Read a quote from a Louisiana newspaper where a white parent compared requiring kids to wear masks in school to the period of segregation. Which is ridiculous for a myriad of reasons but for the sake of foolishness, let’s unpack why:
First of all, mask-wearing has been a state mandate in most places, but not a law punishable by arrest, jail time and brutality. You know what was? Segregation.
Aug 11, 2021 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Today, I’m 41 and it is my first birthday [residing] somewhere other than my birthplace. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about my first 40 years, and specifically about the people who have orbited in and out of my life. Some were positioned as seasonal characters.
Some got the part as full-time cast members. Some popped in as special guests whose role was to advance the storyline. Some whose season was cancelled just as their character was starting to fully develop.
Sep 10, 2020 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
Trump supporters learning that he knew about the danger of COVID will change nothing. Because his die-hard supporters are in his cult. Not talking moderates or swing voters or casual Republicans here. I mean the MAGAs
The MAGAs wouldn’t give a shit if Trump literally spat COVID-laced droplets on them, for they are caught up in a cult of personality. They are drawn to his worst impulses
