“Caring for myself is not self-indulgent, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” - Audre Lorde I think about this quote a lot, especially in terms of activism.
In the early days of MFOL, we all seemed to believe that the only way to operate was to lose all of ourselves. To self-martyr for the sake of the cause.

This tweet is quite interesting to me, considering this “respectful time” is only being pushed for now that they won’t get their way.

Today, I’d like to tell you all a bit about Merrick Garland. (THREAD)

https://twitter.com/VP/status/1034532027092164609

As the Chief US Circuit judge, Merrick Garland was considered by many to be a good Supreme Court pick during the Obama era.

Namely, @senorrinhatch , who called him “a consensus nominee” and said he would work with Obama on that nominations