(1) Below is the 12/4/16 thread being talked about in 2021. She hasn't yet resigned & will prob end up deleting the tweets so take screenshots. Mine are dated 12/5/16 bc timezones.
Also, her racism appears in many other tweets from recent years. Here's how to find them.
Also, her racism appears in many other tweets from recent years. Here's how to find them.
https://twitter.com/AliMCollins/status/805474701355012096
(2) Paste this into the Twitter search field: Asian from:AliMCollins
Replace "Asian" with any other term you want to find, eg AAPI.
It's also a great way to find your own tweets, or anyone else's. I wouldn't be able to find mine without it.
Replace "Asian" with any other term you want to find, eg AAPI.
It's also a great way to find your own tweets, or anyone else's. I wouldn't be able to find mine without it.
(3) IDC about the San Fran school board or similar bodies. I just like finding examples of rank hypocrisy, dishonesty, and/or bigotry in general, whether it's on the political left or right.
I'm no longer in a political "tribe" such as pro-MAGA, anti-MAGA etc. Long story...
I'm no longer in a political "tribe" such as pro-MAGA, anti-MAGA etc. Long story...
(4) I have only been a fan of Liz Cheney for a few months, and I have her and Dick Cheney in my current profile pic mainly because it messes with people's heads, which is a good thing.
What I oppose the most now is GROUPTHINK.
What I oppose the most now is GROUPTHINK.
(5) Groupthink has taken over people's lives, on the left & the right.
I used to willingly join a tribe in order to have a set of beliefs on which others had done the work of developing & describing.
Now I gladly do it myself, despite the unpopularity & greater work involved.
I used to willingly join a tribe in order to have a set of beliefs on which others had done the work of developing & describing.
Now I gladly do it myself, despite the unpopularity & greater work involved.
(6) Maybe I'm getting better at knowing what my values are. Whatever it is, I write about it here, helping me "process" national & international current events.
The pandemic, & political changes, are going to continue for as long as they continue. Nothing we can do about it.
The pandemic, & political changes, are going to continue for as long as they continue. Nothing we can do about it.
(7) It has been extremely refreshing for me to step back, review and, where needed, change my opinion on many things in recent months. On some issues I am returning to long-held views. The older we get, the more we realize how long is the list of things we do not know.
(8) Christopher Hitchens was one of the public figures for whom I had and have the most respect. It's a pretty short list, these days.
When I start missing him, I remember this quote. It renews my motivation to engage with the world.
When I start missing him, I remember this quote. It renews my motivation to engage with the world.
(9) This quote informs my inner world, which, by the way, is the only one I can control. Plenty of groups are trying to shut down free inquiry out there. I say let them.
I'm responsible for my "locus of control." Maybe this, after all, is what "freedom" really means?
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I'm responsible for my "locus of control." Maybe this, after all, is what "freedom" really means?
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