“I don’t know what I’ve become
I���m unraveled and undone
And the semblance I once had
Of a beautiful, glowing girl / Has turned into the mad
Vicious, and resentful image / Of a voided dream” — Colleen Killingsworth https://t.co/8nNuOyzB2O #poem #poetry #mentalhealth #trauma #hope
“You told me I was simply too delicate and difficult. By the time I was bubbling and browning beyond repair, you had me convinced that I was just bad sugar.” — Colleen Killingsworth https://t.co/7NL0q4QG5d #relationships#essay#self
Donald Trump just shared a video of a supporter yelling “White Power” and I can’t help but be angry all over again at all the editors who kept their reporters of color from using the word “racist” for the last several years.
I’ve lost track -
Am I “just a bartender” who should go back to making drinks without health insurance, or am I a secretly deceitful child of privilege because I’m an heiress of the Swanson frozen food empire OH WAIT sorry that’s Tucker Carlson.
Alarming news out of Congress this morning: Republicans are holding urgently needed relief hostage to their demand for $500 bln in corporate and billionaire giveaways. And all the while, the coronavirus crisis rapidly escalates. This is unacceptable.
Funny how all of these ‘low-skilled’ jobs (cleaners, delivery drivers, retail assistants) that so many look down upon are now on the frontline holding society together whilst we work from home.
Those jobs aren’t low-skilled, they’re essential and they should be paid as such.
I’m a libertarian/conservative.
I challenged Donald Trump in the Republican Primary because I believe Trump is an existential threat to this country.
I have pledged to support WHOEVER - Bernie or Biden - the Democrats nominate.
If I can make that pledge, can’t you?
NY now has more cases than any other state.
Gov Cuomo has asked the fed govt to have Army Corps of Engineers start constructing new hospital capacity.
Meanwhile, NY is looking for sites that can be repurposed for hospital overflow.
This is from the Brooklyn borough president:
Terrified residents of Italian cities record messages to themselves 10 days ago, when the pandemic hadn’t yet killed 1,809 people and infected more than 24,000 across the country. https://t.co/AsV3YRcKhd
BREAKING: The Dow plunged nearly 3,000 points for its worst one-day point drop in history and worst percentage decline since “Black Monday" in 1987. Stocks fell to session lows after Pres. Trump said the coronavirus outbreak could last until July or August https://t.co/BrU1KBLJrD
When McConnell and Senate Republicans were trying to pass tax cuts for the rich, they worked through the night, bent the rules, and rammed it through.
When the country is facing a pandemic that threatens the lives of millions, they’re not even in town.
WORTH REPEATING: In 2018, Trump fired the entire US pandemic response team.
These were the experts with decades of experience dealing with precisely the kind of situation we are in today.
Trump did not replace them.
He eliminated the positions.
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