James Alan Gill (@jagill97) writes about life on the road, the history held in desert land, and what it means to be at home in our newest dispatch.
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Instead of saying something is "ghetto" say it's "government" bcuz our govt personifies what we actually mean when we say ghetto. It's raggedy, works improperly, and acts a mf fool.
We should all be proud that @PresElectBiden has nominated a cabinet that looks like America—the first ever that is evenly divided by gender and the first where the majority are people of color.
One of the girls in my 9 year old’s class just said “My favorite author, other than myself, is Judy Blume,” and that’s the energy I want to see from all women writers going forward
Hitler was found guilty of treason and sentenced to five years in prison after the Beer Hall Putsch. He served nine months before he was pardoned in the name of "unity and healing." And after that, as we all know, everything was fine.
The Georgia Senatorial runoffs: I'm not hopeful, but I'm trying to be. If the Dems could win those two seats, it might mean the difference between an ineffectual Biden presidency and one where he could undo some of the damage Trump has done to America.
Mitch McConnell is just evil. Everyone has to pitch in, in whatever ways they can, to help win the 2 Georgia seats and make McConnell the minority leader. He will obstruct all of Biden's efforts to make things better.
I want to speak directly to the Black women in our country. Thank you. You are too often overlooked, and yet are asked time and again to step up and be the backbone of our democracy. We could not have done this without you.