Darcyyyyy 🇨🇦

Electrician & Tesla fanboy. I only follow to learn or be entertained. I don’t care if you follow me back.

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

In 1988 Dolly Parton pulled every 7th and 8th grader in Sevier County into a room and told them to pick a buddy.

She made them sign a contract.. if BOTH graduate, she hands you both $500. One fails, nobody gets paid.

The county dropout rate went from 35% to 6%.

She handed out the checks herself.

In 1989 she offered $500 to every kid in the county who wanted to go to the local college.

When Gatlinburg burned in 2016, she sent 900 families $1,000 a month for six months.

You've probably heard that part.

Here's the part you haven't:

The fund raised more than expected, so she showed up in May and handed every one of those families another $5,000 on top.

Then she quietly put $3 million into the recovery group that handles the years after the news trucks leave.

She built her county an entire hospital.

She played a benefit concert in 2007, Dollywood and the Stampede matched it, and LeConte Medical Center opened in 2010 with a birthing unit and a women's center in it.

In 2022 she started covering 100% of tuition, books, and fees for Dollywood employees.

Full-time, part-time, AND seasonal.

In 1991 she paid for a bald eagle sanctuary because the birds couldn't be released back into the wild, no press release.

And when Hurricane Helene came through here in Western North Carolina, she wrote a personal check for $1 million and her companies matched it.

She didn't owe North Carolina anything, but she helped us anyway.

She started the Imagination Library because her daddy couldn't read or write. Before he passed, he told her it was the most important thing she ever did.

Rest in Peace, Dolly 🇺🇸

[Darcyyyyy 🇨🇦 @callmedarc]

@Mobilized3213 @LondonOntarioCA Chapman’s has always been my favourite. Look up the history on this awesome Canadian company.

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

Moments like this happen maybe once a year so you gotta take full advantage

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

Florida teacher fired after giving zeroes to students who didn't turn in their assignments

[Thrilla the Gorilla @ThrillaRilla369]

Funny that the government owns all the deer when you hunt but not when one totals your vehicle.

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

This guy carries shelter dogs around NYC in a dog backpack to help them get adopted. Meet Tonka!

📹madmax_fluffyroad

[Darcyyyyy 🇨🇦 @callmedarc]

@itsme_urstruly Nephew, she?

[aether @bluewdrift]

The older I get, the more I understand why people disappear into gardening baking, reading, and long walks. Not because life got boring. Because peace became valuable.

[Antidepressant Content @depressionlesss]

it’s impossible to have a completely bad day after petting a friendly dog.

[Antidepressant Content @depressionlesss]

maybe the reason pets make life feel lighter is because they never ask you to be anyone else.

[Antidepressant Content @depressionlesss]

every time my pet falls asleep on me, i feel weirdly honored.
like thanks for trusting me with your tiny life.

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

The World Cup is proof that, if it weren't for our leaders, the vast majority of people around the world would get along just fine.

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

Kimbal Musk explains United States Government wants to pay $1 billion dollars per rocket launch

SpaceX came along and said no, the price is way lower at only $50 million

US Government pushed back and wanted the cost $1 billion dollars per launch

“Government would say, "But we'll pay you $1 billion. We just want you to do it our way." No, but that's the wrong way. You have to do it this way. It's $50 million. We were very happy with that price. The government was like, "No, we don't want that." And we actually couldn't believe it. We're like, "But you must want it for a lower price." Actually, they didn't care that much about price.”

Basically it works like this

Old defense contractors can spend as much as they want and the government will pay that amount plus 10%. That means they have an incentive to make the launches as expensive as possible

SpaceX said here’s a fixed price of $50 million and if we can do it cheaper then we can keep the extra money

This is a much better incentive system because it saves taxpayers a huge amount of money and SpaceX gets rewarded for making launches cheaper

[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

This quote stuck with me "you can be the prettiest shade of green, and never be enough for someone whose favorite color is blue".

[The Rabbit Hole @TheRabbitHole]

Don’t worry about Elon becoming rich with his own money.

Worry about politicians becoming rich with your money.

[DS | Wild Bloom 🌿 @DSWildBloom86]

I’d rather watch kids playing a t-ball game than an MLB game, they are hilarious 😂

[Darcyyyyy 🇨🇦 @callmedarc]

@AM980News When they get back from the 6 month vacation?

[Darcyyyyy 🇨🇦 @callmedarc]

@JayGenXer McD coffee taste better IMHO