Between July 31, 2021 & March 31, 2022 (9 months) there have been 1,586 book📚 bans🔥 in the US, led by TX with the highest # of 📖book bans (713) - 26 states now with book bans (hm, isn't abortion also illegal in 26 states now? Coincidence?!) #FascistAF https://t.co/s3Uft8ad5s
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 8, 2022
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares the fact that 1,856 books have been BANNED in the US in only 9 MONTHS!!!
Divalicious Candi shares news of a FIREPROOF copy of Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" being auctioned off at Sotheby's!
So last month, Sotheby's in New York auctioned off a specially made "unburnable" copy of "The Handmaid's Tale" - that we should even need to make an "unburnable" copy of a speculative fiction feminist classic says something about the times we're living in! https://t.co/FOZCUrwD1S
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 8, 2022
Divalicious Candi: "The idea of America is a fluid one!"
The idea of America is a fluid one-Nothing wrong with improving a few things to align with your creative vision! pic.twitter.com/9DNn6sgss0
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 5, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares Thomas Jefferson's rough draft of The Declaration of Independence!
Incredible how he calls out slave markets as a "war against human nature itself" "an assemblage of horrors" "execrable commerce" references "miserable" deaths in transport to "another hemisphere" while calling out the squashed legislative attempts to prohibit or restrain slavery! https://t.co/TxZyOSYAhW
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 4, 2022
Divalicious Candi: "If this isn't the pot calling the kettle black!"
#priceless if this isn't the pot calling the kettle black...🤣 https://t.co/ZXJCOdhMhS
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 4, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares the story behind the Dakota 38 Memorial!
The Untold Story: Living the Dakota 38 Memorial - I learned a lot of things I never knew from this blog, such as the $25 💰bounty that was placed on the heads of Dakota people for US Military scouts who hunted them when the gov't banned them from Minnesota https://t.co/JeRGOQWcQE
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 4, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares origins of how Washington mandated smallpox inoculations in 1777!
Interesting read on how a West African slave taught colonists to inoculate themselves against smallpox, leading to General George Washington's order to inoculate the Continental Army in 1777. Smallpox & America’s First Medical Mandate – Legends of America https://t.co/Er5IIw0OWB
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 4, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares "The Dilemma of the Fourth of July"
Being of mixed descent, including indigenous American ancestry, I find myself uneasy over a document claiming all people are equal- then calling native inhabitants "merciless savages"-I STILL LOVE AMERICA-but I question the veracity of its popularized lore https://t.co/UAtInT5ITy
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 4, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares Listeria outbreaks related to ice cream!
Just one of multiple recent Listeria outbreaks! https://t.co/3rPpONKoQ8
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 4, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares leak of Americans' personal information to Russians!
This type of thing is the exact reason I use 🦆@DuckDuckGo 👍🏻 https://t.co/q0R45dq8Na
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 4, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares news of 10 year old rape victim being forced to travel out-of-state to obtain an abortion!
The Roe v. Wade nightmare continues. https://t.co/MU1bmN7EYK via @HuffPostPol
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 4, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares problems of using race in clinical diagnosis & decision-making!
After being mistakenly identified by a doctor on medical documentation as "white/caucasian" I wondered why a socially constructed label would even be relevant? -Use of Race in Clinical Diagnosis and Decision Making: Overview and Implications - Issue Brief https://t.co/5Ei9mXHke3
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 3, 2022
Divalicious Candi INSPIRED to see women & people of color breaking barriers in the airline industry!
Such an inspiring read! ✈️Imagine seeing more women & people of color out there representing us in the skies🛩 https://t.co/ZxNuop0Dbx
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 2, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares NY Times article about period tracker apps putting women at risk!
For realz?! I can't give up my cutesy little backgrounds & reminders that I need to compress a weeks worth of activities into a couple days before the "onslaught"- therefore I'm extending my celibacy into menopause, whenever that will be for me- I got 99 problems but this ain't 1 https://t.co/uR3eqwn3k0
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 1, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares SASSY photo of herself in "Material Girl" outfit!!!
FINE- I ADMIT IT- I NEVER stopped with the "Material Girl" outfits - I threw in some Moulin Rouge outfits & rockabilly style along the way... but I never could shake the allure of a lacy bustier!!! https://t.co/06K5qYtLUY pic.twitter.com/2bd8lSjXyX
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 1, 2022
Divalicious Candi is EXCITED about Andrew Lloyd Webber's joint venture with Antonio Banderas!
I am SOOO excited about this new Spanish language joint venture! Andrew Lloyd Webber, Antonio Banderas Launch Amigos Para Siempre – Variety https://t.co/czX6B0UFHB
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) July 1, 2022
Divalicious Candi: "Activism can mean different things to people."
Activism can mean different things to people. We want to know what it means to you. Do you consider yourself an activist? https://t.co/ZbhYW3j5lI
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) June 25, 2022
Divalicious Candi share's photo of her Great-Grandma on her birthday with her Grandmas from BOTH sides of her family!
