RIP Gregg Allman

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Could the death of Gregg Allman also be called the end of pure Southern Rock? The American keyboard and lead singer for The Allman Brothers Band died at age 69. It all started in Nashville, Tennessee and when he was nine he once said he fell heads over heels with music.

Cher, Melissa Etheridge, Keith Urban, and more remember Gregg Allman. http://bit.ly/2r7Og1q

Gregg Allman, Southern Rock Pioneer, Dead at 69 http://rol.st/2qq56YA

Gregg Allman: A Voice of the South Who Mixed a Musical Melting Pot https://nyti.ms/2rb239y

Home Run or Run Home?

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President Trump is calling his first foreign tour a home run, but if you read some of the tea leaves you may see that others are characterizing it like a run home. There's also lots of explaining to do, domestically speaking.

Now that he's back from this historic overseas journey, reality says sometimes you win, but then again sometimes you lose. Just saying, Trump did not deliver on his previous promises, has not shown full support for the climate deal and also chastised NATO members.

Sleep or Eat Me

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Get plenty of rest, or eat me, our brains will warn us. Sleep deprivation can lead to higher risk of chronic health problems like high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. Also, the human brain begins to eat itself when we continually loose sleep.

Sleep Loss Promotes Astrocytic Phagocytosis and Microglial Activation in Mouse Cerebral Cortex http://www.jneurosci.org/content/37/21/5263

We Don't Need No Stinking...

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Russian roulette or any other lethal games of chance in which an American government leader pulls the trigger.

This practice of loading a bullet into one chamber of a revolver, spinning the cylinder, and then pulling the trigger while pointing the gun at one's own head is not only an activity that is extremely dangerous, but this nation has endured many difficulties and our patriots have sacrificed too much blood to allow any foreign power to interfere.

Kill Medicaid Cuts

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Cutting Medicaid will harm children, local communities, as well as state budgets

In 2015, Medicaid paid for nearly $4 billion in school-based health care services, including both special education and EPSDT services provided outside of special education. (See Below) By comparison, schools received about $12 billion in federal IDEA funding in 2015.

Kushner Russia Communiqué

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36 year old Jared Corey Kushner is a real estate investor and developer, newspaper owner, and senior advisor to President Donald Trump. He considered setting up a secret communications line with Russia during the presidential transition to discuss the country’s military operations in Syria and other issues, according to published reports. He reportedly wanted a secret communications channel with Putin and the Russians inside the Kremlin.

JC is the elder son of real-estate developer Charles Kushner and is also married to Trump's daughter Ivanka. https://youtu.be/SQA8E8vLb4c

The Force Continues

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It was 40 years ago and in a Galaxy far away ... Our lives may have been impacted in some sort of way, shape or form by Star Wars since the release of the original major motion picture on May 25, 1977.
Star Wars Main Theme (Full) https://youtu.be/_D0ZQPqeJkk via @YouTube

Ben Obi Wan-Kenobi nailed it when he said, it surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds our pop culture together.

This film has impacted mere mortals and it has created a pantheon of unforgettable characters. Which one is your favorite?

RIP Jerry Perenchio

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He did not do interviews, but was responsible for lots of TV and films alike and was the ultimate crossover showman. A. Jerrold Perenchio was an American billionaire media mogul and philanthropist. He was at one time the chairman and chief executive officer of Univision. Perenchio died of lung cancer at his Los Angeles, California home at the age of 86. Born: December 20, 1930, Fresno, CA Died: May 23, 2017

Jerry Perenchio, Billionaire Media Mogul Behind Univision, Dies at 86 http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/jerry-perenchio-dead-dies-univision-mog… via @variety

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