"Sing of my deeds. Tell of my combat. Show I fought the treacherous demons. Forgive my failings, and bestow on me peace."
#OpreRoma
CCMA. Overall Badass.
It's my birthday month! Time to celebrate the 42nd year of life!
Want to pin a dollar on my shirt for good luck?
Links: $ImaniKushan or
My bday wishes are boring bc I'm practical, but they're here:
Now start the party!!!
So let me get this straight....they gave Barr 48 hours to "decide" to cooperate...and he gets a whole other 48 hours before they vote on what they're "going to do"??
Meanwhile, let a citizen fail to show up for traffic court, and we get a bench warrant.
Must be nice.....
BREAKING: House Judiciary Cmte. schedules a Wednesday vote on whether to hold AG Barr in contempt for failing to comply with the subpoena to provide Congress with the full, unredacted Mueller report and its underlying evidence.
Thought about this.
You know what I found to be pretty sweet?
That we all answered Elmo.
We're grown, but when Elmo asked how we're doing?
"You know what..."
Elmo is still a safe space.
That's beautiful.
We need to start checking in on our friends. Thousands of people are telling Elmo that they’re depressed. Our friends are out here venting their sadness to an emotionally attentive muppet.
When Bill Withers said,
"And I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know"
He knew that shit.
Today is Romani Holocaust Memorial Day.
Today we honor our Roma/Sinti ancestors who were executed by the Nazis for having the audacity to exist & fight to live.
Today we remember that our lives are an act of defiance against oppression.
We remember & the fight continues.
We've got to survive this pandemic out of pure spite...if nothing else.
You know there's people jeopardizing your life & they're not doing it for no reason.
Take every precaution you can. Wear your masks. Wash your everything. Stay home.
Survive with vengeance.
It is officially celebration time bc...
I GOT THE JOB!
Full time w/benefits.
Medical/dental/vision/life insurance. Disability insurance. 401K. And two weeks of PTO.
I start on Monday!
Now...let's freaking party bc this has been a long time coming.
Hell yea!
"30 years ago we didn't have ADHD"
30 years ago was 1993.
Yes, the fuck we did.
I had two kids in my classes who had to go to the nurse after breakfast to take their meds FOR ADHD.
There are scientific studies published in 1993 about ADHD.
Just shut up.
I cannot post the
#AhmaudArbery
video.
The fact that white supremacists could chase & gun a man down dead in the street for jogging while Georgia considers it "self defense" says everything that's wrong with this state & this country.
Demand justice for his murder.
Gun Nuts: "OMG!!! I can't open carry in
#Walmart
?? I'm pissed. BOYCOTT!!"
Rest Of Society: "Uhm sorry...kinda hard to tell the good guy with an AR-15 from the bad guy with an AR-15 until they start shooting ppl in the face.
And I'm just trying to buy eggs."
People who have never lived it will laugh when we say "Poverty is traumatic".
I remember coming home to all of our stuff in the rain, living in homeless shelters, eating at soup kitchens, and all of the moments that we don't share when it's over.
It's a fear you can't fathom.
@LittleMissFlint
Listen up, Little One.
We are so proud of you. Just for who you are. For the heart you have. For the love you share. You are doing such a wonderful job in this world. You are what gives life meaning.
You pay them fools NO MIND. Know you are loved. Know that you're worth it.
Yall.
YALL!
I DID IT!!!
I passed my certification exam!!
I am now a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant.
Put the initials on the end of my name & talk to me nice.
I freaking did it.
430 out of 500.
I cannot believe this.
#nhacertified
Just a reminder...cause there's been a lot to digest.
Senator Tom Cotton is the same treasonous senator who wrote a letter to the leaders of Iran, telling them to ignore Obama's foreign policy.
He should have already been expelled from office for that action ALONE.
@JRocIsMajor_
@_DevTheDude_
Hands are distributed on an "as needs" basis...one of which is someone putting their hands on one of mine.
We live by a simple rule. "Make them regret touching you, and ensure that's the last time"
@justinbaragona
Translation: "I pocketed 18 grand while using the pandemic to get some free exposure for my business & a GoFundMe, but I claimed it was to help my employees who aren't actually employees....so yea....money"
ADOS co-founder Yvette Carnell admits to being a board member of the right wing think tank, PFIR - a known front group for white nationalist John Tanton's FAIR. This is the source of the xenophobia, anti African, pro trump rhetoric. And now you know.
