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[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

In 1988 Dolly Parton pulled every 7th and 8th grader in Sevier County into a room and told them to pick a buddy.

She made them sign a contract.. if BOTH graduate, she hands you both $500. One fails, nobody gets paid.

The county dropout rate went from 35% to 6%.

She handed out the checks herself.

In 1989 she offered $500 to every kid in the county who wanted to go to the local college.

When Gatlinburg burned in 2016, she sent 900 families $1,000 a month for six months.

You've probably heard that part.

Here's the part you haven't:

The fund raised more than expected, so she showed up in May and handed every one of those families another $5,000 on top.

Then she quietly put $3 million into the recovery group that handles the years after the news trucks leave.

She built her county an entire hospital.

She played a benefit concert in 2007, Dollywood and the Stampede matched it, and LeConte Medical Center opened in 2010 with a birthing unit and a women's center in it.

In 2022 she started covering 100% of tuition, books, and fees for Dollywood employees.

Full-time, part-time, AND seasonal.

In 1991 she paid for a bald eagle sanctuary because the birds couldn't be released back into the wild, no press release.

And when Hurricane Helene came through here in Western North Carolina, she wrote a personal check for $1 million and her companies matched it.

She didn't owe North Carolina anything, but she helped us anyway.

She started the Imagination Library because her daddy couldn't read or write. Before he passed, he told her it was the most important thing she ever did.

Rest in Peace, Dolly 🇺🇸

[Lyndon Willoughby @Willowstration]

And with that, it looks like my time with Bungie has come to an end. It's been a pleasure, and I'll have more to say and show off later. This job was a dream I still can't believe came true.

Bungie Strong
Destiny Forever

[dankke @dankkepng]

I wonder how the executives who decided to end service for Destiny are feeling after seeing it consistently hit top 5 most played on steam (~25% of Destiny players), Top 3 best sellers on steam, and almost 1M daily users every day? I hope they feel STUPID.

[Aztecross @Aztecross]

Here's my problem with the "emergency acquisition" narrative: every single person in a position to know the financials had tens of millions of reasons to push it. Marty said on Act Man he made out well when Sony bought his stock. Barrett's lawsuit says he was owed ~$45-50M from the deal. The bigger the crisis story, the easier the sale. Maybe it's true! But nobody outside leadership has ever shown the actual numbers, and "trust me, we were dying" from people who got rich off the deal isn't evidence.

[Destiny 2 @DestinyTheGame]

"Thank you for walking with me all these years."

[KingRichard @KingRichard]

I think it’s safe to say Bungie made the wrong decision doubling down on marathon. The destiny community showed up 10+ years later and completely eclipsed marathon a new game that’s currently free to play with drops and a new season. Can’t say I seen this coming but I think Bungie needs to continue to support destiny and somehow find a way to get a sequel rolling asap!

[sIEGE @TheDsIEGE]

I'll be playing Destiny 2 today, but... I wanted to share why. The unfortunate truth is... one terrible day hopefully deep into the future, Warframe will inevitably be in a similar position, and... I know that... if we too sound the alarm, that we too need to slam servers... Destiny players will come to our aid in the exact same way. I want to show corporate types today the kind of power gamers truly have. That we can band together and fly in the face of profit only decisions and corporate greed. That those types of people, in fact DO NOT represent us and further DO NOT have a clue how this industry actually works. To me... making corporations rethink these narrow sighted decisions to pump quarterly numbers in order to allow the art and the communities of these wonderful franchises to thrive, Maybe you disagree and... that's your choice but, well I can't think of a more deserving use of my time today.
#SaveDestiny

[3CH0 @3CH0plays]

Hey @PlayStation, @Sony and @Bungie - Do we have your attention yet?

#WeWantDestiny #WeWantDestiny3

[Destiny 2 @DestinyTheGame]

Build your Monument of Triumph.

Play new and updated content including Pantheon, Sparrow Racing League, Distortions, and new Triumph pursuits celebrating your Guardian’s journey across Destiny 2.

New challenges, abilities, and rewards arrive for all Guardians on June 9, 2026.

⚪ https://t.co/Punb9TAsCe

[Kotaku @Kotaku]

Destiny 2 was not a failure.

Destiny is—was—by all measures, one of the most resounding successes in its field, and its end is a consequence of its management, not the game itself, nor the team and community that propped it up time and time again, or the vision that fueled it.

Destiny was a pioneer of the live-service formula. It was one of the earliest games of the 2010s to try to deliver constant goods, whether they took the form of missions, new loot rewards, or skins, to a console audience.

https://t.co/Y6jQnqIJKu

[3CH0 @3CH0plays]

The #Destiny3 petition is on track to beat even #Destiny2 highest concurrent steam player count. That is insane.

Currently sitting at 306,664 signatures at the time of writing, it needs only 10,086 to do so.

Absolutely wild, Guardians. Incredible work!

Play D2 on June 9th, sign the petition.

#WeWantDestiny #WeWantDestiny3 #SaveDestiny
https://t.co/x6S73cs2sA

[Video Game Countdown @VideoGameCD]

PlayStation Countdown wants Destiny 3.

#WeWantDestiny3 #Destiny3
https://t.co/weiNqGlKis

[LUCKYY10P @LUCKYY10P]

To the ARC Raiders, Warframe, Helldivers, The First Descendant, and other gaming communities:

On June 9th, we're inviting you to check out Destiny 2.

The update is free, and if you've never played before, there's a huge amount of content waiting for you. Raids, dungeons, exotic weapons, PvP, and a decade of world-building that many players still care deeply about.

For Destiny players, June 9th is an opportunity to show Sony that interest in the franchise is still there.

For everyone else, it's a chance to see what Destiny is all about and decide for yourself.

If you've ever been curious about the game, June 9th is a good day to jump in and take a look.

#WeWantDestiny3

[Crimsn @Crimsn_]

Push to 300k! Keep sharing it everywhere!!! https://t.co/xglEQRm95D

[Brisxi @Brisxi_]

Hot take, if your not posting or retweeting every petition link you see, your not doing your part https://t.co/XDFXZTPM6J

[Brian Villalobos 🇨🇷🚫🧊 @lobrocop]

💠💜♾️

[Jingelhymer @jingelhymer]

It's the, "yea. We really were listening this whole time." Update.

It's so bittersweet. Destiny is going to feel more alive and rewarding than it ever has on June 9th.
They really gave us everything going out.
There really is no other game like Destiny, and looking at the work and talent of these devs, I truly think Sony are fools for not green lighting them to start making Destiny 3 in their own vision.

[DestinyNostalgia @DestinyNostalgi]

I see a lot of people signing a petition for D3, but If you want a Destiny 3, log on June 9th and play the fuck out of Monument of Triumph.

I can assure you that whatever numbers that update pulls will be looked at very closely.

Make the Destiny franchise undeniable.

[Gladd @Gladd]

Can we get

#FuckPeteParsons

trending???

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

Yesterday Elon joined my call for a global revolution over the Epstein files.

I responded to that with, “You’ll be included in my upcoming report to the Human Rights Council on Epstein files and complicity in Gaza genocide through Starlink and X.”

Elon flagged my account so that all my posts are sent directly to /dev/null.

Can you please do whatever you want to let him see this tweet as I am in X jail. Or better yet, make this tweet one of the most liked tweets ever. Send him the message that he can't manipulate us anymore.