it’s never too late to read langston hughes’ “let america be america again.”
250 years of people trying, failing, fighting to bring back our mighty dream again. what a miracle, to be a part of it. 🇺🇸
Today marks 250 years since a small group of newspaper editors, farmers, and soldiers signed a document declaring our nation’s independence — a truth that feels self-evident now but was revolutionary then.
What a privilege us Americans have, to live in a nation that every one of its inhabitants can shape. What an honor us New Yorkers have, to look out over our city’s waters from the shores where so many Americans bravely entered their country for the first time.
Today and all days, let us remember that patriotism is not pretending our nation is without flaws. Patriotism is every act of righteous dissent — because loving our country means fighting for the best version of it.
Happy Fourth of July, New York City.
You can go to live in France, but you cannot become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey or Japan, but you cannot become a German, a Turk, or a Japanese. But anyone, from any corner of the Earth, can come to live in America and become an American.
it's crazy when you see a photo for the first time and recognize that in 100 years historians are going to use it as shorthand to summarize the whole era you're living through right now.
His family immigrated to the US in 1998. He became a US citizen in 2018. And a short 6 years later, he became Mayor of its largest and greatest city and the most popular politician in the country. That possibility, offered by America, is worth fighting for. Thank you Mr. Mayor.
Object permanence issues in ADHD aren't just about losing your keys; it’s about 'Social Object Permanence.' I can love you with my entire soul, but if you aren’t in my immediate line of sight or haven’t texted me in 48 hours, my brain effectively decides you have ceased to exist in this dimension. It’s not that I don’t care; it’s that my internal 'check-in' notification is permanently disabled. I’m not ghosting you; I’m just waiting for my brain to remember that people exist outside of the room I’m currently in
People with ADHD have what’s called Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD). It’s an extreme emotional response to perceived criticism or rejection.
Your brain can’t regulate the emotional pain, so a small comment feels like a devastating attack. A minor correction feels like total failure. Someone’s tone feels like hatred.
It’s not oversensitivity. It’s not being dramatic. Your brain literally can’t modulate the intensity of that emotional response.
It’s neurological, not a character flaw