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Jan 3, 2020 12 tweets 4 min read Read on X
Morning, Twitter. ☀️ Awake since 7am. Working since 8:30.
Okay, so, here are my first (public) thoughts of the day …
As many of you know, I started my career working for State Department at the American Embassy in The Hague.
Everyone deserves to feel safe and secure. (I’m an adult survivor of child abuse. So, yeah, words like “safety” and “security” have real meaning for me.)
It’s not a coincidence that I’ve dedicated my life to connecting folks with others, building a more loving and peaceful world — even down to the smallest parts, love between two or more people. #NatSec / #CulturalDiplomacy / #SoftPower funkybrownchick.com/bio/
As a country, we — especially Republicans (I'm obv not one) — have to get to a point where we truly understand what it means to be "safe".
If we already understood that, of course, we wouldn't have — as one example — daily mass shootings among fellow Americans, including so many tiny school children. But, I digress.
Most of you probably know this, but #NatSec traditionally includes:
✅ Diplomacy — make more friends, fewer enemies
✅ Democracy promotion — let people, not authoritarians lead
✅ Development — understand folks are less likely to come after you if you're helping them
... and ...
✅Defense — *** when/if *** they come after you (i.e. it's "defense" not "offense"), protect yourself.
Anything less than ALL of that makes us less, not more, safe. #NatSec
I'm angry, frustrated, annoyed by what's going on with 45's views about national "security". I'm also motivated to organize for peace, as always. (Anyone who's paying attention should be.) If there's anything I can do to help you in your work, hit me up. funkybrownchick.com/services/
If anxiety & frustration are getting the best of you, lean on people who love you. Here are some Healthy Relationships tips to get the love you deserve today & always. (h/t @loveisrespect) loveisrespect.org/healthy-relati…

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More from @funkybrownchick

Jan 14, 2021
Good morning, loves! ❤️ Here are a few wisdom droplets for you: To state the obvious, every member of congress who aided & abetted last Wednesday's attack is a traitor to this country. #NatSec
If you've seen photos & listened to reports from congresspeople who were inside the Capitol during the attack, you know certain Republicans gave rioters pre-attack recognizance tours.
They also first-pumped to cheer attackers on as they trashed the Capitol, tweeted out the location of the fellow congress members' hiding spaces & one literally said (about the mob) "those are my people." Watch this entire video. #NatSec
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Jan 11, 2021
If you need a mental / #SelfCare break, tune in to something uplifting ... We're staaaaarting! First up, @USChamber Pres. Suzanne Clark is interviewing @NEAArtsChair @MACartsDC & Annette Bening. #StarringRole
uschamber.com/live-event-exp…
LOVE @NEAArtsChair @MACartsDC comment about how the arts unite us. It's true!! ♥️ #StarringRole
By definition, they require imagination and expanding one's mind. For example, when you see an actor, you're picturing them as the person they're depicting — not solely thinking: "Hey, that's ____!" #StarringRole
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Sep 22, 2020
Keep this on your radar, folks. Especially watch the language used to describe what's happening. @businessInsider #ForcedSterilizations businessinsider.com/ice-doctor-per…
Usually, "unwanted" is a dated term to describe an untimed, or unexpected, pregnancy. #SRHR #SexualHealth
Usually, it covers a lot of agency on the part of the person who became pregnant. In other words, someone who is able to become pregnant had a consensual sexual encounter, and that encounter resulted in an unexpected — or "unwanted" — pregnancy.
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Sep 20, 2020
Fascinating experiment! We need more diversity in tech. Here's what the experiment shows ... THREAD.
Not all photos are uploaded to Twitter using the correct specs to optimize display on Twitter. For example ...
Twitter apparently taught its algorithm to find the most interesting / relevant parts of of photos, then display a cropped version of those pics such that the most relevant part shows up as a thumbnail.
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Sep 19, 2020
We have to stay up. Stay focused. Stay happy. Stay optimistic.
Thank you, @silverbranchus for hosting an outdoor, physically distanced #Oktoberfest event. Spirits need lifting right now, and you're providing that service. #RIPRBG
Tonight I restore my soul. 🍻 Tomorrow, I get back to work.
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Sep 17, 2020
The New York Times did this, back in 2016. Though, with Trump supporters and Duck Dynasty (vis-a-vis shows like Modern Family & Empire). nytimes.com/interactive/20…
It's the premise of #BigData. To riff off Aristotle's "give me a child until he is 7, and I will show you the man", in modern times, it's: "Give me your data, and I will show you who I believe you are, and push you in the direction of who I want you to be."
As an example, if you're getting election-related calls, texts, Facebook ads, etc., you're getting them because you're on a list. Data decided which list(s) you should be on.
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