Carla Spaccarotelli (she/her)

[Carla Spaccarotelli (she/her) @cjspacc]

Today was the annual Blessing of the Animals at #GloriaDeiLutheranOlympia and the day did not disappoint! #animalblessing

[KOMO News @komonews]

All Washington state children under the age of 5 can now register to receive a free monthly book from Dolly's organization.

https://t.co/EJIroFWVIF

[Seattle Refined @SeattleRefined]

Super mountain. SUPER MOON! 🌕🗻

📸: Jack Darling #SuperMoon #Rainier #SoNorthwest

[Seattle Refined @SeattleRefined]

Bioluminescent waves beneath Aurora Borealis seen from Port Angeles.... just wow. 💜

📸: Jami Cantrell

[Julie Roys @reachjulieroys]

I don't know this guy, but his post is 🎯
If only more disgraced pastors would take it to heart.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

🚨🚨🚨Holy shit: An Iowa mom stood up to testify at the Iowa Capitol and delivered an AMAZING speech slamming Republicans’ six-week abortion ban as “stupid, ridiculous self-righteous crap.”

Felicia Hilton of Des Moines boldly confronted the Iowa State House and held nothing back:

Here is what Felicia Hilton directed at Republican Governor Kim Richards:👇

(Ending abortion is about religion?) Where are all these church people when (Governor Kim Reynolds denies) people healthcare? Where are they then?"

Hilton continued. "I'm just saying, if this is about the church, that this is about God, you are the same people that will slap them loaves of breads outta Jesus' hand. Slap out the fish outta Jesus' hand and tell them to get in line and figure out if they're worthy or eligible.

Are they eligible for this food, Jesus? Are they eligible for healing, Jesus? Are these people good enough? Is that what you're telling me in the state of Iowa, that you get to choose who this is?”

This is absolutely an offense to women. This is an offense to everybody, and it is offensive that you're gonna go celebrate the oppression of women at a church. You're gonna go celebrate the oppression of women at a church, but the church wasn't there when she's going to cut the food assistance from the federal government to people.“

🔥🔥🔥

The session's leader tried to cut Hilton off, but she was not having it. 👇

"Ma'am, it's been over three minutes," the man said.

"It doesn't matter. This is a lie. You guys are lying to yourselves and you're offending everyone, including God," Hilton fired back.

This state is ridiculous. The stupid, stupid, ridiculous self-righteous crap.”

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Thank you to this BRAVE mom for speaking out!

[Mt. St. Helens @MtStHelensWA]

That’s cute

[ABC News @ABC]

Brad Ryan and his 92-year-old grandmother, Joy, are nearing the finish line on a goal they once thought was impossible: visiting all 63 U.S. national parks together. https://t.co/7SMrRRKmmQ

[LCSNorthwest @LCSNorthwest]

Please take a look at our newly released annual report. And thank YOU for adding YOUR hands to our circle of #HealthJusticeHope this past year! #thankyouvolunteers #thankyoudonors https://t.co/oEoTNJq4ZW

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

What an amazing story.

“In Washington DC, at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

After about four minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.

About four minutes later, the violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

At six minutes, a young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

At ten minutes, a three-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent - without exception - forced their children to move on quickly.

At forty-five minutes: The musician played continuously. Only six people stopped and listened for a short while. About twenty gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

After one hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities.

This experiment raised several questions:

In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?

If so, do we stop to appreciate it?

Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made…

How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?”

[LCSNorthwest @LCSNorthwest]

Don't miss one of summer's best-named, best-organized #bikerides, around the scenic outskirts of #spokanewa. Enjoy David's Pizza and @benandjerrys ice cream at the finish. All proceeds benefit LCSNW programs. More at the webpage: https://t.co/8KTRoc8Ejy #HealthJusticeHope

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

Sending out copies to winners from the recent giveaway. The paperback edition will release July 11th. 🙏🏽

[A Chaotic Good @NeuroPoetica]

My only commentary. #titanicsub #Titan #OceanGate #implosion

[lindsy @biIasso]

Emotions portrayed by Jason Sudeikis as #TedLasso

[The New York Times @nytimes]

"We did not go on a vacation. We went on an adventure.”

At 81 years old, best friends Eleanor Hamby and Sandra Hazelip traveled from the icy shores of Antarctica to the rocky majesty of the Grand Canyon — in 80 days. https://t.co/h1FVhhJFmv

[Amrita Khalid @askhalid]

Add Bill Hader to the list of Hollywood directors who treat their crew like humans and aren’t assholes.

[NCAA Softball @NCAASoftball]

"We came in together, and we're going to stay for the next three together." ❤️

The future is bright for @rubymeylan and @UWSoftball.

#WCWS