Public relations strategist and crisis communications expert. Passionate advocate for public schools. Tweets are my own. RT not necessarily endorsement.
“Previous Supreme Court majorities have expanded the rights and opportunities of the marginalized — women, of course, but also racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ citizens, the disabled. The junta clearly sees these rights as suspect.” https://t.co/vHnB3SDUCW
“And yet the people who will stand out to me, who showed courage above and beyond what ordinary Americans should be expected to do, were Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.” https://t.co/IPgW6EVtvO
It’s worth asking ourselves, as a nation, what it is about our political and legal systems that leads to so many policies that we Americans — even at our worst — don’t necessarily support.”
@nytopinion https://t.co/LLZXnoADN5
While some credit is due, let’s not build any statues (for whose career-defining achievement is that after years of working for perhaps the most corrupt president in history, in the end they declined to participate in the destruction of American democracy https://t.co/aREqD8Wvae
The situation is “unprecedented in its scale, and in the proliferation of organized groups who are trying to remove whole lists of books at once in multiple school districts, across a growing number of states … https://t.co/npO1dcIR2z
She is preparing for a rush of calls in anticipation of a summer spike. Families lose access to school social workers and counselors after students finish classes. https://t.co/snzRdsYMpM
“Prosperity is only for decoration,” he continued. “After all, there are luxury shopping malls and hotels in North Korea, too.” via @NYTimes https://t.co/CqpNKR0RWN
The best path toward reducing the incidence of abortion is to offer far more support to women, both during pregnancy and as they raise their children. …child credits, expanded child care and paid parental leave… https://t.co/OfaCrw5Yaj
If the State can force me to have a child, the State can force me not to have one. Would my beloved daughter with disabilities be alive in this scenario? Would I have been allowed to risk my life to give birth to another child born so prematurely and still try again? I think not.
But Harvard University’s report ..:bluntly illustrates a crime many Americans prefer to ignore: The whole nation, not just the South, grew rich and powerful from the unpaid labor of enslaved African Americans. https://t.co/SIdpmCWPfi
“Over the past decade and a half, many young, college-educated workers have faced a disturbing reality: that it was harder for them to reach the middle class than for previous generations.”
via @NYTimes https://t.co/LxqqqlAnX0
“Many people would look at the spiraling circus and think: This is bad. Low-level, nonpartisan school boards are not where these radioactive political issues should be hashed out. Someone should find a way to reduce the heat on these public servants.” https://t.co/crx9rPf6e7
Disgraceful. “Christopher Rufo helped make critical race theory a conservative rallying cry. Now he sees L.G.B.T.Q. issues as an even more potent line of attack.” via @NYTimes https://t.co/7cwsvM9tZK
I may never understand what happened, but I can be more understanding toward others. When people …(behave) compassionately, orienting their lives toward goodness instead of happiness, they revise their self-image and regain a sense of meaning.
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“When the people are suffering, you don’t try to solve their problems; instead, you distract them by giving them someone to hate.” via @nytopinion https://t.co/nA6PCJMijk
War’s horrors may shake our faith. But God is here, even amid the pain. “Against all my doubts, I choose to believe in a God with scars.” https://t.co/DALOAGHavv