Be eXtraordinary

Curate ~ Cultivate ~ Create: Celebrating all things #eXtraordinary.
Be eXtraordinary ~ Because You Already Are!

[TWLOHA @TWLOHA]

“What I’ve learned is that healing isn’t simple. It doesn’t happen all at once, and it doesn’t follow a perfect path. There are days when you feel okay—hopeful, even. And then there are days when everything feels like too much again. That doesn’t mean you’ve failed. It just means you’re human.” https://t.co/rxHeR02C35

[California Department of Public Health @CAPublicHealth]

📢 Exposure to MMA in Orange County right now is low if you evacuate. Leave the zone now to stay safe. Stay out of the area until given the all-clear.

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#GardenGrove #Evacuate #OrangeCounty #WeArePublicHealth

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

NEW: California just secured a Presidential Emergency Declaration for the Garden Grove hazmat incident.

Working closely with local responders, the state has moved aggressively to protect residents in the impacted area.

This morning, @OCFireAuthority announced that the risk of a massive explosion has been mitigated. This new federal assistance will further bolster our resources to help resolve this situation.

[Variety @Variety]

Grogu walks the red carpet at “The Mandalorian and Grogu” premiere in LA

[TWLOHA @TWLOHA]

Here’s to not being so hard on ourselves. Celebrating the small wins. Being okay with healing that isn’t linear and growth that happens slowly. Taking time to just be present with ourselves and those around us. Enjoying the little moments of peace. And taking up space as we learn to love ourselves.

[TWLOHA @TWLOHA]

I don't know who needs to hear this but…
You're not as unlovable as you might believe

[NJDOH @NJDeptofHealth]

Ticks can hitch a ride into the home on clothing or pets, and later attach to a person. Always check yourself and your pets for ticks after being outdoors. Learn how to prevent tick-borne diseases: https://t.co/uy15K4gavG #HealthierNJ #FighttheBite

[Be eXtraordinary @BXtra]

Warren Buffett’s Best 7 Pieces Of Advice For Introverts

https://t.co/pD0FrVWGC0

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

Paul McCartney’s Nostalgic New Album Includes His First Ever Duet With Ringo Starr
https://t.co/QC1yK6gZ2M

[Ken Burns @KenBurns]

We are announcing today that The American Revolution will stream for free in its entirety on all PBS platforms from May 25th through July 12. Hope you have a chance to watch, ideally with friends and family, as you think about our 250th anniversary this July 4th. https://t.co/c8fc6Sldj5

[Jennifer Siebel Newsom @JenSiebelNewsom]

My family and I watched the 60 Minutes interview with Donald Trump and Norah O’Donnell last night, and we were shocked. Seeing a president speak to a woman journalist with that level of contempt — and a clear allergy to facts — is disturbing, though at this point not unexpected given his pattern of behavior.

But that is the problem. Because when that level of disrespect from the highest office in the country repeats itself, it starts to trickle down into our culture and define what power looks like, shaping how boys and plenty of men see women and girls and what they come to accept as normal behavior.

[TWLOHA @TWLOHA]

Listen to your body when it tells you something is wrong. Trust the voice that says you need help.

[Tiny Buddha @tinybuddha]

“Living in the moment is learning how to live between the big moments... how to make the most of the in-betweens and having the audacity to make those moments just as exciting.” ~Morgan Harper Nichols

When you outgrow where you are but can’t yet leave: https://t.co/OWPu7dBIMI

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

For women entering the founding and startup ecosystem, Taskrabbit founder @labunleashed has a wealth of insights, especially on why you shouldn’t hold yourself back.

Listen in on the latest episode of Build Mode for our full interview with her: https://t.co/9KG3mhEr9O

[Discover Magazine @DiscoverMag]

Learn how fireflies synchronize their flashes — and how that natural coordination could inspire future small‑scale robotics. https://t.co/Kx6jDzG1v0

[New York Magazine @NYMag]

Presidential libraries are ideally meant to preserve the documents of our leaders, as a way to understand the past; they conjure an image of shelves lined with notes and correspondences for historians to pick through. This is not President Donald Trump’s plan. Trump’s “library” has a different defining image: a gold statue of Trump himself, his fist raised in triumph, towering over the stage of an auditorium. “This is how he wants to be remembered — not just as a former head of state, but as an idol, and it embodies the often stupefying ways the president warps our understanding of history,” writes Zak Cheney-Rice.

Another example came to light a few days later. On Sunday, Politico reported that the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum had quietly removed materials from its website, including online materials that connected Nazism to Jim Crow, and changed its programming, seemingly to appease the president.

We can expect to see more such selective history this summer. July 4, 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and a suite of celebrations has been planned. Trump has prepared for the event by systematically erasing as many signs of American historical iniquity as he can.

“In Trump’s view, the history of the United States is not a site for clear-eyed scrutiny, but a triumphal myth for idols to be built upon,” writes Cheney-Rice. “No one will remember, he believes, who was wrong or right if they see him cast in gold.”

Read Cheney-Rice’s full column: https://t.co/zORf4Vs5Ki

[Be eXtraordinary @BXtra]

You have to operate within the reality that’s actually in front of you, and you have to work together, and when you do it—because it can be done!—you get to understand the world in a new way....

[Be eXtraordinary @BXtra]

#LogOffLookUp

....The vision of the future emanating from both Washington & Silicon Valley is one of ignorance, confusion, & subservience, sustained by manufactured grievance & the theater of violence....

....Artemis shows us an alternative....

https://t.co/UH2pTOIWm7

[Be eXtraordinary @BXtra]

in those circumstances, you can’t dismiss or overwrite reality because it makes you feel bad or because it’s inconvenient. You can’t assert your own version of facts or say the truth doesn’t matter. You have to know what you’re doing...