Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.

Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)

The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”

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Julia Roberts pays tribute to Dolly Parton: “Dolly was a magical and joyous human. I hold knowing her as a treasure in my life. The sun has dimmed today.” #JuliaRoberts #DollyParton

I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.

On behalf of the DNC, DSCC, DCCC, DGA, and Leaders Schumer and Jeffries, this afternoon we filed a new amended lawsuit and motion to block Trump's anti-voting executive order and the USPS rule implementing it. We will not stop fighting to protect voting rights and when we fight we win.

Dolly Parton: My daddy told me that the Imagination Library probably was the most important thing I'd ever done. In the beginning my hope was simply to inspire the children in my home county, but here we are today with a worldwide program that gives a book a month to over a million children.

I think she was the last person everyone liked. Feels like there are no universally beloved people left.

Thank you Empire State Building. NYC ❤️ Dolly.

We will always love you, Dolly 💕 The Longfellow, Burns, Fore River, Braga, and Zakim bridges are lit up pink tonight in honor of the Queen of Country.

Beautiful video released by the family of Dolly Parton

Farewell to an iconic artist who was also an incredibly generous donor and advocate for the community where she grew up - and for people in need across America. She will be greatly missed. 😢

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 14h ago

Breaking News: Dolly Parton, the country singer, songwriter, entertainer and entrepreneur known for her outsize persona and prodigious vision and talent that placed her in a class by herself, has died at 80. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago.

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Thank you! Folks are finally paying attention to Mississippi! Keep making noise y'all. We can do this! Make them pay attention!

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 4w ago

Scoop: Schumer stopped by a fundraiser last night in DC for SCOTT COLOM, Dem Senate candidate in deep-red Mississippi, per two sources. Colom is facing GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. (Fun fact: Colom was nominated by Biden for a federal judgeship and blocked by… Cindy Hyde-Smith.)

More from me... and WHY UNIONS ARE AMAZING! karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...

The Washington Post Fired Me. I Fought—and Won My Job Back.

Nearly a year after being wrongfully fired for my comments on race, gender and violence, an arbitrator has ordered my immediate reinstatement.

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BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...

Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah

An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.

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Apparently, some folks still want to do business in California. 👀 @wsj.com www.wsj.com/tech/ai/cali...

Seeing reports Collins is blowing off Vance in Maine tomorrow surely a Republican Senator dissing the Republican VP visiting her state it will get top billing in Politico Playbook, Punchbowl, Axios, Semafor....surely LOL. Just kidding, they'd only cover that if a Dem Senator did it to a Dem VP

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay.bsky.social · 3d ago

JD Vance is going to Maine tomorrow. Surely, he'll be joined by his Senate colleague, Susan Collins. GOP candidate for Governor won't be there Per @pressherald.com "Spokespeople for Collins and LePage did not respond Friday to inquiries about whether they will be in attendance in Brewer" Huh

Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot moves They simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇 Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases!

All I know is mostly white people on this app LOVE to HATE Hakeem Jeffries. More than they seem to hate *any* Republican. And they all claim they just have zero expectations of Republicans. But, clearly, zero expectations of themselves to learn what the job of House Minority Leader is.

WASHINGTON (AP) - US is preparing to rescind up to 200,000 business and tourism visas in largest mass visa revocation ever, officials say.

We can't create a permission structure for the targeting of Jews due to the actions of Israel - which is antisemitic - and there can be no place for rhetoric normalizing violence in our politics. All Democrats should separate themselves from Piker. He's a gift to Republicans.

NEW: Trump is betting SCOTUS will let him interfere with the midterms after USPS published a rule to implement his anti-mail voting executive order. While lower courts have blocked the effort, SCOTUS will have final say on how Americans cast mail ballots this fall. Here's what to expect👇

Explainer: The battle over Trump's bid to restrict mail voting hits a pivotal point. Where things stand and what comes next

"By issuing this final rule, the Trump administration has flouted the court’s injunction."

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of midterms.

Supreme Court clears the way for Trump mail voting order in advance of midterms

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead on his executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much his administration can implement before the fast-approaching midterm elections.

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If you can’t agree to: -Not trade stocks while in office -Not become a lobbyist after leaving office Then you have no business in public office.

🚨 NEW POLL: Todd Blanche’s promise to use the Justice Department to make the Dobbs decision “permanent in every state” could be a major liability for Republicans in the midterms.

Blanche's Promise of National Abortion Crackdown Spells Midterm Danger for GOP: Poll

More than half of voters in battleground states say Blanche's comments make it less likely they will vote for Republicans in the midterms

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Taraji P Henson tried to warn us that Project 2025 would hurt our most vulnerable, but y’all are over here screaming about Leader Jeffries meeting with Kushner. Stop the faux outrage and get your shit together, we have an election to win. Stay focused people and get out the VOTE!

Join me for a fundraiser for @leelagray.bsky.social, a retired Army Brigadier General who won her Dem primary last night to represent Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Leela is taking on my Congresswoman, MAGA Republican Anna Paulina Luna, in November. RSVP: secure.actblue.com/donate/0825sw

Five years ago, Democrats passed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act to restore key protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. House Democrats will continue John Lewis' legacy and keep fighting to make sure ALL Americans have equal access to the ballot box.

we have had some corrupt and awful governors in history of Texas, and the worst by far is our current governor. Abbott has done far more damage to Texas residents than any governor in our history. Texans please send him packing.

“In another sign of the rising blue wave and voters’ growing exhaustion with “anti-woke” partisan battles, last week’s election for the county’s school board was won handily by two Democrat-endorsed candidates, both of whom are former teachers.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...

Florida Teachers Show How to Fight Back

In a Sarasota school board race, voters soundly rejected the culture war policies pushed by by right-wing extremists like Gov. Ron DeSantis and Moms of Liberty

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