Talitha Peacock

[Talitha Peacock @talithapeacock]

@soigomaa I support this organization.

https://t.co/c8sLLvVqHH

[Talitha Peacock @talithapeacock]

@AdamLaneSmith And if he doesn’t learn it by the time his wife hits menopause and loses her patience, things can get very tense.

[National Post @nationalpost]

Maya Gebala's family living 'between a car and a couch' after struggling to find housing in Canada https://t.co/h1BbwHTc2S

[cbcwatcher @cbcwatcher]

Boom! John Ibbitson "Well, they are an angry people and they have every reason to be angry."

"From the time the provinces were founded, when Albertans, Saskatchewan, were not given the natural resources powers that other provinces had, to the latest regulation from Ottawa limiting the development of the oil sands for environmental or other reasons, Albertans have been put upon by a central Canadian elite, looks at them as something of a colony."

"And the result of that indifference and condescension from central Canada is this referendum on a referendum. We're responsible for that here in the center." @JohnIbbitson

[Deacon Nick Donnelly @ProtecttheFaith]

Please pray for the Catholic hostages kidnapped by islamist terrorists in Nigeria

As their ransom demands have not been met, the terrorists have begun to execute women and children

No coverage in western media

Please RT so that the world knows about the inhuman crimes committed in Nigeria with the compliance of western politicians, religious leaders and media

[Andrew Lawton @AndrewLawton]

CAMH, Canada's largest mental health research facility, calls for Canada's incoming expansion of MAID for people with mental illness to be scrapped indefinitely.

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 BREAKING: Incredible moment as Artemis II pilot Victor Glover shares the Gospel mere MOMENTS before reaching the back side of the Moon, losing communication with Earth

"Christ said, in response to what was the greatest command, that it was to love God with all that you are." 🙏🏻

"And he also, being a great teacher, said the second is equal to it, and that is to love your neighbor as yourself."

"And so, as we prepare to go out of radio communication, we're still going to feel your love from Earth, and to all of you down there on earth and around earth, we love you from the moon." ❤️

[Melissa Chen @MsMelChen]

Remember what “cool” really meant back in high school? It was never the eager try-hard chasing every new fad, nor the insecure kid desperate for a seat at the cool kids’ table.

It was always the ones who genuinely didn’t care what most people thought. They simply did their own thing, quietly and unapologetically.

Bridget’s viral essay struck a chord because it exposes how so many grown adults now trip over themselves to appeal to Gen Z, treating them as the ultimate arbiters of what’s cool. The result is this frantic, ever-escalating quest for edginess.

For me, it was one of the biggest culture shocks after moving to the US: a society so deeply obsessed with youth, where value seems tied to being young, attractive, trending, and perpetually relevant. With our lives now orbiting social media and algorithms, the hunger for fleeting validation and social capital has only grown stronger, leading far too many to pander for the approval of the young.

Since we’ve wandered into the realm of Japanese quirkiness lately, let me share a story that shows what it looks like when adults lean into their age as a genuine asset in service of the youth.

After the 2011 earthquake and tsunami devastated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, most personnel were evacuated as radiation levels soared and reactors began to melt down. Yet a core group of roughly fifty older workers stayed behind, laboring in pitch black highly radioactive conditions to prevent an even greater catastrophe. Hundreds more would rotate in over time. They knew the risks intimately; some later described feeling like kamikaze pilots, ready to sacrifice everything.

What made it especially powerful was their reasoning - because they were older, with families already raised, they felt a deep responsibility to shield their younger colleagues from the worst of the exposure, thereby sparing the next generation from potential long-term genetic risks.

It’s a profoundly refreshing contrast to our culture that worships youth and often dismisses elders as irrelevant, out of touch, or even burdensome.

These men offered the very thing our society tells us to hide: age, experience, and wisdom. Oh and don't forget duty. We have a duty too, to the young.

Read every word of this. It hits hard. Well done @BridgetPhetasy

[Masih Alinejad 🏳️ @AlinejadMasih]

You don’t hear about this in the international media. Why?
Because people who’ve never lived a single day under war, never spent one hour under a theocratic regime, are sitting comfortably, debating the Middle East like it’s a Netflix series. but this is the reality that people are going through….

Thanks @kwelkernbc for giving me the opportunity to talk about #DigitalBlackout and innocent people who are waiting to be executed by hanging in Iran.

