Tennessee Republicans did it.
The final vote is in. They just gutted the only Black-majority district to lock in more Republican power.
Black voters shut out, representation erased.
Call it what it is, a white supremacy power grab. And a shameful day for Tennessee, the birth place of the KKK.
This is probably going to tick some people off, and I hope it does. But I’m going to keep on sharing it and saying it. And once again, I am not a Swiftie, but I am a human being, a Dad AND, a Monstrous Football fan.
I am extremely disappointed in so many of you who think that "not being a fan" of someone means you're entitled to shit all over them.
I want to remind you of something.
Your children are watching you complain about Taylor Swift sitting at a football game, being happy, and cheering for a man she loves in what appears to be a very loving, respectful relationship.
Your Children are watching you judge a woman for literally just EXISTING and taking up space happily.
And you know what? Ms. Swift has won 324 awards? How many do you have?
She brought $5 BILLION dollars in consumer spending and boosted the U. S. economy so significantly, that leaders from other countries actually beg for her to play there?
Did you know that there are over 20 college courses about her skills as an artist, lyricist, and musician - including at places like Harvard, Stanford & UC Berkeley?
Did you know that Taylor Swift quietly donates mass amounts of money to local food banks in every city she performs in?
AND DID YOU KNOW …
That Taylor Swift was sexually assaulted by a radio DJ, and she got him fired? When he sued HER for over $3 million for defamation, she counter sued for a symbolic $1 in a court case that took 2 YEARS for her to win. And, she did that just to show women that fighting for what's right has no price tag & to never be silent in the face of oppression.
WELL IF YOU DON’T CARE BY NOW, YOU SHOULD.
Because your daughters, nieces, and your nephews are watching you run your mouth. And they are seeing the world hate a woman who does so much good, simply because she exists in their line of sight.
DO BETTER PEOPLE.
Teach your boys to respect women. Teach your girls that as women - they are ALLOWED to take up space.
Fix it. Become aware of your words. Because we all have the ability and the obligation to fight for the future of our children with simple moments. And we need to consciously choose to be better for them.
O diretor do show de Bad Bunny no Super Bowl, que exaltou a América Latina, também é cantor, e é o responsável por essa obra-prima aqui: “THIS IS NOT AMERICA”
No minuto 3:38 eu dei um grito… 😲👏🏻
Goosebumps! People often ask, is Shakespeare still relevant? Here is a great example, from the Steven Colbert Show, in which Sir Ian McKellen delivers an extraordinary speech. Shakespeare’s words are timeless, urgent and important.
#Shakespeare#ianmckellen#stevencolbert
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.” But these stills show him holding a phone, not a gun, when agents tackled him and opened fire.
Multiple angles disprove the DHS bullshit narrative. They show Pretti trying to help a woman pushed by agents, not threatening anyone.
BREAKING: Abigail Spanberger's first act as Governor of Virginia was to repeal Glenn Youngkin's executive order that mandated state and local law enforcement cooperate with ICE. Let’s go.
Remember when Green Day turned “Bang Bang” into a blistering warning about authoritarianism and political violence? It wasn’t subtle then—and it’s even more relevant now. Art tells the truth before power does. #ChoosePeaceNotChaos
“I don’t doubt that Maduro is a criminal but so is Trump. I don’t doubt that Maduro rigged the elections, but so did Trump. I don’t doubt that Maduro weaponized the justice system but so has Trump” ~Rev Kevin Johnson of Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem
Black women are the most educated group in America by degree —associate’s, bachelor’s, and graduate degrees.
They earn more degrees per capita than any other group, including white men and white women. More than 60% of all degrees earned by Black students go to Black women.
And still, they’re among the most underpaid.
More educated, less paid. Overqualified, underestimated, and undervalued. Every time.
If you aren’t in an echo chamber, this is the appropriate response to what is happening right now in our country. This man is showing the proper amount of rage.