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here to say what’s on my mind

[whit @_whitneyhansen]

When you’re country but you also love @Drake #nephew #thefuturedrake

[aka @akafaceUS]

The little dog is having a blast at daycare until he spots his dad at the window.

[The Best @TheBestqueenx]

The dog, sensing that his owner is about to have a seizure, first makes his owner sit on the floor, then gets water from the cupboard, finds her medicine and gives it to her, then makes his owner lie on the floor.

[small waist, pretty face 🫦 @oddettem]

Dear ladies never forget that: The same world that shames me for being a single mother also shames you for not being a mother and shames another woman for having too many children..lt shames one woman for having a child at the age of 19 because she's too young but also shames another for having at 36 because she's too old..lt shames a woman who marries young as well as the one who marries old..It shames women who don't have beautiful bodies and shames those who go under the knife to get the bodies. This world shames all women, not a single one of us is spared, not a single one. So love and make yourselves happy.

[whit @_whitneyhansen]

@nottorbae Wait a min 🔥 bby grl

[Brandon Straka #WalkAway @BrandonStraka]

This weekend my brother Tony shot and killed himself.

He had 4 grown children and a wife whom he loved more than anything, and his family meant the world to him.

It’s unlikely that we’ll ever get an explanation that makes any sense, because he would never have done something like this in his right mind- and those who were with him shortly before he did this said he was not in his right mind at all.

I’m sitting on his lap in the picture below.

Everything about him was big, in just about every way. He was tall, muscular, and physically intimidating to most people. His personality was huge, his laugh and his humor were gigantic. And he had the biggest heart.

Unfortunately, he also had enormous demons that chased him his whole life. My parents took him in when he was 13 years old and I had just been born. He was my mom’s sister’s son. Biologically my cousin. He came from a broken home with abuse, violence, and abandonment. My parents have often described when he first came into our home that they would find him hiding in the storage room in the middle of the night.

My brother never got the help he needed, as so many people in my family have not. I come from generations of people who hide their feelings, keep secrets, and suffer in silence. I’ve never been like my family in that way, which is why I developed an almost obsessive and consuming drive to speak out and tell the truth- even when it’s unpopular and people don’t want to hear it. Because secrets and silence destroy.

My own demons have led me to envelop myself with compulsive work. The irony was not lost on me that I spent the day yesterday on NewsMax doing commentary on the death of Charlie Kirk, a man I wasn’t close with, to avoid dealing with the death of the man who grew up downstairs from me.

I’m indeed sad. Heartbroken actually. But I’ve been grieving the loss of many in my family for a long time, including many that are still alive. They’ve been lost to their own unresolved traumas, and wounds that were never healed. My brother Tony is one of those people.

I loved him. I love everybody in my family. But it is not easy navigating the often harsh terrain of broken people. And so I will continue to work, without pause. Because it’s what I do.

Tony, I’m so sorry for all that was done to you that you didn’t deserve. But I’m grateful you came into our home and became a part of our family.

Thank you for your jokes. Thank you for your strength. Thank you for loving my parents. Thank you for loving me.

We know you didn’t mean to do this. We know it was an accident. We all forgive you.
Be at peace now.

Thank you for being my big brother.

Love,

Brandon

[whit @_whitneyhansen]

@nottorbae So proud of you 🥹

[Jeffrey A Tucker @jeffreytucker]

I once knew a lady who saved every aluminum pie pan, and when she died, the whole house was filled with them. It's all because she was traumatized by the Great Depression and then rationing in World War II. Such things were treasures. She could not imagine ever throwing them away.

People thought she was nuts but it is not true. She was merely absorbing the information of her times and trying to adapt as best she could to the world around her.

My question is: what are the aluminum pie pans of our times, daily life rituals cultivated from within and as a result of the trauma we've all been through? What kind of seemingly crazy behaviors will we all practice unto death that the next generation will find irrational and anachronistic?

My own: I cannot ever believe anything pushed by official mainstream media. This will likely last so long as I'm alive. Incredulity is now a habit of every day, every hour.

[Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS]

Here’s a message that was sent to me by an ER resident physician in training who saved a patient’s life half way across the country from me.

When people ask “why teach on social media?”

This is why.

[Deborah McIntire ☮️ @McIntireDeborah]

@piper4missouri @JWVegas1 No child should go hungry in this country. School lunch should be free for all. There were always children in my school who couldn’t afford to eat. And it wasn’t because their parents were lazy. Being poor happens. A lost job. A parent who dies. An illness. Tough times.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Your primary care provider was bribed to get you to take the jab.

“Oh, but Congressman Massie, these were incentive payments, not bribes.”🤫

As always, follow the money.

[EricNow™ @EricNowTweets]

Hot dog Wellington with a tomato reduction and mustard seed sauce

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

In a world where you can be anything, be kind.. 😊

🎥 IG: fortheloveofass_

[Jubilee4Change 📎 (She/Her) @Jubilee4CHANGE]

My Dad died last night. He has lived in the Philippines for nearly 25 years so I found out via video call from his wife who was just wailing.

It was hard.

My Dad. The one who terrorized me, rejected me & left me in foster care, told me multiple times I was a waste of space...

