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May 27, 2025 9 tweets 2 min read
I will NEVER donate to religious charities. at 15 I lived in a Christian homeless shelter where 7-8 pm was time to "reverence the Lord." They did room checks to verify we were either sitting silently or reading the Bible. No sleeping, no showers. If you got caught, they confiscated any "distractions," including cell phones, for 48 hours. They used to take my books and my homework. I was busting my ass with a full AP/IB course load just for Tabitha to lock my trig homework in a drawer. They humiliated us simply because they could
Apr 30, 2024 31 tweets 9 min read
Northwestern capitalizes and profits off of the Bursar's Takeover and it disgusts me. I've spent a lot of time studying past Northwestern student movements, just for fun. this is a long thread, but I need to say this to NU students: you did not fall out of a coconut tree not knowing our history benefits the university. they don't want you to know where you come from or WHOM you come from