Luis Contreras (@luisccontr) 's Twitter Profile
Luis Contreras

@luisccontr

Equal parts idealist, optimist, and realist.

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Gabrielle Blair (@designmom) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’m a mother of six, and a Mormon. I have a good understanding of arguments surrounding abortion, religious and otherwise. I've been listening to men grandstand about women's reproductive rights, and I'm convinced men actually have zero interest in stopping abortion. Here's why…

Be A King (@berniceking) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I wrote this piece about my mother 4 years ago. She was so much more than #MLK’s wife, then his widow. Would you please share this to help me tell the world about her life and legacy? #CorettaScottKing #BelovedCommunity m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58…

Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Science and democracy are strongly interlinked - as they are both built on freedom of speech, independence, facts and transparency. If you don’t respect democracy then you probably won’t respect science. And if you don’t respect science then you probably won’t respect democracy.

Luis Contreras (@luisccontr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

9 minutes of a man’s knee on the neck against asphalt can kill a black man on drugs and with heart disease, a perfectly fit 18 year old white man, a healthy grandfather, an Olympic Gold-winning athlete, a 30 year old body builder,...

Luis Contreras (@luisccontr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What’s the opposite of Black Lives Matter? White Lives Matter? Nope. ALL Lives Matter? Blue Lives Matter? Nope. It’s Black Lives Don’t Matter. Let that sink in. Similarly, NOT being racist is not the same as being anti-racist. Let’s strive for the latter.

Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Whether the state is Texas or New York, and whether the right at issue is a right to obtain an abortion or to possess a gun, states shouldn't be able to pass laws that both deprive people of their constitutional rights *and* make it impossible to remedy that deprivation in court.

Adam Grant (@adammgrant) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One of the clearest signs of learning is rethinking your assumptions and revising your opinions. 21 things I rethought in 2021: a thread...

One of the clearest signs of learning is rethinking your assumptions and revising your opinions.

21 things I rethought in 2021: a thread...
Vinny Thomas (@vinn_ayy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

you guys should’ve never bought cryptocurrency. You should always invest in something tangible. I purchased a dove that lays copper eggs from a weird little guy

Omar Rivero (@omarriverosays) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING: NPR drops bombshell, reveals that it’s quitting Twitter permanently over Twitter owner Elon Musk’s “exceptionally harmful” and “dangerous” decision to shamelessly and inaccurately label NPR as “government-funded media.” In a scathing press release, NPR accuses Musk of

BREAKING: NPR drops bombshell, reveals that it’s quitting Twitter permanently over Twitter owner Elon Musk’s “exceptionally harmful” and “dangerous” decision to shamelessly and inaccurately label NPR as “government-funded media.”

In a scathing press release, NPR accuses Musk of
Gene Trevino (@genoveno73) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Aahhhhh, the joys of working and representing Donald Trump. All FIVE of the impeachment lawyers who were expected to represent Donald Trump quit about a week before his last impeachment. Thanks to failed lawsuits brought before the courts on Donald Trump's behalf, SEVENTEEN

Sahil Bloom (@sahilbloom) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A cheat code I wish I knew at 18... The 4 Types of Luck: In 1978, a neurologist named Dr. James Austin published a book entitled Chase, Chance, & Creativity: The Lucky Art of Novelty. In it, he proposed that there are 4 types of luck: (1) Blind Luck (2) Luck from Motion (3)

A cheat code I wish I knew at 18...

The 4 Types of Luck:

In 1978, a neurologist named Dr. James Austin published a book entitled Chase, Chance, & Creativity: The Lucky Art of Novelty.

In it, he proposed that there are 4 types of luck:

(1) Blind Luck
(2) Luck from Motion
(3)
Jared Yates Sexton (@jysexton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you’re a worker you’re more than likely aware that you’re being exploited. Talk to your coworkers. Leave behind the feeling that nothing can be done or be changed. Expect more. You deserve it. And we can get it.

Jo (@jojofromjerz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Donald Trump loves to call Chris Christie a “fat pig.” He calls just about everyone he doesn’t like “not smart”, “stupid” or “dumb.” He says Joe Biden “hates God.” He calls women ugly, uses physical appearance to mock and insult, calls the news “fake” and “phony”, calls our

Donald Trump loves to call Chris Christie a “fat pig.”
He calls just about everyone he doesn’t like “not smart”, “stupid” or “dumb.”
He says Joe Biden “hates God.”
He calls women ugly, uses physical appearance to mock and insult, calls the news “fake” and “phony”, calls our
CALL TO ACTIVISM (@calltoactivism) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Here is George Clooney response after Trump accused him of being a "Hollywood elite." "Here’s the thing: I grew up in Kentucky. I sold insurance door-to-door. I sold ladies’ shoes. I worked at an all-night liquor store. I would buy suits that were too big and too long and cut

Dickie Bush 🚢 (@dickiebush) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Nat Eliason Boom, that’s a wrap! Let me know in the replies—which tip is your favorite? If you liked this, I’d appreciate it if you could repost it so others can find it. You can find the first post here: