I know its really scary for people to face the truth: A lot of the people on the street didn't make "bad" choices. Normal life things happened to them: Layoffs, death of a loved one, illness. That's all it takes and you're on the street.
If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have deeply, deeply misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.
For context, these 220 tents are competing for 70 black spots and 10 blue. Each tent has 10-12 students. A safe estimate would be that there are 2,600 Duke undergrads attempting to tent, or 40% of the student body.
President Carter taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice, and service. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from this remarkable man. https://t.co/dZHL0Nu0Tj
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I'm a PhD student at @UniofOxford and I think I'm living in a fairytale :-)
Foxes playing around in the snow at Magdalen College this morning — absolutely magical!
With AP having now called the results of the failed ballot measure in CA, we must reckon with the realities of how this happened.
While language on ballot measures is written to be intentionally confusing, there’s a lack of education surrounding prison slavery as well 🧵