Georgia Otterson

Advocate of Social Justice, Elders & the frail; lover of Music, the Arts & Internal Spiritual Growth - photography is one of my tools as ‘More Than A Glimpse’

[Georgia Otterson @Otterdtr]

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[CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 @CBSSunday]

Brian Wallach has beaten the odds after being diagnosed with ALS. Given six months to live, remarkably he has survived six years. Lee Cowan revisits Wallach after two years to find out how he and his grassroots organization I Am ALS helped pass a law (Act for ALS).

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Sisters from Marycrest Manor@#CAHFAnnual

[CAHF Updates @CAHFupdates]

Conference-goers attended sessions focusing on the skilled nursing sector’s pertinent topics and fall awards recipients were honored on Monday at the CAHF 2023 Annual Convention & Expo! There’s much more in store through Wednesday! #CAHFAnnual Photos by Steve Pate-Newberry

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Trio at #CAHF annual

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@LinziHateley Happiest bday ♥️ hugs

[Rabbi Shmuel Reichman @ShmuelReichman]

Simply beyond words!

Kevin Chen, Canadian pianist and winner of the Arthur Rubinstein Competition, made a surprise change to his program last night at Carnegie Hall.

In an act of solidarity with Israel, and in showing his support for those who were taken hostage, he opened his recital with Israel‘s national anthem, Hatikvah.

Thank you for supporting Israel, and may it inspire everyone else to do the same!

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

In 1959, police were called to a segregated library when a Black 9-year-old boy trying to check out books refused to leave, after being told the library was not for Black people.

The boy, Ronald McNair, went on to became an astronaut. The library is also now named after him.

Happy Birthay to Ronald! He would’ve been 73 today!

Ronald McNair was 9 when a South Carolina librarian told him he could not check out books from a segregated library in 1959. Refusing to leave, a determined McNair sat on the counter while the librarian called the police, as well McNair's mother. The police arrived, told the librarian to let the young boy have his books, and McNair walked out alongside his mother and brother.

McNair went on to earn his Ph.D. in physics at MIT and became one of the first African Americans selected as astronauts by NASA, alongside Guion S. Bluford, Jr. and Frederick Gregory.

McNair's first spaceflight was the STS-41B mission, aboard the "Challenger" shuttle. He successfully maneuvered the robotic arm, which allowed astronaut Bruce McCandless to perform the first space walk without being tethered to the spacecraft.

The second space flight for McNair would be his last. He, along with six other NASA astronauts, were aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger when it exploded 73 seconds after takeoff in 1986. Everyone on board the shuttle was killed.

Today, the library in South Carolina where McNair was refused books is named after the heroic boy determined to make a difference.

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[CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 @CBSSunday]

Every Wednesday for several years, Peggy Winckowski's grandson, Sam, and some of his classmates would come to Peggy's home for breakfast, until tragedy struck. But then, the last thing Peggy and Sam's friends wanted was to end a tradition. https://t.co/4inmv4WWjz

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

She took on the NRA and won.

She faced ugly truths to protect our democracy.

In the fights ahead, we can honor Dianne Feinstein's legacy by showing the courage she showed throughout her career.

Read my new piece in today's @WashingtonPost. https://t.co/B2ikRZlGHu

[Georgia Otterson @Otterdtr]

@joncoopertweets Fearful

[Chris D. Jackson @ChrisDJackson]

🚨 MCCARTHY PRAISED BIDEN'S SHARPNESS IN PRIVATE

This story is just another reason why Democrats should not have helped save McCarthy. Unfortunately, this is who Republicans are.

POLITICO: "McCarthy mocked Biden’s age and mental acuity in public, while privately telling allies that he found the president sharp and substantive in their conversations — a contradiction that left a deep impression on the White House."

[Georgia Otterson @Otterdtr]

Speaker Emeritus at KQED is so bright & funny - a great evening in SF

[Chelsea Clinton @ChelseaClinton]

I’m a huge fan of the most recent portrait at the State Department - and yes, I am unapologetically biased! Congratulations, Mom, we are so proud of you!

[CAHF Updates @CAHFupdates]

The CAHF 2023 Annual Convention & Expo is just around the corner! From Nov. 12-15, Palm Springs will be buzzing with skilled nursing professionals from all corners of the state. Find out what's in store and register today! https://t.co/ZFExv29oJS

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

I'm establishing the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, overseen by Vice President @KamalaHarris, to build upon our historic work to keep guns out of dangerous hands and Americans safe.

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

“I was going over a list of books that are banned in Tennessee [schools] and… the list was really staggering,” says novelist Ann Patchett. “Yet at the same time, we’re not doing anything to keep our children safe from guns… It’s ludicrous and an embarrassment… It’s a crime.”

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Wishing President Carter a Happy 99th! #jimmycarter99

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