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I came to the United States believing in freedom and democracy — values I hold deeply. But democracy isn’t self-sustaining; it relies on all of us. And today, it needs us more than ever.
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· May 26
An Immigrant’s Reflection:
Is the America We Believed In Still Here?
A thread on what made this country great—and what threatens it now. Why I still choose to believe, and why we can’t give up.
(1/17)
Is the America We Believed In Still Here?
A thread on what made this country great—and what threatens it now. Why I still choose to believe, and why we can’t give up.
(1/17)
Meanwhile, MSNBC fired analyst Matthew Dowd for calling Charlie Kirk “very divisive” after his assassination.
The double standard is glaring. America’s right wing is rotting from within.
The double standard is glaring. America’s right wing is rotting from within.
September 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Meanwhile, MSNBC fired analyst Matthew Dowd for calling Charlie Kirk “very divisive” after his assassination.
The double standard is glaring. America’s right wing is rotting from within.
The double standard is glaring. America’s right wing is rotting from within.
On Sept 10, Fox News host Brian Kilmeade openly suggested executing homeless people with mental illness. This is language straight out of the Nazi playbook—crimes against humanity in living memory. Yet Kilmeade hasn’t been fired, hasn’t even apologized.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
On Sept 10, Fox News host Brian Kilmeade openly suggested executing homeless people with mental illness. This is language straight out of the Nazi playbook—crimes against humanity in living memory. Yet Kilmeade hasn’t been fired, hasn’t even apologized.
Placing a divisive, racist, xenophobic, and extreme figure who rationalized gun violence and showed hostility toward women in the Capitol Rotunda would be a national disgrace and a permanent stain on history. Come on, we’re better than this.
September 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Placing a divisive, racist, xenophobic, and extreme figure who rationalized gun violence and showed hostility toward women in the Capitol Rotunda would be a national disgrace and a permanent stain on history. Come on, we’re better than this.
reshaping institutions to fit personal desires; and Louis XVI’s oblivious detachment, cloaked in grandiosity while the world beneath him fractures. He performs dominance, demands devotion, and denies responsibility — all while the system quietly burns. (2/2)
July 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
reshaping institutions to fit personal desires; and Louis XVI’s oblivious detachment, cloaked in grandiosity while the world beneath him fractures. He performs dominance, demands devotion, and denies responsibility — all while the system quietly burns. (2/2)
Trump’s the one stitched from history’s darkest egos — with Nero’s flair for chaos and self-worship, turning every crisis into a stage, stirring fire then stepping back as if uninvolved; Henry VIII’s ruthless grip on power, discarding loyalty like spent currency (1/2)
July 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump’s the one stitched from history’s darkest egos — with Nero’s flair for chaos and self-worship, turning every crisis into a stage, stirring fire then stepping back as if uninvolved; Henry VIII’s ruthless grip on power, discarding loyalty like spent currency (1/2)
Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst, when confronted by a voter worried that cutting Medicaid would lead to deaths, casually replied: “Well, we all are going to die.”
So much for those so-called “family values” they love to preach.
Healthcare too expensive? Let the poor die. Problem solved.
So much for those so-called “family values” they love to preach.
Healthcare too expensive? Let the poor die. Problem solved.
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst responds to voters saying that cutting Medicaid will kill them: “Well, we all are going to die.”
May 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst, when confronted by a voter worried that cutting Medicaid would lead to deaths, casually replied: “Well, we all are going to die.”
So much for those so-called “family values” they love to preach.
Healthcare too expensive? Let the poor die. Problem solved.
So much for those so-called “family values” they love to preach.
Healthcare too expensive? Let the poor die. Problem solved.
Trump’s out here posting like he’s been crowned by God Himself, channeling full “divine right of kings” energy.
Did someone dig this nonsense out of the medieval trash heap and hand it a smartphone?
Did someone dig this nonsense out of the medieval trash heap and hand it a smartphone?
May 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump’s out here posting like he’s been crowned by God Himself, channeling full “divine right of kings” energy.
Did someone dig this nonsense out of the medieval trash heap and hand it a smartphone?
Did someone dig this nonsense out of the medieval trash heap and hand it a smartphone?
Trump’s education secretary McMahon says university research should be legal, compliant, and aligned with the Trump administration’s vision.
This sounds more like a homework check straight out of the Galactic Empire’s playbook from Star Wars.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This sounds more like a homework check straight out of the Galactic Empire’s playbook from Star Wars.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump blocks grant funding for Harvard until it meets president’s demands
University told by education secretary Linda McMahon research grants and other aid ‘will not be provided’
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Trump’s education secretary McMahon says university research should be legal, compliant, and aligned with the Trump administration’s vision.
