Lukonge achilees

The official account of Lukonge achilees. The Bright Beautiful Visible Force In the World #Travelist #SocialScientist #Author #Poet #Activist in MRU-NYC

[Lukonge achilees @achileeslukonge]

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Thank you for always supporting me

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

America is a constant work in progress. Every generation must take up the unfinished work of the last and carry it further—protecting what’s right, fixing what’s wrong, and making our union a little more perfect. 250 years later, that’s more important than ever.

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

250 years ago, a bold idea changed the course of history. Today we celebrate the people, principles, and enduring promise of the United States of America.

Happy 4th of July from the White House. 🇺🇸

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

I have congratulated President Trump @POTUS and all Americans on the Independence Day. We’ve had a very good phone call.

We are grateful to the United States for all the assistance we have received – from Javelins and Patriots to political support – and we deeply value that America stands by us in defending our independence. I am grateful to every American heart that cares about the future of Ukraine, Europe, and everyone around the world for whom freedom matters.

Of course, President Trump and I discussed the current situation on the frontline as well as our diplomatic efforts. There is a real prospect to put an end to this war, and America’s resolve is decisive. We have agreed to continue these discussions during the NATO Summit in Ankara.

Thank you, the United States! Thank you, Mr. President! Happy Fourth of July! Wishing Americans continued prosperity and every success.

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

Two hundred and fifty years ago, a group of Americans signed their names to a piece of parchment and made a promise no nation had ever made before: that we're all created equal, endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights — life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

We're the only nation in history built not on ethnicity, or blood, or geography but on an idea. That's always been what makes us exceptional. We chose that path 250 years ago but that’s where the work began, not where it ended. Every generation has had to choose it again. At Valley Forge, at Gettysburg, on the beaches of Normandy, in the streets of Selma. Americans recommitted themselves to the principles on which our nation was founded.

Now it's our turn.

There's nothing guaranteed about our democracy. We have to fight for it, defend it, and earn it. Over and over, year after year. That's not a burden. That's what it means to be an American.

250 years in, we still haven't fully lived up to those words in the Declaration. But we've never walked away from them, and this July 4, I hope all of us can commit to one thing: that we never will. I don't believe we're as divided as we're told we are. I've bet my whole life on the American people, and I'm not stopping now.

Happy 250th birthday, America. Our story isn't finished. Let's keep writing it together.

[America @america]

Happy 250th Birthday, America 🇺🇸

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

God Bless America

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Last week Muhoozi Kainerugaba announced on social media that he had decided “to close” a newspaper and a broadcaster. Shortly afterwards soldiers descended on the two outlets https://t.co/QWGq0Pd4Ys

[Jim Spire Ssentongo @SpireJim]

September 1995:
Hon. Miria Matembe, among other outstanding women, celebrating the new Constitution, whose drafting she had been part of, including a strong Bill of Rights in Chapter 4.
Now, at 73 years, she has to helplessly plead like a child in tears before a young magistrate, for things as basic as respecting her right to health and fair hearing! Spending the night in jail with her raw disregarded pain, I can’t imagine what is running through her mind as she flashes back!

[Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman @SenateForeign]

The U.S. needs to review its security relationship with Uganda. Gen. @mkainerugaba's attacks on free speech, including shuttering major media houses this weekend, make him & the UPDF unfit partners. We should only work with those who advance regional security, not diminish it.

[House Foreign Affairs Committee Dems @HouseForeign]

RM @RepGregoryMeeks: Moves by Ugandan officials to silence the press and human rights advocates directly undermine Ugandan democracy. The government must immediately end arbitrary detentions and attacks on media outlets.
https://t.co/LMhspxkdKH

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

In #Uganda, President Museveni’s son and military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba ordered the shutdown of the Daily Monitor newspaper, continuing his unchecked and unjust campaign of harassment and intimidation of independent media and civil society.

These latest attacks on media outlets in Uganda are emblematic of years-long crackdown on freedoms of expression and association in the country.
https://t.co/gdItBOco9B

[Lukonge achilees @achileeslukonge]

The Tears She Thought No One Saw: A memoir excerpt and reflection from The Dream From Dust Chapter 2 https://t.co/qc6CKMfCHT

[Amnesty International USA @amnestyusa]

These attacks on media outlets are emblematic of years-long crackdown on freedoms of expression and association in Uganda.
https://t.co/0U4N9SwnhJ

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Uganda's leading independent media group says it is under "military siege" after the army chief - who is the son of President Yoweri Museveni - ordered the closure of TV stations, newspapers and radio outlets. https://t.co/jcRs1i6MLK

[Lukonge achilees @achileeslukonge]

What She Grew and What She Gave Away: A memoir excerpt and reflection from The Dream From Dust Chapter 2 https://t.co/A7h736kgIF

[Lukonge achilees @achileeslukonge]

The Gomesi and the Rosary: A memoir excerpt and reflection from The Dream From Dust Chapter 2 https://t.co/0euT42wdFz

[Lukonge achilees @achileeslukonge]

The Other Days of my father: A memoir excerpt and reflection from The Dream From Dust Chapter 2 https://t.co/6JtYZ3xygI

[Lukonge achilees @achileeslukonge]

The English He Loved: A memoir excerpt and reflection from The Dream From Dust Chapter 2 https://t.co/99UZGqmZuj

[Lukonge achilees @achileeslukonge]

Mr. Livinaari — The One Exception: A memoir excerpt and reflection from The Dream From Dust Chapter 2 https://t.co/xyWGcOjYO2