i think it’s important to extend grace to the people in your life when they do something you don’t like. not everything is a sign of calculated disrespect, sometimes they’re just humans making human mistakes
RESULT: Georgia Dems having an extraordinary night.
They have won elections for attorney general & secretary of state, flipping both offices.
SoS race was to succeed Raffensperger, who rebuked Trump's call to "find" votes; GOP nominee echoed idea of "irregularities" in 2020.
NEW: Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will become Georgia’s next governor, The Associated Press reports in a race call.
She will be the first Black woman governor of any U.S. state.
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has won the race for New York's 8th Congressional District.
He is poised to become the first Black Speaker of the House.
A lot of people are not good people. They are just people who have never been in a position where being good would cost them something. Many people are not as principled as they think. They have simply never been sufficiently tempted.
It is easy to talk about loyalty when you have nothing to gain from betraying someone. It is easy to preach honesty when the truth doesn't threaten your interests. It is easy to condemn infidelity when you have never had an opportunity to cheat without getting caught. It is easy to talk about integrity when doing the right thing doesn't come at a personal cost.
I think we sometimes give people too much credit for virtues they have never actually had to demonstrate under pressure.
Your character is not fully revealed by what you say you would never do. It is revealed by what you have the opportunity to do, what you stand to gain from doing it, and what you choose when nobody can hold you accountable.
People who are TRULY mean & confrontational actually prefer not going to that level. It takes A LOT out of you. I think yall say you’re confrontational, but you’re actually just a bully under the guise of “confrontational”. Being mean doesn’t feel good AT ALL. Even when deserved
Your return to yourself has been epic.
It’s so beautiful to see you breathing, resting, stretching, dancing, expressing, taking up space - no more shrinking. Welcome home.
Living in the south has changed my narrative on voting, slightly. In CA you vote. Never feel the effects. At all.
In the south it’s like immediate. The racial tension so high you can feel the disproportion or normalcy immediately. Ts matters out here.
Driving on the highway in Atlanta a few moments ago I saw a car going 55mph pulling a smoker that was *actively smoking meat,* occasionally crackling, sending sparks at other cars