This sounds more like a homework check straight out of the Galactic Empire’s playbook from Star Wars.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This sounds more like a homework check straight out of the Galactic Empire’s playbook from Star Wars.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I came to this country because I believed in its promise.
And I still do.
But democracy is not self-sustaining.
It needs us.
And right now—it needs us more than ever.
(17/17)
And I still do.
But democracy is not self-sustaining.
It needs us.
And right now—it needs us more than ever.
(17/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I came to this country because I believed in its promise.
And I still do.
But democracy is not self-sustaining.
It needs us.
And right now—it needs us more than ever.
(17/17)
And I still do.
But democracy is not self-sustaining.
It needs us.
And right now—it needs us more than ever.
(17/17)
If we all give up, they win.
But if we still believe—if we still choose to protect what matters—then there is still hope.
(16/17)
But if we still believe—if we still choose to protect what matters—then there is still hope.
(16/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
If we all give up, they win.
But if we still believe—if we still choose to protect what matters—then there is still hope.
(16/17)
But if we still believe—if we still choose to protect what matters—then there is still hope.
(16/17)
Stand firm in your values.
Root yourself in your community.
Find your people.
Solidarity is our greatest weapon against authoritarianism.
(15/17)
Root yourself in your community.
Find your people.
Solidarity is our greatest weapon against authoritarianism.
(15/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Stand firm in your values.
Root yourself in your community.
Find your people.
Solidarity is our greatest weapon against authoritarianism.
(15/17)
Root yourself in your community.
Find your people.
Solidarity is our greatest weapon against authoritarianism.
(15/17)
But hope alone isn’t enough.
We must act. Speak. Vote.
Resist. Protect. Build.
Wherever we are, whatever we do—we have a role.
(14/17)
We must act. Speak. Vote.
Resist. Protect. Build.
Wherever we are, whatever we do—we have a role.
(14/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
But hope alone isn’t enough.
We must act. Speak. Vote.
Resist. Protect. Build.
Wherever we are, whatever we do—we have a role.
(14/17)
We must act. Speak. Vote.
Resist. Protect. Build.
Wherever we are, whatever we do—we have a role.
(14/17)
3. America’s strength lies in self-correction
Abolition. Civil rights. Suffrage. Marriage equality.
Our story is one of setbacks and comebacks.
This is a stress test—not the end.
(13/17)
Abolition. Civil rights. Suffrage. Marriage equality.
Our story is one of setbacks and comebacks.
This is a stress test—not the end.
(13/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
3. America’s strength lies in self-correction
Abolition. Civil rights. Suffrage. Marriage equality.
Our story is one of setbacks and comebacks.
This is a stress test—not the end.
(13/17)
Abolition. Civil rights. Suffrage. Marriage equality.
Our story is one of setbacks and comebacks.
This is a stress test—not the end.
(13/17)
2. The next generation is rising
Gen Z and Millennials value inclusion, sustainability, and equity.
They are more diverse, more aware—and they’re organizing.
(12/17)
Gen Z and Millennials value inclusion, sustainability, and equity.
They are more diverse, more aware—and they’re organizing.
(12/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
2. The next generation is rising
Gen Z and Millennials value inclusion, sustainability, and equity.
They are more diverse, more aware—and they’re organizing.
(12/17)
Gen Z and Millennials value inclusion, sustainability, and equity.
They are more diverse, more aware—and they’re organizing.
(12/17)
1. Institutions are fighting back
• Courts, journalists, state governments
• Project 2025 is facing legal resistance
We’re not powerless—yet.
(11/17)
• Courts, journalists, state governments
• Project 2025 is facing legal resistance
We’re not powerless—yet.
(11/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
1. Institutions are fighting back
• Courts, journalists, state governments
• Project 2025 is facing legal resistance
We’re not powerless—yet.
(11/17)
• Courts, journalists, state governments
• Project 2025 is facing legal resistance
We’re not powerless—yet.
(11/17)
So is there still hope for America? I believe there is.
Here’s why:
(10/17)
Here’s why:
(10/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
So is there still hope for America? I believe there is.
Here’s why:
(10/17)
Here’s why:
(10/17)
Immigrants are blamed for problems they didn’t cause.
We’ve seen this before—in history books, and in darker times.
We know where it leads.
(9/17)
We’ve seen this before—in history books, and in darker times.
We know where it leads.
(9/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Immigrants are blamed for problems they didn’t cause.
We’ve seen this before—in history books, and in darker times.
We know where it leads.
(9/17)
We’ve seen this before—in history books, and in darker times.
