Things the US is doing for the deadliest infectious disease in the country that's killing 2300/wk (300+/day):
—No paid time off
—No contact tracing
—No masks in hospitals
—No masks anywhere
—No Paxlovid
—No ventilation standards
—On your own for vaccines
—1 day isolation
on my 26th birthday, i wrote I Took A Pill in Ibiza…10 years ago. The song became popular several years after i wrote it. Yesterday i celebrated my 36th birthday. i feel proud to look at the song lyrics and know that NONE of them are true anymore. I’ve grown into a completely new man…one that i’m proud of. check this out… 🧵
In every single interview I do with the international media they ask me about the picture I can’t forget
This is the picture I will never forget how my heart beats went from zero to hundred in less than a second
I couldn’t even put my eye through the viewfinder of my camera, I thought the first responder opened the ambulance door to get an injured person
If you are feeling sad and hopeless that is completely understandable, but it's also a luxury we can't afford right now. Here's a list of some great organisations helping on the ground, just as a handy guide:
are you serious rn…?? how are you talking about “how hard it is to sweep the clouds away” when you’re literally bombing the hell out of multiple countries and creating manmade clouds of hell…just unhinged
I know how hard it is some days to sweep the clouds away and get to sunnier days.
Our friend Elmo is right: We have to be there for each other, offer our help to a neighbor in need, and above all else, ask for help when we need it.
Even though it's hard, you're never alone.
DEI is not the reason why you presume Black people aren’t qualified. Racism is the reason. And a need to believe a Black person could not possibly do better than you. I know it and you know it, too.