 64 million Americans, including Michiganders, may effectively be prevented from accessing the drug.

[alexisblane @alexisblane]

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[Heartland Signal @HeartlandSignal]

"Who wants to watch me slay a zombie?" - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signing three bills killing the state's 92-year-old anti-abortion law.

[alexisblane @alexisblane]

This is what a good day at the office looks like. (The repeal. Not the graphic.)

[Governor Gretchen Whitmer @GovWhitmer]

It’s the start of an important day, Michigan! 

I heard Michiganders speak with a clear voice to protect reproductive freedom in our state. Today, I’m taking action to protect it by signing a repeal of our state’s dangerous 1931 abortion ban.

[alexisblane @alexisblane]

@nicholas_bagley Making Judge O'Connor actually the most progressive Republican appointee in recent memory since he only wants to set women back 13 years and not, say, 234+?

[Gretchen Whitmer @gretchenwhitmer]

I'm furious that the #1 killer of kids in this country is gun violence.

And it's a uniquely American problem.

We should not, we cannot, accept living like this — and that’s why we’re taking action in Michigan.

[alexisblane @alexisblane]

@nicholas_bagley "All this is kinda frustrating" is "'Tis but a scratch" level of understatement. I wish the rest of the opinion were as funny as Holy Grail.

[Jonathan Cohn @CitizenCohn]

- Protecting the LGBTQ community instead of targeting it

- Strengthening gun safety rules instead of rolling them back

- Repealing old abortion bans instead of enacting new ones

Now at @HuffPost: How Michigan is becoming the anti-Florida

https://t.co/UnC5O7tmqM

[Governor Gretchen Whitmer @GovWhitmer]

The time for only thoughts and prayers is over. We are in a unique position to take action and save lives. And that’s exactly what we are going to do in the weeks ahead.

We're going to get this done for Arielle, Alexandria, and Brian. We’re going to get this done for Michigan.

[alexisblane @alexisblane]

@nicholas_bagley My home is a nest of vipers.

[alexisblane @alexisblane]

Being a mom is: making a special VDay breakfast for your children. One of whom bursts into tears upon seeing it.

Reader, they were not tears of joy.

No one ate the breakfast.