Think of it as a prodigal daughter story: She starts as a lurker here, begins commenting, gets caught up in the heat and passions of this platform and takes a break, launching into the wide, wide world of social media, where she becomes a Twitter star—so much so that many here sit up and take notice without realizing she has posted here in the past.
And now she comes home.
Welcome Propane Jane, whose amazing Twitter-based essays have won her universal acclaim from progressives and have fired up the liberal base with knowledge and energy for years. She’ll be joining us as a contributing editor this coming week. Here’s the brief autobiography she’s supplied for our masthead:
Propane Jane is a pseudonymous social commentator and prominent Twitter activist focused on issues of racial and socioeconomic justice. When she isn't starting metaphorical fires online, she serves the nation's largest uninsured population in Houston, Texas, as an emergency and addiction psychiatrist. She is a devoted wife, mother, daughter, friend, and physician, with a passion for seeking truth and purveying light.
In other contributing editor news—truly bittersweet—our own Chauncey DeVega has taken a full-time writing position with Salon and can no longer commit to regular postings here, so he’ll be moving out of the regular Sunday rotation as Propane Jane moves in. He will, however, continue to drop in here from time to time, for comments and occasional posts. ”Daily Kos,” he explained in an email, “is a great community so I certainly want to stay engaged.”