Kathy Foris

Wife, mother, learner, dreamer, believer, helper, occasionally builder. Mountaineer of my own soul. #AmIsraelChai

[Boy George @BoyGeorge]

In Buddhism we understand that every action comes with a consequence. Due to my decision to stand up for my Jewish friends I am losing a few people from my life. Today I parted company with Tony Pontius who has run my record label BGP for a number of years. I wanted to release 'We Will Dance Again' but he was unequivocal and said 'I want nothing to do with this song' and I responded 'ok, we are done'.
When someone is gutless it really does not hurt to say goodbye. My faith in humanity will not diminish and the truth will always win.

I will release it!

[Kathy Foris @KathyForis]

@GiadaSebastiani @CIHR_IRSC @FRQS1 @RIMUHC1 @cusm_muhc @CanMASLDNetwork @CASLupdates @McGillGI @FattyLiverA @getgutsycanada @TBessissow Congratulations, Giada to you and the team!

[Matthew McConaughey @McConaughey]

bets still on the table America, yet.

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

🚨#BREAKING: A German soccer fan who flew to the USA but was fearful about coming because of news about criminals and people being mean...

...breaks down into TEARS, live on air saying he has FALLEN IN LOVE with America after a random man named "Bob" in Boston gave him a ride home after he was stuck at a game with no way back to his hotel

The German soccer fan's name is Sebastian, he said after meeting Bob, he extended his entire trip.

He said leaving America will hurt worse than watching Germany get knocked out of the World Cup.

"I fall in love with America. I'm sorry, it's just so emotional. Americans are not rude... if we are together, we can achieve great things."

THIS IS THE AMERICA I KNOW!!!!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Insurrection Barbie @DefiyantlyFree]

In September of 1814, America was once again in trouble.

The young republic was only thirty-eight years old. The War of 1812 had gone badly. British troops had marched into Washington, burned the Capitol, set the White House ablaze, and now turned their sights toward Baltimore. If Fort McHenry fell, the harbor would be open, the city would likely follow, and another devastating blow would be dealt to the fragile nation.

Amid this uncertainty, a young American lawyer named Francis Scott Key sailed under a flag of truce to the British fleet. He had come to negotiate the release of a friend, a physician the British had captured.

He succeeded.

The British agreed to free the doctor.

But there was a catch.

Because Key and his companions had seen too much of the British fleet and learned too much about its plans, they were not allowed to return to shore. Instead, they were detained aboard a ship in the harbor and forced to watch the coming battle from behind enemy lines.

On the morning of September 13, the bombardment began.

For the next twenty-five hours, British warships unleashed somewhere between 1,500 and 1,800 bombs and rockets upon Fort McHenry. These were the “bombs bursting in air” and the “rockets’ red glare” of the song—not poetic embellishments, but terrible realities.

Key stood on the deck through the endless day and the long, terrifying night. Every explosion lit the darkness for a fleeting instant before the smoke swallowed everything again. Somewhere beyond that wall of fire stood the fort. Somewhere beyond it flew an American flag if it still flew at all.

He could not see.

He could only listen.

As long as the guns continued firing, there was reason to hope. The British would not waste ammunition on a fort that had already surrendered.

Then, just before dawn…

The guns fell silent.

For the first time all night, there was only stillness.

It was the most frightening sound of all.

Had the fort finally fallen? Had the defenders surrendered? Had the flag been torn down in the darkness while no one could see?

There was nothing to do but wait.

As the first light of September 14 slowly pushed back the smoke, Francis Scott Key strained his eyes toward the distant fort.

Then he saw it. Not a British flag.

The American flag. Still there. Still flying.

That flag was no ordinary banner. Months earlier, the fort’s commander had commissioned a Baltimore flagmaker, Mary Pickersgill, to sew a flag so enormous “that the British would have no difficulty seeing it from a distance.” It measured roughly thirty by forty-two feet, carried fifteen stars and fifteen stripes, and was so large it had to be assembled on the floor of a brewery because no ordinary room could contain it.

That was the Star-Spangled Banner.

The very flag Key saw through the morning mist.

The very flag that still survives today in the Smithsonian.

Overcome by what he had witnessed, Key reached into his pocket, pulled out an envelope, and began writing. The words came from a heart that had spent an entire night fearing his country might disappear with the dawn.

He first titled the poem Defence of Fort M’Henry.

Within days it was printed and circulating throughout the country. Before long, people began singing it to a melody they already knew—an old British tune called “To Anacreon in Heaven,” originally written for a London social club. There is something beautifully ironic in that: America’s most beloved patriotic song borrowed the melody of the very nation it had just survived. It also explains why the anthem is so notoriously difficult to sing. It was never written for ordinary voices gathered in stadiums or school assemblies.

The song spread quickly and became one of America’s favorite patriotic hymns, but it would wait more than a century before receiving official recognition. Not until 1931 did Congress declare “The Star-Spangled Banner” the national anthem of the United States.

