Millicent8 - awareness comes from just listening!

fighting #RelentlessResilienceOfWhiteMalePatriarchy, mostly, but not all are Republican, who have defined Democracy for too long. Helping create HERstory.

[Millicent8 - awareness comes from just listening! @Millicent8]

@skiistiredasf The Best NEWS! Congratulations Alena Analeigh McQuarter - Proud of you and the work you will do on behalf of all of us.
Thank you for not being afraid of the work you will be doing.

[SKI @skiistiredasf]

At just 13 years old, Alena Analeigh McQuarter made history as the youngest Black student ever accepted into a U.S. medical school.
Now 17, this brilliant young queen has already graduated high school at 12, earned a Master’s degree, interned at NASA, founded The Brown STEM Girl to inspire other girls of color, and continues blazing trails in medicine and science.
Her journey is living proof that when purpose, discipline, and brilliance collide, nothing can hold you back not even age.
The future is in incredible hands! 👏🏽

[Rich From CA @therichfromca]

Would you support Congress on the immediate removal of Donald Trump from office?

Yes or No? 👍👎

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

Just reupping this image from my newsletter last week, that I hope people will feel free to save and liberally spred around the interwebs. https://t.co/n29dajHvNU

[Millicent8 - awareness comes from just listening! @Millicent8]

@CrazyVibes_1 thank you for sharing - the other side of some stories CAN be delightfully positive

[Crazy Vibes @CrazyVibes_1]

“So this happened in Montana. I'm on my way to go to my interview this morning when I get pulled over by a police officer.

I am native American and my friend that was with me is black. Just saying.

Both brake lights decided to go out this time.

As he walked to the car and I was pulling out my stuff, he quickly said,

"Don't worry about pulling anything out. I just want you to know that your brake lights are out."

So I'm immediately upset, because I just got them replaced like last month.

So I explained to him how Firestone wants to charge me $600 just to run a test on the wiring of the car.

He looked at me like 😨 and told me to pop the trunk.

He checked the lights in the trunk and tapped them, but they didn't come on.

So he told me to pop the hood to check the relay box then asked me to get out to check the other one.

Then worked on the wiring under the dash.

He could've easily given me a ticket, but Officer Jenkins stepped out of the officer role, and into the mechanic role, and human role to make sure I was straight.

By the way, HE FIXED THEM. Not everyone is racist or a bad cop.

[Pramila Jayapal @PramilaJayapal]

I remember fearing for my life in the House Gallery as insurrectionists stormed the Capitol.

And I remember the many times since this awful day that Republicans have made excuses for the terrorists involved.

No one is above the law – on this day and everyday I continue to demand accountability for the actions taken against our democracy on January 6, 2021.

[Millicent8 - awareness comes from just listening! @Millicent8]

Trump does not care.

[Pramila Jayapal @PramilaJayapal]

Americans are living paycheck to paycheck as the cost of everything continues to go up. Millions have been kicked off their health care as millions more are seeing their premiums skyrocket.

Trump doesn’t care.

[Pramila Jayapal @PramilaJayapal]

Americans are living paycheck to paycheck as the cost of everything continues to go up. Millions have been kicked off their health care as millions more are seeing their premiums skyrocket.

Trump doesn’t care.

[Millicent8 - awareness comes from just listening! @Millicent8]

Jan. 6 attack 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress https://t.co/NPJp22FOPi

[Rep. La’Tasha D. Mayes @RepMayes]

I look forward to speaking on this esteemed panel tonight, October 2, 6-8P, hosted by East Liberty Family Health Care Center at @duqedu about the importance of Federally Qualified Health Center and their role in advancing #BlackMaternalHealth in Western PA!

#repmayes #pittsburgh

[La'Tasha D. Mayes @latashaforpa]

Pregnant & need support?

Get resources, diapers & more at my first Maternal Health Fair, Oct. 9, 3-6PM, East Liberty Family Health Care Center, 7157 Mary Peck Bond Place!

