Founder, Risepoint Search Partners. Former litigator. Mom to two amazing girls. Color commentary for @stevevladeck.bsky.social.https://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mliqiygabk22Happy Mother’s Day to me from our 7-year-old10 May 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mliqiygabk22https://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mlgu2u5euk2kThe intersection of our shared interests:09 May 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgu2u5euk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mkfmhnxuoc2420+ years after I took the LSAT, I now understand why there was a logic games section on it. It wasn’t for the practice of law — it was to make sure that if you had kids, you could handle the insane logistics of their multi-sport weekend schedules after a long week of work.26 Apr 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfmhnxuoc24https://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mjv4vfrddc2jDo we think @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social accepts proposed cover submissions from 10-year-olds?19 Apr 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjv4vfrddc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mhg5x224uk2xI need to know what 23-year-old marketing assistant approved this. Diabolical.19 Mar 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhg5x224uk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mgudur5ouc2vThe most common question I get about @stevevladeck.bsky.social is “when does he sleep?!” — a nod to just how much content he puts out (second most common: wait, how tall IS he!?) Today’s One First explores how Steve writes the newsletter. Hint: it’s not AI! https://www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-215-how-i-write-the-newsletter12 Mar 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgudur5ouc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mgplpnvzus26I have jury duty today. On the way to the courthouse, I swung by @stevevladeck.bsky.social’s office at Georgetown Law. Picking which prop from his office to bring to jury duty was really hard! I narrowed it down to these two. Think I’ll get selected?!10 Mar 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgplpnvzus26https://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mgkrqzdjnc2nOk but why is this what our 7-year-old is designing on Canva??08 Mar 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkrqzdjnc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mg4oyoafkc2wOur displeased 10-year-old after the Supreme Court’s evening news drop interrupted our post-dinner family hearts game: “UGHH couldn’t dad have just been, like, an architect or something?!?!?”03 Mar 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4oyoafkc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mfwyypsmws2zI realize that we are in a war right now and there are far more serious things going on in the world but this is the funniest school email I’ve received in my decade+ of parenting and I can’t stop laughing28 Feb 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwyypsmws2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mfplgrq4rk2fWe just got our oldest daughter’s Bat Mitzvah date and surely it must be a mistake since she was just born last week 😭😭😭😭😭 (Luckily it’s not until 2029 so I have a few years to pull myself together but STILL Y’ALL)25 Feb 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfplgrq4rk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mfhj2hpyg22lEvery Jewish mom texting her family group chat this morning some variation of “Did you know Jack Hughes is half Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah?!”22 Feb 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhj2hpyg22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mfcbxgti7k23Watching Alysa Liu win gold by being no one but herself and doing it for the sheer joy of the sport with my own aspiring figure skater was truly moving. Sydney (7) said “She’s my mentor!” I think she meant role model, but all the same. What an amazing athlete and person we are all lucky to watch.20 Feb 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcbxgti7k23https://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3metzpnbuvk2xWe used to go away for Valentine’s Day (or at least out to dinner!) Now we just travel to multiple states for different kids’ sport tournaments. Photo almost 20-years (!!!!) old. We still look like these babies though, right @stevevladeck.bsky.social?? 💕💕14 Feb 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3metzpnbuvk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3meteyoh6o22qI’m learning that being the house where your daughter’s Girl Scout Troop stores all of its cookies for distribution is extremely dangerous.14 Feb 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3meteyoh6o22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3me4leme4j223The companies/law firms that these men in the Epstein files work for all knew about these internal emails years ago. They just never thought they’d be released. Don’t forget that.05 Feb 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4leme4j223https://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mdjjaq2vnk2wLive shot of everyone in our neighborhood trying to get their cars out https://media.tenor.com/eES8989PL2AAAAAC/frozen.gif?hh=245&ww=49829 Jan 2026 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjjaq2vnk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mdh6xglva222For those scoring at home: yes we are still fully snowed in; no our street has not been plowed; no our kids do not have school tomorrow again and frankly might not all week. https://media.tenor.com/J_7J4tA5oLoAAAAC/cat-drinking-cat-drinking-laughing.gif?hh=498&ww=42728 Jan 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdh6xglva222https://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mdb6xziwr22jOur 10-year-old, calling into @stevevladeck.bsky.social’s office while he is filming a video on the unconstitutionality of ICE going door to door without a warrant: “Dad don’t make it too long! People on TikTok have very short attention spans.”25 Jan 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdb6xziwr22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3md66bvpue22tBig storm + freeze coming means many days ahead home with our kids. What are some good family movies we should watch together? Which ones am I forgetting? For reference, our girls are 7 and 10.24 Jan 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3md66bvpue22thttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3md4hwazxwk2tArrived at Union Station at the same time the March For Life let out and curious how many of these people are also protesting ICE’s atrocious actions since they care so much about human life.23 Jan 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4hwazxwk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3md4dpmozqk2n"But you will find great meaning if you dedicate yourself to disappearing people off the street and detaining 5-year-olds on their way home from school." [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4dpmozqk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mcx4k6rves2aDMV parents buckle up: I’m calling it now that we won’t have school until at LEAST Wednesday next week, possibly Thursday. This one is going to be a doozy. ❄️❄️❄️21 Jan 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcx4k6rves2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ksvesq.bsky.social/post/3mcvn7cvbx22lIf I’ve learned anything in the years I’ve lived in DC it’s that supermarkets will run out of food regardless of whether we get snow so do your shopping way earlier than you think you need to. Oh and if we do get major snow the city will be shut down for a week. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jan 2026 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:bwtgkirtsuyndwqulz4dchf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcvn7cvbx22l