AND

The funny, generous, kind, super smart & adventurous dad who had himself been terrorized, rejected into foster care & called names by his dad.

People are complex. It's never simple. It's never all in the surface.

I'm getting on a plane in a few hours. I've been so looking forward to this trip but now even more so.

I am breaking the golden thread of abuse in my family & I do think my dad's smarts & tenacity are at least one reason I can. I don't want to sit alone & wallow. I want this world to be better.

No more frightened, lonely, rejected children. No more abuse. No more oppression or marginalization.

My Dad has a giving heart, even if it was pointed in places other than my direction, I got to see it. I'm so grateful

I'm sorry, Dad, your life was so hard & you never really knew why. Now you know. Now there is healing. Joy, peace & love will be your fruit now. Love ya, Daddy. Rest in peace.

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

Two baby monkeys rescued from flood. ❤️

The other one sucks his thumb while waiting for his turn to eat, just like babies do.

[Tennesseine @Tennesseine]

As many of you know, my ex-wife and I recently moved to Spain with our kids.

What many don't know is that Katy is a myeloma survivor.

To keep it at bay, she needs a med: Revlimid.

In the US, its manufacturer charges $26k a month for it.

Just got her first fill here: €0.

[Jessica Rojas 🇺🇸💪 @VoicesUnheard]

Written by @amystanford on Instagram.

My oldest daughter has a severe peanut allergy. Did her first reaction cause death, or damage to her body with lifelong repercussions? Nope!!! Do her doctors and the public accept that the peanuts caused her reaction, therefore she should no longer eat peanuts, because although her initial reaction did not cause death or lifelong repercussions, any further exposure could and in fact is likely to? They sure do! Her allergist talks with her about how she needs to be hyper-vigilant in staying away from peanuts or any foods that may contain peanuts.
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My second daughter had a severe va((ine reaction/injury. Did her first reaction cause death, or damage to her body with lifelong repercussions? It sure did!!!! Do her doctors and the public accept that the va((ine caused her reaction, therefore she should no longer receive va((ines, because although her initial reaction did not cause death, it did cause lifelong repercussions, and any further exposure could, and in fact is likely to cause death and/or more severe injury? Absolutely not!!!! While her pediatrician agreed that she had suffered a va((ine injury with lifelong repercussions, he also said “if you don’t continue to va((inate , you need to find another pediatrician!”
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Do I get called anti-peanut because my daughter suffers from a severe peanut allergy? Nope!!!!
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Do I get called an “anti-vaxxer” because my daughter suffered a severe va((ine reaction/injury? 100%!!! I also get called a liar, freak, hippie, idiot, stupid, ridiculous, and so much more!
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It’s not about being for or against peanuts or va((ines. It’s about the fact that every human is different and reacts differently to every food, circumstance, medication, etc.
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What if the government were to tell you that in order for your peanut allergic child to attend any public or private school they had to eat peanuts many times, over many days and months? Would you be okay with that? Would you do it? Or would you do everything in your power to fight for your child’s right to an education?

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

I would just like to share what I witnessed yesterday morning at Bagels N' Buns.

I was waiting at the counter for an order and a homeless man asked one of the employees to please fill his half gallon, plastic milk carton with water.

The worker said “what are you going to use it for?”

In my head, I was thinking he was going to say that if he wanted it for drinking he has to buy a bottle blah blah blah…

The man said “to drink”, the employee told him to “please go over to the cooler and get whatever size water he’d like.”

He then filled up the milk carton as requested.

The man thanked the employee for the water but said he was really hungry and could use a meal.

The worker Benny said “no problem! What would you like?”

The man gave him his order and he got to it with a smile on his face. I then went over to the register to ask Kathie (who is AMAZING) if I could give her money for him, to use a credit for a few meals.

She replied “Janessa, that is so kind, but we feed him whenever he is hungry.

He always has a meal here, when he needs.”

They’ve been doing it for years!!!

Another reason for me to love them over there.

I was really moved by the whole situation. I felt the need to share this because when businesses give from the heart, when they are hurting the most, they deserve a shout out ❤️🥯 BIG love shout to Mike, Katie, and the whole crew at Bagels n Buns in NYC.”❤️

Credit: Janessa Rubino

[Dr. Dennis Walker @drdenwalker]

Know this:
Vitamin D supplements over time can lead to magnesium deficiency as vitam D supplements use magnesium in liver and kidney for its own conversion. For this reason, vitamin D users should take magnesium to prevent its deficiency & ensure proper conversion of vitamin D into its active form in kidneys.

[Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @DrZedZha]

It took me an entire year to get a patient's Hidradenitis Suppurativa under control. We both cried when she finally got better. When I graduated, she ran across the parking lot to hug and thank me. Yesterday, I learned the nationwide Medicaid disenrollment dropped her insurance in Texas. She is now without her medications. This WILL devastate her and her health. Today, along with her new doctor, we wrote a joint letter with citations and genuine emotions pleading to get her coverage back. Can we, or can we not, take care of people?

[Kevin Bass @kevinnbass]

Just a year and a half ago, 30% of Democrats believed that children should be taken away from unvaccinated parents.

Nearly 50% of Democrats believed that the unvaccinated should be sent to camps.

This is what a totalitarian ideology looks like.