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Sep 17, 2018 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
If you've read this thread and are still convinced 'it takes two to tango,' I highly recommend reading the tweets and responses from @thereisnohurry and @nrivers92. They are breaking it down like champions.

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Feb 3
I want to show you something I found in this house. It was built in the 1400s. It's in Normandy, France, and my family calls it the Small House. It's basically a ruin. No electricity. No plumbing. But we are slowly bringing it back to life. Here's what I found...
We were clearing out the attic loft, and a dusty pile of burlap and canvas caught my eye.
I turned the top piece on the pile over, and I noticed a hint of blue.
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Jan 21
When I think about the military (obscene budgets, drones killing civilians, not caring for vets, etc.), I get super pissed off. So I tried to reframe. We’ve already paid for their budget, we're not getting that money back. What’s something good we could ask them to do. Like this:
Americans: We urgently need to get the WHOLE WORLD vaccinated before the next variant. Until the world is vaxxed, we won’t be safe.

US Military: Pick us! We're crappy at lots of stuff, but would be great in this case. We’re designed and organized for huge campaigns like this.
Americans: Hmmm. This doesn’t seem like your area of expertise.

US Military: Not true! Our entire purpose for existing is to keep the country safe — from ANY threat. Covid is the current most dangerous threat. So this is 100% our area of expertise. Put us to work. Use us.
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Dec 4, 2021
I've been learning a ton from #adopteetwitter #adopteevoices. Something I keep thinking about:

1) In some adoption cases (not sure how many), a mother relinquishes her baby for adoption because of economics; she can't afford to raise the baby.

time.com/6051811/privat…
2) In the U.S., adoption via private agencies costs $60,000-$70,000.

Source:
americanadoptions.com/adopt/average-…
3) We’re learning more about adoption relinquishment trauma, and we know that babies who have a loving bond with their birth mother have the best outcomes.

mariedolfi.com/adoption-resou…
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Oct 15, 2021
A few years ago my husband @benblair and my brother @floodstreet set out to create the most affordable, accredited, U.S.-based online university, and make it available to students all over the world. And they've succeeded. It's called Newlane University.

newlaneuniversity.com
Each @NewlaneU degree is $1500, paid at $40/month. If you want to earn an Associates Degree & Bachelors Degree, that’s $3000 total. If you already have an Associates Degree, and want to earn a Bachelors Degree, it would be $1500. (The cheapest degree I've seen elsewhere is $5k.)
When you sign up, there's a one-time $249 registration fee. Try the program for 30 days and if it's not a good fit, no worries, they'll refund the fee. And you can pause the $40/mo at any time — like if there's a family matter that prevents you from studying for a few months.
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Oct 6, 2021
Finally read the kidney donation story. I know you've been waiting breathlessly for my thoughts. Here they are:
- If you didn't read till the end, you don't know the story. The writer of the article saved major facts for the end, and they very much affected the story.
- There was straight up plagiarism. The author knew she was doing it, openly acknowledged it to others, was (a little) worried about it, and did it anyway. She later altered the plagiarism, hoping to avoid trouble. But alas, trouble was not avoided.
- The comments on the actual story, and the comments on Twitter are basically opposites. Again, if you haven't read the whole story, you're getting a warped view of what happened.
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Sep 3, 2021
Hey fellow #LDS #Mormons, I know this stresses some of you out, but the Church stance is pro-legal abortion. If we want abortions available for incest, rape, or health of the mother, that requires legal abortion. If you agree with the Church, you are also pro-legal abortion.
This may stress you out further, but we could also accurately say the Church is pro-choice — we want those who we think "qualify" for an abortion to be able to choose one if they want. That's pro-choice.
If the Church stance changes, and all abortions are forbidden no matter what — even for cases like: the pregnancy is killing the mother, the fetus has died in utero, or an 11 yr old child was raped and impregnated by her father — then that would be an anti-abortion stance.
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