Sign up: https://t.co/suXbQfcdNK or 412.665.5502

#repmayes #maternalhealth #pittsburghmom #pittsburghkids

[La'Tasha D. Mayes @latashaforpa]

The Pennsylvania CROWN Act just passed the PA Senate 44-3! 👑

Today, we end hair discrimination, protect natural hair, and affirm dignity for more Pennsylvanians.

#repmayes #pacrownact #thecrownact #crownact #passthecrown #hairdiscrimination #pahouse #pennsylvania

[Rep. La’Tasha D. Mayes @RepMayes]

The Pennsylvania CROWN Act is signed, sealed, and delivered - thank you @GovernorShapiro for signing my first bill into law!

#repmayes #pacrownact #thecrownact #crownact #hairdiscrimination #pahouse #pennsylvania

[La'Tasha D. Mayes @latashaforpa]

Moms get the job done!

It is my honor to have your support.

#latashaforpa

[La'Tasha D. Mayes @latashaforpa]

Just less than 24 DAYS until the launch of the @latashaforpa Re-Election Campaign, January 22, 6-8P!

Join our campaign as we organize to win the Primary Election on May 19!

RSVP/DONATE: https://t.co/73x97E0xaL
INFO: [email protected]

#latashaforpa #mayes2026 #pittsburgh

[Rep. La’Tasha D. Mayes @RepMayes]

Check out my 2025 #Wrapped!

💵 Grant Funding: $13.5 Million ($50M since 2023)

📑 Total Constituent Casework Solved: 17,462 (52,000+ since 2023)

🏡 Total Property Tax / Rent Rebate Complete / $: 410 / $253,332

✨ Bills Sponsored / Co-Sponsored: 25 / 442

#repmayes #pittsburgh

[Millicent8 - awareness comes from just listening! @Millicent8]

@MrPitbull07 every one of us has Calvin's power. He has found his. Hope you will find yours. Happy Holidays

[Millicent8 - awareness comes from just listening! @Millicent8]

@MrPitbull07 Beautiful. May all your days bring you as much meaning as you are bringing others. You are using your power for good, and it will multiply. Bless you.

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

"My name's Calvin. I'm 72. I drive the airport shuttle van. Pick people up from long-term parking, drop them at terminals. Same loop, every day, been doing it eleven years. Most folks don't talk. Just stare at their phones, worried about flights.

But I listen to what they don't say.
Like the young woman last month. Got in my van, hands shaking, checking her phone every ten seconds. Boarding pass said military deployment. She kept looking behind us.
"Someone seeing you off?" I asked.
"No. Mom passed last year. Dad doesn't talk to me." She wiped her eyes fast. "Deploying for nine months. Nobody to say goodbye to."
Something in my chest broke.

At the terminal, I put the van in park. Got out. Walked around to her door. "Ma'am, I know I'm just a shuttle driver. But I'm a dad. And my daughter's about your age. Would it be okay if I gave you a proper send-off?"

She nodded, crying.
I hugged her. Told her to stay safe. That someone was proud of her. That she mattered.
She held on tight. "Thank you for seeing me."

Started doing it after that. Paying attention. The business traveler who kept checking his wallet, counting cash like it was his last. The grandmother flying to a funeral, sitting alone with grief nobody acknowledged. The kid heading to college, terrified, parents too busy to bring him.

I started giving send-offs. Real ones. "You matter. Someone sees you. Come home safe."
Word got around somehow. People started requesting my shuttle specifically. "The driver who cares," they'd say.

That deployed soldier? Came back last week. Found me at the parking lot. Brought me a photo. Her unit, all smiling, holding a sign: "Thank you, Calvin."
"You were the last kind voice I heard before hell," she said. "Kept me going."

I'm 72. I drive a shuttle van most people forget the second they leave.

But I learned this, airports are full of people leaving. Scared, alone, invisible. And sometimes, a hug from a stranger is the difference between leaving empty and leaving loved.
So see people. In airports, anywhere. Give them a proper send-off. Make them matter."
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Let this story reach more hearts....
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AI image is for Demonstration purpose only.
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Credit: Grace Jenkins