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2 Apr, 5 tweets, 1 min read
This is a wonderful read. Some great quotes + stories. I'll thread a few of them (but not all):
“I got on a bus in 1982, from the hills of Tennessee. I had $1,200 sewn into my underpants by my mother and I arrived in LA and found West Hollywood, which is where I currently live.”
He trained as a jockey with Argentinian trainer Horatio Luro. “He was a lady’s man – he said to me once: ‘When I die, I want to come back as a lady’s saddle so I’ll be between the two things I love the most.’"

IT. MEEEE!!!!
"He moved to Los Angeles in 1982 with the aim of becoming the gay Hugh Hefner." #aimhigh
"In 2001, they met again while filming Ally McBeal, but Downey Jr. couldn’t place him. 'He said: "Didn’t we [meet before]?..." and I said: "Yep, 152, pod A, cell 13, you was top [bunk], I was bottom."”

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31 Mar
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26 Mar
I hope John Roberts has a sleepless night tonight.

The Civil Rights Act of 1965 used to have a "preclearance" requirement that forced historically racist jurisdictions to obtain DOJ approval before changing their voting laws (like Georgia just did).
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25 Mar
IN DEFENSE OF JOE MANCHIN: an obnoxiously lengthy historopragmatic thread. (Also, goodbye my mentions.)

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There are many words we could use to describe Joe Manchin, who’s one of the senators (though, importantly, not the ONLY senator) holding up filibuster reform:

Aggravating. Obstructive. Antediluvian.

But only one adjective matters: Democrat.
Joe Manchin is a Democrat from West Virginia.

That’s fucking remarkable.

Let's talk about how fucking remarkable that is, the historical and demographic reasons why it's remarkable, and why (even when he pisses us) off we attack him at our peril.
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19 Mar
I have a rule: never become incensed based on a report that doesn't include a link.

So I researched this law.

NOW I'm incensed.
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• To their credit, huge Arkansas employers/campaign contributors @Walmart and @TysonFoods both opposed the bill.
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19 Mar
Sheriff: "denied saying his wife is Black. (She is Pacific Islander.) He added that in his neighborhood, “I am the only white man within five houses, and I have a Black grandson that lives with me.”
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Claimed he "blocked [the Black citizen] in, he’s here right now," then that "the other driver had him blocked in."

Called the Black citizen's car “homeless-looking.”

Said the car had gone up his driveway, but later said there was no room in the driveway.
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Even having Black family members whom you love doesn't mean you're not actually racist.

In truth, DENYING you're racist is a sign you're probably, you know, racist.
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11 Mar
No one: "what's the best meatball recipe?"

Me: jessicagavin.com/grandmas-itali…
P.S.: My trick is to cuisinart (separately) the onion (more than the recipe calls for), the garlic, the parmesan, and even the bread crumbs if they're not tiny. The onion juice and eggs make it super moist, and smaller particles of everything help the meatballs hold together.
Oh! Also, I replace half the beef with ground turkey. Recipe's so moist, it still comes out wonderful (and I figure the lower cholesterol will allow me time to eat one more serving than I would otherwise.)
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