I get up every morning determined both to change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning the day difficult. - E.B. White
So sad that kids today spend so much time online. When we were kids we were always outside throwing rocks at one another, smoking, lighting small fires, stealing car hood ornaments, shoplifting, trying drugs... one time I drank gasoline.
Will we accept Ukrainian refugees?
The US has condemned Maduro but has slammed the door on Venezuelan refugees. The US condemns Assad but hosts less that .3 percent of the world's Syrian refugees. The US condemns the Taliban, but only evacuated special visa holders.
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2020: Breonna Taylor was murdered by police during a no-knock warrant.
2022: Amir Locke was murdered by police during a no-knock warrant.
In the two years in between? The Senate didn’t even bring the bill to ban no-knock warrants to a vote.
The whole system is guilty.
I think every article about “the woke community” should have to spell out what they believe. “The woke community says people should be treated well, and these republicans feel oppressed by that” is really most of it.
(1/3) Every year, thousands of children arrive at our borders alone to seek protection. Many have experienced immense trauma from war, violence, or extreme poverty. Still, they face the burden of defending themselves against deportation once they get here.
Kyle Rittenhouse: White 17yo vigilante kills/injures 3 with assault rifle & is found NOT guilty
Trayvon Martin: Black 17yo walks with Skittles in hand and is KILLED by vigilante (who is later found NOT guilty)
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2021 has been the deadliest year on record for trans people.
Trans folks have led the way in our movements for liberation — only to be met with violence and hatred.
This year on #TransDayOfRemembrance, we hold our trans family extra closely. You are loved.
The judge. The jury. The defendant.
It’s white supremacy in action.
This system isn’t built to hold white supremacists accountable. It’s why Black and brown folks are brutalized and put in cages while white supremacist murderers walk free.
I’m hurt. I’m angry. I’m heartbroken.
Did you know that children, like all people in immigration proceedings, are not provided a lawyer if they cannot afford one? Can you imagine a child — 2 years old, 10 years old or 17 years old — appearing before an immigration judge alone?
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2. Practitioners who support birth don’t necessarily know how to support miscarriage—the joy of birth is so stark when compared to the grief and loss of miscarriage. Some of y’all need training.
1. It takes a long time. It's not an event that's suddenly over. It's like a fucking marathon. A sad, dehydrated marathon with nothing on the end but empty.
Today, I paid over $1000 out of pocket for my miscarriage. They didn't tell me it would cost so much to lose a baby. Here are other things they don't tell you about miscarriages. A thread based on my experience. CW: miscarriage & infertility.