My husband, who is from Tanzania, told me that in their recent elections they turned off the internet and social media for 1 week.
I thought it was a bit over the top.
Until...
I didn’t realize how emotional this would make me feel. Such a collective sigh of relief.
Congrats President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris! #Election2020
“Anyone who could orchestrate a conspiracy that only affected presidential votes but left the Senate untouched, and did it to this fine a point, is *just* the leader we need to get us through a global pandemic.” @StephenAtHome
In other news, this is pretty freaking awesome: brain-computer allows patients with severe paralysis to text, email, bank. Patients can use their eyes to zoom and click web pages. https://t.co/Mbi9x8dELU
For those outside of Chicago, be clear that the same south and west side neighborhoods where much of the gun violence happens are also impoverished, under-resourced districts.
There is a direct correlation between limited economics, education, hopelessness and violence.
The American sex industry is rife with sexual and racial violence, human rights abuses with roots deep in American slavery. Black women continue be sold, tortured, used, and sometimes killed. https://t.co/WvdOvuNQP2
Tamir Rice should be alive.
Breonna Taylor should be alive
Mike Brown should be alive.
John Crawford should be alive.
Sandra Bland should be alive.
Philando Castile should be alive.
Eric Garner should be alive.
George Floyd should be alive.
Alton Sterling should be alive.
Them: As a Christian, how can you support #BlackLivesMatter, knowing some of the things they represent?!
Also them: Just because I voted for President Trump doesn’t mean I support everything he represents.