Stephanie C Oakes

Lax Momma🥍, Crisis negotiator, Tetris master, Wife of the notorious @JamieOakes_, mother of Puggles, Believer in equality, SHE/HER

[H O N E Y @HoneyTooRaw]

adult friendship is basically “i love you, i’m alive, life beating my ass, talk soon.” 😭

[Erling Haaland @Erling]

It’s been quite a row, thank you for making it so special 🚣🏼🇳🇴❤️

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Sad, sad day 🥲

[Balogun @balogun]

My debut World Cup… it hurts to wait 4 years to compete at the highest level our sport has to offer. I want to say sorry to our fans it was not good enough when it mattered most and we let you down

Soccer in America will only become bigger the belief, the talent, and the passion is continually growing and I know the best days are in front of us, the future belongs to those who never stop believing, this moment will fuel us. We will be back

Why not us?

For the nation. For the flag.
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[MyBookie - Bet With The Best @MyBookie]

USA fans to the ref that gave Balogun the red

[Gabriele Corno @Gabriele_Corno]

Last Monday afternoon, something happened—captured by security cameras at the Pine Hollow animal shelter in Bowling Green, Kentucky—that employees say they still cannot watch without crying. The man in the video is Walter. He is fifty-eight years old. Three months ago, he retired after working as a mail carrier for thirty-two years. For decades, his life had been defined by a precise routine: early mornings, delivery routes, familiar streets, familiar faces. Every day had a shape and a purpose. Then, suddenly, retirement arrived. His wife, Denise, later said that the silence in the house began to affect him almost immediately. Walter wasn't unhappy; he was just... adrift, without his usual points of reference. For weeks, he had been visiting a local dog shelter; one day, on his own, he found a dog that was even lonelier than he was, and they formed a bond the likes of which is rarely seen. So, we find ourselves asking: who saved whom?

[NFL @NFL]

Lo único más poderoso que el odio, es el amor.

The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate is Love. @sanbenito #AppleMusicHalftime

[The Obama Foundation @ObamaFoundation]

From one natural-born US citizen to another, have a great Benito Bowl!

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Alex Pretti was a Minneapolis ICU nurse who spent his days caring for and saving others. Today, he was shot and killed by a Border Patrol Agent. Alex’s life was extinguished by state violence. We must tell the truth about what is happening.

My father warned us, “When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind.”

What we are witnessing now (masked raids, people taken without due process, vigilante, Gestapo, and slave patrol-like tactics normalized under the color of law) is a moral crisis.

Nonviolence demands more than outrage; it demands action.

Congress must dismantle ICE; enact just, humane immigration policies; and ensure implementation of the policies by people who honor the humanity of Black and Brown immigrants, respect those raising their voices in support of immigrants, and seek the safety of community.

The blood of those who are being kidnapped and unjustly killed by agents with impunity is not only on the hands of those who pull the trigger, but on every lawmaker and every court that has the power to intervene and chooses silence.

Creating the Beloved Community requires truth, accountability, and the courage to act before more lives are lost.

#Minneapolis #CallToAction #ShowUpCongress #BelovedCommunity

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

Physician testimony

[PoliticsGirl @IAmPoliticsGirl]

Today is the tipping point.

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

WORTH REPEATING:

Texas has 2.1M undocumented immigrants and Florida has 1.2M.

Minnesota has 130,000.

Don't let anyone tell you this is about immigration.

It never was.

Trump lost MN three times. That is what THIS is about, and it’s impeachable.

[Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley]

Repost endlessly

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

[Bill Clinton @BillClinton]

Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come.  This is one of them.

[HustleBitch @HustleBitch_]

🚨 COMEDIAN CONNECTS THE DOTS ON ERICA KIRK - AND PEOPLE ARE DONE CALLING IT A COINCIDENCE

A stand up comic just laid out a chronological breakdown involving Erica Kirk that has people replaying the tape twice. Not accusations - a timeline.

According to the comic, Erica knew Donald Trump before she ever met Charlie Kirk, even winning a Trump affiliated Miss Arizona pageant. That part’s on record.

He then points to her family background - parents tied to military-intelligence circles, with her father allegedly involved in international weapons deals through Raytheon. The comic frames this as context, not proof - but context people rarely hear.

Then comes Romania.
He claims Erica was involved in running an orphanage that was later permanently shut down after reports of children going missing - serious enough that Romania allegedly issued a permanent ban. He notes this all unfolded during the same era Epstein was still active globally.

Now the relationship timeline.
Charlie Kirk didn’t meet her on a dating app. She walked into Turning Point USA for a job interview. He later said he “fell in love immediately.”

Four years later, Charlie is dead.
Erica inherits control of the organization.
Podcast appearances follow shortly after.

His closing frame stuck with the crowd:

“How it started wasn’t romance - it was a job interview.
How it ended wasn’t love - it was a promotion.”

So what part of this are people still calling a coincidence - and why?

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

What the KENNEDY Center used to be…

Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Barack Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.

Those were the days we want back.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Michelle and I are heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife, Michele. Rob’s achievements in film and television gave us some of our most cherished stories on screen. But beneath all of the stories he produced was a deep belief in the goodness of people—and a lifelong commitment to putting that belief into action. Together, he and his wife lived lives defined by purpose. They will be remembered for the values they championed and the countless people they inspired. We send our deepest condolences to all who loved them.

[Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley]

Not letting this one go