The blue check. I have been part of this community since 2009. That's 15 years of Twitter. During that time, I was not a big tweeter nor did I seek to grow followers. I was mostly a reader of tweets and a commenter. The 140 character limit forced me to be succinct and pithy. 1/3

@SecDuffy @USDOT It's been named the Gulf of Mexico for over 400 years, far before the founding of the United States. Just like the fact that the Koyukon Athabaskans have called it Denali for centuries. These jingoistic maneuvers are laughable but the base eats it up.

@Acyn It's been called the Gulf of Mexico for over 400 years. He thinks one executive order can change the name?

@highbrow_nobrow “To say no to Trump is like saying no to God.” Well, that explains her ascendancy in TrumpWorld.

@OhhMar24 Yet, she's mad that the Uber driver wouldn't take her. She can't fit into a normal chair but she's supposed to fit in a regular sedan back seat?

Jeg bliver vel nødt til at tilføje et fjerde sprog nu, dansk!

@AristeguiOnline Eso no fue una donación, es la compra de la presidencia.

@SULLY10X Is it because of the ketamine?

@JackieFrancesca @ForeverBeloved1 @smalls2672 They're basically an American "Christian" version of the Taliban. That's the level of orthodoxy and control they desire. They just forgot to add the word "White" to the bill for the full trifecta.

@wuhufu2000 @smalls2672 Absolutely correct.

Black History Month: Phyllis Wheatley (1753-1784) was born in West Africa, sold into slavery and ended up in Boston where she was encouraged to learn to read and write. By age 12, she was reading Latin and Greek texts. By 14, she had written her first poem. At age 20, she published her first book of poetry: Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (1773).

@theepicmap Wide, open spaces

As I see it, in the US racism against Black people is rooted in the history of slavery whereas in the Spanish speaking countries (and Brazil), it's based on colonialism and it's not just focused on Black people. Indigenous people are also marginalized because it was a racial hierarchy imposed by a colonial power. Having said that, if you dig deep, you will find strong, vibrant Black communities in all Latin American countries where Black people exist, communities that produce artists, musicians, scholars that are celebrated. I think sometimes as Americans we view the world through our American eyes but cultures have nuance. And speaking a language is sometimes key. As a brown person the first time I went abroad to Europe, I realized I was being seen not as a "minority " as in the US, but simply as an "American". Understanding that was a bit of a shock and quite a lesson.

@DustinGenereux It’s funny people think Paula White and Pam Bondi are Christian.

Una chaqueta acolchada como mensaje social.

@AndrewHammel1 I also bet she rubbed local people the wrong way with her constant complaining and comparing.

@AndrewHammel1 I'm flabbergasted she moved to Cantabria, and was dismayed at the weather. It's green because it rains a lot, duh.

@tuitieme @Policecamz I guess you've never been to South Texas.

@Luke34383628 @Policecamz It's not a border crossing.

@DanaVanEffen906 @clarasophiadaly Ok, thank you. Take a breath.