#@drbiden

[africanhedgehog]

Joey

The Story of Joe Biden

By Jill Biden

Illustrated by Amy June Bates / With Kathleen Krull https://youtu.be/8KJBQ1DeXi8

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Joey/Jill-Biden/9781534480544

#President #JoeBiden @DrBiden @JoeBiden #USA #Respect

[ronenrubinsteinsource]

PINCH ME ! Seeya soon @POTUS @DrBiden 🥹#RespectForMarriageAct 🇺🇸

Ronen Rubinstein via Instagram Stories - December 13, 2022.

[actuallysara]

ronenrubinstein: PINCH ME ! Seeya soon @/POTUS @/DrBiden 🥹 #RespectForMarriageAct 🇺🇸

[chaotictarlos]

RONEN RUBINSTEIN via Twitter: PINCH ME ! Seeya soon @POTUS @DrBiden 🥹

#RespectForMarriageAct 🇺🇸

[nityarawal]

Woody Guthrie- This Land Is Your Land

"This Land Is Your Land," Woody Guthrie #2 @jlo @woodyguthrie @potus @vp @DrBiden @JerryBrownGov @elonmuskdaily @SecondGentleman @parishiltonismybff @britneyspears @kimkardashian-blog-blog @RobertKennedyJr @marwilliamson @tulsigabbard2020 #SongOfTheDay2 #SOTD2 #ThisLandIsYourLand

https://youtu.be/wxiMrvDbq3s?si=iIeTF5jNnNkGVqxA

[royalpain16]

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[belonglab]

More than fed up with being labeled “less than”

by Neha Sampat, Esq.(!)

December 15, 2020

You know what bothers me about the whole brouhaha (or shall I call it “bro”haha) about Dr. Jill Biden’s use of her earned title? It’s not just Joseph Epstein’s mega-misogyny or even that the Wall Street Journal chose to publish the piece and then doubled-down on their bad judgment. That this [bleepity-bleeper] had the audacity to think he can publicly cut down someone who has out-schooled, out-accomplished, and clearly out-classed him says a lot about our society. He and the WSJ made themselves easy targets, and trust me, I’m not here to block your aim at them.

But what also is bugging me is the fact that Epstein and the WSJ gave voice and amplification to a too commonly shared notion that women are “less than” and should be maintained as “less than” by being cut down when they reach beyond the confines of the patriarchy and threaten those glass ceilings. This notion is so commonly shared that I suspect many of all gender identities first bristled when they heard Dr. Biden referred to or introduced as “Dr.” I teach people (especially women) to shout from the rooftops about their accomplishments, I try to model that by standing firmly and publicly in my own expertise, and one of my dearest and oldest friends is a brilliant woman with a PhD. But I admit (with horror) that even I was momentarily startled at first when I heard Dr. Biden introduced as “Dr.” a while back, and I had to take a good, hard look at myself to explore why.

So, like it or not, we now have an opportunity to look inside ourselves to examine our own biases (even the women among us harbor bias against ourselves and other women). Were you taken aback (even ever so slightly) when you first heard/read Dr. Biden introduced with her title? Did it bug you in the slightest bit to hear her husband and her referred to as “Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden?” Hmmm…why is that? Please, take a moment to sit with this, as it will help you de-bias yourself, and we all need to constantly be combatting our biases.

And, yes, this also is an opportunity to look outside ourselves at a culture that allows for (and in fact rewards) the cutting down of women and the minimizing of their accomplishments. Don’t even get me started on how multiply and historically excluded women such as WOC (and especially Black women) have their achievements and expertise questioned, belittled, and censored on a daily basis and to a far greater extent than most others! (Check out how Dr. Timnit Gebru was treated by Google, and read The Memo by the incomparable Minda Harts to learn more.) This absolutely is a societal, structural, and organizational issue.

Parallel to the Dr. Biden story hitting the headlines, I had been noticing a number of programs and posts attempting to debunk Imposter Syndrome, including some from colleagues I admire and trust. Yet, I have observed (and experienced, myself) Imposter Syndrome as a very real struggle. (I do wish we had another name for it that could be universally recognized; I’ll work on that).

