This is probably my last tweet.
I enjoyed Twitter immensely, for how it helped me write, connect with local techies, stay current on breaking news, and gain other perspectives outside of my daily experience.
X is not that. Substack and BlueSky currently are. Go there.
Signed out of Meta platforms for the week.
Am looking forward to diving deeper into BlueSky and Substack, as well as preparing for the next inevitable protest.
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BREAKING: Senator Bernie Sanders just called it out:
Congress reached a deal to fund the government, but Elon Musk—who’s raked in $200 BILLION since Trump took office—is throwing a fit.
Sanders asks the real question: Are Republicans working for the American people or taking orders from ‘President Musk’?
This is oligarchy in action.
"So after all that transvestigating what do we have? Just another columbiner with neo-nazi ties."
- Garrison Davis, after debunking the propaganda on the latest school shooting
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IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE was released 78 years ago this week. One of the most beloved of all Christmas movies, and among the most popular films of its star James Stewart, the tale of how it was created is like throwing a lasso round the moon…
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STUDENTS EMBOLDENED BY TRUMP
Beverly Hills High School—the week of the 2024 election a mob of kids with a Trump flag on a pole, with Trump clothing and MAGA hats stormed the halls.
In recent weeks, Black students have been targets of racism, saying they’ve been called racial slurs and seen racist graffiti scrawled across the walls of the restrooms.
NEW: "Should Democrats Throw Trans People Under the Bus?" I've seen others make the moral case against it, but here I make a purely political case why this is a BAD idea for Dems. no-paywall link, 8 min read, pls share w/ the politicos in your life!
https://t.co/Yz5Xmi697A #LGBTQ
Angela Alsobrooks (D) will become the first Black woman elected to the Senate from Maryland. Only three Black women have ever served in the U.S. Senate.
Today, we remember the 11 lives stolen from us in the antisemitic attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
We must commit to bringing people together and spreading unity and understanding rather than creating divisions within our society.
Black person: Here’s my Black perspective on a very Black experience, shaped by a lifetime of being Black.
Random white person: You know what this needs? My opinion.
Sometimes silence really is golden.