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Scientist. Mom. #blm

[jules @11jules1979]

@thebutterknife My hometown!

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

#OnThisDay in 1933, Unita Blackwell, an outspoken critic of racial and economic inequality, was born. In 1976, Blackwell became the first Black female mayor elected in the state of Mississippi. #WomensHistoryMonth

[Rep. Stacey Plaskett @StaceyPlaskett]

Please watch Civil Rights Division doing its work in the Biden-Harris administration. 👇🏾

So proud of my fellow @goChoate @KristenClarkeJD doing justice
#Dojustice #BlackGirlMagic

[Mike Baker @ByMikeBaker]

NEW: Last year’s hit movie “Sound of Freedom” showcased Tim Ballard as a hero who battled sex trafficking.

But 10 women now say he was harassing and assaulting women. Some are publicly sharing stories for the first time, including a former Miss Utah.

1/8
https://t.co/BozGAOdfga

[Noah Garfinkel @NoahGarfinkel]

A key point missing in a lot of post debate analysis is that Trump’s claim about immigrants eating pets almost perfectly syncs up to the piano in the Peanuts theme song.

[Hugo Lowell @hugolowell]

New — Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president after the ABC debate

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

NEW: Alabama is farming out incarcerated people to work at hundreds of companies, including McDonald’s & Wendy’s.

The state takes 40% of wages and often denies parole to keep people as cheap labor.

Getting written up can lead to solitary confinement. This is modern day slavery.

[Philip Bump @pbump]

So Bill Clinton's 50 million to 1 million jobs added claim? It is correct. https://t.co/HzoGQgRuw9

[jules @11jules1979]

@LakotaMan1 Both. So much both.

[Stacey J. Spiehler @StaceyJSpiehler]

A counter-protester jumps up and down and hoots like a monkey toward a protester who was live-streaming on her phone at @OleMiss today.

Chants of “lock her up” as the Dean of Students (@marsh_brent) and multiple law enforcement agencies regain order.

[Lauren Lassabe Shepherd @llassabe]

A truly incredible picture from the protests at Ole Miss

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Researchers say two enzymes identified in caterpillar saliva were found to rapidly and at room temperature degrade polyethylene, the world’s most widely used plastic. https://t.co/ERq6HswtF7

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

Just like we drew it up.

[Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman]

Gretchen Hankins reported her son, Jonathan Hankins, missing in mid-2022.

Not until December 4th, 2023, did an NBC reporter reveal the truth to her: He'd been found dead in a hotel in May 2022—and Hinds County officials buried him without informing her.
https://t.co/wO08vF4rsX

[Jonathan Allen @jallen1985]

The CDC released fetal mortality rates by state for 2022 today. Mississippi remains by far the most dangerous place in America to be an unborn child.

[Katrina vandenHeuvel @KatrinaNation]

Steve Schmidt’s pre-position : “I don’t know what will occur during the first MAGA/GOP presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle other than it will be a travesty and prima facie evidence that we live together in a moment of transcendent idiocy.”

[Alice Miranda Ollstein @AliceOllstein]

NEW: Texas women who suffered medical complications when they were denied abortions are back in state court today (represented by @ReproRights) challenging the state's ban. Texas has asked the judge to dismiss the case.

[Guns are Post-Birth Abortifacients (See Luigi) @ritaresarian]

The poorest state took Medicaid from poor people

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Country singer Dolly Parton wrote the songs "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene" on the same night.
When the first song was at the top of the charts in 1974, Elvis wanted to record his own version of the song. Dolly was interested until Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' manager, said that it was standard procedure that when the king of rock and roll covered a song - half of the rights to that song would go to him in the future.

She refused it.

"I said, 'I'm really, really sorry' and cried all night. It was terrible for me, on the one hand, it's Elvis. People told me: "You are crazy." It's Elvis Presley...' but I just couldn't do it. Something told me in my heart not to do it and I didn't. I know he would rock with that song. But I couldn't. And then Whitney Houston came along with her version and I made enough money from the rights to buy Dollywood."

She grew up in severe poverty and no one famous has done more for the education of the poor than her.

In 1990, the percentage of students who did not graduate from high school in her hometown was over 30%. She introduced the "Buddy Program", where all high school graduates received a nice sum when they graduated. It wasn't just a waste of money, she personally came and explained the concept to them - everyone should find a buddy, and whoever doesn't succeed she will find one for them. Everyone had to sign that they will graduate and do everything in their power to ensure that their buddy also graduates. She taught young people about friendship and helping.

The number of school dropouts dropped to below 6% and has remained so until today.

When 900 families lost their homes in the 2016 fires, she paid each family $1,000 for the next five months. When she came to the bank to finish the paperwork, she gave each family another $5,000 to find. A total of nine million dollars.

Also, her work - Imagination Library from 1995, was inspired by her realization that young people in rural areas and poor families already fall behind when they start school and that this prevents them from pursuing higher education. The goal of her program was for every child in her district to receive one book, once a month, from birth to school, completely free of charge, without any conditions. It started as an initiative in her hometown and has spread to a huge number of countries around the world.

By 2018, over 100 million books were distributed in this way.

She is also known for her witty statements, at the beginning of her career she said:

“I'm not offended by jokes about stupid blondes because I know I'm not stupid... and I'm not really blonde either.”

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Non-native English Speakers, what’s a word from your language that you think is perfect that doesn’t have an English equivalent?

Take us to church.