We know where it leads.
(9/17)
Free thinking is now labeled “woke.”
Universities, journalists, climate scientists—attacked as enemies.
This is how democracies erode: through division, scapegoating, and fear.
(8/17)
Universities, journalists, climate scientists—attacked as enemies.
This is how democracies erode: through division, scapegoating, and fear.
(8/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Free thinking is now labeled “woke.”
Universities, journalists, climate scientists—attacked as enemies.
This is how democracies erode: through division, scapegoating, and fear.
(8/17)
Universities, journalists, climate scientists—attacked as enemies.
This is how democracies erode: through division, scapegoating, and fear.
(8/17)
Democracy is under siege:
• Election denialism
• Political violence
• Courts and agencies stacked with loyalists
These aren’t warning signs anymore. They’re alarms.
(7/17)
• Election denialism
• Political violence
• Courts and agencies stacked with loyalists
These aren’t warning signs anymore. They’re alarms.
(7/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Democracy is under siege:
• Election denialism
• Political violence
• Courts and agencies stacked with loyalists
These aren’t warning signs anymore. They’re alarms.
(7/17)
• Election denialism
• Political violence
• Courts and agencies stacked with loyalists
These aren’t warning signs anymore. They’re alarms.
(7/17)
Authoritarian forces are advancing plans like Project 2025, aiming to bypass democratic safeguards.
This isn’t theoretical—it’s happening in real time.
(6/17)
This isn’t theoretical—it’s happening in real time.
(6/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Authoritarian forces are advancing plans like Project 2025, aiming to bypass democratic safeguards.
This isn’t theoretical—it’s happening in real time.
(6/17)
This isn’t theoretical—it’s happening in real time.
(6/17)
But that dream is under threat. And the threat isn’t coming from the outside.
It’s internal. It’s deliberate. It’s accelerating.
(5/17)
It’s internal. It’s deliberate. It’s accelerating.
(5/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
But that dream is under threat. And the threat isn’t coming from the outside.
It’s internal. It’s deliberate. It’s accelerating.
(5/17)
It’s internal. It’s deliberate. It’s accelerating.
(5/17)
• Rule of law—for everyone, regardless of race or class
• Freedom of speech and thought
• The belief that hard work changes destiny
• A nation built by immigrants, not one tribe
This was the American Dream—open, inclusive, full of promise.
(4/17)
• Freedom of speech and thought
• The belief that hard work changes destiny
• A nation built by immigrants, not one tribe
This was the American Dream—open, inclusive, full of promise.
(4/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
• Rule of law—for everyone, regardless of race or class
• Freedom of speech and thought
• The belief that hard work changes destiny
• A nation built by immigrants, not one tribe
This was the American Dream—open, inclusive, full of promise.
(4/17)
• Freedom of speech and thought
• The belief that hard work changes destiny
• A nation built by immigrants, not one tribe
This was the American Dream—open, inclusive, full of promise.
(4/17)
Let’s start with what made America so appealing in the first place.
It wasn’t just wealth. It was values.
(3/17)
It wasn’t just wealth. It was values.
(3/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Let’s start with what made America so appealing in the first place.
It wasn’t just wealth. It was values.
(3/17)
It wasn’t just wealth. It was values.
(3/17)
It’s been just four months since Trump returned to power, but the scale of damage is staggering.
Institutions weakened. Norms shattered.
Many of us—especially those who came here believing in a dream—are asking:
Is the America we believed in still here?
(2/17)
Institutions weakened. Norms shattered.
Many of us—especially those who came here believing in a dream—are asking:
Is the America we believed in still here?
(2/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
It’s been just four months since Trump returned to power, but the scale of damage is staggering.
Institutions weakened. Norms shattered.
Many of us—especially those who came here believing in a dream—are asking:
Is the America we believed in still here?
(2/17)
Institutions weakened. Norms shattered.
Many of us—especially those who came here believing in a dream—are asking:
Is the America we believed in still here?
(2/17)
An Immigrant’s Reflection:
Is the America We Believed In Still Here?
A thread on what made this country great—and what threatens it now. Why I still choose to believe, and why we can’t give up.
(1/17)
Is the America We Believed In Still Here?
A thread on what made this country great—and what threatens it now. Why I still choose to believe, and why we can’t give up.
(1/17)
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
An Immigrant’s Reflection:
Is the America We Believed In Still Here?
A thread on what made this country great—and what threatens it now. Why I still choose to believe, and why we can’t give up.
(1/17)
Is the America We Believed In Still Here?
A thread on what made this country great—and what threatens it now. Why I still choose to believe, and why we can’t give up.
(1/17)