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[Jasmyne @colorme_jas]

@cocolechanel I thought he was a bit two faced

[. @callesgothm]

at the end of the day TRUMP CANNOT BE PRESIDENT. stop telling us kamala is horrible when the only other option is a white supremacist who wants to strip basic human rights away

[Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN]

The Supreme Court can no longer be trusted to uphold the Constitution.

If Donald Trump is reelected, this convicted felon, rapist, and twice-impeached former President will be able to do whatever the hell he wants.

It’s a scary day for American democracy.

[Jasmyne @colorme_jas]

Perfectly missed opportunity to start off the show saying “they call me u-s-h-e-r r-a-y-m-o-n-d” #usher #SBLVIII

[Morgan ❤️💜💛🐝 @kilday_morgan]

Sooooo many people are complaining about owing taxes this year. This is why:

[ROYALE @royalepains]

Random mf in public: you too pretty to not be smiling

me:

[Conscious Lee @TheConsciousLee]

This analysis on the Supreme Court overruling is 😮‍💨😮‍💨🔥🔥

[Isaiah Martin @isaiahrmartin]

To be honest with you, it took me some time to gather my thoughts.

After the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action today, I couldn't stop thinking about what this means for those in my generation.

To the kid who came from a town where the fires of hate still ravage, whose first experience with a different point of view was in a classroom debate, whose views changed when they met a new friend that didn't look like them — affirmative action made a difference.

To the child of immigrants whose parents came to this country with nothing but the clothes on their backs, who saw them work cold nights and through holiday dinners without complaint, whose motivation to keep going at 2 AM in the library is fueled by the sacrifices of all those who helped them get there – affirmative action made a difference.

To the young girl from the concrete jungle whose first trip on an airplane is to her new college, whose neighborhood church uses her as an example for the school children in her community, who by the power of her acceptance turns someone's idea of impossible into something within their grasp — affirmative action made a difference.

Of course, the question of who gets in and who does not will still extend beyond the question of who is the most 'qualified.' Some find their way to the cushioned seats of freshman orientation because their school gave them favor due to their parents having attended. Others get there because they went to a school where gifted and talented programs were offered to nourish their potential. Often, we don't ask whether these kids, born to circumstances they could not control, are truly qualified solely on their own merit.

By no means am I faulting the parents of these kids; their parents are using every means necessary to give their children the best possible chance to succeed — I think we'd all do the same with the tools we have access to. But what about the kids with parents born with fewer tools in their toolbox? Is true equality really telling kids to touch the top of a ten-foot pole when some start with a nine-foot stepping stool?

Affirmative action was not perfect; it did not solve every problem, write every wrong, but it extended the ladder of opportunity to many children without distinguished family names or sought-after zip codes. Time and time again, these children demonstrated that our strength lies in our diversity, not despite it.

I am aware that many young people of my generation, vying for the same opportunities, are now uncertain about what the future holds — many of you are worried. I want you to know that we see you, we hear you, and we stand united with you. In times like these, it is crucial that we uplift one another amidst adversity. Today marks the beginning of another arduous battle to preserve the progress won by our ancestors — a fight I assure you we will win, no matter how long it takes.

[Ernest Owens @MrErnestOwens]

The obtuse obsession with trying to find conspiracy in Meg Thee Stallion being shot by Tory Lanez is everything you need to know about why victims don't ever want to come forward and why Black women don't feel protected by anyone.

Y'all are showing your whole asses right now.

[Deanna Davis Shoyoye @ShoMommy]

The Tory Lanez/Meg @theestallion case is 100% an example of why so many woman think it's pointless to report when harm is done to them. Celebrity or not, the responses and defenses are predictable. All internet gossip aside, someone shot Meg. She's not on trial here.

[Michael ⚡️♉️ @BackToMichael_]

“Stop fuckin playing w me” but make it professional:

[Dash Dobrofsky @DashDobrofsky]

New: Governor Greg Abbott — who virtually attended the NRA Conference instead of the Uvalde funeral — has won re-election in Texas. He defeated Beto O’Rourke — who campaigned on protecting women’s reproductive freedoms & vowed to make schools safer by enacting gun safety laws.

[Jenny @Jcheckitoutnow]

Even after a major power grid failure during a winter storm and a mass shooting at an elementary school, Greg Abbott gets re-elected as governor. He never effectively addressed those issues. What the hell, Texas?

[Fashion Fairy Godmother @KayDupree]

One thing Lori Harvey did this #NYFW2022 is eat.

[Jasmyne @colorme_jas]

@JaySOLE_DMV @_JDWjr @DanaeRayne It definitely was. I won’t be listening to any of those skits again 🫠

[Jasmyne @colorme_jas]

A beautiful night 🤍 https://t.co/bbiCuXUjKm

[BRI @BriMalandro]

I don’t like how if you do your job really well they start asking you to do other things for free because of it

[Pastor West @Pastor__West]

An UNEXPECTED blessing is coming. It’s your time...

[Flash @Flashyasf]

My soulmate prolly me