tellin you right now, i don’t have it in me for kanye to (actually) run for president. nope.
the idea of having to critique his policy, analyze coverage whatever fuckery he’s saying this week. real discussion of kim kardashian becoming first lady.
i’m out. i’m out. no, i’m out.
A room full of white men just told its 70% Black workforce that it can’t use its voice.
Based on an argument about the first amendment. And the freedoms of the flag.
Oh. Ok.
Breaking News: NFL owners agreed to a new national anthem policy: Teams will be fined if players kneel on the field or sidelines, though players will be allowed to stay in the locker room if they choose.
For mad conservatives who feel like Roseanne should be able to tweet what she wants and keep her show “because: first amendment”...
Where were you when Black men wanted to be able to take a knee and not be reprimanded for it by the NFL?
I’ll hold for how “this is different...”
Racism shows up in many forms.
Sure the machine can’t read African hair. But people made the machine, ppl calibrated its capabilities, ppl approved for use.
Ppl didn’t think it was important to be able to read Black passengers’ hair types? Ppl didn’t find value in that.
An airport body scanner called millimeter wave machines can’t read certain type of hairs or hairstyles, like afros, braids, twists, locks, curls, ponytails and buns.
Watching Rachel
@maddow
not even be able to speak, but literally break down crying talking about Trump’s latest development of “tender age” detainment of seemingly infants to toddlers has me a little shaken, sad, and disturbed.
why this *could* be fake:
a) there are already expectations that there won’t be another debate
b) it’s close enough to the election that essentially the campaign could be over for him
c) no one will be asking about white supremacy, his taxes, his finances or anything else.
To be clear: a rich, privileged, powerful white man just got “tried” in court that ended in him being found not guilty — with overwhelming evidence to the contrary, a jury that was skewed in his favor before hearing a word.
This is America in its truest, most familiar form.
so now we find out that amy cooper not only made the call we saw saying that she was being threatened in central park, but she also made a second 911 call saying he’d assaulted her.
what if christian hadn’t filmed it? he’d be in jail for attacking her.
What he said:
Black unemployment is at a record low.
What I heard:
Obama's policies have been working for years and I'm proud to take credit for it.
#SOTU
meghan markle’s new spotify podcast is good. first episode with serena williams… edited beautifully, meghan’s got a great voice and vibe. expert input.
i’m into it.
i would love it if this will & jada tea opened up the conversation about how couples need to design relationships that work for them and what they want, and not just the relationships other people think they should have.
THAT’S WHAT IT IS!!
Elizabeth Warren has the energy of a former special needs teacher!
It’s a hyper-patient, gentle, passionate care for whatever it is she’s working on/doing/talking about.
The lightbulb just went on for me.
#DemDebate
If you missed the last half hour of the
#ESPYs
, you missed one of the most powerful award show moments I think I’ve seen.
100+ women victimized by Larry Nassar (the gymnastics pedophile doctor) walked out on stage and received the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage.
Moment.
My mentions/DMs are lit up with this video coming back as a
#TwitterMomentOfTheDecade
.
It’s a story I’ll never forget breaking, but it was also an omen of things to come.
Things can be plain, clear, “perfect” even, yet we argue about what they are.
These moments make you think about how elections have consequences.
If you can look me in the face and tell me you think Donald Trump is handling coronavirus in a better way than Hillary Clinton would’ve you’re a goddamn idiot.
Thing I’m not supposed to admit:
I turned on the
#SOTU
, and then very quickly turned it off. It’s just too anxiety-inducing to listen to him talk for an hour about how great he thinks he is.
Call it self-care, but I’ll just have to tune in for all the analysis.
Where’s Chicago PD Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s angry, emotional press conf abt his officers who attacked, tased this Black CHILD in school?
Where the bill for the investigation that revealed their misconduct, their lies, filing a false police report?
Where
@ChicagosMayor
?
So it turns out the Chicago Police Department lied when they said two police officers didn't push & drag a 16-year-old girl down a set of stairs, punch her, tase her, then hold her down as they stomped on her chest.
Cause they did and there's video.
now i’m getting push alerts from a news outlet.
2020 you are utter trash.
utter trash.
hot-on-fire-dumpster-fire ass trash.
the opposite of cardi’s horchata.
uggggggggggggghh.
here's the thing:
be mad that kamala's "a cop." don't like policy positions, say she feels too (insert whatever tf here). go on and on.
but when it comes down to options before us, I'm going to have that Black woman's back in november.
period.
politicize her death.
it’s what she would want.
ruth bader ginsburg literally chose to die in office to resist having her seat taken in retirement.
i’m devastated.
I'm so sorry to learn that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away. She was a tireless advocate for women's rights and progressive causes throughout her life.
The Senate must not be allowed to replace her until the next president is sworn into office.
i’m not giving you thoughtful analysis on ho kanye’s workout plan w obamacare is prevention.
i’m not discussing his political evolution from “george bush dont care about black people” to maga.
i’m not thinking about how the white house could lowkey use a kris jenner renovation.
No matter what you think of her, you can’t deny Beyoncé’s legacy of excellence in live stage performance.
I’d put her up against anyone, any day, doing any thing.
You just cain’t.
#beychella
which dc jail is filled to capacity with these terrorists, arrested for attacking this country, looting our “sacred” grounds, and trespassing our capitol?
i’m grateful for a guilty verdict. we also have to appreciate how low the bar is that we held our breath after *that video, *that defense, *that prosecution and most didn’t feel confident we’d see accountability.
we’re relieved, but this is not resolved. we’ve a long way to go.
i’m not having conversations around “what does this do with his relationship with trump?”
we aren’t considering what him divesting from that shitshow of a clothing line would look like for fashion. don’t even get me started on the shoes.
y’all don’t pay me enough for this.
i love that she repeatedly include indigiwnous people amongst black, latino, & asian. so many people leave out native people in the range of people of color.
#demconvention
For context, Channing Dungey, the executive at ABC who approved Roseanne’s reboot, and subsequent cancellation, is a Black woman.
She’s already taken heat for approving the show, and now this. I’m stunned, honestly.
for me,
@lizzo
’s live concert doc puts her at a new level. this stage show is beautifully produced, sexy, kind, thoughtful about its energy, w/
@missyelliott
,
@iamcardib
, &
@sza
features that are so full of love and joy. and sis is singing live throughout.
a whole bit about five, now six…white people complaining about never having won an emmy… in a show where halfway thru no(?) person of color has won anything. but all kinds of poc have presented, danced, voice-overed, dj’d, hosted…
it’s just so rich.
::heavy sigh::
dear white people: when your black & brown friends tell you they’re tired of fighting for justice, accountability, equality, equity... don’t tell them ‘but you just have to keep fighting.’
no, *you* have to (keep) fight(ing).
Do the police ever show up to a scene and say “this isn’t a job for us, he’s asleep in a car...” and leave?
Not when it’s Black folks.
You’re a *trained* officer and you can’t read the fuckin room? WTF are we paying you for?
So tired of this shit.
#DefundThePolice
Reminder: when the world was crumbling around us, we were scared to go outside and had little else to turn to... we looked to artists and creators to entertain and encourage and inspire us, journalists to inform us, and “essential workers” to literally keep us alive.