Today is Great-Grandma's (affectionately referred to as "Grandma-By-The-Park") birthday (far right, w/ Abuela-Dad's side, middle-passed while I was in chiropractic school & Grandma-Mom's side, far left-passed last year)-"GBTP" passed while I was working my 1st job post-university pic.twitter.com/OqRxYHbhbR
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) June 25, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares President Biden's address to the nation after the Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade!
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) June 25, 2022
Watch Divalicious Candi's "Father's Day: Flying Dreams" video on her ReverbNation page!
Added a new video: "Father's Day: Flying Dreams - https://t.co/LTjsVhsGYn (a.k.a. Candice Ann Moraga) " https://t.co/iWQKQKOc0B #video https://t.co/aNkyA4dN5Z
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) June 19, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares "Father's Day" video shortly after her father's death due to covid-19!
I miss you Dadbear😇- please say hi to Abuela for me! I struggle w/ the senseless loss to our family that could have been prevented😷 (#covid19) but I remind myself that now you are finally FREE to FLY w/ NO LIMITATIONS! I'm very grateful🙏🏻 that God spared Mombear @GameChanger4U pic.twitter.com/5phz2dVqYe
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) June 19, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares problematic issue of gerrymandering & re-districting!
Our country has a big problem with gerrymandering & re-districting to sabotage and under-represent various racial & ethnic groups during elections... for anyone not aware of just how deep the gerrymandering issue goes, read up & educate yourselves! #reform https://t.co/pbYe2zcbJB
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) June 19, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares harassment of female airline captain/pilot by misogynistic pig!
like an airline pilot is really concerned w/ what an illiterate passenger thinks she should be doing w/ her life instead🤣 - I've encountered my fair share of random idiots acting like it's my divine mission to pop out babies but this is absolutely comical https://t.co/9FN4Pk3lEK
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) June 19, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares news of "Back to the Future" VHS tape selling for $75,000 at auction!
Rare ‘Back to the Future’ VHS sells for record $75,000 at Texas auction house,- "Great Scott!" Do I need to grab my VHS tapes & start auctioning them to finance my next vehicle?! https://t.co/JDvIqSmWNS
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) June 18, 2022
Divalicious Candi posts another reminder to stop referring to underdeveloped nations as "third world!"
just my usual reminder to stop referring to countries as "3rd world" - it's obnoxious- we are all on the same planet. Try "under-developed" instead. It always pissed my Dad off when people referred to his native Bolivia this way, as if he was an alien from another planet🙄
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) June 18, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares news of British journalist's remains being found in Amazonian rainforest!
My grandfather's buried in Brazil- my Dad used to tell me tales of when they'd go to the jungles in the Amazonian region & 1 time they lost a member of their party to "headhunters"-he told me how they'd shoot at them with darts rubbed on poisonous frogs🐸- great bedtime stories😳 https://t.co/4AHq78hySw
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) June 18, 2022
Divalicious Candi responds to research that suggests people who post quotes are probably "really f*cking stupid"
This gave me a good "snortle"🤣- we all know someone who speaks only in positive quotes by Confucius & ends every sentence with #namaste who is quite certain their blog reading equals a doctorate from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning! https://t.co/L4N6R9QjCI
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) June 15, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares patriotic photos for Flag Day!
Hope my fellow Americans are having a wonderful 🇺🇸Flag Day❣️ pic.twitter.com/5jQwSmfzDY
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) June 15, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares research on BEING "authentic" versus FEELING "authentic"
I found this article about the differences between BEING "authentic" and FEELING
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) June 11, 2022
"authentic" very interesting, in that apparently people FEEL "authentic" only when they conform to a certain set of societally approved expectations. And are judged as such. https://t.co/DtclivpwUR
Divalicious Candi announces new Instagram account with awesome Top Gun gif!
I finally gave in & made an instagram account so I could spy on peoples' feeds, totally inadvertently of course by signing on w/ facebook- doh!
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) June 10, 2022
Like I need more time on 💻social media, right?! Anyways my new profile is at https://t.co/05zRJwvjGn if you're "down the rabbit hole" pic.twitter.com/Mj4asDxCTB
Divalicious Candi shares news of Bon Jovi member Alec John Such's passing!
Alec, you will be missed pic.twitter.com/yK0RlgVkZc
— Jon Bon Jovi (@jonbonjovi) June 5, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares video with Tom Cruise & James Corden!
My 🌈DREAM🦄 COME TRUE -also if you didn't see their prior skydiving 📽video🎞 you need to check that out too (anyone who knows me knows I 💘love 🛩flying & 🪂skydiving) - THEY EVEN 🎶SING❣️Tom Cruise Terrifies James in 'Top Gun' Fighter Jet! https://t.co/Ev7HjCeHoK #P51 #TopGun
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 31, 2022
Divalicious Candi: "Lake Mead falls to unprecedented low!"
