Maggie Manning

Think before you speak. Read before you think. - Fran Lebowitz

[Jane Coaston 🏔️ @janecoaston]

My only thought re: the NHJ essay is that we, as a culture and a country, have no idea what to do with the "bad kids." The "bad kids" who make classrooms impossible, who make teachers' lives hell, who cause problems pretty much from the jump.

[kris❤️‍🔥 @perfectlyfine89]

Wait this ate so bad https://t.co/plMtsR6m2m

[Goodreads @goodreads]

If I am not reading I am thinking about it

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

Amazing for the Russian elite to hate a place where their mistresses and children all live so happily

[Ihab Hassan @IhabHassane]

As a Palestinian living in the US, I realized from day one that far too many of those who claim to be “fighting for Palestinian freedom” in the West are nothing than grifters who exploit our suffering, turn our cause into a trend, and use Palestinian pain to build their own platforms, careers, and audiences.

And the moment Palestinians themselves challenge their narrative, criticize Hamas, reject authoritarianism, or refuse to fit neatly into their ideological worldview, suddenly our Palestinian voices are no longer welcome—or worse, we are smeared as traitors for daring to think and speak for ourselves.

Here’s what’s never been asked, seriously, inside this so-called “pro-Palestinian” movement: what do you actually stand for?

A democratic Palestine? Free speech? Political pluralism? Equal rights? A two-state solution, one state, peace — or just permanent war rebranded as “resistance”?

Do Palestinian lives matter when Palestinians are murdered, tortured, imprisoned, or silenced by Hamas? Do our freedoms matter when the oppressor isn’t Israel? Do Palestinians get to decide our own political future, or are Western activists going to decide it for us while shouting slogans thousands of miles away?

Palestine is not your revolutionary cosplay. Palestinians are not props for your ideological fantasies. And our suffering is not a career opportunity.

If your “solidarity” requires Palestinians to shut up whenever our experiences contradict your politics and narrative, then you are the one who should shut the fuck up.

[Meghan McCain @MeghanMcCain]

Dolly Parton was an absolute American icon and legend. Singular in her impact, love, talent, music, kindness, passion and strength. There never was nor ever will be another like her.

There are almost no words to express what a loss this is for America, she was one of the few people who had the ability to unite and truly bring everyone together through her music art, light and spirit.

On a personal note she is hands down the kindest, warmest, friendliest celebrity I had the pleasure of ever meeting. When people ask me the highlight of working at The View, I always say meeting Dolly Parton.

Her famous quote ~ “The way I see it if you want the rainbow, you’ve got to put up with the rain” has helped me through many tough moments and grief in life.

I am deeply saddened by this news just being a huge fan. We love you forever Dolly.

[State of the Union @CNNSOTU]

Former Vice President Mike Pence says he's "heartened" to hear that former CIA Officer Julia Curlee - a trans woman who served as his daily briefer during the first Trump term - said that he treated her with "great dignity."

BASH: "I spoke to her earlier this week, and she said despite your different views, you treated her with "great dignity," and a big moment for her in her life was you telling her mother that you must be very proud of your daughter. What was your reaction to hearing her say that?"

PENCE: "I appreciate the kind words ... My conservative values are fairly well-known, but maybe some people didn't quite know that among our Christian values is — my wife and I believe in treating others the way that we'd like to be treated, with decency and respect.  And I was heartened to hear Julia reflect that that was the experience that took place in our office."

[Leo @Leonajardinho]

Them: "Why are you paying $200/month for health insurance if you still have a $6,000 deductible?"

Me: "So the hospital doesn't bill me $80,000 for a 20-minute ER visit."

Them: "So insurance pays for your care?"

Me: "No. I pay 100% of the bill until I hit the $6,000."

Them: "Then what are you paying $200 a month for?"

Me: "I'm paying $2,400 a year just to access the insurance company’s negotiated discount rate so the hospital doesn't charge me fake, marked-up sticker prices."

Them: ...

Me: You aren't paying for healthcare coverage. You're paying protection money to a middleman just so the system doesn't bankrupt you for a basic blood test.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

Liev Schreiber: "Lot of people think that I'm involved in Ukraine because I have Ukrainian grandparents, but I'm involved in Ukraine because I'm American, and I think that the cause of democracy is probably clearer here than anywhere else in the world right now, at least to me."

[Operation Breakthrough @OB_Inc_KC]

Talk about a suite surprise! 🏈❤️

Thanks to @tkelce , our students experienced the Chiefs’ first preseason game from his suite at Arrowhead! To make the day even more special, they even got to see @dkelce1 !

Thank you, Travis, for giving our kids a day they’ll never forget! 🫶

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Nvidia CEO: There are a lot of things in life that I think you can learn and you just have to be given the opportunity to learn it. Do not give up on people.

Demanding excellence from others is easy work. Developing excellence in others is hard work.

[Sam Stein @samstein]

One way to get the cost of food down... make it so you can't be sure if eating it will cause explosive diarrhea

[Douglas A. Boneparth @dougboneparth]

Remember to treat your body like a data center.

Consume as much literature and water as possible.

[Chris Hayes @chrislhayes]

@steveschale I think everyone should probably take some time to wrestle w the very fundamental fact that modern policy approaches do not give the president or congress a ton of options for *lowering the general price level* even though that voters are saying they want.

[Mitch Landrieu @MitchLandrieu]

Thank you @drewbrees!

[Dan McLaughlin @baseballcrank]

Imagine dealing with someone who lost a parent while young.

Imagine dealing with someone who buried a child.

Imagine dealing with someone who buried a spouse.

Imagine dealing with someone who is in constant physical pain.

Imagine dealing with someone who is drunk on a daily basis.

Now, picture a world where most or all of those things describe most of the people you meet.

Welcome to mid-19th century America.

[Alyssa Farah Griffin @Alyssafarah]

I keep thinking that Emily Moreno and her daughter might not be in this horrible position if more people believed Stephanie Grisham at the time.

Believing women protects other women.

[Ashtyn Butuso @lil_buts]

we need to arrest @SouthwestAir for sending me an email every morning saying they have flights for $59 when they in fact do not!!!!

[Andrew Guenther @codebrewed]

I love how TSA rules are different at every airport and they look at you like you're a fucking idiot when you don't speak their regional dialect of security theater.

[ver. @cryeyesviolet_]

aww this is amazing