I've watched this twice now. I want to buy this guy lunch and spend a half an hour talking with him. I know he's not running for any seat yet, but he has my vote when he does.
He was 88, a veteran, and facing the loss of the only home he had left. The courtroom felt too large as he sat in his wheelchair, trying to stay upright while everything closed in. Walter Greene had lived quietly since his wife passed. No children visited, and no one stood beside him that afternoon. The small house he owned had aged faster than he had, with a broken porch, peeling paint, and a roof that leaked every time it rained. City citations stacked up, and the repairs stayed out of reach. The case was called, and Walter listened as the violations were read aloud. Each number landed heavier than the last. When the city attorney asked for permission to condemn the property if payment failed, the meaning became impossible to avoid. Losing the house meant losing the last place that still felt like his. The judge started to speak, then stopped. From the bench, he watched Walter fold forward, hands covering his face as quiet sobs shook his shoulders. No words filled the room, and nobody moved. After a long pause, the gavel came down. A brief recess was announced, and the courtroom emptied in a low murmur of confusion. When the judge returned, his tone had changed. He addressed Walter directly and explained that phone calls had been made during the break. The local veterans organization had stepped in, along with a county fund dedicated to former service members. Every fine was dismissed. Relief barely had time to settle before more followed. A contractors group had already agreed to complete the repairs at no cost, with work starting the next week. Walter looked up, stunned, as tears returned for a different reason. The weight he carried for months finally eased. Then something unexpected happened. The judge left the bench, crossed the room, and knelt beside the wheelchair. Strong arms wrapped around the old veteran, holding him steady when he couldn’t do it himself. Walter’s voice shook as he spoke into the judge’s shoulder. He said he didn’t think anyone remembered him anymore. The judge held him close and spoke softly, the words meant only for him. “It’s all right. You’re not standing here alone. Sometimes it feels like nobody remembers anymore. We remember. I do what you gave me. We don’t forget that. Thank you. John.”
Since Trump doesn't want this portrait of President Obama displayed in the White House, let's make this photo of our President go viral here!
RETWEET if you love @BarackObama!
The most famous Haitian-American woman is speaking out about the way Haitian immigrants in Springfield are being treated.
In a two-minute video where she speaks both English and Haitian Creole, actress Garcelle Beauvais encourages people to vote to “stop the chaos.”
Beauvais immigrated from Haiti to the United States when she was seven-years-old.
Wouldn’t you know it. Markenzy Lapointe, the Florida US Attorney leading the case against the man who attempted to shoot Donald Trump, is…Haitian-American.
He was born in Port-au-Prince. He immigrated to the US at age 16. He served in the Marine Corps. 🇭🇹🇺🇸
Let’s see how things are shaping up in King DeSantis’s Florida fiefdom:
$354 MILLION in federal funds for energy-efficient measure, including thousands of jobs and appliance rebates— lost (thanks to King Ron’s veto).
Insurance Industry —leaving.
Farmers— leaving.
Construction workers leaving.
Conventions/conferences— leaving.
Teachers/Academics— leaving.
$20 MILLION in tourism—lost.
$1 BILLION Disney Project—lost.
Immigrants, Black and LGBTQ Americans were issued unsafe to travel advisories.
But Nazis are free to openly march.
And an alternate version of history (one that teaches that being a slave was better than being killed, right?) is allowed to be taught in schools.
And businesses who hire immigrants lose their license.
And Ron signed off on a 6-week abortion ban.
And DeSantis approved a concealed carry law.
And he signed laws that restrict voting by mail and at drop boxes and deter eligible voters with criminal records from voting.
Ron DeDantis is a deranged wanna be dictator who should never step foot in the White House… or the Governor’s mansion.
#FreshResists
It’s OK to think that pronouns are funny. It’s OK to feel as though pronouns are strange.
What’s not OK is to intentionally make someone feel less human than you because they want to be identified with a certain pronoun that you refuse to use.
What harm is it doing to call someone a pronoun that you don’t agree with?
Stop being divisive and start trying bridge that gap.
If someone wants me to call them a dinosaur I’ll do it if I know it would be offensive if I don’t.
Life is too short to start arguments over this type of thing.
"...not a biological mother...?" Well @RepMTG, the woman who adopted me, cared for me, raised me, loved me, inspired me, disciplined me, educated me and at 95 still smiles when I walk in the room didn't need biology to be my mother. #Adoption
Its Career Day! My son wants to be a Farmer 👨🏽🌾 Some have laughed but I see the vision baby! So intelligent!
Follow your dreams and i'll support you every step along the way💚
Full respect to all the farmers🙌🏽 your hard work does NOT go unnoticed.
“It's no show of strength to deny people the ability to think for themselves and learn their own history. It's an expression of fear.” Sharing this thread: 1/9 https://t.co/onUlug5HrI
In Florida, you can carry a firearm without a permit. But a teacher carrying an “unvetted” book is felony?
What kind of 1930’s Nazi Germany bullshit is this?
BREAKING: Matt Gaetz reveals that Speaker Kevin McCarthy lied and that removing Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee WAS in fact "tit-for-tat" for removing Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee over her calls to execute Democrats. RT IF YOU STAND WITH ILHAN OMAR!
When President Clinton banned assault rifles in 1994, mass shootings dropped by 43%. After Republicans let the ban expire in 2004, they increased by 243% — please don’t tell me bans don’t work, because I don’t want to hear it.
I’m starting to think that white kids ARE strong enough to learn Black and Native history. It’s their parents that are having issues with it. Agree? #BlackHistoryMonth