One thing people don’t understand about introverts is how much we love doing nothing. Staying home, enjoying our own company, getting lost in our thoughts, and having absolutely nowhere to be can genuinely be the perfect day
An MS grand jury met in secret, heard only what the DA chose to show, and says Nolan Wells simply drowned. Outrageous. Trust isn't built behind closed doors. Release the evidence. Disclose the jury's makeup. Horn Island is federal land. Let DOJ review. #JusticeForNolan
He didn't break the law out of greed. He broke it out of love. Standing in court, head in his hands, shivering in an orange jumpsuit, he looked like just another criminal facing fraud charges. But the file on the judge's desk told a different story. He'd written a bad check for thousands of dollars. Not for a new car or a vacation, but at a pharmacy counter. When the insurance company denied his mother's life-saving medication, panic took over. He knew the check would bounce, but he also knew it was the only way to get the medicine she needed to survive the week. Now, he faced prison time for that desperation. And as he stood there weeping, his only thought wasn't about jail, but about who would take care of her if he was gone. He braced himself for sentencing. But the judge didn't bring down his gavel. In a moment that stunned the entire room, she stood, leaned across the bench, and wrapped her arms around him. She didn't see a con artist; she saw a loving son pushed to the brink. Holding his face in her hands, she looked him in the eye and delivered the life-changing verdict: 'It's over. I'm dropping the charges. You deserve a second chance, and I believe you can take advantage of it.' She didn't just give him back his freedom; she gave him the challenge of going home, taking care of his family, and making this mercy matter. Sometimes, justice isn't just about punishment. It's about understanding. Do you think the judge made the right decision by looking at the 'why' instead of just the 'what'?
Maybe I’m just old school, but when someone lets me merge into traffic, I give them the little wave. Every single time. They didn’t have to let me in, and acknowledging a small kindness costs absolutely nothing.
Evidence is growing that shingles vaccination may do more than just help prevent painful shingles outbreaks, including lowering risk of dementia and slowing biological aging. Now, a study suggests that the current version of the vaccine may also protect the heart. #HarvardHealth
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That was quick. Less than 24 hours after the OklaHOMIES made me the Democratic nominee for United States Senate, Kevin Hern already has my name in an official statement calling me “radical.”
Kevin… if I'm so unelectable and Oklahoma could never vote for me, why are we talking about me? 😂 But since we're talking about Oklahoma values, let's talk. I’ll jump STRAIGHT into it 🤠
What's “radical” about wanting Oklahomans to be able to afford healthcare?
What's radical about protecting Social Security and Medicaid?
What's radical about paying teachers enough to stay in Oklahoma?
What's radical about protecting farmers and ranchers when massive corporations want their land, water and electricity?
What's radical about believing working people deserve wages that actually pay their bills?
What's radical about expecting our elected officials to SHOW UP and work for the people who elected them? I don’t know if your tone deafness knows this or not, but the Oklahomans do not work for you, you work for them.
The food is SHIT.
MAGA is SHIT.
The economy is SHIT.
Congress is SHIT.
Grocery prices are SHIT.
This administration is SHIT.
Our healthcare system is SHIT.
Gas prices are SHIT.
The Supreme Court is SHIT.
I’m tired of all this SHIT.
White men are back in charge of everything. The entire federal gov. All three branches.
So why aren't we doing better? Why is inflation rising? Why is the food making us sick? Where are the jobs? Why is fuel and gas prices rising? Where's the health-care? Why are we at war?
Black people are being found hanging from trees & law enforcement is calling it suicide.We won’t forgot u.
1. Kyle Bassinga
2. Juliana Umba Nzita.
3. To’nea Nicole Miller
4. Justice Kai James
5. Tasia Fortune
6. Javion Magee
7. Earl Smith
8. Tory Medley
9. Trey Reed
JUST IN: 13 Penn State fraternity brothers charged with running a major cocaine trafficking ring, with some pledges allegedly forced to cut & package cocaine as part of their “indoctrination” into the frats.
