Ted D. Louis-Jacques

U.S. Army Veteran| Advocate for Veterans and families| Former Director of Veterans’ Services Oversight| Community Organizer| Hoop Player🏀|

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

If you think divorce is messy, try leaving a life built together without ever having been legally married.

More Americans than ever are facing that reality.

Read more: 🔗 https://t.co/HIO8ObfUrV

[Sesame Street @sesamestreet]

A simple message with big meaning: "I am somebody." We are grateful to Rev. Jesse Jackson for helping teach generations of children to believe in themselves and in one another. Thank you for being part of our neighborhood. 💛💚

[Ted D. Louis-Jacques @TedLouisJacques]

Someone once said: “rather you think you can or can’t…..you’re right.”

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Watching the @NBA All Star game and @TeamUSA at the Winter Olympics, it’s clear that sports — just like music and art — still has the power to bring us together, build community, and remind us of our common humanity.

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

How to immediately shut down someone who's rude or disrespectful:

[PBS News @NewsHour]

Rep. Ro Khanna went to the House floor Tuesday to read the names of six "wealthy, powerful men" whose identities were shielded in the public release of the Epstein files.

"The British government may fall. The Norwegian princess may not become queen. Other countries are having total investigations of anyone who even shared emails with Epstein," he tells @GeoffRBennett. "In our nation, we have not had accountability, and so it was a symbolic act. It was an act of courage and defiance to start naming names."

[FOX Sports: NFL @NFLonFOX]

Super Bowl LX is set 🏆

@Patriots vs @Seahawks

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Men's nervous systems are more reactive and focused.

Women's nervous systems are more responsive and social.

What this means in relationships:

[ABC News @ABC]

Children are growing up in an increasingly digital world that affects sleep, learning and mental health, making screen-time limits alone no longer enough, according to new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Read more: https://t.co/jkaCbVKwV4

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

The trauma response known as fawning wears various faces: perfectionism, promiscuity, self-deprecation, workaholism. Two new books advise on how to “unfawn”—but what do we lose in the process? https://t.co/SGPtjyxeih

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

In a letter drawn from a posthumous collection of correspondence, published in 2019, the neurologist Oliver Sacks argued that society had no immunity to the seductions of digital life. “What we are seeing—and bringing on ourselves—resembles a neurological catastrophe on a gigantic scale,” he wrote. Revisit his prescient piece: https://t.co/nwJMzDtT0Y

[Tiny Buddha @tinybuddha]

"I’m in love with this sentence: 'Forgive yourself for not knowing earlier what only time could teach.’ " ~Ravi Shah

[PBS News @NewsHour]

Due to federal budget cuts, PBS News had to make the difficult decision to rework our staffing and programming.

This Sunday, our PBS News Weekend team will sign off the air.

[Ted D. Louis-Jacques @TedLouisJacques]

Pineapple on pizza isn’t chaos, l call it balance. 🍍🍕Sweet meets salty, bright cuts rich, and suddenly every bite hits.😋

We celebrate sweet & savory everywhere else…..why should pizza be scared? #FoodForThought

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

There's a radical shift in relationships happening in 2026.

People are no longer sacrificing their nervous systems for friendships or love.

Here's Why:

[Ted D. Louis-Jacques @TedLouisJacques]

New year. New opportunities. Same commitment to growth and impact. Wishing you all success and joy! Let’s make 2026 intentional, bold, and meaningful! Happy New Year! 💫

[Ted D. Louis-Jacques @TedLouisJacques]

Today I quietly mark 7 years of sobriety.

This journey hasn’t been about perfection or willpower—it’s been about learning to sit with discomfort, to choose honesty over escape, and to keep showing up even when no one is watching. Some days were heavy. Some days were hopeful. All of them mattered.

If you’re walking this path in any form, know that growth often happens in silence, and strength doesn’t always look strong. Staying is brave. Trying again is brave. Resting when you need to is brave too.

Wherever you are today, I hope you give yourself grace. One day at a time is more than enough. 🤞🏾🙏🏾🖤

[The School District of Palm Beach County @pbcsd]

MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎅🎄🎁
We send our warmest wishes for a Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating across the School District of Palm Beach County!
May your day be filled with happy memories, the comfort of good company, and the cheerful spirit of the season.

[ESPN @espn]

Shaq just ran through a wall 😂