Jessica Queener, Ed.D.

Over 20 years in Special Education and Disability Employment. Disability Policy Nerd. Animal Lover. Vol4Life. Accessibility Obsession. ODEPer.

[AlertDC @AlertDC]

[AlertDC] America’s Independence Day Parade in downtown DC (July 4, 10:30AM) has been CANCELED by organizers due to Extreme Heat Warning. Heat index 110-115F. Get heat safety info: https://t.co/L1za9aMUOG https://t.co/MBBP3wTAfU

[7News DC @7NewsDC]

BREAKING: DC's July 4 parade has been canceled, according to the organizers.

https://t.co/kZ0CxmmTKU

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.?

Because we gave them that L in 1776.

[CAPE-Youth @CSG_CAPEYouth]

This year’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month (#NDEAM) theme will once again be “Celebrating Value and Talent,” carrying the spirit of last year’s celebration forward through 2026 in honor of America’s 250th birthday. #Freedom250

https://t.co/1yzE7lRhhZ

[Jessica Queener, Ed.D. @jessqueener]

Peak Bloom weekend!!! 🍒🌸 #cherryblossomfestival #prettyinpink

[Vol Report @AllVolReport]

Tennessee picks up a HUGE overtime win on the road in Athens 😤

[Gov. Bill Lee @GovBillLee]

As America celebrates 250 years, I’m grateful to @DollyParton for lending her powerful voice to TN’s story of courage, perseverance & opportunity.

We honor the Tennesseans whose contributions shaped our country & invite all to reflect on TN’s rich heritage in the year ahead. 🇺🇸

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

Wishing a Happy Birthday to The Princess of Wales! 🎂

[Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library @TRPresLibrary]

📽️ On This Day: January 8, 1919 — A Nation Bids Farewell

On a cold winter morning in Oyster Bay, New York, the 26th President of the United States was laid to rest.

Theodore Roosevelt’s funeral was as humble as the man himself. No state funeral. No great parade. Just a quiet procession through the small town he loved, witnessed by mourners who lined the streets with heavy hearts.

🎞️ This rare film captures solemn moments at Christ Episcopal Church, where Rev. George E. Talmadge led the simple service, followed by Roosevelt’s casket carried up the steep path to Youngs Memorial Cemetery.

Among the pallbearers and mourners:
🇺🇸 Vice President Thomas R. Marshall
🎖️ Gen. Peyton C. March, Army Chief of Staff
⚓ Rear Admiral Cameron Winslow
👔 Oscar Straus, Roosevelt’s former cabinet member
👨‍👦 His son Archie Roosevelt, in uniform
🪖 Major General Leonard Wood, his Rough Rider comrade

No other U.S. president had lived such a life of action—and no other would be laid to rest so simply.

On that day in 1919, the world said goodbye to more than a president. It said goodbye to a symbol of courage, conservation, and conviction.

🎥 Watch the footage and remember the man who always chose to get in the arena.

#OnThisDay #TheodoreRoosevelt #TRPL #TRLegacy #PresidentialHistory #OysterBay #StrenuousLife #AmericanHistory #GetInTheArena #CraftedToEndure

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy, has died at 35. In November, she wrote about receiving a terminal diagnosis following the birth of her daughter.
https://t.co/8JYek7ehCV

[FOX Sports Knoxville @FOXSportsKnox]

Tennessee Head Coach Josh Heupel expanded on what Joey Aguilar has meant to the program during media availability Thursday:

“Couldn’t be more thankful for who he has been from the moment that he stepped foot here,” said Aguilar. “That’s bring a teammate and caring about the guys around him, the culture insider of the locker room, and then certainly the player.”

“We couldn’t have had somebody come in May and do it any better.”

Aguilar is set to finish the season with the Vols in the Music City Bowl.

#ForTheFans

[Sophie Kinsella @KinsellaSophie]

We are heartbroken to announce the passing this morning of our beloved Sophie (aka Maddy, aka Mummy). She died peacefully, with her final days filled with her true loves: family and music and warmth and Christmas and joy. We can't imagine what life will be like without her.
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[Tennessee Football @Vol_Football]

Nashville bound 🎸

@MusicCityBowl
🆚 Illinois
🗓️ December 30
🏟️ @NissanStadium
📰 https://t.co/EwojLFMrR8

[The Prince and Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal]

Looking forward to a special banquet tonight in Windsor 🇩🇪🇬🇧

[First Lady Melania Trump @FLOTUS]

Home Is Where the Heart Is
AMERICA’S CHRISTMAS

This Christmas, let’s celebrate the love we hold within ourselves and share it with the world around us. After all, wherever we are, we can create a home filled with endless possibilities.

[Aaron Rigsby @AaronRigsbyOSC]

I'm going to have so many photos to come, so get comfortable with aurora content. But, this one had to be posted first. If you can believe it, this is looking SOUTH near Buffalo, South Dakota and as the corona was absolutely ripping overhead with reds and greens a big fireball of a meteor ignited across the sky right into frame! Last night, will go down as one of the most unbelievable nights of my life. I have never, NEVER seen aurora color so vivid to my eyes. The reds were so bright in fact, that I actually turned the red saturation DOWN a touch!

It also brought me so much joy seeing so many people nerding out over the night skies. We all have differences, but that's the beauty of our planet. It can bring us all together. I'm sure this moment for families with their kids is something they wil never forget.

w/@ColoradoWXNut

[Restoring Your Faith in Humanity @HumanityChad]

Nicholas Winton saved 669 Jewish children from the Nazis and told no one. He kept it secret for 50 years.
In 1988, while sitting in a TV audience, he was surprised by the very children he rescued, now grown adults.

[Dave Lyons @insiteimage]

Tonight’s Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) over the Washington Monument in Washington, DC - incredible to photograph! Single frame, Nikon Z8

#Aurora #AuroraBorealis #northernlights #nightphotogaphy #findyourpark #washingtondc @capitalweather @spann @MatthewCappucci