Ric Garrido

“We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place, we stay there, even though we go away." ― Pascal Mercier, Night Train to Lisbon.

[Alvin Foo @alvinfoo]

This is possibly the best example of guerrilla marketing by an airline all year - SAS - Scandinavian Airlines😍

[Brian Willott Farms @BrianWillott]

They should change the name to "Strait of Schrödinger". It's both open and closed at the same time.

[Michelle Maxwell ™ @MichelleMaxwell]

Ok my fellow Senior Friends, who doesn’t like to save some money 💵

FYI EVERYONE!!!
I heard a guy ask for his senior discount @ Wendy's, The girl at the register apologized and charged him less. When I asked the man what the discount was, he told me that seniors over age 55 ...get 10% off everything on the menu, every day. (But you need to ASK for your discount.)

This incident prompted me to do some research, and I came across a list of restaurants, supermarkets, department stores, travel deals and other types of offers giving various discounts with different age requirements. I was actually surprised to see how many there are and how some of them start as young as 50.

This list may not only be useful for you, but also friends and family, too.

Dunkin Donuts gives FREE coffee to people over 55. If you're paying for a cup every day, you might want to start getting it FREE.

YOU must ASK for your discount!

RESTAURANTS:
Applebee's: 15% off w/Golden Apple Card (60+)
Arby's: 10% off (55 +)
Ben & Jerry's: 10% off (60+)
Bennigan's: discount varies by location (60+)
Bob's Big Boy: discount varies by location (60+)
Boston Market: 10% off (65+)
Burger King: 10% off (60+)
Chick-Fil-A: 10% off or free small drink or coffee ( 55+)
Chili's: 10% off ( 55+)
CiCi's Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Denny's: 10% off, 20% off for AARP members ( 55 +)
Dunkin' Donuts: 10% off or free coffee ( 55+)
Einstein's Bagels: 10% off baker's dozen of bagels (60+)
Fuddrucker's: 10% off any senior platter (55+)
Gatti's Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Golden Corral: 10% off (60+)
Hardee's: $0.33 beverages everyday (65+)
IHOP: 10% off (55+)
Jack in the Box: up to 20% off (55+)
KFC: free small drink with any meal (55+)
Krispy Kreme: 10% off (50+)
Long John Silver's: various discounts at locations (55+)
McDonald's: discounts on coffee everyday (55+)
Mrs. Fields: 10% off at participating locations (60+)
Shoney's: 10% off
Sonic: 10% off or free beverage (60+)
Steak 'n Shake: 10% off every Monday & Tuesday ( 50+)
Subway: 10% off (60+)
Sweet Tomatoes: 10% off (62+)
Taco Bell : 5% off; free beverages for seniors (65+)
TCBY: 10% off (55+)
Tea Room Cafe: 10% off (50+)
Village Inn: 10% off (60+)
Waffle House: 10% off every Monday (60+)
Wendy's: 10% off ( 55 +)
Whataburger: 10% off (62+)
White Castle: 10% off (62+)

RETAIL & APPAREL :
Banana Republic: 30% off ( 50 +)
Bealls: 20% off first Tuesday of each month ( 50 +)
Belk's: 15% off first Tuesday of every month ( 55 +)
Big Lots: 30% off
Bon-Ton Department Stores: 15% off on senior discount days ( 55 +)
C.J. Banks: 10% off every Wednesday (50+)
Clarks : 10% off (62+)
Dress Barn: 20% off ( 55+)
Goodwill: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Hallmark: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Kmart: 40% off (Wednesdays only) (50+)
Kohl's: 15% off (60+)
Michael's: 10% off everyday (55+)
Modell's Sporting Goods: 30% off
Rite Aid: 10% off on Tuesdays & 10% off prescriptions
Ross Stores: 10% off every Tuesday ( 55+)
Salvation Army Thrift Stores: up to 50% off ( 55+)
Stein Mart: 20% off red dot/clearance items first Monday of every month ( 55 +)

