When my mom died I found this Letter to the Editor among her possessions. She’s calling out John Klein, the Town Supervisor in Smithtown LI, for his racist housing policies. I think it’s from the 1970s. It inspires me to name names, and call out BS. Don’t live afraid.
Trump fans eventually break out in "send her back!" chants directed toward Ilhan Omar, a Somali refugee who serves in Congress who Trump viciously smeared.
Today, the FBI honors the life and work of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A quote from Dr. King is etched in stone at the FBI Academy's reflection garden in Quantico as a reminder to all students and FBI employees: "The time is always right to do what is right."
#MLKDay
Happy Loving Day! My parents marriage was illegal in 1958 (in Maryland). The Supreme Court didn’t overturn the ban on interracial marriage til 1967. Here I am with them in 1966!
“I have the best advice for women in business,” Kim Kardashian says. “Get your f--king ass up and work. It seems like nobody wants to work these days.”
My mom died today. Joining my dad who passed away 40 days ago. She was a pretty remarkable lady. An immigrant from Cuba, she lived with the Oblate Sisters of Providence in Baltimore during college. Here (on the left) she is in Cuba in the 1930s.
Today, I signed into law the Alabama Human Life Protection Act. To the bill’s many supporters, this legislation stands as a powerful testament to Alabamians’ deeply held belief that every life is precious & that every life is a sacred gift from God.
My dad passed away last night. He was 85. He was a sharpshooter in the military. A professional athlete. A scientist. Here he is with my mom (and me) in 1966:
Trump: "There has been so much unnecessary death in this country. It could have been stopped and it could have been stopped short, but somebody a long time ago, it seems, decided not to do it that way. And the whole world is suffering because of it."
NEW: Authorities in Tulsa, Oklahoma, are investigating the arrest of two black teenagers accused of jaywalking, with video from an eyewitness showing one officer forcibly pulling a teen out of a patrol car and onto the ground. More tonight.
Trump says it was good to let the Turks attack the Kurds. "Sometimes you have to let them fight like two kids,” he tells rally in Dallas. “Then you pull them apart."
Think of all the people incarcerated right now on marijuana charges. And you wonder why so many people understand that criminal justice is often neither fair nor just.
This 2 minute video, which unfolded on live tv, is the story of what it is to be Black in America. The Black family tries to flag police for help—then police arrest THEM.
Friend of mine died today. He was killed in a car accident when a vehicle rolled thru a 4 way stop. Doctors tried valiantly to save him but just couldn’t. His name was Michael Owens and he was just 37 years old. He was brilliant and kind and funny and super talented.
Someone find me this man. I owe him a beer. Entire game this lady was chirping at him for CHEERING for the Patriots in “her” stadium. Absolute shit ending for NE & she’s up in his face. He stayed calm after seeing the worst loss ever. I know I wouldn’t. He deserves some love.
Yeah, my mom and dad's interracial marriage was illegal until I was a year old and then--later--they struggled to buy a home in their Long Island community because people didn't want to sell to a Black lady. Good times!
Attorneys for Gregory and Travis McMichael, the father and son charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery, say their clients have been vilified: "We implore all of you ... don't rush to judgment"
Nikki Haley told conservative radio host Glenn Beck that the Confederate flag symbolized “service, sacrifice and heritage”, so her tweet here is all kinds of bullshit.
I have struggled with Biden’s recent remarks. They were gut wrenchingly condescending. Regardless of color, gender, or class, to label any individual with what he or she is expected to think, believe, and vote is demeaning and disrespectful. Not to mention arrogant and entitled.
If you want to be the leader of a movement, you have to open yourself up for criticism and challenge. Lord knows I take my fair share of attacks and I’m okay with that. It’s what we signed up for. Buck up.
We must always have the backs of our allies, if we expect them to have our back. The Kurds were instrumental in our successful fight against ISIS in Syria. Leaving them to die is a big mistake.
