Marie McComb

[Ryan Hodgson @Ryanintheus]

Rest in peace, Dolly Parton (1946–2026) 💔

I don’t even know how to put this into words. We lost one of the true greats today, not just in country music, but in music, period. Dolly Parton was a songwriter, a singer, an actress, a businesswoman, a philanthropist, and one of the kindest hearts this industry has ever seen.

“Jolene.” “9 to 5.” “Coat of Many Colors.” “I Will Always Love You.” These aren’t just songs, they’re pieces of all our lives because we grew up listening to them. Dolly wrote music that crossed generations, crossed genres, crossed borders. And beyond the stage, through the Imagination Library, she put books into the hands of millions of kids and changed lives in ways most artists never even attempt.

There will never be another Dolly. The rhinestones may have stopped shining today, but her music, her humor, her heart, those infectious attributes of hers aren’t going anywhere. She will shine forever.

I think this incredible tribute by @Pink captures the greatness of Dolly’s life!

Rest easy, Dolly. Thank you for the songs, the laughs, the memories, and everything you gave the world. ❤️🕊️

#DollyParton #RIPDollyParton

[Miley Official @MileyCyrusBz]

It was revealed that Dolly Parton was secretly battling cancer but she didn't say anything and instead released this song as one of her last to raise funds for children with cancer. Even while she was sick she was still thinking about others. I’m absolutely devastated.

[Marie McComb @MarieMcComb1]

@DeannaIndiana What a magnificent post!

[Deanna @DeannaIndiana]

Fun fact about Dolly Parton: She earned well over a billion dollars in her lifetime but was never a billionaire due to her extensive philanthropy. She consistently gave away massive portions of her wealth throughout her life.

Dolly funded the Imagination Library, sent musical instruments and uniforms to band departments in schools throughout the South, helped fund COVID vaccine research, and donated millions to natural disasters.

She was a constant LGBT supporter, and she believed that black lives mattered. She supported the trans population. She just loved everyone and she made sure we knew it.

She was a Christian. Instead of using her Christianity to judge, she used it as Jesus did, to love her neighbor. She didn’t hoard her money; she used it to help people wherever and whenever she could. That’s why there’s such an outpouring of love.

Be like Dolly.

[Marie McComb @MarieMcComb1]

@BradGalli @davidwmccomb Love it!!!!!

[Brad Galli @BradGalli]

College basketball world, take notice: Tom Izzo is saying something he hasn’t said in years.

“For the first time in a long time, I like my team in July and August. Usually I never like my team until February and March,” the Michigan State head coach told me this week.

“Hopefully that’ll be a good sign.”

[Marie McComb @MarieMcComb1]

@jasonllevin A—fucking men.

[J @jasonllevin]

I don’t want to hear a single fake fucking tribute to Dolly Parton from Republicans who were perfectly willing to zero out funding for her Imagination Library.

You don’t get to mourn the woman while gutting the work she devoted her life to.

Spare us the bullshit.

We see you.

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

Dolly Parton gifted the world with her talent and heart.

From supporting children, donating to science, investing in Tennessee, and giving us songs to sing our hearts out to (looking at you, "9 to 5"), she made the world a better place.

Thank you, Dolly, for leading with love.

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

I'm so saddened by the reality that Dolly Parton's kindness, caliber, beauty, generosity and talent was taken from us.💔

She left the legacy of reading behind in her Imagination Library.

Unlike SOME 80 year olds still here😒, it was more important for her to give than to take.

[Marie McComb @MarieMcComb1]

@DougWahl1 I think this one—Dolly, that is. I burst into tears, and I am not a country music fan. Dolly was a lovely and God-like person who always made me feel good! I will miss her.

[Lovable Liberal and his Old English sheepdog @DougWahl1]

What celebrity death hit you the hardest where it actually felt like a personal loss?

[#TuckFrump @realTuckFrumper]

I’m happy to share this because I don’t care what side of the aisle you sit on, this is a fact.

Speaker Mike Johnson this is for you.
Concerning Social Security payments, my contributions were made for over 50 years on every salary I received. From my first part time job until I retired. I always had a job.

The Social Security check is now (or soon will be) referred to as a "Federal Benefit Payment?" I'll be part of the one percent to forward this.I am forwarding it because it touches a nerve in me, and I hope it will in you. Please keep passing it on until everyone in our country has read it.

The government is now referring to our Social Security checks as a "Federal Benefit Payment." This isn't a benefit. It is our money paid out of our earned income! Not only did we all contribute to Social Security but our employers did too.

It totaled 15% of our income before taxes.
Congress took our money and used it elsewhere. They forgot (oh yes, they knew) that it was OUR money they were taking.

They didn't have a referendum to ask us if we wanted to lend the money to them. And they didn't pay interest on the debt they assumed. And recently they've told us that the money won't support us for very much longer. And now, to add insult to injury, they're calling it a "benefit", as if we never worked to earn every penny of it.

Just because they borrowed the money doesn't mean that our investments were a charity!

Let's take a stand. We have earned our right to Social Security and Medicare. Demand that our legislators bring some sense into our government.

Find a way to keep Social Security and Medicare going for the sake of that 92% of our population who need it. Then call it what it is: Our Earned Retirement Income.
99% of people won't forward this to their timelines…..will you?

Please, for the sake of our country, repost this.

[Marie McComb @MarieMcComb1]

@jess__phillips 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[DE GOLDSMITH🪙🪙🪙⭐ ⭐⭐ @vickervics9]

An elderly woman rushed her 13-year-old dog to the vet in the middle of the night, carrying only $23 with her. After being turned away at the reception desk, she waited helplessly until someone alerted a specialist veterinarian. The vet came out, examined her beloved dog, and immediately provided the kidney treatment he needed—treatment that cost $1,600. When it was time to leave, the veterinarian quietly paid the entire bill himself. The woman and her loyal companion were able to return home, thanks to one stranger’s incredible act of compassion. ❤️🐶

[College Basketball Report @CBKReport]

The preseason top-30 point guards in college basketball (as of now) 🪙

[Marie McComb @MarieMcComb1]

@RpsAgainstTrump Here, here…

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Former President Barack Obama:

“It’s hard to imagine many people having a bigger impact than Dolly Parton. Born in a one-room cabin, she earned 11 Grammys and an Emmy, built a business empire, helped millions of kids learn to read, and — as if that wasn’t enough — helped accelerate the research that led to the Moderna COVID vaccine. What a life.

Michelle and I are thinking of Dolly’s family and her many, many fans.”

[The Field of 68 @TheFieldOf68]

Offseason Grades: Michigan State 🟢

Did Tom Izzo have the best offseason of any coach in the Big Ten? 🤔

🎥: https://t.co/Zm1yfnK7JM

[Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom]

I stand with Canada, not Trump. I stand with Ukraine, not Trump. I stand with NATO, not Trump. I stand with the free world, not Trump.

You?