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One Wednesday afternoon, I was driving west on I-40 when my blood sugar dropped very low and became dangerous. Luckily, there was a Burger King coming up at the next exit. When I was ordering, I told the person on the speaker that I was diabetic and needed food fast. Low blood sugar makes it hard to think or act clearly. When I got to the first window to pay, I was surprised to see a Burger King worker named Tina Hardy running toward my car. She squeezed between the front of my car and the building just to bring me a small cup of ice cream. Tina later said her husband was diabetic too, so she knew I needed help. After I paid, I went to Tina’s window and she gave me my food. She told me to park across the driveway so she could watch me until I felt better. After I ate, I waited for a quiet moment and then went back to Tina’s window. I took a picture and told her boss what she had done for me. If you think Tina Hardy did something special, please share this story. I hope Tina gets the thanks she truly deserves from the public and from Burger King’s managers. Credit: Rebecca Boening Credit always goes to the original author!

feelgoodtale's tweet photo. One Wednesday afternoon, I was driving west on I-40 when my blood sugar dropped very low and became dangerous. Luckily, there was a Burger King coming up at the next exit.
When I was ordering, I told the person on the speaker that I was diabetic and needed food fast. Low blood sugar makes it hard to think or act clearly.
When I got to the first window to pay, I was surprised to see a Burger King worker named Tina Hardy running toward my car.
She squeezed between the front of my car and the building just to bring me a small cup of ice cream. Tina later said her husband was diabetic too, so she knew I needed help.
After I paid, I went to Tina’s window and she gave me my food. She told me to park across the driveway so she could watch me until I felt better.
After I ate, I waited for a quiet moment and then went back to Tina’s window. I took a picture and told her boss what she had done for me.
If you think Tina Hardy did something special, please share this story. I hope Tina gets the thanks she truly deserves from the public and from Burger King’s managers.
Credit: Rebecca Boening

Credit always goes to the original author!

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BREAKING: HOLY SH*T! Gavin Newsom reveals that Trump is sending federal agents after his family and friends and launching a sham investigation into him — and he's responding with bold defiance! We've just entered truly uncharted territory... "Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list," the governor wrote on X. "He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us. They have not found a crime - they are simply trying to find one." "He isn't coming after me because of mean tweets, but because I am considering running for President," Newsom continued. "He hates that I consistently call him out. He is simply the most corrupt President in American history." "We have nothing to hide Mr. President, come after me. I am not going anywhere. The country is watching," he added. In a video shared in the same post, Newsom explained that over the past few days, "federal agents have knocked on the doors of family, friends, and former employees." "Not because they found a crime, because they're simply trying to find one. They're demanding records," he said. "They're abusing the grand jury process, digging through years and years of random documents." Newsom slammed Trump for turning the "levers of government" into "his own personal power ministries to reward cronies and to try to jail his opponents." He pointed to the fact that Todd Blanche, a former personal attorney of Trump's, is now heading the Justice Department as clear evidence of the corruption. And we couldn't agree more. The Justice Department was once a firewalled institution, kept separate and independent from the Oval Office despite technically being a part of the Executive Branch. Under Trump, that independence has been totally stripped away and the DOJ has been transformed into a weapon of political retribution. One need look no further than the manufactured investigations into James Comey, Letitia James, and Adam Schiff for proof of that. "He sent them after Tim Walz," continued Newsom. "And a woman that a jury found Donald Trump had sexually abused. One by one, anyone who has challenged Donald Trump has ended up on his hit list." "And today, I proudly join that list," he went on. "After calling for my arrest last year, Donald Trump directed his Department of Justice to investigate me. And just in the last week, I've learned that his campaign has reached my own home." "To get me, he's coming after my wife, Jen. A public servant. A woman who's dedicated her life to supporting women and girls," said Newsom. "Someone who has done nothing wrong other than having the temerity to advocate for what she believes in. If they can't intimidate me, they'll go after the mother of our children." "Donald Trump picked the wrong target." "We have nothing to hide. His political operatives can take every record and read every page. But they'll be looking in the wrong place." "Because if they really want to find corruption, look no further than 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Donald Trump is selling the presidency. He's running the largest cash heist in American political history," Newsom said. "Trading foreign tariff relief for approval of his golf courses. Day trading behind the Resolute desk. Reaping hundreds of millions of dollars in personal profit." "And he's doing it openly. He's doing it on camera. He did it last night on the White House lawn," he continued. "He's doing it through cryptocurrencies. He's doing it through the receipt of a $400 million private jet from a foreign government that he plans to keep when he leaves office. Through his son's ventures in countries where his own administration is simultaneously making policy." "His personal fortune has skyrocketed by $4 billion since making his return to office. This is the behavior of a regime, not a republic. The White House has become a marketplace. A marketplace for sneakers and coins and watches, cologne, guitars, Bibles and phones. Influence for sale. Access for sale." "And today, my family and I can personally confirm that justice is for sale. To Donald Trump, who I know is watching because he watches everything. I have a message for you..." said Newsom. "You can subpoena my records." "You can investigate me." "You can harass me." "Put my name on every and any enemies list you have. Leave my wife and family out of your personal vendetta. I'd like to say something to my wife," he went on. "These times are not normal. They're not ordinary. I love you. And I'm sorry he's doing this. You have not earned a single one of the indignities that he's trying to inflict on you and our children." "And to Donald Trump, this country does not belong to you. It does not belong to your cronies. And we're going to fight your lawlessness. And we're going to continue to remind the people of this country of your corruption. That same corruption our founders warned us against as we moved to celebrate our 250th anniversary." "I'm going to keep reminding Americans of what they warned would happen if a man with no character ever held the office of presidency. So let me say it again..." "Mr. President, come after me. I'm not going anywhere. And the country is watching," Newsom concluded. This is what fighter sounds like. This is what Democrats need right now. We stand with Gavin Newsom! Please ❤️ and share if you'd proudly vote for this man!

