“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” – Dr. Maya Angelou 🚫dm, ❤️🐾🍝🏒🥌🍷
Wisconsin, USA
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So very sad. Pray for my friends and family in Menasha, WI instagram.com/reel/DbT9hjQAR…
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12 loons on our lake this morning. Turn up the volume on the video.
Today is a good day, to have a good day 💕
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Brewing Hate: Kirk Bangstad's owner of Minocqua Brewing Long History of Deplorable Behavior heartlandpost.com/brewing-ha…
Why has @LeaderJohnThune not said anything about what happened last night? No condemnation, no thank goodness everyone is ok, no recognition for the Secret Service who saved the lives of all who attended. NOT ONE WORD!
❤️ Anyone can create a GoFundMe (or similar crowdfunding campaign) to support TSA employees affected by the ongoing partial DHS shutdown, which began around February 14, 2026.
TSA officers (around 50,000–61,000 essential workers) must continue screening passengers at airports but have missed full paychecks since mid-March (with partial pay earlier), marking the THIRD such disruption in recent months.
Federal law guarantees back pay once funding is restored, but that doesn’t help with immediate needs like groceries or commuting.
Existing Support Efforts
Several localized GoFundMe campaigns and airport/community initiatives already exist:
• One in Michigan targeting TSA staff at Gerald R. Ford International Airport and Kalamazoo for gas/gift cards.
• A Seattle-Tacoma (SEA) airport fundraiser that quickly raised over $100K for non-perishable food, household goods, hygiene items, and gas cards.
• Others at Stewart Airport (New York), Burbank area in SoCal, and various spots where airports have set up donation drives for gift cards, meals, or food pantries (e.g., Denver, Atlanta offering vouchers, food banks delivering supplies).
These typically distribute aid directly as gift cards or essentials rather than cash, to comply with platform rules and ensure targeted help. Some airports and unions (like AFGE) have coordinated similar relief.
How to Set One Up If you want to start your own:
1. Go to GoFundMe.com and create a campaign. Be transparent: Specify it’s for TSA workers at specific airports or generally (e.g., “gift cards for unpaid TSA officers at [your local airport]”).
2. Include details about the shutdown context without heavy politics if you want broad support—focus on helping families with immediate needs.
3. Partner with local airport staff, unions, or community groups for distribution to avoid issues (GoFundMe has rules on beneficiary verification and fund use).
4. Consider alternatives like Venmo pools, local food banks, or direct airport donation programs, as they sometimes handle logistics better.
Note: A broad national one might face challenges with equitable distribution across 400+ airports. Smaller, airport-specific efforts have worked well so far.
Happy first day of Spring! Even though we still have a LOT of snow here in northern Wisconsin, this was a wonderful sight to see this morning. Guess I’ll be heading to the feed store to get some mealy worms to help him/her out until we finally thaw out here.
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LOL! Tropic Thunder / Tom Cruise EPIC! instagram.com/reel/DVWcN_QDy…
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In a world of Hunter Hess's:
"Just because I'm wearing the flag doesn't mean I represent everything that's going on in the U.S. right now,"
Be a Jack Hughes:
"This is all about our country right now. I love the USA. I love my teammates. It's unbelievable, the USA hockey brotherhood is so strong.
That's a great Canadian team, but we're USA, we're so proud to be Americans. Tonight was all for the country”
God Bless team USA and THANK YOU 🫶🇺🇸🏒🥇
46 YEARS AGO TODAY: On February 22, 1980, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union team 4-3 in the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y., in a shocking upset remembered as the "Miracle on Ice." The Soviet Union’s team consisted primarily of professional players with significant experience in international play. By contrast, the United States' team, led by head coach Herb Brooks, was composed mostly of amateur players, (some from the Iron Range & Eveleth’s very talented Mark Pavelich 💓💓) with only four players with minimal minor-league experience. The United States had the youngest team in the tournament and in U.S. national team history. Still gives me chills thinking of it and the excitement of watching this/our team winning and bringing home the gold!
As Herb Brooks would say… AGAIN!
Good Luck Team USA! 🇺🇸🏒🇺🇸🏒🇺🇸
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Hey @NerdeenKiswani, Nerdeen, Nerdeen, Nerdeen, guess what day it’s Nerdeen….
It’s National Love Your Pet Day!
Whoop Whoop! 🐾💕🐾💕🐾💕
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