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Anyone feel like the word "accommodation" somehow carries a negative connotation?
I decided to look up "accommodation" in the dictionary, and this is what I found:
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Today, April 13,2022 I am no longer using the term “imposter syndrome”. Last night Dr.@atachine informed me this concept was developed by two white women to explain why minoritized folks feel like outsiders or face self-doubt
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Sadly, it’s easier to break things than fix them. But we’re on this.
President Biden has promised to reinstate more than 100 rules and regulations on air, water, public lands, endangered species and climate change that were weakened or rolled back by his predecessor. Legal experts warn that it could take years. nyti.ms/2LWWR5Z
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Having my husband @Chasten by my side yesterday in a hearing room is something not seen before for a Cabinet nominee. And our hope is that it makes it easier for the next person to come along.
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I know it's small, but it's refreshing not to see "Nation" and "Country" capitalized in White House documents, along with other weird typos and capitalization habits.
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Dr. Fauci: "One of the new things in this administration is, if you don't know the answer, don’t guess. Just say you don't know the answer."
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I’m making a series called ‘Queer History 101’ to fill in the blanks of things we don’t get taught at school 🏳️🌈
What would you want to be included...?
Here’s the series so far:
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BIDEN to his team: “If you’re ever working with me and I hear you treating another colleague with disrespect, talking down to someone, I will fire you on the spot. On the spot. No ifs ands or buts.”
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Thank you! I would be nowhere without the women whose footsteps I dance in. While reciting my poem, I wore a ring with a caged bird—a gift from @Oprah for the occasion , to symbolize Maya Angelou, a previous inaugural poet. Here’s to the women who have climbed my hills before.
I have never been prouder to see another young woman rise! Brava Brava, @TheAmandaGorman! Maya Angelou is cheering—and so am I.
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Amanda Gorman, speaking now, when I asked her for her first political memory:
washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Somehow we weathered and witnessed
A nation that isn't broken
but simply unfinished
There is always light
if only we're brave enough to see it
if only we're brave enough to be it.
— Amanda Gorman
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When identifying race in visual descriptions for #blind people, don't skip white. Often I read things like: John, a Black man, stands with Jane, a dark-haired woman. Intentionally or not, it perpetuates racism. Descriptions & antiracism are both needed to improve #accessibility.
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IMPEACHMENT UPDATE … We anticipate procedural votes around 10:30-12:30 … Final passage of impeachment in the Houes around 3:45
Everything is subject to change, of course….
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Trump keeps calling this a “Chinese virus” because there are hoards of people who applaud soft racism, as long as they aren’t the targets. #coronavirus
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When stocking up for #SocialDistancing, if an item has a WIC symbol beside the price, get something else. People who use WIC to feed their kids can't switch to another brand or kind of food. If a store runs out of WIC-approved options, they will go home empty-handed.
#mepolitics
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When Chicago's Shedd Aquarium was closed to visitors to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, a group of rockhopper penguins were allowed to leave their habitat and explore the rest of the aquarium. cnn.it/2w8fnjW
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Kudos to all the cultural outlets who are streaming performances and screenings for #FlattenTheCurve shut-ins. I'm going to start aggregating the ones I see below, starting w this from the Met. operawire.com/metropolitan-o…



























