This is devastating.
What a woman.
What grace.
What legacy.
What talent.
What a loss.
I always thought she was one of the most beautiful women. It wasn’t just her looks; it was the life she lived.
Just look into those eyes and you see a trailblazer who had one hell of a story to share. We are better for having witnessed her talent.
Gayle King recently interviewed Cicely Tyson and she asked her, when the time comes, what do you want people to remember about you and she said: “I’ve done my best.” cbsnews.com/video/hollywoo…
Beyond that, she said, “I am amazed every single day I live. What my life became is not what I expected. I had no idea I would touch anybody.” cbsnews.com/video/hollywoo…
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Tonight a Tennessee reporter was threatened with arrest after asking Rep. @mtgreenee a ? during a town hall. She was told she was trespassing & wasn’t approved to ask questions, reports @WRCB. Newsflash: reporters don’t need approval to ask questions wrcbtv.com/story/43245677…
Senator Marco Rubio compares the upcoming Senate trial of fmr. President Donald Trump - on a charge of inciting a deadly insurrection against his government - for which he was impeached - to Latin American leaders being put on trial by their successors.
THREAD: Fmr Puerto Rico media producer Sixto Jorge is accused of trying to extort money from a fmr govt official to stop the release of messages he said would "burn down Puerto Rico" - it was “the chat” that led to fmr Gov. @ricardorossello’s resignation. apnews.com/article/puerto…
A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment Tuesday, according to prosecutors.
Disturbing video shows an Osceola Co. FL. school resource officer body slam a student to the ground. The student appears to be standing with her hands behind her back when the deputy slams her down, her fact hitting cement. She then appears unconscious.
The Osceola sheriffs office said in a statement: the incident took place at Liberty High School in Kissimmee. It appears to have happened between classes in the hallway. The deputy was in the process of trying to stop a fight when he took the student to the ground.
Here is a different video which shows a different angle and 8 or so seconds before the deputy slams the student to the ground. urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https…
BREAKING: An Air Force veteran & retired Sgt with the Alameda Co. sheriff’s officr in Calif. has been arrested for allegedly sending messages threatening a NY Congressman a journalist at about the same time the Capitol was attacked. He believed the lie that “Biden did not win”
This senator wrote an op Ed because he’s furious that his former book publisher canceled his book after he led an effort to overturn the results of the election.
He says he was muzzled.
But he has since found another publisher who will publish his book. So, muzzled?
Simon & Schuster said this of its decision to drop the book: "We did not come to this decision lightly," the publisher said in a statement. "It will always be our mission to amplify a variety of voices and viewpoints; at the same time we take seriously our larger public...”
...responsibility as citizens, and cannot support Senator Hawley after his role in what became a dangerous threat to our democracy and freedom.”usatoday.com/story/entertai…