Big Pern

[Crystal Hope @CrystalHope1979]

This one kisses on the first date 😘

MEET WILLY ❤️

9 years young | 66.6 lbs of pure love (yes, that’s his real weight!)
Willy is a big, cuddly mush who turns into a 66-pound lap dog the second you sit down. He’s incredibly well-behaved on and off leash, a sunbathing champion, and the perfect mix of playful pup and chill old man.

As his foster says: “He’s such a good boy with puppy playfulness and old-man couch potato vibes — the perfect mix.”

Willy LOVES:
• Kissing & smooching
• Licking (fair warning — he’s generous with the love)
• Playing with toys
• Romping around
• Cuddling
• Basking in the sun
• Long, glorious naps

Willy DISLIKES:
• Being alone

This sweet boy wants to be your constant companion and shower you with kisses. If you’re looking for a loyal, snuggly best friend who’s equal parts goofy and gentle, Willy is your guy.

💕 Ready to give this good boy his forever home? Contact Best Friends Animal Society.

[WABJ - Washington Association of Black Journalists @WABJDC]

Donald Trump’s name is being removed from the Kennedy Center right now

Via @DCNewsNow

[New York Basketball @NBA_NewYork]

Knicks legends backroom so packed it’s like something out of Goodfellas

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

BREAKING: A federal judge is now signaling the Trump administration’s so-called “weaponization fund” may have emerged from collusive litigation and could potentially amount to fraud on the court.

That is nuclear-level language from a judge.

“Fraud on the court” is not normal criticism.
It is reserved for situations where a court believes it may have been manipulated, misled, or used as part of a coordinated scheme.

And the judge reportedly pointed to two giant red flags:
- the massive $1.8 billion settlement amount
- and concerns the opposing sides may not have actually been acting as true adversaries

Translation?

The court is openly questioning whether this lawsuit was partially engineered to create a taxpayer-funded political compensation machine.

That is an absolutely extraordinary development.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

When we came into office, we uncovered a $12 billion budget deficit.

Today, I’m proud to say we brought it down to zero.

We didn’t close the gap on the backs of working people.

We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets and making historic investments in public housing.

Call it Pothole Politics. Call it Democratic Socialism. It's government that delivers for the people who make this city run.

That’s what New Yorkers deserve. And that’s what we will keep fighting for every single day.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Great spending time with New York City’s Cutest. And thanks to @NYCMayor for giving me an excuse to break out my best “Wheels on the Bus”

[Covie @covie_93]

Low-key jealous of the four astronauts who left the planet today.

[Joe Kent @joekent16jan19]

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.

I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.

It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC.

May God bless America.

[Jim Bianco @biancoresearch]

The only reason I do not allow my children to play in the middle of the highway is the cars speeding at 70 MPH. Otherwise, the highway is open as a playground.

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

@atrupar In the history of things that never happened, nothing ever didn't happen
more than this.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

BREAKING: ICE Whistleblower Ryan Schwank just blew the whistle on Donald Trump’s ICE and their illegal actions.

“I watched ICE dismantle the training program… classes that teach the Constitution, our legal system, firearms training, the use of force, lawful arrests, proper detention, and the limits of officers authority. ICE is teaching cadets to violate the Constitution and they were attempting to cloak it in secrecy by demanding that I lie about it.”

[Cory Booker @CoryBooker]

ICE reportedly closed a deal worth tens of millions of dollars to warehouse human beings in Roxbury, New Jersey. It betrays everything this community stands for and then hands them the bill.

I’ve toured the site. I’ve met with local leaders and residents. And the opposition is unanimous—this is wrong morally, fiscally, and for the safety of this community. 

ICE has ignored every concern. The agency also ignored multiple requests from my office to coordinate a meeting for township leaders to express these concerns. This agency doesn’t just lack oversight, it lacks conscience. 

The Roxbury community is united on this, it is resolute, and it has said NO to this ICE facility. We will not stop until this fight is won.

[Dutch Rojas @DutchRojas]

James Van Der Beek passed away today.

I’m a healthcare guy and I post about healthcare.

Now I want to talk about James.

He was special, he was 48 years old, a Father of six, a Husband. He was man who spent his final chapter teaching the ultimate guide to real life.

James was part of my growing up. Dawson’s Creek. Varsity Blues. The 90s. He was just there, woven into the background.

What he did over the last few years was bigger than any of that. He recorded a video on his last birthday.

Cancer had taken everything he used to define himself. He couldn’t be the husband who helped around the house.

He couldn’t pick up his kids and carry them to bed. He couldn’t work.

He was too weak to prune the trees on his own property. And he sat with that.

He asked himself the question most of us spend a lifetime avoiding: If I am none of the things I do, who am I?

His answer was simple.
Devastating. Beautiful.

“I am worthy of God’s love simply because I exist. And if I’m worthy of God’s love, shouldn’t I also be worthy of my own?”

That’s it.
That’s the whole thing.

We spend our careers building identities around what we produce, what we control, and what we can point to.

And then life has a way of stripping it all down to the studs. James Van Der Beek faced that moment with the courage.

He said cancer was the best thing that ever happened to him because it taught him how to live.

He left behind his wife, Kimberly, six children, and a message that every father, husband, and man chasing the next thing needs to sit with.

Watch this video.
Then call someone you love.

Thank you for your contribution.
Rest easy…

[Niall Harbison @NiallHarbison]

Not sure who needs a smile today but Stormzy was at the beach with his family and...

He has his own DOGGY DRESSING GOWN!

Unbelievable scenes! Who knew they were a thing?

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Americans are being killed in the street by their government. Our Constitution is being shredded and our rights are dissolving. Resist.

Senate Dems should block ICE funding this week. Activate the National Guard.

We can and must stop this.

[Warren Sharp @SharpFootball]

Tom Brady on feeling the PAIN of LOSSES:

absolutely loved how Brady shared his experience here 🔥

“I always felt like you should sit with that pain. The flight home should be painful. It should be disappointing. You shouldn’t try to escape it. You shouldn’t make excuses for it. You need to feel it… and then you need to have some actionable items to GO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

I think naturally the human nature part about all of us is to say ‘oh it’s just one game or one season’ and make excuses. And then when you live in those excuses, you don’t live in the solutions. And those solutions are to get back to work, let’s care more, have more discipline & better practice habits.”

[Big Pern @ErnetaPablo]

@GrantAfseth Thanks Grant. Do you expect Jayden Hardy to get extended minutes?

[Niall Harbison @NiallHarbison]

https://t.co/Xch2MBaf14

[Big Pern @ErnetaPablo]

@cobioconnell After lock? Wtf

[Big Pern @ErnetaPablo]

@cobioconnell Sarr is out. Tristan Vuc a lock now, right?