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Founder of @PoetsandMuses & @BIPOConFilm.
Jun 1, 2020 8 tweets 7 min read
@oliverdarcy @jaketapper Is he calling from his bunker?
Why can't the @DNC put forward someone who doesn't remind us of 45? Someone who can help the citizenry envision a better future rather than going back to the illusion of "good" old days?
The chaos we're experiencing is horrendous & I wish no riots @oliverdarcy @jaketapper @DNC looting or violence were taking place. At the same time, if people feel their peaceful calls for justice will simply be brushed aside & the anguish & political fallout that come with each case can just be waited out, then tempers will flare. We cannot expect saintly temperaments
Apr 11, 2020 9 tweets 9 min read
@srdaugherty @billmaher Actually, though not from Spain, the origin of the virus is still disputed. There was a cluster in Kansas, yes.
In terms of why so many virus originate from, @billmaher might need to b reminded of how old the country is (w that, a history of political corruption & bureaucratic @srdaugherty @billmaher mismanagement) & its important on the Asian-European trade route.
Given #climatechange & (global) #overpopulation, while it is generally a good thing to eat locally sourced food, ppl's incursion into uncharted territory will bring us into contact w exotic species & diseases we
Oct 11, 2019 7 tweets 12 min read
1/6 This scene from #LadyandtheTramp inspired 2 stanzas from my #poem "#Sightseeing" (excerpted here), which I discussed w @SsesangaDennis during the lastest #PoetsandMuses episode (soundcloud.com/poetsandmuses/…).
While researching 4 the @Disney image, I learned abt #WillieIto, 2/6 a survivor of the #internmentofJapaneseAmericans during #WWII, who drew this #iconicspaghettikissingscene (abc7.com/entertainment/…).
While the film contains its own issues in its #negativeportrayalsofimmigrants "Willie said he always felt safe here with his fellow artists -
Mar 31, 2019 6 tweets 14 min read
@jaketapper @LucyFlores @CNNSotu @JoeBiden @TheCut "Offered" has a ring of solicitation in it. According to both @LucyFlores & numerous news footages of #Biden's #UnwantedTouching, he NEVER solicited consent, but took a #privilege that was not his to take. #OurBodiesOurHomes #OnlyYesMeansYes @jaketapper @LucyFlores @CNNSotu @JoeBiden @TheCut 2/ And the audacity of of saying "And not once - never - did I believe I acted inappropriately. If it is suggested I did so, I will listen respectfully. But it was never my intention.
The 1st part, using his own assessment to measure others' feelings wo their input-cute!