[Working in my home office w/kids running around]
Me: Alright, everyone out. I need to focus
[5 year old rounds up her older brothers, pushes them out, & locks the door]
5: Ok Abbu. They're gone now. It's finally just us.
Me: 🤔
5: Can I sit in your lap now?
Me:🤦🏽♂️.....yes
Right. It's all fun and games until it isn't a Christian prayer. Separation of church and state was merely a suggestion, apparently.
But, I'm also happy to give people suggestions, since I have one Muslim parent, one Baptist, and I went to Catholic school.
I am a practicing Muslim and I cannot emphasize enough how much we need separation of religion and state in America. Secular governance is the hallmark of a pluralistic society that ensures equal justice for all. America's lurch towards theocracy is a lurch towards implosion.
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My opponent’s campaign is making calls to voters telling them I’m 23.
Guess what — it’s not a secret.
I’m proud to be 23 & supported by the
@chicagotribune
,
@ILAFLCIO
, & thousands across the district.
And tomorrow, this 23-year-old just might be the Dem nominee for State Rep.
My opponent’s campaign is making calls to voters telling them I’m 23.
Guess what — it’s not a secret.
I’m proud to be 23 & supported by the
@chicagotribune
,
@ILAFLCIO
, & thousands across the district.
And tomorrow, this 23-year-old just might be the Dem nominee for State Rep.
Very cool how when a Black man peacefully kneeled at a private orgs football game it wasn't free speech and he's banned—but when a white man openly prayed on public grounds at a public school as a public employee it's definitely free speech and he's championed.