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My 19mo daughter called me her ‘best friend’ today and then gently kissed each of my cheeks and my lips. I never want to forget this. 🥺💕

My statement on the sentencing of Scientologist Danny Masterson: "Sitting in court today with the women who survived Danny Masterson's predation was a surreal experience. Over the past seven decades, former Scientologists have sadly become used to Scientology using its financial resources, religious protection, and relationships to snatch justice away from them. For over two decades, Danny Masterson avoided accountability for his crimes. While Danny was the only one sentenced, his conviction and sentence are indictments against Scientology, its operatives, and its criminal leader, David Miscavige. Scientology managed to cover up Danny's crimes with the help of its intelligence agency, the Office of Special Affairs, top "church" officials like Kirsten Caetano Pedersen and Julian Swartz, its network of media-hungry unethical attorneys, private investigators, agents, and civilian Scientologists who engaged in a conspiracy to cover up crimes of sexual violence. I am relieved that this dangerous rapist will be off the streets and unable to violently assault and rape women with the help of Scientology, a multi-billion-dollar criminal organization with tax-exempt status. Hearing the survivors read their victim impact statements aloud in court while the man who raped them and some of the very Scientologists who terrorized them over two decades were just a few feet away displayed a level of bravery that I am in awe of. These women not only faced the living hell of being raped, having their rapes covered up by the very organization that promised to protect them, but they have also faced ruthless and criminal harassment by Scientology and its agents since they came forward to law enforcement. I will always remind the public that in Scientology if you report another Scientologist to law enforcement, you are committing a high crime. The consequences of such a high crime are devastating: you will lose everything you've ever known, from your family to your friends to your job. The women who survived Danny's predation fought tirelessly for justice. Their tenacity, strength, and courage have given hope to all victims of Scientology that justice is possible. For that, we will forever be grateful. To the LAPD detectives, the LA District Attorney's office, Judge Olmedo, and the jury, we thank you for your fair and impartial approach to this case and trial."

Henry Thomas' astonishing audition to play Elliott in E.T. At the end Spielberg says, "okay, kid, you got the job."

My turn to lose insurance. I have been with @Allstate since 1992, a loyal customer. I have a metal roof and refinanced the house to put metal siding on as a fire preventative measure. I have a 2500 gallon well tank with a fire hose hookup. I just spent $10,000 to clear defensible space. I always get an A+ on my Calfire inspections, and did everything Allstate asked on my last inspection, which costs thousands as well. Yet they still cancelled. Their right as a business but you can do everything correct and it doesn’t matter. Allstate did $51 billion in revenues last year. @ICRicardoLara @CDInews

I am a trans man. My biology will always show I was born female, my sex is female(the whole point of “trans”), my GENDER IS MALE. I don’t care about the chromosomes, I don’t care what the archeologists say about my bones 500 years from now. I’m living my life as the man I am and that’s the ONLY thing that matters. My chromosomes are none of your business, my body parts and what I choose to do with them are none of your business. What is your business, is that I identify as male, so that’s how you may identify me, period

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Republicans are boycotting Bud Light because they made a single can of beer for a trans influencer. Democrats are boycotting Marriott because they hosted a conference for a Hitler quoting hate group. If you can’t see the difference, there’s no point explaining it to you.

Sad that cows don’t know their biggest fans are women in passenger seats cheering them on

@DudleyBenson ❤️❤️❤️

I'm one of the three men who Sir James Wallace was found guilty of assaulting. Today, my name suppression has been lifted by the court, with my approval. In 2008, when I was 24, JW drugged me at a meeting in his home, and in this incapacitated state, attempted to initiate sex.

@AGoldmund And somehow this mannequin looks more like Bill than either of them.

The two guilty verdicts in the rape trial of celebrity Scientologist Danny Masterson are a relief. The women who survived Danny Masterson's predation are heroes. For years, they and their families have faced vicious attacks and harassment from Scientology and Danny's well-funded legal team. Nevertheless, they soldiered on, determined to seek justice. While it is up to them to decide whether they are satisfied with this verdict, I am relieved that Danny Masterson is facing some justice after over two decades of brutal sexual violence with no criminal consequences. To Chrissie Bixler, whose count ended in a hung jury, I know Danny raped you; I know that Scientology tried to destroy you. However, this case would not have moved forward and resulted in two guilty verdicts if it were not for you. I am sorry you didn't receive a guilty verdict on your charges; you deserved one. But please never forget that justice would not have been served if it were not for you. Although Scientology and its leader, David Miscavige, were not formal defendants, they played a significant role in obstructing justice in this case and other instances of sexual violence. Senior Scientology officials, civilian Scientologists, and their proxies have conspired to silence victims and intimidate witnesses for decades. This case is just the beginning of our plan to hold them accountable. I speak only for myself when I want to thank Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller, Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Ariel Anson, and their staff for their relentless pursuit of justice for the last six years. I want to thank Judge Charlaine Olmedo for her professionalism and for not allowing Scientology's antics to disrupt this trial. While I am often issuing harsh statements against the LAPD, in this case, I want to thank the LAPD detectives in this case. They faced relentless harassment from Scientology as well and kept moving forward. Finally, to the jury, thank you for seeing the truth. Thank you for not allowing emotions to get in the way of cold hard facts. Thank you for showing Scientologists (former and current) that justice is not only possible, but that they should come to expect it. And thank you to all of you who have supported the women who faced hell to fight for justice. Every reply, every retweet, every like...it all mattered.

Did not expect the share number of people not getting the joke. It’s hard to soar like an Eagle when you’re surrounded by geese.

@conzmoleman @StevijoPayne This has to be a joke.

zoom call from a ceo who cancelled all employee bonuses but took a $6.4 million bonus herself

@SheRatesDogs 100% a narcissist who is not getting the bite from the person, he can’t handle it, so keeps trying… if she had responded he would have gotten nasty quickly.

New type of guy just dropped?

An elementary school. A high school. A college. A church. A synagogue. A grocery store. A post office. A business. A restaurant. A movie theater. A dance studio. A bar. A nightclub. A concert. A military base. A farm. A bank.

@1capplegate Lapstacker from @adaptdefy adaptdefy.com/lapstacker

Hi my loves. It’s been quite a couple of days for my mouth. Anyhoo. If you know of other companies who are doing adaptive clothing or products for mobility challenges,please send me links. I will vet them and then post here. There r good peeps out there who need public platform

@ask_aubry Stalker.

I wonder what Megan thought of the conversation.

@FitFounder 1) never use baby as excuse as to why you can’t do something. Reference time/action like “I’d love to play with you. I will in 5 minutes. What would you like to play when we do?” 2) support feeding parent twice as much as first time. Sleep deprivation is 10X worse and ripples…

I'm about to have my 2nd kid in a month. Do any parents have advice on going from 1 to 2 children?