GinaD

Retired Elem teacher. Socks For Veterans. Soldier’s Angels. Meals on Wheels. Postcards to Voters. Black Lives Matter. Native American & LGBTQ ally❤️. NO LISTS!

[Not Jerome Powell @alifarhat79]

Never deleting this app

[GinaD @ginadeal]

@mmpadellan 💔💔💔

[GinaD @ginadeal]

@kodythewxguy My emotional support moose likes to stay home anyway.

[Clarence Thomas the Tank Engine @TheRealJChubby]

Woodrow Wilson had a stroke and they kept it a secret. FDR couldn't walk and they kept it a secret. Eisenhower had heart attacks and they kept it a secret. Reagan had colon cancer and dementia and they kept it a secret. Trump's health is much worse than whatever they let us see.

[GinaD @ginadeal]

@JamesHu27192912 So very true

[Hillbilly @JamesHu27192912]

Y’all gather on in here now.

Up here in these Appalachian mountains, there’s an old sayin' that don’t make much sense till life knocks you low enough to understand it.

“They got better to die.”

Now that sounds backward, don’t it?

But mountain folks know exactly what it means.

It means somebody’s been lying sick for a long spell. Maybe they ain’t ate much. Maybe they ain’t talked much. Maybe the family has been sitting beside the bed, listening to every breath like it might be the last one.

Then one morning, they wake up different.

Their eyes look clearer.

They ask for a bite of soup beans or a little cornbread crumbled in milk.

They know everybody in the room.

They smile.

They might even laugh and say, “I believe I’m feelin’ some better today.”

And for just a little while, hope walks back through that door.

The family starts whispering in the kitchen.

“Maybe they’re turnin’ a corner.”

“Maybe the Lord ain’t ready yet.”

“Maybe we got a little more time.”

But the old ones sittin' quiet in the corner know. They’ve seen it before.

They don’t say much, because some truths are too tender to speak out loud.

They just nod slow and say, “Well, they may have got better to die.”

It ain’t cruel. It ain’t givin' up.

It’s mountain wisdom, born from years of watchin' life and death sit side by side in little houses tucked between ridges.

Sometimes, before a soul leaves this world, God gives them one last good day.

One last clear word.

One last smile.

One last squeeze of the hand.

One last chance for the family to say what needs sayin'.

I’ve heard old folks tell it like a lamp flaring bright right before the oil runs out.

And maybe that’s exactly what it is.

A little mercy.

A little goodbye.

A little window cracked open between here and glory.

So when mountain people say, “They got better to die,” they don’t mean it cold.

They mean love showed up for one more visit.

They mean the Lord gave the family one more memory to hold on to.

They mean that poor tired body had one last spark before the soul went home.

And if you’ve ever sat beside a bed and watched somebody you love get peaceful all at once, you know.

Sometimes better don’t mean staying.

Sometimes better means they’re almost home.

~banjo~

[Jack Hopkins @thejackhopkins]

I took a deep breath, gathered my thoughts, and rewrote the post I was originally going to make so it would be calmer, clearer, and more constructive.
Senate Republicans... go fuck yourselves.

[Tony Posnanski @tonyposnanski]

Hunter Biden on Twitter is what Don Jr. thinks he is on Twitter, Eric Trump wishes he was on Twitter, and fuck Ivanka Trump.

[Marlene Robertson🇨🇦 @marlene4719]

Hey maga, why does former 14 year long intravenous heroin addict and toilet seat coke snorter RFK Jr, get a pass but not Hunter Biden ?

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

I don't know about you guys, but watching Hunter Biden slay trolls with sharp wit and self-deprecating humor this week has made this site bearable.

Thank you, @HunterBiden.
Congrats on your sobriety milestone.

Give 'em hell, brother.🙏💪

[John Collins @Logically_JC]

My feed is full of Hunter Biden and custom Lego sets, and I’m actually very much okay with it.

[Harry Sisson @harryjsisson]

I’m really enjoying this

[guyfelicella🇨🇦🍁 @guyfelicella]

The son of former President Joe Biden actually took the time to reply to me and many others.
What I love about people in recovery is that they never forget where they came from.
They know what it's like to hit bottom, get back up, and rebuild their lives.

Recovery doesn't just change your life, it teaches you to care about other people's lives too.
Thanks, Hunter. You made my week. 👏❤️

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

You caught them. Mom and Dad were going to sell bibles and cell phones, golden sneakers, and NFTs, Chinese watches and cologne but wouldn’t you know someone beat them to the punch. They were left with only one choice write two books like every former First Lady and President has done in modern history.

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

This is Ramsey. He is a mail delivery dog. Shipping is free, and while packages might not be handled with care, they are handled with enthusiasm. 14/10

[Jaime Harrison @harrisonjaime]

I sat down with @HunterBiden, and he called himself the most recognizable addict in the world. Then he told me what he found in that — a reservoir of strength most people never get to see. The full interview is linked in the comments.

[Fuck You I Quit @fuckyouiquit]

I did not have Hunter Biden driving class consciousness on my bingo card

[Badd Company @BaddCompani]

Guys, I am enjoying the hello out of this!

June!