For some reason, I have been thinking about this moment a lot today.
It's from John McCain in 2008 at a town hall.
The woman begins to espouse conspiracy theories about Barack Obama's nationality.
He immediately shuts it down.
"No ma'am. He's a decent family man."
This is Johnny McEntee, senior advisor to Project 2025 & Trump’s Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
McEntee would be the most central person to implement Schedule F & hire Trump loyalists across all government agencies in a second term.
The things that I had been taught about people who left the church started to creep into how I felt about myself. I had a hard time trusting my own judgment about anything. And now I’m learning to trust myself and trust other people again.
it crazy how even after being out of the church for almost 5 years now, I’ve allowed it to still have power over me and impact the decisions I make. I’ve been realizing how much of myself, my opinions, my beliefs, my experiences that I’ve held back so I don’t offend anyone
I have never allowed myself to be truly accepted into any space since leaving because of the self doubt and lack of self acceptance. And if I no longer fit into the spaces I had dedicated my whole life to fitting into, why should I be accepted anywhere else?