NEVER FORGET KENDRICK JOHNSON, the 17-year-old Lowndes High School student was found dead on January 11, 2013, head-first inside a vertically rolled-up gym mat.
Authorities ruled it an accidental death by positional asphyxia.
No one was ever charged.
He Wasn’t "Left Behind." He Was Abandoned. And They Lawyered Up Before They Even Said His Name.
Let’s talk about Nolan Xavier Wells. 18 years old. A son. A young Black man who went on a boating trip with "friends" on July 4th and never came home.
Those "friends" came back without him. They didn't call his mother. They didn't call the coast guard. They didn't report him missing. They went home, slept in their beds, and only picked up the phone when they realized the world was watching—TO CALL THEIR ATTORNEY'S!!.
Meanwhile, Nolan’s body was found days later. In the water. Alone.
NOW WATCH THE LANGUAGE.
The sheriff said Nolan "chose" to stay behind. He "wanted to catch another ride." No foul play suspected. Just a kid who "made a bad decision."
Let me stop you right there.
If Nolan was a white 18-year-old from the suburbs, and his friends returned without him—do you think for one second the narrative would be "he chose to stay"? No. The news would scream "VANISHED" and "MYSTERY AT SEA." There would be helicopters. There would be tearful pleas from the family on every network. And those friends? They wouldn't be "kids who lawyered up." They'd be "persons of interest" dragged into interrogation rooms.
But because Nolan is Black, his disappearance is treated like an inconvenience. His death is treated like a "choice." His friends are treated like cautious citizens instead of suspects.
And one of those friends? He was hanging out with, parent is a judge.. They know the legal system. They know that if they keep quiet long enough, the story shifts. They know that Black life gets settled out of court, not avenged in it.
THIS IS THE RACISM WE ARE TIRED OF NAMING.
They stripped Nolan of his vulnerability. They stripped him of his fear. They stripped him of the right to be missed the way white victims are missed. When a Black person commits a crime against a white person, the media calls them a "thug" and demands the death penalty before the trial starts. But when a Black boy is left to die on an island? It's "he chose to stay."
The disrespect is loud. The dehumanization is intentional.
TO NOLAN’S FAMILY:
We see your son. We see your pain. We see your fight. No mother should have to beg for answers while her child lies in a morgue and the suspects sit behind lawyers. We are holding space for your grief, and we are holding the system to its feet. You are not alone. We are praying for your strength, but we also know that prayers without action are just words.
OUR CALL TO ACTION:
1. Demand criminal charges. This cannot be settled with money. This cannot be swept under a wrongful death lawsuit alone. Someone knows what happened on that island. Someone saw him alive, and someone left him dead. We need homicide detectives, not damage control.
2. Flood the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office with calls. Demand transparency. Demand the release of that video showing the "heated argument." If there's nothing to hide, show us everything.
3. Share this post. Blow it up. Make it uncomfortable. Make sure they know we are watching.
4. Tag your local news. Ask them why they aren't covering this the way they cover missing white children. Ask them why "chose to stay" is acceptable language for a dead Black boy.
Nolan Xavier Wells did not "choose" to die. He was failed by the people he trusted and the system that was supposed to find him. We don't want your thoughts and prayers alone. We want truth. We want justice. And we want it now.
#JusticeForNolan #BlackLivesMatter #SayHisName #NoMoreSettlements
Drop a 🔥 in the comments if you're tired of the excuses. Share this until the DA has to answer.
Oklahoma leads the U.S. in electricity disconnections, with 572,480 shutoffs in 2024, according to new federal data.
Electricity isn’t particularly expensive in Oklahoma. But residents’ incomes are lower than all but five states. https://t.co/OAdKl9qED8
Put your children first.
Don’t miss their doctor’s appointments.
Feed them well.
Read to them.
Pack their school bags with everything they need.
Dress them neatly.
Take care of their hair.
Moisturize their skin.
Bathe them properly.
Clean their ears.
Brush their teeth.
Let’s be better parents to our children.