Michele Carroll

A reminder to us all: it’s okay to say, “I don’t know.”

@MibshaD None of those treatments or procedures intentionally ends an innocent life.

If abortion is "playing God," so is chemo, insulin, and C-sections. Funny how only women's medical choices get called sacrilegious.

@KonstantinKisin Amazing news!! Congratulations!

I've been quieter than normal in recent weeks. For a very good reason: konstantinkisin.com/p/why-you-have…

@xevekiah I heard recently that the abortion movement couldn’t survive without euphemisms and I think that’s correct. There’s a reason the words “chose not carry a pregnancy” was used instead of more realistic terminology like “chose to end my child’s life”.

My abortion is the kind people love to judge the most. I wasn’t underage, I wasn’t assaulted, and there was no medical emergency. I got pregnant because I knowingly had unprotected sex, no accident, no rare failure, just my own choices. By their standards, it was “irresponsible.” I knew abortion was an option, and I took it. Not because I couldn’t survive it or raise a child, I simply didn’t want one. I wanted sex without becoming a parent, and I chose not to carry the pregnancy. There’s no redemption arc here. I don’t regret it. Nothing terrible happened to me afterward, no punishment, no downfall. My life is still good. And that reality alone challenges everything people like to assume about women who make this choice.

@RepShriThanedar Not sure this is the clapback you thought it would be.

My favorite kind of abortion is the kind that's safe, legal, accessible, and none of your damn business to regulate. And no amount of fearmongering by describing what goes on to a half-ounce fetus with no consciousness, self-awareness, or feeling of pain is going to change that.

@LilaGraceRose Health care at its best. Best sound in the world.

This is what real healthcare looks like. A doctor saving the precious life of a child, not ending it.

@coldxman Oof you were there? Glad you and everyone are safe!

things I never thought I’d hear while crouching under a table at an active shooter incident: “hey, are you gonna finish your salad?”

@BishopBarron This is worth my first repost in years.

There was a line from Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural address yesterday that took my breath away. He said he intended to replace “the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” Collectivism in its various forms is responsible for the deaths of at least one hundred million people in the last century. Socialist and Communist forms of government around the world today—Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, etc.—are disastrous. Catholic social teaching has consistently condemned socialism and has embraced the market economy, which people like Mayor Mamdani caricature as “rugged individualism.” In fact, it is the economic system that is based upon the rights, freedom, and dignity of the human person. For God’s sake, spare me the “warmth of collectivism.”

@LilaGraceRose Sacrificing a life for fame and success isn’t quite the flex it’s intended to be. It’s also very uncomfortable to hear that she’s glad her sibling died so she could be here instead.

Stranger Things actress Maya Hawke claims she “wouldn’t exist” without her parents aborting her sibling. Demonic.

@JeremyTate41 This reminds me of a rainy day in Florence, IT when our tour group had to stop in a church to take shelter and a similar choir was singing. We were all stunned and emotional. It was incredible.

The first time I heard something like this I was 22 and just happened to walk into a cathedral while in France. They were only practicing and it literally stopped me in my tracks. It was like heaven opened up. How did Catholics trade this for what sounds like bad 70s music?

@beherleader Since you’re a Catholic, how do you explain the personal discipline exemplified through priesthood celibacy?

Wives are God's main weapon against porn addiction in men and need to be reminded of the dignity of that role. A thriving sex life is a tremendous spiritual help to a husband.

@ABC What a ridiculous thing to say to a religious community.

"Don't just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying." Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks after at least two people were killed in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School, sources said. abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-re…

@buttonslives Basically my story here. And now motherhood is my most cherished chapter and it’s not even close.

I am once again asking for encouragement from women who have never felt “baby fever” but are very glad they chose to have children anyway

@coldxman Not to mention, Kamala had a high spike in approval numbers immediately following the announcement of her campaign to run. It fell over the course of her campaign but the fact the enthusiasm was there in the first place shows that people were, at one point, fine with her gender.

Misogyny is a real thing. But it does not make sense as an explanation for Kamala's loss. In general, the American people have no problem electing women as executives. We've had over two dozen women governors since 2000. Around half of them in red states. On top of that, you'd have to explain why Kamala did so much worse than Hillary (who won the popular vote, as a woman). Instead, Democrats should consider the possibility that they have alienated men. The term "manosphere" is currently the epithet of choice in left-wing media. But what's wrong with a manosphere? God forbid there is an online space where guys talk about guy things, and learn self-improvement from male role models like Joe Rogan. Btw, is there even any woman-bashing on Rogan's pod? I've never heard it. It's really that they don't like that there's a popular podcast tailored to male interests. Hence the snide "manosphere" label. Tons of Kamala voters openly said they were voting for her simply because she was a woman. They mean well, but in effect they are communicating an open preference for women over men. Why wouldn't that sort of thing––and the milieu that celebrates it––drive men away? People migrate towards the spaces where they are liked ("high status") and away from spaces where they are not ("low status"). It's human nature. I don't think rank-and-file Dem voters share this anti-masculine feeling, btw. But their elites certainly espouse it.

@notlouisck If we agree to live in the most diverse country in the world, then we must also learn how to live among those with whom we disagree. The American experiment literally doesn’t work otherwise.

Here’s the deal. I’ll tell you the truth. I’ve always leaned a little left when it comes to a few things… I’ve also leaned a little right on some other things… But I have never been willing to lose a friend or hate anyone for their political beliefs. There are so many things in life are outside of politics that should bring us together. Once we can all just agree not to demonize each other for whatever someone believes, that is when we can start to heal. You don’t have to move closer to their side. You just have to accept that is who they are. We have to learn to live with each other.

@JustinWStapley Well put 🇺🇸

I never liked this man and I never will, but this photo swells me with pride. In America, we settle our differences with ballots not bullets. The image of a presidential candidate, blood on his cheek, defiantly signaling he's still here should make every red blooded American weep.

@mcuban I’d be curious to know your exact prompt. If it was just for “a job”, I feel that’s so broad as to be a bit pointless, no?

@elonmuskADO What do you think @elonmusk?

@sbkaufman Oh no!!! Stay safe!!

Interesting. Is FIFA President Gianni Infantino correct? If he wants the games to be a world unifier and apolitical, does that mean all should be welcome? If not, then how does one determine who is excluded without imposing political/cultural values? theathletic.com/3912874/2022/1…