Padma Lakshmi
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And we’re LIVE! Taste the Nation Season 2 is out NOW on
@hulu
!! It’s a party and I hope to see you all there ✨❤️🇺🇸 can’t wait to hear your favorite meals and moments of the season— these are some of the most delicious!
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If your Senators vote against the $2,000 stimulus check, return the favor by voting them out of office
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Germany doesn’t have Nazi monuments to “remind” citizens of their history. Instead, they have memorials for the 6 million Jews and others who were murdered.
The U.S. doesn’t need statues of confederate generals to “remind” us. We need monuments for Nat Turner & Harriet Tubman.
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Questions for the people who are scared of becoming a minority: Why is that? Are minorities treated differently?
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Do you not have tastebuds?
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A team of doctors obfuscating & concealing the truth about a leader's health is a common occurrence in authoritarian regimes
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Forcing a literal child to carry a pregnancy is cruel. Full stop.
She’s 10. How on earth is this “an opportunity” for her? This is insane.
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In this country Viagra is covered by insurance without question, but birth control coverage is dependent upon the religious ideals of employers/institutions.
If that sounds:
- misogynistic
- discriminatory
- irresponsible
- indicative of systemic sexism
that’s because it is!
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Ted Cruz tweeting a glowing tribute to Rush Limbaugh from a resort in Cancun (where he flew tonight while his constituents are literally freezing to death) is peak
@GOP
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I literally have tears in my eyes.
@KamalaHarris
just said “chithis” which means auntie. My heart is so full right now
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When you hear kids won’t be going back to school until September:
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Nothing says "summer 2020" like eating a ripe peach over the kitchen sink while ugly crying
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I don't have time for this kind of negativity in my life right now
You should only eat 6 fries per serving, Harvard professor says
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I know there are a lot of men out there who have partners who've had abortions. It's time for you to speak up and be allies. Women don't get pregnant alone.
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One day after 8 people were killed due to hatred of Asian women, how dare 172 Republicans vote against the Violence Against Women Act?
The most contentious part of the act? Preventing people convicted of domestic abuse or stalking from purchasing a firearm.
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If you can't accept your child for who they're telling you they are, then you have no business being a parent.
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What happened last night was a hate crime and we should all be treating it as such.
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Whenever anyone says “own the libs” I just hear the sound of raisins being added to potato salad.
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“Go back to your country” is a taunt immigrant kids hear on the playground, it’s a threat I get from unhinged people in my DMs, and it’s also something the President of the United States says to strong women of color who oppose him.
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NONE of the
@LMPD
officers who murdered Breonna Taylor on March 13th have been fired or charged any crimes. They are all being paid as usual.
(L-R) their names are:
Myles Cosgrove
Jonathan Mattingly
Brett Hankison
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STOP SAYING “CHAI TEA“
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Anyone who can mock a mother trying to prevent her kids from being shot at school needs to be voted out of office immediately.
Male New Hampshire lawmakers on the hearing committee wearing pearls to mock
@MomsDemand
volunteers and gun safety advocates.
#NHPolitics
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You're either pro gun control or pro mass shootings.
There is no in between.
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He's either thinking about Cracker Barrel or segregation
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Ted Cruz is maliciously incompetent.
We've known this.
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Say Their Names 🕯:
Delaina Ashley Yaun
Paul Andre Michels
Xiaojie Tan
Daoyou Feng
Julie Park
Hyeon Jeong Park
(Identities of the two other victims have not been released as of now)
#StopAsianHate
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There are meals in your life you will never forget. Meals you will tell your grandkids about. Last night was one of them. I had dinner with someone I’ve admired for a long long time. And she did not disappoint. Witty and whip smart, she had a twinkle in her eye the whole night.
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I wrote an Op-Ed for
@nytimes
about something terrible that happened to me in my youth, something that happens to young women every day. We all have an opportunity to change the narrative and believe survivors.
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Being plus-sized doesn't make Trump any less worthy of respect, but the fact that he's 73 years-old and can't read, write, or deliver a coherent statement (in any language) does.
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Did I think I would be sobbing to the sounds of fireworks and Hall & Oates tonight? No, but here we are!!!
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“Can you think of any laws that give government the power to make decisions about the male body?”
- Future VP Harris
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Once again, this administration does not deserve praise for doing the bare minimum at the last possible second
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Goodbye lil’ sis. One of our brightest stars has fallen from the sky.... I have no words, but here are some of hers: “I dream of being better. I dream of being myself again, but I know I’ll never quite be the same, and that’s okay. I look forward to meeting that woman one day.”
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Sickening to see the violence against Muslims celebrated in India. The widespread anti-Muslim rhetoric preys on fear and poisons people.
This propaganda is dangerous and nefarious because when you consider someone less than it's much easier to participate in their oppression.
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Pence refusing to wear a mask at the Mayo Clinic is the saddest display of misguided toxic masculinity that I've ever seen.
Congratulations you're 60 years old and you still haven't learned basic human decency/compassion.
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Antagonistic, misleading, click-bait media coverage, like we saw with
@AOC
's procedural nomination of Bernie Sanders last night, is a big part of why Trump was elected in 2016.
Let's not let it happen again.
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“I’ve known Jeff [Epstein] for 15 years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It’s even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”
- Trump (
@NYMag
2002) Epstein is now arrested due to sex trafficking minors
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Is it any surprise that the biggest colonizer in the world, the British Crown, is racist?
