Thread by @monaeltahawy

Friend around the world: love and solidarity to you all. These are difficult times in different ways for us all.

Let me know how you’re doing. I’d love to hear from you. With time zones, it’s difficult to get everyone when they’re awake. But when you see this: let me know ❤️✊🏽💜

I’m so touched by all your replies. Hearing from around the world is like getting telegrams - poignant, a summation of the day, hopes and fears.

I am so grateful for Twitter for this. I hear you all. I am looking forward and trying to stay tenaciously optimistic ❤️✊🏽💜

Tenaciously optimistic is incredibly foolish & naive, I know.

I’m at home. Trying to stay friends with chaos & uncertainty. Staying in touch via WhatsApp with my family who are in different cities than me. My brother & his wife are doctors & parents are in their 70s. V worried.

I love that I love @rerutled

I’m a self-employed writer & public speaker. My main source of income has ended for now.Unsure about how I’ll be “making a living”

Refuguring. Adamant that as scary as it is right now that we move towards something better than what brought us here.

Thank you all who have asked about me.

Friends tuning now - tell me how you are. ❤️✊🏽💜

Check in with each other.

Ask about people.

Remember those who have less and who hurt more.

And think about how we move ahead towards something better than what has failed us and brought us here.

And always remember freedom. Fuck the patriarchy!