“With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word ‘intellectual,’ of course, became the swear word it deserved to be.”
Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451
As a former CIA case officer, I saw the men and women of the U.S. intelligence community put their lives on the line every day for this country — and I am appalled at the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to lead DNI. (1/3)
@marceelias As a white woman, can we stop asking black women to carry all the load? Let those of us who understand their privilege be the ones doing the fighting.
@Paultx890 I cancelled a renovation on my house that I had already paid for and signed contract as well as cancelled a family trip. Going to be doing some hardcore prepping.
The people in my autism parenting groups who are just figuring out what gutting the Department of Education is going to do to their kids, after they voted for Trump. Whew, chile. It’s a whole lotta, “They can’t do that, right?” Nah, bro. They can and they’re gonna.
I've said for the last 10 years or so that we were living in the intro paragraph of a chapter in a history book that will be filled with maps & red arrows. I think we're now beyond that intro paragraph and into the next, explaining events leading up to the first engagement.
I went for flavorful treats for Madame President and Mister Vice President when they stop by my house on their way to deliver an Electoral College victory tomorrow. Make sure you leave out treats when they visit your house, too!
@RexChapman@AntiToxicPeople Presidents can’t get in trouble with the law if they order an official act, especially if it’s for national security. That’s all I am saying.