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[GThompson @gavindt1]

@SluggoDoug Not my day to play the lottery! 😎

[GThompson @gavindt1]

@SluggoDoug No Sammy... : ( 😄😂

[Stanley Kubrick @StanleyKubrick]

"I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. Why? Because of Stanley. It was a fascinating learning experience."

Born #OnThisDay, the remarkable Shelley Duvall reflecting on her time filming #TheShining.

#ShelleyDuvall #TheShining #BehindTheScenes

[Desiree @DesireeAmerica4]

Shaq caught wind of this 7-foot-3 kid in Kemah, Texas who powered through the police academy only to fall one point short on the state exam. His whole dream of becoming an officer looked like it was slipping away right there.

Then Shaq jumped in and covered the guy’s living expenses for the next five months so he wouldn’t have to juggle a second job and could zero in on passing that test. Because of that extra push, Jordan Wilmore got back in, nailed it, and just got sworn in as a Kemah police officer.

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

The legendary singer Bonnie Tyler has just passed away at the age of 75.

What a terrible loss. Rest in peace 🙏🏻

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

🚨WOW!!!

A homeless veteran loved his dog so much he gave him up after he couldn't feed him... giving him to a fire station with a note that read, "please help my baby."

The firefighters adopted the dog.

Then they found the vet living in a tent... and GAVE HIM A HOME TOO!!!

Early one morning, firefighters in Fort Worth walked outside their station and found a pitbull named Jake chained to the flagpole and beside him, was a handwritten note.

It was from a 65-year-old disabled veteran named Tom.

He'd been living in a homeless camp for 20 months, ever since his landlord wouldn't renew his lease.

He was trying to claw his way to a better life, but he couldn't do it and care for his dog at the same time.

So he made the hardest decision of his life and in that note, he begged:
"I have nothing but my baby Jake. If you have a soul and really care about helping babies, please help my baby."

He gave up the only thing he had left in this world... because he loved that dog too much to watch him suffer.

The firefighters didn't just take Jake in.

They ADOPTED him. He's the station dog now, showered with love, "a boost in morale," they said.

But they didn't stop there.

The department's homeless outreach team went looking for Tom and they FOUND HIM in his camp.

They got him medical care, and then a veterans nonprofit, Operation Texas Strong, stepped up and gave this old soldier an RV and a place to live.

A man who had NOTHING gave up his last companion to save him...

...and a community turned around and saved them BOTH.

As the man who housed him said: "No veteran should ever be homeless anywhere in the United States."

This is the country I know, the one that doesn't leave a solider or his dog behind!!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Wholesome @wholesome_X_]

Life is more beautiful when you have friends who know how to be friends.

[GThompson @gavindt1]

I received my FMJ War Face Challenge Coin this morning. Thanks @MatthewModine and @FMJDiary for making them available!

[GThompson @gavindt1]

@CBKReport Never went anywhere with @RealPitino #sjubb

[GThompson @gavindt1]

@SJUDave Love seeing that shot from three! #sjubb

[Matthew Modine @MatthewModine]

Repost + be following by Monday, July 13 for a chance to win this original photo I took on the set of FULL METAL JACKET in 1986! I’ve had it for almost 40 years! I signed the front and back and added a personal note about the photo. Apologies for the smudges!

I’ll select one winner at random and announce next #ModineMonday. Good luck!

https://t.co/NRdCgZxqkr

[Capt Kyle @CaptKylePatriot]

Did y'all catch this talent last night?

The U.S. Air Force playing Guns N’ Roses at Mt. Rushmore 🙂🇺🇸🎆

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

Robin Williams’ emotional tribute to the American Flag leaves an entire stadium speechless — then in tears.

Is there a single Hollywood star who would give this performance today?

Total Patriot.

RIP Legend 🇺🇸

[GThompson @gavindt1]

@MatthewModine Happy 4th to you and your family, Matthew! 🇺🇸🇺🇸 #America250

[The Vigilant Fox 🦊 @VigilantFox]

Have you ever heard the Declaration of Independence read out loud?

You should. It’s the greatest break-up letter ever written.

At just 33 years old, Thomas Jefferson, with cold moral clarity, told the British government to pound sand:

“Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness], it is the Right of the People to alter or to ABOLISH it.”

The power of that line isn’t just what it says. It’s how it’s said.

Jefferson wasn’t writing from a place of outrage. He was transmitting conviction—moral clarity delivered from a steady frame of mind.

It’s said Jefferson revised the Declaration of Independence with the help of Franklin and Adams dozens of times before it was finalized.

And that deliberate, cutting language, paired with emotional steadiness, is precisely why the words still land 250 years later.

Today, we’re blessed to be the inheritors of the great nation those steady hands wrote into existence.

Happy Birthday, America. 🇺🇸

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

🚨#BREAKING: A police officer in Phoenix has rented out an ENTIRE 144-SEAT MOVIE THEATER for over 100 middle schoolers after their end-of-year field trip fell through, so they could see Toy Story 5.

When they got there, he realized many couldn't afford popcorn or drinks...

..so he bought EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM popcorn, candy, and a drink too.

His name is Sean Reavies,

For many kids, it was their first time ever inside of a movie theater in their lives.

When the kids asked how they could pay him back, he told them:

"As you get older in life, help other people. As a payback to me. Would you do that? That's all I ask of you."

MORE OF THIS!!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Johnnies Highlights @JohnniesTape]

Johnnie Nation, for anyone wondering… this is Babacar Sane. 😎

#SJUBB

[GThompson @gavindt1]

If you are a fan of Full Metal Jacket or just want to support a great cause for veterans (or both!) this is a wonderful opportunity to get rare collectible items and get a follow back from the man himself. Just in time for 4th of July.

[Matthew Modine @MatthewModine]

I’ll follow anyone that purchases one of these FMJ “War Face” Challenge Coins by next Monday, July 6! Plus you’ll get a signed coin envelope, a signed Kubrick Chair mini print, and a link to download my @FMJDiary Audiobook with a 24-page digital PDF booklet with new forwards and rarely seen photos I took on set. Link in post below. Proceeds support the @FMJDiary project and traveling exhibition - currently on display at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio. 🙏