Choctaw and Italian American. Mom
#milspouse
Working to empower military spouses to vote and lobby for diplomacy first foreign policy.
@Secure_Families
War powers and diplomacy first foreign policy matter to me, they matter to my fellow military spouses and they are part of what we are doing
@Secure_Families
Native women and two spirit people
Raised over $35,000 for
@KamalaHarris
on tonight’s call! We were also reminded that our votes are the ones that swing states like Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Made it until almost four until people complained about my shirt at Disney and the staff asked me to change it. The staff was excellent in how they approached it and gave me a voucher for a new shirt. It’s still something though.
My seventeen year old is an intern at their high school library and was involved in picking new books to add to the library for next year. They managed to make sure that the Indigenous literature section went from three books to 64. Yes I am bragging about them again 💙
@KendraWrites
And we all know this is exactly what will happen this fall. Because if a mom has to choose to send her kid to school so she can go work her shift so they aren’t homeless that is exactly what will happen. I went to school sick many times for that reason :-/
Incredible.
@JulianCastro
just released an Indigenous people platform. I am in tears. It’s exciting to see a presidential candidate not just mention Native people in passing, but to build a platform.
We cannot erase the history of how our nation has treated Indigenous peoples. But we can respect their sovereignty, honor our treaty commitments & make progress to ensure that all native communities thrive.
My People First Indigenous Communities plan:
Ugh
@CNN
just do better. You managed to find the designers for other jewelry at the
#MetGala
but decided to just say “Indigenous jewelry.” It was designed by Rubia Joy. Yes, it’s a step up to say Indigenous than something else, but come on. Do better.
On July 9, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read in front of George Washington and his troops in New York City. The troops were so moved by what they had just heard that they went to bowling green and tore down the statue of King George.
I keep seeing this idea that we can’t be “real” natives if we use technology or wear jeans because our ancestors didn’t. It’s such a bizarre concept. Like, Jimothy your ancestors didn’t wear jeans or use cell phones either.
@Chasten
My oldest insists that the teen mental health crisis isn’t from virtual school but watching the grownups manage to screw up everything so epically. It makes them all feel hopeless :-(
@Zeffoster
@GenvieveGrmhlde
@Caden3123
Why? Furries are generally kind and benign. They aren’t harming anybody and enjoy their lives. They are also incredibly inclusive to neurodivergent people. I’m not a furry but I see no reason to dismiss people like that. Let people enjoy things and be who they are
@KhalidAbe1
It’s from the Declaration of Independence. I’m a tribal citizen and was commenting on how the country was founded on slavery, genocide and lies.
@LucasBrownEyes
Back up. You mean if somebody is offended by a term or description you can just stop using it? It’s just that easy?!?!? Next thing you know you’ll be saying that if you make a mistake a simple apology followed by working to do better will be sufficient. Huh.
Me: sees school is hosting a “luau” day despite being nowhere near Hawaii nor having Native Hawaiian students. Calls school to tell them this is racist.
School: wow, you’re right and it was a major mistake on our part. We’ll fix it today.
Stunning
@teyquerisi
I saw a dozen of those today. I find them offensive but I’m not a delicate snowflake that can’t see a shirt without getting out my smelling salts, so I didn’t call a manager.
@lingerie_addict
Do people not remember 1995 when we were all digging through our mom’s closets and the attic for incredible authentic denim bell bottoms?
Do folks not remember the joy of getting hand me down clothes from the coolest cousin/friend?
Amy McGrath has plenty of money and the lowest shot of winning. Be strategic with your donations. If you want to make a general donation, the
#GetMitchorDieTrying
is a good place to start, but there are individual races that need the money more than Amy.
@courageousgirl2
@AlexLoveWJTV
@windmillcharger
@WJTV
@ACLU
This is NOT unbelievable in America. This happened on Choctaw land where the American government rounded up people and forced them into a prison in 1831. It has happened on that very land before and people who don’t know or care about racist history is why it’s happening again
My twelve year old asked me what I’m reading and I say an article about the Matthew Whittaker testimony. She says, “you mean Matthew fucking Whittaker,” and grins. She knows I’m not gonna be mad that she is listening to
@MuellerSheWrote
and can get away with the F word 😂
@lingerie_addict
Our landlord in Berkeley tore down the stairs to our second floor apartment and replaced them with scaffolding right as we were getting ready to bring a newborn baby home. :-/
@GNCordova
@Freeyourmindkid
I didn’t learn that they wore red face until I watched the TV show Liberties Kids. White folks have an incredible history of trying to pin crimes on Black and Brown people.
Some parents recently confronted TN's ed commissioner about "critical race theory" in schools. What specifically were they complaining about? A curriculum teaching elementary school students about school desegregation.
@BernardParham
I get that point. I look white. It’s not possible to mitigate how the world sees me and I’m also aware and r the privilege that comes with that. At the same time I’m a tribal citizen and shouldn’t deny who I am because of how the world perceives race.
