Happy 5th birthday to Nusayba, our beloved warrior princess, a Stage 4 Cancer survivor & liver transplant recipient. 2 years ago we didn't know if she'd live, but here she is w her LOL Surprise birthday theme she requested. Thanks to @ShawnZed & hundreds who rallied to save her.
Please consider being a liver donor. @ShawnZed's selfless kindness saved this girl's life, & the liver grows back! If you have the means, please support initiatives & organizations that help children & their families enduring cancer. We are very grateful. Each day is a blessing.
Finally, continued love and prayers for @KFILE's family and their efforts to raise awareness, @SarahAWildman's brave daughter Orli and her recovery, @Bakari_Sellers' daughter, @KatecBowler's continued health and good humor, and all those affected by this awful disease.
Nusayba, The Diva, is ready for her birthday party. (We're staying indoors and having pizza and ice cream cake per her request.) Please observe her rings, necklace, dress, bracelets and shoes. All her sartorial choices. She is 5.
For those who asked, she had a total of 4 costume changes by the end of the night. Thank you all for the kind messages.
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Have a big piece tomorrow in the @thedailybeast on how Republicans have weaponized Critical Race Theory using the same playbook they used to make Sharia into a mythical threat. Don't ignore how it will mobilize hate and votes. Hope it's helpful.
Piece is out tomorrow, Sunday! How Republicans have used the exact same anti-Sharia playbook to manufacture critical race theory into a threat and what we can do to stop it this time.
My wife got tired of my constant moaning & convinced me to see a podiatrist. It's official: I'm flat-footed. Awesome. Thank you Pakistani genetics. Podiatrist said get a pedicure to help. I resisted due to traditional male stereotypes. Finally got one. I understand @RadioFreeTom.
They even give you a foot massage. I had no idea.
Since Twitter is no place for nuance, let me clarify: the pedicure wasn't the solution for flat-footedness, just that the scrubbing/shaving down could help ease some pain from the callouses. So I went, & it did. Most likely must do an orthotic and try it out. Hopefully, it helps.
I'm watching the House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on the Jan 6th insurrection -- people have no idea how close we were to Trump and GOP cancelling a free and fair election and overthrowing democracy. The Republicans who helped them are still the judge and jury.
Republicans, who blocked a bipartisan commission to investigate the insurrection and have slavish loyalty to Trump, so far are instead asking why aren't there hearings on Fauci emails and Wuhan lab. They want to move on. I would to if I was an accomplice.
The only conclusion I have after watching the Republicans in this hearing is that there will definitely try to do another coup if they lose. It's inevitable. Meanwhile, Americans are saddled with "bipartisan" Manchin, Sinema and "centrist Democrats." What a mess.
People, the Lego Store called me and said they finally have the giant Millennium Falcon in stock...
I have saved money for this Lego Millennium Falcon. I have told my wife one day it will be mine. I said I'd gift it to myself for finishing my book if it ever came back in stock. It is now in stock. I do not know if I'm being tempted by the Force or the Dark Side...
Also, would love to hear from major corporations in Georgia. How do you feel about Brian Kemp and the GOP's latestvoter suppression against black citizens?
Georgia is called "Hollywood of the South" bc so many movies & TV shows are filmed there. Do these studios support GOP's latest voter suppression against black citizens? Will they still do business there?