"The surprise, for me, is that the accruing weight of these departures doesn’t bury us, and that even the pain of an almost unbearable loss gives way quite quickly to something more distant but still stubbornly gleaming." ❤️
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“If we oppose banning some books, we should oppose banning any book. If our society isn’t strong enough to withstand the weight of difficult or challenging — and even hateful or problematic — ideas, then something must be fixed in our society.”
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📢Just 20 mammal species, if reintroduced or allowed to recolonize through improved connectivity, could trigger restoration of complete mammal assemblages on over 54% of land on Earth 🌍🦬 - new research from the UNEP-WCMC team and partners #biodiversity https://t.co/RyTT1EJqbG
Can’t wait for this to come out. Beyond inspired and impressed by @Jemima_Khan who worked tirelessly for years to make it happen. So proud and excited ❤️
How do you find lasting love in today’s world? 💕
A first look at What’s Love Got To Do With It - directed by @shekharkapur, written by @Jemima_Khan and starring Lily James, Shazad Latif and Emma Thompson. Coming to cinemas 2022!
I would bet my job that any reporter who has interacted with @RepRaskin will describe him as kind and patient. This anecdote he shared with me of Wednesday's events was gut wrenching. https://t.co/0VLL1Q8v1H
From @TheAtlantic - “I told him that it was notable to include the reality of Tommy’s mental illness in the essay, including the message from his suicide note. ‘Why would we suppress that?’ Raskin asked. ‘I want to live by that note. That is my road map for the rest of my life.’”
What an incredibly honest, moving piece. @RepRaskin on the death of his child: “It’s just cognitive quicksand. The questions never end. And people tell us it’s normal, it’s natural—but ultimately it’s unresolvable and inscrutable and futile.”
On Tuesday, Jamie Raskin buried his son.
On Wednesday, he and his daughter fled the Capitol rampage.
On Thursday, he prepared articles of impeachment against the president.
I called him last night to talk about all of it: https://t.co/Wcm9P81ZLh
On CSPAN, Rep. Jamie Raskin said that after his son died on NYE, his family wanted to be together, so his daughter and son-in-law were with him in chamber. "We wanted to be together ... I thought I could show them a peaceful transfer of power," Raskin said.
A lot of fraud claims boil down to: I just saw this thing, it's not favorable to me, I don't understand it or know the state rules around it, and I don't want to learn more.