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WTF?!

A Georgia family is seeking answers after they say a police officer shot and killed their donkey, HeeHaw, during a search for a missing person.

Hannah Israel said officers entered her pasture around 12:45 a.m. without permission or warning and encountered HeeHaw, who she says ran toward officers while braying. According to Israel, officers said they believed they were in danger and attempted to use a Taser before shooting the donkey.

Israel said HeeHaw was bottle-raised and had been raised in the family’s home, calling him her “son.”

The City of Cedartown has confirmed the incident and said the officer involved has been placed on leave while an investigation is underway. The city has declined to provide further details.

Israel said she plans to take legal action.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting — including what happened when officers encountered HeeHaw and why the officer fired — remain under investigation.

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Just happens to be the district that's home to Big Bend 🤔

Crazy how that could just happen.

Nearly 800,000 people living in a district that stretches from San Antonio to El Paso still have no vote in Congress because Gov. Greg Abbott hasn't set a special election to fill the seat left open by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales. bit.ly/45RHAsD

Blood lust and blood money.

Yo Ho yo Ho a pirate’s life me!

Start with the voting booth.

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Ruby Bridges is only 71 years old. Donald Trump is 80, and Joe Biden is 83.

Now lets put that into perspective. How old are your grandparents?
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Someone brought a coffin to Ruby Bridges’ elementary school.

Inside it was a Black doll.

Ruby was six years old.

On November 14, 1960, she arrived at William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans to become its first Black student. Four federal marshals surrounded the tiny first grader as she walked toward a building that adults were determined to keep white.

Outside, segregationists screamed racial slurs and threats. White parents rushed inside to remove their children. Ruby later remembered thinking the enormous crowd looked like Mardi Gras.

Then she saw the coffin.

A woman repeatedly appeared with a Black doll displayed inside it, a grotesque death threat aimed at a child who had come to school to learn to read and write. Ruby later said the image frightened her more than the screaming and gave her nightmares. Another protester threatened to poison her, so federal marshals would only allow Ruby to eat food brought from home.

The punishment extended to her family. Her father lost his job. A grocery store refused to serve them.

Inside the school, nearly all the white children had been pulled out. Ruby spent first grade essentially as a class of one. Barbara Henry, a white teacher from Boston, taught her alone because other teachers refused. Ruby was kept away from the cafeteria and playground and required protection simply to use the restroom.

And yet, neither Ruby nor Barbara Henry missed a single day that school year.

That may be the detail worth remembering.

Hundreds of adults tried to frighten a six-year-old out of an elementary school.

They failed.

Beloved Jackie has passed away 💔

Patient Update: Bald Eagle 26-519

It is with profound sadness that we share that Patient 26-519 passed away in the early hours of this morning, following more than three weeks of intensive medical care.

Over the past several days, her condition continued to deteriorate despite intensive treatment and the combined efforts of our veterinary team and consulting specialists. She remained critically ill, receiving oxygen therapy, supportive treatment, and around-the-clock monitoring in our intensive care unit.

Throughout her time at Ojai Raptor Center, every decision was guided by the available medical evidence, her welfare, and our responsibility to do what was in her best interest.

Her remains have been transferred into the care of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).

We know this news will be deeply felt by the many thousands of people around the world who have followed her journey, hoped alongside us, prayed for her, and supported the people caring for her.

Our team is heartbroken. It has been an extraordinary privilege to care for her.

We ask for patience and kindness as our staff process this loss. We are working closely with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and will provide a more comprehensive statement including additional information on her treatments and test results.

To protect our staff and community during this difficult time, comments on this post have been turned off.

To everyone who cared about Patient 26-519, thank you. Thank you for your messages, your prayers, your encouragement, and for standing beside our team throughout these past weeks. We are deeply grateful for the way Patient 26-519 brought people together through a shared love of wildlife.

Mitch McConnell has been on paid leave since June 14. Full salary. Full benefits. Zero votes cast.

The same guy who voted NO on paid family leave (1993), blocked paid sick leave during COVID (2020), and voted against 7 days of paid sick leave for rail workers (2022).