8 YEAR-OLD who was at the Nats game: "It was my 2nd shooting, so I was kind of prepared. I’m always expecting something to happen."
A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸
I have received a lot of emails pushing back on this quote from my mother.
“A black child’s humanity can never be fully realized in the presence of whiteness”
Some of them were genuinely interested in understanding why this is not racist.
A thread:
As a kid, I rented every single #FaerieTaleTheatre VHS at the local video store. Shelly Duvall is a treasure, and @SethAbramovitch and @THR give her the dignity and respect she deserves in this lovely piece. https://t.co/jPNLti8cZf
Joe Biden has a Rolex watch and it is pissing people off.
Just FYI, Dr. Birx wore a different Hermes scarf every fucking day while she told us not to worry about a pandemic that was killing us.
Today reminded me of when I was younger and one of my favorite sports teams won a championship and I watched the news and highlights on different channels all night, I couldn’t get enough. I can’t get enough of today. #BidenHarrisInauguration
BIDEN to new WH team:
"If you're ever working with me and I hear you treat another colleague with disrespect, talk down to someone, I promise you I will fire you on the spot. On the spot. No ifs, ands or buts. Everybody is entitled to be treated with decency and dignity."
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters in first briefing: "There will be times when we see things differently in this room...That's okay. That's part of our democracy, and rebuilding trust with the American people will be central to our focus in the press office"