"Watch over human beings. Our lives are short. The only rewards of our existence here are an unstained character and unselfish acts." Marcus Aurelius
Houston, Texas
Joined July 2008
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Since SCOTUS is going to overturn #RoeVWade I think this one from George Carlin is appropriate.
“They’re anti-women”
I live here...
and let me tell you....
this would be worse than any hurricane that has ever hit...
We were minutes away from at LEAST 2-3 weeks without power (also water) ... most likely longer.
BREAKING: Last week, the Texas power grid was “4 minutes 37 seconds away from a total collapse,” meaning a statewide blackout, ERCOT officials said at an emergency board meeting earlier today. khou.com/article/news/local/…
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The life of singer and Civil Rights icon Marian Anderson is explored in Voice of Freedom, a new documentary narrated by @ReneeGoldsberry, that will premiere February 15 on @PBS. bit.ly/renee-elise-goldsberr…
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Looking back, most of the excuses I made...
not enough time
not enough money
not enough knowledge
not the right connections
...were just ways to avoid the real bottleneck.
Not enough courage.
There was always a small step I could have taken—if I had the guts to take it.
schmersal retweeted
On Day 1, President Biden signs executive order implementing the No As*hole Rule.
cc: @work_matters
"[If] I hear you treat another colleague with disrespect, talk down to someone, I promise I will fire you on the spot"
Speaking to White House staff, President Joe Biden says dignity has been "missing" these past four years
bbc.in/46thUSPresident
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Trump is currently in the Oval Office awarding the National Medal of Arts to singers Toby Keith and Ricky Skaggs, minutes after becoming the first president ever impeached twice.
In 1977, a German tourist spent three days in Bangor, Maine, thinking it was San Francisco - Boing Boing apple.news/ASbiH8hnrQ3OiKfKG…
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Trump supporters embarrassed themselves and this nation to defend an asshole who don't give two shits about them. And now, it's time to prosecute every last one of them. #MAGATerrorism #TheSeditiousEight
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#BREAKING: Manchin shoots down proposed round of $2,000 stimulus checks: "Absolutely not" hill.cm/EGLYoF2
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Capitol historian tells CNN that today is the first time the Capitol has been breached since the War of 1812