GROCERY :
Albertson's: 10% off first Wednesday of each month ( 55 +)
American Discount Stores: 10% off every Monday ( 50 +)
Compare Foods Supermarket: 10% off every Wednesday (60+)
DeCicco Family Markets: 5% off every Wednesday (60+)
Food Lion: 60% off every Monday (60+)
Fry's Supermarket: free Fry's VIP Club Membership & 10% off every Monday (55 +)
Great Valu Food Store: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
Gristedes Supermarket: 10% off every Tuesday (60+)
Harris Teeter: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
Hy-Vee: 5% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Kroger: 10% off (date varies by location)
Morton Williams Supermarket: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
The Plant Shed: 10% off every Tuesday (50 +)
Publix: 15% off every Wednesday (55 +)
Rogers Marketplace: 5% off every Thursday (60+)
Uncle Guiseppe's Marketplace: 15% off (62+)

You’re Welcome 😘

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Federal judge SMACKS DOWN “ICE Barbie” — uses Kristi Noem’s own ugly rant to stop her deportation crusade.

In a delicious case of poetic justice, a federal judge just took Kristi Noem’s own words, wrapped them in constitutional law, and slammed them right back in her face.

Noem’s plan to rip legal protections away from 350,000 Haitian immigrants was frozen this week by Judge Ana C. Reyes, who issued a blistering 83-page ruling that made one thing crystal clear: screaming on X is not governing.

Back in December, Noem proudly posted that she was recommending “a full travel ban on every damn country,” sending “killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies” to the U.S., punctuating it with the chilling MAGA mantra: “WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.” Haiti was squarely in her sights just days earlier, when she moved to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians who have lived and worked legally in the U.S. since the devastating 2010 earthquake.

Judge Reyes was not amused.

“Noem does not have the facts on her side,” Reyes wrote. “She does not have the law on her side. So instead, she pounds X.”

Ouch.

The judge reminded Noem that while she’s free as a private citizen to spew insults, as homeland security secretary, she is bound by the Constitution and federal law. TPS, Reyes explained, isn’t charity — it’s a lawful program that allows disaster survivors to live and work here, generating $5.2 billion a year in taxes.

And then came the mic drop.

Reyes directly quoted Noem’s own “WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.” line to prove Haitians have every reason to fear rapid deportation. In other words: Noem’s own bigotry became Exhibit A against her.

The plaintiffs Noem tried to erase? A neuroscientist. A software engineer. A registered nurse. A lab assistant. An economics student. Not “leeches.” Not “killers.” Just people with lives, careers, and roots in America.

The judge also pointed out the obvious hypocrisy: the U.S. State Department still warns Americans not to travel to Haiti for any reason, completely undercutting Noem’s claim that the country is suddenly “safe.”

The ruling blocks Noem — and Donald Trump — from ending Haiti’s TPS nationwide while the case proceeds.

Noem’s response? A tantrum about “activist judges” and promises to appeal. But for now, ICE Barbie’s cosplay tough talk has collided with reality — and the law won.

Please like and share to spread news of this legal victory!

#FundHealthcareOverICE

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Imagine being lost in the woods hearing this

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any country on Earth. Twice as much per person as most of Europe.

So where does all that money go?
Here's the thing: European healthcare systems aren't better because Europeans are healthier people. They're better because the systems are designed around a radical idea—that maybe people should see a doctor before they're dying.

[Pepel Klaasa @pepel_klaasa]

⚡️Greenlanders believe Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Peace prize

[Niko @NikoLeMieux]

Yesterday as I was walking through Minneapolis with a friend I saw this Lexus parked terribly and commented to him: “get a load of this asshole’s terrible parking.” By complete serendipity, as if the universe itself was saying "be kinder with your spoken thoughts," right at that moment I heard a voice say “hey that’s my car, ICE grabbed me, I’m so sorry!” come from the passenger of a Jeep slowly passing by; the Jeep driver said she was the sister of the Lexus’ owner and that the two of them had just come back from picking her up from Federal detention. I went to go talk to the Lexus’ driver, but first I read the note on the windshield:

“THIS WOMAN WAS TAKEN BY ICE. Please don’t hit or tow.” Neighbors put that there, and put a tarp over the window that ICE broke open so snow wouldn’t get in.

