Patricia Faust

I am a gerontologist, specializing in brain aging and brain health.

[☆ @fwskiiii]

At 87 years old, Oseola McCarty had lived a simple life, saving every dollar she could.
She donated her entire life savings of $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi to create scholarships for Black students who couldn’t afford college.
She had to leave school because of poverty and didn’t want others to face the same fate.
Her generosity continues to change lives and open doors decades later. ❤️

[Cincinnati Zoo @CincinnatiZoo]

It's the Dog Days of Summer! African painted dogs are among the most successful hunters in Africa, with pack success rates exceeding 80%. These highly social animals rely on teamwork & strong family bonds to thrive. Visit the pack at Painted Dog Valley presented by U.S. Bank

[Richard Angwin @RichardAngwin]

Do you agree with KBJ ??

[MAKE AMERICA AMERICA AGAIN @MAAAFilm]

@GBC_Press It’s time to Make America America Again https://t.co/N5j2vKnOxK

[GBC @GBC_Press]

🚨 BREAKING:

​World-renowned US rapper Kendrick Lamar:

​"Donald Trump is a narcissist who runs a country built on fear and division, trampling over democratic values; you either stand for equality and the truth, or you are part of this climate of hate."

[Gianl1974 @Gianl1974]

“HE SAID, ‘PROMISE ME, JOE.’” 🥺 As his son Beau faced the possibility of resigning as Delaware’s attorney general after his terminal cancer diagnosis, Joe Biden received an offer that floored him — financial support from his boss, President Obama.

Describing in an interview with CNN chief political analyst Gloria Borger one of his weekly lunches with Obama, Biden said he told the President he was worried about caring for Beau’s family without his son’s salary.

“I said, ‘But I worked it out.’” Biden recalled telling Obama. “I said, ‘But – Jill and I will sell the house and be in good shape.’”

Obama, Biden remembered, pushed back vehemently on the thought of Biden and his wife selling their home in Wilmington, Delaware.

“He got up and he said, ‘Don’t sell that house. Promise me you won’t sell the house,’” Biden continued, speculating Obama would be “mad” he was retelling the story.

He said, ‘I’ll give you the money. Whatever you need, I’ll give you the money. Don’t, Joe – promise me. Promise me.’ I said, ‘I don’t think we’re going to have to anyway.’ He said, ‘promise me,’” Biden recalled.

Beau died two years later.
Biden never had to sell his house.

📸: Obama Foundation

[Marilyn 🟧💙🌊🌊💙 @Mommypies]

So Proud ♥️💙

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

Tom Burnett called his wife Deena four times from Flight 93.
He was a senior vice president at a medical device company. He was 38 years old. He had three daughters under ten. And somewhere over Pennsylvania on the morning of September 11, 2001, he understood exactly what was happening and decided what he was going to do about it.
By the third call, he had already confirmed that two other planes had deliberately crashed into buildings. He told Deena clearly: ""I know we're going to die."" Then he said something else. ""Some of us are going to do something about it.""
He asked her to call the authorities and tell them everything he had shared with her. He was gathering information between calls, quietly taking stock of who was on the plane, what the hijackers were doing, what windows of opportunity might exist. He was, by every account of those calls, calm. Focused. Organized. The kind of person who, in the worst moment imaginable, did not waste a single second.
His fourth call was brief.
""We're going to rush the hijackers,"" he said. ""I love you. I love the girls. I'll call you back.""
He never called back.
Flight 93 crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at 10:03 in the morning. The Capitol building, believed by investigators to have been the intended target, was spared.
Tom Burnett's words have been quoted in congressional testimony, read at memorials, and included in national remembrances of that day. And yet, for many Americans who visit the Flight 93 memorial in Pennsylvania, his name is still new to them.
That is worth sitting with for a moment.
He made four phone calls in the last hour of his life. He spent that time gathering information, organizing a response, saying goodbye to his family, and then doing what he said he was going to do. He did not panic. He did not spend those calls in despair. He spent them working the problem, loving his family, and deciding that if this was how it ended, it was not going to end without a fight.
The plane went down in a field instead of a building full of people.
His daughters are grown now. Deena Burnett has spent years speaking publicly about her husband, about those four phone calls, about what it means to have been on the other end of that line while history was happening and there was nothing she could do but listen and write down what he told her.
Tom Burnett called four times. He said he loved them. He said they were going to do something about it.
Then he did.

[☆ @fwskiiii]

Michelle Obama once asked her mother why she was holding Barack's hand on election night. Her mother replied, "His father left when he was two. He lost his mother to cancer. He was moments away from becoming the leader of the free world with no parents, so I took his hand."

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Since Trump doesn't want this portrait of President Obama displayed in the White House, let's make this photo of our President go viral here!

RETWEET if you love @BarackObama!

[The Halfway Post @HalfwayPost]

BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly furious that the annual ranking of US presidents by a committee of 50 top presidential historians was released today, and the committee almost unanimously ranked Trump’s second term as the worst in US history.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

At just 18 years old, Warrick Dunn lost his mother, Baton Rouge police officer Betty Smothers, who was killed in the line of duty.

Overnight, he stepped up to help raise his five younger siblings while still in high school and later college, all while pursuing his dream of playing in the NFL.

He succeeded on the field, but his true legacy was built off it. Honoring his mother’s dream of homeownership, Dunn used his NFL success to help hundreds of single mothers and their families. He has funded down payments, furnished homes, and provided stability to more than 145 families in need.

Warrick Dunn turned his deepest pain into purpose, giving other families the security and opportunity his own family lost far too soon.

[Patricia Faust @pcfaust]

@its_Lexieroy Yes

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

Stephen Colbert and David Letterman paying tribute to Obama’s infamous tan suit at the Presidential Center opening is exactly the level of pettiness and historical accuracy I respect. 😂

Some controversies deserve a reunion tour.

[Emma Larimar @ViralWavesX]

The Rainy Day Moment That Showed Obama’s True Character ❤️🇺🇸

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Michelle and I had fun surprising the first group of visitors to the Obama Presidential Center on Juneteenth. Come check it out!

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In direct response to Donald Trump's threats to our elections and democracy, Governor Gavin Newsom just signed legislation that will protect Californians from election intimidation and interference. This is huge.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Georgia's leading Conservative radio host, Shelly Wynter, just announced he is endorsing Senator Jon Ossoff for reelection. This is huge.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: While Donald Trump has relentlessly cut funding for healthcare driving costs up, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker just signed landmark legislation providing over $120 million to help protect Illinois hospitals from Trump's cuts. This is huge.

[ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ @LePapillonBlu2]

President Obama IS the GOAT.