[Gustavo Marcano. @GustavoMarcano]

❤️‍🩹🇻🇪 Este es uno de los hospitales de campaña instalado en La Guaira, Vzla financiado por @StateDept y operado por @SamaritansPurse:
2 quirófanos, 56 camas, unidad de cuidados intensivos, farmacia y laboratorio, para atender víctimas de los dos terremotos. GRACIAS 🇺🇸🤝🇻🇪

[Crystal Hope @CrystalHope1979]

An 11-year-old boy. One crochet hook. 60 skeins of yarn. No pattern. Two weeks. 🇺🇸

While juggling tennis camps and baseball games, Grayson poured his heart into crocheting this stunning American flag blanket—just in time to celebrate America’s 250th Independence Day. 🧨

No fancy instructions, just pure determination and love for his country. The result is a beautiful family heirloom that proves some of life’s greatest treasures are still made by hand. 🇺🇸✨

Proud of this kid and the quiet power of creativity in the next generation.
What an inspiration! 👏

[Tamara Suju @TAMARA_SUJU]

#Venezuela. 🆘️. Mision de rescatistas de Jordania logra rescatar con vida a un pequeño de 3 años hoy 30 de Junio en la madrugada, sexto dia despues del terremoto‼️ via @itvnews

[Fascinating History @Fascinate_Hist]

Well, that escalated quickly. 🤯

A massive welcome to the 15,000+ of you who joined the Fascinating History community in the past 24 hours. We are now sitting at 95K - less than 5,000 away from the six-figure mark. Absolutely unreal.

Drop your city or region below. I’ll pick a handful to feature in upcoming posts on hidden architecture, forgotten scandals, or unique history from your area—with a shout-out to you!

Let’s see where you're all tuning in from! 👇

[Poirot @Argenpoirot]

Cuando el Estado es socialista te salva el privado y no el Estado.

Este TIPAZO va con su antena de Starlink y le va dando señal a la gente en Venezuela para que pueda avisar a su familia que esta bien.

"Hola hija, estoy bien" 🥹

Gracias a Elon Musk y este gran hombre 🙏🏻

[Casey Babb @DrCaseyBabb]

If you’re a Jewish male and in the Halifax region, I need to ensure I have a Minyan at my father’s burial tomorrow — June 28. It will take place at 1:00 pm.

Please DM me if you can make it, and I’ll provide further details.

[Nayib Bukele @nayibbukele]

Ya se encuentra en camino el primero de tres aviones que trasladan al personal, equipo e insumos que brindarán ayuda a nuestros hermanos venezolanos.

Que Dios los guíe y los proteja durante esta misión 🇸🇻🇻🇪

[Total Football @TotalFootball]

The Norwegian team and fans doing the Row are just beautiful.

[Kathy Foris @KathyForis]

@"A Good Man Is Dead. Are We Taking Hate and Extremism Seriously Enough?"https://t.co/0SUNajReta on @LinkedIn

[Shruti @heyshrutimishra]

Elon just created 4,400 millionaires in a single day.

400 of them are now worth over $100 million.

These aren't VCs. They're SpaceX employees, and the list includes welders, technicians, and cafeteria staff, because for two decades the company paid every level of the workforce in stock instead of higher salaries.

Juan Hernandez immigrated from Mexico and took a $28 an hour contractor welding job in 2015. He says he didn't even know what SpaceX was. The company gave him a $10,000 equity grant and let him buy more shares through payroll deductions. That stake is now worth $880,000.

Trevor Hise's parents wanted him to take a stable job at General Electric. He picked SpaceX instead, stayed 12 years, and accumulated over 100,000 shares. At the $135 listing price that's $13.5 million. He's 37 and semiretired. His words: "The magnitude of this has been ridiculous."

The most telling detail came before the listing. Over 100 employees quietly banded together and negotiated a group wealth management deal covering up to $5 billion, because none of them had ever needed a wealth manager before.

Software IPOs have minted millionaires for 30 years. This is the first one where the money went to the factory floor.

[Kathy Foris @KathyForis]

Killed while investigating previous attacks on the US Consulate and a Toronto synagogue. May he rest in peace.

[Gina Unfiltered @Gina_T1]

Hey @grok, what does it say about a government when fear is a constant part of its messaging? For example, “a more dangerous and divided world.” Short answer.

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Maja Chwalinska did not win Roland Garros, but she won the hearts of everyone over the last 3 weeks.

A journey that started from qualifying.

From world #114 to a new career high ranking of world #21.

The first qualifier in history to reach the Roland Garros final.

To think that in 2021, she stopped playing tennis for months due to a battle with depression and self doubt… Back then, it would’ve been nearly impossible for her to imagine herself in a Grand Slam final.

Her father worked as an electrician in the coal mines and her mother is a receptionist.

They worked tirelessly to support her dreams from the time she was little, and they uplifted her when she had to stop playing tennis to protect her mental health.

Her run in Paris reminded the world that if you work hard at your passion every day, if you have people who love you, and if you never give up on yourself, the ranking next to your name holds no meaning…

You can still make your own fairytale.

Congratulations on everything, Maja. 🥹

🇵🇱❤️

[Kathy Foris @KathyForis]

Beautiful wisdom

[Afshine Emrani MD FACC @afshineemrani]

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I'm a cardiologist. I'm 58 years old. I was born in Iran, exiled as a child, and rebuilt my life from nothing in a country that owed me nothing.
It took me decades to understand what I'm about to tell you.
I learned some of these lessons in medical school. Some in the cath lab at 3 AM. Some from Rumi and Rabbi Nachman. Some from patients who taught me more about living in their final hours than I learned in four years of residency.
I wish someone had given me these words at twenty. No one did. So I'm giving them to you now.

[Anaida Poilievre @AnaPoilievre]

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Autistic people are incredibly vulnerable. Please share. Keep helping. And lots of prayers for Esther to come home safe.