#TurkeyIsNotOurFriend
I feel sorry for mcmuffin cop because she is a human being who is stressed, exhausted, paranoid and overwhelmed. I feel sorrier for the people in the community where she works—because she is paranoid and armed and could kill someone and never be held responsible.
Friend called. Black guy. Doctor, heading south from CT to Fl. Tells me he was checking into a Courtyard Marriott in VA and he was advised: a big rowdy group has checked in. Do not stay here (for his safety). Keep driving.
.
@POTUS
pledged to be a voice for the voiceless, & there is no more vulnerable a population than victims of human trafficking. I was honored to join
@SecPompeo
& leadership across 19 USG agencies to coordinate & accelerate efforts to end this evil scourge.
#EndTrafficking
#PITF
This is a good example of bias in the
@nytimes
: a picture of a person who is considering not complying with a subpoena is basically a glam shot, and it’s framed as a thoughtful, perfectly equal choice.
Hope Hicks, one of the best-known but least visible former members of President Trump’s White House staff, is facing an existential question: whether to comply with a congressional subpoena
Congratulations to Nick Bosa on being picked number two in the NFL Draft. You will be a great player for years to come, maybe one of the best. Big Talent! San Francisco will embrace you but most importantly, always stay true to yourself. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Pres. Trump on hurricane survivors trying to leave the Bahamas: "We have to be very careful. Everyone needs totally proper documentation...I don't want to allow people who weren't supposed to be in the Bahamas to come into the United States, including some very bad people."
.
@TomiLahren
on
@foxandfriends
: “In other places around the world, people are rising up for more rights, more speech and this president supports it.”
Via the pool report: "Trump expresses amazement that Dorian is a category 5 hurricane, saying several times he hadn't been aware there could be a storm that big."
Thank you
@POTUS
for taking critical action ending family separation at our border. Congress must now act + find a lasting solution that is consistent with our shared values;the same values that so many come here seeking as they endeavor to create a better life for their families
This DOJ’s lawyer’s name is Sarah Fabian. She is arguing that detained children don’t need soap or toothpaste. The judges are stunned.
What kind of a human being would stand up and argue this?
LOL. If you have to have the handful of Black people at your rally hold up t-shirts that say you’re not racist... chances are overwhelming that you’re racist.
Goya is a business. Black beans are staple of Cuban food. You are a drama queen, Senator. No one is trying to “cancel Hispanic culture,” whatever that even means.
Goya is a staple of Cuban food. My grandparents ate Goya black beans twice a day for nearly 90 years. And now the Left is trying to cancel Hispanic culture and silence free speech.
#BuyGoya
In Whitefish, Montana, a young woman named Samantha Francine is confronted by a large white man with balled fists, shouting, "Black Lives Matter? Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you!" She does not look away.
This is America, 2020.
(Photo by Grace Jensen)
WATCH 🚨 New York police boss Mike O'Meara went off on the media today:
"Stop treating us like animals and thugs and start treating us with some respect ... Our legislators abandoned us. The press is vilifying us. It's disgusting."
In a heated press briefing, Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the Trump administration was just following the law by separating undocumented children and their parents. There is no law that says that's required.
Under questioning by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE), Amy Coney Barrett is unable to name the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Seriously. Record your parents and take lots of pictures of them. I can’t seem to hold my dad’s face in my mind—I’d be a mess if I didn’t have lots of recent photos.
Okay angry Berners, you can stop tweeting at me. You really do not seem to understand that alienating voters who could one day vote for you is a bad idea.
“The Senator who refuses to speak up against moral wrongs, who helps prop up a liar and who lacks the guts to stand for anything deserves to lose his job”
—Soledad 11:8
The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great ones.
Luke 16:10
In case you’re wondering if some people are willing to put the lives of others at risk by calling the cops on them, and lying about the threat. Imagine doing this KNOWING you are being recorded.
Has
@BubbaWallace
apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger says colleagues are "waiting" on President Trump to accept the election results before recognizing Joe Biden as the next president