OccupyDemocrats's tweet photo. BREAKING: HOLY SH*T! Gavin Newsom reveals that Trump is sending federal agents after his family and friends and launching a sham investigation into him — and he's responding with bold defiance!

We've just entered truly uncharted territory...

"Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list," the governor wrote on X. "He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us. They have not found a crime - they are simply trying to find one."

"He isn't coming after me because of mean tweets, but because I am considering running for President," Newsom continued. "He hates that I consistently call him out. He is simply the most corrupt President in American history."

"We have nothing to hide Mr. President, come after me. I am not going anywhere. The country is watching," he added.

In a video shared in the same post, Newsom explained that over the past few days, "federal agents have knocked on the doors of family, friends, and former employees."

"Not because they found a crime, because they're simply trying to find one. They're demanding records," he said. "They're abusing the grand jury process, digging through years and years of random documents."

Newsom slammed Trump for turning the "levers of government" into "his own personal power ministries to reward cronies and to try to jail his opponents." He pointed to the fact that Todd Blanche, a former personal attorney of Trump's, is now heading the Justice Department as clear evidence of the corruption.

And we couldn't agree more. The Justice Department was once a firewalled institution, kept separate and independent from the Oval Office despite technically being a part of the Executive Branch. Under Trump, that independence has been totally stripped away and the DOJ has been transformed into a weapon of political retribution. One need look no further than the manufactured investigations into James Comey, Letitia James, and Adam Schiff for proof of that.

"He sent them after Tim Walz," continued Newsom. "And a woman that a jury found Donald Trump had sexually abused. One by one, anyone who has challenged Donald Trump has ended up on his hit list."

"And today, I proudly join that list," he went on. "After calling for my arrest last year, Donald Trump directed his Department of Justice to investigate me. And just in the last week, I've learned that his campaign has reached my own home."

"To get me, he's coming after my wife, Jen. A public servant. A woman who's dedicated her life to supporting women and girls," said Newsom. "Someone who has done nothing wrong other than having the temerity to advocate for what she believes in. If they can't intimidate me, they'll go after the mother of our children."

"Donald Trump picked the wrong target."

"We have nothing to hide. His political operatives can take every record and read every page. But they'll be looking in the wrong place."

"Because if they really want to find corruption, look no further than 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Donald Trump is selling the presidency. He's running the largest cash heist in American political history," Newsom said. "Trading foreign tariff relief for approval of his golf courses. Day trading behind the Resolute desk. Reaping hundreds of millions of dollars in personal profit."

"And he's doing it openly. He's doing it on camera. He did it last night on the White House lawn," he continued. "He's doing it through cryptocurrencies. He's doing it through the receipt of a $400 million private jet from a foreign government that he plans to keep when he leaves office. Through his son's ventures in countries where his own administration is simultaneously making policy."

"His personal fortune has skyrocketed by $4 billion since making his return to office. This is the behavior of a regime, not a republic. The White House has become a marketplace. A marketplace for sneakers and coins and watches, cologne, guitars, Bibles and phones. Influence for sale. Access for sale."

"And today, my family and I can personally confirm that justice is for sale. To Donald Trump, who I know is watching because he watches everything. I have a message for you..." said Newsom.

"You can subpoena my records."

