Just a guy with 39 successful combat flight missions on his resume about to dig in with a machine gunner at Omaha Beach on D-Day behind the plate. Two goddamn men.
Nolan Richardson talks about the first time that he ever heard of Larry Bird. Stop whatever you’re doing for the next 80 seconds and watch this. Just trust me.
In 1989, Bo Jackson had 32 home runs and 105 RBI and then averaged 5.5 yards per carry that fall in the NFL. Think about that for a minute. Even if you’re already aware.
Censoring older movies and books is just straight-up wrong. These works are a product of their time, and accurately understanding history—and the progress we've made over time—requires that we see these things exactly as they were, in the context of their time. PC whitewashing for delicate sensibilities has simply gone too far. #TheFrenchConnection
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"There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that and everything else is cream cheese."
Thirteen years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
I had no money growing up. My dad was a labourer and my mum did everything to make ends meet. Men worked hard. Women worked miracles. But education was free. As was the local library. I knew books were my passport to a better life. Happy #WorldBookDay