The Lexus driver, a short, brown haired white woman told me she lived in the area and was driving through looking for parking, when armed ICE agents speedily blocked off the street in front of her, and swarmed the white pickup truck in front of her grabbing its driver. She said people came from throughout the neighborhood with whistles to record them grabbing that driver, and as she was trying to leave, ICE agents swarmed her vehicle as well and proceeded to open her window and door and remove her from her car, slamming her facedown in the street. She said a Federal agent entered her vehicle and parked it like this, before taking her away. I don’t know the story of the pickup driver.

I'll be honest, I didn't really believe what I was hearing at first until she showed me the video that a neighbor filmed, confirming the whole story. I asked her to airdrop it to me so I could make this post.

This woman was just driving and minding her business one moment, and the next she was snatched, she told me that they said she was "obstructing an investigation." After 24 hours in Federal custody, they released her with only the white shirt she was wearing when I met her, into the -8F cold where her sister was waiting, and they didn't give her back her car keys. She came to make sure her vehicle was still there.

There's a lot of people on this platform making all sorts of excuses for the Federal government's despicable behavior in Minneapolis, but what it comes down to is this: they are out of control. They are Out. Of. Control.

This woman's story that I saw firsthand is emblematic of the institutional rot at the core of DHS, CBP, and ICE. The agents involved in both shootings this month were 8- and 10-year veterans, not untrained amateurs. There have been three homicides in Minneapolis thus far in 2026- 66% of them have been US citizens murdered by the Federal government. My city is being subjected to a full-fledged occupation by lawless, unprofessional, un-American thugs. They have gone far beyond their stated mission of removing violent criminals and illegal aliens. They have all of us looking at every SUV, every vehicle with out-of-state plates, every vehicle with more than 2 men in it with caution, scrutiny, and concern. Many of my friends have bought guns or have gone to get their conceal carry permits, to stay safe from their own government because it's better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six.

Minneapolis will survive this and will come out stronger for it, because we learned in 2020 that there's no one coming to save us, it's up to us to show up for our friends and neighbors. But people need to know that if the Federal government are doing this to us: You're not safe. You're next.

[Conor O'Neill @conoro]

The entire reason Twitter became successful was because it was realtime.

"I want to know what's happening right now about *this*".

3-day-old slop about current events on any social platform is a bad joke. Zuck never got this on FB. The early clown-car drivers did. No one since.

[Pepel Klaasa @pepel_klaasa]

Why would they only share the first frame? Here’s the whole version

[Ric Garrido @LoyaltyTraveler]

Economy class is climate class. https://t.co/K9Xt0EHZYz

[Rock'n Roll of All @rocknrollofall]

This was a 10 minute performance on strictly scheduled block television. What a moment if they took 1/5 of an episode just for this.

It is claimed that John Mayer did this for David Letterman. He knows his range and tends to stay in it. This was simply just a kind-hearted gesture to send off a friend.

John Mayer performing 'American Pie' live on Letterman. The air date for this performance was 2015.

[Ric Garrido @LoyaltyTraveler]

There are about 50 songs that when I hear them take me to a specific geographic location from my past. 'Wonderwall' takes me back to Portmarnock, Ireland, looking out the window at Ireland's Eye island.

[OasisCentral @oasiscentral_]

Oasis - Wonderwall (Isolated Vocals)

Wonderwall turns 30 today!

[Ric Garrido @LoyaltyTraveler]

Need to remember this for next walk up 200 stairs of Monterey's Huckleberry Hill trail.

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Donkeys who understand physics know the easiest way to climb a steep staircase is to cross-climb.🫏

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Remember during oral argument on the presidential immunity case when conservative justices scoffed at and mocked the hypothetical that a president with immunity could just start killing whoever he wanted and there was nothing that could be done if he has immunity?

[Ric Garrido @LoyaltyTraveler]

@AVGirl4Life Blue, geometric-white-lines Boston Adam's.

Just call me Sam Adams.

[Ric Garrido @LoyaltyTraveler]

19, never been to Houston, aside from airport.

[Ric Garrido @LoyaltyTraveler]

@softtail65 Mark almond 1971 - The City

[Ric Garrido @LoyaltyTraveler]

@JVMonte2 Submission