"You can investigate me."

"You can harass me."

"Put my name on every and any enemies list you have. Leave my wife and family out of your personal vendetta. I'd like to say something to my wife," he went on. "These times are not normal. They're not ordinary. I love you. And I'm sorry he's doing this. You have not earned a single one of the indignities that he's trying to inflict on you and our children."

"And to Donald Trump, this country does not belong to you. It does not belong to your cronies. And we're going to fight your lawlessness. And we're going to continue to remind the people of this country of your corruption. That same corruption our founders warned us against as we moved to celebrate our 250th anniversary."

"I'm going to keep reminding Americans of what they warned would happen if a man with no character ever held the office of presidency. So let me say it again..."

"Mr. President, come after me. I'm not going anywhere. And the country is watching," Newsom concluded.

This is what fighter sounds like. This is what Democrats need right now. We stand with Gavin Newsom!

Please ❤️ and share if you'd proudly vote for this man!

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BREAKING: HE'S LOST HIS MIND! Trump is now ARRESTING people, including an Olympic cyclist, for just TOUCHING his precious Reflecting Pool and deploying National Guard troops to guard it from imaginary antifa vandals! This is starting to get scary… On Truth Social, Trump declared that “The United States Park Police have arrested multiple individuals for vandalizing our nation's magnificent Reflecting Pool. Who would do such a thing? These are very serious crimes having to do with the destruction of National Monuments. Years in jail!” While giving no details about the arrests, reporters and eyewitnesses were able to discover that citations were being issued for simply *touching* the Reflecting Pool. David Hearn, an Olympic cyclist, was finishing a bike ride and went to check out the Pool to see what all the fuss was about. He touched his fingers to the water to see what it felt like, and found himself ARRESTED on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property. “I didn’t vandalize anything,” Hearn said. “I didn’t destroy or break or peel anything. By the time I realized what was going on, I was being put in handcuffs.” This isn’t funny anymore. This is the stupidest tyranny that the world has possibly ever seen. Arresting someone for TOUCHING A POOL and then claiming they were destroying it? Donald Trump is losing his mind, and he’s growing more and more authoritarian by the day. This is a colossal misuse of public resources and flagrant abuse of state power in order to accommodate the paranoid delusions of a demented pedophile (alleged) and Congress needs to take action IMMEDIATELY to put a stop to this dangerous nonsense.

OccupyDemocrats's tweet photo. BREAKING: HE'S LOST HIS MIND! Trump is now ARRESTING people, including an Olympic cyclist, for just TOUCHING his precious Reflecting Pool and deploying National Guard troops to guard it from imaginary antifa vandals!

This is starting to get scary…

On Truth Social, Trump declared that “The United States Park Police have arrested multiple individuals for vandalizing our nation's magnificent Reflecting Pool. Who would do such a thing? These are very serious crimes having to do with the destruction of National Monuments. Years in jail!”

While giving no details about the arrests, reporters and eyewitnesses were able to discover that citations were being issued for simply *touching* the Reflecting Pool.

David Hearn, an Olympic cyclist, was finishing a bike ride and went to check out the Pool to see what all the fuss was about. He touched his fingers to the water to see what it felt like, and found himself ARRESTED on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property.

“I didn’t vandalize anything,” Hearn said. “I didn’t destroy or break or peel anything. By the time I realized what was going on, I was being put in handcuffs.”
This isn’t funny anymore. This is the stupidest tyranny that the world has possibly ever seen. Arresting someone for TOUCHING A POOL and then claiming they were destroying it?

Donald Trump is losing his mind, and he’s growing more and more authoritarian by the day.

This is a colossal misuse of public resources and flagrant abuse of state power in order to accommodate the paranoid delusions of a demented pedophile (alleged) and Congress needs to take action IMMEDIATELY to put a stop to this dangerous nonsense.

