WATCH: Country music stars Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks perform a cover of John Lennon's "Imagine."
The couple shared a special friendship with the Carters through their work with Habitat for Humanity. https://t.co/RQUhmNcAEM pic.twitter.com/nl7Xp1WsBX
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) November 28, 2023
Category: Higher Ground
Christmas train
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train kicked off the holiday season as it traveled through South Bend, Indiana as part of its annual trip across the U.S. and Canada to raise money for local food banks. https://t.co/KBOLlXovhT pic.twitter.com/seNlyU1C0u
— ABC News (@ABC) November 26, 2023
R.I.P. Rosalynn
Asked if winning a Nobel Peace Prize or becoming President was the most exciting thing that happened to him Jimmy Carter responds, “when Rosalynn said she’d marry me — I think that was the most exciting thing.” pic.twitter.com/c68K1lxIDA
— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) November 19, 2023
Jamie Raskie defending the First Amendment
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Raskin: What about all the members who followed the former president in advancing the big lie? Should we convert the 60 federal and state court decisions rejecting claims of election fraud into discipline and punishment of members who still cling to that view? <a href=”https://t.co/TM7K89fAgr”>pic.twitter.com/TM7K89fAgr</a></p>— Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=”https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1721983522431209643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>November 7, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
Saving elephants
Keeper Peter’s nurturing touch offers newly rescued orphan Talek connection & comfort. Just as with human infants, touch is vital to the orphans’ happiness & development. Read how we rescued Talek: https://t.co/17f2fxqYXi & celebrate her remarkable recovery with us. pic.twitter.com/rOfZZa9fo4
— Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (@SheldrickTrust) November 8, 2023
Our hero
Ady was much beloved by healthcare activists all over the country. He was such an inspiration to people who felt too tired to fight — and funny, too:
Hi all, this is Ady’s wife, Rachael. I’m devastated to share the news that Ady has died from complications of ALS. You probably knew Ady as a healthcare activist. But more importantly he was a wonderful dad and my life partner for 18 years. [1/4] pic.twitter.com/KZ8k73Gujp
— Ady Barkan (@AdyBarkan) November 2, 2023
Bye
Goodbye October 🎃🍂🍁💜🕊
Art by Steve Sanderson pic.twitter.com/ZxO8RW5xYd
— Carlyanne McConnell (@CarlyanneMcCon1) October 31, 2023
Peace activist speaks
He’s also the man who last negotiated a hostage deal with Hamas:
This is a very long piece , it contains most of what I have been thinking about Hamas over the last years, about our conflict, about peace and about our way forward. I believe that is has a lot of wisdom that has been generated over a very long period.https://t.co/lapzcmlInh
— Gershon Baskin🟣 جرشون باسكين (@gershonbaskin) October 28, 2023
Finally
Rep. Golden is a Democrat in a Trump district, so he’s sticking his neck out.
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, one of the most moderate Democrats in the House, is now calling for an assault weapons ban in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting. Golden has routinely opposed such bans in the past.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 26, 2023
Golden: I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war like the assault rifle he used to carry out this crime. The time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure. Which is why I now call on the United States congress to ban assault rifles pic.twitter.com/0k60XJQoaB
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 26, 2023
About the wounded
We don’t stop and think about this, we say they’re lucky they weren’t killed. I felt that way until the Vegas shooting, when I started reading about the devastating injuries suffered by the shooter’s victims.
So if you should see a GoFundMe or someone collecting to help with their medical expenses, it’s a good idea. AR-15s inflict life-changing injuries.