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Always here for middle of the night NatSec while I’m up feeding baby…
Great thread on balloons!
I'm not sure people realize how big of a deal this is. High-altitude balloons might not be as sexy as autonomous weapons or hypersonics but I think they have the potential to be just as revolutionary for warfare, if not more so. 🧵 1/10
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Very true. For so many, guilt is what pushes you. My mom encouraged me to follow my passion, but I still felt like I needed to keep proving that I was worthy: Classes. Job in my industry, working nights and weekends. Giving back, student gov, TA, mentoring. And all at once.
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Least. Surprising. Thing. Ever. Shop on the edges of your supermarkets, people (where all the real food is). And limit your sugar. Two easy rules and Tah Dah you’ll probably live a healthy life. #eatrealfood
Ultraprocessed foods linked to cancer and early death, large-scale studies of people in the United States and Italy have found cnn.it/3q6nype
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Thankful for this reflection as my son marks his 2nd month today. He was swept away into NICU after birth, on oxygen + antibiotics, even after a healthy pregnancy and great birth experience. From heart warming days to ones that go sideways fast, there’s nothing like parenthood.
Reflecting on the miraculous growth that our kids - and we ourselves - have gone through in this magical and demanding first year as parents. buttigieg.medium.com/one-yea…
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…Just wait til the Padres play the Nats in just 10 days. 👀 Wonder how the DC crowd is going to react to that.
My whole life, Father’s Day was the worst. (My own left me when I was a toddler, so my soul was always cut open a bit every year.) But this year, for the very first time, I feel peace. My husband is going to become a dad in a week(-ish). It feels good to redefine the day.
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Thoughts and prayers are useless. When will they learn?
Cruz on new gun laws: “Inevitably when there's a murderer of this kind, you see politicians try to politicize it, you see Democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict the constitutional rights of law abiding citizens,” per @jessicadean
Husband and I scheduled a special date night tomorrow. Heading to the pharmacy to get our second booster shots together. So thankful that we have access, can make appointments online and head to our local supermarket pharmacy. #GetVaccinated
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Growing up, I was the only kid I knew who was raised by a single mom. For assignments where we had to draw our families, I literally asked out loud, “Do we count as a family?” bc I didn’t have a dad or siblings or even a pet to add in besides the two of us. It matters.
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I get chills every time I read another one of these stories. 😭
42 y.o. Tammel Esco punched a 67 y.o. Asian woman over a hundred times as she returned home. He foot-stomped her and spat on her. He called her racial slurs. This attack was without provocation. nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny…
Professors, take note. I would have appreciated this as a student AND when I was a TA who had to grade papers…
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Sigh. One thing that made me feel safer going out…
DC @MayorBowser to lift most #COVID mandates. #vaccine mandate for indoor venues expires February 15. Indoor mask mandate expires February 28. Some mask requirements remain as do @dcpublicschools vaccine & mask mandates. @nbcwashington
Lest you needed to be reminded of what China is actually doing to the Uyghur population:
bbc.com/news/world-asia-chin…
China chooses Uyghur athlete to deliver final Olympic flame at opening ceremony after nations condemn country’s record against Muslim minority. nbcnews.to/3sa3wuQ
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Woah.
Western intel official confirms to @NBCNews Russian plan to release fake video to justify Ukraine invasion.
Video would accuse Ukraine of conducting a genocide against Russian-speakers, included staged aftermath of an explosion, images of corpses and faked Ukrainian mil equipment
For 5th grade me, that was "eloquent"
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This thread. Disappointing and not at all surprising. Same as ever...
since we're talking about wharton I would like to share some of my experiences there as a low-income undergrad. so at penn, there are more students in the top 0.1% income bracket than in the bottom 20%. only about 3% of the student body are from the bottom 20%— I was one of them
We will never forget. Wishing peace to those who are still trying to heal from the trauma of the day. #January6th
A year later, the most vivid memory I have of Jan 6 is the moment I returned to the House chamber after the riot had been quelled. I stepped over broken glass to get into the chamber. What ensued over the next hour was the most powerful experience of my career. THREAD
Happy New Year, Twitter fam. Hope this year brings more joy and hope and tacos into your life than years past.
Dropped off pre-holiday tests yesterday at Petworth Library. Received registration texts but no confirmation of collection. Husband had to track down more already-hard-to-find tests to turn in today, just in case. 🙄@MayorBowser @Janeese4DC @_DCHealth DC needs more tests.
Regardless of where you live in the District, we've made it easy to get tested for COVID-19.
Simply pick up and drop off a free testing kit at one of the 36 #TestYourselfDC locations across the city.
Find your nearest site at testyourself.dc.gov