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I want to take a moment to publicly thank Officer Walker of the Memphis Police Department Our family was denied a hotel room at the Best Western Executive Inn simply because my husband has a service dog. He’s a disabled veteran, and the hotel had already been notified about the dog when we made the reservation. But when we arrived, they refused to honor it. The stress, the ridicule, the back-and-forth—it was becoming too much, and I was terrified it would trigger one of my husband’s PTSD episodes. So I called for an officer. What happened next is something I’ll never forget. Officer Walker arrived and immediately changed the entire energy of the situation. He didn’t rush. He didn’t escalate. He calmly spoke with my husband, asked about Abby—his service dog—treated her with respect, and gently helped bring him back from a very overwhelming moment. Then he informed the hotel, clearly and professionally, that they were breaking federal ADA law. Thankfully, Best Western corporate stepped in and ordered the hotel to give us the room we had every right to. But what touched my heart most wasn’t just what Officer Walker said—it was what he did. He stayed with us. He talked to my husband with kindness and patience. He reassured me when I was on the verge of tears. When our 1-year-old reached out, he didn’t hesitate—he picked him up, comforted him, let him cuddle in his arms. He even took the time to engage our anxious 10-year-old and 8-year-old, helping them feel safe again after everything they’d just witnessed. Officer Walker didn’t just resolve a situation—he brought peace into the middle of our storm. To Officer Walker: THANK YOU. You were a beacon of light in an incredibly stressful moment for our family. Your kindness, professionalism, and compassion made a world of difference. Memphis PD, you’ve got a good one. By Lori.Ann.Hensley

feelgoodtale's tweet photo. I want to take a moment to publicly thank Officer Walker of the Memphis Police Department
Our family was denied a hotel room at the Best Western Executive Inn simply because my husband has a service dog. He’s a disabled veteran, and the hotel had already been notified about the dog when we made the reservation. But when we arrived, they refused to honor it. The stress, the ridicule, the back-and-forth—it was becoming too much, and I was terrified it would trigger one of my husband’s PTSD episodes.

So I called for an officer.

What happened next is something I’ll never forget.

Officer Walker arrived and immediately changed the entire energy of the situation. He didn’t rush. He didn’t escalate. He calmly spoke with my husband, asked about Abby—his service dog—treated her with respect, and gently helped bring him back from a very overwhelming moment. Then he informed the hotel, clearly and professionally, that they were breaking federal ADA law.

Thankfully, Best Western corporate stepped in and ordered the hotel to give us the room we had every right to.

But what touched my heart most wasn’t just what Officer Walker said—it was what he did.

He stayed with us.

He talked to my husband with kindness and patience.

He reassured me when I was on the verge of tears.

When our 1-year-old reached out, he didn’t hesitate—he picked him up, comforted him, let him cuddle in his arms.

He even took the time to engage our anxious 10-year-old and 8-year-old, helping them feel safe again after everything they’d just witnessed.

Officer Walker didn’t just resolve a situation—he brought peace into the middle of our storm.

To Officer Walker:

THANK YOU.

You were a beacon of light in an incredibly stressful moment for our family.

Your kindness, professionalism, and compassion made a world of difference.

Memphis PD, you’ve got a good one.

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🚨🚨 🚨I'm posting this video every day so we NEVER forget what insurrectionist Donald Trump did on J6 Instead of accepting defeat and honoring the peaceful transfer of power, Trump unleashed a deadly mob on the U.S. Capitol in a last-ditch attempt to stay in power THIS is what an insurrection looks like 👇👇👇

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I agree 💯

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BREAKING: The first official portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama together has been unveiled and it's absolutely stunning. Look closely at the tiny components of this piece... "Tradition is not untouchable. We can own it, we can shape it, we can move it the way we need," Nigerian-born artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby told Harper's Bazaar. The artwork is one of 28 pieces that have been commissioned for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, which opens later this week on Juneteenth. Harper's explained that Akunyili Crosby’s masterpieces are "technically complex" and while they are designed to "resemble conventional figurative paintings at a distance" they are actually "composed of dense layers of embedded images, in something like a visual archive." If you look, you should be able to spot a volume of the Harvard Law Review that was published while Barack Obama was the journal's first Black President. You'll also spot Stevie Wonder's "Talking Book," which was the first album that the former First Lady ever owned. “Yes, he was the President. But she is incredible," said Akunyili Crosby. “Nostalgia for the past is always a dicey thing. But that does not mean it wasn’t important for me to kind of touch upon the feelings we all had—and the hope," the artist added. Now, more than ever, we miss the days when we had a dignified, compassionate, intelligent First Couple. What can you spot in the portrait? Please like and share if you love this artwork!

OccupyDemocrats's tweet photo. BREAKING: The first official portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama together has been unveiled and it's absolutely stunning.

Look closely at the tiny components of this piece...

"Tradition is not untouchable. We can own it, we can shape it, we can move it the way we need," Nigerian-born artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby told Harper's Bazaar.

The artwork is one of 28 pieces that have been commissioned for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, which opens later this week on Juneteenth.

Harper's explained that Akunyili Crosby’s masterpieces are "technically complex" and while they are designed to "resemble conventional figurative paintings at a distance" they are actually "composed of dense layers of embedded images, in something like a visual archive."

