Damn, I just started “Broadchurch” and it’s good but so, so sad.
Basically, I’m never having kids because fuuuuuck this.
When she’s in traffic and just automatically knows on instinct?
Jesus.
I do believe that there’s an inexplicable parental intuition. I know that’s not very science-y of me, but I think there are parents who have that jolt of knowledge out of nowhere that they can’t explain. And it seems like something you’ve never want to experience.
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According to research by Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (@A3PCON) and Chinese for Affirmative Action (@CAAsanfrancisco), hate crimes against Asian Americans increased by nearly 150% in 2020.
This didn't happen by accident. Some receipts... (thread)
Between April 10, 2020 and January 3, 2021, Donald Trump either tweeted (or RT'd) the term "China Virus" 44 times.
But that's not all he did, even while hate crimes against AAPI people rapidly increased with his messaging.
We knew early in the pandemic...
January 30, 2020
"As I headed to my apartment, a group of men shouted while looking in my direction, 'see that Japanese chick over there? Stay away from her if you don’t want to get the coronavirus'" -- @beingsarahkim
Like every college or university, Columbia has their primary graduation ceremony, where all the traditional things happen: formal commencement, degree conferral, etc. This is for all students graduating from Columbia. This is the ceremony you expect. The big show.
But in addition to the big ceremony, Columbia University, like so many colleges and universities, offer supplemental recognition ceremonies for students from marginalized backgrounds to celebrate their accomplishment with peers from their community. These are very different...
In the summer of 1990, before first Gulf War, @TuckerCarlson was a rising senior at Trinity College. He was 21. He could have taken a few years off to enlist and serve in a time of war. But he didn't. He waited until after graduation and applied to the CIA. He was rejected.
After being rejected from the CIA, @TuckerCarlson again could have enlisted in the military. But unlike the 16 women who served in the Gulf War and were killed in that conflict, Tucker Carlson chose to pursue a career in conservative media.
On 9/11, seven women service members were killed in the attack on the Pentagon.
@TuckerCarlson was then a 32 year-old, able-bodied adult. He could have enlisted when our country was attacked. Instead, he built his career on the sacrifices of others who served.
Really blown away by these fantastic gifs that @a35mmlife and @intoactionus made in support of trans kids in supports. Take them and make your own tweets supporting trans kids using the the hashtag #LetKidsPlay
It breaks my heart to bring your attention to this.
With more than 520,000 deaths in the U.S. and tens of millions struggling financially, it appears Senate Republicans are attempting to weaponize the COVID relief package to ban trans kids from sports.
I really wish it weren't true, but there's a rumored amendment being brought forward by Senate Republicans to ban trans kids from playing in sports at every level from K-12 right up through college. They will attempt to tie-in COVID relief in an attack on trans children.
As you already know, Senate Republicans rejected the $15/hr minimum wage amend that would help struggling families. They forced the reduction of stimulus checks for Americans in need. But somehow, they're managing to find space to harm trans kids in this COVID relief legislation.