Citizen Wayne

I am NOTHING that I do not allow myself to be

[Citizen Wayne @CitizenWayne13]

https://t.co/LkSFQcAqGI

The Constitution of the United States
Fourteenth Amendment
Section 3
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, 1/4

[Citizen Wayne @CitizenWayne13]

History does not remember what you meant to do. It remembers what you did last.

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[Citizen Wayne @CitizenWayne13]

Feeling nostalgic over a classic song from a beloved musical this morning…
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[Citizen Wayne @CitizenWayne13]

“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”

~ Anonymous, though attributed to Oscar Wilde

[Citizen Wayne @CitizenWayne13]

However, if there are four narratives that complement and reflect one another, is there a realistic way to live in a republic that embraces the best of them while moving away from the negative?

[Citizen Wayne @CitizenWayne13]

I've been wrestling with this one since I first read it. Narratives, storytelling, however you wish to describe it, are essential to individuals and collectives.

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

People in the United States no longer agree on the nation’s purpose, values, history, or meaning. In our July/August issue, George Packer explores how the country fractured into four parts over the past 50 years—and how to bring it back together. https://t.co/orAyEro1q9

[Citizen Wayne @CitizenWayne13]

There is never just one—they compete and constantly change." There is merit and fault in each of the four. I'm struck by one line near the end: "I don’t much want to live in the republic of any of them." I absolutely get that.

[Citizen Wayne @CitizenWayne13]

"Nations, like individuals, tell stories in order to understand what they are, where they come from, and what they want to be. National narratives, like personal ones, are prone to sentimentality, grievance, pride, shame, self-blindness...

[Victor Shi @Victorshi2020]

NEW: On America's 250th, Sarah Jessica Parker narrates a reading on resisting authoritarianism and building a better future—featuring Mark Ruffalo, Ted Danson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Leslie Odom Jr., Margaret Atwood, & more.

"What happens next is not inevitable. It depends on us."

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

Major Jason Watson is NOT a Democrat.

His protest was NOT about party politics.

It was about what he believes his oath requires of him—and the price he’s willing to pay for speaking out.

Everyone has seen the arrest.

Now hear the courageous powerful speech that came first:

[Renee @PettyLupone]

This photo deserves a Pulitzer Prize.

Not only does it represent our current state of politics but it mirrors many photos of past which confirm the ugly truth about progress…

It must be fought for by every generation.

[Citizen Wayne @CitizenWayne13]

What to an American Is the Fourth of July?

https://t.co/M36kABBt6G

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

This 👇

[Citizen Wayne @CitizenWayne13]

The power of music is unmatched

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

“Battle Hymn of the Republic,” published in The Atlantic in February 1862 as a Civil War anthem, still endures as a sacred national song, Jake Lundberg argues. https://t.co/ORzFoNVYZL

[Citizen Wayne @CitizenWayne13]

Why Thomas Jefferson’s Anti-Slavery Passage Was Removed from the Declaration of Independence https://t.co/HYk18cEcly

[MP Arizona☀️🏳️‍🌈💙🌵🐕🐕‍🦺🫂💦🏜🐟🌴🎙🌎🌻♍️🌊 @AzPetrich]

Your reminder that this sonofabitch Mitch McConnell, stole not 1 but 2 SCOTUS seats and packed the lower court with right-wing fanatics and refused to persuade Republican Senator's to convict Trump in both impeachment trials. He's responsible for this fucking nightmare.

[Janai Nelson @JNelsonLDF]

The first paragraph of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s concurrence is a devastating takedown of Justice Thomas’s heinous opinion:

“The Reconstruction Amendments were an anticaste, antisubordination reset for the Nation, not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery.”

[SKI @skiistiredasf]

4 college graduates,
3 Masters degrees
1 Doctorate,
2 law degrees
3 Ivy League educations

All in one photo.

Oh and their husbands are in the photo too