Theresa Janetatos

@RpsAgainstTrump WTF are they upset about? It’s a fabulous video! Upbeat, talented, creative, fun, and beautiful.

@CatholicQuote12 Absolutely yes! He’s wonderful.

Do you like Pope Leo XIV? YES NO

Be thankful for what you have. You have no idea how many people would love to have what you've got.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

Stephen Colbert was awarded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for his advocacy for free speech and speaking truth to power. A fitting honor for a champion of our democracy. RETWEET to congratulate Colbert on this honor!

This is not politics as usual. We’ve never had an openly authoritarian leader in office. Nor have we had a party totally subservient to their leader. We must resist as such during these not normal times.

@MaxwellNia @peterlanee Ah nice… lucky you!

@TerryJanetatos @peterlanee They did! At least in Phoenix, the show went about 25 minutes long I think.

Paul McCartney on the TRUMPET playing “When The Saints Go Marching In” with Jon Batiste and The Late Show Band after the Hello, Goodbye performance (via Rob Barnett on Facebook)

@Suzierizzo1 It’s a tie: Letterman and Colbert. Way beyond all the others.

Who do you think is the Greatest Late Night Talk Show Host of all Time?👇👇👇👇

RETWEET if you stand with Stephen Colbert against Donald Trump!

@OurShallowState Excellent show! Beautifully presented… funny, creative, poignant, musical, and joyful. Sad that it ended, mad about why it ended.

Colbert just ended here in CA. Wow. Sad. Yet also invigorated. Good night.

Life’s short. Spend it with people who make you laugh and feel loved.

@maddenifico @Liligirl88 From your tweet to God’s ears! 🤞

Bookmark this post. Not unlike Nixon's AG John Mitchell, Todd Blanche is going to end up in prison.

@FeelYouHappy Wow, she was pretty hip! And lovely.

This is one of my favorite memories of my mom, dancing to the Bee Gees at 91 years old, with her portable oxygen and her beautiful smile. Graceful, joyful, strong, and full of life until the very end. I miss her every single day. Happy Heavenly Birthday Mom! 👩 😍

If you logged on today just to point out that Paul McCartney doesn’t sing like he did decades ago, maybe take a moment to rethink how you’re spending your energy. The man is nearly 84, a living Beatle, and still out there bringing joy to millions. That alone is worth celebrating.

@OurShallowState Excellent analysis and explanation… thanks for posting.

Good morning. I wanted to post this mental health lesson this morning about something called Emotional Stacking. The lesson starts with my dog Copper and becomes a lesson on how people can better handle emotions. (Dogs are awesome, btw, and we can learn a lot from them.) I adopted Copper 15 months ago; he was 6. He is large for a beagle, very muscular, probably a hound mix. One of the things that attracted me to him on the rescue's website was all their cautionary language about how he can be reactive. Reactivity in a dog is NOT the same as aggression - reactivity is fear-based; with triggers. I welcomed the challenge. Copper has been doing so well; he has an infectious high-pitched bark, a master scavenger, the entire neighborhood loves him. I post about him often - he is a very good boy and wants to be. He doesn't get triggered much outside the home anymore, but he sees the home, couch, and yard as resources, and can be protective. This morning, at 5:30A, he got triggered in the yard when he came face to face with a possum. I was able to separate them to avoid carnage, but it wasn't easy and when Copper's emotions get ratcheted, I have to be careful, especially when he growls at me. An hour after this incident, I took him to a Starbucks as I always do, but he was still amped. He barked at a couple dogs on the way, and at people inside Starbucks, in a not-so-friendly way. When a formerly reactive dog suddenly has a new reactive episode, it can be seen as regression. It can also be the result of discomfort. But not here. For Copper - it was "emotional stacking." Emotional stacking in dogs happens when multiple stressors build up over a short period and push a dog closer to, or beyond, a threshold. In other words, Copper's possum encounter had ramped up his emotions and he was still amped at Starbucks. Of course, dogs act on instinct and people - most people - are more reasoned. I didn't let anyone pet Copper today - because I was more reasoned than my dog and I wanted to negate the impact and instinctual behavior borne of his emotional stacking. The term emotional stacking IN PEOPLE is a series of techniques that involve recognizing and managing your emotions to distance yourself from triggers and thresholds from emotional buildup and help create a more positive mindset and emotional resilience. Many of us are going to want to understand and use this as we face the nefarious and uncomfortable days ahead, leading to the midterms - the big battle for our democracy. Awareness: The first step is to become aware of your emotions. This involves recognizing feelings that may seem small or insignificant but can accumulate, like with Copper and the possum. Reflection: Ask yourself questions. Reflect on the emotions you might be stacking. Ask yourself what triggers you. Reframing: Once you identify the emotions, work on reframing them - alter your perspective so that you can focus on solutions. For some, it will be affirmational, for others it will be renewed resolve, or the practice of self-care - like mindfulness, exercise, or hobbies that bring joy. Now let's bring it home: The Chaos Theory of authoritarians is meant to induce futility, apathy, and other reactions but what it really induces is emotional stacking. We need to be less susceptible to that, thru awareness and reflection. The MAGA base defaults to feelings and beliefs. They often suppress reasoned thought. They react to emotional stacking the way Copper did. They're not nearly as cuddly, but they're reactive dogs who don't have the propensity to be reflective - and that is our advantage. You and I need to be trained to win. We need to be more resilient AND to do that, more aware. We need to be Copper AND we need to be Copper's daddy at the same time and ensure that our emotional stacking impulses don't overwhelm and prevail. A combined awareness and focus WILL help us diffuse chaos and other weapons of authoritarianism and will be a competitive advantage against MAGA - a subculture that has trouble with truth and reflection. This will help us - and democracy - to prevail. (Pictured is Copper and me when we first met at the rescue; and Copper rolling in the yard 3 hours after the possum encounter, his emotional stacking subsided.)

Always find time for the things that make you happy to be alive.

@mmpadellan 👋

Do me a favor, please: WAVE HI if you see this. 👋

@covie_93 Me too. Since 1985 when I moved to NYC… we all had him pegged then.

Hate to brag but I hated trump long before it was cool!

Too often lost amid the chaos and struggles of the day, are these two points: 1. He ran for president to distract from his criminality and shorten the clock, and thus stay out of jail. 2. He started this bullshit war to feed his craving for grandiosity and distract from the fact that he’s all over the Epstein files.