#KnowingIsHalfTheBattle
Providing the needs so that your baby can grow & the mother can stay healthy is "dumb random shit"?
And you think you deserve a gift???
For...what exactly?
Push gifts are cool. I jus think baby fathers deserve a “thank you for being dedicated to making this pregnancy smooth for me and putting up w all the dumb random shit I needed in that time” gift as well
9/11 was a tragedy. No further explanation needed on that.
However, that has been grieved...re-grieved...replayed...grieved again...every year.
We lost that same amount of victims to COVID on a daily basis, and all we got was "Get back to work. Move on. Act normal".
I'm done.
If I make it through this...all I want is a small home w/a lot of light on a small piece of land that I can call mine.
I need it.
This whole pandemic put so much of life in perspective.
All I care about is having peace moving forward.
The epitome of white privilege is committing a crime as heinous as sexual assault on a child & walking because "Hey he's never been caught before. What good would punishing him do now?"........
#EnoughIsEnough
No jail time for NY school bus driver who admitted to raping 14-year-old girl. The judge says the 26-year-old has no prior arrests and there was one victim, so the sentence was appropriate.
#KHOU
Get vaccinated/boosted. Wear your mask. Keep your outings limited to necessities. Stay away from folks. Wash your hands. Change your clothes when you get home.
Stay safe.
Love yall.
While we appreciate the antics
@HouseDemocrats
...THIS is the moment that a vote should have been scheduled...as Barr's behavior was already contemptuous.
The moment he failed to cooperate today, an action plan should have been implemented immediately.
#EqualJustice
@anthoknees
In reality, our work hours & load should fluctuate with seasons (like the animals & plants), but capitalism.
I'm still lost on why naps aren't included in a work day.
Think Trump's tweets have no effect? Think they're not received as a signal?
On a "certain forum" where white nationalists communicate, this is the kind of messaging being spread about the protests.
"Your boog is on"
"TRUMP CALLING FOR COUNTER PROTESTS THIS IS IT BOYS"
@NicolewritesT
@naima
@_lilderick
Considering that we'd need to know the last period date-not the last sex meeting....he can't figure out shit with what he's asking, but....words.
As a former employee of Waffle House, let me tell yall.
We were REQUIRED to show up when we were under hurricane warnings. First open, last to close.
They cared nothing about demands to evacuate.
If they're closing shop, it's a BAD sign.
White nationalists are openly discussing infiltrating Black groups online to spread their rhetoric.
"So it is time we use the J** tricks against them by proxy warfare through black people....Blacks will fight".
Be vigilant & be mindful of what you engage.
People are still dying from COVID every single day, and the country is just moving on like it was just a bad one night stand.
America's refusal to make isolating financially viable & peoples addiction to selfishness make a hell of a combo, innit?
@wagatwe
@CasuallyAllur3
I'm saying.
There is NOTHING any other human can do that affects MY womanhood. Take it away? How? Did I die? Did they give me a sex change op? Did they change my official government records?
People invest way too much in what others are doing if they have that power.
@HighHeelEsquire
@theproperlike
And this is why I haven't even had one yet.
It's a damned sandwich.
It's probably good af, but it aint worth putting someone thru that.
Roma people are a real ethnic group that has been marginalized for centuries for this EXACT same stereotype.
"Never trust a gypsy" has been a death sentence for some of our families.
We are not your costume.
@rtraister
@KCGreen17
It's disgusting that the staff can't return home until the last guest leaves & they can quarantine.
And it's quite privileged for the couple to basically be like, "It was going to be hard getting out, so we decided...we're in paradise. Let's stay here".
This is fucked up.
@BreeNewsome
@sairasameerarao
I think one of the most disturbing things is to see this whole situation treated as some political game show, with points being awarded to both sides, while children are still being caged.
Them: Leif Erikson discovered....
Me: THERE WERE ALREADY PEOPLE HERE! Driving a boat tp the location where people live is not "discovery". Can I discover your house?
@JoyAnnReid
According to the Fl Dept of Health's interactive map,
@GovRonDeSantis
is lying through every corner of his mouth.
You can see clearly that COVID-19 cases are covering most of the state.
I want to make this clear if I never have.
This is a pro sex work page. No hate, judgement, or shame at all. My mother fed me via sex work. It paid for my school uniforms.
