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Doctoral Candidate (EdD)
Doctoral Candidate (EdD)
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First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.
January 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.
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I kept this screenshot assuming someday we might be asked to forget.
January 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I kept this screenshot assuming someday we might be asked to forget.
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Donald Trump is assembling a government of the ultra-rich like the country has never seen before. All told there are about 15 reported billionaires joining the administration if Trump has his way.
So America, it's time to get to know your billionaire overlords.
So America, it's time to get to know your billionaire overlords.
Meet The American Oligarchy: Trump's Ultra-Rich Cabinet and Advisors
YouTube video by Mother Jones
youtu.be
January 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Donald Trump is assembling a government of the ultra-rich like the country has never seen before. All told there are about 15 reported billionaires joining the administration if Trump has his way.
So America, it's time to get to know your billionaire overlords.
So America, it's time to get to know your billionaire overlords.
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Idiom Origin
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
January 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Idiom Origin
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
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How much boot can these bootlickers fit into their mouths?
Heel? A whole over-the-knee?
We rank the tongue-on-shoe talent of America's newest class of bootlickers.
Heel? A whole over-the-knee?
We rank the tongue-on-shoe talent of America's newest class of bootlickers.
How much boot can these bootlickers fit in their mouths?
Heel, collar, Balenciaga? We rank America's bootlickers.
www.motherjones.com
January 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
How much boot can these bootlickers fit into their mouths?
Heel? A whole over-the-knee?
We rank the tongue-on-shoe talent of America's newest class of bootlickers.
Heel? A whole over-the-knee?
We rank the tongue-on-shoe talent of America's newest class of bootlickers.
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He wants so desperately to be profound, but instead this stuff comes across as super weird and uncomfortable.
January 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
He wants so desperately to be profound, but instead this stuff comes across as super weird and uncomfortable.
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We measure progress by GDP and stock prices, but what if we measured it by access to education, clean air, and equity? Maybe it’s time for a new metric of success.
January 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We measure progress by GDP and stock prices, but what if we measured it by access to education, clean air, and equity? Maybe it’s time for a new metric of success.
Starting my first sourdough starter!
January 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Starting my first sourdough starter!
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We now know UnitedHealth—under Brian Thompson—illegally overcharged cancer patients for meds by more than 1000%.
What we don't know is how many cancer patients died or were financially ruined as a result?
What we demand to know is why that act isn't deemed corporate murder & where are the arrests?
What we don't know is how many cancer patients died or were financially ruined as a result?
What we demand to know is why that act isn't deemed corporate murder & where are the arrests?
January 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
We now know UnitedHealth—under Brian Thompson—illegally overcharged cancer patients for meds by more than 1000%.
What we don't know is how many cancer patients died or were financially ruined as a result?
What we demand to know is why that act isn't deemed corporate murder & where are the arrests?
What we don't know is how many cancer patients died or were financially ruined as a result?
What we demand to know is why that act isn't deemed corporate murder & where are the arrests?
Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents are a little too relevant right now. Highly recommend though.
January 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents are a little too relevant right now. Highly recommend though.
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Just so we’re clear -
Any party telling you who you can love, what gender you are, which medicine you can take, which books you can read, which history you can learn, what prayers you should pray and what you can and cannot do with your own body, doesn’t give a fuck about freedom.
Any party telling you who you can love, what gender you are, which medicine you can take, which books you can read, which history you can learn, what prayers you should pray and what you can and cannot do with your own body, doesn’t give a fuck about freedom.
November 18, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Just so we’re clear -
Any party telling you who you can love, what gender you are, which medicine you can take, which books you can read, which history you can learn, what prayers you should pray and what you can and cannot do with your own body, doesn’t give a fuck about freedom.
Any party telling you who you can love, what gender you are, which medicine you can take, which books you can read, which history you can learn, what prayers you should pray and what you can and cannot do with your own body, doesn’t give a fuck about freedom.
Seems like there are a lot more people here now than when I tried last year.
November 15, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Seems like there are a lot more people here now than when I tried last year.
It’s so bizarre to me to see people drinking wine and Bud Light at the airport at 5 am.
October 3, 2023 at 10:57 AM
It’s so bizarre to me to see people drinking wine and Bud Light at the airport at 5 am.
I miss looking through all the gadgets in the Sky Mall catalog on Delta. Flights are so boring now.
October 3, 2023 at 10:56 AM
I miss looking through all the gadgets in the Sky Mall catalog on Delta. Flights are so boring now.
What are y’all reading right now?
September 7, 2023 at 11:17 PM
What are y’all reading right now?
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Dear remaining Twitter/X advertisers: If you're onboard with associating your trusted brand with gassing the Jews, you've come to the right place!
September 6, 2023 at 10:23 PM
Dear remaining Twitter/X advertisers: If you're onboard with associating your trusted brand with gassing the Jews, you've come to the right place!
I think my issue is that I haven’t been on a roller coaster in far too long
August 28, 2023 at 11:05 PM
I think my issue is that I haven’t been on a roller coaster in far too long
When do I get invite codes to share so that people will know I’m cool?
August 27, 2023 at 9:30 PM
When do I get invite codes to share so that people will know I’m cool?
Was so excited to go to Chicago for a work trip to cool off and yesterday it was hotter in Chicago than New Orleans
August 26, 2023 at 4:07 AM
Was so excited to go to Chicago for a work trip to cool off and yesterday it was hotter in Chicago than New Orleans
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It’s really important that I maintain my personality hire status
Told everyone at work today that BlueSky is the new move. So I really hope this doesn’t prove to be uncool bc I can’t afford to lose any cred.
August 23, 2023 at 7:02 AM
It’s really important that I maintain my personality hire status
Having my nightly mid-night crisis
August 23, 2023 at 7:01 AM
Having my nightly mid-night crisis
Real live photo of me any time I have to leave the house but I want to stay home with my books
August 23, 2023 at 4:28 AM
Real live photo of me any time I have to leave the house but I want to stay home with my books