When Justin Hartsell’s wife had heart surgery, he wanted to do something special for her heart surgeon. He felt it only fitting, since the doctor really touched his wife’s heart. As a wood carver, Justin decided to carve an anatomically accurate human heart. His heart wood sculpture turned out beautifully. @nashville1982 Hope she likes it #woodsculpture #heart #heartsculpture #sculpture ♬ Davis Brothers Band – davisbrothersband Justin was born in the East Tennessee Smoky Mountains. After doing carpentry work most of his life, he discovered wood carving. That was only a few years ago, but Justin loves making wood sculptures. He hails from Newport, TN, and is a natural sculptor. Justin uses only fallen trees or reclaimed wood. They don’t use any fresh-cut wood. They take custom orders and are always looking for creative ideas for new sculptures. Justin specializes in wildlife, plants, sinks, and fungi, but likes a challenge. He accepted this challenge with his talent and excelled with his anatomically accurate heart. Image from TikTok. Smokey Mountain Timber Creations offers live carving demonstrations. Customers can purchase from their inventory of home decor. They can carve your custom design and ship it to you. If you’re hosting an event and wish to decorate with wood sculptures but can’t purchase them, they offer the option to rent select pieces for your event. Justin went all-out on the heart wood sculpture. It began life as an Eastern red cedar log. He often doesn’t know how well an item will look until after he applies the final finishing sealer. Justin’s videos show how many of his sculptures come to life. On larger pieces, he begins with a chainsaw to create a rough shape before switching to hand carving. You can see more of his amazing sculptures on TikTok, Facebook, and his website. Please share. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here and here. The post Artist Carves Anatomically Accurate Wood Sculpture For His Wife’s Heart Surgeon appeared first on InspireMore.

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The entertainment press found it very important to report that Hollywood thinks President Donald Trump is an authoritarian. This is still somehow considered “news.” Over 2,300 members of the Writers Guild felt compelled to speak out in an open letter because they believe in their “role in a healthy democracy.” In 2024, democracy was healthy and Hollywood’s candidate lost. “Writers Guild of America West PAC [political action committee] Endorses Kamala Harris for President,” they announced. So sad. They can’t get over it. When the Left’s feverishly spinning propaganda machines don’t work, “now, we face an unprecedented, authoritarian assault.” The Democrats are about as popular right now as measles, so democracy is somehow endangered. “We are members of the Writers Guild of America who speak with one voice to decry the dangerous and escalating attacks on the First Amendment, independent media, and the free press,” the letter read in part. “He has retaliated against publications reporting factually on the White House and threatened broadcasters’ licenses. He regularly calls for the cancellation of news and entertainment television shows that criticize him in late-night and, most recently, ‘The View.’” They complained, “We don’t have a king, we have a president. And the president doesn’t get to pick what’s on television, in movie theaters, on stage, on our bookshelves, or in the news.” Of course not. The kings and queens of Hollywood insist they get to pick what people see, and the “healthy democracy” librarians get to dictate what’s on the public bookshelves. The leftists think “democracy” is healthiest when they are in charge of all “mainstream” messaging. When it comes to Trump, Hollywood rushed to make hostile movies—for the Cineplex and for TV—asserting the rudest things, like Trump raped his first wife (“The Apprentice” movie). Nobody made a Hunter Biden movie, despite all the wild crack-and-hookers narratives, not to mention Hunter sleeping with his brother’s widow and getting her on drugs. The fundamental fallacy of these “attacks on the First Amendment” arguments is that the First Amendment includes the freedom to attack the “free press”—like asserting liberals lie when they call themselves the “independent media.” They’re partisan operatives. Trump suing news organizations and spurring settlements isn’t authoritarian. This is where you undermine the silly claim of these scriptwriters that leftist “news” outlets are being attacked for “reporting factually.” They don’t lead with facts. They lead with their angry opinions and often unproven accusations. News outlets are sometimes sued because they say things that are untrue, like George Stephanopoulos claiming Trump was found “liable for rape” in the utterly unsubstantiated E. Jean Carroll case. Trump sued “60 Minutes” for deceptive editing, which they clearly do on a regular basis. But calling them out for that? You hate the First Amendment, they say. Another fallacy is that the Left is a beacon for free expression. They’ve made it quite plain that they can’t stand an opposing view. It must be categorized as “misinformation” and shut down. For example, say something “anti-transgender” and you’re banned. Spike Lee & Co. never issued angry statements about anti-woke comedy routines getting banned on Instagram—because they’re at the center of wokeness. The Writers Guild West issued statements lashing out against the “racist” murder of George Floyd and “institutional white supremacy” as well as the need for more sensitive script treatments of blacks and “Indigenous people.” Hollywood writ large is an airless, double-reinforced leftist bubble. It can’t engage with the outside world that sees them as hopelessly snobby and patronizing scolds. They dash off an “open letter” and they aren’t open to rebuke. That would be too much free speech. We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. 2025 Creators Syndicate, www.creators.com. The post Hollywood Writers Wage War on Trump appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Donald Trump on Monday invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploying the National Guard to restore law and order. This move is long overdue.D.C.’s crime problem has been spiraling for years as local authorities and Democratic leadership have abandoned the nation’s capital to the consequences of their own failed policies. The city’s murder rate is about three times higher than that of Islamabad, Pakistan, and 18 times higher than that of communist-led Havana, Cuba.When DC is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak. Theft, assaults, and carjackings have transformed many of its streets into war zones. D.C. saw a 32% increase in homicides from 2022 to 2023, marking the highest number in two decades and surpassing both New York and Los Angeles. Even if crime rates dropped to 2019 levels, that wouldn’t be good enough.Local leaders have downplayed the crisis, manipulating crime stats to preserve their image. Felony assault, for example, is no longer considered a “violent crime” in their crime stats. Same with carjacking. But the reality on the streets is different. People in D.C. are living in constant fear. Trump isn’t waiting for the crime rate to improve on its own. He’s taking action.Broken windows theory in actionTrump’s takeover of D.C. puts the “broken windows theory” into action — the idea that ignoring minor crimes invites bigger ones. When authorities look the other way on turnstile-jumping or graffiti, they signal that lawbreaking carries no real consequence.Rudy Giuliani used this approach in the 1990s to clean up New York, cracking down on small offenses before they escalated. Trump is doing the same in the capital, drawing a hard line and declaring enough is enough. Letting crime fester in Washington tells the world that the seat of American power tolerates lawlessness.What Trump is doing for D.C. isn’t just about law enforcement — it’s about national identity. When D.C. is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak. The capital city represents the soul of the country. If we can’t even keep our own capital safe, how can we expect anyone to take us seriously?RELATED: Trump to DC: Public safety isn’t optional O2O Creative via iStock/Getty Images Reversing the declineAnyone who has visited D.C. regularly over the past several years has witnessed its rapid decline. Homeless people bathe in the fountains outside Union Station. People are tripping out in Dupont Circle. The left’s negligence is a disgrace, enabling drug use and homelessness to explode on our capital’s streets while depriving these individuals of desperately needed care and help.Restoring law and order to D.C. is not about politics or scoring points. It’s about doing what’s right for the people. It’s about protecting communities, taking the vulnerable off the streets, and sending the message to both law-abiding and law-breaking citizens alike that the rule of law matters.D.C. should be a lesson to the rest of America. If we want to take our cities back, we need leadership willing to take bold action. Trump is showing how to do it. Now, it’s time for other cities to step up and follow his lead. We can restore law and order. We can make our cities something to be proud of again.

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