maybe my child self - the girl who used to talk about a United States of Africa because she didn't have any other vocabulary - has been watching the news &

praying that Africans (by bloodline or birth) are discovering we don't really need Them Ghosts.

How long will this last? &

When will they begin inviting us home in ways that are comfortable to ALL members of the diaspora (read queer.) &

what if this is the begining of a momunmental Black brain drain where we just stop accepting life in oppressor land. &

Has Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso really developed an electric car? &

can I get one &

Arikana Chihombori-Quao - went and said loosing US AID was the best gift for Africa because it will force Africa to unite and solve its own problems. Then, pointed at the Sahel as an example.

Ever get the feeling this is exactly the plan? It's a harder return to democracy after martial law has been declared.

That's why we just wait for it to stream. Watch on our own terms: tastier snacks, better beverages, and pauses for discussion, Googling accuracy or childbirth impacted pelvic floors.

I've been significantly reducing my online time. But, I feel for you. Pretending to not even see this or acknowledge seeing this speaks volumes.

Did not watch. Comedians will deliver the highlights. (Well, John Oliver and John Stewart will.)

Positive impact? Stayed true to my commitment to quiet resistance through joy and self- sufficiency.

What's that? Too hard? Miss your consumer dopamine hit? Too afraid to dive deeply into yourself and root out the demons capitalism feeds? Got it.

Business as usual. Care without concern for caring.

We have no truly measurable outcome other than feeling like we "did" something.

How about everyone just take a lesson from the day of boycott and stay with that action until he is forced to leave office?