“Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital did not share how much Parton donated as part of the naming announcement. But Matt Schaefer, its president and CEO, said her support would ensure ‘every child who walks through our doors receives the treatment they deserve.’”
GOD BLESS DOLLY PARTON
Sending you healing live and light from my hospital bed. I hope your husband is well soon. And the world goes back to some semblance of normal.
RIP Neil Sedaka, who was always extraordinarily kind when he’d visit the Today Show set. 💔
“My mother wanted me to be a classical pianist,” he said. “But I loved pop music. I loved melody. I loved the idea of three minutes that could change your life.”
“Laughter in the Rain” (1974)
Maj. Elizabeth A. Allen didn’t volunteer for Vietnam to stay in the rear. She insisted on serving on the front lines — one of the few Black women in the Army Nurse Corps to do so during the war. Armed with a master’s degree in psychiatric nursing, (cont)
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⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 #BlackHistoryMonth is an opportunity to learn about Black men & women who made contributions to society that do not appear in history books. Today, we honor Major Elizabeth Allen, U.S. Army.
Pull up a seat.🪑(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
Photo of a handsome shorthaired tabby cat with white paws and a white stripe down his nose, lying on his side on asphalt and looking brightly at the camera with pale green eyes.
The shelter I volunteer with has a unique adoption situation right now and I'd be so grateful if people could share to anyone they know in Vermont who might be a good fit. This is Devon, and his story is a little complicated so please click this link to find out more! www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...
In the memory of The Reverend Jesse Jackson, say it sometime today, "I AM. SOMEBODY!"
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💞😻. DIPPER and MABEL 😻💞
Bonded brother and sister cats. How can you say no to these precious faces. If interested contact the shelter. Bio below, read and repost
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Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue
Wantagh, NY, 11793
Black and white photo of a couple smiling, sitting close together. The man is wearing glasses and a suit, and woman is in a patterned dress.
4 January 1879 | Jewish woman Marta Cohn was born in Siemianowice Śląskie. During the war, she lived in Jaworzno.
In July 1942, she was deported to #Auschwitz. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
Because of science in cancer care: Your best friend with advanced testicular cancer was cured. Immunotherapy changed the game for your grandfather with melanoma. Your niece with childhood ALL has a 90% chance of cure. This is why we fund science.
@doclauravater.bsky.social
With Loving Memory
January 1971 , The TV world met Michael Stivic !!
Thank you Rob Reiner for the wonderful memories
All in the family aired from 1971 to 1979
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
Be aware…Covid is here
Letterboxd Visits the historic Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon 📽️ 🎞️ Watch the full visit: boxd.it/cN0
Madeleine Criglow, Matt Cunningham and Dan Halsted talk about the landmark cinema's film programming, projection booths, pipe organ and more.
I am old enough to remember them saying they were going after the worst of the worst.
Two parallels here: one is the cancelation of food aid for USAID which was provided by US farmers. The other is the broad attack on SNAP which already means more people will need food banks that Trump is also undermining. It is an assault on our he most vulnerable.
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
I love Ken Burns, I think he is one of the best documentarians in America. Now he's tackling The American Revolution, a war most people don't know lasted nearly a decade and featured soon to be Americans from all walks of life. A decade in the making, this is a not miss for American history nerds. 👋🏾
Math isn't Republicans strong point.
Release the Epstein files NOW
W O W
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Trump’s allies now control X, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, & TikTok.
They own Fox News, CBS, WaPo, WSJ & NY Post.
They own Sinclair Broadcasting which has 200 tv stations and local news in 100 markets.
“Freedom of speech” is now what Trump and his billionaire pals say it is.
I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.
Alice Walker, The Color #Purple
(P.S - Read ‘banned’ books 📚
#JoyOfLife
#2HitTuesdays In 1983, Quiet Riot turned a Slade cover into a breakthrough hit… “Cum On Feel the Noize” peaked at #5 on the #Billboard #Top40, helping Metal Health become the first heavy metal album to hit #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. #QuietRiot #Slade #OneHitWondered
When the coworkers of Jimmy MacDonald (Dick Powell) play a prank and trick him into thinking that's he's won the grand prize money in a slogan contest for a coffee company, he is thrilled and makes plans to marry his sweetheart, Betty Casey (Ellen Drew). To everyone's surprise, the coffee company owner, Dr. Maxford (Raymond Walburn), also falls for the prank and awards the prize check to Jimmy. Eventually the ruse is discovered, jeopardizing Jimmy and Betty's newfound happiness.
OCD compels me to spreadsheet. Combined the greatest-films-of-all-time lists. Presenting the top 1,461 as a daily countdown to the end of the Trump Administration.
#Film 📽️ #Resist #MovieSky #Movies
#1,240 -- Christmas in July (1940) dir. Preston Sturges
