Barb Hollister
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5歳の頃、1年間だけアメリカの田舎町、イサカに住んでいました。
日本での「50平米に5人暮らし」という激狭アパート生活から一転、父の勤務先が用意してくれたバカデカい家と、よりデカい庭は、子供の目には無限に広く、楽しくてしょうがなかった。
そこで同い年の友人ライアンと、彼のお宝だった「おもちゃの銃」で毎日のように遊んでいました。
1年の滞在が終わり帰国の日、空港へ向かう途中で忘れ物に気づき、引き返した空っぽの家。その玄関にポツンと、ライアンの銃と手紙が置いてありました。これが私の人生で最も古い「感動」の記憶です。
あの日から数十年。Xでのアメリカ×日本の盛り上がりを見ると、今なら彼に辿り着けるかも、と思い投稿しました。
もし再会できたら、あの日のお礼に「日本が誇る最高のおもちゃ」を贈りたいね。
#Ithaca #Cornell #FindRyan
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“They called me the ugliest woman in the world.
But I never let those words decide who I am.”
I was born with an extremely rare disease—so rare that there are only a handful of cases in the world. My body cannot gain weight, and my face doesn’t fit what people consider “normal.”
But the greatest pain came when I was 17.
One day, I found a video online.
Someone had used my image to mock me.
Millions of people had watched it.
And the comments were like punches: they laughed at my face, my body, and some even wrote that it would have been better if I had never been born.
For days, I stayed locked in my room.
I thought my life was over.
Then one day, in front of the mirror, I asked myself a question:
“What if I could turn all of this into something bigger?
What if my voice became stronger than the bullying?”
That’s when it all began.
I started speaking. Telling my story.
Getting on stages, writing.
Sharing not my pain, but my courage.
I discovered that my true strength wasn’t in my appearance,
but in the fire that grew inside me every time someone tried to extinguish it.
Today, I’ve spoken in front of thousands of people.
I’ve written books. Appeared on television.
But the most important thing is this:
I’ve helped others to look at themselves with love,
to not let themselves be defined by what others say.
Because I learned something fundamental:
Value doesn’t come from a screen.
It doesn’t come from cruel comments.
Value is what you choose.
Every day.
Through what you build from pain.
You are not what others see.
You are what you choose to become.
— Lizzie Velásquez
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There are some very clever and talented folk out there
My fave here number 4
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@sweetxdessert I would not be able to ruin those by eating them!
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He stormed to his wife in the kitchen and announced, "From now on, you need to know that I am the man of this house and my word Is Law. You will prepare me a gourmet meal tonight, and when I'm done eating my meal, you will serve me a scrumptious dessert. After dinner, you are going to go upstairs with me and we will have the kind of srix that I want!
Afterwards, you are going to draw me a bath so I can relax. You will wash my back and towel me dry and bring me my robe. Then, you will massage my feet and hands. Then tomorrow, guess who's going to dress me and comb my hair?"
The wife replied, "The fuckin' funeral director would be my first guess."
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🚨BREAKING: VP JD Vance just UNLEASHED on Democrats for their violent rhetoric against ICE and law enforcement, calls out Gavin Newsom BY NAME.
"YOU CAN GO STRAIGHT TO HELL, and you have NO PLACE in the political conversation in the United States!"
"Because HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS! When Democrats like Gavin Newsom say these people are 'part of an authoritarian government.' When they lie about who they're arresting...what they're doing is encouraging crazy people to go and commit VIOLENCE."
"You don't have to agree with our policies. But if your political rhetoric encourages violence against our law enforcement, you can go STRAIGHT TO HELL!"
Do you firmly support VANCE on this?
A. Huge Yes
B. No
IF Yes, Give me a THUMBS-UP👍!!
MAKE THIS GO VIRAL ON 𝕏. LET’S GO 👏
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SecDef Pete Hegseth stares right at the press and goes scorched earth, spelling out their insanity. I could watch this all day.
"You, and I mean specifically YOU, the press, you cheer against Trump so hard, it's in your DNA and in your blood to cheer against Trump, because you want him not to be successful so bad, you have to cheer against the efficacy of these strikes. You have to hope maybe they weren't effective."
"Maybe the way the Trump administration is representative isn't true. So let's take half truths, spun information, leaked information, and then spin it, spin it in every way we can to try to cause doubt and manipulate the mind, the public mind, over whether or not our brave pilots were successful."
"How many stories have been written about how hard it is to, I don't know, fly a plane for 36 hours? Has MSNBC done that story? Has Fox? Have we done the story how hard that is?"
"There are so many aspects of what our brave men and women did that because of the hatred of this press corps are undermined because people are trying to leak and spin that it wasn't successful. It's irresponsible."
"You're undermining the success of incredible B-2 pilots and incredible F-35 pilots and incredible refuelers and incredible air defenders who accomplished their mission."
"How about we talk about how special America is, that only we have these capabilities? I think it's too much to ask, unfortunately, for the fake news. So we're used to that."
Do you firmly support Pete Hegseth on this?
A. Huge Yes
B. No
IF Yes, Give me a THUMBS-UP👍!!
MAKE THIS GO VIRAL ON 𝕏. LET’S GO 👏
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Oh and by the way retards.
America is not in fucking trouble because of Donald Trump.
Let's get the real goddamn truth out there.
America is in deep shit because of the greedy, corrupt, criminal politicians on both sides of the aisle who have spent decades building their entire careers on robbing American taxpayers blind.
Lining their own pockets and selling out the country to the highest bidder while pretending to give a damn about the people they swore to serve.
These self serving fucking bastards from both parties have rigged the system for their own benefit, funneling trillions in taxpayer money into their pet projects, special interests, and endless wars.
All while the average working American gets squeezed harder every year with higher taxes, inflation and a disappearing middle class.
They've lied, cheated, and broken every promise, turning Washington into a corrupt swamp of insiders who enrich themselves at our expense.
No single person is to blame for that systemic rot it's the whole rotten bunch of them who created this mess through their endless greed and betrayal.
President Trump is the only President that has been willing to step up and try to correct this.
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It's Tommy's daughter here. We knew he had a few friends on twitter so wished to inform you. Unfortunately this great man passed away on the 30th of March.
May he rest well along side the wife he loved so much ❤️
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@EvaLovesDesign Beautiful 😍 I wish I had that kind of talent!
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Just heard from my sister. Turns out she is having a heart attack. They are transferring her to a bigger hospital. Please pray for her as hard as you can. 😥
Bill Mitchell@mitchellvii
My sister is having a possible pulmonary embolism. Her heart rate is down to 48. Heading to the ER now. Please pray for her. 🙏
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🚨 Scott Presler goes nuclear on Republicans Leader, stated, "I have a bone to pick, we just gave Republicans EVERYTHING on a golden platter. House, Senate, White House... Where's the SAVE Act? Where is election integrity? THIS is their opportunity!"
Do you firmly support Scott Presler on this?
A. Huge Yes
B. No
IF Yes, Give me a THUMBS-UP👍!!
Pass the SAVE AMERICA ACT NOW! 🇺🇸
MAKE THIS GO VIRAL ON 𝕏. LET’S GO 👏
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