Today is my older son's 18th birthday. He's all registered & excited to vote next month. He's such a smart, mature, independent young man. I'm so proud of him for the person he is, with all of his talents and challenges. He is fiercely his own person- honest and principled.
@DiaryofaSickGrl A real "aha" kind of moment for me was when I was diagnosed with ptsd. When I realized that I was constantly being retraumatized by my intractable pain, it changed the way I view my own reactions to everything. My body is a battlefield I can never escape.
Chappelle made a lot of excuses for Kanye and Kyrie Irving's antisemitism on SNL last night. I want to focus on one idea in particular, because it's prevalent far beyond these 3 Black entertainers.
"The Jews control Hollywood."
I want to take a minute to address the time it’s taking to call this race.
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The timing for ballot counting is exactly what we expect here in CO. All county clerks adhere to the statutory deadline for military and overseas ballots arrival & ballot curing—end of day Wed.
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“Fentanyl” is THE buzzword when talking about the drug epidemic today. Most of the media and politicians have no clue about “fentanyl” when they discuss it. It’s vital to understand: There is “pharmaceutical-grade fentanyl” and there’s “illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF)”. 🧵
Elon Musk: I need $1.5 billion or SpaceX will go broke
Feds: Approved
Intel CEO: We need $76 billion or we're moving to Asia
Feds: Approved (Intel cuts jobs)
United CEO: Airlines need $54 billion
Feds: Approved
Average Joe: My wife got cancer. Can we get Medicare?
Feds: Denied
@catholicmom1970@DeeClayden @CovingtonEDU The "we" is actually disabled people. "Special needs" is a term that primarily parents & teachers use. We feel that everyone has needs... there's nothing "special" about that. We don't need euphemisms. We need accommodations for accessibility.
Hey @coldwellbanker, this is your agent in Texas. This text thread was started by your agent, Jeff Cornett of Soutlake, TX, because we disagreed on politics on TikTok. Maybe screen your agents better. The @FBI has already been informed.
1st they took away #opioids
2nd they took away muscle relaxers
3rd they took away #anxiety meds that helped us mentally cope with the untreated #pain
4th they took away the off label meds that were better with nothing
Then they left us with nothing.
#SavingUsToDeath
🧵1. A post on FB…
“I am 14 and I’m struggling in algebra class. When I ask for help, the male teacher says, ‘I’m not surprised girls aren’t that good at algebra’.
I am 18 and go to my first fraternity party with girlfriends…
When men refer to themselves as "alpha males", I hear that in the context of software, where alpha versions are unstable, missing important features, filled with flaws, and not fit for the public.
So Newt Gingrich says that Herschel Walker paid for his girlfriend’s abortion because he’s had concussions and he wouldn’t have otherwise. I’m no expert, but “Herschel does things because he’s had too many head injuries” is not exactly an argument that he belongs in the Senate.