We are failing our children. Guns are now the leading cause of death for children in the U.S.
Michelle and I mourn with the students and families of the Covenant School today.
Tyre Nichols loved to take photos of sunsets. He was passionate about skateboarding. His dreams and aspirations will not be realized because of a traffic stop by Memphis Police Department officers.
Let us lift him up.
https://t.co/uA1nB8eldL
"You cite deuteronomy, but me... I look to the new testament. And the new testament preaches love. What appears to me is that it appears you are putting a target on peoples backs. People have been cross dressing for centuries."
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You were off the floor when I’d tried to see you earlier. You were gone again when I came back after lunch.
Now it was late afternoon. I tapped on the wall next to your bed and was glad to see the mound of your feet under the covers.
You: “Heeeey. Come on in.”
So I did.
This clip 😭😭😭 has me undone. And the tears we see are not from losing but from the heartbreak of players being used as pawns and for a country unable to even enjoy & cheer its own team due to the oppression of its government. The American player’s kindness is beautiful.
I'll miss this place. I've learned so much here, particularly from listening to Black women, Indigenous people, therapists, doctors, citizen journalists, civil rights lawyers, and climate activists. Thank you all.
One thing that keeps me up at night right now is the possibility that Twitter’s potential death spiral will coincide with a major regional/national/global crisis. For better or worse, Twitter is a crucial disaster comms tool, and we don’t have a replacement for it. 1/
During the #SCOTUS oral argument in #Brackeen several Justices seemed to think #ICWA takes Native children from foster parents they attached to & that’s bad.
So here’s a list of every time the foster parents in this case moved a foster kid or fought for a kid to be moved:
Disturbing that this #SCOTUS will decide on tribal sovereignty and could easily endorse white supremacy and adoption to be wielded as a tool for genocide. #Brackeen#ICWA
Update. Samantha was told her regalia was a political statement and she could face jail time for wearing it at SCOTUS. She stood her ground and was allowed to stay in the courtroom.
This piece by @rebeccanagle on Brackeen and ICWA is also a must-read. It gets at the pernicious motivation for bringing the case, as well as the stakes for Tribal sovereignty:
“If the Court strikes down ICWA, everything else could soon go with it.”
https://t.co/KilpoTPAJz
Just had the most surreal voting experience. Volunteer asked for my name & I said it. She asked me to spell it. We began the rigamarole of me spelling out my “foreign” name. After I spelled out my first name, as I was starting my last name she looked up & said “Wait, the AUTHOR?”
My roommate was recently released after serving 27 years in prison for petty theft. He never broke the rules while inside, so that means he has never used a cellphone. He came home to find out our entire lives exist on this device. 📲🧵
As an advocate for my kids, I often appear crazed. This weekend, I woke up the principal because the field trip chaperone wasn't allowing kiddo to bring an anti-anxiety med on the bus. The principal had kiddo's back and all was well. But who the heck makes that call? Crazy mom.
"Trauma Informed" does NOT mean "I have trauma, so I can relate."
"Trauma Informed" does NOT mean "I'll be 'extra nice' because people have trauma."
"Trauma Informed" indicates:
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