Tricia Thomas

BT’s wife, Shelber & Lucy’s mom, CRM @ ARS, child of God, lover of Bama, Grizz, DMB, music, movies, lazy Sundays, traveling, the environment, WDW...

[Tricia Thomas @BamaT12]

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[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

🚨BREAKING: ICE/Border Patrol agents are now hitting unaccompanied minors with their vehicles, detaining and disappearing them, even after being shown a U.S. passport.

Yesterday, agents rear-ended a car being driven by a 16-year-old, with her 15-year-old brother in the passenger seat.

Instead of calling a guardian, agents photographed the 15-year-old… and then took him.

The 16-year-old showed agents her U.S. passport…. But, that did not matter, they still handcuffed her and threw her into their unmarked car.

Both minors.
Both unaccompanied.

Detaining children, ignoring proof of citizenship, and hauling minors away, after rear ending the car they were driving, is not immigration enforcement.

That is child trafficking.

And it’s happening in broad daylight by the Trump administration.

Share this.
Document everything.
Demand accountability.

Because if federal agents can do this to kids with a passport, no one is safe.

[DMB Gorge Crew @DMBGorgeCrew]

Dave Matthews Band’s Stefan Lessard pays tribute to Ozzy Osbourne during the intro for ‘All Along The Watchtower’ @SLessard

🎥 djnickynopants(ig)

#ozzyosbourne #dmb #davematthewsband #davematthews #dmbgorgecrew #dmbgc #gorgecrew

[Tricia Thomas @BamaT12]

Clawing back public media funding would rip vital services out of our communities – early education, local journalism, emergency alerts, and local connection. Urge your Senators to vote NO @MyPublicMedia: https://t.co/dZVr2618Kg #ProtectMyPublicMedia

[Tricia Thomas @BamaT12]

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[Tricia Thomas @BamaT12]

@PuppiesIover Awww Happy Birthday Augie!!! 🎂🎉🩷🥳

[The Eras Tour @tswifterastour]

🚨| Taylor Swift officially owns all her albums!

"To say this is my greatest dream come true"

[ARS/Rescue Rooter @ARSRescueRooter]

April = St. Jude month! 💛

We proudly donated to @StJude, bringing our total to almost $9M since 2018! 🙌

Shoutout to our team at the Partner Summit in Memphis - inspired by stories from Chili’s 🌶️, Domino’s 🍕 & more!

#StJude #GiveBack #TogetherForTheKids 🌍👧👦

[Tricia Thomas @BamaT12]

#BestNightoftheYear

[ARS/Rescue Rooter @ARSRescueRooter]

✨ What a night to remember! ✨ Last month, ARS and Conway Services employees had an absolute blast celebrating the incredible kings and queens at the 11th Annual Night to Shine, presented by the Tim Tebow Foundation! 👑🎉

#NightToShine #GiveBack #ThrowbackThursday

[Tricia Thomas @BamaT12]

@CMT @GeorgeStrait 👑👑👑

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

ICYMI: My latest is a long piece on the historic rise in social isolation in America.

Here are the 10 most important, depressing, or just mind-blowing statistics I found in my reporting.

ON SOCIAL ISOLATION

1. Men who watch television now spend 7 hours in front of the TV for every 1 hour they spend hanging out with somebody outside their home.

2. The typical female pet owner spends more time actively engaged with her pet than she spends in face-to-face contact with friends of her own species.

3. From the late 1970s to the late 1990s, the frequency of hosting friends for parties, games, dinners, and so on declined by 45%, according to Robert Putnam. Then it got worse. Between the early 2000s and the latest data, the average amount of time that Americans spent hosting or attending social events declined another 32%.

ON ALONENESS AND HAPPINESS

4. A 5-percentage-point increase in alone time is associated with about the same decline in life satisfaction as was a 10% lower household income.

ON TV

5. From 1965 to 1995, the typical adult gained 6 weekly hours in leisure time. They funneled almost all of it into one activitiy: watching TV.

6. In 1970, just 6 percent of sixth graders had a TV set in their bedroom; in 1999, that proportion had grown to 77 percent.

ON TEENS

7. The share of boys and girls who say they meet up with friends almost daily outside school hours has declined by nearly 50 percent since the early 1990s.

ON 'HOMEBOUND' LIFE

8. According to Princeton's Patrick Sharkey, today's adults spend an additional 99 minutes inside their homes on any given day, compared with 2003.

9. The share of U.S. adults having dinner or drinks with friends outside the home on any given night has declined by more than 30% in the past 20 years.

ON RESTAURANTS

10. I think of restaurants as the ultimate "social" business. But today, just one-quarter of restaurant traffic is "on-premises"—that is, sitting, ordering, talking with people at a table. With the rise and rise of delivery 74% of all restaurant traffic now comes from “off premises” customers—takeout and delivery. And according to data gathered by OpenTable, solo dining has increased by 29% in just the past two years. The top reason given? The need for more “me time.”

*** All of these statistics were checked by our sensational fact-checking department. I provided evidence to them and am happy to provide evidence to others, on request, who have questions about the data or just want to go deeper. ***

[ClassicMovieClips @clips_classic]

Remembering Joe Takagi and Harry Ellis, who both went to work at the Nakatomi Plaza on Christmas Eve 1988, and never came home🎄

[ARS/Rescue Rooter @ARSRescueRooter]

This giving season, ARS Cares is back, supporting the community heroes who make a difference every day. 💙❤️ Nominate YOUR local hero for a chance to win a free HVAC system ❄️ or water heater 💧! Visit https://t.co/aVooUWaNY2 today. #ARSCares2024 #GiveBack #CommunityHeroes

[Bailey @bailey4047]

This frat dude managed to piss off 3 of the most powerful fanbases: Eagles Nation, Chiefs Kingdom, and the Swifties

[Tricia Thomas @BamaT12]

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[Mayor Larry Vaughn @MayorLVaughn]

Thanks to my leadership we saved #August yet again.

It’s a beautiful day, The beaches are open, and everyone is having a wonderful time!

Amity as you know means friendship!

[Tricia Thomas @BamaT12]

WOW 🤯🙌🏼👏🏼

[Tones Of Music @TonesOfMusic]

Concert history of bands...

1,719 - Pearl Jam
363 - Nirvana
638 - Soundgarden
1,796 - Red Hot Chili Peppers
1,740 - Smashing Pumpkins
996 - Jane's Addiction
1,872 - 311
1,163 - NIN
807 - Beastie Boys
1,892 - Van Halen
565 - Led Zeppelin
1,413 - INXS
2,545 - DMB
1,671 - Foo

[ARS/Rescue Rooter @ARSRescueRooter]

In honor of #Military Appreciation Month, the ARS Field Support Office had the privilege of volunteering at @aovsmemphistn, giving back to the incredible veterans who have sacrificed so much for our freedom. Thank you to our volunteers for making a difference!

[Tricia Thomas @BamaT12]

@emleighbee Thanks for your video! I just finished AoS - 4 years late - but loved all of it.

[Tricia Thomas @BamaT12]

@taylornation13 @taylorswift13 @TSErasTourFilm @DisneyPlus ❤️🤍🩷💙🤍🩵🩶🖤💚💛💜

[Tricia Thomas @BamaT12]

@WMCFirstAlert almost 4” in @ColliervilleGov & still coming down!