Where I think my colleagues and I agree is here: Imposter Syndrome is not another externally-imposed mark against those who have it (which, by the way, is most of us). Imposter Syndrome is not a disease or personality flaw. It is not self-inflicted. It is not a black or brown person issue. It is not a women issue. There are plenty of black and brown women, for example, who don’t struggle with it, so let’s be careful about making generalizations. Imposter Syndrome is a human issue.

That said, the causes of it for historically excluded people are unique: Imposter Syndrome is a manifestation of internalized bias/oppression for many of us. Imposter Syndrome is the damage done by a society built on exclusion and othering, bias, prejudice, and marginalization. When Dr. Biden and other women are told their doctorates don’t matter and have their expertise publicly questioned on such a powerful platform, they (and all other women) are being told that they are not good enough, that they don’t matter, that they are “too big for their britches” (a phrase Dr. Brené Brown satisfyingly dismantles in her work). When the world is constantly telling you that you are not the giant force you are, you may start believing it. That voice of the doubters can become the voice in your own head that tells you that you are out of your league, that you are maybe not so great, that you are “less than.”  That’s how Epstein’s effort to take down Dr. Biden serves as a perfect example of how Imposter Syndrome can be created.

By acknowledging Imposter Syndrome is real, we are not saying that it is the fault of the people who have it, and we are not letting off the hook the excluders and otherers, the biased and prejudiced, and the structures that support them. Society and orgs create and cultivate systems that birth and feed Imposter Syndrome. They are the cause, and Imposter Syndrome is the effect. Work must be done on societal and organizational levels to address this (and we are proud to do that work!). But at the same time, healing can happen in the individuals who experience Imposter Syndrome as a form of the harm done to them. External oppression does not have to become internalized oppression.  

Thus, it has been so heartening to me to see women publicly claim (and for some, reclaim) their earned titles on social media this past week. We as women shouldn’t have to offer proof of our academic and other accomplishments to be taken seriously, but the truth is that we are constantly having to prove ourselves worthy of respect. By stating our credentials, we are honoring ourselves and our achievements and also honoring the credential itself by letting it sit proudly next to our blessed names.

I don’t have Ed.D., but you can bet that if I did, you’d know about it! But I have other achievements of which I am proud and which position me uniquely to make this world better in ways only I can. You, too, have achievements and credentials that position you uniquely to make this world better in ways only you can.

As we close out this year (finally!), I’d like to refer you back to a blog post we wrote to close out 2018, “Wrapping Up the Year: Turning the Page from To-Do to Ta-Da,” which empowers and encourages you to take a reflective moment to honor all that you did (your “ta-das”) this past year. But let’s take it a step further this year: Once you note your ta-das from 2020, I challenge you to boldly share at least one of your ta-das publicly. It can be on social media, or it can be with someone with whom you normally wouldn’t share it. By doing so, you practice owning (and believing) your own value and, like Dr. Biden so beautifully does, you create space for all people to stand strong in their expertise and be valued and celebrated for it!

[shrimp-apocalypse-now]

this is so sad can we get 50 likes

[sammybee1996]

#Repost @thefirstcouple with @make_repost ・・・ @POTUS and @FLOTUS return to the White House after celebrating the First Lady’s birthday at their home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Hope Dr. Biden enjoyed her day! 🤍 . . Images | Mandel Ngan, Al Drago, Tasos Katopodis, Stefani Reynolds #biden #joebiden #jillbiden #drbiden #potus #flotus #president #firstlady #usa #unitedstates #politics #sunday #weekend https://www.instagram.com/p/CebvpsBOfgE7WQYzg1YOOXarxQ0AjjOg2qO0GQ0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[nityarawal]

