"We are a nation of immigrants, & we must remember that precious aspect of our history & heritage" -JFK
"We must be a city on a hill, the eyesore in a darkened world, a refuge for those who cherish freedom & for those who seek refuge" -Reagan
"We're like a garbage can" - Trump
Holding back tears: “It was a terrible night for women, for children, for the hundreds of thousands of hard working immigrants who make this country great, for health care, for our climate, for science, for journalism, for justice, for free speech, for poor people, for the middle class, for seniors who rely on social security, for our allies in Ukraine, for NATO, for the truth, for democracy, for decency, for everyone who voted again him, and guess what—it was a bad night for everyone who voted for him too, you just don’t realize it yet” @jimmykimmel@JimmyKimmelLive
Let's just take a moment to tally the prominent Republicans who REFUSE to endorse trump, and instead endorsed Kamala Harris:
- Liz Cheney
- Dick Cheney
- George Will
- Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger
- Former Rep. Denver Riggleman
- Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld
- Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman
- Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan
- Former trump White House official Stephanie Grisham
- Former Trump White House official Olivia Troye
- A dozen Republican White House attorneys who worked for Reagan and the Bushes
- Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
- 100 Republican former national security figures
These are Republicans who have chosen to steer clear of the cult of MAGA, people who were disgusted by trump's January 6th attempted coup, and remain disgusted by his embrace of dictators and his disdain for democracy.
He can't even get his own former Vice President, Mike Pence, to endorse him. This is unprecedented.
These are not "RINOs" supporting Harris; in fact, when this election is over, so will be our tenuous truce of necessity. They tend to vote for things that most Democrats would fight them on.
But not today.
Today, we're united in defeating a guy who is only ever for himself, and would wipe his ass with the Constitution if given a chance.
Today, those Republicans are standing with us, putting country before party, to defeat trump.
Just for today. 🇺🇸💪
@TerrellFinley7@ArtyThorn @iamdarlenemcd @keithboykin Go look at some YouTube videos. I don't have time to teach you today. Unlike you, I don't speak about things I'm not aware of.
@TerrellFinley7@ArtyThorn @iamdarlenemcd @keithboykin Do you really believe a sex worker didn't have to learn a skill? A sex worker who goes to the strip to solicit buyers to make a minimum amount of money for their trafficker, has not learned a skill. That's why it's not appropriate to speak from another person's point of view.
@ArtyThorn @iamdarlenemcd @keithboykin Also I'm not outraged by your statement. You can't evoke that response in me. I believe your statements are lacking in wisdom. I'm trying to help educate you.
@ArtyThorn @iamdarlenemcd @keithboykin I have been on the forefront of the fight to eradicate human trafficking (labor and sex) for over 15 years. There you go again talking, but lacking knowledge.
@ArtyThorn @iamdarlenemcd @keithboykin You do not have the right to tell another race's story. A victim is a victim; they tell their own story. The oppressor or observers point of view is mute. So tuck that!!
@ArtyThorn @iamdarlenemcd @keithboykin Excellent comprehension here. It does not matter if someone is forced to learn a skill they didn't desire to learn. If they survived, the ex enslaved is now forced into a career because the slave owner has removed all their other options. It is another form of entrapment.