Patrick Gallagher

father, runner, teacher, coach, outdoor addict

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

There is nothing wrong with waking up at 5 AM to hop into a freezing cold tub of water. Whatever floats your boat. But harder and more impressive is repeatedly getting your kids out the door for school while staying calm and collected.

[Zach W. Lambert @ZachWLambert]

This is how you write a headline.

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Evidence-based health and longevity in 21 words:

Move your body every day.
Avoid highly-processed foods.
Limit alcohol.
No tobacco.
Build community.
Stay intellectually engaged.
Sleep when tired.

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

1. Earlier this month, a mysterious woman appeared before a school board in Texas and claimed that, when she was 11, she READ A SCHOLASTIC BOOK THAT SPARKED A DEBILITATING PORN ADDICTION.

We investigated.

And it's ABSOLUTELY WILD what is happening.

🧵

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

Everyone should share this.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

An Irishman had the last laugh at his funeral with a gag from beyond the grave that had mourners in tears of laughter. Shay Bradley organized the recording that was done in one take, over a year before the funeral to be played after his coffin was lowered to the ground

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Desantis’s Surgeon General received a coveted tenured professorship at UF w/no vetting and a $262,000 salary to add to his $250K salary as Surgeon Gen. He teaches no classes, doesn’t do research, and blows off the school when they ask him to do any work. https://t.co/BncfkkpPVy

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

I've got a new piece out today.

It confronts the self-help trap of needing to find meaning and grow from everything always.

Sometimes simply showing up and getting through is plenty. Perhaps the real growth is learning to let it be enough.

Highlights are below:

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

Accurate.

[Maxwell Alejandro Frost @MaxwellFrostFL]

DESPICABLE!!!

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

You learn very quickly that there is no handbook or rules to being First Lady. Technically, it’s not even an official position. And while there are spoken and unspoken expectations that provide some structure, the role is largely shaped by the passions and aspirations of the person holding it.

First Lady Rosalynn Carter understood that well.

Guided by her abiding faith and her commitment to service, Mrs. Carter used her platform in profoundly meaningful ways. Her groundbreaking work to combat the stigma faced by those struggling with their mental health brought light to so many suffering in silence. She advocated for better care for the elderly. She advanced women’s rights. And she remained a champion for those causes — and many others like building affordable housing for those in need and caring for our nation’s caregivers — in the more than four decades that followed.

When our family was in the White House, every so often, Rosalynn would join me for lunch, offering a few words of advice and always — always — a helping hand. She reminded me to make the role of First Lady my own, just like she did. I’ll always remain grateful for her support and her generosity.

Today, Barack and I join the world in celebrating the remarkable legacy of a First Lady, philanthropist, and advocate who dedicated her life to lifting up others. Her life is a reminder that no matter who we are, our legacies are best measured not in awards or accolades, but in the lives we touch. We send our thoughts and prayers to Jimmy and the entire Carter family during this difficult time.

[Agolf Twitler Slayer @slayer_agolf]

This is the video from Jan 6th that Speaker Of The House Mike Johnson doesn't want you to see!
Consider a retweet!

[Devin Duke @sirDukeDevin]

Oh MAGA...

[Lesley Abravanel 🪩 @lesleyabravanel]

Fort Lauderdale, Florida tops 100 inches of rain, crowned wettest major city in America so far in 2023, but the governor thinks Toni Morrison books, drag queens, life saving vaccines and pronouns are more of a threat to the state. #DeSaster https://t.co/Uwyd3uuddG

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

Mortal Kongress: Choose Your Fighter

[Acyn @Acyn]

Lol

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

Lmao, who did this picture of Donald trump Jr?

[U.S. Naval Institute @NavalInstitute]

#OTD in 1970, the Oregon Highway Division consulted with the U.S. Navy and decided the best way to dispose of a whale carcass was to blow it up with a 1/2 ton of dynamite. The explosion caused blubber to rain down on spectators for over a 1/4 of a mile. The TV segment is classic.

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

Mindsets that will change your life:

1. Best at getting better.
2. Consistency over intensity.
3. People around you shape you.
4. Motivation FOLLOWS action.
5. Be rugged AND flexible.
6. Process over outcomes.
7. Don’t think yourself into the person you want to be; act it.

[A.R. Moxon 🦋 @JuliusGoat]

“We lost because they put popular things on the ballot, things people want, and the people came out and voted for those things, and that’s bad for us, we want terrible things people hate,” epic.