Pursuing Happiness

@KarenBassLA Is she even alive at this point? Haven’t seen her lately, and she used to be very much out there. 🤷🏻‍♀️

It is an incredible honor to receive an endorsement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters. She has been one of the most powerful voices in Washington as Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, opening the doors of banking and finance to Black and Brown communities who were locked out for generations.

@BrandonStraka @MayorFrey Seriously, @BrandonStraka ??? This is an absolute garbage take on Memorial Day.

George Floyd’s overdose was indeed a tragedy, and very likely exacerbated by the stress he felt from being apprehended while committing theft. The lesson of his death is that living a life of crime and drug abuse has the very real possibility of cutting your life short. Live a good life and make good choices, and you will increase your odds of living a long and happy life significantly.

Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago.   That moment changed our city forever.

@MayorFrey No. Today we remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and died for the country they loved. You are a disgrace. Delete this post and delete your account. As the wife of a veteran, I’m beyond infuriated. Enough of your nonsense. 😡

@JVMonte2 The only proper answer is Brandy. I don’t make the rules. 🤷🏻‍♀️

What’s a great song with a woman’s name in the title?

@megha_lilly And BTW, that daughter is now an architect and has made some amazing art and now is designing awesome buildings. We expose children to a plethora of things and let them take those things wherever they might go. No need to be a snob.

@megha_lilly When my now 26 yo was crying abt something when she was 3 or 4, my mom told her to find the joy. She responded with, “no joy, Oma, no joy.” You remind me of that. I feel badly that you can’t find the joy in simple things. When you’re my age (60), maybe you will understand.

Modernist artists call their ugliness “their style” and people think it’s sophistication to call ugliness beauty. But Eric Carle’s art is a profound disrespect both to nature and to children. Children deserve beautiful art by Sylvia Long. Reject ugliness. Even if it’s “nostalgic”

@WaltzingMtilda Every time!

Yup

@BernieSanders @grahamformaine Really, Bernie?! Eventually, common sense needs to win out over party. Like lambs to a slaughter…. 🤦🏻‍♀️

On our way to Bangor, Maine for a rally with @grahamformaine. The crises facing our country are too serious for establishment politics and tinkering around the edges. We need candidates like Graham who will take on the greed of the oligarchs and deliver for working families.

@jaredkeesee @asthegirlturns And my bad - Kansas, not Nebraska! Should have known as I lived in KS for 3 years! 🤦🏻‍♀️

@PursuingHappin1 @asthegirlturns I figured that was more to fit all the letters on there.

Lived in 3 different states. What about you?

@engrbecker @nypost Our school district does every morning, and they sing the national anthem as well.

@nypost Do kids in public school still recite the Pledge of Allegiance?

California congressional candidate refuses to say Pledge of Allegiance, turns back on US flag trib.al/0DVZTBp

@GadSaad @tomshillue Finally picked up my copy today!!

Discussing Suicidal Empathy on Fox Across America with Guest Host @tomshillue:

@jaredkeesee @asthegirlturns And Alabama like Nebraska 🤷🏻‍♀️

@asthegirlturns California is looking very Montana 😂

@asthegirlturns 4 and soon to add a 5th.

@BrandonStraka @DavidLimbaugh I don’t know where I fall - the dates shift for Boomers (born in 1965), but we adopted late so my kids are 26 and 23. We want to help, but they want to do it on their own which we respect. That measure of pride can also be bridged to help repair the “rift.”

@DavidLimbaugh Appreciate your message. And should have been more thoughtful when I said that generally Boomers are satisfied. It was too much of a generalization. But the generational rift needs to be dealt with and hopefully can be repaired.

When Trump ran in 2016, he surged in popularity because a huge portion of America felt forgotten and invisible. His populist MAGA movement crossed generational, racial, religious, and ideological lines, building a massive and diverse coalition. What’s happening now is that many conservatives under 40 are beginning to feel the way that coalition felt in 2016: disenfranchised, ignored, and disillusioned by the system. Meanwhile, many Baby Boomers are generally satisfied. Their property values are rising, their 401(k)s are growing, and they strongly support America’s relationship with Israel. As a result, many younger conservatives are becoming increasingly unhappy not only with the direction of American politics, but also increasingly resentful toward a generation they feel they have less and less in common with — and toward an administration they believe caters to that generation at their expense. Caught in the middle is Gen X, often split between both sides entirely, or issue by issue. But one thing is becoming abundantly clear: the conservative movement 10 years from now will bear little resemblance to the conservative movement of today. As feelings of anger, betrayal, and resentment compound, most of the ideas being accepted as the standard today are going to be thrown out. The next generations are going to tear the system down. And that is the great disappointment of this moment. It could have been different. There was every opportunity to begin building the future of the conservative movement right now — by listening to younger generations and including them in discussions about the decisions being made today that will shape their lives tomorrow. It could have been a multi-generational coalition built on mutual respect, leading toward a smooth passing of the baton. Instead, this increasingly feels like an administration designed almost exclusively around the priorities of the oldest generation. It’s not sustainable. In its current form, it leaves little room for adaptation, transition, or expansion. It’s alienating. The next 10 years of the conservative movement are going to be the Wild West. And though there will be great uncertainty, there will also be great opportunity.

@jakobe291 Far RIGHT influencers? Where does that analysis come from?

You nailed the exact paradox of these kids, Sarah. Their manifesto proves they hated everyone, including the political right. But to answer your question on how they got here: we have to look at the pipeline. Far-right influencers create the toxic smoke; fringe accelerationist networks ignite the fire. While a pundit may not explicitly tell a child to attack a house of worship, they validate the exact same grievances, fearmongering, and hatreds that the killers use to justify their atrocities. Isolated teenagers absorb those mainstream anxieties, go looking for answers in dark forums, and get weaponized by networks that convince them violence is a holy duty.

@RepThomasMassie Not sure why this was necessary.

@MarlowNYC @bivens83306 Nice ratio. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@bivens83306 the truth, and the ability to tell it, still matters — i'm sorry you've lost sight of that

he… lives in santa barbara

@falconvigilant @Prof4133 @molcranenewman @NYCMayorsOffice The answer is still not murder!!!!

@Prof4133 @molcranenewman @NYCMayorsOffice You are right, of course but I’ve been close and personal in witnessing the healthcare devastation, as have many others. No one ever pays a price.

The future of journalism? Credentialed members of the NYC press corps came to Luigi Mangione’s hearing today to support the defendant they’re purportedly reporting on and to promote jury nullification “to the most cucked and submissive population in all of human history”

@miles_commodore Darn it! Not my favorite. AT ALL. 🤯

“Sweet Caroline” came out in 1969. Is the song stuck in your head now?

It is impossible to overestimate the historic importance of @elonmusk purchasing this platform. He saved freedom of speech. He saved truth.