So i started dating this guy who's "really into birds." Thought that meant he had a bird feeder or whatever. Showed up to his place for the first time. This man has SEVEN parrots. Seven. They all talk. They all have opinions. One of them heckled me during dinner. Called me "the new one" in a British accent for some reason. My boyfriend thinks it's charming. I'm being bullied by a bird named Gerald. Tried to have a serious conversation with my boyfriend last night and Gerald kept interrupting with "IRRELEVANT" in that same British accent. The other birds think Gerald is hilarious. They're learning from him. I'm outnumbered. My boyfriend proposed last week. Gerald said "she'll say no." I said yes out of spite. Gerald has been sulking for three days.
The 1st Amendment never contemplated mass media reaching billions in seconds.
The 2nd never contemplated firearms capable of firing dozens of rounds without reloading.
The 4th never contemplated a phone holding a decade of your private life.
We don't treat any of those as grounds to shrink the right.
Scale changing isn't grounds to infringe on people's liberty.
This is:
5-4 on whether the Constitution mandates birthright citizenship as traditionally understood
6-3 on whether the executive order is valid
7-2 on whether, under existing law, the children of illegal immigrants living in the US are citizens
birthright citizenship case
Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Barrett, Jackson: born here=citizen
Kavanaugh: Congress can change it but not a presidential executive order
Thomas: 91 pages
Alito: "the Court has made a serious mistake"
Gorsuch: I join Thomas but prefer case-by-case
Every single part of your daily peace is governed by politics. If you're holding onto a cracked screen because phones now cost millions or you can't buy shawarma without doing mathematics, you are feeling the real-world weight of state failure.
Everything is politics.
I expect Nigerians to have learned over time to prioritise certain values based on our current situation.
I wonder why "fluency of speech" and "political wisdom" are more appealing to us than integrity, prudence, meekness, and compassion.
Those who claim this man is just another regular politician are either dishonest or genuinely uninformed.
Ultimately, the kind of leadership we hail and support reveals our personal values and principles.
This should be a no-brainer.
Nigeria right now under Tinubu feels like the Pride Lands when Scar was in control (Lion King). Barren, fruitless and sad. And just like Scar, he doesn’t care. King of ruins is still a king. Terrible stuff
The entire concept of doing anything with the aim of ‘fighting racism’ betrays an external focus. You can never win with this external locus, with the fat girl mindset of “when I lose the weight all the boys will want me.” It only leads to disappointment.
You won’t create the society you want with a slave morality of “I made wealth. Am I worthy now?” It doesn’t work like that. There has to be an internal, independent drive to create the kind of society you want. As long as you need the respect, and you’re working with the aim of getting the respect, you haven’t even reached the starting point.
Breaking: Following the kidnapping of 39 children and 7 teachers in Oyo State, President Tinubu has announced the launch of FreeTV, a platform offering Nigerians access to over 100 free television channels!
Theo, you're getting it wrong, seriously.
NDC needs the wave.
It is part of the reason why most people hustled for the NDC ticket.
You have to understand that there's a reason why these people don't attack NDC, but Peter Obi.
The person of Peter Obi and Kwankwaso is the wave, not NDC.
The bulk of your current job is to market PO/RMK. Set narratives and debunk misinformation targeted on his person , the way you would do for Dickson.
That was an obvious falsehood by Mr Adams Oshomole, and your response was very weak, and almost in agreement with the opposition's misinformation against your party's presidential candidate.
I have written to you severally in a very cordial manner regarding this issue.
If you can't help with the conflict of interest, no problem. We move, regardless!
Maybe I was too optimistic to have expected you to be intelligent enough to keep your bias in check.
Bro, it's the Pareto Principle: roughly 10% of the inputs drive 80% of the results. In the last election, there was a wave that carried many LP candidates into office. The key trigger behind that wave; the 10% that produced the 80% - was Peter Obi.
From a strategic standpoint, if your goal is to get NDC candidates into power, then Peter Obi is your Pareto trigger. You should be playing the Obidients' game because that's the strategy that has already proven it can generate momentum.
You can't play big-man politics when you're the spokesperson of a small party. You must use asymmetrical tactics, just like Iran's did in the recent war.
If your current strategy ignores that reality, then you may not be as politically grounded as you think.
🚨ATUALIZAÇÃO | Dois envolvidos na morte da moça que foi lançada da ponte sem estar presa na corda elástica fugiram do local. A PM foi acionada e o helicóptero águia segue na procura dos foragidos.
O caso aconteceu em Limeira, interior de São Paulo, Brasil.