[WDI.Afghanistan @WDIAfghanistan1]

😡 The Taliban has banned women from speaking to one another. Khalid Hanafi, Taliban’s minister for virtue and vice, declared it forbidden for adult women to let their voices be heard by other women, further restricting existing bans on speaking and showing their faces in public.
@sarahadams @TRobinsonNewEra @naomirwolf @jk_rowling @ThePosieParker

[Julien Cohen @itsjuliencohen]

I played Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto in the streets of Paris !

[Talitha Peacock @talithapeacock]

@emilykmay If there is a difference in fundamental goals and values, good therapy should make that clear. It may not save the marriage but it can give couples a shared realization as to why it is not working. Couple’s therapy can be very good when the issue is communication patterns.

[Talitha Peacock @talithapeacock]

@emilykmay I work with a lot of women leaving domestic abuse and overt abuse can be very dangerous to leave, but at least it is obvious what the woman is dealing with. Women dealing with partners who are damaging but less obviously so often feel that they need to stay and “fix” it.

[Dr. Carl Hindy @DrCarlHindy]

IF I GET DEMENTIA…..
I’d like my family to hang this wish list up on the wall where I live. I want them to remember these things.

1a. Every time you enter the room announce yourself. “Hi Dad - it’s Amanda.”
NEVER ask- Do you know who I am??? That causes anxiety.

• If I get dementia, I want my friends and family to embrace my reality.

• If I think my spouse is still alive, or if I think we’re visiting my parents for dinner, let me believe those things. I’ll be much happier for it.

• If I get dementia, don’t argue with me about what is true for me versus what is true for you.

• If I get dementia, and I am not sure who you are, do not take it personally. My timeline is confusing to me.

• If I get dementia, and can no longer use utensils, do not start feeding me. Instead, switch me to a finger-food diet, and see if I can still feed myself.

• If I get dementia, and I am sad or anxious, hold my hand and listen. Do not tell me that my feelings are unfounded.

• If I get dementia, I don’t want to be treated like a child. Talk to me like the adult that I am.

• If I get dementia, I still want to enjoy the things that I’ve always enjoyed. Help me find a way to exercise, read, and visit with friends.

• If I get dementia, ask me to tell you a story from my past.

• If I get dementia, and I become agitated, take the time to figure out what is bothering me.

• If I get dementia, treat me the way that you would want to be treated.

• If I get dementia, make sure that there are plenty of snacks for me in the house. Even now if I don’t eat I get angry, and if I have dementia, I may have trouble explaining what I need.

• If I get dementia, don’t talk about me as if I’m not in the room.

• If I get dementia, don’t feel guilty if you cannot care for me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s not your fault, and you’ve done your best. Find someone who can help you, or choose a great new place for me to live. With a bus and activities!!

• If I get dementia, and I live in a dementia care community, please visit me often.

• If I get dementia, don’t act frustrated if I mix up names, events, or places.
Take a deep breath. It’s not my fault.

• If I get dementia, make sure I always have my favorite music playing within earshot.

• If I get dementia, and I like to pick up items and carry them around, help me return those items to their original place.

• If I get dementia, don’t exclude me from parties and family gatherings.

• If I get dementia, know that I still like receiving hugs or handshakes.

• If I get dementia, remember that I am still the person you know and love.”

ᴄᴏᴘʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀsᴛᴇ in Honor of someone you know or knew who has dementia. In Honor of all those I know and love and lost who are fighting Dementia/Alzheimer’s.

[Talitha Peacock @talithapeacock]

@sbkaufman Happy Birthday Scott! I appreciate your relentlessly positive and growth orientated approach to life 😊

[Hon. Rona Ambrose Veitch @RonaAmbrose]

Those of us who have advocated for the end of violence against women have always asked “why do men who kill their wives serve less time than men who kill a stranger? Why are these crimes treated as crimes of passion and somehow less serious than crimes against strangers? Why are women and children who are victims of intimate partner violence deemed less deserving of justice? Why is the justice system still fraught w the bias that says ‘what happens in a family is a matter to be resolved by the family, not the justice system’?” Well NO MORE. @PierrePoilievre will introduce tough laws so men who kill their partners or their children will get the real time behind bars they deserve. This is about justice for women and children who suffer unimaginable abuse at the hands of partners (criminals). We’ve waited a long time for this. @endwomanabuse

[Kim Willsher @kimwillsher1]

She is now leaving the courthouse for the last time in 15 weeks to an enormous crowd clapping and shouting: "Merci, Gisèle".
The trial is now over. What lessons will be learned from it remains to be seen.

[Talitha Peacock @talithapeacock]

@sunlorrie Horrific!