WATCH: Jennifer Lopez sings ‘This Land Is Your Land’ for Biden inauguration

"This Land Is Your Land," @jlo @woodyguthrie @potus @vp @DrBiden @JerryBrownGov @elonmuskdaily @SecondGentleman @parishiltonismybff @britneyspears @kimkardashian-blog-blog @RobertKennedyJR @marwilliamson @tulsigabbard2020

https://youtu.be/PEAtsgMsWmo?si=Uko_rpVHVpgfbwSB #SongOfTheDay2 #SOTD2 #ThisLandIsYourLand #Tulsi #Mahalo #Ma

[fotografiminjourney]

@drbiden & @joebiden on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania. @washpostphoto @washingtonpost • • • • • #campaign2020 #campaingtrail #2020 #covid #joebiden #pa #photojournalism #mask #drbiden #washingtonpost (at Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGv32tkl3DI/?igshid=1nnyw8ccagljd

[theroyalweekly]

NEW: The Queen, Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend a reception for @G7 Leaders at the @edenproject in Cornwall tomorrow evening.

Afterwards, The Prince of Wales will host a reception for the G7 Leaders and CEOs from the world’s largest companies to discuss how the private sector can work with governments to tackle the climate emergency.  The Duke of Cambridge will also attend the reception.

The Queen, Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Cambridge will also attend an event in celebration of The Big Lunch, an initiative spearheaded by the Eden Project.

The Duchess of Cambridge and @FLOTUS @DrBiden will also get together for a joint engagement on Friday focussing on early childhood 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 @G7 #G7

Lizzie Robinson (@LizzieITV) June 10

[dailydanneelackles]

danneelackles512: I heard someone say that today our country was returned.... a return to normality. I understand what they meant, but I had to disagree. Today was not normal, today was extraordinary. Today, I held my oldest daughter and cried while I watched @kamalaharris change the world forever. Today, I listened to the words of @amandascgorman and was reminded of the promise of a new day and the clear vision of our youth. Today, I watched @joebiden take the oath of office with @drbiden by his side and I was moved by their example of love and faith. Today I was inspired by the thought of what we can all be together...tomorrow. ♥️🤍💙 (x)

[sammybee1996]

#Repost @thefirstcouple with @make_repost ・・・ “It feels like coming home because it is home. Some of the best and most important years of my life were spent here.” President Joe Biden addressed the University of Delaware’s class of 2022 graduates during their commencement ceremony. Valerie Biden Owens, who also graduated from UD, was also there. “This is a special day for my sister Valerie and I. She’s my best friend in the world. She graduated here with honors, I graduated... and we took the same d*mn classes.” 😂 President Biden also mentioned @FLOTUS. He talked about how Dr. Biden got her Doctorate degree from the University of Delaware and how he “married way above [his] station.” @POTUS was presented with the university’s medal of distinction before his remarks. This is the fifth time he addresses a UD graduating class, he also spoke to graduates in 1978, 1987, 2004 and 2014. During his speech, President Joe Biden encouraged graduates to stay engaged and make a difference. “Your generation, more than anyone else will have to answer the question, Who are we? What do we stand for? What do we believe? Who will we be?,” he said. “You can make the difference, you can lift the country up, you can meet the challenges of our time.” “There’s one message I hope you take from me today: This is no time to be on the sidelines,” he added. “We need all of you to get engaged in public life and the life of this nation.” @POTUS told graduates to remember that “democracy is a human enterprise.” “We cannot outlaw tragedy, I know, but we can make America safer.” He called on “all Americans at this hour to join hands and make your voices heard, to work together to make this nation what it can and should be. ” Congratulations Class of 2022! . . Image | Mandel Ngan #biden #joebiden #jillbiden #drbiden #potus #flotus #president #firstlady #usa #unitedstates #politics #classof2022 #delaware #universityofdelaware #graduation #commencement https://www.instagram.com/p/CeIHrikgg0e/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[positivexcellence]

nowandgen:  Conversation with Dr. Biden I’ll let the video speak for itself. @jaredpadalecki and I are so thankful to have connected with @drbiden during this critical time in history to discuss the upcoming election. You have 4 days. Make your voice count and go to http://iwillvote.com. The future is in your hands, but no pressure (but actually pressure) 🙃