If you look, you should be able to spot a volume of the Harvard Law Review that was published while Barack Obama was the journal's first Black President. You'll also spot Stevie Wonder's "Talking Book," which was the first album that the former First Lady ever owned.

“Yes, he was the President. But she is incredible," said Akunyili Crosby.

“Nostalgia for the past is always a dicey thing. But that does not mean it wasn’t important for me to kind of touch upon the feelings we all had—and the hope," the artist added.

Now, more than ever, we miss the days when we had a dignified, compassionate, intelligent First Couple.

What can you spot in the portrait?

Please like and share if you love this artwork!

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Who’s going to raise their hand? ✋

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BREAKING: HORRIFYING! Epstein bombshell reveals that Trump allegedly had a "predilection for nipples" and abused one of the victims by "aggressively" flicking and sucking on them. And it gets so much worse... “They looked incredibly painful as they were red and swollen and I remember wincing when I looked at them,” Epstein victim Sarah Ransome wrote in an email to a journalist, referring to a victim named Jen who Trump allegedly preyed on. Ransome claimed that Jen — who was a girl in Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring — had sex with Trump and he brutally abused her nipples. Ransome claimed to have seen the evidence firsthand on Jen's body. The stomach-churning revelation was reported by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of the New York Times in reporting excerpted from their forthcoming book, “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump.” The reporters expose details of the private emergency meetings that Trump's inner circle held inside the White House to discuss damage control for their boss's worsening Epstein scandal. Some of them had "never heard of the nipple claim" when it was brought up, but others had a "passing familiarity with it." One official said that it was "surreal" to be discussing nipples inside the White House Situation Room — the very same place where Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton oversaw the operation that killed Osama Bin Laden. Under Democrats, the room is used to keep Americans safe. Under Trump, it's used to keep us in the dark. Ransome further claimed that she "possessed video footage of prominent men having sex with young girls in Epstein’s entourage." She later retracted the claims out of fear that she or her family might be harmed. Given the fact that there's a mountain of evidence suggesting that Epstein did not kill himself, she can hardly be blamed for her caution. Try as they might, Republicans will not succeed at sweeping this scandal under the rug. The Epstein child-trafficking operation is the defining element of Trump's life. He can delay and obfuscate, but eventually Democrats will retake power and the floodgates will be opened wide. One of the first orders of business must be for the FBI to find Jen and interview her extensively. Then, the prosecutions can begin. Please ❤️ and share to demand a full investigation when Democrats return to power!

OccupyDemocrats's tweet photo. BREAKING: HORRIFYING! Epstein bombshell reveals that Trump allegedly had a "predilection for nipples" and abused one of the victims by "aggressively" flicking and sucking on them.

And it gets so much worse...

“They looked incredibly painful as they were red and swollen and I remember wincing when I looked at them,” Epstein victim Sarah Ransome wrote in an email to a journalist, referring to a victim named Jen who Trump allegedly preyed on.

Ransome claimed that Jen — who was a girl in Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring — had sex with Trump and he brutally abused her nipples. Ransome claimed to have seen the evidence firsthand on Jen's body.

The stomach-churning revelation was reported by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of the New York Times in reporting excerpted from their forthcoming book, “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump.”

The reporters expose details of the private emergency meetings that Trump's inner circle held inside the White House to discuss damage control for their boss's worsening Epstein scandal. Some of them had "never heard of the nipple claim" when it was brought up, but others had a "passing familiarity with it."

One official said that it was "surreal" to be discussing nipples inside the White House Situation Room — the very same place where Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton oversaw the operation that killed Osama Bin Laden. Under Democrats, the room is used to keep Americans safe. Under Trump, it's used to keep us in the dark.

Ransome further claimed that she "possessed video footage of prominent men having sex with young girls in Epstein’s entourage." She later retracted the claims out of fear that she or her family might be harmed. Given the fact that there's a mountain of evidence suggesting that Epstein did not kill himself, she can hardly be blamed for her caution.

Try as they might, Republicans will not succeed at sweeping this scandal under the rug. The Epstein child-trafficking operation is the defining element of Trump's life. He can delay and obfuscate, but eventually Democrats will retake power and the floodgates will be opened wide. One of the first orders of business must be for the FBI to find Jen and interview her extensively. Then, the prosecutions can begin.

Please ❤️ and share to demand a full investigation when Democrats return to power!

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Morgan J. Freeman

@mjfree

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❌❌❌ DO NOT BE DISTRACTED ❌❌❌ DONALD TRUMP & JEFFREY EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS and I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who these monsters are and why the incriminating portions of The Epstein Files have suddenly disappeared

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@native_am_pride YES YES Change the rules