Here’s a reminder that civility, decency, and humility are not weaknesses in a democracy, they are strengths.
You can fight hard without being cruel.
You can stand your ground and still find common ground.
You don’t have to tear people down in order to lift others up.
Decency is not naïveté.
Civility is not surrender.
They are strengths and often the surest strategy for lasting success, for individuals and for our nation.
In a time when our president traffics in cruelty masquerading as strength, shameless hubris, and the weakness of meanness, our nation needs leaders who show something better: the value of vulnerability, the strength of virtue, and the courage to affirm the dignity of even your opponent—even when they refuse to affirm yours.
One of Martin Scorsese's greatest shots in GOODFELLAS. Watch as De Niro and Liotta don't move in the frame but the background seems to get closer. It was a dolly zoom done to symbolise the walls closing in on Henry.
Hey @AOC , @BernieSanders , @SenSchumer , @SenWarren , every Dem should be thanking @potus for doing what the Dems have dreamed of doing, but have NEVER been able to do, creating a sales tax on 2 of the biggest semi companies in the country ! This opens the door for Sales Tax for export licenses on EVERYTHING!
He is going to generate corporate tax revenue that you guys only wish you could pass. You should be thanking him all day, every day for this brilliant move you guys couldn't ever pull off !
In the future, don't call it a tax, call it a Commission for America. BOOM !
Luol Deng has been funding South Sudan's national basketball program out of his own pocket for four years, per Royal Ivey
“Luol Deng has been funding this thing for four years out of his own pocket. He pays for gyms, hotels, plane tickets—everything. Kudos to Luol and the staff. We wouldn't have been able to put this team together without them.”
What a guy ❤️
(Via @Urbodo / h/t @BleacherReport )
Bob Costas makes it plain on why Alyssa Thomas’ recent flagrant foul on Angel Reese didn’t spark as much conversation as what happened to Caitlan Clark: "It's a ‘Black on Black’ incident…you don't have that dynamic that people can comment on but also exaggerate and make the entire story.”
This Caitlin Clark conversation from Kornheiser and Wilbon exemplifies why they have had the best sports talk show in America for nearly 25 years.
Smart. Detailed. No hot takes. Just two actual journalists with brains.
Refreshing.