Lastly, I want to give a shout-out to Christoph Waltz. The stellar performance he played, especially in that last scene as he calmly tells the soldiers "that's not gonna work", stands to the side and lets them die from it before he finishes doing his thing, masterclass acting and writing!

Shout-out to Matilda de Angelis for a stellar performance, and yes, I know I have a thing for bad girls, so filter away, but I genuinely feel like she did a really good job. Her part was supposed to be a bit creepy and a bit seductive, especially the scene where she's chained up, excellent!

I wish we would have seen a bit more out of the storytelling to fully understand why such a man would get into heaven. And I recognize that in reality, I see the people that are "getting into heaven someday", but Dracula was supposed to have redemption, you were supposed to forgive him. I didn't.

Protesting works. Protesting is how we stand up against the rich. How we earn basic human decency. Trump knows every right on this list was won through deaths, arrests, and by people who, despite the hatred they faced, stood up for what was right. They weren’t paid. They didn’t have to be.

Miranda rights
Limits on unlawful searches and seizures
Right to remain silent
Right to attorney during interrogation
Juvenile justice protections
Social Security
Unemployment insurance
Medicare
Medicaid
Federal disability benefits

*Need water*

Americans with Disabilities Act
Mandatory wheelchair access in public buildings
Accessible public transportation
Closed captioning requirements
Employment protections for disabled Americans
Creation of Environmental Protection Agency
Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act

*Falling to the ground*

Civil Rights Act of 1964
Fair Housing Act
Federal protection against employment discrimination
Interracial marriage protections
Protection against racial discrimination in housing
Protection against racial discrimination in hiring
Voting Rights Act protections

*How are we still going*

8-hour workday
40-hour workweek
Weekends
Overtime pay
Federal minimum wage
Child labor bans
Employer liability for unsafe workplaces
Legal right to unionize
Legal end of segregation
Desegregation of public schools
Desegregation of public accommodations

*Still breathing, barely*

Abolition of poll taxes
Prohibition of literacy tests
Federal enforcement of voting rights
Women’s right to vote
Women’s legal recognition as independent citizens
Right to own property
Right to sign contracts
Equal access to higher education

*Gulps, breathing heavily*

U.S. independence from Britain
End of colonial rule
Creation of representative republic
Bill of Rights
Protections for free speech
Protections for free assembly
Voting rights beyond landowners
Expansion of suffrage to working-class men
Direct election of U.S. Senators

*Deep breath*

Best of luck in doing so friend! That sounds wonderful!

This matters because these athletes represent the U.S. on the world stage. Right now America is seen in a dark light due to federal immigration enforcement. While underneath that, most of the country opposes ICE, and many protest daily alongside the rest of the world. So, represent us!

So far this list includes: Jessie Diggins, Zak Ketterson, Kelly Pannek and Taylor Heise (because of course it does 💖 Go Frost! 💜), Margie Freed, Hunter Hess, and Chris Lillis. If there are more, please let me know so I can add them to my list. It is not an opposition of the country itself