It doesn’t matter how good you are if you one day find yourself in a school where other religions are talked about, but when Islam is mentioned, we are only talking about terrorists.
— Ilhan Omar, Read the transcript of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s speech
It doesn’t matter how good you are if you one day find yourself in a school where other religions are talked about, but when Islam is mentioned, we are only talking about terrorists.
— Ilhan Omar, Read the transcript of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s speech
There’s a direct correlation between corporations that are getting rich, and the fact that we have students who are shackled with debt. There is a direct correlation between the White House and the people who are benefiting from detention beds that are profitized [sic].
No, we know what hate looks like. We experience it every single day. [applause] We have to deal with death threats. I have colleagues who talk about death threats. And sometimes… there are cities in my state where the gas stations have written on their bathrooms ‘assassinate Ilhan Omar.’ I have peop…
I have taken I think every single opportunity I've gotten to make sure that people understand that my work and one of my responsibilities is to make sure that we are dealing with the issue of anti-Semitism. That as I fight hard to deal with Islamophobia that I am going to do the same thing because I…
And so, when people say ‘you are bringing hate,’ I know what their intention is. Their intention is to make sure that our lights are dimmed. That we walk around with our heads bowed. That we lower our face and our voice.
And what I am fearful of is that because Rashida and I are Muslim, that a lot of Jewish colleagues, a lot of our Jewish constituents, a lot of our allies, go to thinking that everything we say about Israel, to be anti-Semitic, because we are Muslim. And so to me, it is something that becomes designe…
So for me, I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country. And I want to ask, why is it OK for me to talk about the influence of the NRA, of fossil fuel industries, or Big Pharma, and not talk about a powerful lo…
But we never really allow space for the stories of Palestinians seeking safety and sanctuary to be uplifted. And to me, it is the dehumanization and the silencing of a particular pain and suffering of people, should not be OK and normal. And you can’t be in the practice of humanizing and uplifting t…
I know that I have a huge Jewish constituency, and you know, every time I meet with them they share stories of [the] safety and sanctuary that they would love for the people of Israel, and most of the time when we’re having the conversation, there is no actual relative that they speak of, and there…
When blocking calls, texts, social media accounts, and avoiding encounters IRL doesn’t quite work, it’s time to take magical action to protect our energy from our former partner.
...some things are better left in the past. And true things are destined to repeat themselves.
This one world vision turns us in to compromise.
It genuinely shook me to my core.
— Lincoln Boehm, Mysterious ‘untouched’ In-N-Out burger found lying on Queens street
Try to sleep. Use eyeshades, earplugs and a neck pillow. Avoid caffeine and alcohol. Use herbal remedies to encourage sleep.
I would have given anything for Priscilla to still be alive, even if it meant my dad didn’t call me as much anymore. That was the extent of how much I loved him.
I recommend supplements to patients who are looking to address certain skin, nail or hair issues.
— Dr. Marina Peredo, We Asked a Doctor Whether Your Hair, Skin, and Nail Pills Actually Work
Invest your time, don’t just spend it.
I’m struck by the memory of 21-year-old me, scared and alone, wondering why Alex and Piper sent simultaneously pleasurable and earth-shattering sensations rippling through my body, and the stark contrast of where I am now: on my couch in a furnished apartment, watching the final episodes with my gir…
Was she even Bianca Devins? Was Clark her ex, a current boyfriend or an aggressive stalker? And to which internet cliques did either party belong?
— Miles Klee, Bianca Devins and How Livestreamed Murder Became the Ultimate Shitpost
She never goes into the water — the whole thing is just an excuse for the audience to catch a good look at her body. The moment implicates us.
— Anne Cohen, "Valley Of The Dolls" Is A Sexy Piece Of Gossip With A Dark, Important Message