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"I want to live in a world where people of all races, religions, socioeconomic classes, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities are seen as what they have always been: human beings."

Kelly Marie Tran on her experiences with online harassment. nytimes.com/2018/08/21/mov…
We believe that online harassment should be taken seriously as a threat to free speech; when people stop speaking out about particular topics due to fear of reprisal, everyone loses.
We created our #OnlineHarassmentFieldManual to give writers, public figures, and their allies the tools to protect themselves from cyber hate and online abuse: bit.ly/2JeuQQt
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From Crazy Rich Asians to Cherry, our #FridayReads:
.@jafreenmu is re-reading Tahmina Anam (@tahmima)’s novel The Bones of Grace, “a story that draws you in so deeply into the world of its characters, I'm as captivated the second time around as I was when first reading it!”
.@MLRStrategy is reading Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, “a light beach read that’s been perfect for summer; a love story spanning socioeconomic and class divides that plays out amongst the uber-wealth of Singaporean high society. Will see the movie next!”
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Some recommendations and recent reads from our staff: #FridayReads
.@NadxiNieto is reading Fruit of the Drunken Tree by @ingrid_rojas_c, a "stunning debut novel about violence and mythmaking that follows the lives of two women in Escobar-era Bogotá."
Julie Trebault is reading @ArmisteadMaupin's Tales of the City, a “strongly addictive saga that intertwines stories of men and women looking for sex, love, and themselves in the rousing, tolerant, and cozy atmosphere of San Francisco in the 1970s.”
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📚 It's #FridayReads time! 📚
.@fletchlivesaf is reading Dreamland by @samquinones7, an "exploration of how heroin was able to take hold of middle class America and how Purdue Pharma helped that happen."
.@SuzanneNossel is reading Mike @McFaul's Cold War Hot Peace, "a vivid insider account of his time managing US-Russia relations during the Obama Administration that offers a critical foundation for understanding how ties have further deteriorated since."
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To my fellow Americans on the right

I have spent my life in the US Navy I have been around the world (literally) I have lived with all religions, colors and sexual orientations 1/4

#MAGA @GOP @senatemajldr @GOPLeader @marcorubio @SenatorCollins @lisamurkowski @MittRomney
2/4
 In a room as large as your living room we had 20 men of all kinds, I trusted these men with my life, That is not hyperbole, even when not in harms way, if their was fires or collisions, Aircraft or ordinance accident, me and my shipmates relied on one another for our lives
3/4
 Race, sexual orientation, religion does not matter I can attest to the fact that their are good and bad people of all types in equal measures

Today Trump is telling us their is a crisis at the border,

Well these are some facts

-illegal immigration is that near record lows
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“Want to know who has the power? Ask yourself who you can not criticize.”

This saying explains everything today:

I criticize feminism: get fired.

@sarahjeong is racist towards whites: gets job at NYTimes.

CAN WE START BEING HONEST ABOUT WHO HAS THE POWER IN THIS COUNTRY NOW??
Feminist and POC now have power in the US. Their doctrines rule the discourse and create policy.

When they are racists/sexist towards men and whites - it has real impact.

Feminist and POC now are prejudiced and have power which by their definition means - they are racists.
The power trends are clear.

Feminist and POC who adhere to intersectionality are gaining power everyday.

Things are going to get worse.

Way worse.

I wish I were more optimistic but retribution is coming. More of it.

It’s going to get bad folks.
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People,

Do NOT fall into the Fish Bowl Effect on Twitter

I see people get their thinking warped by assuming their feed represents larger reality

It doesn’t

You are single voice in a tiny subgroup

I am a single voice in a very small network
“ XYZ subject is out of control!!”

Why? Because 6 people are talking about it?

“This has already been talked about before!!”

Really, is the audience for information that zero sum?
Human beings have this behavioral tendency where we take our personal reality and then extend it to representing the entire world at large

It’s not the entire world

It’s your world

whether it is limiting or expensive comes down to how you think about it
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Research is increasingly clear that social media has more negative consequences for most people's mental health that positive ones. Here's a few things that I've found helpful in my approach to social media: (thread)
1. I understand that social media companies have a financial incentive to create services that create compulsive behavior among their user base. It's in my best interests to mitigate that.
1a. Notifications are a primary mechanism for creating dopamine-fueled compulsive loops. It's in my best interest to disable all notifications coming from social media platforms, and to be intentional about how often I check them.
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PC is part of the culture of progressives. A country, religion or other group can take over an existing group by 1st attacking it physically or ideologically. The victor then supplants the previous culture by repurposing bldgs & schools w the new ideology.
britannica.com/topic/Hagia-So…
The example of Haiga Sophia demonstrates that a pagan center of worship was taken over & built upon by a Christian ruler & then Muslim. Rulers know they can't always destroy the churches, schools etc so they change the story of who built them & why. Think of the statues today.
The far left in conjunction w the NWO is attempting to overtake our culture by attacking then changing the ideology behind it. Churches are turned into mosques. Flags statutes, art, literature are being attacked & then supplanted w the new culture. Don't let it happen.
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Alright, it's been a while, but let's do #IanLivetweetsHisResearch. Today we're reading Bob Altemeyer's The Authoritarians, which you can nab for free here: theauthoritarians.org/Downloads/TheA…
It's a whole-ass book so I'm just gonna share the things that jump out at me from what I've read so far and what I read this morning. Might come back to it in future livetweets.
Also shoutout to whichever follower recommended the book to me, You are lost in a sea of old notifications but it was a good recommendation!
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