Lake Mead falls to unprecedented low, exposing original water intake valve- no longer able to intake water, they've started pumping from a newer low-level intake valve they completed in 2020 in preparation of worsening climate change (in the nick of time!) https://t.co/zDUGFNfoxP
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 31, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares news of Lake Powell drying up!
Lake Powell officials face an impossible choice in the West's megadrought: Water or electricity? | https://t.co/6RvQuFJD87 - the Navajo Nation could be devastated by this drought! https://t.co/GqkFlD3Uzf
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 31, 2022
Divalicious shows off her "Meow-rick" outfit for Memorial Day!
For #MemorialDay2022 I'm remembering my Dad💞, US pilot/wartime veteran, who we lost this year due to #Covid19 -I'm wearing a matching "Meow-rick" (a take on @TopGunMovie "Maverick") t-shirt/hat & airplane earrings he gave me before his passing along with his aviator's watch #RIP pic.twitter.com/s34TA3xhD9
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 30, 2022
Divalicious Candi shows off her Top Gun posters, collector's pin & outfit at the movie theater!
UPDATE: @TopGunMovie is a RARE UNICORN that somehow managed to outdo the original! I already hung my collector's edition poster next to the original #TopGunDay #TopGun - I wore several of my Dad's pins- this was the last outfit he saw me wear before he passed #covid19 #NoRegrets https://t.co/RV3nTEIKP9 pic.twitter.com/wvhrTTUhhY
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 27, 2022
Divalicious Candi posts another SASSY Top Gun pix!
😍😘💋 https://t.co/u4r40Kx48B pic.twitter.com/bE17MIHccJ
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 27, 2022
Divalicious Candi posts pix in her Top Gun outfit as she waits in the IMAX theater to see "Top Gun: Maverick!"
Sitting in theater waiting to see advanced screening of Top Gun: Maverick in IMAX @TopGunMovie #NeedForSpeed pic.twitter.com/hgBQDiV8dG
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 24, 2022
Divalicious Candi "sickened" by news of the shooting in Buffalo!
I felt even more sickened when I read this 18 year old had planned to attack an ELEMENTARY school.... my heart 💔hurts that this is happening right here in New York https://t.co/2UNoZsGXSj
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 18, 2022
Divalicious Candi celebrates the Fashion Workers Act passing the NY State Senate Labor Committee!
Exciting update: the New York State Senate Labor Committee passed the #FashionWorkersAct! Thank you @modelallianceny @bradhoylman for moving this important and timely bill forward. Read more: https://t.co/9ZW8NDeArY
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 11, 2022
Divalicious Candi's recording studio experiences a MELTDOWN!!!
How it's going in my recording🎛 studio this morning... (💡lights flicker, loud buzzing sound, 🥁drumkit nearly bursts into flames) I've heard of "smokin'" performances before but THIS is ridiculous! #EnFuego 🔥 Help an indie artist w electrician bills?🙏 https://t.co/uyYmvyMW2g pic.twitter.com/xTy034V1kl
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 10, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares Mother's Day pix of her feline son!
Being a Mommy to @Midnight_Moraga is the BEST thing that ever happened to me- I THANK GOD EVERY DAY for blessing me with this baby boy❣️ pic.twitter.com/68vUpxJfkt
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 9, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares Mother's Day pix with her family!
Happy Mother's Day @GameChanger4U ❣️ I'm so glad Erich & I got to spend time together with you this year💋 pic.twitter.com/pD5hYk3Co0
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 9, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares her daffodils & RAINBOW ROSES!!!
Feels good to be appreciated by my son 🐾@Midnight_Moraga 🐈⬛ on Mother's Day❣️ I'm about to call📱 my own Mom💞 @GameChanger4U to catch up💓 https://t.co/o2aU1DcDhU
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 9, 2022
Divalicious Candi shares photos of her landscaping project!
I ended up completely bruised & battered from this landscaping project, but my son @Midnight_Moraga DESERVES a nice area to "scratch around" in- when I recover from this project I plan to do another area for him #NoFilter (REALLY!) #gardening #RainbowRoses #Daffodils #Springtime pic.twitter.com/SNSYGKhraA
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 8, 2022
Divalicious Candi loves the "Tomboy" video!
I can totally play this over & over (G)I-DLE - 'TOMBOY' Official Music Video https://t.co/myDnahlXTf via @YouTube
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 8, 2022
Divalicious Candi loves sugar skulls!
I remember seeing some lady freak out about sugar skulls in a coloring book because she thought they were somehow bad for kids? I realized she didn't understand about Latino reverence for our ancestors & the blessings of being visited by the dead https://t.co/oN2SM1G5Ws
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 8, 2022
Divalicious Candi loves The Dollyrots!
This song always makes me feel awesome even if I'm just pushing a cart at the grocery store (yes, I'm that chick🐣 rocking🎶 out in aisles) https://t.co/suPOTNlgI4
— Candice Ann Moraga (@DvaliciousCandi) May 8, 2022