Al

[yaya @malyelff]

White privilege isn’t “your life is easy because you’re white” white privilege is “your life isn’t made harder because of your white skin.” No one is saying your life is easy and you don’t have troubles, but unlike people of color, those troubles aren’t BECAUSE of your whiteness.

[Al @lepusmartius]

Hey 209-813-0462, if you're going to troll me with a Social Security scam, you might want to re-think your timing during the shutdown. Idiots.

[Al @lepusmartius]

.@KerriMPR What we do to try to teach our white kids about racism: Start somewhere, look for learning opportunities like @JemarTisby asks. Teach them to notice who is missing from a space & ask why. Keep them in public schools. In free time, surround them with both white and POC.

[Al @lepusmartius]

@nprscottsimon @MNSteveSimon @mnstatefair Oh, Scott. You had us, and then you lost us. Never confuse Iowa and Minnesota when Minnesotans' pride is on the line. The chips on our shoulders are a mile deep.

[Al @lepusmartius]

We don't need no stinking apathy. #BelieveSurvivors

[Al @lepusmartius]

Hey @preventioninst, is your website okay?

[Al @lepusmartius]

So... this is sarcasm, right, @BBC_Culture? Please?

[Al @lepusmartius]

@TheCurrent @BrianOake @jetsband @twinkiejiggles @cyndilauper STAHP. It’s, like, the ‘80s girls’ version of Sophie’s choice. Can’t choose.

[Al @lepusmartius]

.@twinkiejiggles etymology = I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED. Bless you, @BrianOake.

[Al @lepusmartius]

@tomkatsumi @NBCMakingIt @damasklove @Nick_Offerman We watch t in https://t.co/OmbuyqJgpI here, but unsure for UK?

[Al @lepusmartius]

She’s painting while watching @NBCMakingIt and I had to get a badge ready for her “patch” to declare her the winner. She’s in love with @damasklove and @Nick_Offerman and I can’t say I have any problem with that.

[Al @lepusmartius]

Total Baader-Meinhof moment when @Slate 'Hit Parade' mentioned George Michael's 'Monkey' this afternoon, which I'd never heard of until @JillRiley and @BrianOake mentioned it this morning.

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

In 1980, a psychiatric nurse at Chicago's Michael Reese Hospital (and mother of two) divorced her husband in the midst of a particularly troubled married life and decided to pursue her lifelong dream of an acting career. She was 40.

[Al @lepusmartius]

@TheCurrent @BrianOake @JillRiley Not gonna lie you guys: I spent HOURS as a latchkey kid with MTV in learning the Shoop dance.

[Al @lepusmartius]

@TheCurrent @BrianOake @JillRiley Pretty sure it’s written in statute that anyone who came of age in the ‘90s must stop drop and rap whenever Shoop comes on. #shoopoff

[Al @lepusmartius]

@Mellemo @BrianOake @TheCurrent @JillRiley OKAY THEN

[Al @lepusmartius]

@lovelyleann @amylibrarian Either way, thanks for the adult recommendations, too! <3

[Al @lepusmartius]

Thread.

[Al @lepusmartius]

When papers close, less civic engagement and higher infrastructure costs. Ack. ⁦@newscut⁩

Why local US newspapers are sounding the alarm via ⁦@BBCWorld⁩ https://t.co/fORgI8pe3T