"This is Marcus, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Fallujah from 2007 to 2009. Home eight years, he still gets night terrors every single night - waking up screaming three to four times before sunrise. His girlfriend moved into the spare bedroom two years ago out of safety.
His VA therapist recommended a trained PTSD service dog. The waitlist: four years. The cost: $35,000 he didn't have. So six months ago, Marcus adopted Duke, a five-year-old chocolate Lab, from the county shelter - surrendered because his last owner said he was "too needy at night."
The first week Duke came home, Marcus had a 3 AM nightmare. Duke jumped onto the bed unasked and laid his full 90 pounds across Marcus's chest - deep pressure therapy.
Marcus woke up without screaming for the first time in years, found Duke staring at him, and cried holding him.
Now Duke does this automatically, every single night, the moment Marcus shows the first signs. His therapist reviewed the bedroom camera footage and said: "Duke is performing textbook deep pressure therapy for nightmare interruption. That's exactly what we train $35,000 service dogs to do. He's doing it instinctively."
The "too needy" behavior that got Duke returned to the shelter is the exact trait saving Marcus's life every night. One shelter's reject is one veteran's lifeline.
How many more dental offices and 500-unit developments can one small NC town take? The trees are down, the horses are gone, and the 'quiet life' is now a 24/7 construction zone. We’re losing the NC I love. 💔
It’s a crisis: NC is #1 in the nation for farmland loss, losing 55 acres every single day. 📉🚜
I’ll be speaking at the next board meeting. I’m not a professional speaker, but I’m living by the quote: "Speak even if your voice shakes."
I’m bringing my 10-year-old daughter along to record me. I want her to see what it looks like to stand up for your home and learn how our community works. Who’s with us? 🗣️
@HarrisTeeter why did you start carrying Tony’s dark chocolate and Jack and Annie’s plant-based meatballs, at least in the Burlington North Carolina store. Also, I now have to go to Lowe’s foods to get Naked Green Machine juice! the contact form on your website does not work
@atensnut@SpeakerJohnson where can the average American get a part time job making $174k a year with tons of perks?! Asking for every hard working American who is forced to watch our government blow our money!!!
Time to send a LOUD message to the @HouseGOP
If you think the GOP should be forced to work and pass EVERY DOGE cut, drop a “👍” below
I tagged them so they will see it
🇺🇸 To @SecScottBessent@elonmusk & @realDonaldTrump
DOGE’s success proves decentralization works, inspiring Americans. But the IRS and endless taxation crushes our dreams, taking from the vast majority to fund waste. A annual check of $5K doesn’t fix this, and sure maybe a LOW, flat tax might fix this. But at the very least, we must abolish income, property, and vehicle taxes. Let us keep OUR earnings to build America’s future.
I’ll be posting this daily until action is taken! 🇺🇸
Breaking: @backwpup worst interface upgrade in the history of interface upgrades #backwpup took a perfectly functional and usable product and totally screwed the pooch. I don’t know who you guys listen to, but you should not have.
Breaking: @backwpup worst interface upgrade in the history of interface upgrades #backwpup took a perfectly functional and usable product and totally screwed the pooch. I don’t know who you guys listen to, but you should not have.