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James Baldwin Response to “Why must you always concentrate on color?”

VP Kamala Harris said she tunes out those who question her Blackness and said those folks need to seek therapy. #AllTheSmoke 😤💨💨 *PRESIDENTIAL MIC DROP* 🎤

Writing about chronic illness and disability from my book. Published and live now ❤️

Speaking about how life is with a disability and chronic illness does not mean we have a “victim mentality.” We’re talking about our lives, our reality. We’re not victimizing ourselves.

Chronic illness is so different than acute illness. When I first got sick, people checked on me. As time went on, people became desensitized to it. I’m asked about my sickness less and less, and major medical events don’t make people bat an eye even when I’m still suffering.

Q: Do you believe Trump lost the 2020 election? Vance: I think Trump has raised a number of issues... Q: Yes or no, did Trump lose in 2020? Vance: Let me ask you a question... Q: Did Trump lose in 2020? Vance: *changes subject* Q: I’m going to ask you again Vance: *changes

No one talks about how much energy it takes to show emotion as a chronically ill person. Crying takes energy, yelling takes energy, etc. We have to suppress our emotions to conserve our energy. If it looks like we aren’t struggling, we are. We just can’t show it as much.

Share this post and help reduce the stigma that migraine is just a headache ↗️ Migraine is not a headache ❌ Migraine is a disabling neurological disease ✅ Migraine is the leading cause of years lived with disability in women age 18-50 worldwide 👭 #Migraines #MigraineAwareness

Vice President Harris to MAGA hecklers: “Oh you guys are at the wrong rally. I think you meant to go to the smaller one down the street” 🔥🔥🔥

Just championed my son for standing up for himself at soccer practice today. Then he came home and watched this and felt seen and encouraged. Yes!!!!

Your tired is not the same tired as someone with a chronic illness. Our fatigue makes us feel like there is poison in our veins, as if each limb weighs 1000x pounds and trying to move through wet cement. You go to sleep and recharge. We don’t. That’s the difference.

I wish I could explain how chronic pain chips away at your personality, your ambition, your mood, every facet of your life. It can feel quite torturous, very Groundhog Day. The symptoms may change but they all suck. And they chip chip chip…

That chronically ill person you know has probably never answered a "how are you" honestly. Instead, they likely shrug it off with a casual ‘it is what it is,’ maybe even laugh, because the truth is heavy, complicated, and they don’t want to burden you with it.

This brings tears to my eyes. Just the way she connects with this kiddo. Yes, we need this in our leaders. It is about damn time.

Complex or chronic medical struggles are isolating. Trauma is isolating. Complex or chronic medical struggles are traumatic stressors-- & when we're trying to cope w/ all these isolating layers of stress, it can make us feel hopelessly alone. You're not alone in feeling alone.

Heyyyyy white women! ❤️ You got us, right?

People are not voting against their interests if their interest is white supremacy.

Leaving here tomorrow for bluer skies: nehas

It is giving me a migraine right now to see how dude-ish this panel is. #allmalepanel