@socializm_
People would freak out, rightfully so, if a child who was two standard deviations below normal was denied educational assistance. Children who are above that far deserve it as well.
@notcapnamerica
I’ve been screaming that they are going to go after Brown at some point. ACB wouldn’t give a position on Brown at confirmation hearings and destroying Brown has been the endgame since before Roe was even decided.
@Blackamazon
I’ve seen it happen a lot and it’s wild. The women who did the most low level support of BLM protesting or went to a book club where they read bell hooks all of a sudden had husband who were yelling about the for teeen words and shit. Absolutely out of control
@_john92_
@Zeffoster
@GenvieveGrmhlde
@Caden3123
Furries don’t think they are the animals they are dressing up as. However, why does it matter if people think they are an animal? If they aren’t harming anybody or any animals why get worked up about it?
The House of Faberge made 52 "Imperial" eggs as Easter gifts for Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II to give to their wives and moms. 46 of these survive. I will rank all 46 Imperial Faberge eggs.
@MonicaLewinsky
@RLukeDuBois
@VanityFair
You have been such a bright light the past decade. I have loved watching your growth and I’m so thankful you’ve decided to share with the world. It’s an inspiration for me and my daughter. She has used your writing in two separate papers this past year
@Imani_Barbarin
White people aren’t doing it with any intent of actually helping anybody. It’s all for show and for the applause. They won’t actually step up when needed unless they are working with networks already in place and willing to let Black and Indigenous people lead
Thomas Jefferson made up a lie about how the merciless savages were attacking colonists because he and a bunch of his rich white friends were going to lose their shirts. They had all been playing with land speculation when king George said all the land west of 1/2
@tressiemcphd
The entire military depends on having stay at home wives, not just spouses but wives, to run. I’m really not exaggerating when I say that. So much work in the military depends on wives and service members with wives are expected to have their wife do a ton of unpaid labor
@danielleiat
We lived in Oklahoma when my kids were little for six years and we’ve been gone over seven years. The librarians still send personalized lists of books they think my oldest two will like and ask about them regularly. I love those women so much.
@yashar
I was hungry too often as a child. We can afford food, but I’m terrified and the trauma of hunger and don’t want my kids to experience it. I’ve skipped meals in the past week. It’s not from actual want, it’s from fear leftover from the 80s, in the richest country in the world
@AngryBlackLady
I’ve been poor and I’ve been upper middle class. Poor people are WAY more generous and charitable in every single way. They make sure people have what they need.
My 12 y/o political nerd used pod save America as a gateway drug that led her to
@MuellerSheWrote
. Today I discovered she is learning Norwegian and practicing more on her piano to be more like
#mayorpete
. Nerdy kids are the best kids.
@PeteButtigieg
@notcapnamerica
Good for them, but my heart is absolutely breaking for them. They shouldn’t have to go through this for the rest of their lives. They will never have the luxury of being able to move forward without this being shoved in their face daily in the most violent or ways
@lingerie_addict
And if you ARE shitty, which I have been on occasion when I’m in a terrible mood, go back and apologize. It really does matter and a good apology can honestly turn the day around for both of you.
@prntgdcolonized
Also, “soft parenting” is a silly assertion. I’m not a soft parent. I actually expect quite a bit from my kids, but I expect things that are developmentally appropriate and I don’t use punitive measures to help them achieve those goals. There are consequences, but natural ones.
@socializm_
Kids who are two standard deviation above average have especially needs that should be covered under IDEA or FAPE. I’ve got a kid below average, one in the middle and one who is profoundly gifted. She needs special services in school.
"What they are defending is a system in which wealth is passed off as merit, in which credentials are not earned but bought."
From my essay "The Immorality of College Admissions", available here:
@DivaLaci
It’s so bad here. I’m glad we have a huge stock of N95 masks because it’s the only way we can breathe outside right now :-( it’s just depressing
@TheBlackLayers
That person is super anti indigenous American and believes that Indigenous Americans came after Black people in the Americas. It’s part of the same movement sowing dissent between all minority communities. The goal is to put all of us against one another
@MsPackyetti
Platypus don’t have nipples. They just secrete milk and their babies just lick them constantly until they can eat. This fact brought to you by a two year old who was obsessed with platypuses and me nursing his brother. We read every single book the library had about platypuses
@corbcello
@KaiHeron
I remember driving through the country as a kid and the windshield would be covered with bugs. We don’t get many bugs on the windshield anymore
@MsPackyetti
AND THERE WAS JUST PUEBLO LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT A NATIONAL CONVENTION. I'M LITERALLY IN TEARS. NOW AN IMMIGRANT SPEAKING ON HOW SHE IS ENRICHING AMERICA. <3 <3 <3 <3
I believe there are more good people here, by far.
@AngryBlackLady
Ina can do it but that’s because she doesn’t even bother to hide how rich she is and that she can afford a full staff to do her laundry and dishes. She does what the hell she wants.
@npenzenstadler
This is not something you need for hunting or self defense. The only reason to own this is so you can kill as many people as quickly as possible.
@notcapnamerica
I’m supposed to be sleeping but I’m not because insomnia and watched this. I literally just stood up from my bed and know in my heart of hearts that peace will never find me again
@notcapnamerica
This is terrorism. It’s the exact type of terrorism that the department of homeland security warned about just a few days ago. It’s absolutely critical that we call it what it likely is, domestic terrorism
@lingerie_addict
@Tinu
I feel bad for the Bride only because you can see how sad and unhappy she is. However, I know exactly how hard it is to make quality clothes and embellishments like embroidery and lace take a ton of time/labor. Fast fashion and the greater culture have told us it should be“cheap”
@notcapnamerica
@SethGreen
This is the least surprising thing I’ve read all day. It’s less surprising than Hershel believing that the party city badge made him a real cop
The majority of these people will be headed to the USA as refugees. The USA and the Bahamas have an agreement that Bahamanian citizens can enter the USA without a passport or visa. I’m terrified of what Trump will do when thousands of black refugees arrive.
This article from
@TheAtlantic
has a headline that reinforces the racist troupe of angry or aggressive Black women and the article goes on to reinforce those same tropes. I’m quite disgusted by this. The Atlantic should know better.
@RevDrBarber
I’ve spent twenty years as a
#milspouse
and my kids are
#navyBrats
and I can say from personal experience, they need an education more than a stupid wall.
@natsechobbyist
Seriously. I’m honestly overwhelmed and shocked and angry. My husbands navy job was nuclear stuff. I know just how incredibly seriously they take that security. It’s mind boggling that he wasn’t arrested the minute after he left office with that material
@spacenerdboi
I don’t think it was Disney itself asking. They were trying to appease people. The employees handled it better than I expected and I have zero problems with how they dealt with it.
@JoeHelle
I’m a
#navyspouse
and have had several absentee ballots just not come. I am still on the rolls but I had to fight it last year. It is one of the many reasons I got involved with
@OH5forGalbraith
I believe his values will help protect our freedoms
@laurynalexis___
@teewilsonxo
@_bornesinner
Yup. Folks with strong Chicago accents code switch as well. However the white people who do it often don’t realize that it’s seen as quaint or genteel rather than “thuggish” or “ghetto.” There is absolutely an anti southern bias in many arenas, but it 1/2
@AngryBlackLady
It’s cool how almost nobody mentions the anti indigenous nonsense coming from him with the constant Pocahontas nonsense either. I am convinced he has a daily quota of racial slurs or he dies.
@natsechobbyist
I don’t know, maybe. I look white so I can understand if some people think I’m wearing it to be racist. I suspect that people were just upset because they were unaware it was in the declaration and were uncomfortable facing it or thought it was making fun of the founders
Appalachia was reserved for Native Americans. Most of the tribes east of Appalachia had been living in mostly peace or been wiped out by disease and war was rare in the colonies. Jefferson wanted his money so he made up a lie to scare the white colonists and it worked
@edburmila
I was a manager of a Burger King for a few years and the staff was incredibly skilled at many different things. Beyond that we had two kitchen staff who were doctors in Honduras and working there while going through med school here to become doctors again
@AngryBlackLady
She believes with her whole heart, her entire self, that she’s got this. I used to think I wanted this kind of nonsensical confidence, but ya know, I think I’m good.
@SiO2moyer
@badspaceguy
It’s also worth noting that the headline left out that highland park is largely Jewish and he had been caught scoping out a synagogue a few months ago
@Seed_and_Stone
Yup. People had been complaining to the staff about it saying it made them uncomfortable. 🙄🙄🙄 they did give me a voucher for a new tee shirt though. The staff handled it very appropriately, and were much more understanding and on my side when I said I was a tribal citizen
Look at this incredible kasmo that my friend Summer made. This is what Choctaw women wore to stay warm before colonization. It is so beautiful to see this in a contemporary setting. I’m in love with it. ❤️
It’s been really amazing to see all the love people have been showing the contemporary kasmo (turkey feather cape) that I created.
Yakoke to Bella Cornell for modeling & to Sarah Adams-Cornell for taking these photos.
My essay about Chahta dress will be online soon. Stay tuned.
@salaam
@KevinMKruse
I grew up on free school lunch and it was heartbreaking when I had to use a different colored lunch ticket and it was very obvious that I had free lunches. It means a ton to kids that the question of free lunch isn’t even an issue anymore.
@DanDanTransient
Its almost like veganism is a capitalist scheme to sell items that need larger manufacturing pipelines and are designed to wear out after a few years so you have to buy more. Not to mention how many vegan foods use agricultural methods that are killing the soil.
@AngryBlackLady
My mom got fired from being a public school teacher in 1980 because she had a baby without being married. She never stopped being a teacher because that is where her heart was. There are valid criticisms of Warren, but calling her out for saying she is a teacher isn’t one of them