We support it 100% around here.
You no likey? Leave & close the door so you don't let my good air out.
A Black family of veterans with small children moved into a new house in Virginia Beach. Their neighbor installed motion sensors that trigger cameras and lights pointed at THEIR driveway. This is the audio that plays whenever they go in or out of their home.
When a 17 year old white person committed double murder, we were told how he was just a "boy".
Don't you dare fix your mouth to turn around and call a Black girl who was murdered BY POLICE at 15 a "woman".
Not today.
Not tomorrow.
Not any more.
#MakiyahBryant
I knew people were angry....but I wasn't expecting 12K ppl to agree.
@HouseDemocrats
take this as a sign.
The people are beyond fed up.
We are not an autocracy, and these people are citizens under the same laws that we are.
Act like it.
#LockHimUp
This is why consequences for the insurrection need to be immediate.
Jan 6th did nothing but embolden them more.
"It KNOWS the state is a god damn paper tiger and any serious exertion of collective action CAN and WILL effect it."
What you saw today from Ben Carson today goes far deeper than being smug or incompetent.
This is what people act like when they don't fear any consequence.
That's the true insult.
@iamcardib
Just a suggestion: Lots of people are hit hard by COVID, especially lower income families. Maybe start a fund to help kids get what they need to homeschool?
"Lady Antebellum" changed their name to "Lady A", right?
And they said it's the nickname their fans gave them, which is obviously just an abbreviation of "Antebellum", right?
How is abbreviating the word any better? I'm honestly confused...
I thought I was afraid until I went to Walmart.
It was so bad that after I got home & decontaminated everything/myself that I just sat on my bed crying for 20 minutes.
I don't know where to even begin to tell this story, but it was bad.
@abigiles21
All I care about is that you wash your hands.
Beyond that, it's a bathroom. Use it. I gotta pee. That's really all I care about at that moment.
@ajc
This is what Kemp is unleashing on the citizens of this state.
Our rates haven't seen any real decline. Our mortality rate is still above 4%. And now we've gained another 1000+ cases in a day.
Kemp's capitulation took precedence over our lives.
Trump is on Twitter accusing people of treason again.
"How dare you catch a criminal doing crimes? And how dare you provide enough evidence to convict them? Crime of the century! Not them-you! Treason!!"
1. I have friends who have lost whole generations from their family due to COVID. One lost 5 folks in 2 weeks.
2. Job loss & mass evictions.
3. 330K+ dead & our mortality in jeopardy.
4. White domestic terrorism
5. How privileged are YOU to say most ppl missed "vacations"
Have most people who spend their time online complaining about 2020 actually had a bad year? Lost a job or loved one? Most folks I see basically missed out on a vacation.
Anna Giaritelli is a FAIR press secretary, which is a far right, white nationalist think tank founded by John Tanton.
Pushing this rhetoric is a part of their propaganda operation for the 2020 campaign.
It's to coincide with PFIR's operations, like ADOS.
Pay attention.
**Nightly Reminder**
You are the world's gift to itself.
You are worthy.
You are appreciated.
Your life has value that cannot be measured in stocks and bonds.
Your feelings matter.
You are seen.
You are valid.
You are loved, love, and loving.
Just a casual reminder that Rob Schneider was a horrible actor.
Yes, he is a racist anti-vaxxer.
But let's not forget about his trash ass catalogue either.
This is serious, and you need to pay attention right now.
Trump is posting manipulated images/videos that have the obvious intention of inciting more racial violence.
This is right after using Nazi symbolism in the same week.
Do not let your guard down. We are in a bad place.
When a white person says to me, “You’re so articulate,” I say, “Oh, I know. And that’s not the compliment you think it is.”
Stop “complimenting” us in disbelief.
It takes a toll on you mentally & physically. During it, after it, coming close to it...all of it wears on you.
Poverty is traumatic.
And more people are facing it now than we've had to imagine in past years.
Be kind to folks.
You don't know the burden they carry.
Churches should have been taxed a long time ago.
The money that they collect is not held & recirculated back into the communities it comes from.
They are a business. And a business that is literally killing people right now.
Since churches can spread COVID 19 with no consequences, now would be a great time to talk about their tax free status. A deadly pandemic doesn't pay for itself & since they're accomplices, they need to at least help fund recovery efforts.