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Imagine considering yourself a "patriot" with "family values" when your candidate openly antagonizes his opponent when he was honoring the memory of his fallen veteran son.
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On August 24th of last year, 23 y/o Elijah McClain, a massage therapist who loved animals & often played violin for stray cats at Petco, was detained on his way home from picking up an iced tea for his brother in Aurora, Colorado.
He was listening to music & dancing.
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Oh just a tiny piglet eating a fettuccine noodle, nothing to see here!
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11 years ago I gave birth to you and my life completely changed for the better.
It wasn't without its challenges, but becoming your mother has been the privilege of my life.
Happy birthday Littlehands!
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As a New Yorker, the idea of being governed by Lee Zeldin, a Trump supporter who wants to ban abortion without exception, defund Planned Parenthood, and who supports 'Don't Say Gay,' is insane.
He doesn't represent us.
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Trans people don't need to prove anything to you. Their lived experience is not up for debate.
Stop policing people who don't adhere to the ignorant construct of heteronormativity.
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Just so we’re all clear: a pair of moldy khaki-shorts cosplaying as a human (
@TuckerCarlson
) recently questioned
@SenDuckworth
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Dems have the Senate!
Let’s keep that energy for
@ReverendWarnock
in Georgia
Early voting starts Nov 28th!💪🏾
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Know Your Voting Rights:
🚨 If the polls close while you’re still in line, stay in line- you have the right to vote
🚨 If you make a mistake on your ballot, ask for a new one
🚨 If the machines are down at your polling place, ask for a paper ballot
Voter Hotline: 866-687-8683
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Relieved
@SalmanRushdie
is pulling through after Friday’s nightmare. Worried and wordless, can finally exhale. Now hoping for swift healing.
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“I don’t like Indian food”🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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Gregory McMichael & his son Travis McMichael gunned down Ahmaud Arbery, 25, on his daily jog in Brunswick, GA. His mother Wanda Jones said “He was hunted down like an animal and killed.” Call the Glynn County Police Dept & demand their arrest: (912)-554-7800
#JusticeForAhmaud
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Across the board this week the media has rebuffed Trump's election antics as irrelevant.
If they had that same energy towards him 5 years ago instead of giving him unprecedented airtime, analyzing every ALL CAPS tweet, maybe we wouldn't be in this situation.
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Just a reminder: Tucker Carlson's show is not news- it's "hyperbolic opinion commentary" by a self-proclaimed contrarian (and registered Democrat) from his Maine summer house.
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TW: Incredibly racist language
This is Blake Neff, the head writer for
@TuckerCarlson
's show who was forced to resign today after years of posting vile racist comments under a pseudonym "CharlesXII" (a nod to a celibate king of Sweden) and cyber-stalking women.
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Chris Wallace: You said ‘children are taught in school to hate our country.’ Where do you see that?
Trump: I just... look at school. I watch... I read... Look at the stuff.
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When you tell someone you’re Indian and they say “Oooh! I LOVE chicken tikka masala!”:
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I was 7 the first time I was sexually assaulted. He was a relative of my mom’s second husband. I told my folks and they sent me away.
#WhyIDidntReport
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Been waiting to say this since November 8, 2016 🙋🏾♀️:
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When we were young... Happy birthday to a legend, Tony Bourdain.
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I’m so proud of you
@KristenLKish
and am over the moon that you’ll be taking over for me on
@BravoTopChef
!!! I’ll be rooting for you and our whole crew next season. Congratulations!!! 🎉
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Dear White People,
We love you but chai is actually the word for tea in Hindi! So when you say chai tea, you’re saying ‘tea tea’ like the cartoon guy in the pizza ad, and all a billion brown people hear is nails on a chalkboard. 🙄
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I don't want to live in a world where a chef who bludgeoned his ex-wife on the head with a bottle in front of 24 dinner guests can make a "comeback" a year later.
This story about an abusive Chicago chef's comeback attempt is VERY good
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This is my own country, good day sir.
@PadmaLakshmi
25% of the population in India is illiterate. Worry about your own country first.
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One day we will be the ancestors. It’s important to act accordingly.
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Daily reminder to men on the internet: you’re not God, or my father, or my boss. ☺️
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One of the gifts this quarantine has given me is the opportunity to see just how much of what I used to do was filler & totally unnecessary. I was just really flattered to be asked most of the time. I guess I mistakenly took being busy for being successful. They are not the same.
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Why not use that energy to stand in solidarity with your fellow humans rather than spread hatred and fear?
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Instead of channelling that energy towards oppression and subjugation why not advocate for marginalized individuals and groups?
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Daily reminder that our sitting president bought $85k worth of newspaper ads calling for the execution of a group of 14-16 year old Black boys who were pressured to waive their Miranda rights.
They were convicted and jailed for up to 13 years on a rape charge with no evidence.
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The GOP: Come on out and vote!! But *also* remember it's a mass conspiracy!!! And *don't* trust the process! And if we lose it's not fair!! But if we win it is!!
Everyone else:
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"I'm a Matthew 25 Christian.
Love your neighbor and for me that means you don't get rid of your neighbor's healthcare. Particularly in the middle of a pandemic."
-
@ReverendWarnock
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Sexual assault survivors are so rarely believed, validated, or given any semblance of justice. This is a win for us all.
The jury has found that Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carrol. Savoring this little bit of justice on a Tuesday afternoon.
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