Kamala Harris didn't lose, America did.
As a nation, we collectively failed her—and in doing so we failed girls and women, the LGBTQ community, people of color, Muslims, Jewish people, immigrants, the sick, the poor, the elderly, the people of Ukraine, and Gaza, and the planet.
It's unthinkable, that instead of being able to celebrate a beautiful, hopeful new chapter in the story of this nation with a leader who appealed to the best of our natures—we will instead be holding a postmortem for democracy as we enter our 250th year, stewarded by a malevolent sociopath who despises empathy and shuns the law.
I truly thought we were better than this, that our shared humanity would show up. I thought we would reject this hatred and ugliness once and for all.
I hate being wrong about the majority of the people of this nation.
I don't know what's ahead. All I know is that good-hearted human beings are more necessary now than ever.
We did all that we could to avoid this moment, but now that it's here we'll just have to decide who we will be.
There is no way to comprehend or measure how grievous an error this is, but the only thing the decent people of this nation can do is wake up tomorrow and fight like hell for what we still believe is worth the fight, and we will.
I'll be doing that with whoever has the strength to join me.
I'm mourning the country we could have been and the one we apparently are—but I refuse to give up believing that compassion is the right path, that diversity makes us better, and that love is greater than fear.
Two of the most qualified women in the country ran for president against an unqualified, racist game show host who had a history of committing fraud and sexual abuse. And the country was basically split 50-50. That should tell us some things.
The 2018 John Mulaney “Horse In A Hospital” bit is still so great 😂 Best part is he doesn’t mention the name Trump at all. Oh America, you finally removed the horse from the hospital. DO NOT let it back in 😬
On #InternationalWomensDay we honour the strength & leadership of Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender-Diverse+ Peoples. We're inspired by women's resilience in the face of discrimination & violence. And we mourn our #MMIWG2S Stolen Sisters whose absence is felt every single day.
Matthew Perry portrayed one of the most well-known characters of all time but also helped others. He used his celebrity status to lobby Congress for more drug court funding and opened a rehab centre at his former mansion. What a remarkable legacy to leave behind. #MatthewPerry
Happy Independence Day Botswana 🇧🇼
Before independence, Botswana was the world's second poorest country. Today, it's an upper middle-income economy.
It had a low literacy rate with only 11 graduates and no university. Citizens contributed to build a university with the second biggest library in Africa
Villages contributed cattle to build primary and secondary schools.
The former administrative capital, Mahikeng was absorbed into South Africa.
Gaborone was chosen though it was a cattle post for the Batlokwa people, and built from scratch
Botswana offers free healthcare and education up to tertiary, with tertiary students receiving a monthly allowance of $140.
Best-performing students go overseas on scholarships. Primary, Junior and Senior Students receive free food and after school meals for rural area students
Botswana is a long continuous democracy, never had a coup, or civil war. It used traditional customary law and rule with modern democratic practices and established the House of Chiefs, which acts as custodian of cultural values and norms and advises parliament and cabinet.
Botswana is among the most peaceful countries in Africa with a low crime rate and Africa's best Police service.
Botswana had only 14 Kilometers of tared road in Lobatse made for the 1947 Queen'ss visit, but today boasts a total of over 25,000km of paved roads.
The HDSB is aware of the planned protests scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 20. We are committed to upholding the human rights of all students, staff, families and our communities. Please read our statement: https://t.co/J9uJInW6YU
We can't have clean energy because it will destroy the oil industry. We can't have healthcare because it will destroy the health insurance industry. We can't have peace because it will destroy the weapon industry. Capitalism built a system we can't afford to do the right thing.